Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Waiting Period Expires For IntercontinentalExchange Acquisition Of NYSE Euronext

ATLANTA, Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE) and NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) today announced the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act in connection with the proposed combination of the two companies. The waiting period expired Friday, February 15.

Expiration of the HSR waiting period satisfies one of the regulatory requirements for completion of the merger. The transaction remains subject to additional regulatory requirements, as described in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including competition approvals in Europe. 

ICE announced the proposed acquisition of NYSE Euronext on December 20, 2012 following unanimous approval by the companies' respective boards of directors.

About IntercontinentalExchange IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE) is a leading operator of regulated exchanges and clearing houses serving the risk management needs of global markets for agricultural, credit, currency, emissions, energy and equity index products. ICE serves customers in more than 70 countries. www.theice.com 

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Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 - Statements in this press release regarding IntercontinentalExchange's business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of additional risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see ICE's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, including, but not limited to, the risk factors in ICE's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, as filed with the SEC on February 6, 2013.

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