CME DEFA14A Additional proxy soliciting materials

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Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 8, 2019.


CME GROUP INC.		Meeting Information
		Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
		For holders as of: March 11, 2019
		Date:May 8, 2019 Time:10:00 a.m., Central Time
		Location: The Conference Center
		One North Wacker Drive
		Chicago, IL 60606
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Voting Items


The Board of Directors recommends votes “FOR”
Proposals 1, 2 and 3.

1.		Election of Equity Directors

Seventeen will be elected to the Board of Directors

1a.		Terrence A. Duffy

1b.		Timothy S. Bitsberger

1c.		Charles P. Carey

1d.		Dennis H. Chookaszian

1e.		Ana Dutra

1f.		Martin J. Gepsman

1g.		Larry G. Gerdes

1h.		Daniel R. Glickman

1i.		Daniel G. Kaye

1j.		Phyllis M. Lockett

1k.		Deborah J. Lucas







1l.		Alex J. Pollock

1m.		Terry L. Savage

1n.		William R. Shepard

1o.		Howard J. Siegel

1p.		Michael A. Spencer

1q.		Dennis A. Suskind

2.		Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2019.

3.		Advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers.

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Voting Items


The Board of Directors recommends votes “FOR” Proposals1, 2 and 3.

1.		Election of Equity Directors

Seventeen will be elected to the Board of Directors

1a.		Terrence A. Duffy

1b.		Timothy S. Bitsberger

1c.		Charles P. Carey

1d.		Dennis H. Chookaszian

1e.		Ana Dutra

1f.		Martin J. Gepsman

1g.		Larry G. Gerdes

1h.		Daniel R. Glickman

1i.		Daniel G. Kaye

1j.		Phyllis M. Lockett

1k.		Deborah J. Lucas

1l.		Alex J. Pollock

1m.		Terry L. Savage

1n.		William R. Shepard

1o.		Howard J. Siegel

1p.		Michael A. Spencer

1q.		Dennis A. Suskind

2.		Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2019.

3.		Advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers.


The Board of Directors is not providing recommendations on Proposals 4 and 5.

4.		Election of Three Class B-1 Directors

Vote “FOR”up to three nominees to be elected to the Board of Directors.

		4a. Steve A. Beitler (SAB)

		4b. Bradley S. Glass (BRAD)

		4c. Gedon Hertshten (GHF)

		4d. William W. Hobert (WH)

		4e. Patrick J. Mulchrone (PJM)

		4f. Robert J. Tierney Jr. (RJT)

5.		Election of 2020 Class B-1 Nominating Committee

Vote “FOR”up to five nominees to be elected to the Class B-1 Nominating Committee.

		5a. Thomas A. Bentley (TAB)

		5b. Kevin G. Boyle (KGB)

		5c. Steven F. French (FS)

		5d. Joseph H. Gressel (GPC)

		5e. Mark S. Kobilca (HTR)

		5f. Gary T. Lark (GTX)

		5g. W. Winfred (FRED) Moore II (FMOR)

		5h. James V. Sauter (TCP)

		5i. Michael J. Small (SML)

		5j. Michael G. Sundermeier (MIK)

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Voting Items


The Board of Directors recommends votes “FOR” Proposals1, 2 and 3.

1.		Election of Equity Directors

Seventeen will be elected to the Board of Directors

1a.		Terrence A. Duffy

1b.		Timothy S. Bitsberger

1c.		Charles P. Carey

1d.		Dennis H. Chookaszian

1e.		Ana Dutra

1f.		Martin J. Gepsman

1g.		Larry G. Gerdes

1h.		Daniel R. Glickman

1i.		Daniel G. Kaye

1j.		Phyllis M. Lockett

1k.		Deborah J. Lucas

1l.		Alex J. Pollock

1m.		Terry L. Savage

1n.		William R. Shepard

1o.		Howard J. Siegel

1p.		Michael A. Spencer

1q.		Dennis A. Suskind

2.		Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2019.

3.		Advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers.



The Board of Directors is not providing recommendations on Proposals 4 and 5.

4.		Election of Two Class B-2 Directors

Vote “FOR”up to two nominees to be elected to the Board of Directors.

		4a. Yra G. Harris (YRA)

		4b. Ronald A. Pankau (PAN)

		4c. David J. Wescott (COT)

5.		Election of 2020 Class B-2 Nominating Committee

Vote “FOR”up to five nominees to be elected to the Class B-2 Nominating Committee.

		5a. Frank D. Catizone (FDC)

		5b. Richard J. Duran (RJD)

		5c. Patrick J. Lahey (XDE)

		5d. Patrick W. Maloney (PAT)

		5e. Andrew J. Schwieters (AJS)

		5f. Stuart A. Unger (UNG)

		5g. Barry D. Ward (BDW)

		5h. James J. Zellinger (JZZ)

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Voting Items


The Board of Directors recommends votes “FOR” Proposals1, 2 and 3.

1.		Election of Equity Directors

Seventeen will be elected to the Board of Directors

1a.		Terrence A. Duffy

1b.		Timothy S. Bitsberger

1c.		Charles P. Carey

1d.		Dennis H. Chookaszian

1e.		Ana Dutra

1f.		Martin J. Gepsman

1g.		Larry G. Gerdes

1h.		Daniel R. Glickman

1i.		Daniel G. Kaye

1j.		Phyllis M. Lockett

1k.		Deborah J. Lucas

1l.		Alex J. Pollock

1m.		Terry L. Savage

1n.		William R. Shepard

1o.		Howard J. Siegel

1p.		Michael A. Spencer

1q.		Dennis A. Suskind

2.		Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2019.

3.		Advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers.



The Board of Directors is not providing recommendations on Proposals 4 and 5.

4.		Election of One Class B-3 Director

Vote “FOR”one nominee to be elected to the Board of Directors.

		4a. Elizabeth A. Cook (LZY)

5.		Election of 2020 Class B-3 Nominating Committee

Vote “FOR”up to five nominees to be elected to the Class B-3 Nominating Committee.

		5a. John F. Connors Jr. (CON)

		5b. Joel P. Glickman (GLK)

		5c. Spencer K. Hauptman (SPNC)

		5d. Kevin P. Heaney (FROG)

		5e. Robert J. Kevil Jr. (REV)

		5f. Stephen J. Leuer (LURE)

		5g. Thomas G. Rossi (SSI)

		5h. Phillip E. Teuscher (PXT)

		5i. Richard S. Turim (RST)

		5j. Paul D. Zirpolo (ZIR)

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Voting Items


The Board of Directors recommends votes “FOR”
Proposals 1, 2 and 3.

1.		Election of Equity Directors

Seventeen will be elected to the Board of Directors

1a.		Terrence A. Duffy

1b.		Timothy S. Bitsberger

1c.		Charles P. Carey

1d.		Dennis H. Chookaszian

1e.		Ana Dutra

1f.		Martin J. Gepsman

1g.		Larry G. Gerdes

1h.		Daniel R. Glickman

1i.		Daniel G. Kaye

1j.		Phyllis M. Lockett

1k.		Deborah J. Lucas



1l.		Alex J. Pollock

1m.		Terry L. Savage

1n.		William R. Shepard

1o.		Howard J. Siegel

1p.		Michael A. Spencer

1q.		Dennis A. Suskind

2.		Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2019.

3.		Advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers.

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CME (CME) DEFA14AAdditional proxy soliciting materials