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 22, 2019
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IHS MARKIT LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Bermuda | 001-36495 | 98-1166311 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
4th Floor, Ropemaker Place
25 Ropemaker Street
London, England
EC2Y 9LY
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
+44 20 7260 2000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not Applicable
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | | Trading Symbol | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Shares, $0.01 par value per share | | INFO | | NASDAQ Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
On May 22, 2019, IHS Markit Ltd., a Bermuda company ("IHS Markit"), issued a media release to announce the exchange of a majority of the Technology, Media and Telecom intelligence business of IHS Markit for the Agribusiness Intelligence group of Informa PLC. IHS Markit confirmed in the media release that the transaction will not affect its capital allocation strategy to delever its debt ratio below 3.0x and complete $500 million (USD) in share repurchases in 2019. The media release is furnished as an exhibit to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. In addition, the media release has been distributed through a newswire release and is posted on the IHS Markit website (www.ihsmarkit.com).
This information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or 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
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Exhibit Number | | Description |
99.1 | | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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Date: May 22, 2019 | By: | /s/ Todd S. Hyatt |
| Name: | Todd S. Hyatt |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |