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): October 7, 2025
INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its 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 NYSE Texas, Inc. |
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On October 7, 2025, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it has entered into an agreement to invest up to $2 billion in Polymarket, a prediction market and information platform tracking event probabilities across markets, politics, sport and culture. Alongside its investment, ICE will become a global distributor’s of Polymarket’s event-driven data to provide customers with sentiment indicators on topics of market relevance.
A copy of the press release issued by the Company is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated as of October 7, 2025. | |
| 104 | The cover page from Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL. |
SIGNATURE
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.
| INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE, INC. | ||
| By: |
| |
| Andrew J. Surdykowski | ||
| General Counsel | ||
Dated: October 7, 2025