Material Agreement

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 28, 2022     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 York 10041 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (212) 438-1000 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:     ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)     ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)     ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))     ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) 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 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 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter). 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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement . On February 25, 2022, S&P Global Inc. (the “Company”), Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (the “Guarantor”), the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), entered into Amendment No. 1 and Increasing Lender Supplement (the “Amendment”), pursuant to which that certain Five-Year Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), dated as of April 26, 2021, among the Company, the Guarantor, the lenders from time to time party thereto and the Administrative Agent, was amended to, among other things, provide for an additional $500.0 million of lender commitments, which represents an increase in the aggregate principal amount of lender commitments available under the Credit Agreement from $1.5 billion to $2.0 billion. The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, and incorporated herein by reference.   Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits . (d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this report:   (10.1)    Amendment No. 1 and Increasing Lender Supplement, dated as of February 25, 2022, among S&P Global Inc., Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. (104)    Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL). 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 & Chief Corporate Counsel Dated: February 28, 2022