Notice to Members
Notice No. 19
01/11/2006
NYMEX Holdings, Inc., to Distribute Special Dividend to Shareholders
The board of directors of NYMEX Holdings, Inc., voted to declare and distribute a special dividend of $30 million to stockholders of record as of January 21, 2006.

This is the ninth dividend, and second special dividend, issued by the holding company of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., since the demutualization of the Exchange in November 2000.

Each stockholder will receive $36,764.71 per share of NYMEX Holdings common stock during the week of January 23, 2006.
Should you have any questions or require any further information, please contact exchangeinfo@nymex.com