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IntercontinentalExchange Plans Initial Public Offering

Date 03/03/2005

IntercontinentalExchange® (ICE®) yesterday announced its intention to conduct an initial public offering of its common stock. It is currently expected that a registration statement relating to the initial public offering will be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the next several weeks. Any offering will only be made after the SEC declares the registration statement effective, and will only be made by means of a prospectus.