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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - S&P Global Inc. | d33188dex991.htm |
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): August 13, 2015
McGRAW HILL FINANCIAL, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
New York
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 1-1023 | 13-1026995 | |
| (Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 55 Water Street New York, New York |
10020 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(212) 438-2000
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
n/a
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On August 13, 2015, McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) announced an offering of debt securities to be issued in one or more tranches with varying maturities (the “Notes”) in a private placement transaction pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Notes will be guaranteed by the Company’s subsidiary Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to finance the previously announced acquisition of SNL Financial LC.
The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements thereunder. Pursuant to Rule 135c under the Securities Act, the Company is filing as Exhibit 99.1 hereto the press release dated August 13, 2015.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press release dated August 13, 2015 announcing the offering of the Notes |
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.
| Date: | August 13, 2015 | By: | /s/ Scott L. Bennett | |||||
| Name: | Scott L. Bennett | |||||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Secretary | |||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Exhibit Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated August 13, 2015 announcing the offering of the Notes | |