ICE AND CBOE ENTER EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT REGARDING CBOE EXERCISE RIGHTS AS PART OF ICE’S PROPOSED MERGER WITH CBOT; AGREE IN PRINCIPLE ON COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIPIntercontinentalexchange Inc • June 5th, 2007 • Security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges & services
Atlanta, GA (May 30, 2007) — IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) and the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that they have entered into an exclusive agreement that, in the context of a merger of ICE and CBOT Holdings, resolves the issues relating to the CBOE exercise rights, and in other respects supports the business objectives of ICE and CBOE . Under the agreement:
