ITEM 8.01. Other Events.



As previously disclosed, on November 29, 2020, IHS Markit Ltd., a Bermuda
exempted company limited by shares (the "Company"), and S&P Global Inc., a New
York corporation ("S&P Global"), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger
(as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated as of January 20, 2021, the
"Merger Agreement") by and among the Company, S&P Global, and Sapphire
Subsidiary, Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company limited by shares and a wholly
owned subsidiary of S&P Global ("Merger Sub"), which provides that, upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, Merger Sub will merge
with and into the Company, with the Company surviving as a wholly owned
subsidiary of S&P Global (the "Merger").

On May 13, 2021, the Company and S&P Global issued a press release announcing
that the leadership from both companies have decided to explore a divestiture of
the Company's Oil Price Information Services (OPIS) business, as well as the
Company's Coal, Metals and Mining business.

A copy of the 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.
Exhibit Number           Description
99.1                       Media release dated May 13, 2021
                         Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded
101                      within the Inline XBRL document.
104                      The cover page from this Current Report on Form

8-K, formatted as Inline XBRL.

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