Exhibit 4.4
EXECUTION VERSION
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of June 5, 2024 (this “Agreement”), is entered into by and between Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as dealer managers (the “Dealer Managers”) in connection with the BK Notes Exchange Offer (as defined below).
The Company and the Dealer Managers are parties to the Dealer Manager Agreement, dated May 3, 2024 (the “Dealer Manager Agreement”), in connection with the Company’s offer to exchange (the “BK Notes Exchange Offer”) any and all outstanding BK Notes (as defined herein) for up to $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of new notes to be issued by the Company (the “ICE Notes”). The ICE Notes will be issued by the Company under an indenture, dated as of August 13, 2018 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as successor trustee to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by a sixth supplemental indenture, dated as of the date hereof, between the Company and the Trustee (together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”).
In consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized defined terms shall have the following meanings:
“Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“BK Notes” shall mean the 3.625% Senior Notes due 2028 issued by Black Knight InfoServ, LLC, which was acquired by the Company on September 5, 2023.
“BK Notes Exchange Offer” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Business Day” shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City, New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed. For purposes of this Agreement, if the day on which any deadline specified in this Agreement expires is not a Business Day, such deadline shall be deemed to expire on the next succeeding Business Day.
“Closing Date” shall mean the settlement date of the BK Notes Exchange Offer.
“Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Dealer Manager Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Dealer Managers” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.