Notice to Members
Notice No. 578 11/03/2006
Reserved Share Program ("Friends & Family")
NYMEX has arranged to reserve a limited number of shares of Common Stock for purchase by stockholders, lessees and ABCs of the Company. Please note that only stockholders, lessees and ABCs of the Company have been invited to participate in this program. Please be advised that Merrill Lynch, on behalf of NYMEX, has mailed invitations to NYMEX stockholders, lessees and ABCs in connection with a Reserved Share Program. These documents were mailed to your address of record. Please note that if your address of record is a maildrop at One North End Avenue, you can obtain the documents from that location. All responses must be received no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Time on Friday, November 10, 2006. Please be advised that the November 10, 2006 deadline will be strictly enforced. If you have not received these documents or if you have any questions, please call Merrill Lynch’s Reserved Share Program at 1-866-276-1462. The following statement is required to be included in this letter by the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission: "The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, you may write to Merrill Lynch, 4 World Financial Center, Prospectus Dept., 4th Floor, New York, New York 10080 and a copy will be sent to you. You can access our latest draft of the prospectus, as of the date hereof, directly by visiting or clicking on www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1105018/000119312506218815/ds1a.htm." The Company does not wish to influence in any way your decision in this matter. This notice is not designed to encourage you to request any Common Stock. It is simply intended to inform you that there is a proposed offering, should you be interested in investing. The purchase of Common Stock involves certain risks which are described in the preliminary prospectus. Please review the preliminary prospectus carefully and discuss it with your financial advisor, if appropriate.
Should you have any questions or require any further information, please contact exchangeinfo@nymex.com