CME Group Inc. Announces Preliminary Results from its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

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CME Group (NASDAQ: CME) has announced the preliminary results of its 2025 annual shareholder meeting. Shareholders elected 14 directors including Terrence A. Duffy for one-year terms expiring in 2026. They also ratified Ernst & Young LLP as the company's independent auditor for 2025 and approved executive compensation on an advisory basis.

Due to lack of quorum in Class B director elections, incumbent Class B directors William W. Hobert, Patrick J. Mulchrone, Robert J. Tierney Jr. (Class B-1), Patrick W. Maloney (Class B-2), and Elizabeth A. Cook (Class B-3) will continue serving until the 2026 annual meeting.

CHICAGO, May 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) today announced the preliminary shareholder voting results from its 2025 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, Daniel G. Kaye, Phyllis M. Lockett, Deborah J. Lucas, Rahael Seifu, William R. Shepard, Howard J. Siegel and Dennis A. Suskind, each for a one-year term expiring in 2026.
• Ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2025.
• 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, the following incumbent Class B directors will holdover and will continue to serve until his or her successor is duly elected at the 2026 annual meeting:

• Class B-1: William W. Hobert, Patrick J. Mulchrone and Robert J. Tierney Jr.
• Class B-2: Patrick W. Maloney.
• Class B-3: Elizabeth A. Cook.

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 rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural 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 was elected as directors at CME Group's 2025 annual meeting?

14 directors were elected including Terrence A. Duffy, Kathryn Benesh, Timothy S. Bitsberger, Charles P. Carey, Bryan T. Durkin, Harold Ford Jr., and others for one-year terms expiring in 2026.

What happened with CME Group's Class B director elections in 2025?

There was no quorum for Class B director elections, so incumbent Class B directors will continue serving until the 2026 annual meeting.

Who will serve as CME Group's independent auditor for 2025?

Shareholders ratified Ernst & Young LLP as CME Group's independent registered public accounting firm for 2025.

What proposals were approved at CME Group's 2025 shareholder meeting?

Shareholders approved the election of directors, ratified Ernst & Young LLP as auditor, and approved executive compensation on an advisory basis.