CME Group shareholders will vote for directors at the company's annual meeting to be held Wednesday, May 5, 2010.

The Class A and Class B shareholders voting together will elect nine candidates to the Board. Additionally, the Class B-1 and Class B-3 shareholders will each elect a candidate to the Board. The candidates will be elected to a three-year term.

The following candidates will be elected by the Class A and Class B shareholders voting together:

• Terrence A. Duffy, 51, CME Group Executive Chairman and current director
  
• Charles P. Carey, 56, CME Group Vice Chairman and current director
  
• Mark E. Cermak, 58, Director, Execution Services, Fortis Clearing Americas LLC and current director
  
• Joseph Niciforo, 49, Chairman, Pia Capital Management and current director
  
• C.C. Odom II, 67, Independent Member/Trader; Sole Proprietor, Odom Investments and Argent Venture Capital and current director
  
• Martin J. Gepsman, 57, Independent Broker and Trader and current director
  
• Leo Melamed, 77, CME Group Chairman Emeritus; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Melamed and Associates, Inc. and current director
  
• John F. Sandner, 68, CME Group Retired Chairman of the Board; Chairman, E*Trade Futures, LLC and current director
  
• Dennis A. Suskind, 67, Retired Partner - Goldman, Sachs & Co. and current director

One candidate from each of the following Class B-1 and Class B-3 nominees will be elected to the Board.

Nominees for Class B-1 director are:

• James S. Ginsburg, 49, Managing Partner, Vernon and Park Partners
  
• Howard J. Siegel, 53, Independent Trader and current director

Nominees for Class B-3 director are:

• Gregory J. Heraty, 51, Partner, Devonshire Partners LLC
  
• Gary M. Katler, 63, Vice President, Fortis Clearing Americas LLC and current director