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Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) filed an 8-K current report with the SEC on July 30, 2026 reporting Item 1.01 (Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement), Item 7.01 (Regulation FD Disclosure), Item EX-99.1 (Exhibit EX-99.1). ICE to acquire MarketAxess for $167 cash per share, making MarketAxess a wholly owned subsidiary.
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Item 1.01 · Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- ICE to acquire MarketAxess for $167 cash per share, making MarketAxess a wholly owned subsidiary
- $6.25B, 364-day bridge facility provides backup funding, increasing potential near-term leverage if drawn
- MarketAxess shareholder approval and antitrust clearances remain key closing conditions
- Termination date July 29, 2027, with up to two six-month regulatory extensions
- Break fees: $148.8M from MarketAxess for specified deal breaches, $327.4M from ICE for qualifying antitrust failure
Item 7.01 · Regulation FD Disclosure
- Exhibit 99.1 contains the substantive Joint Press Release and should be reviewed for the disclosed event
- Regulation FD information furnished, not filed under Exchange Act Section 18
- No automatic incorporation by reference into other SEC filings
Item EX-99.1 · Exhibit EX-99.1
- ICE to acquire MarketAxess for $167 per share cash, valuing equity at approximately $6.0 billion and enterprise value at approximately $5.7 billion
- Strategic combination expands ICE’s fixed-income ecosystem across institutional trading, retail execution, data, indices, analytics, and settlement
- Financing entirely through new debt, initially lifting gross leverage to 3.4x versus a 3.0x-or-below target within 18–24 months
- $100 million annual run-rate synergies targeted within three years, with adjusted EPS accretion expected in the first full year
- ICE raises baseline quarterly repurchases to $400 million from $350 million; closing expected in the first half of 2027 subject to approvals
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