Intercontinental Exchange Updates Certificate to Cover SBSEF Voting & Ownership

What Happened

• Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. announced that its Eighth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation became effective on August 28, 2026. The amendment supplements changes made in August 2025 related to the registration of its subsidiary, ICE Swap Trade, LLC, as a security‑based swap execution facility (SBSEF).
• The amendment extends existing limitations on stockholder voting and ownership to apply to SBSEFs and expands requirements for SEC review of future amendments to the Certificate so long as the Company directly or indirectly controls an SBSEF. The Board approved the Certificate on February 27, 2026; stockholders approved it on May 15, 2026; and the Company filed it with the Delaware Secretary of State on August 28, 2026.

Key Details

• Effective date: August 28, 2026 (filed with Delaware Secretary of State).
• Purpose: Apply and extend voting/ownership limitations and increase SEC review requirements while ICE controls an SBSEF (ties to ICE Swap Trade, LLC registration as SBSEF).
• Approvals: Board approved (Feb 27, 2026); stockholders approved (May 15, 2026); required filings by ICE’s registered national securities exchange subsidiaries were completed to permit effectiveness.
• Document filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 8‑K.

Why It Matters

• For investors, the change clarifies and legally extends corporate governance and ownership restrictions to cover SBSEFs, which may affect who can acquire significant stakes or vote in certain situations.
• It signals ICE’s effort to align its charter with regulatory oversight related to its SBSEF operations, potentially limiting structural changes to the charter without SEC review while ICE controls an SBSEF.
• The filing does not report financial results or management changes; it is a governance/charter amendment to address regulatory and ownership frameworks.