Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On March 11, 2021, IHS Markit Ltd. (the "Company" or "IHS Markit") held a Special General Meeting of Shareholders (the "Special Meeting") virtually via the Internet.

At that meeting, IHS Markit shareholders considered and acted upon two proposals pursuant to the Notice of Special General Meeting of Shareholders and as described in more detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement for the Special Meeting dated January 22, 2021 (the "Proxy Statement").

Of the 421,811,392 IHS Markit common shares issued and outstanding as of January 19, 2021, the record date, 357,977,014 IHS Markit common shares (including 25,219,470 IHS Markit common shares held by Markit Group Holdings Limited Employee Benefit Trust (the "EBT")) were represented at the Special Meeting either virtually via the internet or by proxy, thereby constituting quorum. As disclosed in the Proxy Statement, the EBT voted the IHS Markit common shares held by the EBT on each proposal at the Special Meeting in accordance with the percentages voted by other holders of IHS Markit common shares on such proposal.

Proposal 1: Approval and Adoption of the Merger Agreement, the Statutory Merger Agreement and the Transactions Contemplated Thereby

By the final vote described below, IHS Markit shareholders approved and adopted the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 29, 2020, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of January 20, 2021, and as it may be further amended from time to time, by and among S&P Global Inc., a New York corporation, Sapphire Subsidiary, Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company limited by shares, and the Company, the statutory merger agreement among the same and the transactions contemplated thereby.





    For        Against    Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
353,690,057   3,759,524   527,433         N/A


Proposal 2: IHS Markit Merger-Related Compensation

By the final vote described below, the shareholders did not approve on an advisory (non-binding) basis certain compensation arrangements that may be paid or become payable to the Company's named executive officers in connection with the merger.





    For         Against      Abstain    Broker Non-Votes
101,222,323   255,713,588   1,041,103         N/A


Item 8.01 Other Events.


On March 11, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the voting results of the Special Meeting, which press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.


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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.






(d) Exhibits.




Exhibit
Number       Description of Exhibit

99.1           Press Release, dated March 11, 2021

104          The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as
             Inline XBRL.

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