Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

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Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

(a) Documents filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:

1.Financial Statements

Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Statements of Income for the three years ended December 31, 2020
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three years ended December 31, 2020
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three years ended December 31, 2020
Consolidated Statements of Equity for the three years ended December 31, 2020
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

2.Financial Schedule

Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

All other schedules have been omitted since the required information is not present or not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedule, or because the information required is included in the consolidated financial statements or the notes thereto.

3.Exhibits – The exhibits filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K are listed in the Exhibit Index immediately preceding such Exhibits, and such Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.

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S&P Global

Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

(in millions)


Additions/(deductions)	Balance at beginning of year		Net charges to income		Deductions and other 1		Balance at end of year
Year ended December 31, 2020
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	34	$	24	$	(28)	$	30

Year ended December 31, 2019
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	34	$	17	$	(17)	$	34

Year ended December 31, 2018
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	33	$	21	$	(20)	$	34

1Primarily includes uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries, impact of acquisitions and divestitures and adjustments for foreign currency translation.

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Exhibit Number			Exhibit Index

(2.1)			Purchase and Sale Agreement between the Registrant, McGraw-Hill Education LLC, various sellers named therein and MHE Acquisition, LLC, dated November 26, 2012, incorporated by reference from Registrant's Form 8-K filed November 26, 2012.

(2.2)			Amendment No. 1 to Sale Agreement, dated March 4, 2013, incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Form 8-K filed March 5, 2013.

(2.3)			Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 24, 2015, among the Company, Venus Sub LLC, SNL Financial LC and New Mountain Partners III (AIV-C), L.P., as incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on July 29, 2015.

(2.4)			Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement between McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. and Jefferson Bidco Inc., dated as of April 15, 2016, incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 10-Q filed July 28, 2016.

(2.5)			Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 29, 2020, by and among S&P Global Inc., IHS Markit Ltd. and Sapphire Subsidiary, Ltd., incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Form 8-K filed November 30, 2020**

(3.1)			Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant, incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Form 8-K filed May 18, 2020.

(3.2)			By-Laws of Registrant, as amended and restated on April 27, 2016, incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed April 29, 2016.

(4.1)			Indenture dated as of November 2, 2007 between the Registrant, as issuer, and The Bank of New York, as trustee, incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Form 8-K filed November 2, 2007.

(4.2)			First Supplemental Indenture, dated January 1, 2009, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Form 8-K filed January 2, 2009.

(4.3)			Indenture dated as of May 26, 2015, among the Company, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on May 26, 2015.

(4.4)			First Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 26, 2015, among the Company, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on May 26, 2015.

(4.5)			Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 18, 2015, among the Company, Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on August 18, 2015.

(4.6)			Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 22, 2016, among S&P Global Inc., Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on September 22, 2016.

(4.7)			Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 17, 2018, among S&P Global Inc., Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on May 17, 2018.

(4.8)			Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 26, 2019, among the Company, Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on November 26, 2019.

(4.9)			Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 13, 2020, among the Company, Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on August 13, 2020.

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(4.10)			Form of 6.550% Senior Note due 2037, incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

(4.11)			Form of 4.000% Senior Note due 2025, incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015.

(4.12)			Form of 2.950% Senior Note due 2027, incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on September 22, 2016.

(4.13)			Form of 4.500% Senior Note due 2048 (included in Ex. 4.2 of the referenced Form 8-K), incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 8-K filed May 17, 2018.

(4.14)			Form of 2.500% Senior Note due 2029 (included in Ex. 4.2 of the referenced Form 8-K), incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 8-K filed November 26, 2019.

(4.15)			Form of 3.250% Senior Note due 2049 (included in Ex. 4.2 of the referenced Form 8-K), incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 8-K filed November 26, 2019.

(4.16)			Description of the Registrant's Securities Registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

(10.1)			Form of Indemnification Agreement between Registrant and each of its directors and certain of its executive officers, incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004.

(10.2)*			Registrant’s 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated as of January 1, 2016, incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Form 10-Q filed April 26, 2016.

(10.3)*			Registrant’s 2019 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference from Appendix A to the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on March 25, 2019.

(10.4)*			Form of Performance Share Unit Terms and Conditions, incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.

(10.5)*			Form of Performance Share Unit Terms and Conditions, as incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Form 10-Q filed on April 28, 2015.

(10.6)*			Form of Performance Share Unit Terms and Conditions, incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 10-Q filed on April 26, 2016.

(10.7)*			Form of Performance Share Unit Terms and Conditions, incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 10-Q filed on April 26, 2017.

(10.8)*			Form of Performance Share Unit Terms and Conditions, incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 10-Q filed on April 26, 2018.

(10.9)*			Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Terms and Conditions, as incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Form 10-Q filed on April 28, 2015.

(10.10)*			Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Terms and Conditions, incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 10-Q filed on April 26, 2016.

(10.11)*			Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Terms and Conditions, incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 10-Q filed on April 26, 2017.

(10.12)*			Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Terms and Conditions, incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 10-Q filed on April 26, 2018.

(10.13)*			Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award - Tranche Vesting Terms and Conditions, incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 10-Q filed on April 26, 2018.

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(10.14)*			Form of Stock Option Award, incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.

(10.15)*			Registrant’s Key Executive Short-Term Incentive Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated as of January 1, 2008, incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.

(10.16)*			Resolutions terminating deferrals under the Key Executive Short-Term Deferred Compensation Plan, dated October 23, 2014, incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.

(10.17)*			Registrant’s Key Executive Short Term Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended effective January 1, 2016, incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Form 10-Q filed November 3, 2016.

(10.18)*			Registrant’s Key Executive Short Term Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended effective January 1, 2017, incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Form 10-Q filed October 26, 2017.

(10.19)*			Registrant's Senior Executive Severance Plan, amended and restated as of January 1, 2016, incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 10-Q filed April 26, 2016.

(10.20)			Revolving Five-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2017, among the Company, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and Bank of America, N.A. as syndication agent, incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

(10.21)*			Registrant’s Employee Retirement Plan Supplement, as amended and restated as of January 1, 2008, incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.

(10.22)*			First Amendment to Registrant’s Employee Retirement Plan Supplement, effective as of January 1, 2009, incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

(10.23)*			Second Amendment to Registrant’s Employee Retirement Plan Supplement, effective generally as of January 1, 2010, incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

(10.24)*			Third Amendment to Registrant’s Employee Retirement Plan Supplement, effective generally as of January 1, 2012, incorporated from the Registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.

(10.25)*			Fourth Amendment to Registrant’s Employee Retirement Plan Supplement, effective generally as of May 1, 2013, incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.

(10.26)*			Fifth Amendment to Registrant’s Employee Retirement Plan Supplement, effective generally as of January 1, 2020, incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

(10.27)*			Sixth Amendment to Registrant’s Employee Retirement Plan Supplement, effective generally as of January 1, 2020.

(10.28)*			Standard & Poor’s Employee Retirement Plan Supplement, as amended and restated as of January 1, 2008, incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

(10.29)*			First Amendment to Standard & Poor’s Employee Retirement Plan Supplement, effective as of December 2, 2009, incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

(10.30)*			Second Amendment to Standard & Poor’s Employee Retirement Plan Supplement, effective as of January 1, 2010, incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

(10.31)*			Third Amendment to Standard & Poor’s Employee Retirement Plan Supplement, effective as of January 1, 2012, incorporated from the Registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.

(10.32)*			Fourth Amendment to Standard & Poor’s Employee Retirement Plan Supplement, effective generally as of January 1, 2014, incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.

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(10.33)*			Fifth Amendment to Standard & Poor’s Employee Retirement Plan Supplement, dated December 23, 2014, incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.

(10.34)*			Sixth Amendment to Standard & Poor’s Employee Retirement Plan Supplement, effective generally as of January 1, 2020, incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

(10.35)*			Seventh Amendment to Standard & Poor’s Employee Retirement Plan Supplement, effective generally as of January 1, 2021.

(10.36)*			Registrant’s 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing Supplement, as amended and restated as of January 1, 2016, incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 10-Q filed April 26, 2016.

(10.37)*			Registrant’s Senior Executive Supplemental Death, Disability & Retirement Benefits Plan, as amended and restated as of January 1, 2008, incorporated by reference from Registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.

(10.38)*			Amendment to Registrant’s Senior Executive Supplemental Death, Disability & Retirement Benefits Plan, effective as of January 1, 2010, incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

(10.39)*			Registrant's Director Retirement Plan, incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Form SE filed March 29, 1990 in connection with Registrant’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1989.

(10.40)*			Resolutions Freezing Existing Benefits and Terminating Additional Benefits under Registrant’s Directors Retirement Plan, as adopted on January 31, 1996, incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996.

(10.41)*			Registrant’s Director Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated as of January 1, 2008, incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.

(10.42)*			Registrant’s Director Deferred Stock Ownership Plan, incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

(10.43)*			Registrant’s Director Deferred Stock Ownership Plan as Amended and Restated effective January 1, 2017, incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Form 10-Q filed July 27, 2017.

(10.44)*			Registrant’s Amended and Restated Director Deferred Stock Ownership Plan, incorporated by reference from Appendix B to the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on March 25, 2019.

(10.45)*			Amendment dated December 9, 2011 to offer letter dated November 2, 2010 to Jack F. Callahan, Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, incorporated from the Registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.

(10.46)*			Amendment dated December 9, 2011 to offer letter dated October 27, 2010 to John L. Berisford, Executive Vice President, Human Resources, incorporated from the Registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.

(10.47)*			Letter Agreement, dated July 11, 2013, with Harold McGraw III regarding his compensation arrangement for serving as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Form 8-K filed July 11, 2013.

(10.48)*			Separation Agreement dated September 24, 2015 between the Company and Neeraj Sahai, as incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on October 30, 2015.

(10.49)*			Letter Agreement dated February 18, 2016, with Imogen Dillon Hatcher regarding certain amendments to her Contract of Employment with McGraw-Hill International (U.K.) Limited, dated November 27, 2013, incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 10-Q filed on April 26, 2016.

(10.50)*			Separation Agreement and Release dated October 30, 2015 between the Company and Lucy Fato, incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 10-Q filed on April 26, 2016.

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(10.51)*			Registrant’s Pay Recovery Policy, restated effective as of January 1, 2015, incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.

(10.52)*			S&P Ratings Services Pay Recovery Policy, effective as of October 1, 2014, incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.

(10.53)			Settlement Agreement dated February 2, 2015 among the Company, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, the United States, acting through the Department of Justice, and various States and the District of Columbia, acting through their respective Attorneys General, incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.

(10.54)			S&P Dow Jones Indices 2014 Long-Term Cash Incentive Compensation Plan dated April 1, 2014, incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.

(10.55)			S&P Dow Jones Indices 2014 Long-Term Cash Incentive Compensation Plan dated April 11, 2017, incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 10-Q filed on April 26, 2017.

(10.56)			S&P Dow Jones Indices 2014 Long-Term Cash Incentive Compensation Plan dated April 5, 2018, incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Form 10-Q filed on April 26, 2018.

(10.57)*			S&P Global Inc. Management Supplemental Death & Disability Benefits Plan, Amended and Restated January 1, 2020, incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

(21)			Subsidiaries of the Registrant.

(23)			Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

(31.1)			Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended.

(31.2)			Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended.

(32)			Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

(101.INS)			Inline XBRL Instance Document

(101.SCH)			Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

(101.CAL)			Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase

(101.LAB)			Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase

(101.PRE)			Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

(101.DEF)			Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

(101.LAB)			Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase

(101.PRE)			Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

(101.DEF)			Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

(104)			Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibit 101)

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These exhibits relate to management contracts or compensatory plan arrangements.

** Schedules and exhibits omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish a supplemental copy of any omitted schedule to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) upon request.

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