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):
February 25, 2022
IHS MARKIT LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Bermuda | 001-36495 | 98-1166311 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
4th Floor, Ropemaker Place |
25 Ropemaker Street |
London, England |
EC2Y 9LY |
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code) |
+44 20 7260 2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not Applicable
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Shares, $0.01 par value per share | INFO | 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) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2).
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 February 25, 2022, IHS Markit Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company limited by shares (the “Company”), and S&P Global Inc., a New York corporation (“S&P Global”), issued a joint press release announcing that the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority and the European Commission have granted the final regulatory approvals necessary for the Company and S&P Global to close their pending merger.
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 | Description | |
99.1 | Joint Press Release, dated February 25, 2022 | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
Date: February 25, 2022 | IHS MARKIT LTD. | |||||
By: | /s/ Sari Granat | |||||
Name: | Sari Granat | |||||
Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel |