FORM 8-K
 
 
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) of THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 30, 2008
INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
         
Delaware   001-32671   58-2555670
         
(State or other
jurisdiction of incorporation)
  (Commission
File No.)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
2100 RiverEdge Parkway, Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia 30328
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (770) 857-4700
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Item 8.01. Other Events
     On October 30, 2008, IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (“Press Release”) announcing that the Company had entered into memorandums of understanding to develop a joint global clearing solution and to effect the acquisition of The Clearing Corporation by the Company. A copy of the Press Release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Company intends to file an additional report on Form 8-K when the terms of the transactions are finalized.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)   Exhibits
  99.1   Press Release dated June 3, 2008.

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  INTERCONTINETALEXCHANGE, INC.

 
 
  /s/ Scott A. Hill   
  Scott A. Hill   
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   
 
     Date: October 31, 2008

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
         
Exhibit Number   Description
       
 
  99.1    
Press Release dated October 30, 2008.

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