List of Candidates for Election to the Board of Directors of NYMEX Holdings, Inc.

Notice to Members

Notice No. 140 04/25/2001


Please be advised that the Office of the Corporate Secretary has received declarations which qualify the following candidates to run for election to the Board of Directors of NYMEX Holdings, Inc. The election will be held on Wednesday, May 23, 2001. EQUITY HOLDER (THREE vacancies) (Terms expiring 2004, 2003 and 2002) Cataldo Capozza Joseph Cicchetti Steven Crystal Stephen Durante Steven Errera Joel Faber Gary Lapayover Stanley Levin David Lazarus Michel Marks John Moore Stephen Renov Robert Sahn Sol Tanne Howard Wolfson James Zamora FUTURES COMMISSION MERCHANT (ONE vacancy) (Term expiring 2003) John McNamara (JLMC) Stanley Meierfeld (STAN) Peter Meyer (WIM) PUBLIC (ONE vacancy) (Term expiring 2002) George Burman Melvyn Falis Lee White For your information, the candidates’ forum will be held on Wednesday, May 9, 2001 in the Board Rooms of the Exchange. A proxy statement(s) and proxy card(s) (formerly called ballots) in connection with the election will be mailed to you on or about May 1, 2001.

Should you have any questions or require any further information, please contact exchangeinfo@nymex.com