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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On September 7, 2023, S&P Global Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it had priced a private offering (the “Offering”) of $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 5.250% Senior Notes due 2033 (the “Notes”). The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and will only be sold to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Offering is expected to close on September 12, 2023, subject to customary closing conditions.
On September 7, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the offering of the Notes and a press release announcing the pricing of the Notes, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
| (99.1) | Press Release, dated September 7, 2023. | |
| (99.2) | Press Release, dated September 7, 2023. | |
| (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 report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| S&P Global Inc. | ||||
| /s/ Alma Rosa Montanez | ||||
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By: | Alma Rosa Montanez Assistant Corporate Secretary & Chief Corporate Counsel | ||
Dated: September 7, 2023