Common use of Transition Period Vice Chairman Clause in Contracts

Transition Period Vice Chairman. The Chairman of the Board of Directors of CBOT Holdings, Inc. immediately prior to the Effective Time shall hold the position of Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors immediately after the Effective Time until the 2010 Annual Meeting. Until the 2010 Annual Meeting, any vacancy in the position of Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors (whether as a result of the removal, disqualification, resignation, retirement, death or incapacity of the Vice Chairman) shall be filled by a majority vote of CBOT Directors then in office. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, during the period ending at the 2010 Annual Meeting, the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors may only be removed from office if such removal is approved by both (i) a majority the entire Board of Directors and (ii) a majority of the CBOT Directors then in office. The individual serving as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors at any time during the period starting as of the date of the adoption of these Bylaws and ending at the 2010 Annual Meeting pursuant to this Section 10.5 is referred to as the “Transition Period Vice Chairman”.

Transition Period Vice Chairman. The Chairman of the Board of Directors of CBOT Holdings, Inc. immediately prior to the Effective Time shall hold the position of Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors immediately after the Effective Time until the 2010 2009 Annual Meeting. Until the 2010 2009 Annual Meeting, any vacancy in the position of Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors (whether as a result of the removal, disqualification, resignation, retirement, death or incapacity of the Vice Chairman) shall be filled by a majority vote of CBOT Directors then in office. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, during the period ending at the 2010 2009 Annual Meeting, the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors may only be removed from office if such removal is approved by both (i) a majority the entire Board of Directors and (ii) a majority of the CBOT Directors then in office. The individual serving as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors at any time during the period starting as of the date of the adoption of these Bylaws and ending at the 2010 2009 Annual Meeting pursuant to this Section 10.5 is referred to as the “Transition Period Vice Chairman”.