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CME Group Inc. Announces Preliminary Results from its 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

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CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) released preliminary results from its 2024 annual meeting, revealing election outcomes for directors, approval of auditors, and executive compensation. The company continues to provide a leading derivatives marketplace, offering a wide array of trading options across various asset classes globally.

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  • CME Group Inc. successfully conducted its 2024 annual meeting, showcasing shareholder democracy and transparency in corporate governance.

  • The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2024 was ratified, ensuring financial oversight and compliance.

  • CME Group Inc.'s approval of executive compensation on an advisory basis reflects a commitment to fair remuneration practices for named officers.

  • The company's diverse product offerings, including futures, options, cash, and OTC markets, demonstrate its ability to cater to a broad range of market participants.

  • CME Group's robust trading platforms like CME Globex, BrokerTec, and EBS provide efficient avenues for futures, fixed income, and foreign exchange trading, enhancing market liquidity.

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CHICAGO, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) today announced the preliminary shareholder voting results from its 2024 annual meeting. 

At the meeting, shareholders:

  • Elected Terrence A. Duffy, Kathryn Benesh, Timothy S. Bitsberger, Charles P. Carey, Bryan T. Durkin, Harold Ford Jr., Martin J. Gepsman, Larry G. Gerdes, Daniel R. Glickman, Daniel G. Kaye, Phyllis M. Lockett, Deborah J. Lucas, Terry L. Savage, Rahael Seifu, William R. Shepard, Howard J. Siegel and Dennis A. Suskind, each for a one-year term expiring in 2025;
  • Ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2024;
  • Approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers;

There was no quorum in the elections of the Class B-1 directors, Class B-2 directors and the Class B-3 director. As a result, William W. Hobert, Patrick J. Mulchrone and Robert J. Tierney Jr. will holdover as the Class B-1 directors, Michael G. Dennis and Patrick W. Maloney will hold over as the Class B-2 directors and Elizabeth A. Cook will holdover as the Class B-3 director. Each director will continue to serve until his or her successor is duly elected at the 2025 annual meeting.

The official results and voting percentages for each of these proposals will be disclosed in a report to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

As the world's leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimize portfolios, and analyze data – empowering market participants worldwide to efficiently manage risk and capture opportunities. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes based on interest ratesequity indexesforeign exchangeenergyagricultural products and metals.  The company offers futures and options on futures trading through the CME Globex platform, fixed income trading via BrokerTec and foreign exchange trading on the EBS platform.  In addition, it operates one of the world's leading central counterparty clearing providers, CME Clearing.

CME Group, the Globe logo, CME, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Globex, and E-mini are trademarks of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. CBOT and Chicago Board of Trade are trademarks of Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc. NYMEX, New York Mercantile Exchange and ClearPort are trademarks of New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. COMEX is a trademark of Commodity Exchange, Inc. BrokerTec is a trademark of BrokerTec Americas LLC and EBS is a trademark of EBS Group LTD. The S&P 500 Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC ("S&P DJI"). "S&P®", "S&P 500®", "SPY®", "SPX®", US 500 and The 500 are trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC; Dow Jones®, DJIA® and Dow Jones Industrial Average are service and/or trademarks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. These trademarks have been licensed for use by Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. Futures contracts based on the S&P 500 Index are not sponsored, endorsed, marketed, or promoted by S&P DJI, and S&P DJI makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in such products. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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FAQ

Who were elected as directors at the 2024 annual meeting of CME Group Inc.?

Elected directors include Terrence A. Duffy, Kathryn Benesh, Timothy S. Bitsberger, Charles P. Carey, Bryan T. Durkin, Harold Ford Jr., Martin J. Gepsman, Larry G. Gerdes, Daniel R. Glickman, Daniel G. Kaye, Phyllis M. Lockett, Deborah J. Lucas, Terry L. Savage, Rahael Seifu, William R. Shepard, Howard J. Siegel, and Dennis A. Suskind.

What was ratified at the 2024 annual meeting of CME Group Inc.?

The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2024 was ratified.

What products does CME Group offer for trading?

CME Group provides futures and options on futures trading through the CME Globex platform, fixed income trading via BrokerTec, and foreign exchange trading on the EBS platform.

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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 commodities, metals, weather and real estate. cme group brings buyers and sellers together through its cme globex® electronic trading platform and its trading facilities in new york and chicago. cme group also operates cme clearing, one of the world’s leading central counterparty clearing provider in the world, which offers clearing and settlement services for exchange-traded contracts, as well as for over-the-counter derivatives transactions through cme clearport®. these products and services ensure that businesses everywhere can substantially mitigate counterparty credit risk in both listed and over-the-counter derivatives markets.