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): December 15, 2015
INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 001-36198 | 46-2286804 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 5660 New Northside Drive, Third Floor Atlanta, Georgia |
30328 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(770) 857-4700
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On December 15, 2015, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a prospectus supplement to its Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) (No. 333-206169) (the “Registration Statement”), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to the resale by the selling stockholders named therein of up to 6,451,547 shares of the Company’s common stock that were issued by the Company to such selling stockholders as share consideration in connection with the Company’s acquisition of Interactive Data Holdings Corporation (“Interactive Data”) through a merger of Red Merger Sub Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, with and into Interactive Data.
In connection with filing of such prospectus supplement, the Company is filing a legal opinion as Exhibit No. 5.1 to this current report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit Number |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
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.
| INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE, INC. | ||||||
| Date: December 15, 2015 | By: | /s/ Andrew J. Surdykowski | ||||
| Name: | Andrew J. Surdykowski | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |