secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC (MKTX)
CIK:        0001278021
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-29T21:24:53+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-407834
Event type: regulatory
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 8.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

MarketAxess, ICE refile HSR notifications; merger waiting period now runs to Oct 29, 2026
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- MarketAxess and ICE voluntarily withdrew their HSR premerger notification and report forms on Sept 25, 2026, then refiled on Sept 29, 2026 to give the DOJ additional review time.
- The HSR waiting period now expires at 11:59 p.m. ET on Oct 29, 2026, unless earlier terminated or extended, including by a request for additional information.
- MarketAxess still expects the merger with ICE to close in the first half of 2027, subject to HSR clearance, stockholder approval and other closing conditions.
- A special meeting of MarketAxess stockholders is scheduled for Oct 29, 2026 to vote on adopting the merger agreement.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1278021/000119312526407834/0001193125-26-407834-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1278021/000119312526407834/d142535d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-407834

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