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: May 7, 2018
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)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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| a. | The Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 1, 2018. |
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| b. | 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 |
| Marco Alverà | 197,728,902 |
| | 996,470 |
| | 110,420 |
| | 19,444,822 |
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| William D. Green | 132,855,426 |
| | 65,855,989 |
| | 124,376 |
| | 19,444,822 |
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| Charles E. Haldeman, Jr. | 198,376,626 |
| | 350,790 |
| | 108,375 |
| | 19,444,822 |
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| Stephanie C. Hill | 197,680,503 |
| | 1,047,569 |
| | 107,719 |
| | 19,444,822 |
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| Rebecca Jacoby | 198,476,582 |
| | 249,669 |
| | 109,540 |
| | 19,444,822 |
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| Monique F. Leroux | 195,988,293 |
| | 2,738,449 |
| | 109,050 |
| | 19,444,822 |
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| Maria R. Morris | 198,458,627 |
| | 256,216 |
| | 120,949 |
| | 19,444,822 |
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| Douglas L. Peterson | 198,438,526 |
| | 298,741 |
| | 98,524 |
| | 19,444,822 |
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| Sir Michael Rake | 196,162,604 |
| | 2,564,442 |
| | 108,745 |
| | 19,444,822 |
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| Edward B. Rust, Jr. | 192,813,393 |
| | 5,912,986 |
| | 109,412 |
| | 19,444,822 |
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Kurt L. Schmoke
| 194,151,455 |
| | 4,575,336 |
| | 109,001 |
| | 19,444,822 |
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Richard E. Thornburgh
| 198,405,729 |
| | 308,295 |
| | 121,500 |
| | 19,444,822 |
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Proposal 2: 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 |
| 193,799,843 | 4,563,943 | 472,005 |
Proposal 3: Proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2018:
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| For | Against | Abstain |
| 211,384,720 | 6,419,787 | 476,107 |
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/ Alma Rosa Montanez
By: Alma Rosa Montanez
Associate General Counsel
& Assistant Corporate Secretary
Dated: May 7, 2018
