NEW YORK, Oct. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) has approved a regular quarterly cash dividend on the Corporation's common stock.  The dividend of $0.50 is payable on December 12, 2018, to shareholders of record on November 28, 2018. The annualized dividend rate is $2.00 per share.

The Company has paid a dividend each year since 1937 and is one of fewer than 25 companies in the S&P 500® that has increased its dividend annually for at least the last 45 years.

About S&P Global:

S&P Global is a leading provider of transparent and independent ratings, benchmarks, analytics and data to the capital and commodity markets worldwide. The Company's divisions include S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Market Intelligence, S&P Dow Jones Indices and S&P Global Platts. S&P Global has approximately 20,000 employees in 31 countries. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com.

Media Relations Contact:  
Miriam Hespanhol
Senior Communications Manager
(212) 438-1406 (office)
(407) 793-0452 (cell)
miriam.hespanhol@spglobal.com

Investor Relations Contact:
Chip Merritt 
Vice President, Investor Relations 
(212) 438-4321
chip.merritt@spglobal.com  

SOURCE S&P Global