8-KEarnings & ResultsExhibits & Filings

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 8-K Report, Financial Results (Feb 4, 2021)

Filed February 4, 2021For Securities:ICE

Summary

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) filed an 8-K on February 4, 2021, to announce its financial results for the fiscal quarter and year ended December 31, 2020. The core of this filing is the press release (Exhibit 99.1) containing these results. Investors should note that ICE utilizes non-GAAP financial measures in its reporting, and reconciliations to GAAP are available in the press release and its 2020 10-K. While the 8-K itself is brief, it directs investors to the attached press release for detailed financial performance. Key information regarding revenue, earnings, and segment performance for the fourth quarter and full year 2020 would be found within that press release, offering insights into the company's operational and financial health leading into 2021.

Key Highlights

  • 1ICE announced its Q4 and full-year 2020 financial results via an 8-K filing on February 4, 2021.
  • 2The 8-K primarily serves to attach a press release (Exhibit 99.1) detailing the financial results.
  • 3The company made references to non-GAAP financial information within the press release.
  • 4Reconciliations for non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP are provided in the press release and the company's 2020 Form 10-K.
  • 5The filing indicates that the information furnished is not deemed 'filed' for Section 18 purposes, but rather furnished.
  • 6The press release is the primary source for detailed financial performance metrics for the reported periods.
  • 7Scott A. Hill, Chief Financial Officer, signed the report.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to officially announce and provide access to Intercontinental Exchange's (ICE) financial results for the fiscal quarter and year ended December 31, 2020, through an attached press release.

The detailed financial results, including performance metrics and commentary, are located in the press release (Exhibit 99.1) that is attached to this 8-K filing.

Yes, ICE refers to non-GAAP financial measures in its press release. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to their comparable GAAP financial measures can be found within the attached press release and in Intercontinental Exchange's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.

The filing states that the information contained in the 8-K, including the press release, is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed 'filed' for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor incorporated by reference into any other filing, unless expressly stated.