AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AMONG CME GROUP INC., CMEG NY INC., NYMEX HOLDINGS, INC. AND NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE, INC. DATED AS OF MARCH 17, 2008Merger Agreement • March 20th, 2008 • Nymex Holdings Inc • Security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges & services • Delaware
This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of March 17, 2008 (this “Agreement”), is made and entered into among CME GROUP INC., a Delaware corporation (“CME Group”), CMEG NY INC., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly-owned Subsidiary of CME Group (“Merger Sub”), NYMEX HOLDINGS, INC, a Delaware corporation (“NYMEX Holdings”), and NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE, INC., a Delaware non-stock corporation and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of NYMEX Holdings (“NYMEX”). CME Group, Merger Sub, NYMEX Holdings and NYMEX are referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
