Document:

Agreement, dated September 24, 2009

 Exhibit 10.3 
 

 
 09/24/2009 
 James Newsome 
 5 Byram Court 
 Mendham, NJ 07945

 Dear Jim, 
 Reference is made to that
certain agreement, commencing on August 26, 2008 (the “Original Agreement”), with the undersigned Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (“CME”), with respect to your performance of your duties as an advisor to CME and its parent,
subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively with CME, “CME Group”). Both you and CME agree that it is desirable that you and CME enter into this letter agreement (this “Agreement”) with respect to the matters provided herein.

 1. Term. The term of this Agreement shall be for 12 months from August 26, 2009 (through August 25, 2010, the
“Term”). This Agreement shall terminate upon your death or “permanent disability.” For purposes of this Agreement, “permanent disability” shall mean any mental or physical disability or illness which results in your
being unable to substantially perform your duties for a continuous period of 150 days or for periods aggregating 180 days of any 365 day period. 
 2. Scope of Services. During the Term, you will render services to CME Group as provided for in Annex A and such other services reasonably requested by CME Group’s Executive Chairman or other authorized officer of CME Group with
respect to business and regulatory matters pertaining to CME Group. In providing such services, you shall comply with all applicable laws, statutes, regulations, orders, codes and other acts of any applicable governmental authority and the policies,
standards and regulations of CME Group. Insofar as reasonably practicable, CME Group shall consider your convenience in the timing of requests to perform services under this Agreement, and your failure or inability, by reason of temporary illness or
other cause beyond your control to respond to requests during any such temporary period shall not be deemed to constitute a default on your part in the performance of your services under this Agreement. Your services under this Agreement shall not
exceed 33.33 hours per month of services hereunder. 
 3. Advisor Fee and Non-Compete and Release Payment. In
consideration for your services as an advisor and the confidentiality and other provisions of this Agreement, CME shall pay to you $500,000 per annum during the Term, and in consideration for the non-compete and release provisions of this Agreement,
CME shall pay to you $500,000 per annum during the Term, for an aggregate of $1,000,000 (the “Total Payments”) payable in 11 installments during the Term. The first installment of $166,667 shall be made on or before October 20.
Following the month of October, the remaining 10 equal installments of $83,333.30 shall be processed on the Friday of the week in which the 15th of the month falls, which will result in the deposit to your account on the 2nd business day following that Friday. CME shall have the right to deduct from the Total Payments payable to you
under this Agreement for any documented debt or judgment which any CME Group company may have against you (collectively, “Debts”). 
  

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 4. Expense Reimbursement /Other Benefits. CME shall reimburse you for all reasonable and
necessary out-of-pocket travel and other expenses incurred by you at the specific request of CME Group to the extent such reimbursement is consistent with CME Group’s expense reimbursement policies from time to time in effect in connection with
your performance of services as an advisor hereunder. Such expenses shall be reimbursed promptly after your submission to CME of expense statements, including copies of receipts and other documents verifying the amounts included therein, in such
reasonable detail as CME may require. 
 5. Nature of the Advisor Relationship. You will perform the services required under this
Agreement as an independent contractor to, and not as an agent or employee of CME or any other CME Group company. Except as and to the extent that CME or another CME Group company, as the case may be, may otherwise prescribe in writing, you shall
not have any authority to negotiate or to conclude any contracts on behalf of, or otherwise bind, CME or any other CME Group company. You shall be solely responsible for and shall pay all amounts of applicable federal and state income and self
employment taxes. You shall not be eligible to participate in any employee benefit, group insurance or compensation plans or programs maintained by CME or any CME Group company. Neither CME nor any other CME Group company shall provide Social
Security, unemployment compensation, disability insurance, workers’ compensation or similar coverage, or any other statutory employment benefit, to you. 
 6. Assisting Competitors. During the Term and for a period of one (1) year following the Term, you will not, without the prior written consent of CME Group, (a) render any services whether or not
for compensation, to other individuals, firms, corporations or entities in connection with any matter that involves material interests adverse to any CME Group company, (b) directly or indirectly compete with any CME Group company anywhere in
the world or (c) engage in any business or activity that you reasonably believe to be materially detrimental to the business or interests of any CME Group company. 
 7. Confidential Information. In connection with your service to CME Group pursuant to this Agreement you will acquire confidential information with respect to the business, plans, strategies, finances,
technology, markets, operations, customers, members, employees, suppliers and vendors and other matters of or related to CME Group (“Confidential Information”). In that regard, you should presume that any information you receive about CME
Group or its customers, members or others through your work pursuant to this Agreement is confidential and, therefore, should not be disclosed or made public, except when disclosure is authorized or legally required. Unless disclosure is required by
law, you shall not, without the prior written consent of CME Group, at any time, whether during or after the Term, communicate or divulge any Confidential Information to anyone other than those persons or entities designated by CME Group. All
records, files, documents, notes, data and the like relating to the business or activities of any CME Group company which you shall prepare, develop, use, compile or receive shall be and remain the sole property of CME, or such other CME Group
company as the case may be, and shall be returned upon CME 
  
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Group’s request. “Confidential Information” shall exclude information (a) readily available in the public domain other than as a result of your act or omission or
(b) obtained from third parties rightfully in possession of such information and having no direct or indirect confidentiality obligation to any CME Group company. 
 8. Indemnification. To the extent permitted by law, CME agrees to indemnify you if you are a party or are threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative by reason of the services you provide to CME Group under this Agreement. The indemnification shall be from and against expenses (including attorney’s fees), judgments, fines and amounts
paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by you or on your behalf in connection with such threatened or actual action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, but shall only be provided if you acted in good faith and in a manner you
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of CME Group and, with respect to any criminal action, suit or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe your conduct was unlawful. 
 9. Non-Waiver. The failure by either party to exercise any of its or his rights in the event of a breach of this Agreement by the other party
shall not be construed as a waiver of such breach or any subsequent breach, or prevent either party from later enforcing strict compliance with this Agreement as to such breach or any subsequent breach. 
 10. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be void or unenforceable for any reason,
such provision shall be modified or deleted in such manner so as to make this Agreement, as modified, legal and enforceable, and the remaining provisions hereof shall continue in full force and effect. In addition to the foregoing, if a court holds
that the restrictions stated herein are unreasonable, the parties hereto agree that the maximum period, scope or geographical area reasonable under the circumstances shall be substituted for the stated period, scope or area and that the court shall
be allowed to revise the restrictions contained herein to cover the maximum period, scope or area permitted by law. 
 11.
Survival. This paragraph 11 and paragraphs 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 shall survive and continue in full force and effecting accordance with their respective terms, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement. 
 12. Release. 
  

	 	a.	As used in this Agreement, “CME Parties” means (i) CME and each CME Group company, (ii) all of CME’s and CME Group company’s predecessors,
successors, parents, subsidiaries and affiliates and (iii) all past and present officers, directors, agents, employees, officials, employee benefit plans (and their sponsors, fiduciaries and administrators), insurers and attorneys of the
entities described in parts (i) and (ii) of this sentence. In exchange for the Total Payments and the payments from CME described in paragraph 4, you, on behalf of yourself and your agents, representatives, attorneys, heirs, executors,
administrators, spouse, children, successors and assigns, and any other person (natural or otherwise) acting or purporting to act on behalf of any of the foregoing, 

  
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fully release each of the CME Parties regarding all known, unknown, suspected, absolute or contingent claims, causes of action, liabilities, damages, fees, remunerations, obligations, promises,
judgments or demands of any nature whatsoever, in law or in equity, of every kind and description (“Claims”) regarding any act or failure to act that occurred up to and including the date on which you sign this Agreement, including,
without limitation, any and all Claims asserted with respect to fraud, promissory estoppel, unjust enrichment, conversion or otherwise by you or your counsel, representatives or agents regarding the waiver of severance payments or any other waiver
made to you in connection with the merger between CME Group Inc. and NYMEX Holdings, Inc (the “Merger”). Notwithstanding anything contained in this paragraph 12(a) to the contrary, you do not release or otherwise waive (i) any rights
to indemnification pursuant to Section 6.9 of the Agreement and Plan of Merger made and entered into among CME Group Inc., CMEG NY Inc., NYMEX Holdings, Inc. and New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (collectively, the “Merger
Entities”), which rights shall survive the termination of this Agreement, or (ii) any rights to indemnification pursuant to the respective by-laws or certificates of incorporation of the Merger Entities, the NYMEX Holdings, Inc. Change in
Control Severance Plan dated January 9, 2008, or any other surviving plan(s) of the Merger Entities. 

  

	 	b.	CME, each CME Group company and all of CME’s and CME Group company’s predecessors, successors, parents, subsidiaries and corporate affiliates, on behalf of themselves
and their attorneys and assigns, fully release you regarding all Claims regarding any act or failure to act that occurred up to and including the date on which you sign this Agreement relating to any violation of that certain separation agreement
and general release, dated as of September, 2008, between you and CME Group Inc. (the “Separation Agreement and General Release”). 

 13. Notices. All notices and other required communications under this Agreement (“Notices”) shall be in writing, and shall be sent to a party at the address set forth below such party’s
signature block below. A party may change its address by sending Notice to the other party of the new address. Notices shall be given: (a) by personal delivery to the other party; (b) by facsimile, with a confirmation sent by registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested; (c) by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested; or (d) by express courier (e.g. DHL, Federal Express, etc.). Notices shall be effective and shall be deemed delivered: (i) if by
personal delivery, on the date of the personal delivery; (ii) if by facsimile, on the date stated in the electronic confirmation, delivered during normal business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at recipient’s location), and, if not
delivered during normal business hours, on the next business day following delivery; (iii) if solely by mail, on the date of receipt as stated on the return receipt; or (iv) if by express courier, on the date signed for or rejected as
reflected in the courier’s delivery log. 
 14. Remedies. You recognize and agree that given the nature of CME Group’s
business, the scope and duration of the restrictions in this paragraph 14 and in paragraphs 6, 7, 12(a) and 15 are reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate business interests of CME Group and do not unduly interfere with your career or
economic pursuits. You recognize and agree 
  
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that a breach of any or all of the provisions of this paragraph 14 or paragraphs 6, 7, 12(a) or 15 shall constitute immediate and irreparable harm to CME Group’s business, for which damages
cannot be readily calculated and for which damages is an inadequate remedy. Accordingly, without limiting any remedies available to CME Group, you acknowledge and agree that CME Group shall therefore be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions
to prevent any breach or threatened breach of any such paragraphs. You further acknowledge and agree that in any action for breach of such paragraphs, including, without limitation, an action seeking injunctive or other equitable relief, you will
not assert or contend that any of such paragraphs are facially unreasonable or otherwise facially unenforceable. Furthermore, without limiting any remedies available to CME Group, you agree that if a final judicial determination is made by a court
of competent jurisdiction that you have breached any or all of the provisions contained in this paragraph 14 or paragraphs 6, 7, 12(a) or 15, you shall, within two (2) business days of such final judicial determination, pay or deliver to CME
any and all payments, including, without limitation, the Total Payments, made to you by CME pursuant to this Agreement, which payment by you to CME shall be paid by wire transfer of immediately-available U.S. funds to an account designated by CME.

 15. Covenant Not to Sue. You acknowledge and agree that you shall not, directly or indirectly, institute or file any suit or
proceeding, make or prosecute any claim or otherwise make any assertion that any provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, this paragraph 15, are unenforceable against you or otherwise invalid in any manner. 
 16. Miscellaneous. This Agreement is personal to you, and you shall not assign this Agreement without CME’s prior written consent. This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to choice of law rules. This Agreement contains the entire understanding between CME and yourself with respect to the subject matter
hereof and supersedes and voids all prior negotiations, discussions, and agreements, whether written or oral, including, without limitation, the Original Agreement; provided, however, that any previous release or waiver, including,
without limitation, the release contained in the Separation Agreement and General Release and any release or waiver executed by you in connection with the Merger, shall survive pursuant to their terms and not be in any manner be amended, modified,
altered, voided or otherwise affected by this Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or extended other than by a written agreement executed by the parties hereto. This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile
or electronic transmission) in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 
 [Signature page follows.] 
  
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 Please confirm that the foregoing Agreement correctly sets forth the agreement between CME and
yourself by signing and returning this Agreement to CME. 
  

					
	CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE INC.	 		 	 Agreed and Accepted as of this 24 day of
 September 2009

			
	 /s/ Craig S. Donohue
	 		 	 /s/ James Newsome

	Craig S. Donohue	 		 	James Newsome
			
	 Address for Notice Purposes:
  
 Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.
 20 South Wacker Drive
 Chicago, IL 60606
 Attention: Kathleen Cronin, Managing
Director,
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
 facsimile: 312-930-4556
	 		 	 Address for Notice Purposes:
 5 Byram
Court
 Mendham, NJ 07945
 facsimile:
212-301-4600

  
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 Annex A 
  

	 	•	 	 At the direction of CME Group’s Executive Chairman or other authorized officer of CME Group, travel to Washington D.C. a minimum of once every two
(2) months for the purpose of attending meetings organized by CME Group’s Executive Chairman or other authorized officer of CME Group with members of Congress and the staff of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission as relates to
matters affecting CME Group and provide a detailed written summary of all such meetings. Such meetings and the content thereof shall be developed in consultation with CME Group’s Executive Chairman or other authorized officer of CME Group.

  
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1000 F312 466 4410 cmegroup.comAmendment No. 1 and Limited Waiver to Credit Agreement

 Exhibit 10.4 
 AMENDMENT NO. 1 AND LIMITED WAIVER 
 TO CREDIT
AGREEMENT 
 This AMENDMENT NO. 1 AND LIMITED WAIVER TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”)
dated as of September 30, 2009, is made by and among CME GROUP INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of
the United States (“Bank of America”), in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement described below) (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and
each of the Lenders party hereto. 
 W I T N E S S E T H: 
 WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated as of
August 22, 2008 (the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms used in this Amendment not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings given thereto in the Credit Agreement), pursuant to which the Lenders have
made available to the Borrower a term loan facility and a revolving credit facility; and 
 WHEREAS, the Borrower has
advised the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that it desires to amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement to, among other things, (i) reduce the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments by $50,000,000, and apply the entirety of
such reduction to (and thereby terminate the Revolving Commitment of) Woodlands Commercial Bank (f/k/a Lehman Brothers Commercial Bank) (collectively, the “Woodlands Commitment Reduction”), and waive certain terms of
the Credit Agreement related thereto, and (ii) reduce the minimum required amount of each request under the Revolving Commitments increase option set forth in Section 2.19 of the Credit Agreement to $10,000,000, in each case as more
particularly set forth below, and the Lenders signatory hereto are willing to effect such amendments and waivers on the terms and conditions contained in this Amendment; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and further valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
 1. Limited Waivers. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, and solely with respect to the Woodlands Commitment
Reduction, 
 (a) the Lenders signatory hereto hereby waive the requirement set forth in
Section 2.07(c) of the Credit Agreement that the Borrower provide prior notice to the Administrative Agent of the Woodlands Commitment Reduction; and 
 (b) the Lenders signatory hereto hereby (i) waive the requirement set forth in Section 2.07(c) of the
Credit Agreement that the reduction in the Revolving Commitments described in this Amendment be applied among the Revolving Lenders on a ratable basis in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments, and (ii) acknowledge that
immediately upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, Woodlands Commercial Bank (f/k/a Lehman Brothers Commercial Bank) shall no longer be a

 
“Lender” under the Credit Agreement unless and until such time as it becomes a “Lender” pursuant to and in accordance with Section 9.04 or Section 2.19
of the Credit Agreement. 
 The waivers set forth in this Section 1 are limited to the extent specifically set forth above and no
other terms, covenants or provisions of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document are intended to be effected hereby. 
 2. Amendments to Credit Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows: 
 (a) Section 2.19(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting “$25,000,000” in the fifth
line and inserting “$10,000,000” in lieu thereof. 
 (b) Section 2.14(a) of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended by deleting “(other than a payment or conversion made pursuant to Section 2.06)” in the third and fourth line and inserting “(other than a payment made pursuant to
Section 2.12(b))” in lieu thereof. 
 (c) The portion of the existing Schedule 2.01
entitled “(1) Revolving Lenders and Commitment Amounts:” is deleted it in its entirety and “Schedule 2.01 (1) Revolving Lenders and Commitments Amounts:” attached as Exhibit A hereto is inserted in lieu thereof.

 (d) Exhibit A of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting Sections 3 and 5 therein and inserting
the following, respectively, in lieu thereof: 
  

	 	3.	Borrower: CME Group Inc. 

  

	 	5.	Credit Agreement: Credit Agreement, dated as of August 22, 2008, among CME Group Inc., the Lenders from time to time party thereto, Bank of America, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent, and UBS Securities LLC, BMO Capital Markets and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., as Co-Syndication Agents, as amended from time to time. 

 3. Release. Each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waive all claims, suits, debts,
liens, losses, causes of action, demands, rights, damages or costs, or expenses of any kind, character or nature whatsoever, known or unknown, fixed or contingent, which any of them may have or claim to have against Woodlands Commercial Bank
(f/k/a Lehman Brothers Commercial Bank) solely in its capacity as a lender under the Credit Agreement (including without limitation, a failure by Woodlands Commercial Bank to fund any Loan required to be funded by it under the Credit
Agreement and specifically excluding its capacity as a dealer in connection with any commercial paper transaction, its capacity as a counterparty under any Swap Transaction or its capacity as an investment banker or financial advisor) or its agents,
employees, officers, affiliates, directors, representatives, successors and assigns in each case acting in the same capacity (collectively, the “Released Parties”) originating in whole or in part on or before the date this Amendment
is executed to the extent arising out of or as a direct result of the Credit Agreement (including

  

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without limitation, a failure by Woodlands Commercial Bank to fund any Loan required to be funded by it under the Credit Agreement but specifically excluding any issuance of commercial paper,
Swap Transaction or other transaction other than the Credit Agreement) (collectively, the “Claims”). Each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent further agree forever to refrain from commencing, instituting or prosecuting any
lawsuit, action or other proceeding against any Released Parties with respect to such Claims. Each of the Released Parties shall be a third party beneficiary of this Amendment. 
 4. Effectiveness; Conditions Precedent. The effectiveness of this Amendment and the amendments and waivers to the Credit Agreement
contained herein are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent: 
 (a) the
Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following documents or instruments in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent: 
 (i) counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by the Borrower, and Lenders which constitute Required Lenders, and
acknowledged by the Administrative Agent; 
 (ii) (x) a true and complete copy of resolutions for the Borrower
authorizing the amendments contemplated hereby, (y) a certification that each of the certificate of incorporation and by-laws of the Borrower has not been amended or otherwise modified since the effective date of the Credit Agreement or, in the
alternative, attaching true and complete copies of all amendments and modifications thereto and (z) evidence of the good standing of the Borrower; and 
 (iii) a certificate signed by a Senior Officer of the Borrower certifying as to the representations and warranties set
forth in Section 5(a). 
 (b) unless waived by the Administrative Agent, all accrued reasonable and
documented out-of-pocket expenses of the Arrangers and the Administrative Agent required to be paid pursuant to Section 9.03 of the Credit Agreement on or prior to the closing of the Amendment shall have been paid. 
 This Agreement shall become effective as of the date hereof upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in clauses (a) and (b) above and the
Administrative Agent shall give notice to the Borrower of the effectiveness of this Amendment. 
 5. Representations and
Warranties. In order to induce the Lenders to enter into this Amendment, the Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders as follows: 
 (a) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to this Amendment, (i) the representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in Article III of the Credit Agreement shall be true and
correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof, and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

  

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 (b) This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law. 
 6. Entire Agreement. This Amendment, together with the Credit Agreement (collectively, the “Relevant Documents”), sets forth the entire understanding and agreement of the
parties hereto in relation to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior negotiations and agreements among the parties relating to such subject matter. No promise, condition, representation or warranty, express or implied, not set forth in
the Relevant Documents shall bind any party hereto, and no such party has relied on any such promise, condition, representation or warranty. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that, except as otherwise expressly stated in the Relevant
Documents, no representations, warranties or commitments, express or implied, have been made by any party to any other party in relation to the subject matter hereof or thereof. None of the terms or conditions of this Amendment may be changed,
modified, waived or canceled orally or otherwise, except in writing and in accordance with Section 9.02 of the Credit Agreement. 
 7. Full Force and Effect of Agreement. Except as hereby specifically amended, modified or supplemented, the Credit Agreement is hereby confirmed and ratified in all respects and shall be and remain
in full force and effect according to its terms. 
 8. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original as against any party whose signature appears thereon, and all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this
Amendment by telecopy or other electronic transmission (e.g. pdf or electronic mail) shall be effective as a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment. 
 9. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally
submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court
from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Amendment, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of
any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. This Amendment shall be further subject to the provisions of Sections 9.09 and 9.10 of the
Credit Agreement. 
 10. Enforceability. Any provision of this Amendment held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in
any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or enforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a
particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction. 
  

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 11. References. All references to the “Credit Agreement” shall mean the
Credit Agreement, as amended hereby. 
 12. Successors and Assigns. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and their respective successors, legal representatives, and assignees to the extent such assignees are permitted assignees as provided in Section 9.04 of the Credit
Agreement. 
 [Signature pages follow.] 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be made,
executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written. 
  

			
	 BORROWER:

	
	CME GROUP INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ James A. Pribel

	Name:	 	 James A. Pribel

	Title:	 	 Treasurer

			
	 ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE
 ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:

	
	 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative
 Agent

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Maryanne Fitzmaurice

	Name:	 	 Maryanne Fitzmaurice

	Title:	 	 Senior Vice President

			
	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Maryanne Fitzmaurice

	Name:	 	 Maryanne Fitzmaurice

	Title:	 	 Senior Vice President

			
	UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC, as a Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Marie Haddad

	Name:	 	 Marie Haddad

	Title:	 	 Associate Director

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Mary E. Evans

	Name:	 	 Mary E. Evans

	Title:	 	 Associate Director

			
	 THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as a Lender

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ David Mahmood

	 Name:
	 	 David Mahmood

	 Title:
	 	 Managing Director

			
	 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender

		
	 By:
	 	 James N. DeVries

	 Name:
	 	 James N. DeVries

	 Title:
	 	 Senior Vice President

			
	 BMO CAPITAL MARKETS FINANCING, INC., as a Lender

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Linda Haven

	 Name:
	 	 Linda Haven

	 Title:
	 	 Managing Director

			
	 COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRAILIA, as a Lender

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ John Raftopoulos

	 Name:
	 	 John Raftopoulos

	 Title:
	 	 Risk Executive

			
	 SVENSKA HANDELSBANKEN, as a Lender

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Richard Johnson

	 Name:
	 	 Richard Johnson

	 Title:
	 	 Senior Vice President

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Mieko Miyamoto

	 Name:
	 	 Mieko Miyamoto

	 Title:
	 	 Assistant Vice President

			
	 TD BANK, NA, as a Lender

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Todd S. Sturza

	 Name:
	 	 /s/ Todd S. Sturza

	 Title:
	 	 Regional Vice President

			
	 THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as a Lender

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Thomas Caruso

	 Name:
	 	 /s/ Thomas Caruso

	 Title:
	 	 First Vice President

			
	 WILLIAM STREET LLC, as a Lender

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ John Makrinos

	 Name:
	 	 John Makrinos

	 Title:
	 	 Authorized Signatory

			
	 LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC, as a Lender

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Candi Obrentz

	 Name:
	 	 Candi Obrentz

	 Title:
	 	 Associate Director, Financial Institutions, USA

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Shane Klein

	 Name:
	 	 Shane Klein

	 Title:
	 	 Director, Financial Institution

			
	 PNC BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Reginald H. Imamura

	 Name:
	 	 Reginald Imamura

	 Title:
	 	 Senior Vice President

			
	 BANK OF CHINA, NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Xio Wang

	 Name:
	 	 Xio Wang

	 Title:
	 	 Assistant General Manager

			
	 THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, as a Lender

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Tamara M. Dowd

	 Name:
	 	 Tamara M. Dowd

	 Title:
	 	 Vice President

			
	 BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS CO., LTD.,
 NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Shelley He

	 Name:
	 	 Shelley He

	 Title:
	 	 Deputy General Manager

			
	 MEGA INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL
 BANK CO., LTD. NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Priscilla H.T. Hsing

	 Name:
	 	 Priscilla H.T. Hsing

	 Title:
	 	 VP & DGM

			
	 THE CHIBA BANK, LTD., NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Yukihito Inamura

	 Name:
	 	 Yukihito Inamura

	 Title:
	 	 General Manager

			
	 WOODLANDS COMMERCIAL BANK

	 (f/k/a LEHMAN BROTHERS COMMERCIAL BANK), as a Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Gary Murray

	Name:	 	 Gary Murray

	Title:	 	 Chief Credit Officer

 EXHIBIT A 
 SCHEDULE 2.01 
 LENDER COMMITMENTS 

 

	(1)	Revolving Lenders and Commitment Amounts: 

  

											
	Lender	  	 	  	Revolving
Commitment	  	 	  	Applicable
Percentage	 
	 Bank of America, N.A.
	  		  	$	150,000,000.00	  		  	15.864621893	% 
	 UBS Loan Finance LLC
	  		  	$	150,000,000.00	  		  	15.864621893	% 
	 The Bank of Nova Scotia
	  		  	$	125,000,000.00	  		  	13.220518245	% 
	 U.S. Bank National Association
	  		  	$	75,000,000.00	  		  	7.932310947	% 
	 BMO Capital Markets Financing, Inc.
	  		  	$	62,500,000.00	  		  	6.610259122	% 
	 The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
	  		  	$	62,500,000.00	  		  	6.610259122	% 
	 Lloyds TSB Bank plc
	  		  	$	62,500,000.00	  		  	6.610259122	% 
	 Commonwealth Bank of Australia
	  		  	$	37,500,000.00	  		  	3.966155473	% 
	 Svenska Handelsbanken
	  		  	$	37,500,000.00	  		  	3.966155473	% 
	 TD Bank, NA
	  		  	$	25,000,000.00	  		  	2.644103649	% 
	 The Bank of New York Mellon
	  		  	$	25,000,000.00	  		  	2.644103649	% 
	 William Street LLC
	  		  	$	25,000,000.00	  		  	2.644103649	% 
	 PNC Bank National Association
	  		  	$	20,000,000.00	  		  	2.115282919	% 
	 Bank of China, New York Branch
	  		  	$	17,500,000.00	  		  	1.850872554	% 
	 The Northern Trust Company
	  		  	$	17,500,000.00	  		  	1.850872554	% 
	 Bank of Communications Co., Ltd., New York Branch
	  		  	$	15,000,000.00	  		  	1.586462189	% 
	 Chang Hwa Commercial Bank, Ltd., New York Branch
	  		  	$	15,000,000.00	  		  	1.586462189	% 
	 First Commercial Bank New York Agency
	  		  	$	10,000,000.00	  		  	1.057641460	% 
	 Mega International Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. New York Branch
	  		  	$	8,000,000.00	  		  	.846113168	% 
	 The Chiba Bank, Ltd., New York Branch
	  		  	$	5,000,000.00	  		  	.528820730	% 
		  		  	 	 	  		  	 	 
	 Total
	  		  	$	945,500,000.00	  		  	100.000000000	%

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