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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF 2021 RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD

This Restricted Stock Unit Award is made and entered into as of the award date set forth on the Award Agreement cover page attached hereto (the “Award Date”) by and between S&P Global Inc., a New York corporation (together with its divisions, subsidiaries and affiliates, “S&P Global” or the “Company”), the employee named on the Award Agreement cover page (the “Employee”) and, as required by applicable local law, any local subsidiary or affiliate of S&P Global that legally employs the Employee.
WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the S&P Global Inc. 2019 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the “Plan”), pursuant to which awards of Restricted Stock Units may be granted;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has designated the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee of the Board (the “Committee”) to administer the Plan;
WHEREAS, the Committee has determined that the Employee should be granted a Restricted Stock Unit Award under the Plan for the number of Restricted Stock Units (“Units”) as specified in the Award Agreement cover page; and
WHEREAS, the Employee is accepting the Restricted Stock Unit Award subject to the Terms and Conditions set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
1.    Grant of Award. The grant of this Restricted Stock Unit Award (the “Award”) is subject to the Terms and Conditions hereinafter set forth with respect to the Units covered by this Award. Payment will be made in the number of shares of Stock corresponding to the number of Units vested hereunder, with each Unit corresponding to one share of Stock, together with an amount in cash equal to the value of the Dividend Equivalents on such shares.
Upon grant of the Award, no stock or other certificate representing said Units or the shares of Stock represented thereby will be issued to or registered in the name of the Employee. The ultimate receipt of the shares of Stock by the Employee and payment of cash equal to the value of the Dividend Equivalents thereon is contingent upon requirements set forth herein.
The Employee does not have an absolute right to receive a fixed or determinable amount at the inception of the “Award Period”, which refers to the period beginning on the Award Date and ending on the last day of the Vesting Period applicable to all Units.
2.    Award Acceptance. To be entitled to any payment under this Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Employee must accept and thereby agree to comply with these Terms and Conditions, including all applicable addenda, which are incorporated herein and constitute a material and integral part of these Terms and Conditions:
(a)    Post-Employment Obligations for Protection of Company Interests. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that additional terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement applicable to the Employee in Attachment  A (the “S&P Global Agreements for the Protection of Company Interests”), which is the one that applies to the country or Commonwealth in which the Employee is employed at the time the Employee accepts the Award, are hereby incorporated into, and are part of, the Terms and Conditions for the Award.
The    Employee    acknowledges    that    the    Employee    has    reviewed    and understands the  terms  of  the applicable section  of  Attachment  A,  and that, by accepting these Terms and Conditions in consideration of the Award, the Employee  is  accepting  the  terms  in  the  applicable  section  of  Attachment  A, including all non-competition, non-solicitation of clients, non-solicitation of employees and confidentiality provisions therein.

(b)    Non-US Country Addendum. By accepting these Terms and Conditions, and notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary herein, the Employee further acknowledges and agrees that the Award shall also be subject to any other special terms and conditions applicable to the Employee’s country of residence (and country of employment, if different) set forth in Attachment B (the “Non-U.S. Country Addendum”), which are hereby incorporated into, and are part of, the Terms and Conditions for the Award with respect to any Employee who resides and/or is primarily employed in a country located outside the United States (a “Non-U.S. Employee”).
Moreover, if the Employee transfers his or her residence and/or primary country of employment to another country reflected in Attachment B after the Award Date, the terms and conditions for such country will apply to the Employee to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law, rules and regulations or to facilitate the operation and administration of  the Award  or the  Plan  (or the Company may establish alternative terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate the Employee’s transfer).
The    Employee    acknowledges    that    the    Employee    has    reviewed    and understands the terms of the applicable section of Attachment B, and that, by accepting these Terms and Conditions in consideration of the Award, the Employee is accepting the terms in the applicable section of Attachment B.
3.    Time Period to Accept Award. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Employee has up to ninety (90) days to accept these Terms and Conditions from the date the Terms and Conditions are first made available to the Employee on the website maintained by the Company’s equity administrator (the “Website”). The Employee  further  acknowledges  and agrees  that failure to  timely accept  these Terms  and  Conditions  during  the  90-day  acceptance  period  will  result  in the forfeiture of this Award in its entirety and without exception effective immediately.

4.    Electronic Acceptance. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that he or she is accepting the Award by electronic means and that such electronic acceptance constitutes the Employee’s agreement to be bound by these Terms and Conditions, including all provisions of the addenda set forth in Attachments A and B applicable to the Employee.

By accepting the Award, the Employee consents to receive any documents related to participation in the Plan and the Award by electronic delivery and to participate in the Plan through an online or electronic system, including the Website, established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company. The Employee also acknowledges that as of the Award Date, the Terms and Conditions set forth the entire understanding between the Employee and the Company regarding the Employee’s acquisition of the Units and any underlying shares of Stock and supersede all   prior   oral   and    written agreements on    that    subject,    with    the    exception of Awards previously granted and delivered to Participant under the Plan.
5.    Vesting Period Restrictions. Pursuant to the vesting schedule provided below, the restrictions on the Units covered by this Award shall lapse and such Units shall vest in three installments (the “Installments”) of 33%, 33% and 34% on each of the first, second and third fiscal-year end dates (i.e., December 31), respectively, following the Award Date (each, an “Installment Vesting Date”, and collectively, the “Installment Vesting Dates”), following completion of the mandatory restriction period beginning on the Award Date (and subsequently, the first and second fiscal-year end dates following the Award Date) and ending on the day prior to the applicable Installment Vesting Date (the “Vesting Period”); provided that, for any given 

Installment, the Employee remains an employee of the Company during the entire Vesting Period relating to such Installment.

									
	Installment	Vesting Period For Installment	Installment Vesting Dates and When Installment’s Restrictions
	33%	Award Date through and including 12/30/2021	12/31/2021
	33%	12/31/2021 through and including 12/30/2022	12/31/2022
	34%	12/31/2022 through and including 12/30/2023	12/31/2023

6.    Distribution   Following Vesting  Period.    If   the   Employee   remains an employee of the Company through the last day of the applicable Vesting Period, the Units vesting in the Installment, together with any Dividend Equivalents earned thereon (as determined in accordance with Section 9 hereof), shall be paid to the Employee on a date (the “Payment Date”) (a) no later than the end of January following the month during which the Installment vests and the restrictions lapse, with respect to U.S. Employees, or (b) as soon as reasonably practicable following the month during which the Installment vests and the restrictions lapse, with respect to Non-U.S. Employees. The Units payable to the Employee upon the vesting of each Installment shall be converted into shares of Stock and such shares shall be delivered to the Employee on the applicable Payment Date. Any Dividend Equivalents that have been earned with respect to such shares shall be paid in cash.
Before payment is made to the Employee, the Company shall be entitled to withhold all applicable Federal, state and local income taxes. The Company shall be entitled to hold back a sufficient number of the shares and cash which would otherwise be delivered to the Employee to satisfy such required withholding obligation.
In the event, however, that the Company does not withhold applicable taxes, the Employee shall indemnify the Company for any loss sustained by the Company from the failure to satisfy such withholding obligations, and the Employee shall, upon request, provide the Company with satisfactory evidence that the Employee has satisfied such obligations.
7.    Termination of Employment Prior to Vesting Period. In the event of the termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company prior to the end of the Vesting Period for any Installment due to Normal Retirement, Early Retirement, Disability (each as defined under the Company’s applicable retirement or disability plans) or death, the Employee shall be eligible to vest in a pro rata portion of the unvested Units underlying the Award. In the event of the Employee’s termination of employment by the Company other than for Cause, with the approval of the Committee or its delegate, the Employee shall continue to vest in any Installment of the Award that would otherwise vest prior to the end of any period in respect of which the Employee receives Separation Pay, as defined in the severance program in which the Employee participates (such period, the “Separation Period”), and the Employee shall be eligible to receive payment of a pro rata portion of any remaining unvested Installments of the Award; provided, however, that such continued vesting during the Separation Period and payment of the remaining pro rata portion shall be subject to the Employee’s execution and non-revocation of a 

release in a form to be provided by the Company (the “Release”), releasing the Company and its affiliates and certain other persons and entities from certain claims and other liabilities, which Release must be effective and irrevocable within the time specified in the Release. 
Except as provided in Section 8 hereof, in the event the Employee voluntarily resigns his or her employment with the Company or is involuntarily terminated by the Company for Cause prior to the end of any Vesting Period, the Employee shall forfeit the right to any Units underlying any unvested Installments and any Dividend Equivalents with respect to such Units.

(a)    Determination of Pro Rata Award Opportunity. The pro rata portion of the unvested Installments of the Award to be received by the Employee, if he or she terminates because of Normal Retirement, Early Retirement, Disability (each as defined under the Company’s applicable retirement or disability plans), or death, shall be determined by multiplying the number of the unvested Units of the Award by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of full calendar days during the Award Period for which the Employee was employed, reduced by the number of full calendar days during the Award Period occurring prior to the most recently completed Installment Vesting Date (if any), and the denominator of which is the number of full calendar days during the Award Period, reduced by the number of full calendar days during the Award Period occurring prior to the most recently completed Installment Vesting Date (if any).
The pro rata portion of the unvested Installments of the Award to be received by the Employee if he or she terminates, with the approval of the Committee or its delegate, in connection with a termination by the Company other than for Cause, shall be determined as of the end of the Separation Period by multiplying the number of the unvested Units of the Award at such time by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of full calendar days during the Award Period occurring prior to the end of the Separation Period, reduced by the number of full calendar days during the Award Period occurring prior to the most recently completed Installment Vesting Date (if any) occurring immediately prior to the end of the Separation Period, and the denominator of which is the number of full calendar days during the Award Period, reduced by the number of full calendar days during the Award Period occurring prior to the most recently completed Installment Vesting Date (if any).
(b)    Distribution of Pro Rata Award.

(i)    Termination Other Than for Death. In the event of the termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company prior to the end of any Vesting Period other than for death (including, without limitation, Normal Retirement, Early Retirement, Disability (each as defined under the Company’s applicable retirement or disability plans), or other than for Cause), the Employee’s pro rata portion of the Award otherwise determined to have matured shall be delivered to the Employee on the regularly scheduled Payment Date. For the avoidance of doubt, in the case of a termination by the Company other than for Cause, if the Employee does not execute a Release or a Release does not become effective and irrevocable in its entirety prior to the expiration of the time specified in the Release, the Employee shall not be entitled to any payments pursuant to this Section 7.
(ii)    Termination for Death. In the event of the termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company prior to the end of any Vesting Period due to death, the Employee’s pro rata portion of the Award shall be delivered to the beneficiary designated by the Employee (or if the Employee has not designated a beneficiary, to the representative of the Employee’s estate) within sixty (60) days following the date of the Employee’s death, or where additional time is needed for administrative reasons, at such later time as is permitted under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

8.    Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, as that term is defined under Section 11 of the Plan, prior to the end of any Vesting Period of the Award, to the extent the successor company (or a subsidiary or parent thereof) does not assume or provide a substitute for the Award on substantially the same terms and conditions, the Award shall become unrestricted and fully vested and the Units that become so vested shall be distributed pursuant to Section 6 on the regularly scheduled Payment Dates. To the extent the successor company (or a subsidiary or parent thereof) assumes or provides a substitute for the Award on substantially the same terms and conditions, the existing vesting schedule will continue to apply, provided, however, that, if within twenty-four (24) months following the date of a Change in Control, the Employee’s employment with the Company or successor company (or a subsidiary or parent thereof), as applicable, is terminated without Cause or due to Normal Retirement, Early Retirement, Disability (each as defined under the Company’s applicable retirement or disability plans), or death, the Award shall become unrestricted and fully vested and distributed (x) pursuant to Section 6 on the regularly scheduled Payment Dates or (y) in the case of the termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company or successor company (or a subsidiary or parent thereof), as applicable, due to death, within sixty (60) days following the date of the Employee’s death to the beneficiary designated by the Employee (or if the Employee has not designated a beneficiary, to the representative of the Employee’s estate), or where additional time is needed for administrative reasons, at such later time as is permitted under Section 409A of the Code.
9.    Voting and Dividend Rights. Prior to the delivery of any shares of Stock covered by this Award, the Employee shall not have the right to vote or to receive any dividends with respect to such shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, dividend equivalents will be earned on Units underlying the Award for the period beginning on the Award Date and ending on the last day of the Vesting Period applicable to the Units (or, if applicable, the date of payment in accordance with Section 7(b)(ii) hereof), which Dividend Equivalents shall be paid in cash on the applicable Payment Date (or the date of payment in accordance with Section 7(b)(ii) hereof), subject to the additional requirements set forth in these Terms and Conditions.
10.    Transfer Restrictions. This Award and the Units and Dividend Equivalents are nontransferable (other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution), and may not be transferred, sold, assigned, pledged or hypothecated and shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Any attempt to effect any of the foregoing shall be null and void.
11.    Miscellaneous. These Terms and Conditions (a) shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successor to the Company; (b) shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of New York, that apply to agreements made and performed in that state, without regard to conflict of law principles; and (c) may not be amended without the written consent of both the Company and the Employee. Consent on behalf of the Company may only be given through a writing signed, dated and authorized by the Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer of S&P Global Inc., which directly refers to these Terms and Conditions. No other modifications to the Terms and Conditions are valid under any circumstances. No contract or right of employment shall be implied by these Terms and Conditions. If this Award is assumed, or a new award is substituted therefore in any corporate reorganization, employment by such assuming or substituting corporation or by a parent corporation or subsidiary thereof shall be considered for all purposes of this Award to be employment by the Company.
12.    Application of Local Law. Notwithstanding Section 11, for any Non-U.S. Employee, this Award shall be governed by and construed according to all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and any special terms and conditions, of such Employee’s country of residence (and primary country of employment, if different), but limited to the extent required by local law.

By accepting these Terms and Conditions, any Non-U.S. Employee agrees to repatriate all payments attributable to Stock acquired under the Plan in accordance with local foreign exchange rules and regulations in such Employee’s country of residence (and primary country of employment, if different). In addition, the Employee agrees to take any and all actions, and consent to any and all actions taken by the Company, as may be required to allow the Company to comply with local laws, rules and regulations in the Employee’s country of residence (and primary country of employment, if different).
13.    Securities Law Requirements. The Company shall not be required to issue shares of Stock in settlement of or otherwise pursuant to this Award unless and until (a) such shares have been duly listed upon each stock exchange on which the Stock is then registered; (b) a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, with respect to such shares is then effective; and (c) the issuance of the shares would comply with such legal or regulatory provisions of such countries or jurisdictions outside the United States as may be applicable in respect of this Award.
14.    Public Offering. By accepting these Terms and Conditions, any Non-U.S. Employee acknowledges and agrees that (a) the grant of this Award is not intended to be a public offering of securities in such Employee’s country of residence and/or primary country of employment; (b) the Company has not submitted any registration statement, prospectus or other filings with local securities authorities, unless otherwise required under applicable local law; and (c) the grant of this Award is not subject to the supervision of local securities authorities.
 
15.    Exchange Rates. The Company shall not be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation, where applicable, between any Non-U.S. Employee’s local currency and the United States dollar that may affect the value of this Award or of any amounts due to the Employee pursuant to the settlement of this Award or the subsequent sale of any shares of Stock acquired pursuant to this Award.
16.    Pay Recovery. By accepting these Terms and Conditions, the Employee agrees and acknowledges that this Award shall be subject to the requirements of the Senior Executive Pay Recovery Policy of S&P Global or the S&P Ratings Services Pay Recovery Policy (as applicable, the “Policy”) and all shares of Stock or other amounts paid or payable to the Employee under or in respect of the Award shall, if applicable, be subject to recovery or other action pursuant to and as, and to the extent, provided by the applicable Policy (or any successor policy or requirement), as in effect from time to time.
17.    Trading Policy. By accepting these Terms and Conditions, the Employee agrees and acknowledges that this Award shall be subject to the requirements of the S&P Global Inc. Securities Disclosure Policy and the S&P Global Inc. Securities Trading Policy, each as in effect from time to time. In addition, the Employee acknowledges that the Employees country of residence (and primary country of employment, if different) may also have laws or regulations governing insider trading and that such laws or regulations may impose additional restrictions on the Employee’s ability to participate in the Plan by acquiring or selling shares of Stock acquired under the Plan and that the Employee is solely responsible for complying with such laws or regulations.
18.    Data Privacy. By accepting these Terms and Conditions, the Employee agrees and acknowledges that employee information, including financial information, may be collected by the Company, subject to applicable local data protection and employment law and the S&P Global Inc. Employee Privacy Policy (as in effect from time to time), in connection with its administration of these policies or complying with regulatory requirements. By accepting these Terms and Conditions, the Employee agrees to submit their personal data, including financial information, and consents to the collection, transfer, retention or otherwise processing of such 

data by the Company and/or a third party service provider that may not be located in the same jurisdiction as the Employee, subject to applicable local data protection and employment law.
19.    No Impact on Other Benefits. Any payment pursuant to this Award shall not be deemed compensation for purposes of computing benefits under any retirement plan of the Company, and, except as the Committee may otherwise determine, shall not affect any benefits under any other benefit plan now or subsequently in effect under which the availability or amount of benefits is related to the level of compensation.
20.    Section 409A. This Award is intended to provide for the “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code and to meet the requirements of Section 409(a)(2), (3) and (4) of the Code, and it shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with this intent.
21.    Incorporation of Plan Provisions. This Award, including the Units and the shares of Stock, if any, to be issued hereunder, is made pursuant to the Plan and, except where specifically noted, the terms and conditions thereof are incorporated as if fully set forth herein. Any capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth for such terms in the Plan.Document

S&P Dow Jones Indices 2021 LONG-TERM CASH
INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

I. PURPOSE

The purpose of the S&P Dow Jones Indices 2021 Long-Term Cash Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) is to provide Participants (as defined below) with the opportunity to earn long-term cash incentives based on the financial performance of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“S&P Dow Jones Indices” or the “Company”).

For 2021, Participants may also have the opportunity to receive equity grants in the form of Performance Share Units (“PSUs”) and Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) that are administered under the S&P Global Inc. 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Equity Plan”). The purpose of equity based awards is to strengthen the link between S&P Dow Jones Indices’ long-term success with SPGI (as defined below) shareholder interests.

The Plan is constructed to grant Participants cash awards that vest and are payable over time, conditional on continued service and the attainment of the 2021-2023 performance targets set forth in Article VII.

II. DEFINITIONS

For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall have meanings set forth in this Article II or otherwise defined in the Plan:

AWARD. Any cash-based award granted pursuant to the Plan.

AWARD MATURITY DATE. December 31, 2023.

AWARD PAYMENT DATE. The date on which Payout of the Award is made.

CAGR. Compound Annual Growth Rate.

CLDC. The Compensation and Leadership Development Committee of the SPGI Board, or any successor committee thereto of the SPGI Board.
COMPANY BOARD. The Board of Directors of the Company.
 
COMPANY COMMITTEE. The Chief Executive Officer of S&P Dow Jones Indices; the Chief Financial Officer of S&P Dow Jones Indices; and the Senior Director of Human Resources of S&P Dow Jones Indices.

EBITA. Earnings Before Interest, Taxes and deal-related Amortization of S&P Dow Jones Indices.
SPGI. S&P Global Inc.

SPGI BOARD. The Board of Directors of SPGI.

PARTICIPANT. An executive or other key employee of the Company or one or more of its subsidiaries, or a person who has agreed to commence serving in any of such capacities 

through secondment, leasing, or otherwise by SPGI or any of its affiliates, in each case who is designated in accordance with Article III to participate in the Plan.

PAYOUT. The final value of the Award to be paid to the Participant, calculated as set forth in Article VII based on performance over the Performance Period.

PERFORMANCE PERIOD. The period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2023.
RETIREMENT. An employee who ceases employment with the Company by means of Normal Retirement or Early Retirement (in each case, as such terms are defined under SPGI’s applicable retirement plans).

III. ELIGIBILITY

Participants will be selected in the sole discretion of the Company Board and may include the following:

•    Those individuals who have been assigned to grades 14 and above within the job leveling structure of SPGI
•    Those executives who are expected to have significant impact on results of S&P Dow Jones Indices
•    Those who are expected to impact the long term strategy of S&P Dow Jones Indices

Notwithstanding the above, if an individual selected by the Company Board to be a Participant is an employee of the Company and an executive officer of SPGI (an “SPGI EO”), such individual’s participation in the Plan shall be subject to the approval of the CLDC.
 
IV. AWARDS

The size of individual Awards will vary by Participant, including as a result of grade level, performance and assessed potential of the individual and business performance.

All Awards will be subject to the Participant’s acceptance of the Award, and thereby the terms and conditions of the Plan, including any applicable addenda, as set forth in Articles V and VI; satisfaction of the performance measures set forth in Article VII; and, except as otherwise provided in Article X, a Participant’s continued employment through the Award Maturity Date.

V. AWARD ACCEPTANCE

To be entitled to an Award and any Payout pursuant to the Award, Participants must electronically accept the Award on a website maintained by SPGI’s or the Company’s equity administrator or another third-party designated by SPGI or the Company (the “Website”).

Participants have up to ninety (90) days to accept an Award from the date the Award grant information and the Plan is first made available on the Website. A Participant’s failure to timely accept the Award during the 90-day acceptance period will result in forfeiture of the Award in its entirety and without exception effective immediately.

By electronically accepting an Award, a Participant consents to receive any documents related to the Award and his or her participation in the Plan by electronic delivery and to participate in 

the Plan through an online or electronic system, including the Website, established and maintained by SPGI or the Company or another third party designated by SPGI or the Company.

VI. AWARD ADDENDA

By accepting an Award, Participants agree to comply with and be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan, including all applicable provisions of the following addenda, which are incorporated herein and constitute a material and integral part of the Plan as further set forth below:

(i)    Post-Employment Obligations for Protection of Company Interests. By accepting an Award, a Participant acknowledges and agrees that additional terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement applicable to the Participant in Attachment A (the “S&P Global Agreements for the Protection of Company Interests”), which is the one that applies to the country or Commonwealth in which the Participant is employed at the time the
 
Participant accepts the Award, are hereby incorporated into, and are part of, the Plan.

The Participant acknowledges that the Participant has reviewed and understands the terms of the applicable section of Attachment A, and that, by accepting the Award, the Participant accepts and agrees to the terms in the applicable section of Attachment A, including all non- competition, non-solicitation of clients, non-solicitation of employees and confidentiality provisions therein.

(ii)    Non-US Country Addendum.  By accepting an Award, and notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary herein, a Participant further acknowledges and agrees that the Award shall also be subject to any other special terms and conditions applicable to the Participant’s country of residence (and country of employment, if different) set forth in Attachment B (the “Non-U.S. Country Addendum”), which are hereby incorporated into, and are part of, the Plan with respect to any Participant who resides and/or is primarily employed in a country located outside the United States (a “Non-U.S. Participant”).

Moreover, if the Participant transfers his or her residence and/or primary country of employment to another country reflected in Attachment B after the Award Date, the terms and conditions for such country will apply to the Participant to the extent the Company Board or its delegate determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law, rules and regulations or to facilitate the operation and administration of the Award or the Plan (or the Company Board or its delegate may establish alternative terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate the Participant’s transfer).

The Participant acknowledges that the Participant has reviewed and understands the terms of the applicable section of Attachment B, and that, by accepting the Award, the Participant accepts and agrees to the terms in the applicable section of Attachment B.

VII. PERFORMANCE PERIOD & PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Cash Payouts to Participants can range from 0% to 200% of the original Award value based on the achievement of the S&P Dow Jones Indices performance measures during the Performance 

Period. The final Payout will be determined 100% on S&P Dow Jones Indices’ overall performance against its 3 year EBITA growth target for the Performance Period as stated below.
 
As it pertains to the EBITA performance measure, the final Payout is determined in accordance with the table set forth below, with a straight line interpolation of performance between the points in the table.

									
	3 Year EBITA Performance Goal
	EBITA
Growth (3-Yr CAGR)	EBITA	Payment
	3.0%	Below
$750M	0%
	5.1%	$798M	50%
	7.2%	$847M	100%
Target
	9.2%	$895M	150%
	11.2% or
Above	$943M or Above	Up to 200%

The Company Board may amend or modify the EBITA performance goal (A) in the event of, or in anticipation of, any unusual or extraordinary corporate item, transaction, event or development affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries, divisions or operating units (to the extent applicable to such performance measure and corresponding performance goal) or (B) in recognition of, or in anticipation of, any other unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries, divisions or operating units (to the extent applicable to such performance measure and corresponding performance goal), or the financial statements of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, divisions or operating units (to the extent applicable to such performance measure and corresponding performance goal), or of changes in applicable rules, rulings, regulations or other requirements of any governmental body or securities exchange, accounting principles, law or business conditions; provided, however, that any action by the Company Board under this sentence shall apply to a Participant who is an SPGI EO only with the approval of the CLDC. In addition, the Company Board, with the approval of the CLDC, may in connection with the selection of a Participant who is an SPGI EO modify the targets of payment percentages applicable to the SPGI EO.

Cash Payouts will be calculated after final financial results for the Performance Period are determined and will be paid in accordance with Article VIII after the Company Board has certified in writing that the performance measures for the Performance Period have been achieved.
 
The Company Committee will approve all results and Payout calculations, subject to formal approval by the Company Board, which may, in its discretion, exercise negative discretion to reduce the amount of, or eliminate, a payment that would otherwise be payable. Awards and payments for Awards made to a Participant who is an SPGI EO will be made only after the CLDC (i) has certified that the performance measures for the Performance Period have been 

achieved and (ii) has approved the Payout (including, without limitation, any reduction or elimination of the Payout through the exercise of negative discretion).

If the performance goals are not achieved, then no Payouts will be paid in respect of Awards pursuant to the Plan.

VIII. PAYMENT OF CASH AWARDS

Except as provided in Article X, in order to receive a Payout, a Participant must be an active employee of S&P Dow Jones Indices or its subsidiaries or SPGI or one of its affiliates through the Award Maturity Date. Participants will receive calculated Payouts between January 1, 2024 and March 15, 2024.  Participants shall not have the right to interest on Awards during the Performance Period. Payouts with respect to Awards shall be made in cash and are subject to all applicable tax withholding.

IX. CHANGE IN CONTROL

In connection with any actual or potential change in control of the Company, as determined by the SPGI Board (a “Change in Control”), the SPGI Board will take all actions hereunder as it may determine necessary or appropriate to treat Participants equitably hereunder, including, without limitation, the modification or waiver of applicable performance measures, the Performance Period, or cash awards, notwithstanding the terms of any Award, and may create a fund, a trust or other arrangement intended to secure the payment of such Award; provided, however, that no such action shall accelerate the timing of the Award Payment Date.

X. TERMINATION OF SERVICE

If Participant’s employment with the Company and its subsidiaries and SPGI and its affiliates is terminated before the Award Maturity Date for reasons of death, Retirement or job elimination/redundancy, the Participant’s Payout will be calculated as a result of performance over the Performance Period and prorated to reflect the number of full calendar days of employment, together with any Separation Pay Period (as defined in the applicable separation plan or agreement) in the case of job elimination/redundancy, during the Performance Period; provided, however, in the case of job elimination/redundancy, the Participant’s Payout shall be subject to the Participant’s execution and non-revocation of a release in a form to be provided by the Company (the “Release”), releasing the Company, SPGI and their respective affiliates or subsidiaries and certain other persons and entities from certain claims and other liabilities, which Release must be effective and irrevocable within the time specified in the Release.  Such prorated Payouts will be paid on the Award Payment Date in accordance with Article VIII. In the event of the Participant’s termination prior to the Award Maturity Date due to death, the prorated Payout will be calculated by measuring the compound annual growth from the start of the Performance Period through the end of the year in which the termination occurs. Such prorated Payout will be paid to the beneficiary designated by the Participant (or if the Participant has not designated a beneficiary, to the representative of the Participant’s estate), not later than March 15, in the year immediately following the year in which death occurred.

In the event the Participant’s employment with the Company and its subsidiaries and SPGI and its affiliates is terminated for Cause, or if the Participant voluntarily terminates his or her employment (other than due to Retirement) before the Award Maturity Date, the Participant will 

not be entitled to any Payout in respect of such Award, unless otherwise determined by the Company Board.

For purposes of the Plan, “Cause” shall mean, (i) for any Participant with an employment agreement that is in effect at the time of such termination or resignation of employment and that defines “Cause,” the meaning set forth in such employment agreement, (ii) for any Participant with Award documentation that defines “Cause” with respect to such Award, the meaning such forth in such Award documentation, and (iii) in all other cases, the Participant’s misconduct in respect of the Participant’s obligations to the Company, SPGI or their respective affiliates or other acts of misconduct by the Participant occurring during the course of the Participant’s employment, which in either case results in or could reasonably be expected to result in material damage to the property, business or reputation of the Company, SPGI or their respective affiliates; provided, however, that in no event shall unsatisfactory job performance alone be deemed to be “Cause”; and provided further that no termination of employment that is carried out at the request of a person seeking to accomplish a Change in Control (as determined by the SPGI Board) or otherwise in anticipation of a Change in Control (as determined by the SPGI Board) shall be deemed to be for “Cause”.

XI. SPECIAL AWARDS AND OTHER PLANS

Nothing contained in the Plan shall prohibit the Company or any of its subsidiaries from granting special performance or recognition awards, under such conditions and in such form and manner as it sees fit, to employees (including Participants) for meritorious service of any nature; provided, however, that any such grant of an special performance or recognition award to an individual who is an SPGI EO shall require the approval of the CLDC.
 
In addition, nothing contained in the Plan shall prohibit the Company or any of its subsidiaries from establishing other incentive compensation plans providing for the payment of incentive compensation to employees (including Participants).

XII. ADMINISTRATION, AMENDMENT AND INTERPRETATION OF THE PLAN

The Company Board shall have the right to amend the Plan from time to time or to repeal it entirely, or to direct the discontinuance of cash Awards either temporarily or permanently; provided, however, that:

(i)    No amendment of the Plan shall operate to annul, without the consent of the Participant, an Award already made hereunder; and

(ii)    In the event the Plan is terminated before the last day of the Performance Period, Awards will be prorated on the basis of the ratio of the number of full calendar days in such Performance Period prior to such termination to the number of full calendar days in the Performance Period and will be paid in accordance with Article VIII.

The Plan will be administered by the Company Board; provided, however, that (i) the Company Committee and the SPGI Board shall be permitted to make certain determinations under the Plan as set forth herein and (ii) actions related to the grant or Payout of an Award to a Participant who is an SPGI EO shall require the approval of the CLDC. The decisions of the Company Board, the Company Committee, the SPGI Board or CLDC, as applicable, with 

respect to any questions arising in connection with the administration or interpretation of the Plan shall be final, conclusive and binding. In the event of any conflict between a determination of the Company Board or the Company Committee, on the one hand, and the SPGI Board or CLDC, on the other, the determination of the SPGI Board or CLDC, as applicable, shall be final, conclusive and binding. Neither the Company nor SPGI (or any subsidiary, affiliate, director, employee or other service provider thereof) makes any representation to any Participant with respect to the application of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended to such Participant’s Awards.

XIII. MISCELLANEOUS

All expenses and costs in connection with the operation of the Plan shall be borne by the Company.

All Awards under the Plan are subject to withholding, where applicable, for federal, state and local taxes.

Unless otherwise determined by the Company Board, all Awards will be paid from the Company’s general assets, and nothing contained in the Plan will require the Company to set aside or hold in trust any funds for the benefit of any Participant, who will have the status of a general unsecured creditor of the Company.

Awards issued under the Plan shall be subject to the requirements of the S&P Global Inc. Pay Recovery Policy (the “Policy”) (or any successor policy or requirement), as in effect from time to time, and amounts paid or payable to the Participant under or in respect of the Award shall, if applicable, be subject to recovery or other action pursuant to and as, and to the extent, provided by the applicable Policy (or any successor policy or requirement), as in effect from time to time.

Awards issued under the Plan are intended to provide for the “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and to meet the requirements of Section 409(a)(2), (3) and (4) of the Code, and the Plan shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with this intent.

The Plan will not confer upon any Participant any right with respect to continuance of employment or other service with the Company or any subsidiary, nor will it interfere in any way with any right the Company or any subsidiary would otherwise have to terminate or modify the terms of such Participant’s employment or other service at any time.

Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, no right or benefit under the Plan will be subject to alienation, sale, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or charge, and any attempt to alienate, sell, assign, pledge, encumber, or charge such right or benefit will be void. No such right or benefit will in any manner be liable for or subject to the debts, liabilities, or torts of a Participant.

If any provision in the Plan is held to be invalid or unenforceable, no other provision of the Plan will be affected thereby.

The Plan will be governed by and construed in accordance with applicable United States federal law and, to the extent not preempted by such federal law, in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws thereof.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any Non-U.S. Participant, this Award shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and any special terms and conditions, of such Participant’s country of residence (and primary country of employment, if different), but limited to the extent required by local law. By accepting an Award, the Participant agrees to take any and all actions, and consent to any and all actions taken by the Company or SPGI, as may be required to allow the Company or SPGI to comply with local laws, rules and regulations in the Participant’s country of residence (and primary country of employment, if different).

The Company Board hereby adopts the Plan as of March 4, 2020.

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