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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On August 10, 2020, S&P Global Inc. (the “Company”) and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, as guarantor (the “Guarantor”), entered into an underwriting agreement with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives (the “Representatives”) of the several Underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), in connection with the sale of $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 1.250% Senior Notes due 2030 and $700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 2.300% Senior Notes due 2060 (together, the “Notes”). The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantor and, subject to customary closing conditions, the Underwriters expect to deliver the Notes to the purchasers on or about August 13, 2020. The Notes were offered by the Company pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A copy of the underwriting agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1.
On August 10, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing the offering of the Notes. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
On August 10, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the Notes. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
| (1.1) | Underwriting Agreement, dated August 10, 2020, among S&P Global Inc., Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several Underwriters named therein. | |
| (99.1) | Press Release, dated August 10, 2020. | |
| (99.2) | Press Release, dated August 10, 2020. | |
| (104) | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL). | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Form 8-K Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| S&P Global Inc. | ||||
| /s/ Alma Rosa Montanez | ||||
| By: | Alma Rosa Montanez Assistant Corporate Secretary & Associate General Counsel | |||
Dated: August 10, 2020