IHS Inc. Announces Pricing of Secondary Public Offering of Class A Common Stock

  IHS Inc. Announces Pricing of Secondary Public Offering of Class A Common
  Stock

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- June 21, 2012

IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS) today announced that an existing stockholder, Conscientia
Investment Limited, has priced a secondary public offering of 8,695,653 shares
of IHS’s Class A common stock at $100.00 per share, before deducting the
underwriting discount. The selling stockholder has also granted the
underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,304,347 shares.
IHS will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares in the
offering.

Goldman, Sachs & Co. is acting as the sole underwriter for the offering.

IHS has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) and a
preliminary prospectus supplement with the Securities and Exchange Commission
for the offering to which this press release relates. Prospective investors
should read the prospectus in that registration statement, the preliminary
prospectus supplement and other documents that IHS has filed with the SEC for
more complete information about IHS and the offering. Copies of the
preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, and, when
available, the final prospectus supplement, relating to the offering may be
obtained by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov or by contacting
Goldman, Sachs & Co., Attn: Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York,
NY 10282, telephone: (866) 471-2526, facsimile: (212) 902-9316, email:
prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation
of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of, these securities in any
state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of
any such state or other jurisdiction.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In particular, no
assurance can be given that the offering to which this press release relates
will be completed. These forward-looking statements reflect IHS Inc.’s current
views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and subject
to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the
date they are made and IHS Inc. assumes no duty, and does not undertake to
update forward-looking statements.

About IHS

IHS (NYSE: IHS) is the leading source of information, insight and analytics in
critical areas that shape today’s business landscape. Businesses and
governments in more than 165 countries around the globe rely on the
comprehensive content, expert independent analysis and flexible delivery
methods of IHS to make high-impact decisions and develop strategies with speed
and confidence. IHS has been in business since 1959 and became a publicly
traded company on the New York Stock Exchange in 2005. Headquartered in
Englewood, Colorado, USA, IHS employs more than 6,000 people in more than 30
countries around the world.

IHS is a registered trademark of IHS Inc. All other company and product names
may be trademarks of their respective owners. © 2012 IHS Inc.All rights
reserved.

Contact:

IHS Inc.
News Media Contact:
Ed Mattix, +1-303-397-2467
ed.mattix@ihs.com
or
Investor Relations Contact:
Andy Schulz, +1-303-397-2969
andy.schulz@ihs.com