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 The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), part of the Intercontinental 
 Exchange ICE, has enhanced its listing rules and services 
 platform to attract Special Acquisition Companies (SPACs) to list on the 
 NYSE. A final rule filing for NYSE's SPAC listings was approved by the 
 SEC late last week.
 
 
 NYSE Group has refocused its efforts to serve SPACs so that they may 
 benefit from the market quality, services and community that NYSE 
 offers. SPACs are companies that are formed to raise capital through an 
 IPO, and then use the proceeds to acquire an operating business. A key 
 part of NYSE's effort involved working with the SPAC community to gain 
 feedback on modernizing the listing rule requirements, revising the fee 
 structure and developing new distribution standards for SPACs upon 
 listing.
 
 
 When a SPAC successfully completes its acquisition, the newly-formed 
 listed company benefits from NYSE Group's market leading listings suite 
 of services which includes a two-year investor relations package, market 
 models that deliver superior market quality, and also the brand 
 visibility platform that comes with being a NYSE Group listed company.
 
 
 The enhanced service offer already has paved the way for three SPAC 
 listings in the past three months. TPG Pace Energy Holding's $600 
 million listing on May 5, the first SPAC to list on the NYSE in nearly a 
 decade, was followed by TPG Pace Holding Corporation's $400 million 
 listing on June 28. On June 23, Hennessy Capital Acquisition III 
 launched its $225 million listing on NYSE MKT. In addition, NYSE also 
 recently welcomed the transfer listing of Cision Ltd, a company created 
 following Capital Acquisition Corporation III's successful business 
 combination.
 
 
 John Tuttle, NYSE Global Head of Listings said: "Market conditions are 
 now ripe for SPACs after several years of reduced activity. We are 
 excited that our enhanced rules and expanded listings package 
 accommodate a broad range of companies looking to use a SPAC listing to 
 raise capital for their investment.
 
 
 "The NYSE has an unparalleled track record of delivering seamless IPOs 
 for the largest and most complex transactions. And we are now very 
 pleased that our markets are equally attractive to early-stage companies 
 and SPACs, giving them the opportunity to be part of our prestigious 
 community of NYSE-listed companies."
 
 
 SPACs are able to list on either the big board, NYSE or NYSE MKT1, 
 the market for small- to mid-cap companies.
 
 
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 About NYSE Group
 
 
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 leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses, and a provider 
 of data and listings services. NYSE Group includes exchanges, market 
 data and connectivity services. The equity exchanges -- the New York 
 Stock Exchange, NYSE MKT and NYSE Arca -- trade more U.S. equity volume 
 than any other exchange group. NYSE is the premier global venue for 
 capital raising, leading worldwide in IPOs, including technology IPOs. 
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 exchanges. To learn more, visit <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" href="http://www.nyse.com/index" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">www.nyse.com/index</a>.
 
 
 About Intercontinental Exchange
 
 
 Intercontinental Exchange ICE is a Fortune 500 company that 
 operates a leading network of global futures, equity and equity options 
 exchanges, as well as global clearing and data services across financial 
 and commodity markets. The New York Stock Exchange is the world leader 
 in capital raising, listings and equities trading.
 
 
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 December 31, 2016, as filed with the SEC on February 7, 2017.
 
 
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