Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 22, 2021
S&P Global Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
New York
1-1023
13-1026995
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File No.)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
55 Water Street, New York, New York10041
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(212) 438-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol
Name of Exchange on which registered
Common stock (par value $1.00 per share)
SPGI
New York Stock Exchange
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Election of Directors
(d) On June 22, 2021, the Board, on recommendation of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, elected Gregory Washington to serve as a Director of the Company, effective immediately.Mr. Washington was appointed to serve on the Board’s Compensation and Leadership Development Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.As a Director, Mr. Washington will receive the standard compensation package for the Company’s non-employee Directors, prorated for his first year of service, and will also be eligible to participate in the Company’s Director Deferred Stock Ownership Plan and Director Deferred Compensation Plan, included as Appendix B to the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2019 and as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, respectively.The Company’s Director compensation program and plans are described in the Company’s most recent Proxy Statement filed on March 29, 2021.
A copy of the Company’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed with this report:
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Form 8-K Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
