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IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global markets and clearing houses, announced that its subsidiary IntercontinentalExchange, Group ("ICE Group") priced an underwritten public offering of $1.4 billion in new senior notes.
The senior notes comprise $600 million in aggregate principal amount of 2.50% Senior Notes due 2018 and $800 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.00% Senior Notes due 2023.The offering is being made under a shelf registration statement and is expected to close on October 8, 2013, subject to customary closing conditions.
The net proceeds from the offering, together with cash on hand and borrowings under ICE's existing credit facility, will finance the cash portion of the purchase price of NYSE Euronext under the terms of the merger agreement announced on December 20, 2012, as amended and restated on March 19, 2013.
The joint book-running managers for the offering are Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, BMO Capital Markets Corp. and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. The co-managers for the offering are BBVA Securities Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Fifth Third Securities, Inc., Regions Securities LLC and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.
