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AGREEMENT and PLAN OF MERGER by and among NYSE EURONEXT, INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE, INC. and BASEBALL MERGER SUB, LLC Dated as of December 20, 2012

Agreement and Plan of Merger • December 21st, 2012 • NYSE Euronext • Security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges & services • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Agreement and Plan of Merger
• Filed
  December 21st, 2012
• Company
  NYSE Euronext
• Industry
  Security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges & services
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”), dated as of December 20, 2012, is by and among NYSE EURONEXT, a Delaware corporation (“Yankees”), INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Braves”), and Baseball Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a newly formed, wholly owned subsidiary of Braves (“Merger Sub”). Yankees, Braves, and Merger Sub are referred to herein collectively as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party”.