IHS Extends Exchange Offer for its 5.000 Percent Senior Notes Due 2022

IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS) today announced it has extended the exchange offer of its 5.000 percent Senior Notes due 2022, which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for all outstanding 5.000 percent Senior Notes due 2022 (the “outstanding notes”) that were issued and sold by IHS Inc. in October 2014 in a private offering.

The exchange offer, previously scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 10, 2015, will now expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 13, 2015, unless further extended by IHS Inc.

Approximately $749,855,000 million in aggregate principal amount, or 99.981 percent, of the outstanding notes were tendered in the exchange offer as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 10, 2015. The extension is intended to allow additional time for holders of the remaining outstanding notes to tender their outstanding notes in the exchange offer.

The terms of the exchange offer are set forth in a prospectus dated July 13, 2015. Documents related to the offer, including the prospectus and the associated letter of transmittal, have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and may be obtained from the exchange agent, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, at the following address:

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.12th Floor — Northstar East BuildingAttention: Corporate Trust Operations608 Second Avenue SouthMinneapolis, MN 55402

This press release shall not constitute an offer to exchange nor a solicitation of an offer to exchange the outstanding notes. The exchange offer is being made only by the prospectus and the accompanying letter of transmittal dated July 13, 2015, and only to such persons and in such jurisdictions as is permitted under applicable law.

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Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on our current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of our business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. Our actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others, the following: economic and financial conditions, including volatility in interest and exchange rates; our ability to manage system failures, capacity constraints, and cyber risks; our ability to successfully manage risks associated with changes in demand for our products and services as well as changes in our targeted industries; our ability to develop new platforms to deliver our products and services, pricing, and other competitive pressures, and changes in laws and regulations governing our business; the extent to which we are successful in gaining new long-term relationships with customers or retaining existing ones and the level of service failures that could lead customers to use competitors' services; our ability to successfully identify and integrate acquisitions into our existing businesses and manage risks associated therewith; our ability to satisfy our debt obligations and our other ongoing business obligations; and the other factors described under the caption “Risk Factors” in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K, along with our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Any forward-looking statement made by us in this release is based only on information currently available to us and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

About IHS Inc. (www.ihs.com)

IHS Inc. (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 150 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 is committed to sustainable, profitable growth and employs about 8,800 people in 32 countries around the world.

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IHS Inc.News Media Contact:Dan Wilinsky, +1 303-397-2468dan.wilinsky@ihs.comorInvestor Relations Contact:Eric Boyer, +1 303-397-2969eric.boyer@ihs.com

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