Close the merger with IHS Markit, with IHS Markit surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary
Delivered by the deadline
AI-confirmed · human review in progress Independent AI checks agreed on primary SEC or regulator evidence. Records are now being reviewed by hand, starting with those our customers order.
- Announced
- 16 Nov 2021
- Due
- 31 Mar 2022
- Delivered
- 28 Feb 2022
- Deadline
- Met
- Late
- Not met
- Today
What the company said
“Subject to certain closing conditions, the merger is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2022.”
What we found
Evidence strength A What the grades mean
The merger with IHS Markit was completed on February 28, 2022, before the March 31, 2022 deadline, with IHS Markit becoming a wholly owned subsidiary.
-
A S&P Global 10-Q filed 2022-05-04
“On February 28, 2022, we completed the merger with IHS Markit Ltd. ("IHS Markit") by acquiring 100% of the IHS Markit common stock that was issued and outstanding as of the date of acquisition, and as a result, IHS Markit and its subsidiaries became wholly owned consolidated subsidiaries of S&P Glob” ✓ confirmed on the page
-
A S&P Global 10-Q filed 2023-04-27
“On February 28, 2022, we completed the merger with IHS Markit Ltd (“IHS Markit”), and as a result, IHS Markit and its subsidiaries became wholly owned consolidated subsidiaries of S&P Global” ✓ confirmed on the page
Market reaction: the shares moved -2.6% against the S&P 500 over the three sessions around the disclosure (3 May 2022 to 6 May 2022). What this measures
Checked 11 Oct 2026.
Commitment DNA
The structured record of this commitment. Fields the company did not state are left blank rather than guessed.
- Event type
- Merger
- Indicative materiality
- Transformational rules
- Action
- Close
- Deliverable
- Merger with IHS Markit
- Language
- Expected (“expects”, “plans”)
- In the company’s control
- Medium
- Specificity
- Medium
- Conditional
- Yes: subject to certain closing conditions
- Depends on
- Regulatory
How this entry was checked
- Commitment recordedThe company's words were matched word for word against the filing.
- First checkAn AI model, Claude (Anthropic), read the company's later filings and recorded the outcome with a quoted passage.
- Second check: agreesA different AI model, Gemini (Google), re-read the evidence without being told the outcome and reached the same answer.
Confirmed. This outcome counts towards the company's Kept Score. How verification works
Are you S&P Global? You can publish an official statement next to this entry, free. Add a statement.
Is something here wrong or out of date? Companies and readers can ask us to check it. Please bring a link to a public source.
Report an error in this entry Reference: KI-C-2021-SPGI-007100 · Corrections policy