S&P Global Inc 8-K, filed Feb 12, 2020
S&P Global Inc. (SPGI)
8-K
2020-02-12
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About this 8-K
S&P Global Inc filed this 8-K on February 12, 2020.
Items reported
- Item 8.01: Other events
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 12, 2020 (February 11, 2020)
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(212 ) 438-1000
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On February 11, 2020, S&P Global Inc. (the “Registrant”) entered into an accelerated share repurchase program (ASR) to repurchase, in the aggregate, $1 billion of its outstanding common stock. The final settlement of the transaction under the ASR is expected to be completed no later than the third quarter of 2020. The ASR is part of the Registrant's share repurchase program. As of February 11, 2020, the Company has 4.2 million shares remaining on its existing repurchase authority, as previously announced on December 4, 2013 and on January 29, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Company granted an additional repurchase authority of 30 million shares.
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 8.01 shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Item 8.01 shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing or document.
SIGNATURES
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.
S&P Global Inc. | ||||
/s/ | Alma Rosa Montanez | |||
By: | Alma Rosa Montanez | |||
Assistant Corporate Secretary & Associate General Counsel | ||||
Dated: February 12, 2020