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):
May 21, 2018 (May 21, 2018)
IHS Markit Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Bermuda | 001-36495 | 98-1166311 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
4th Floor, Ropemaker Place
25 Ropemaker Street
London, England
EC2Y 9LY
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
+44 20 7260 2000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On May 21, 2018, IHS Markit Ltd., a Bermuda company (the “Company”), issued a media release announcing, among other things, that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ipreo and has initiated a process to sell its derivatives processing business, MarkitSERV. In addition, the Company has posted to its website a supplemental presentation to accompany the conference call and webcast described in the media release. The media release and supplemental presentation are furnished as exhibits to this Form 8-K and are posted on the Company’s website (www.ihsmarkit.com). In addition, the media release has been distributed through a newswire release.
The information furnished in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) Exhibits | ||
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Media Release dated May 21, 2018 |
| 99.2 | Supplemental Presentation by the Company for conference call and webcast on May 21, 2018 |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number | Description
| ||
| 99.1 | Media Release dated May 21, 2018 | ||
| 99.2 | Supplemental Presentation by the Company for conference call and webcast on May 21, 2018 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 21, 2018
| IHS MARKIT LTD. | ||
| By: | /s/ Sari Granat | |
| Sari Granat | ||
| Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ||