CORPORATE EVENT: Special Cash Dividend on CME Common Share

Clearing House Advisory Notices

To	Clearing Member Firms
From	CME Clearing
Subject	CORPORATE EVENTS: CME Group Announces Special Cash Dividend on CME Common Share
Notice Date	2008-09-22
Notice Number	08-233
Effective Date	2008-09-23
CME Group Inc. (“CME”) has announced a special cash dividend of $5.00 per CME Common Share. The record date is September 25, 2008; payable date is October 10, 2008. The NASDAQ Global Select Market has set September 23, 2008 as the ex-distribution date for this distribution. This corporate action will be coordinated with the Options Clearing Corporation. If you have any questions regarding the information provided in the document, please call CME Clearing risk management hotline at (312) 648-3888. For the full-text of this advisory, please click here.