Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release of RiskMetrics Group, Inc. (the "Company"), dated November 3, 2009, reporting the Company's financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.

The information set forth under "Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition", including the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Description

99.1 Press Release dated November 3, 2009

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