S Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

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

(d) On March 10, 2017, the Board of Directors of S&P Global Inc. (the “Company”), acting on the recommendation of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, elected Marco Alverà to serve as a Director of the Company effective March 10, 2017. The Board expects to appoint Mr. Alverà to one or more committees of the Board following our annual meeting of shareholders. As a Director, Mr. Alverà will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Director Deferred Stock Ownership Plan and Director Deferred Compensation Plan, which are included as exhibits to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and described in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2016. A copy of the press release announcing the election of Mr. Alverà to the Board of Directors is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release issued by S&P Global Inc. dated March 10, 2017

About S&P GLOBAL INC. (NYSE:SPGI)

S&P Global Inc., formerly McGraw Hill Financial, Inc., is a provider of transparent and independent ratings, benchmarks, analytics and data to the capital and commodity markets across the world. The Company’s products cater to the capital markets, which includes asset managers, investment banks, commercial banks, exchanges and issuers; the commodities markets, which includes producers, traders and intermediaries within energy, metals, petrochemicals and agriculture, and the commercial markets, which includes professionals and corporate executives within automotive and marketing/research information services. The Company operates its business through four segments: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P Ratings), S&P Global Market Intelligence, S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJ Indices) and S&P Global Platts. The Company serves through a range of products and services available through both third-party and distribution channels.

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