S&P Global Declares Quarterly Dividend

NEW YORK, April 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) has approved a regular quarterly cash dividend on the Corporation's common stock.  The dividend of $0.41 is payable on June 12, 2017, to shareholders of record on May 26, 2017. The annualized dividend rate is $1.64 per share.

The Company has paid a dividend each year since 1937 and is one of fewer than 25 companies in the S&P 500® that has increased its dividend annually for at least the last 44 years.

About S&P Global:

S&P Global is a leading provider of transparent and independent ratings, benchmarks, analytics and data to the capital and commodity markets worldwide. The Company's divisions include S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Market Intelligence, S&P Dow Jones Indices and S&P Global Platts. S&P Global has approximately 20,000 employees in 31 countries. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com.

Media Relations Contact: Jason Feuchtwanger   Director, Corporate Media Relations   (212) 438-1247 (office)   (347) 419-4169 (cell)   [email protected]

Investor Relations Contact: Chip Merritt  Vice President, Investor Relations  (212) 438-4321 [email protected]

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SOURCE S&P Global