NYMEX HOLDINGS, INC. Shares of Common Stock Underwriting AgreementNymex Holdings Inc • November 14th, 2006 • Security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges & services • New York
NYMEX Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters listed in Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom you are acting as representatives (the “Representatives”), an aggregate of [ ] shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company and the stockholders of the Company named in Schedule II hereto (the “Selling Stockholders”) propose severally to sell to the Underwriters an aggregate of [ ] shares of common stock of the Company. In addition, at the option of the Underwriters, the Company proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters up to an additional [ ] shares of common stock to cover over-allotments, if any. The aggregate of [ ] shares of common stock to be sold by the Company and the Selling Stockholders is herein called the “Underwritten Shares” and the aggregate of [ ] additional shares of common stock to be sold by the Company at the Underwriters’ option is herein called the “Option S
