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, 2008Agreement and Plan of Merger • March 21st, 2008 • Cme Group 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.”
