SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2023-11-01

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<DESCRIPTION>EQUITY GRANT LETTER PERFORMANCE SHARES
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="if3b4989eb68e4444aa259ef7e532e4aa_1"></div><div style="min-height:43.2pt;width:100%"><div style="text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:11.4pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Exhibit 10.1</font></div><div style="padding-left:11.4pt"><font><br></font></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:4.7pt;padding-left:15.3pt"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Name&#58;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="margin-top:5.9pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Department&#58;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="margin-top:5.9pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Division&#58;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;padding-left:15.3pt;padding-right:6pt;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. Third 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 goals set forth below. If earned, the ultimate payout for achieving the performance goals 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:15.3pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;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:6.15pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-110pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:97.275%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:18.654%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:79.146%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-right:6.15pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Performance Shares&#58;</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-right:6.15pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Your grant has a target of &#91; &#93; Performance Shares for the achievement of Performance Goals at the target levels. Actual shares earned will be dependent on performance against the Performance Goals as set forth below.</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:5.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Grant Date&#58;</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:5.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#91; &#93;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:5.7pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Performance Period&#58;</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:5.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#91; &#93;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:5.95pt;padding-right:6pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline">Performance Goals&#58; </font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:5.95pt;padding-right:6pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(1) &#91; &#93;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(2) &#91; &#93;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:6.1pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;