S&P Global Inc. — M&A Activity 2021

Nov 15, 2021

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

November 12, 2021

S&P Global Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York	1-1023	13-1026995
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

55 Water Street New York , New York	10041
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)

(212) 438-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Exchange
Common Stock (par value $1.00 per share)	SPGI	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On November 12, 2021, S&P Global Inc., a New York corporation (the “Company”), and IHS Markit Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company limited by shares (“IHS Markit”), issued a joint press release announcing that they have reached a proposed agreement with the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice that permits the Company’s pending merger with IHS Markit to proceed subject to, among other things, the previously announced divestiture of IHS Markit’s Oil Price Information Services, Coal, Metals and Mining, and PetroChem Wire businesses.

A copy of the joint press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits .

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Joint Press Release, dated November 12, 2021
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

/s/ Alma Rosa Montanez
By: Alma Rosa Montanez
Assistant Corporate Secretary & Chief Corporate Counsel