SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2021-11-03

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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i6732475dfe344160b450d9ab14cdf412_1"></div><div style="min-height:46.47pt;width:100%"><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Exhibit 10.2</font></div></div><div style="padding-left:11.4pt"><img alt="image_0.jpg" src="image_0.jpg" style="height:31px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:714px"></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:4.7pt;padding-left:15.3pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Name&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-top:5.9pt;padding-left:15.3pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Department&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-top:5.9pt;padding-left:15.3pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Division&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;padding-left:15.25pt;padding-right:6.75pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Congratulations! We are pleased to provide you with a long-term incentive opportunity under the CME Group Inc. Second Amended and Restated Omnibus Stock Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;). This long-term incentive opportunity is in recognition of the anticipated positive impact you will make toward the future success of the company. Your grant provides you with the opportunity to earn a range of performance shares based on the achievement of the performance goal set forth below. If earned, the ultimate payout for achieving the performance goal will be in the form of CME Group Inc. stock, which is a means for you to share in the success of the overall company. Certain terms of your long-term incentive opportunity follow&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:8pt;padding-left:15.25pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline">Performance Share Terms</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:8.45pt;padding-left:125.3pt;padding-right:7.1pt;text-indent:-110pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline">Performance Shares&#58;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Your grant has a target of &#91; &#93; Performance Shares for the achievement of the Performance Goal at the target level. Payout will be settled after the end of the Performance Period by the issuance of Class A common stock, $.01 par value, of CME Group Inc. if the specified Performance Goal is achieved for the Performance Period as set forth below.</font></div><div style="margin-top:4.6pt;padding-left:15.3pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline">Grant Date&#58;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#91; &#93;</font></div><div style="margin-top:5.7pt;padding-left:15.25pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline">Performance Period&#58;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#91; &#93;</font></div><div style="width:100.000%"><div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:49.823%"><div style="margin-top:6.85pt;padding-left:15.3pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline">Performance Goal&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.35pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:15.3pt;padding-right:-0.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline">Payment and Vesting</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline">Schedule&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:8.35pt;padding-left:15.3pt;padding-right:0.15pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline">Additional Terms and</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline">Conditions&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-top:6.85pt;padding-left:13.2pt"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="display:inline-block;max-width:0.352%;min-width:0.000%;vertical-align:top"></div><div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:49.825%"><div style="padding-left:13.2pt"><font style="color:#00