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): May 3, 2018
S&P GLOBAL 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 |
10041 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(212) 438-1000
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
n/a
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
S&P Global Inc. (the “Company”) intends to redeem in full its outstanding 2.500% Senior Notes due 2018 (the “2018 Notes”) in accordance with the terms of the indenture governing such 2018 Notes, using the proceeds of the offering of Notes (as defined below). The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute a notice of redemption for the 2018 Notes under the indenture. No assurance is given that a notice of redemption for the 2018 Notes will be given or that the 2018 Notes will be redeemed.
The information in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
The Company intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, senior notes (the “Notes”) in a registered public offering. The Notes are being offered pursuant to the prospectus supplement dated May 3, 2018, to the prospectus dated April 9, 2018, which forms part of the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-224198) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 9, 2018.
The Notes will be guaranteed by the Company’s subsidiary Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to fund all or a portion of the redemption of the outstanding $400 million aggregate principal amount of its 2018 Notes, and the balance for general corporate purposes.
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: | May 3, 2018 | By: | /s/ Alma Rosa Montanez | |||
| Name: | Alma Rosa Montanez | |||||
| Title: | Associate General Counsel & Assistant Corporate Secretary |