SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2019-05-03

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<div><a name="s8fa8607a9e9f4afc836e3e65e126b3e5"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Exhibit (10.1)</font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:24px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">2019 PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT AWARD</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:232%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Performance Share Unit Award made as of the date (the &#8220;Award Date&#8221;) in 2019 that is the first business day of the month specified by the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Committee</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;) of the Board of Directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) of S&amp;P Global Inc., a New York corporation (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">S&amp;P Global</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), by S&amp;P Global.</font></div><div style="line-height:232%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">WHEREAS, the Board has designated the Committee to administer the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Plan</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), with respect to certain executives of the Company;</font></div><div style="line-height:232%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">WHEREAS, capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth for such terms in the Plan;</font></div><div style="line-height:232%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">WHEREAS, the Committee has determined that the Employee should be granted a Performance Share Unit Award under the Plan for the number of Performance Share Units (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Units</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;) as specified in the Employee&#8217;s Performance Share Unit Award Document (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Award Document</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;); and</font></div><div style="line-height:232%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">WHEREAS, the Employee is accepting the Performance Share Unit Award subject to the terms and conditions set forth below:</font></div><div style="line-height:232%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">1.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Grant of Awards</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. The grant of this Performance Share Unit Award (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Award</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;) is subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth with respect to the Units covered by this Award. Payment, if any, under the Award will be made in the number of shares of Stock corresponding to the number of Units earned hereunder, with each Unit corresponding to one share of Stock. For purposes of this Award, &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Award Period</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means the three consecutive calendar years beginning with the calendar year that includes the Award Date.</font></div><div style="line-height:232%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Upon grant of the Award, no stock or other certificate representing the 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 is contingent upon achievement of the EPS goal established by the Committee hereunder and the additional requirements set forth herein.</font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><