2Q 2006 Earnings Call July 25, 2006

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2Q 2006 Earnings Call July 25, 2006

Donald S. Rubin Senior Vice President, Investor Relations The McGraw-Hill Companies

“Safe Harbor” Statement Under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

Harold McGraw III Chairman, President and CEO The McGraw-Hill Companies

17.6% increase in EPS for 2Q 2006

Raising guidance for 2006 EPS

Abating concern over rising interest rates

McGraw-Hill Education Financial Services Information & Media

McGraw-Hill Education

2Q 2006 MHE revenue results mixed

School Education Group faces tougher comparisons in 2006

Estimate for 2006 state new adoption market

Emphasizing open territory sales in 2006

Growing opportunities in reading and math intervention

Growing opportunities in reading and math intervention

Achieving strong results in this year’s key secondary adoptions

Face tough second half comparisons in soft el-hi adoption market

Facing margin pressure in testing

Growth in study guide and state reporting markets

Technology key to improving margins in testing

Good year taking shape in U.S. college and university market

Outlook for McGraw-Hill Education

Outlook for McGraw-Hill Education

McGraw-Hill Education Financial Services Information & Media

Financial Services

The hallmark of a diversified portfolio

The hallmark of a diversified portfolio

Mixed residential mortgage-backed securities market

2Q: CDO’s major factor

2Q: Asset-backed securities softened

2Q: Surge in U.S. corporate market

2Q: Public finance market

Another strong quarter for S&P data and information

Continuing to leverage index products and services

Continuing to leverage index products and services

Outlook for Financial Services in second half of 2006

Outlook for Financial Services in second half of 2006

Outlook for Financial Services in second half of 2006

Outlook for Financial Services in second half of 2006

Outlook for Financial Services in second half of 2006

Update on regulatory issues and the rating agencies

Update on regulatory issues and the rating agencies

Outlook for Financial Services

McGraw-Hill Education Financial Services Information & Media

Information & Media

Broadcasting Group: Off to a fine start

2006 results for the Business-to-Business Group

Print and online advertising at BusinessWeek

BusinessWeek.com new homepage

BusinessWeek

Outlook for Information & Media

Summing up for The McGraw-Hill Companies

Raising guidance for 2006 EPS

Robert J. Bahash Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer The McGraw-Hill Companies

Stepped up share repurchases in 2Q

More share repurchases anticipated in second half

Key assumption for 2006 guidance

Outlook for debt/cash

Outlook for interest expense

Company began expensing stock options in 2006

Impact of incremental stock-based compensation

Outlook for corporate expense

Dilution from 2004 and 2005 acquisitions

Outlook for tax rate

Outlook for pre-publication investments

Outlook for CapEx for property and equipment

Outlook for non-cash charges

Outlook for non-cash charges

Outlook for non-cash charges

2Q 2006 Earnings Call July 25, 2006

2Q 2006 Earnings Call July 25, 2006

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