Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Departure of Directors

(b) Charles E. Haldeman, Jr., age 71, a member of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of S&P Global Inc. (the "Company") since 2012, advised the Company on September 30, 2020 that he plans to retire from the Board at the end of his current term and will not to stand for re-election at the Company's 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Mr. Haldeman's decision not to stand for re-election was made in accordance with the Board's refreshment policies under its Corporate Governance Guidelines, which provide for retirement from re-election after reaching age 72, and for the avoidance of doubt did not involve any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices.

Election of Directors

(d) On September 30, 2020 the Board, on recommendation of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, also elected Ian P. Livingston to serve as a Director of the Company, effective immediately, further to its proactive succession planning to fill the anticipated vacancy created by Mr. Haldeman's upcoming retirement. Mr. Livingston was appointed to serve on the Board's Audit Committee and Compensation and Leadership Development Committee. As a Director, Mr. Livingston will receive the standard compensation package for the Company's non-employee Directors, prorated for his first year of service, and will also be eligible to participate in the Company's Director Deferred Stock Ownership Plan and Director Deferred Compensation Plan, included as Appendix B to the Company's Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2019 and as an exhibit to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, respectively. The Company's Director compensation program and plans are described in the Company's most recent Proxy Statement filed on March 30, 2020.




Item 8.01. Other Events.

Mr. Haldeman, who has served as the independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board since 2015, also plans to retire from his position as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, effective October 1, 2020, to help facilitate a smooth and orderly transition of Board leadership prior to the end of his current term. Mr. Haldeman will continue to serve as a member of the Board's Finance Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Executive Committee, with the new Non-Executive Chairman succeeding him as the Executive Committee Chair, until the Annual Meeting.

In connection with Mr. Haldeman's decision to retire as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, the Board, on recommendation of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, appointed Richard E. Thornburgh to succeed Mr. Haldeman as the independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, effective as of October 1, 2020. Mr. Thornburgh, age 68, has served as a Director of the Company since 2011 and Chair of the Board's Finance Committee since 2016.

The Board, on recommendation of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, appointed Marco Alverà to succeed Mr. Thornburgh as Chair of the Finance Committee, effective October 1, 2020. A copy of the Company's 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. The following exhibit is filed with this report:



(99.1)   Press release dated September 30, 2020  .

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