1Q 2006 Earnings Call April 25, 2006

4/25/2006


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1Q 2006 Earnings Call April 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

1Q 2006 results

Confident in our 2006 EPS guidance

Economy continues to look healthy

Economy continues to look healthy

McGraw-Hill Education Financial Services Information & Media

McGraw-Hill Education

School Education Group faces tougher comparisons in 2006

The outlook for key 2006 adoptions

The outlook for key 2006 adoptions

The outlook for open territories in 2006

New programs for open territories in 2006

The shifting testing market

The shifting testing market

Higher Education, Professional and International Group

Outlook for 2006 U.S. college and university market

Strong first quarter performance in Professional markets

McGraw-Hill Education

McGraw-Hill Education Financial Services Information & Media

Financial Services

The keys to growth in 1Q 2006

Pickup in new issuance dollar volume in 1Q 2006

Pickup in new issuance dollar volume in 1Q 2006

All international regions showed increases for ratings in 1Q

S&P: Data and information product lines had strong 1Q

Growing demand for S&P’s data and information products

Growing demand for S&P’s data and information products

Continuing to leverage index products and services

Continuing to leverage index products and services

Continuing to leverage index products and services

2Q ratings pipeline looks healthy

Outlook for U.S. residential mortgage-backed securities market

Outlook for U.S. commercial mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities

Outlook for U.S. debt issuance in 2Q

Outlook for overseas debt issuance

Update on regulatory issues and the rating agencies

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

Outlook for J.D. Power and Associates

Print and online advertising at BusinessWeek

BusinessWeek.com represents shift from magazine-centric business

Business-to-business: Moving from traditional publishing model

Transformation at McGraw-Hill Construction Network

Information & Media

Summing up for The McGraw-Hill Companies

Recent decisions contribute to MHP’s future performance

Recent decisions contribute to MHP’s future performance

Recent decisions contribute to MHP’s future performance

Recent decisions contribute to MHP’s future performance

Recent decisions contribute to MHP’s future performance

Recent decisions contribute to MHP’s future performance

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

Stepped up share repurchases in 1Q

Key assumption for 2006 guidance

Outlook for debt/cash

Outlook for interest expense

Company began expensing stock options as result of FAS 123(R)

Impact from program changes

Impact from program changes

Impact from program changes

Outlook for corporate expense

Dilution from 2004 and 2005 acquisitions

Outlook for tax rate

Reducing projection for pre-publication investments

CapEx for property and equipment

Non-cash charges

Non-cash charges

Non-cash charges

1Q 2006 Earnings Call April 25, 2006

1Q 2006 Earnings Call April 25, 2006

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