Item 8.01 Other Events.

On August 2, 2021, IHS Markit Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company limited by shares (the "Company") and S&P Global Inc., a New York corporation ("S&P Global"), issued a joint press release announcing the execution of a Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement"), dated as of July 31, 2021, by and among the Company, S&P Global and News Corporation, a Delaware corporation. The Purchase Agreement provides, among other things, that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, the Company will sell all right, title and interest to certain of its pricing information businesses including the Oil Price Information Service business and the Coal, Metals and Mining business to News Corporation for a purchase price of $1.15 billion, subject to customary adjustments (the "Transaction").

Completion of the Transaction remains subject to customary closing conditions, including certain regulatory approvals and closing of the pending merger between the Company and S&P Global. A copy of the joint press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.




(d)  Exhibits.



Exhibit
Number                                       Description

99.1           Joint Press Release, dated August 2, 2021

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


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