ICE to Acquire NYSE Euronext for $33.12 Per Share ($8.2 Billion) in Stock and Cash, Creating a Premier Global Market Operator

IntercontinentalExchange ("ICE") and NYSE Euronext ("NYX") announced a definitive agreement for ICE to acquire NYSE Euronext in a stock-and-cash transaction. The acquisition will create a global exchange operator which is diversified across a number of different markets, including agricultural and energy commodities, credit derivatives, equities and equity derivatives, forex and interest rates.

NYSE Euronext shareholders will own approximately 36% of ICE shares post-transaction.