UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
November 16, 2021 (
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On November 12, 2021, IHS Markit Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company limited by shares (the “Company”) and S&P Global Inc., a New York corporation (“S&P Global”), issued a joint press release announcing that they have reached a proposed agreement with the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice that permits the Company’s pending merger with S&P Global to proceed subject to, among other things, the previously announced divestiture of the Company’s Oil Price Information Services, Coal, Metals and Mining, and PetroChem Wire businesses.
A copy of the joint press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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| 99.1 | Joint Press Release, dated November 12, 2021 |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
| IHS MARKIT LTD. | ||
| Date: November 16, 2021 | By: | /s/ Sari Granat |
| Sari Granat | ||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, and General Counsel | ||