S&P Global Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Date of Report: December 10, 2025
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Election of Directors
(d) On December 10, 2025, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of S&P Global Inc. (the "Company"), on recommendation of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, appointed Hubert Joly to serve as a Director of the Company, effective January 2, 2026. Mr. Joly was appointed to serve on the Board’s Compensation and Leadership Development Committee and Audit Committee. As a Director, Mr. Joly will receive the standard compensation package for the Company’s non-employee Directors and will also be eligible to participate in the Company’s Director Deferred Stock Ownership Plan, included as Appendix B to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A ("Proxy Statement") that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 19, 2024, and the Company’s Director Deferred Compensation Plan, included as an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 that was filed with the SEC on February 29, 2008. The Company’s Director compensation program and plans are described in the Company’s most recent Proxy Statement that was filed with the SEC on March 25, 2025. With the appointment of Mr. Joly, the Company's Board has acted to approve an increase in the size of the Board from ten to eleven directors.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Joly and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Joly was selected as a Director. There are no relationships or related transactions between Mr. Joly and the Company that are required to be reported.
A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the foregoing appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are furnished with this report:
(104) Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL).
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/ | Taptesh (Tasha) K. Matharu | |||||||||||||
| By: | Taptesh (Tasha) K. Matharu | |||||||||||||
| Deputy General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||||||||||||||
Dated: December 16, 2025