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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2024

Registration No. 333-     

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   46-2286804
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

5660 New Northside Drive,

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

(770) 857-4700

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

Andrew J. Surdykowski, Esq.

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

5660 New Northside Drive,

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

(770) 857-4700

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Copy to:

Catherine M. Clarkin, Esq.

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

125 Broad Street

New York, NY 10004

(212) 558-4000

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.  ☐

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.  ☒

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ☐

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If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  ☒

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer      Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated filer      Smaller reporting company  
     Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

 

 

 


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PROSPECTUS

INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE, INC.

 

 

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Common Stock

Preferred Stock

Depositary Shares

Debt Securities

Warrants

Purchase Contracts

Units

 

 

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (“ICE”) may, from time to time, in one or more series, offer to sell the securities identified above. This prospectus describes some of the general terms that may apply to these securities and the general manner in which they may be offered. The specific terms of any securities to be offered, and the specific manner in which they may be offered, will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement to this prospectus. A prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. This prospectus may not be used to offer or sell securities unless accompanied by the applicable prospectus supplement describing the method and terms of the applicable offering.

One or more selling stockholders may use this prospectus in connection with their resales of shares of common stock from time to time in amounts, at prices and on terms that will be determined at the time of the applicable offering. Information about any selling stockholder and its resale of shares of common stock, including the relationship between such selling stockholder and ICE and the amounts, prices and other terms of the applicable offering, will be included in the applicable prospectus supplement, if required.

Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “ICE”.

We may offer and sell the securities directly, through agents, dealers or underwriters as designated from time to time, or through a combination of these methods.

You should carefully read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, together with the documents incorporated by reference, before you make your investment decision.

 

 

Investing in the securities involves certain risks. You should carefully read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, together with the documents incorporated by reference, before you make your investment decision. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 20 in ICE’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, which is incorporated herein by reference, as well as any additional risk factors included in, or incorporated by reference into, the applicable prospectus supplement for a description of the factors you should consider before deciding to invest in any of our securities.

 

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

 

Prospectus dated March 1, 2024

Neither ICE nor any selling stockholder has authorized anyone to provide you with information other than the information contained in this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement, including the information incorporated by reference herein as described under “Where You Can Find More Information,” or any free writing prospectus that ICE files with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Neither ICE nor any selling stockholder takes any responsibility for, or can provide any assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. This prospectus, the accompanying prospectus supplement and any such free writing prospectus may be used only for the purposes for which they have been published. You should not assume that the information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the cover page of this prospectus. Our business, financial condition, results of operations or prospects may change after such date. We are not making an offer of these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted.


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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE

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RISK FACTORS

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USE OF PROCEEDS

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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

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VALIDITY OF SECURITIES

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EXPERTS

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that the registrant has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, using a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf process, ICE or one or more selling stockholders may offer the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. Each time ICE sells securities, it will provide a prospectus supplement along with this prospectus that will contain specific information about the terms of the offering. The specific manner in which shares of common stock may be offered by selling stockholders will be described in a prospectus supplement to this prospectus, if required. The accompanying prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. If information varies between this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in the accompanying prospectus supplement. You should read both this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement together with the additional information described under “Where You Can Find More Information.”

Unless the context otherwise requires, in this prospectus, “we,” “our” or “us” refers to ICE.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

ICE is required to file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our filings with the SEC are available to the public through the SEC’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov or on our Internet site at http://www.ice.com. Except for the documents referred to under this caption “Where You Can Find More Information” in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement which are specifically incorporated by reference into this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement, information contained on ICE’s website or that can be accessed through its website is not incorporated into and does not constitute a part of this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement. ICE has included its website address only as an inactive textual reference and does not intend it to be an active link to its website.

The registrant has filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-3 relating to the securities covered by this prospectus. This prospectus is a part of the registration statement and does not contain all of the information in the registration statement. Whenever a reference is made in this prospectus to a contract or other document of ours, please be aware that the reference is only a summary and that you should refer to the exhibits that are a part of the registration statement for a copy of the contract or other document. You may review a copy of the registration statement through the SEC’s Internet site.

The SEC’s rules allow us to “incorporate by reference” information into this prospectus. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document. Any information referred to in this way is considered part of this prospectus from the date we file that document. Any reports filed by us with the SEC on or after the date of this prospectus and prior to the termination of the applicable offering of securities by means of this prospectus will automatically update and, where applicable, supersede any information contained in this prospectus or incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

We incorporate by reference into this prospectus the following documents or information filed by us with the SEC (other than, in each case, documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules):

 

   

Annual Report of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed on February 8, 2024 (File No. 001-36198);

 

   

The financial statements of Bakkt Holdings, Inc. as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022 included as Exhibit 99.1 to Amendment No. 2 to the Annual Report of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, filed on March 24, 2023 (File No. 001-36198);

 

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Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the SEC on March  31, 2023 (but only for the information set forth therein that is incorporated by reference into Part III of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022) (File No. 001-36198);

 

   

Current Report of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. on Form 8-K filed on March 1, 2024 (Item 8.01 only) (File No. 001-36198); and

 

   

All documents filed by Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), on or after the date of this prospectus and before the termination of the applicable offering.

We will provide without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom this prospectus is delivered, upon his or her written or oral request, a copy of any or all documents referred to above which have been or may be incorporated by reference into this prospectus excluding exhibits to those documents unless they are specifically incorporated by reference into those documents. You can request those documents from Investor Relations, 5660 New Northside Drive, Atlanta, GA 30328, telephone (770) 857-4700.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

We have included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus statements that may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements contained or incorporated by reference herein that are not statements of historical fact may be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements relate to future events or our future financial performance and are based on our beliefs and assumptions, as well as the information available to us. They involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our results, levels of activity, performance, cash flows, financial position or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these statements. Forward-looking statements may be introduced by or contain terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “targets,” “goal,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” or the antonyms of these terms or other comparable terminology. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, cash flows, financial position or achievements. Accordingly, we caution you not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements we may make. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any of these statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring, except as required by the federal securities laws. New factors may emerge and it is not possible to predict all factors that may affect our business and prospects. See “Risk Factors” below for information regarding important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ, perhaps materially, from those in our forward-looking statements.

INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE

We are a leading global provider of technology and data to a broad range of customers including financial institutions, corporations and government entities. Our products, which span major asset classes including futures, equities, fixed income and U.S. residential mortgages, provide our customers with access to mission critical tools that are designed to increase asset class transparency and workflow efficiency. Although we report our results in three reportable business segments, we operate as one business, leveraging the collective expertise, particularly in data services and technology, that exists across our platforms to inform and enhance our operations. Our segments are as follows:

 

   

Exchanges: We operate regulated marketplace technology for the listing, trading and clearing of a broad array of derivatives contracts and financial securities as well as data and connectivity services related to those venues.

 

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Fixed Income and Data Services: We provide fixed income pricing, reference data, indices, analytics and execution services as well as global credit default swaps, or CDS, clearing and multi-asset class data delivery technology.

Mortgage Technology: We provide a technology platform that offers customers comprehensive, digital workflow tools that aim to address inefficiencies and mitigate risks that exist in the U.S. residential mortgage market life cycle, from application through closing, servicing and the secondary market.

The majority of our identifiable assets are located in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Our principal executive offices are located at 5660 New Northside Drive, 3rd Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30328. Our main telephone number is (770) 857-4700, and our website is www.ice.com.

 

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RISK FACTORS

Investing in securities issued by ICE involves risks. Before you invest in any of our securities, in addition to the other information included in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus, you should carefully consider the risk factors contained in Item 1A under the caption “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in the Annual Report of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, which is incorporated in this prospectus by reference. See “Where You Can Find More Information” above for information about how to obtain a copy of these documents. You should also carefully consider the risks and other information that may be contained in, or incorporated by reference into, any prospectus supplement relating to specific offerings of securities.

USE OF PROCEEDS

We intend to use the net proceeds from the sales of the securities in the manner set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, which may include general corporate purposes.

ICE will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock by any selling stockholder.

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

We may use this prospectus to offer securities from time to time in one or more offerings. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the amounts, prices and detailed terms of the securities and may describe risks associated with an investment in the securities. We will also include in the prospectus supplement, where applicable, information about material United States federal income tax considerations relating to the securities. Terms used in this prospectus will have the meanings described in this prospectus unless otherwise specified.

We may offer and sell the securities to or through one or more underwriters, dealers or agents, or directly to purchasers. We, as well as any agents acting on our behalf, reserve the sole right to accept or to reject in whole or in part any proposed purchase of our securities. Each prospectus supplement will set forth the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents involved in the sale of our securities described in that prospectus supplement and any applicable fee, commission or discount arrangements with them.

This prospectus may not be used to sell securities unless accompanied by the applicable prospectus supplement.

Common Stock

We or any selling stockholder may sell shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share.

The following summary is a description of the material terms of ICE’s capital stock. You should also refer to (1) the sixth amended and restated certificate of incorporation of ICE (as amended from time to time, the “certificate of incorporation”), (2) the ninth amended and restated bylaws of ICE (as amended from time to time, the “bylaws”), and (3) the applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

Pursuant to the certificate of incorporation, ICE’s authorized capital stock consists of one billion six hundred million (1,600,000,000) shares, each with a par value of $0.01 per share, of which:

 

   

one hundred million (100,000,000) shares are designated as preferred stock; and

 

   

one billion five hundred million (1,500,000,000) shares are designated as common stock.

 

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All outstanding shares of common stock are, and the shares of common stock offered hereby will be, when issued and sold, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

Holders of ICE’s common stock have the following rights, privileges and limitations:

 

   

Voting: Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote per share, provided that for so long as ICE directly or indirectly controls a national securities exchange registered under Section 6 of the Exchange Act (each such national securities exchange so controlled, an “Exchange”), no person, either alone or together with its related persons (as that term is defined in Article V of the certificate of incorporation), is entitled to vote or cause the voting of shares of ICE stock representing in the aggregate more than 10% of the then outstanding votes entitled to be cast on such matter. ICE will disregard any votes cast in excess of the 10% voting limitation unless the ICE board of directors expressly permits a person, either alone or together with its related persons, to exercise a vote in excess of the voting limitation and the SEC approves such vote.

 

   

Ownership: For so long as ICE directly or indirectly controls an Exchange, no person, either alone or together with its related persons, may beneficially own shares of stock representing in the aggregate more than 20% of the then outstanding votes entitled to be cast on any matter. The 20% ownership limitation will apply unless the ICE board of directors expressly permits a person, either alone or together with its related persons, to own shares in excess of the limitation and the SEC approves such exception. If no such permission is granted and approved, any person who owns shares of ICE stock in excess of the 20% ownership threshold will be obligated to sell, and ICE will be obligated to purchase, at par value the number of shares held by such person above the ownership limitation.

 

   

Dividends and distributions: The holders of shares of ICE common stock have the right to receive dividends and distributions, whether payable in cash or otherwise, as may be declared from time to time by the ICE board of directors from legally available assets or funds.

 

   

Liquidation, dissolution or winding-up: In the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of ICE, holders of the shares of common stock are entitled to share equally, share-for-share, in the assets available for distribution after payment of all creditors and the liquidation preferences of any ICE preferred stock.

 

   

Restrictions on transfer: Neither the certificate of incorporation nor the bylaws contain any restrictions on the transfer of shares of ICE common stock, although restrictions on transfer may be imposed under applicable securities laws.

 

   

Redemption, conversion or preemptive rights: Holders of shares of common stock have no redemption or conversion rights or preemptive rights to purchase or subscribe for ICE securities.

 

   

Other provisions: There are no sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock, nor is the common stock subject to calls or assessments by ICE.

The rights, preferences, and privileges of the holders of shares of ICE common stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock that ICE may designate and issue in the future. As of the date of this prospectus, there are no shares of preferred stock outstanding.

Limitation of Liability and Indemnification Matters

The certificate of incorporation provides that no ICE director will be liable to ICE or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except in those cases in which liability is mandated by the Delaware General Corporation Law, and except for liability for breach of the director’s duty of loyalty, acts or omissions not in good faith or involving intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or any transaction from which the director derived any improper personal benefit. The bylaws provide for

 

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indemnification, to the fullest extent permitted by law, of any person made or threatened to be made a party to any action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or senior officer of ICE or, at the request of ICE, serves or served as a director, officer, partner, member, employee or agent of any other enterprise, against all expenses, liabilities, losses and claims actually incurred or suffered by such person in connection with the action, suit or proceeding. The bylaws also provide that, to the extent authorized from time to time by the ICE board of directors, ICE may provide to any one or more other persons rights of indemnification and rights to receive payment or reimbursement of expenses, including attorneys’ fees.

Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law

ICE is subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a business combination with an interested stockholder for a period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner or a certain level of stock is acquired upon consummation of the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder. A business combination includes, among other things, a merger, asset sale or a transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. Subject to certain exceptions, an interested stockholder is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns (or, in certain cases, within three years prior, did own) 15% or more of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock. Under Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, a business combination between ICE and an interested stockholder is prohibited during the relevant three-year period unless it satisfies one of the following conditions:

 

   

prior to the time the stockholder became an interested stockholder, the ICE board of directors approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder;

 

   

on consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of ICE voting stock outstanding at the time the transaction commenced (excluding, for purposes of determining the number of shares outstanding, shares owned by persons who are directors and officers); or

 

   

the business combination is approved by the ICE board of directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of ICE outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder.

Certain Anti-Takeover Matters

The certificate of incorporation and bylaws include a number of provisions that may have the effect of encouraging persons considering unsolicited tender offers or other unilateral takeover proposals to negotiate with the ICE board of directors rather than pursue non-negotiated takeover attempts. These provisions include:

Board of Directors

Vacancies and newly created seats on the ICE board of directors may be filled only by the ICE board of directors. Generally, only the ICE board of directors may determine the number of directors on the ICE board of directors. However, if the holders of any class or classes of stock or series thereof are entitled to elect one or more directors, then the number of directors elected by the holders of such stock will be determined according to the terms of the stock and pursuant to the resolutions relating to the stock. The inability of stockholders to determine the number of directors or to fill vacancies or newly created seats on the ICE board of directors makes it more difficult to change the composition of the ICE board of directors. These provisions are designed to promote a continuity of existing management.

 

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Advance Notice Requirements

The bylaws establish advance notice procedures with regard to stockholder proposals relating to the nomination of candidates for election as directors or new business to be brought before meetings of ICE stockholders. These procedures provide that notice of such stockholder proposals must be timely given in writing to the ICE secretary prior to the meeting at which the action is to be taken. Generally, to be timely, notice must be received at the principal executive offices of ICE not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary date of the annual meeting for the preceding year. The notice must contain certain information specified in the bylaws.

Proxy Access

The bylaws provide that qualified stockholders can nominate candidates for election to the ICE board of directors if such stockholders comply with the requirements contained in our bylaws within the designated time periods. Under the proxy access provisions of our bylaws, any stockholder (or group of up to 20 stockholders) owning 3% or more of our common stock continuously for at least three years may nominate up to two individuals or 20% of the ICE board of directors, whichever is greater, as director candidates for election to the ICE board of directors, and require us to include such nominees in our annual meeting proxy statement if the stockholders and nominees satisfy the requirements contained in our bylaws. These procedures provide that notice of such stockholder proposals must be timely given in writing to the ICE secretary prior to the meeting at which the action is to be taken. Generally, to be timely, notice must be received at the principal executive offices of ICE no earlier than the close of business 150 calendar days and no later than the close of business 120 calendar days before the anniversary date that we mailed our proxy materials for the annual meeting for the preceding year. The notice must contain certain information specified in the bylaws.

Adjournment of Meetings of Stockholders Without a Stockholder Vote

The bylaws permit the chair of the meeting of stockholders, who is appointed by the ICE board of directors, to adjourn any meeting of stockholders for a reasonable period of time without a stockholder vote.

Special Meetings of Stockholders

The certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide that special meetings of the stockholders may be called by (1) the ICE board of directors, (2) the chair of the ICE board of directors, (3) the chief executive officer, or (4) the secretary upon the receipt of a written request of (and subject to compliance with procedures specified in the bylaws by) one or more holders of record holding as of the date of the secretary’s receipt of such written request shares of ICE common stock representing in the aggregate at least 20% of the shares of ICE common stock outstanding at such time that would be entitled to vote at the meeting.

No Written Consent of Stockholders

The certificate of incorporation requires all stockholder actions to be taken by a vote of the stockholders at an annual or special meeting. The certificate of incorporation does not permit holders of shares of ICE common stock to act by written consent without a meeting.

Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws

The certificate of incorporation provides that ICE reserves the right to amend or repeal any provision contained in the certificate of incorporation in any manner permitted by law, and all rights conferred upon stockholders in the certificate of incorporation are granted subject to this reservation. Under the DGCL, an amendment to the certificate of incorporation generally requires (1) the approval of the board of directors, (2) the approval of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding stock entitled to vote upon the proposed

 

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amendment and (3) the approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding stock of each class entitled to vote thereon as a class, if any.

Subject to certain exceptions, the ICE board of directors is expressly authorized to adopt, amend or repeal any or all of the ICE bylaws at any time. ICE stockholders may adopt, amend or repeal any of the bylaws by an affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all outstanding ICE common stock and all other outstanding shares of stock of ICE entitled to vote on the matter, with such outstanding shares of ICE common stock and other stock considered for this purpose as a single class.

For so long as ICE shall control, directly or indirectly, any Exchange, before any amendment or repeal of any provision of the bylaws or the certificate of incorporation may become effective, it must be submitted to the boards of directors of each Exchange. If any of these boards of directors determines that the amendment or repeal must be filed with, or filed with and approved by, the SEC under Section 19 of the Exchange Act, then the amendment or repeal shall not be effectuated until filed with, or filed with and approved by, as applicable, the SEC.

Blank Check Preferred Stock

The certificate of incorporation provides for one hundred million (100,000,000) authorized shares of preferred stock. The existence of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock may enable the ICE board of directors to render more difficult or to discourage an attempt to obtain control of ICE by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise. For example, if in the due exercise of its fiduciary obligations, the ICE board of directors were to determine that a takeover proposal is not in the best interests of ICE, the ICE board of directors could cause shares of preferred stock to be issued without stockholder approval in one or more private offerings or other transactions that might dilute the voting or other rights of the proposed acquirer or insurgent stockholder or stockholder group. In this regard, the certificate of incorporation grants the ICE board of directors broad power to establish the rights and preferences of authorized and unissued shares of preferred stock. The issuance of shares of preferred stock could decrease the amount of earnings and assets available for distribution to holders of shares of common stock. The issuance may also adversely affect the rights and powers, including voting rights, of such holders and may have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change in control. The ownership limitations described above under “Common Stock” are applicable to holders of preferred stock, and, to the extent holders of shares of preferred stock are entitled to vote on a matter, the voting limitations described above under “Common Stock” would also be applicable to holders of preferred stock. The ICE board of directors currently does not intend to seek stockholder approval prior to any issuance of shares of preferred stock, unless otherwise required by law.

Listing

ICE’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “ICE”.

Transfer Agent

The transfer agent for ICE common stock is Computershare Investor Services.

Preferred Stock; Depositary Shares

Under our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, our board of directors is authorized to issue shares of preferred stock in one or more series. To establish a series of preferred stock, our board must set the terms thereof. We may sell shares of our preferred stock, par value of $0.01 per share, in one or more series. In a prospectus supplement, we will describe the specific designation, the aggregate number of shares offered, the dividend rate or manner of calculating the dividend rate, the dividend periods or manner of calculating the dividend periods, the ranking of the shares of the series with respect to dividends, liquidation and dissolution, the

 

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liquidation preference of the shares of the series, the voting rights of the shares of the series, if any, whether and on what terms the shares of the series will be convertible or exchangeable, whether and on what terms we can redeem the shares of the series, whether we will offer depositary shares representing shares of the series and if so, the fraction or multiple of a share of preferred stock represented by each depositary share, whether we will list the preferred stock or depositary shares on a securities exchange and any other specific terms of the series of preferred stock.

Debt Securities—Senior Debt Securities and Subordinated Debt Securities

We may sell debt securities, including senior debt securities and subordinated debt securities, which may be senior or subordinated in priority of payment. We will provide a prospectus supplement that describes the ranking, whether senior or subordinated, the level of seniority or subordination (as applicable), the specific designation, the aggregate principal amount, the purchase price, the maturity, the redemption terms, the interest rate or manner of calculating the interest rate, the time of payment of interest, if any, the terms for any conversion or exchange, including the terms relating to the adjustment of any conversion or exchange mechanism, the listing, if any, on a securities exchange and any other specific terms of any debt securities that we may issue from time to time.

As required by U.S. federal law for all bonds and notes of companies that are publicly offered, our debt securities will be governed by a document called an indenture. Senior debt securities will be issued under a senior indenture and subordinated debt securities will be issued under a subordinated indenture, in each case, with the specific terms and conditions set forth in a supplemental indenture or company order. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, our senior debt securities will be issued in one or more series under the senior debt indenture, dated as of August 13, 2018, between ICE and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee. Computershare Trust Company, N.A. will also be appointed to act as the paying agent, conversion agent, registrar and custodian with regard to the senior debt securities. The indenture relating to our senior debt securities is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, our subordinated debt securities will be issued in one or more series under an indenture, to be entered into between ICE and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, or a different trustee named in such indenture. The form of indenture relating to our subordinated debt securities is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

Unless otherwise stated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the aggregate principal amount of debt securities that may be issued under the applicable indenture is unlimited. The debt securities may be issued in one or more series as may be authorized from time to time. The prospectus supplement relating to any series of debt securities will describe the specific terms of such debt securities. Unless otherwise stated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may issue additional debt securities of a particular series without the consent of the holders of the debt securities of such series or any other series outstanding at the time of issuance. Any such additional debt securities, together with all other outstanding debt securities of that series, will constitute a single series of securities under the applicable indenture.

United States federal income tax consequences and special considerations, if any, applicable to any such series will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Unless otherwise stated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the debt securities will not be listed on any securities exchange.

ICE expects the debt securities to be issued in fully registered form without coupons. Subject to the limitations provided in the applicable indenture and in the applicable prospectus supplement, debt securities that are issued in registered form may be transferred or exchanged at the designated corporate trust office of the trustee, without the payment of any service charge, other than any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

 

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Unless otherwise stated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the debt securities of a series may be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more global securities that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, a depositary identified in the applicable prospectus supplement. Global securities will be issued in registered form and in either temporary or definitive form. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for the individual debt securities, a global security may not be transferred except as a whole by the depositary for such global security to a nominee of such depositary or by a nominee of such depositary to such depositary or another nominee of such depositary or by such depositary or any such nominee to a successor of such depositary or a nominee of such successor. The specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to any debt securities of a series and the rights of and limitations upon owners of beneficial interests in a global security will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

The debt securities and the indentures under which the debt securities will be issued will be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York.

Warrants

We may sell warrants to purchase our debt securities, shares of preferred stock or shares of our common stock. In a prospectus supplement, we will inform you of the exercise price and other specific terms of the warrants, including whether our or your obligations, if any, under any warrants may be satisfied by delivering or purchasing the underlying securities or their cash value.

Purchase Contracts

We may issue purchase contracts, including contracts obligating holders to purchase from, or to sell to, us, and obligating us to sell to, or to purchase from, the holders, a specified number of shares of our common stock, preferred stock or depositary shares at a future date or dates. The price per share of common stock, preferred stock or depositary shares and the number of shares of each may be fixed at the time the purchase contracts are issued or may be determined by reference to a specific formula set forth in the purchase contracts. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of the purchase contracts, including, if applicable, collateral or depositary arrangements.

Units

We may issue units consisting of one or more purchase contracts and beneficial interests in any of our securities described in the applicable prospectus supplement, securing the holders’ obligations to purchase the common stock, preferred stock or depositary shares under the purchase contracts. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of the units, including, if applicable, collateral or depositary arrangements.

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We or any selling stockholder may sell securities from time to time to purchasers directly, through broker-dealers acting as agents, dealers, or underwriters or through a combination of any of those methods of sale or as otherwise described in the applicable prospectus supplement, if required.

The distribution of the securities may be made from time to time in one or more transactions at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to these prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices.

VALIDITY OF SECURITIES

The validity of the securities offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, New York.

 

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EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. and subsidiaries appearing in ICE’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and the effectiveness of ICE’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such financial statements are, and audited financial statements to be included in subsequently filed documents will be, incorporated herein in reliance upon the reports of Ernst & Young LLP pertaining to such financial statements and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of the respective dates (to the extent covered by consents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission) given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

The consolidated financial statements of Bakkt Holdings, Inc., which we refer to as “Bakkt,” appearing in ICE’s amended Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed on March 24, 2023 pursuant to Rule 3-09 of Regulation S-X, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such financial statements are, and Bakkt audited financial statements to be included in subsequently filed documents will be, incorporated herein in reliance upon the report of Ernst & Young LLP pertaining to such financial statements (to the extent covered by consents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission) given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 14.

Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

The following is a statement of the estimated fees and expenses to be incurred by the registrant in connection with the distribution of the securities registered under this registration statement:

 

     Amount
to be paid
 

SEC registration fee

    

Legal fees and expenses

     $    †  

Accounting fees and expenses

     $    †  

Fees and expenses of trustee

     $    †  

Printing fees

     $    †  

Miscellaneous

   $      † 
  

 

 

 

Total

   $      † 

 

*

Deferred in reliance on Rule 456(b) and 457(r).

Estimated expenses are not presently known.

 

Item 15.

Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) permits a corporation to indemnify its directors and officers against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlements actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with any action, suit or proceeding brought by third parties. The directors or officers must have acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reason to believe their conduct was unlawful. In a derivative action, an action only by or in the right of the corporation, indemnification may be made only for expenses actually and reasonably incurred by directors and officers in connection with the defense or settlement of an action or suit, and only with respect to a matter as to which they shall have acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation. No indemnification shall be made if such person shall have been adjudged liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that the defendant officers or directors are fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses despite such adjudication of liability. Section 10.6 of ICE’s bylaws provides for indemnification by ICE of its directors, senior officers and employees to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.

Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a corporation to provide in its charter that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (1) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) for payments of unlawful dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions, or (4) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. ICE’s certificate of incorporation provides for such limitation of liability.

ICE maintains standard policies of insurance under which coverage is provided (1) to its directors and officers against loss rising from claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act, and (2) to ICE with respect to payments which may be made by it to such officers and directors pursuant to the above indemnification provision or otherwise as a matter of law.

 

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Item 16.

Exhibits

 

(a)

The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated herein by reference unless otherwise indicated:

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description of Document

 1.1    Form of Underwriting Agreement for debt securities.*
 1.2    Form of Underwriting Agreement for preferred stock and/or depositary shares.*
 1.3    Form of Underwriting Agreement for common stock.*
 2.1    Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May  4, 2022, among Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., Sand Merger Sub Corporation and Black Knight, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2022, File No. 001-36198).
 2.2    Amendment No. 1, dated as of March 7, 2023, to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May  4, 2022, among Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., Sand Merger Sub Corporation and Black Knight, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 7, 2023, File No. 001-36198).
 3.1    Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., effective August  22, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 22, 2022, File No.  001-36198).
 3.2    Ninth Amended and Restated Bylaws of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., effective August  22, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August  22, 2022, File No. 001-36198).
 4.1    Senior Debt Indenture, dated as of August  13, 2018, among Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., as issuer, and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (including form of senior debt securities) (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 13, 2018, File No. 001-36198).
 4.2    Form of Subordinated Debt Securities Indenture among Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., as issuer, and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (including form of subordinated debt securities) (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 333-223502, filed with the Commission on March 7, 2018).
 4.3    Form of Specimen Common Stock certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 filed with the SEC on December 3, 2015, File No. 333-206169).
 4.4    Form of Specimen Preferred Stock certificate.*
 4.5    Form of Deposit Agreement, including form of Depositary Receipt.*
 4.6    Form of Warrant Agreement.*
 4.7    Form of Unit Agreement, including form of Unit.*
 5.1    Opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP regarding the validity of the securities being registered.
23.1    Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2    Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.3    Consent of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1    Powers of Attorney (included as part of the signature pages).

 

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Exhibit
No.

  

Description of Document

25.1    Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (for senior debt securities).
25.2    Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (for subordinated debt securities).
107    Filing Fee Table

 

*

To be filed as an amendment or as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K in connection with a specific offering and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 17.

Undertakings

The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

 

(1)

to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 

  (i)

to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

 

  (ii)

to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

 

  (iii)

to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

 

(2)

that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(3)

to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

(4)

that, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

 

  (i)

each prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

 

  (ii)

each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5) or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such

 

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  form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which the prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

 

(5)

that, for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

 

  (i)

any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

 

  (ii)

any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned Registrant;

 

  (iii)

the portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and

 

  (iv)

any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned Registrant to the purchaser.

 

(6)

that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, that Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Atlanta, State of Georgia, on the 1st day of March, 2024.

 

INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE, INC.
By:  

/s/ A. Warren Gardiner

  Name: A. Warren Gardiner
  Title:  Chief Financial Officer

The undersigned directors and officers do hereby constitute and appoint Jeffrey C. Sprecher, A. Warren Gardiner and Andrew J. Surdykowski and any of them, with full power of substitution, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents to do any and all acts and things in our name and behalf in our capacities as directors and officers, and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, that such person may deem necessary or advisable to enable the Registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”) and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with this registration statement, including specifically, but not limited to, power and authority to sign for us, or any of us, in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments hereto (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments or any other registration statement filed pursuant to the provisions of Rule 462(b) under the Act); and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that such person or persons shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 1st day of March, 2024.

 

Signature

  

Title

/s/ Jeffrey C. Sprecher

(Jeffrey C. Sprecher)

  

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ A. Warren Gardiner

(A. Warren Gardiner)

  

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

/s/ James W. Namkung

(James W. Namkung)

  

Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller

(Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/ Sharon Y. Bowen

(Sharon Y. Bowen)

  

Director

/s/ Shantella E. Cooper

(Shantella E. Cooper)

  

Director

/s/ Duriya M. Farooqui

(Duriya M. Farooqui)

  

Director

/s/ Lord Hague of Richmond

(The Rt. Hon. the Lord Hague of Richmond)

  

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Signature

  

Title

/s/ Mark F. Mulhern

(Mark F. Mulhern)

  

Director

/s/ Thomas E. Noonan

(Thomas E. Noonan)

  

Director

/s/ Caroline L. Silver

(Caroline L. Silver)

  

Director

/s/ Judith A. Sprieser

(Judith A. Sprieser)

  

Director

/s/ Martha A. Tirinnanzi

(Martha A. Tirinnanzi)

  

Director

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Exhibit 5.1

March 1, 2024     

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.,

5660 New Northside Drive,

Atlanta, Georgia 30328.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”) of (i) shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”); (ii) shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Preferred Stock”); (iii) depositary shares of the Company representing Preferred Stock (the “Depositary Shares”); (iv) debt securities, including senior debt securities and subordinated debt securities, of the Company (the “Debt Securities”); (v) warrants of the Company to purchase Debt Securities, Preferred Stock or Common Stock (the “Warrants”); (vi) purchase contracts of the Company with respect to Preferred Stock, Depositary Shares or Common Stock (the “Purchase Contracts”); and (vii) units of the Company comprised of the Securities, as defined below (the “Units” and, together with the Common Stock, the Preferred Stock, the Depositary Shares, the Debt Securities, the Warrants and the Purchase Contracts, the “Securities”), we, as your counsel, have examined such corporate records, certificates and other documents, and such questions of law, as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion. Upon the basis of such examination, it is our opinion that:

(1) When the registration statement relating to the Securities (the “Registration Statement”) has become effective under the Act, the terms of the sale of the Common Stock have been duly established in conformity with the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation so as not to violate any applicable law or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company, and the Common Stock has been duly issued and sold as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Common Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.


 

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(2) When the Registration Statement has become effective under the Act, the terms of the Preferred Stock and of its issuance and sale have been duly established in conformity with the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation so as not to violate any applicable law or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company, a certificate of designations with respect to the Preferred Stock has been duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and the Preferred Stock has been duly issued and sold as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Preferred Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

(3) When the Registration Statement has become effective under the Act, the terms of the deposit agreement under which the Depositary Shares are to be issued (the “Deposit Agreement”) have been established so as not to violate any applicable law or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company, the Deposit Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto, the terms of the Depositary Shares and of their issuance and sale have been duly established in conformity with the Deposit Agreement so as not to violate any applicable law or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company, the Preferred Stock represented by the Depositary Shares has been duly authorized and validly issued and is delivered to the depositary, and the depositary receipts evidencing the Depositary Shares have been duly issued against deposit of the Preferred Stock in accordance with the Deposit Agreement and issued and sold for a price determined by the Company’s Board of Directors which is not less than the par value of the underlying shares of Preferred Stock represented thereby, the depositary receipts evidencing the Depositary Shares will be validly issued.

(4) When the Registration Statement has become effective under the Act, the indentures (each, an “Indenture”) relating to the relevant Debt Securities have been duly authorized, executed and delivered, the terms of a particular Debt Security and of its issuance and sale have been duly established in conformity with the Indenture relating to the Debt Security so as not to violate any applicable law or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company, and the Debt Securities have been duly executed and authenticated in accordance with the related Indenture and issued and sold as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the basic prospectus included therein and the appropriate prospectus supplement or supplements, the Debt Securities will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.


 

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(5) When the Registration Statement has become effective under the Act, the terms of the warrant agreement under which the Warrants are to be issued (the “Warrant Agreement”) have been duly established and the Warrant Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto, the terms of the Warrants and of their issuance and sale have been duly established in conformity with the Warrant Agreement and the Warrants have been duly executed and authenticated in accordance with the Warrant Agreement and issued and sold as contemplated by the Registration Statement, and if all the foregoing actions are taken so as not to violate any applicable law or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company, the Warrants will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.

(6) When the Registration Statement has become effective under the Act, the terms of the governing instruments or agreements under which the Purchase Contracts are to be issued have been duly established and such governing documents have been duly executed and delivered by the parties thereto, the terms of such Purchase Contracts and of their issuance and sale have been duly established in conformity with the applicable governing documents and such Purchase Contracts have been duly executed and authenticated in accordance with the applicable governing documents and issued and sold as contemplated in the Registration Statement, and if all the foregoing actions are taken so as not to violate any applicable law or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company, such Purchase Contracts will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.

(7) When the Registration Statement has become effective under the Act, the terms of the unit agreement under which the Units are to be issued (the “Unit Agreement”) have been duly established and the Unit Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the parties thereto, the terms of the Units and of their issuance and sale have been duly established in conformity with the Unit Agreement and the Units have


 

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been duly executed and authenticated in accordance with the Unit Agreement and issued and sold as contemplated in the Registration Statement, and if all the foregoing actions are taken so as not to violate any applicable law or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company, the Units will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.

We note that, as of the date of this opinion, a judgment for money in an action based on a Security denominated in a foreign currency or currency unit in a Federal or state court in the United States ordinarily would be enforced in the United States only in United States dollars. The date used to determine the rate of conversion of the foreign currency or currency unit in which a particular Security is denominated into United States dollars will depend upon various factors, including which court renders the judgment. For example, a state court in the State of New York rendering a judgment on a security denominated in a foreign currency would be required under Section 27 of the New York Judiciary Law to render such judgment in such foreign currency, and such judgment would be converted into United States dollars at the exchange rate prevailing on the date of entry of the judgment.

In rendering the foregoing opinion, we are not passing upon, and assume no responsibility for, any disclosure in the Registration Statement or any related prospectus or other offering material relating to the offer and sale of the Securities.

The foregoing opinion is limited to the Federal laws of the United States and the laws of the State of New York and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and we are expressing no opinion as to the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

We have relied as to certain factual matters on information obtained from public officials, officers of the Company and other sources believed by us to be responsible, and we have assumed all other governing documents under which the Securities are to be issued, as well as the purchase contracts, if applicable, will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all parties thereto other than the Company and that the signatures on documents examined by us are genuine. We have also assumed that the authority granted in resolutions duly adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors, or a duly authorized committee thereof, will remain in effect at all relevant times and that no Securities will be issued or other action taken in contravention of any applicable limit established pursuant to such resolutions from time to time. Finally, with respect to any shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock issued in uncertificated form, we have assumed that such shares will have been duly recorded by a transfer agent and duly registered by a registrar thereof in the direct registration system of the Company and that the notice required by Section 151(f) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware will have been given to the holders of such shares within a reasonable time following the issuance thereof.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to us under the heading “Validity of Securities” in the prospectus contained therein. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act.

 

Very truly yours,
/s/ SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP

EXHIBIT 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in this Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. for the registration of Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Depositary Shares, Debt Securities, Warrants, Purchase Contracts, and Units and to the incorporation by reference therein of our reports dated February 8, 2024, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

New York, New York

March 1, 2024

EXHIBIT 23.2

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in the Registration Statement (Form S-3) of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. pertaining to the shelf registration of Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Depositary Shares, Debt Securities, Warrants, Purchase Contracts and Units and the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated March 24, 2023, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Bakkt Holdings Inc. included in Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.’s Annual Report (Form 10-K/A) for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Atlanta, Georgia

March 1, 2024

Exhibit 25.1

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM T-1

 

 

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY

UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939

OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

 

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)

 

 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

National Banking Association   04-3401714

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or

organization if not a U.S. national bank)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

150 Royall Street, Canton, MA   02021
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Law Department

Computershare Trust Company, National Association

150 Royall Street, Canton, MA

02021

(781) 575-2000

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

 

 

INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE, INC.

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   46-2286804

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

5660 New Northside Drive

Atlanta, Georgia

   30328
(Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)

 

 

Senior Debt Securities

(Title of the indenture securities)

 

 

 


Item 1.

General Information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

 

  (a)

Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

Comptroller of the Currency

340 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, NY 10017-2613

 

  (b)

Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

 

Item 2.

Affiliations with the obligor. If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe such affiliation.

None.

 

Items 3-15.

No responses are included for Items 3-15 of this Form T-1 because, to the best of the Trustee’s knowledge, neither the obligor nor any guarantor is in default under any Indenture for which the Trustee acts as Trustee and the Trustee is not a foreign trustee as provided under Item 15.

 

Item 16.

List of exhibits. List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of eligibility.

1. A copy of the articles of association of the trustee. (See Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-200089).

2. A copy of the certificate of authority of the trustee to commence business.

3. A copy of the Comptroller of the Currency Certification of Fiduciary Powers for Computershare Trust Company, National Association.

4. A copy of the existing bylaws of the trustee, as now in effect. (See Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-200089).

5. Not applicable

6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.

7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

8. Not applicable

9. Not applicable


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the trustee, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, a national banking association, organized and existing under the laws of the United States, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of St. Paul, and State of Minnesota, on the 27th day of February, 2024.

 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:  

/s/ Eric Schlemmer

  Name: Eric Schlemmer
Title:  Vice President


EXHIBIT 2

 

A copy of the Comptroller of the Currency Certificate of Corporate Existence for Computershare Trust Company, National Association, dated February 2, 2024.

 

LOGO

CERTIFICATE OF CORPORATE EXISTENCE AND FIDUCIARY POWERS

I, Michael J. Hsu, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that:

1. The Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq, as amended, and 12 USC 1, et seq, as amended, has possession, custody, and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation, and supervision of all national banking associations.

2. “Computershare Trust Company, National Association,” Canton, Massachusetts (Charter No. 23148), is a national banking association formed under the laws of the United States and is authorized thereunder to transact the business of banking and exercise fiduciary powers on the date of this certificate.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today, February 2, 2024, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed to these presents at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in the City of Washington, District of Columbia.

 

LOGO


EXHIBIT 3

 

A copy of the Comptroller of the Currency Certification of Fiduciary Powers for Computershare Trust Company, National Association, dated February 2, 2024.

 

LOGO

CERTIFICATE OF CORPORATE EXISTENCE AND FIDUCIARY POWERS

I. Michael J. Hsu, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that:

1. The Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq, as amended, and 12 USC 1, et seq, as amended, has possession, custody, and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation, and supervision of all national banking associations.

2. “Computershare Trust Company, National Association” Canton, Massachusetts (Charter No. 23148), is a national banking association formed under the laws of the United States and is authorized thereunder to transact the business of banking and exercise fiduciary powers on the date of this certificate.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today, February 2, 2024, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed to these presents at the US. Department of the Treasury, in the City of Washington, District of Columbia.

 

LOGO


EXHIBIT 6

 

CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 321 (b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, and in connection with the proposed issue of debt securities, Computershare Trust Company, National Association hereby consents that reports of examinations by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request therefore.

 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:  

/s/ Eric Schlemmer

  Title: Vice President

February 27, 2024


EXHIBIT 7

 

 

Consolidated Report of Condition of

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

150 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021

at the close of business December 31, 2023.

 

ASSETS    Dollar Amounts In Thousands  

Cash and balances due from depository institutions:

  

Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin

     2,219  

Interest-bearing balances

     559,064  

Securities:

  

Held-to-maturity securities

     -0-  

Available-for-sale securities

     -0-  

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:

  

Federal funds sold in domestic offices

     -0-  

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

     -0-  

Loans and lease financing receivables:

  

Loans and leases held for sale

     -0-  

Loans and leases, net of unearned income

     -0-  

LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses

     -0-  

Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance

     -0-  

Trading assets

     -0-  

Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)

     9,275  

Other real estate owned

     -0-  

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies

     -0-  

Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures

     -0-  

Intangible assets:

  

Goodwill

     134,206  

Other intangible assets

     487,199  

Other assets

     125,357  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     1,317,320  
  

 

 

 


LIABILITIES

  

Deposits:

  

In domestic offices

     -0-  

Noninterest-bearing

     -0-  

Interest-bearing

     -0-  

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:

  

Federal funds purchased in domestic offices .

     -0-  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     -0-  

Trading liabilities

     -0-  

Other borrowed money:
(includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)

     -0-  

Not applicable

  

Not applicable

  

Subordinated notes and debentures

     -0-  

Other liabilities

     241,258  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     241,258  
  

 

 

 

EQUITY CAPITAL

  

Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus

     0  

Common stock

     500  

Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)

     850,876  

Retained earnings

     224,686  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     -0-  

Other equity capital components

     -0-  

Total bank equity capital

     1,076,062  

Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries

     -0-  

Total equity capital

     1,076,062  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity capital

     1,317,320  
  

 

 

 

 

2


I, Robert G. Marshall, Assistant Controller of the above named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

 

LOGO
Robert G. Marshall
Assistant Controller

 

3

Exhibit 25.2

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM T-1

 

 

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY

UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939

OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

 

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)

 

 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

National Banking Association   04-3401714

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or

organization if not a U.S. national bank)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

150 Royall Street, Canton, MA
  02021
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Law Department

Computershare Trust Company, National Association

150 Royall Street, Canton, MA

02021

(781) 575-2000

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

 

 

INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE, INC.

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   46-2286804

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

5660 New Northside Drive

Atlanta, Georgia

(Address of principal executive offices)

  

30328

(Zip Code)

 

 

Subordinated Debt Securities

(Title of the indenture securities)

 

 

 


Item 1.

General Information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

 

  (a)

Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

Comptroller of the Currency

340 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, NY 10017-2613

 

  (b)

Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

 

Item 2.

Affiliations with the obligor. If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe such affiliation.

None.

 

Items 3-15.

No responses are included for Items 3-15 of this Form T-1 because, to the best of the Trustee’s knowledge, neither the obligor nor any guarantor is in default under any Indenture for which the Trustee acts as Trustee and the Trustee is not a foreign trustee as provided under Item 15.

 

Item 16.

List of exhibits. List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of eligibility.

1. A copy of the articles of association of the trustee. (See Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-200089).

2. A copy of the certificate of authority of the trustee to commence business.

3. A copy of the Comptroller of the Currency Certification of Fiduciary Powers for Computershare Trust Company, National Association.

4. A copy of the existing bylaws of the trustee, as now in effect. (See Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-200089).

5. Not applicable

6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.

7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

8. Not applicable

9. Not applicable


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the trustee, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, a national banking association, organized and existing under the laws of the United States, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of St. Paul, and State of Minnesota, on the 27th day of February, 2024.

 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:  

/s/ Eric Schlemmer

  Name: Eric Schlemmer
Title: Vice President


EXHIBIT 2 

 

A copy of the Comptroller of the Currency Certificate of Corporate Existence for Computershare Trust Company, National Association, dated February 2, 2024.

 

LOGO

CERTIFICATE OF CORPORATE EXISTENCE AND FIDUCIARY POWERS

1, Michael J. Hsu, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that:

1. The Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq, as amended, and 12 USC 1, et seq, as amended, has possession, custody, and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation, and supervision of all national banking associations.

2. “Computershare Trust Company, National Association,” Canton, Massachusetts (Charter No. 23148), is a national banking association formed under the laws of the United States and is authorized thereunder to transact the business of banking and exercise fiduciary powers on the date of this certificate.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today, February 2, 2024, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed to these presents at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in the City of Washington, District of Columbia.

 

LOGO


EXHIBIT 3

 

A copy of the Comptroller of the Currency Certification of Fiduciary Powers for Computershare Trust Company, National Association, dated February 2, 2024.

 

LOGO

CERTIFICATE OF CORPORATE EXISTENCE AND FIDUCIARY POWERS

I. Michael J. Hsu, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that:

1. The Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq, as amended, and 12 USC 1, et seq, as amended, has possession, custody, and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation, and supervision of all national banking associations.

2. “Computershare Trust Company, National Association” Canton, Massachusetts (Charter No. 23148), is a national banking association formed under the laws of the United States and is authorized thereunder to transact the business of banking and exercise fiduciary powers on the date of this certificate.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today, February 2, 2024, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed to these presents at the US. Department of the Treasury, in the City of Washington, District of Columbia

 

LOGO


EXHIBIT 6

 

CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 321 (b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, and in connection with the proposed issue of debt securities, Computershare Trust Company, National Association hereby consents that reports of examinations by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request therefore.

 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:  

/s/ Eric Schlemmer

  Title: Vice President

February 27, 2024


EXHIBIT 7

 

 

Consolidated Report of Condition of

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

150 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021

at the close of business December 31, 2023.

 

ASSETS    Dollar Amounts In Thousands  

Cash and balances due from depository institutions:

  

Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin

     2,219  

Interest-bearing balances

     559,064  

Securities:

  

Held-to-maturity securities

     -0-  

Available-for-sale securities

     -0-  

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:

  

Federal funds sold in domestic offices

     -0-  

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

     -0-  

Loans and lease financing receivables:

  

Loans and leases held for sale

     -0-  

Loans and leases, net of unearned income

     -0-  

LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses

     -0-  

Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance

     -0-  

Trading assets

     -0-  

Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)

     9,275  

Other real estate owned

     -0-  

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies

     -0-  

Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures

     -0-  

Intangible assets:

  

Goodwill

     134,206  

Other intangible assets

     487,199  

Other assets

     125,357  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     1,317,320  
  

 

 

 


LIABILITIES

  

Deposits:

  

In domestic offices

     -0-  

Noninterest-bearing

     -0-  

Interest-bearing

     -0-  

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:

  

Federal funds purchased in domestic offices .

     -0-  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     -0-  

Trading liabilities

     -0-  

Other borrowed money:
(includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)

     -0-  

Not applicable

  

Not applicable

  

Subordinated notes and debentures

     -0-  

Other liabilities

     241,258  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     241,258  
  

 

 

 

EQUITY CAPITAL

  

Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus

     0  

Common stock

     500  

Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)

     850,876  

Retained earnings

     224,686  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     -0-  

Other equity capital components

     -0-  

Total bank equity capital

     1,076,062  

Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries

     -0-  

Total equity capital

     1,076,062  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity capital

     1,317,320  
  

 

 

 

 

2


I, Robert G. Marshall, Assistant Controller of the above named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

 

LOGO
Robert G. Marshall
Assistant Controller

 

3

Exhibit 107

Calculation of Filing Fee Tables

Form S-3

(Form Type)

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Table 1: Newly Registered and Carry Forward Securities

 

                         
     Security
Type
 

Security

Class

Title

 

Fee

Calculation

or Carry

Forward

Rule

 

Amount

Registered

  Proposed
 Maximum 
Offering
Price Per
Unit
  Maximum
 Aggregate 
Offering
Price
 

Fee

 Rate 

  Amount of
 Registration 
Fee
 

Carry
 Forward 

Form
Type

 

Carry

Forward

File

 Number 

  Carry
Forward
Initial
effective
date
  Filing Fee
Previously
Paid In
Connection
with
Unsold
Securities
to be
Carried
Forward
 
Newly Registered Securities
                         

Fees to be

Paid

  Equity   Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share(1)  

Rule 456(b) and

Rule 457(r)(2)

  (3)   (3)   (3)   (2)     (2)          
                         
    Equity   Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share(1)  

Rule 456(b) and

Rule 457(r)(2)

  (3)   (3)   (3)   (2)     (2)          
                         
    Equity   Depositary Shares(1)  

Rule 456(b) and

Rule 457(r)(2)

  (3)   (3)   (3)   (2)     (2)          
                         
    Debt   Debt Securities(1)  

Rule 456(b) and

Rule 457(r)(2)

  (3)   (3)   (3)   (2)     (2)          
                         
    Other(4)   Warrants(1)  

Rule 456(b) and

Rule 457(r) (2)

  (3)   (3)   (3)   (2)     (2)          
                         
    Other(5)   Purchase Contracts(1)  

Rule 456(b) and

Rule 457(r)(2)

  (3)   (3)   (3)   (2)     (2)          
                         
    Other(5)   Units(1)  

Rule 456(b) and

Rule 457(r)(2)

  (3)   (3)   (3)   (2)     (2)          
                         

Fees

Previously

Paid

  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A     N/A          
 
Carry Forward Securities
                         

Carry

Forward

Securities

  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A     N/A       N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A
                   
    Total Offering Amounts      N/A     N/A          
                   
    Total Fees Previously Paid          N/A          
                   
    Total Fees Offsets          N/A          
                   
    Net Fee Due                N/A                

(1) Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable on exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities.

(2) The registrant is relying on Rule 456(b) and Rule 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to defer payment of all of the registration fee. In connection with the securities offered hereby, the registrant will pay “pay-as-you-go registration fees” in accordance with Rule 456(b). The registrant will calculate the registration fee applicable to an offer of securities pursuant to the registration statement based on the fee payment rate in effect on the date of such fee payment.

(3) An unspecified aggregate initial offering price and number of securities of each identified class is being registered and may from time to time be offered at unspecified prices.

(4) Representing rights or obligations to purchase common stock, preferred stock or debt securities.

(5) Representing rights or obligations to purchase common stock, preferred stock or depositary shares.


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