Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

In connection with the consummation of the Merger, on February 28, 2022, the Company terminated all commitments and obligations under the Credit Agreement, dated as of November 29, 2019, among IHS Markit, Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto (the "Credit Agreement"). The Company did not incur any termination or exit fees in connection with the termination of the Credit Agreement.

Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

The information set forth in the Introduction is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 2.01.

Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or


           Standard; Transfer of Listing.


The information set forth in Item 2.01 is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.01.

In connection with the consummation of the Merger, IHS Markit requested that the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") suspend trading of IHS Markit Common Shares on NYSE and remove IHS Markit Common Shares from listing on NYSE, in each case, prior to the opening of the market on February 28, 2022. IHS Markit also requested that NYSE file a notification of removal from listing of IHS Markit Common Shares on Form 25 with the SEC.

IHS Markit intends to file Form 15 with the SEC to request the deregistration of IHS Markit Common Shares under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the suspension of IHS Markit's reporting obligations under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act ten days after the filing of the Form 25.

Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The information set forth in Item 2.01, Item 3.01, Item 5.01, Item 5.02 and Item 5.03 is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.

At the Effective Time, each holder of IHS Markit Common Shares immediately prior to the Effective Time ceased to have any rights as a shareholder of IHS Markit other than the right to receive the Merger Consideration pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

Item 5.01. Changes in Control of Registrant.

The information set forth in Item 2.01, Item 3.01, Item 3.03, Item 5.02 and Item 5.03 is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.01.

As a result of the Merger, a change in control of IHS Markit occurred, and IHS Markit is now a wholly owned subsidiary of S&P Global.

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;


           Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
           Officers.


As of the Effective Time, in accordance with the Merger Agreement, all of the directors of IHS Markit ceased serving as directors of IHS Markit and Grant Nicholson, Sally Moore, Kevin Wise, Kathryn Owen and Elizabeth Hithersay became directors of IHS Markit.

In connection with the Merger, Lance Uggla, Jonathan Gear, Sari Granat, Edouard Tavernier and Michael Easton will resign from their positions as officers of IHS Markit. Adam Kansler will remain as an Executive Vice President of IHS Markit.

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal


           Year.


The information set forth in Item 2.01, Item 3.03, Item 5.01 and Item 5.02 is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03.

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As of the Effective Time, the bye-laws of IHS Markit were amended and restated in their entirety (the "A&R Bye-laws"). A copy of the A&R Bye-laws is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03.

In connection with the Merger, IHS Markit will change its fiscal year end from November 30 to December 31 of each calendar year, effective as of February 28, 2022.

Item 5.05. Amendments to the Registrant's Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a


           Provision of the Code of Ethics.


In connection with the Merger, IHS Markit will adopt a new code of ethics (the "Code") applicable to IHS Markit's employees, officers and directors. The Code clarifies (i) the types of permitted conduct under the Code, including business activities and opportunities and (ii) procedures for the reporting, oversight and investigation of alleged violations of the Code.

The foregoing description of the Code does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Code, which can be found on the Corporate Governance section of S&P Global's Investor Relations website at http://investor.spglobal.com (which website, for the avoidance of doubt, is not incorporated herein by reference).

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On February 28, 2022, IHS Markit and S&P Global issued a joint press release announcing the completion of the Merger, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference into this Item 8.01.

As a condition of securing regulatory approval for the merger, S&P Global and IHS Markit have agreed to divest certain of their businesses. S&P Global's divestitures include CUSIP Global Services, its Leveraged Commentary and Data business and a related family of leveraged loan indices while the IHS Markit's divestitures include Oil Price Information Services; Coal, Metals and Mining; and PetroChem Wire businesses and its base chemicals business.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.




(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number                                    Description

 2.1           Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among S&P Global Inc., Sapphire
             Subsidiary, Ltd., and IHS Markit Ltd. dated as of November 29, 2020
             (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the IHS Markit Ltd.
             Current Report on Form 8-K (file no. 001-36495) filed on December 1,
             2020)

 2.2           Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among S&P
             Global Inc., Sapphire Subsidiary, Ltd., and IHS Markit Ltd. dated as
             of January 20, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.4 of the
             IHS Markit Ltd. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
             November 30, 2020 (file no. 001-36495), filed on January 22, 2021)

 3.1           Amended and Restated Bye-laws of IHS Markit Ltd., dated February 28,
             2022

99.1           Joint Press Release, dated February 28, 2022

104          Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL
             document)

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