CME Group Inc. to Acquire NYMEX Holdings, Inc. on Terms Previously Announced
Parties:
>CME Group is the world's largest and most diverse exchange. Formed by the 2007 merger of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), CME Group serves the risk management needs of customers around the globe. (http://www.cmegroup.com)
>NYMEX Holdings, Inc. is the parent company of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., the world's largest physical commodities exchange, offering futures and options trading in energy, metals and other contracts and clearing services for more than 400 off-exchange contracts. (http://www.nymex.com/)
Each NYMEX Holdings shareholder will receive the equivalent of: 0.1323 CME Group shares for each NYMEX Holdings share, and $36.00 per share in cash per NYMEX Holdings share
Subject to pro ration so that the aggregate cash amount for the Transaction is equal to approximately $3.4 billion or $36.00 times the number of outstanding NYMEX Holdings shares at closing
