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Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Data Technical News #2016 - 25
IHS Markit Ltd. to Begin Listing and Trading on Nasdaq on Wednesday, July 13, 2016

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Products Impacted:

  • All Nasdaq and UTP Data Feeds

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What you need to know:

On Wednesday, July 13, 2016, Markit Ltd. (Nasdaq: MRKT) and IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS) will merge and list on the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq) under the ticker symbol "INFO" and will begin trading.

IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS) will continue to be traded on NYSE through Tuesday, July 12, 2016.

What is changing?

On Wednesday, July 13, 2016, Markit Ltd. (Nasdaq: MRKT) and IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS) will merge and list on the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq) under the ticker symbol "INFO" and will begin trading. IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS) will continue to be traded on NYSE through Tuesday, July 12, 2016.

What are the issue details for the new Nasdaq listing?

The issue mapping for IHS Markit Ltd., is as follows:

Issue Name CUSIP NYSE/Nasdaq Ticker through July 12, 2016 Nasdaq Ticker as of July 13, 2016 Nasdaq Market Category Round Lot Size
IHS Markit Ltd. G47567105 MRKT (CUSIP: G58249106)
IHS (CUSIP: 451734107)		 INFO Nasdaq Global Select Market 100 shares

What database changes do Nasdaq market data redistributors need to make to accommodate the new listing?

Nasdaq asks that all market data redistributors update their database to reflect the new listing market for IHS Markit Ltd. on Wednesday, July 13, 2016. Nasdaq requests that market data redistributors retain the historical data for MRKT for the renamed INFO.

Please note that the consolidated market data for all Nasdaq-listed issues is disseminated via the UTP Quotation Data FeedSM (UQDFSM) and UTP Trade Data FeedSM (UTDFSM). Firms will begin to see quotation and trade data for IHS Markit Ltd. on UQDF and UTDF beginning in the pre-market trading hours on Wednesday, July 13, 2016.

For firms that report end usage numbers by the query, Nasdaq reminds them that the Level 1, Nasdaq Basic and Nasdaq Last Sale (NLS) counts should include quote and trade queries for IHS Markit Ltd (INFO), beginning on Wednesday, July 13, 2016.

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