CHICAGO, Oct. 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc.
(Nasdaq: CME) today announced that it intends to reconvene the
special meeting of its shareholders to be held at 10:00 a.m. Central Time on Thursday, November 29,
2018. The company plans to adjourn the special meeting of its
shareholders scheduled for 10:00 a.m.
Central Time on Monday, November 5, 2018, without conducting
any business, and in order to provide more time to solicit
additional proxies to vote in favor of the proposal to amend and
restate CME Group's certificate of incorporation to eliminate some
or all of the election rights held by its Class B shareholders.
The proposal is described in further detail in the proxy
statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC")
on September 11, 2018 and additional
materials filed with the SEC on October 17,
2018. The company's proxy statement and any other materials
filed by the company with the SEC remain otherwise unchanged and
can be obtained free of charge at the SEC's website at
www.sec.gov.
The reconvened special meeting will be held at CME Group
headquarters, located at 20 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois, the same location as
described in the original notice for the special meeting.
The record date for the meeting remains September 6, 2018 and CME Group will continue to
solicit proxies from its shareholders of record at the close of
business on that date. Shareholders who have already voted do not
need to recast their votes.
Additional information about the special meeting is contained in
the company's proxy statement for the special meeting. Questions
regarding the proposal may be directed to Meg Wright +1.312.930.3305 or Beth Hausoul +1.312.930.3484.
About CME Group
As the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace,
CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) is where the world comes to manage
risk. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global
benchmark products across all major asset classes, including
futures and options based on interest rates, equity
indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural
products and metals. Around the world, CME Group
brings buyers and sellers together through its CME Globex®
electronic trading platform. CME Group also operates one of
the world's leading central counterparty clearing providers
through CME Clearing, which offers clearing and settlement
services across asset classes for exchange-traded and
over-the-counter derivatives. CME Group products and services
ensure that businesses around the world can effectively manage risk
and achieve growth.
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Globex and E-mini are trademarks of Chicago Mercantile Exchange
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