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The remaining financial publishing arm of the company will be renamed McGraw Hill Financial and continue to operate the Standard & Poor’s division, including the that company’s indexes, oil & gas firm Platts, and automobile research firm J.D. Power and Associates. The sale is expected to be completed as soon as the end of this year.
McGraw-Hill will take a non-cash impairment charge of $450 to $550 million in the fourth quarter as a result of the sale.
The company plans to use the net proceeds of approximately $1.9 billion from the sale to continue its share buybacks, to make “tuck-in” acquisitions that “enhance McGraw Hill Financial’s portfolio of powerful brands, and to pay off short-term borrowings.
Shares are up about 2.6% this morning at $53.02 in a 52-week range of $40.50 to $56.75.
Paul Ausick
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