How to Attend
the Virtual Meeting
To access the virtual Special Meeting online, go to http://www.meetingcenter.io/289582186. 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”.
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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 Special Meeting.
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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
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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 special meeting.
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Beneficial owners who wish to vote or submit
questions at the Special Meeting will need to allow time for the
following steps in order to obtain their 15-digit control number:
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Request a valid legal proxy from your bank, broker or other
intermediary for shares held in "street name" a soon as possible.
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Submit proof of the legal proxy to Computershare at [email protected]
no later than 5 p.m. ET on March 8, 2021.
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Please include "Legal Proxy" in the subject line, attach
the legal proxy and provide your name and email address in the
email.
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You will receive a reply email from Computershare with your
unique 15-digit control number required to vote and submit questions
online during the Special Meeting.
How to Vote Shares
Whether or not you plan to attend the virtual Special Meeting, we
urge you to submit your vote in advance.
REGISTERED SHAREHOLDERS AND 401(K) & ESPP PARTICIPANTS
Voting available until 10:00 a.m. ET on March 11, 2021. 401(k) Plan
participants must vote by 5:00pm on March 9, 2021.
- Internet: www.investorvote.com/spgispecial
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Telephone: Call toll-free 1-800-652-8683 on
a touch-tone telephone.
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Mail: Mail your proxy card to Computershare
using the return envelope supplied in the mailing.
BENEFICIAL OWNERS
Voting available until 11:59pm ET on March 10, 2021.
- Internet: www.proxyvote.com
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Telephone: Call the toll-free number on the
proxy card sent by your broker.
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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 Special Meeting. All questions should comply with the meeting’s posted Rules of Conduct.
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Before: To submit questions before the Special Meeting, please email your question(s) to the Corporate Secretary at [email protected] no later than March 10, 2021. Please include “Special Meeting Question” in the subject line and provide your name and proof of stock ownership or 15-digit control number.
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During: To submit questions during the Special 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.