S&P Global Index CEO Makes Bold Purchase of 1.5 Billion Won in Company Shares

S&P Dow Jones Indices CEO Katherine R. Clay acquired 2,500 shares of S&P Global common stock in an open-market transaction on May 1 (local time), paying an average of $431.39 per share for a total outlay of approximately $1.1 million (about KRW 1.5 billion).

The related filing reiterated two restricted stock units (RSUs) granted on March 1 but specified that no additional RSUs vested or were newly granted in connection with this purchase.

In its April 28 release of first-quarter 2026 results, S&P Global Inc. (NYSE: SPGI) reported revenue of $4.171 billion (roughly KRW 5 trillion) and net income of $1.395 billion, and announced the repurchase of about $1 billion (approximately KRW 1.3 trillion) of its own shares. Separately, board director Robert Edward Moritz Jr. acquired roughly $500,000 (about KRW 700 million) of S&P Global stock in open-market purchases during the same week.

The company is advancing the spin-off and separate listing of its Mobility business and will host a “Mobility Global” Investor Day in New York on May 12 to outline the division’s strategic and financial plans. It also confirmed that its 2026 annual shareholder meeting will be held entirely online at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on May 20, a format designed to expand stakeholder access.

Headquartered in New York, S&P Global Inc. is a leading global information services company providing credit ratings, stock indices, and financial and commodities market data and analytics. Through its S&P Dow Jones Indices, Ratings, and Market Intelligence businesses, it supplies core benchmarks and data to capital markets worldwide. Formerly known as McGraw Hill Financial, the company adopted its current name in 2016 and is classified as a major financial infrastructure firm listed on the New York Stock Exchange.