Results Of Operations and Financial Condition,” including the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. Attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release of CME Group Inc. dated July 22, 2026, reporting C…

Chief Executive Officer — Terrence A. Duffy: The current CEO, Terrence A. Duffy, is transitioning to the role of Executive Chairman, and Lynne C. Fitzpatrick will succeed him as Chief Executive Officer.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. Clearing House Credit Facility Effective as of April 22, 2026, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. ("CME") entered into an amendment ("Amendment No. 11") to its 364-day multi-currency credit facility (the "364-Day Credit Facility") with Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as Administrative Agent, Citibank, N.A., in its capacity as Collateral Agent and Collateral Monitoring Agent, and the banks party thereto. The 364-Day Credit Facility as amended by…

Results Of Operations and Financial Condition,” including the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. Attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release of CME Group Inc. dated April 22, 2026, reporting…

Results Of Operations and Financial Condition,” including the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. Attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release of CME Group Inc. dated February 4, 2026, reportin…

Results Of Operations and Financial Condition,” including the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. Attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release of CME Group Inc. dated October 22, 2025, reportin…

Chief Accounting Officer — Jack Tobin: Jack Tobin, the Chief Accounting Officer, is retiring and will be replaced.

Other Events On July 25, 2025, a jury returned a unanimous verdict in favor of CME Group Inc. (“CME Group”) and the Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc. (“CBOT”) in the putative class action that was filed on January 15, 2014 in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chancery Division. The plaintiffs, certain Class B shareholders of CME Group and Class B members of CBOT, had alleged breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing for violations of their…

Results Of Operations and Financial Condition,” including the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. Attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release of CME Group Inc. dated July 23, 2025, reporting C…

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. The information set forth in

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. Senior Credit Facility Effective as of April 23, 2025, CME Group Inc. (“CME Group”) entered into a new multi-currency revolving credit facility (the “Senior Credit Facility”) with certain lenders, agents, arrangers, bookrunners and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent. The Senior Credit Facility is for a line of credit of $2.25 billion with the option to increase the facility from time to time from $2.25 billion to $3.25 billion. The proce…

Results Of Operations and Financial Condition,” including the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. Attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release of CME Group Inc. dated April 23, 2025, reporting…

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On March 10, 2025, CME Group Inc. (the “Company”) completed its previously announced public offering of $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.400% Notes due 2030 (the “Notes”). The Notes were offered by the Company pursuant to its automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-285481) and the prospectus included therein, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 3, 2025 and supplemented by the prospectus sup…

Results Of Operations and Financial Condition,” including the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. Attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release of CME Group Inc. dated February 12, 2025, reporti…

Other Events. On December 5, 2024, CME Group announced that its board of directors has approved a share repurchase program (the “Share Repurchase Program”) under which CME Group is authorized to repurchase up to $3 billion of its outstanding Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), from time to time through open market transactions, block trades, privately negotiated purchase transactions or other purchase techniques and may include purchases effected pursuant to o…

President and Chief Financial Officer — Lynne Fitzpatrick: Ms. Lynne Fitzpatrick has been promoted to President and Chief Financial Officer.

Results Of Operations and Financial Condition,” including the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. Attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release of CME Group Inc. dated October 23, 2024, reportin…

Results Of Operations and Financial Condition,” including the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. Attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release of CME Group Inc. dated July 24, 2024, reporting C…

Director — Michael G. Dennis: Michael G. Dennis is retiring from the Board of Directors and will join CME Group as Senior Managing Director Global Head, Fixed Income.

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. The information set forth in

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On April 24, 2024, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (“CME”), a wholly owned subsidiary of CME Group Inc., entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to its 364-day multi-currency credit facility (the “Existing Credit Facility”) with Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent, Citibank, N.A., in its capacity as collateral agent and collateral monitoring agent, and the banks party thereto. The Existing Credit Facility as amended b…

Results Of Operations and Financial Condition,” including the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. Attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release of CME Group Inc. dated April 24, 2024, reporting…

The filing describes amendments to the company's stock plan, not a management change.

Results Of Operations and Financial Condition,” including the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. Attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release of CME Group Inc. dated February 14, 2024, reporti…

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer — Terrence A. Duffy: The employment agreement was amended to extend Mr. Duffy's term and secure his continued leadership.