CME Group Overview
CME Group Inc. (“we” or “the company”) is an S&P 500 entity with its Class A common stock listedon the NASDAQ Global Select Market (ticker: CME) and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. As theworld's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, CME Group enables clients to trade
futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimize portfolios, and analyze data – empowering market
participants worldwide to efficiently manage risk and capture opportunities.
CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset
classes, including future and options based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange,energy, agricultural products and metals. CME Group provides electronic trading globally on its CME
Globex platform. The company also offers clearing and settlement services across asset classes forexchange-traded and over-the-counter derivatives through its clearinghouse, CME Clearing.
CME Group’s Approach to Tax
CME Group’s tax approach is consistent with its goals of providing a stable and secure marketplace
for customers and returning maximum value to shareholders. As such:• We consider the Company’s integrity, brand and reputation in making decisions about our taxaffairs.
• We strive to have open and transparent relationships with tax authorities in jurisdictions where weare taxpayers.
• We are diligent about calculating and remitting taxes payable in all jurisdictions in which we
operate in accordance with local law and OECD principles. Likewise, we are diligent about collectingand remitting transactional taxes when required by law.
• We support regulatory measures to increase transparency and comply with all disclosure
requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and any other institution that requires disclosure in jurisdiction wherewe are taxpayers.
The publication of this document is regarded as meeting all statutory tax strategy disclosure
requirements, including those in the United Kingdom. We have provided this document on
November 15, 2023 in compliance with our duties under Part 2 of Schedule 19 of the Finance Act of2016.

Management of Tax Risks
CME Group Inc. is highly regulated and of great importance to the global economy. As such, it iscritical for the company to minimize risks by gaining high levels of surety on the impacts of laws andregulations, including those that concern tax. As such:• We employ a corporate tax department charged with managing the company’s day-to-day tax
matters including ensuring that compliance and financial reporting obligations are met.
• On matters that could be open to interpretation, we obtain the advice of qualified advisors andmay seek formal agreement from tax authorities.
• We maintain a robust set of procedures, disclosure controls and internal controls to ensure thatthe corporate tax department is aware of any new transactions, significant decisions or businessstrategies that may be relevant to our tax environment.
• We engage in monthly meetings with our external auditors at group level, including theengagement tax partner, to communicate any significant business or tax matters.
• We report all material matters to the CFO, the CME Group board of directors (“BOD”) or assigned
BOD subcommittee, and to the boards of directors of our statutory entities.
Our approach to tax risk management and governance is consistent with the Group’s broader
approach to risk management. This requires compliance with our legal and regulatory obligations in
all jurisdictions where we operate.
Tolerance of Tax Risks
The company is committed to paying the appropriate amount of tax under applicable tax laws andregulations. The company has extremely low tolerance to positions or transactions that are open tointerpretation and not disclosed in a transparent manner to tax authorities. We continuously review
our tax positions to ensure compliance and engage advisors or tax authorities for advice whenappropriate.
View on Tax PlanningThe company is committed to calculating and remitting the appropriate amount of tax in eachjurisdiction given the applicable tax laws and regulations. We do seek to benefit from territoriallyintroduced incentives or legislative reliefs, where these are directly relevant to our businessactivities and within the spirit of the law. We are also diligent in assessing reputational risk in any
matters that might impact taxes.
Relationship with HM Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”)
The company is committed to having an open and co-operative relationship with all tax authoritiesincluding HMRC. The company engages in reviews when requested and offers site visits to U.K.
operations when possible. The company also utilizes programs and opportunities made available byHMRC when application of law or regulations may be open to interpretation.