Annual Meeting and Proxy Materials

Shareholder Materials

How to Attend
the Virtual Meeting

To access the virtual Annual Meeting online, go to https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/473bbzim. Shareholders are required to enter a unique 15-digit control number along with the meeting password: SPGI2021. See below for instructions on "How to Locate or Obtain Your 15-digit Control Number".

• Join as a "Shareholder" (requires control number and meeting password): Shareholders are required to enter a unique 15-digit control number and the meeting password, which is SPGI2021. This option enables shareholder-only features, including the ability to vote and submit written questions during the Annual Meeting.
• Join as a "Guest": Guests will be in "listen-only" mode and cannot vote or submit questions during the meeting.

How to Locate or Obtain
Your 15-digit Control Number

• Registered shareholders received their unique 15-digit control number with the proxy materials that were mailed or e-mailed, based on their mailing preferences. This number is in a circled area on the printed proxy card or is identified as a control number in an e-mail. Shareholders must log in using this control number in order to vote and submit questions online during the virtual Annual meeting.
• Beneficial owners who wish to vote or submit questions at the Annual Meeting will need to allow time for the following steps in order to obtain their 15-digit control number:
  • Request a valid legal proxy from your bank, broker or other intermediary for shares held in "street name" a soon as possible.
  • Submit proof of the legal proxy to Computershare at legalproxy@computershare.com no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on April 29, 2021. Please include "Legal Proxy" in the subject line, attach the legal proxy and provide your name and email address in the email.
  • You will receive a reply email from Computershare with your unique 15-digit control number required to vote and submit questions online during the Annual Meeting.

How to Vote Shares

Whether or not you plan to attend the virtual Annual Meeting, we urge you to submit your vote in advance.

REGISTERED SHAREHOLDERS AND 401(K) & ESPP PARTICIPANTS

Voting available until 11:00 a.m. EDT on May 5, 2021. 401(k) Plan participants must vote by 5:00 p.m. EDT on May 3, 2021.

• Internet: www.investorvote.com/spgi
• Telephone: Call toll-free 1-800-652-8683 on a touch-tone telephone.
• Mail: Mail your proxy card to Computershare using the return envelope supplied in the mailing.

BENEFICIAL OWNERS

Voting available until 11:59pm EDT on May 4, 2021.

• Internet: www.proxyvote.com
• Telephone: Call the toll-free number on the proxy card sent by your broker.
• Mail: Mail your voting form to your broker using the return envelope supplied in the mailing.

How to Submit Shareholder Questions

Shareholders of record may submit questions before or during the Annual Meeting. All questions should comply with the meeting’s posted Rules of Conduct.

• Before: To submit questions before the Annual Meeting, please email your question(s) to the Corporate Secretary at corporate.secretary@spglobal.com no later than May 4, 2021. Please include "Annual Meeting Question" in the subject line and provide your name and proof of stock ownership or 15-digit control number.
• During: To submit questions during the Annual Meeting, please log into the meeting as a shareholder using your 15-digit control number (as described above) and follow the instructions on the virtual meeting website.