| Notice to Members |
| Notice No. 143 03/13/2006 |
| NYMEX Shareholders Overwhelmingly Approve General Atlantic's $160 Million Equity Investment in NYMEX |
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| NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYMEX) announced that its shareholders overwhelmingly approved today the transaction by which General Atlantic LLC (GA) will invest $160 million for a 10% equity stake in NYMEX. Of the total shares voted at today’s special meeting of NYMEX shareholders, over 93% voted in favor of the transaction. NYMEX and GA expect to complete the transaction, which values NYMEX's equity at $1.6 billion, tomorrow, March 14, 2006. |
| Should you have any questions or require any further information, please contact exchangeinfo@nymex.com |