Summary
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) filed an 8-K report on September 5, 2023, announcing the completion of its merger with Black Knight, Inc. The filing provides details on the merger consideration, which includes a significant cash component and stock. Preliminary election results indicate that the stock consideration was oversubscribed, leading to proration for those Black Knight stockholders who elected stock. Consequently, these stockholders will receive a mix of cash and ICE common stock. The total implied value of the merger consideration is approximately $11.9 billion, with $10.5 billion in cash and approximately 10.9 million shares of ICE common stock. ICE financed the cash portion of the merger and Black Knight's debt repayment through a combination of senior notes, a delayed draw term loan, commercial paper issuance, and existing cash. As part of regulatory requirements to gain approval for the acquisition, ICE has agreed to divest Black Knight's Optimal Blue and Empower loan origination system (LOS) businesses to Constellation Software Inc. within the next 20 days. The filing also details the treatment of Black Knight's equity awards and employee stock purchase plan.
Key Highlights
- 1Completion of the Black Knight merger by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE).
- 2Merger consideration valued at approximately $11.9 billion, comprising $10.5 billion in cash and approximately 10.9 million shares of ICE common stock.
- 3Preliminary results show oversubscription for the stock consideration, leading to proration for electing Black Knight stockholders.
- 4ICE funded the cash portion of the merger and debt repayment through senior notes, term loans, commercial paper, and cash on hand.
- 5ICE will divest Black Knight's Optimal Blue and Empower LOS businesses to Constellation Software Inc. to satisfy regulatory requirements.
- 6Treatment of Black Knight's restricted stock awards and RSUs, with some accelerated vesting and conversion into ICE stock.
- 7Black Knight's Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) terminated, with contributions used to purchase shares converted to merger consideration or distributed in cash.