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): May 15, 2015

INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in 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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrants under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 15, 2015, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., as parent borrower, and its subsidiary ICE Europe Parent Limited, as subsidiary borrower, entered into an amendment to its $3.0 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Agreement Amendment”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, issuing lender and swingline lender, Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agent, and the lenders party thereto. The Credit Agreement Amendment removes from the definition of "Change of Control" the trigger related to certain changes in the composition of the Intercontinental Exchange's board of directors by reference to the concept of "Continuing Directors" and eliminates the defined term “Continuing Directors”.

The preceding description of the Credit Agreement Amendment is not a complete description of the terms of the document, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a) The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. was held on May 15, 2015. At the close of business on March 17, 2015, which was the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, there were 111,753,632 outstanding shares of common stock eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting, constituting all of the outstanding voting securities of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

(b) The results of the matters submitted to a stockholder vote at the Annual Meeting are as follows:

1. Election of Directors: Our stockholders elected the following ten directors to each serve a one-year term expiring on the date of the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his or her earlier resignation or successor has been duly elected and qualified:

  For Against  Abstain Broker Non-Votes
Charles R. Crisp 87,748,773 1,448,411 179,574 6,008,290
Jean-Marc Forneri 87,386,509 1,807,146 183,103 6,008,290
Fred W. Hatfield 88,538,058    655,818 182,882 6,008,290
Terrence F. Martell, Ph.D 88,628,790    568,445 179,523 6,008,290
Sir Callum McCarthy 88,608,862    588,593 179,303 6,008,290
Sir Robert Reid 87,269,928 1,923,567 183,263 6,008,290
Frederic V. Salerno 81,525,522 7,668,482 182,754 6,008,290
 
 

 

Jeffrey C. Sprecher 85,745,440 3,071,729 559,589 6,008,290
Judith A. Sprieser 87,937,216 1,256,876 182,666 6,008,290
Vincent Tese 81,983,146 7,213,814 179,798

6,008,290

 

2. Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation: Our stockholders approved the proposal on executive compensation. As previously disclosed, our Board of Directors has determined to hold advisory votes on executive compensation annually.

 

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
86,761,286 2,254,315 361,157

6,008,290

 

3. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: Our stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.

 

For Against Abstain
94,475,029 729,312

180,707

 

4. Approval of the amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation: Our stockholders approved the amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to delete provisions no longer applicable to us following our sale of Euronext.

For

95,047,322

 

Against

54,258

Abstain

283,468

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. Description
10.1 First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated May 15, 2015 amending Credit Agreement originally dated April 3, 2014 among Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (formerly known as IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc.) and ICE Europe Parent Limited, as borrowers, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, issuing lender and swingline lender, Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agent, and each of the lenders party thereto for an aggregate $3.0 billion five-year senior unsecured revolving credit facility.
 
 

SIGNATURES

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

 

    INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE, INC.
     
Date: May 19, 2015 By:  /s/ Andrew J. Surdykowski
    Andrew J. Surdykowski
    Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel