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):

February 25, 2022

IHS MARKIT LTD.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Bermuda

001-36495

98-1166311

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

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

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:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Shares, $0.01 par value per share

INFO

New York Stock Exchange

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).

Emerging growth company ☐

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. ☐

Item 8.01

Other Events.

On February 25, 2022, 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 the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority and the European Commission have granted the final regulatory approvals necessary for the Company and S&P Global to close their pending merger.

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.


Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Joint Press Release, dated February 25, 2022

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

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 hereunto duly authorized.

Date: February 25, 2022

IHS MARKIT LTD.

/s/ Sari Granat

Sari Granat

Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel

IHS Markit Ltd. 8-K