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): February 22, 2022
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
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share | ICE | New York Stock Exchange |
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On February 22, 2022, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (“ICE”) announced that David S. Goone, 61, Chief Strategy Officer of ICE, plans to retire as Chief Strategy Officer and no longer serve as an executive officer of ICE effective as of March 15, 2022. Following Mr. Goone’s retirement as Chief Strategy Officer, he is expected to continue to serve as an advisor to ICE’s Chief Executive Officer, Jeffrey C. Sprecher, pursuant to a Transition and Separation Agreement to be entered into between ICE and Mr. Goone. A copy of such agreement will be filed as an exhibit to an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: February 22, 2022 | INTERCONTINETAL EXCHANGE, INC. |
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| | /s/ Andrew J. Surdykowski |
| | Andrew J. Surdykowski |
| | General Counsel |
