2018 Guide to Effective Proxies

2.7 Frequently Asked Questions | 119 6 TH EDITION | GUIDE TO EFFECTIVE PROXIES NASDAQ, INC. H Other Items Proposal 3: Approval of the Equity Plan, as Amended and Restated 121 HOW TO VOTE By InternetUsingYour TabletorSmartPhone Scan thisQR code 24/7 to votewith your mobile device ByPhone Call +18006906903 in theU.S. or Canada to vote your shares By InternetUsing YourComputer Visit24/7 www.proxyvote.com ByMail Cast your ballot, sign your proxy card and return by free post Attend theAnnual Meeting Vote in person OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH ENTITIES AFFILIATED WITH OUR DIRECTORS Börje E. Ekholm, one of our former directors, isPresident and CEO of EricssonAB. From January1,2017 through our annualmeeting onMay10,2017 atwhichMr. Ekholm did not stand for re-election, Ericsson or its affiliates paid us approximately $0.2million primarily relating tomarket technology products and services in the ordinary course of business. JohnD.Rainey, one of our directors, is CFO and EVP ofGlobal CustomerOperations of PayPalHoldings, Inc.PayPal or its affiliates paid us $0.3million during thefiscal year endedDecember31,2017, primarily for listing services and corporate solutions in the ordinary course of business. Questions and Answers About Our Annual Meeting 1.What is included in theproxymaterials?What isaproxy statementandwhat isa proxy? The proxymaterials for our2018AnnualMeeting of Stockholders include theNotice ofAnnualMeeting, this proxy statement and the annual report on Form10-K.We also will provide an interactive version of the proxy statement at http://ir.nasdaq.com/. If you received a paper copy of thesematerials, the proxymaterials also include a proxy card or voting instruction form.A proxy statement is a document that SEC regulations require us to give youwhenwe ask you to sign a proxy designating individuals to vote on your behalf.A proxy is your legal designation of another person to vote the stock you own. That other person is called a proxy. If you designate someone as your proxy in awritten document, that document also is called a proxy or a proxy card.We have designated two of our officers as proxies for the2018Annual Meeting of Stockholders. These two officers are Edward S.Knight and Joan C. Conley. The form of proxy and this proxy statement have been approved by theBoard and are being provided to stockholders by its authority. 2.Whatdifferentmethods can Iuse tovote? You can vote by any of the followingmethods. By Internet. The notice of internet availability of proxymaterials contains the website address ( www.proxyvote.com ) for internet proxy submission. Internet proxy submission is available24 hours a day until11:59 p.m. (EDT) onApril23,2018.You must enter your control number,which is printed in the lower right hand corner of the notice of internet availability and youwill be given the opportunity to confirm that your instructions have been properly recorded. ByTelephone. In theU.S. and Canada, you can vote your shares by calling +1800 6906903. Telephone proxy submission is available24 hours a day until11:59 p.m. (EDT) onApril23,2018.When you submit a proxy by telephone, youwill be required to enter your control number.Youwill then receive easy-to-follow voice prompts allowing you to instruct the proxy holders how to vote your shares and to confirm Use any of the following ethods a d yourcontrolnumber: By Int rnetUsingYour TabletorSmartPhone Scan thisQR code 24/7 to votewith your mobile device ByPhone Call +18006906903 in theU.S. or Canada to voteyourshares By InternetUsing YourComputer Vi i 24/7 www.pr xyvote.com ByMail Cast your ballot, sign your proxy card and return by free post Attend theAnnual Meeting Vote in person i i cluded in theproxymaterials?What isaproxystatem nta dwhat isaproxy? The proxymaterials for our2018AnnualMeeting of Stockholders include theNotice ofAnnualMeeting, this proxy statement and the annual rep rt onForm10-K.We also will provide an i teractive ver ion of the proxy statement at http://i .nasdaq.com/. If you received a paper copy of thesematerials, the proxymaterials also include a pr xy ard or voting instruction form.A proxy statement is a document that SEC regulations require us to give y uwhenwe ask you to sign aproxy designating individual to vot ony ur behalf.A proxy is your legal designation of another person to vote thestock you own. That other person is call d proxy. If you designate s meone as y ur proxy i awritten docume t, th t ocument also iscalled proxy or a proxy c rd.Wehave designated two of our officers as proxies f r the2018Annual Meeting of Stockhold rs. These two officers are Edward S.Knght and Joan C.Co ley. The form of proxy and this proxy statem nt have been approvedby theBoard a d are being provided to stock olde s by its authority. 2.Whatdifferentmethods can Iuse tovote? You can vote by any of the followingmethods. By Internet. The notice of internet availability of proxymaterials contains the website address( www.proxyvot .com ) for nternet proxy submi si . I tern t proxy submission is available24 hours a dayuntil11:59 p.m. (EDT) onApril23,2018.You must enter your control numbe ,whichis printed in the lower right hand cornerof the notice of internet availability and youwill be give t oppo tunity to confi m that y ur instructions have been properly record d. ByTelephone. In theU.S. and Canada, you can vote your shares by calling +1800 6906903. T lephone proxy submission isavailabl 24 hours a day until11:59 p.m. (EDT) onApri 23,2018.When you ubmit proxy by telephone, o will be required to enter your control number.Youwill then receive easy-to-f llow voice prompts allowing to instruct the proxyholders how to vote our shares and to confirm Total of 06 pages in section ONEOK HEADER About the 2018 Annual Meeting The following questions and answers are provided for your convenience and briefly address some commonly asked questions about our 2018 annual meeting of shareholders. Please also consult the more detailed information contained elsewhere in this proxy statement and the documents referred to in this proxy statement. WhydidIreceivetheseproxymaterials? Weareprovidingtheseproxymaterialsinconnectionwiththe solicitationbytheBoardofDirectorsofONEOK,Inc.ofproxiesto bevotedatour2018annualmeetingofshareholdersandatany adjournmentorpostponementofthemeeting.Youareinvitedto attendourannualmeetingofshareholdersonMay23,2018,at 9:00a.m.,CentralDaylightTime.Themeetingwillbeheldatour companyheadquartersatONEOKPlaza,100WestFifthStreet, Tulsa,Oklahoma.Fordirectionstothemeeting,pleasevisitour websiteat www.oneok.com or www.proxydocs.com/oke . Whoissolicitingmyproxy? OurBoardofDirectorsissendingyouthisproxystatementin connectionwithitssolicitationofproxiesforuseatour2018annual meetingofshareholders.Certainofourdirectors,officersand employeesalsomaysolicitproxiesonourbehalfinpersonorby mail,telephone,faxoremail. Whomayattendandvoteattheannualmeeting? Allshareholderswhoheldsharesofourcommonstockattheclose ofbusinessonMarch26,2018,mayattendandvoteatthe meeting.Ifyoursharesareheldinthenameofabroker,bank, trusteeorotherholderofrecord,oftenreferredtoasbeingheld“in streetname,”bringacopyofyourbrokerageaccountstatementor avotinginstructioncard,whichyoumayobtainfromyourbroker, bank,trusteeorotherholderofrecordofyourshares. Pleasenote:nocameras,recordingequipment,electronicdevices, largebags,briefcasesorpackageswillbepermittedinthemeeting. Willtheannualmeetingbewebcast? OurannualmeetingalsowillbewebcastonMay23,2018.Youare invitedtovisit www.oneok.com at9:00a.m.,CentralDaylightTime,on May23,2018,toaccessthewebcastofthemeeting.Registrationfor thewebcastisrequired.Anarchivedcopyofthewebcastalsowillbe availableonourwebsitefor30daysfollowingthemeeting. HowdoIcastmyvote? Ifyouwereashareholderofrecordatthecloseofbusinessonthe recorddateofMarch26,2018,youhavetherighttovotethe sharesyouheldofrecordthatdayinpersonatthemeetingoryou mayappointaproxythroughtheinternet,bytelephoneorbymailto voteyoursharesonyourbehalf.Theinternetandtelephone methodsofvotinggenerallyareavailable24hoursadayandwill ensurethatyourproxyisconfirmedandpostedimmediately.These methodsofvotingarealsoavailabletoshareholderswhoholdtheir sharesinourDirectStockPurchaseandDividendReinvestment Plan,ourEmployeeStockPurchasePlan,our401(k)Planandour ProfitSharingPlan. Youmayrevokeyourproxyanytimebeforetheannualmeetingby followingtheproceduresoutlinedbelowunderthecaption“What canIdoifIchangemymindafterIvotemyshares?”Pleasehelpus savetimeandpostagecostsbyappointingaproxyviatheinternet orbytelephone. Whenyouappointaproxyviatheinternet,bytelephoneorbymailing asignedproxycard,youareappointingJohnW.Gibson,Chairman oftheBoard,andStephenB.Allen,SeniorVicePresident,General CounselandAssistantSecretary,asyourrepresentativesatthe annualmeeting,andtheywillvoteyoursharesasyouhave instructedthem.Ifyouappointaproxyviatheinternet,bytelephone orbymailingasignedproxycardbutdonotprovidevoting instructions,yourshareswillbevoted FOR theelectionofeach proposeddirectornomineenamedinthisproxystatementand FOR Proposals2,3and4. 2018 ProxyStatement 7 Total of 04 pages in section RR DONNELLEY Questions and Answers About How to Vote Your Proxy Belowareinstructionsonhowtovote,aswellasinformationonyourrightsasastockholderastheyrelatetovoting.Someofthe instructionsvarydependingonhowyourstockisheld.It’simportanttofollowtheinstructionsthatapplytoyoursituation. Q: Whocanvote? A: Youareentitledtoonevoteoneachproposalforeachshare oftheCompany’scommonstockthatyouownasofthe closeofbusinessontherecorddate,March30,2018. Q: Whatisthedifferencebetweenholdingsharesasa “stockholderofrecord”anda“streetname”holder? A: Ifyoursharesareregistereddirectlyinyournamethrough Computershare,theCompany’stransferagent,youare considereda“stockholderofrecord.”Ifyoursharesareheld inabrokerageaccountorbank,youareconsidereda“street name”holder. Q: HowdoIvoteifsharesareregisteredinmyname(as stockholderofrecord)? A: ByMail: Sign,dateandreturntheenclosedproxycardinthepostage paidenvelopeprovided.Yourvotinginstructionsmustbe receivedbyMay16,2018. ByTelephoneorInternet: Callthetoll-freenumberlistedonyourproxycard,logonto thewebsitelistedonyourproxycardorscantheQRcode onyourproxycardandfollowthesimpleinstructions provided. ThetelephoneandInternetvotingproceduresaredesigned toallowyoutovoteyoursharesandtoconfirmthatyour instructionshavebeenproperlyrecordedconsistentwith applicablelaw.Pleaseseeyourproxycardforspecific instructions.Stockholderswhowishtovoteoverthe Internetshouldbeawarethattheremaybecostsassociated withelectronicaccess,suchasusagechargesfromInternet accessprovidersandtelephonecompanies,andthatthere maybesomeriskastockholder’svotemightnotbeproperly recordedorcountedbecauseofanunanticipatedelectronic malfunction. VotingbytelephoneandtheInternetwillbeclosedat1:00 a.m.Chicagotimeonthedateofthe2018AnnualMeeting. Q: HowdoIvoteifmysharesareheldin“streetname?” A: Youshouldgiveinstructionstoyourbrokeronhowtovote yourshares.Ifyoudonotprovidevotinginstructionsto yourbroker,yourbrokerhasdiscretiontovotethoseshares onmattersthatareroutine.However,abrokercannotvote sharesonnon-routinematterswithoutyourinstructions. Thisisreferredtoasa“brokernon-vote.” Proposals1and2areconsiderednon-routinematters. Accordingly,yourbrokerwillnothavethediscretiontovote sharesastowhichyouhavenotprovidedvoting instructionswithrespecttoanyofthesematters. Proposal3,theratificationoftheappointmentofthe independentregisteredpublicaccountingfirm,is consideredaroutinematter,sotherewillnotbeanybroker non-voteswithrespecttothatproposal. Q: CanIvotemysharesinpersonattheAnnualMeeting? A: Ifyouplantoattendthemeetingandvoteinperson,your instructionsdependonhowyoursharesareheld: ‰ Sharesregisteredinyourname—checktheappropriate boxontheenclosedproxycardandbringeitherthe admissionticketattachedtotheproxycardorevidence ofyourstockownershipwithyoutothemeeting. ‰ Sharesregisteredinthenameofyourbrokerorother nominee—askyourbrokertoprovideyouwitha broker’sproxycardinyourname(whichwillallowyouto voteyoursharesinpersonatthemeeting)andbring evidenceofyourstockownershipfromyourbrokerwith youtothemeeting. Rememberthatattendanceatthemeetingwillbelimitedto stockholdersasoftherecorddatewithanadmissionticket orevidenceoftheirshareownershipandguestsofthe Company. QuestionsandAnswersAboutHowToVoteYourProxy 8 RRD 2018NoticeofMeetingandProxyStatement Total of 02 pages in section S&P GLOBAL, INC. HEADER GENERALINFORMATION S&P Global Inc. Proxy Statement 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders GENERAL INFORMATION WhydidIreceivethisProxyStatement? TheBoardofDirectorsofS&PGlobalInc.(the“Company,”“we”or“us”)issolicitingproxiesforthe2018Annual MeetingofShareholders(the“AnnualMeeting”)tobeheldonTuesday,May1,2018,at55WaterStreet,New York,NewYork10041,at11:00a.m.(EDT)andatanyadjournmentoftheAnnualMeeting.WhentheCompany asksforyourproxy,wemustprovideyouwithaProxyStatementthatcontainscertaininformationspecifiedby law.ThisProxyStatementsummarizestheinformationyouneedinordertovoteattheAnnualMeeting. WhyhaveIreceivedaNoticeRegardingInternetAvailabilityofProxyMaterialsinsteadofprintedcopiesof thesematerialsinthemail? InaccordancewithrulespromulgatedbytheSecuritiesandExchangeCommission(“SEC”),wehaveelectedto furnishourproxymaterialstoshareholdersovertheInternet.MostshareholdersarereceivingbymailaNotice ofInternetAvailabilityofProxyMaterials(“Notice”),whichprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheAnnual Meeting,theaddressofthewebsiteonwhichourproxystatementandannualreportareavailableforreview, printinganddownloadingandinstructionsonhowtosubmitproxyvotes.Forthosewhowishtoreceivetheir materialsinadifferentformat(e.g.,papercopybymailorelectroniccopybye-mail),theNoticecontainsin- structionsonhowtodoso.Shareholderswhohavepreviouslyconsentedtoelectronicdeliverywillreceivean e-mailwithawebaddresstoviewtheproxystatementandannualreportonline,alongwithinstructionson howtovote. WhatwillIvoteon? Thefollowingitems: 1. electionof12Directors; 2. approval,onanadvisorybasis,oftheexecutivecompensationprogramfortheCompany’snamed executiveofficers,asdescribedinthisProxyStatement; 3. ratificationoftheselectionofErnst&YoungLLPasourindependentregisteredpublicaccountingfirm for2018;and 4. othermattersthatmayproperlybebroughtbeforetheAnnualMeeting. Willtherebeanyotheritemsofbusinessontheagenda? WedonotexpectanyotheritemsofbusinessattheAnnualMeeting.Nonetheless,ifthereisanunforeseen need,yourproxywillgivediscretionaryauthoritytothepersonsnamedontheproxytovoteonanyothermat- tersthatmaybeproperlybroughtbeforetheAnnualMeeting.Thesepersonswillusetheirbestjudgmentin votingyourproxy. Whocanvote? Shareholdersasofthecloseofbusinessontherecorddate,whichisMarch12,2018,mayvoteattheAnnual Meeting. HowmanyvotesdoIhave? YouhaveonevoteattheAnnualMeetingforeachshareofcommonstockyouheldontherecorddate. Whatdoesitmeantobea“shareholderofrecord”? If,asofthecloseofbusinessontherecorddate,yourshareswereregistereddirectlyinyournamewithour transferagent,Computershare,youareashareholderofrecord.Asashareholderofrecord,youmayvotein 2018ProxyStatement 1 Total of 07 pages in section