S&P Global Inc. - FORM 8-K - May 7, 2018



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)
New York 
(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation or
organization)

1-1023
(Commission
File No.)
13-1026995
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


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.
a.
The Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 1, 2018.
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:
Nominees
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
Marco Alverà
197,728,902

 
996,470

 
110,420

 
19,444,822

William D. Green
132,855,426

 
65,855,989

 
124,376

 
19,444,822

Charles E. Haldeman, Jr.
198,376,626

 
350,790

 
108,375

 
19,444,822

Stephanie C. Hill
197,680,503

 
1,047,569

 
107,719

 
19,444,822

Rebecca Jacoby
198,476,582

 
249,669

 
109,540

 
19,444,822

Monique F. Leroux
195,988,293

 
2,738,449

 
109,050

 
19,444,822

Maria R. Morris
198,458,627

 
256,216

 
120,949

 
19,444,822

Douglas L. Peterson
198,438,526

 
298,741

 
98,524

 
19,444,822

Sir Michael Rake
196,162,604

 
2,564,442

 
108,745

 
19,444,822

Edward B. Rust, Jr.
192,813,393

 
5,912,986

 
109,412

 
19,444,822

Kurt L. Schmoke
194,151,455

 
4,575,336

 
109,001

 
19,444,822

Richard E. Thornburgh
198,405,729

 
308,295

 
121,500

 
19,444,822


Proposal 2: Proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the executive compensation program for the Company’s named executive officers:
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:
For
Against
Abstain
211,384,720
6,419,787
476,107
c.
Not applicable.
d.
Not applicable.




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



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