NEW YORK, May 17, 2016 (GLOBE
NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today
announced that it priced a public offering of €600,000,000
aggregate principal amount of Euro-denominated 1.75% senior notes
due 2023 (the "Offering"). The Company expects to use the net
proceeds from the Offering for general corporate purposes, which
may include, without limitation, the repayment of indebtedness and
the funding of the cash consideration payable in connection with
the Company's acquisition of 100% of the equity interests in U.S.
Exchange Holdings, Inc. (the indirect owner of three electronic
options exchanges: International Securities Exchange, ISE Gemini
and ISE Mercury) (the "ISE Transaction") or other future
acquisitions.
Mizuho International plc, Wells Fargo
Securities International Limited, HSBC Bank plc and Skandinaviska
Enskilda Banken AB (publ) are acting as bookrunners for the
Offering.
The Offering is being made solely by
means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, which
have been or will be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC"). Before investing, the prospectus supplement
and accompanying prospectus should be read, as well as other
documents the Company has filed or will file with the SEC, for a
more complete understanding of the Company and the Offering. These
documents are available for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC
website at www.sec.gov.
Alternatively, copies may be obtained
by contacting Mizuho International plc at Bracken House, One Friday
Street, London, EC4M 9JA, UK, Telephone: +44 20 7090 6116,
Email: DL-MHI-PrimaryDebt-Syndicate@uk.mizuho-sc.com,
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) at Kungsträdgårdsgatan 8,
SE-106 40, Stockholm, Sweden, Attention: DCM,
Telephone: +46850623221,
Email: dcmigorigsthlm@seb.se, Wells Fargo Securities
International Limited at One Plantation Place, 30 Fenchurch Street,
London, EC3M 3BD, Attention: DCM & Syndicate,
Telephone: +44 20 7149 8481, Facsimile: +44 20 7149
8395, Email: EuropeanDebtCapitalMarkets@wellsfargo.com, or
HSBC Bank plc at 8 Canada Square, London, E14 5HQ, Attention:
Transaction Management Group, Telephone: +44 20 7991 8888,
Email: transaction.management@hsbcib.com.
This press release shall not
constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy
any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or
sale in any jurisdiction in which such offering, solicitation or
sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under
the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
The matters described herein
contain forward-looking statements that are made under the Safe
Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to,
statements about the Offering, the ISE Transaction, the
implementation dates of these transactions, the Company's plans,
objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements that
are not historical facts. We caution that these statements are not
guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ
materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks,
uncertainties or other factors beyond the Company's control. These
factors include, but are not limited to factors detailed in the
Company's annual report on Form 10-K, and periodic reports filed
with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to release any revisions
to any forward-looking statements.
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