UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 15, 2023

 

INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

Delaware		001-36198		46-2286804
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File No.)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

5660 New Northside Drive, Third Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30328

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (770) 857-4700

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share		ICE		New York Stock Exchange

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Item 8.01

Other Events.

On September 15, 2023, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ICE”), issued a press release announcing that, in connection with its previously announced acquisition of Black Knight, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Black Knight”), it has completed the sale of Black Knight’s Optimal Blue and Empower loan origination system (LOS) businesses (collectively, the “Divested Businesses”) to subsidiaries of Constellation Software, Inc.

As previously announced, the divestitures of the Divested Businesses helped to secure regulatory clearance from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) for ICE’s acquisition of Black Knight. The terms of ICE’s agreement with the FTC required the sale of the Divested Businesses within 20 days of the completion of ICE’s acquisition of Black Knight, which occurred on September 5, 2023.

A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated as of September 15, 2023, issued by Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: September 15, 2023