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: April 27, 2016
S&P GLOBAL INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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New York (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
| 1-1023 (Commission File No.) | 13-1026995 (IRS Employer Identification No.)
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55 Water Street, New York, New York 10041
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(212) 438-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On April 27, 2016, S&P Global Inc. (f/k/a McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.) (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2016 Annual Meeting”). As described in Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, at the 2016 Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on and approved an amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to change the name of the Company to “S&P Global Inc.” from “McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.” As further described in Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, at the 2016 Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders also voted on and approved an amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide that the Company's Board of Directors shall consist of not less than 8 persons. The Company filed a Certificate of Amendment of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as approved by the Company’s shareholders, with the Department of State of the State of New York on April 27, 2016.
A copy of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated April 27, 2016, is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Effective April 27, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Company voted to amend and restate the Company's By-Laws to conform the size range of the Board of Directors to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Article III, paragraph 1 of the Amended and Restated By-Laws has been amended to provide that the Board of Directors shall have power from time to time and at any time, by vote of a majority of the total number of directors which the Company would have if there were no vacancies on the Board, to increase or reduce the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors to such number (subject to any limits contained in the certificate of incorporation) as the Board of Directors shall determine, but in no event to less than eight (8).
A copy of the Company’s By-Laws, as amended and restated on April 27, 2016, is filed as Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 27, 2016. The following is a summary of the voting results for each matter presented to shareholders at the Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
The Company’s shareholders elected the persons nominated as Directors of the Company as set forth below:
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| Nominees | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| Sir Winfried Bischoff | 218,931,366 | 4,347,799 | 1,383,360 | 15,395,122 |
| William D. Green | 222,767,201 | 1,581,231 | 314,093 | 15,395,122 |
| Charles E. Haldeman, Jr. | 222,728,342 | 1,624,219 | 309,963 | 15,395,122 |
| Rebecca Jacoby | 222,759,917 | 1,595,310 | 307,297 | 15,395,122 |
| Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg | 221,588,961 | 2,763,190 | 310,373 | 15,395,122 |
| Douglas L. Peterson | 221,454,118 | 2,933,037 | 275,369 | 15,395,122 |
| Sir Michael Rake | 222,533,950 | 1,815,328 | 313,247 | 15,395,122 |
| Edward B. Rust, Jr. | 219,384,775 | 3,905,625 | 1,372,124 | 15,395,122 |
| Kurt L. Schmoke | 220,111,467 | 3,170,368 | 1,380,689 | 15,395,122 |
| Richard E. Thornburgh | 222,740,800 | 1,637,850 | 283,874 | 15,395,122 |
Proposal 2: Proposal to approve an amendment to the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation to change the name of the Company to "S&P Global Inc." from "McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.":
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| For | Against | Abstain |
| 237,627,448 | 2,086,422 | 343,776 |
Proposal 3: Proposal to approve an amendment to the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide that the Company's Board of Directors shall consist of not less than 8 persons:
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| For | Against | Abstain |
| 237,785,299 | 2,002,390 | 269,957 |
Proposal 4: Proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the executive compensation program for the Company’s named executive officers:
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| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 219,027,092 | 3,757,231 | 1,878,202 | 15,395,122 |
Proposal 5: Proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2016:
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| For | Against | Abstain |
| 236,082,607 | 2,597,310 | 1,377,729 |
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
3.1 The Certificate of Incorporation of S&P Global Inc., as amended and restated on April 27, 2016
3.2 The By-Laws of S&P Global Inc., as amended and restated on April 27, 2016
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Form 8-K Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
S&P Global Inc.
/s/ Katherine J. Brennan
By: Katherine J. Brennan
Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel
& Corporate Secretary
Dated: April 29, 2016
