S&P Global Inc. has issued $500 million of its 4.500% senior notes due 2028.

The company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to fund all or a portion of the redemption price of the $400 million outstanding principal amount of its 2.500% notes due 2018, and the balance for general corporate purposes.

The notes were sold pursuant to an underwriting agreement between S&P Global, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, as guarantor, and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. and Mizuho Securities USA LLC, as underwriters' representatives.

Standard & Poor's Financial Services and S&P Global Market Intelligence are part of S&P Global Inc.