Forward-Looking Statements This presentation contains or may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We intend these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for such statements. These statements can sometimes be identified by forward-looking words such as “may,” “might,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential” or “continue,” and the negative of these terms and other comparable terminology. All statements that reflect our expectations, assumptions or projections about the future other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements, which are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions, may include projections of our future financial performance based on our growth strategies and anticipated trends in our business. These statements are only predictions based on our current expectations and projections about future events. There are important factors that could cause our actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from that expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. While we believe we have identified the risks that are material to us, these risks and uncertainties are not exhaustive. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to predict all risks and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include the loss of our right to exclusively list and trade certain index options and futures products; economic, political and market conditions; compliance with legal and regulatory obligations, including our obligations under the consent order that certain of our subsidiaries entered into with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 11, 2013; disruptions of our and Bats’ current plans, operations and relationships with market participants caused by the announcement and pendency of the Acquisition; potential difficulties in our and Bats’ ability to retain employees as a result of the announcement and pendency of the Acquisition; increasing price competition in our industry; decreases in trading volumes or a shift in the mix of products traded on our exchanges; legislative or regulatory changes; increasing competition by foreign and domestic entities; our dependence on third party service providers; our index providers’ ability to perform under our agreements; our ability to operate our business without violating the intellectual property rights of others and the costs associated with protecting our intellectual property rights; our ability to accommodate trading volume and transaction traffic, including significant increases, without failure or degradation of performance of our systems; our ability to protect our systems and communication networks from security risks, including cyber-attacks; the accuracy of our estimates and expectations; our ability to maintain access fee revenues; our ability to meet our compliance obligations, including managing potential conflicts between our regulatory responsibilities and our for-profit status; the ability of our compliance and risk management methods to effectively monitor and manage our risks; our ability to attract and retain skilled management and other personnel; our ability to manage our growth and strategic acquisitions or alliances effectively; risks relating to the value of our shares to be issued in the Acquisition; legal proceedings that may be instituted against us and Bats following announcement of the Acquisition; and other risks and uncertainties discussed in our reports filed with the SEC. In addition, if the Acquisition is consummated, the following factors may cause our actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements unanticipated difficulties or expenditures relating to the Acquisition, including, without limitation, difficulties that result in the failure to realize expected synergies, efficiencies and cost savings from the Acquisition within the expected time period (if at all), whether in connection with integration, combining trading platforms, broadening distribution of product offerings or otherwise; a failure to integrate successfully or a material disruption in information technology systems; a decrease in our business flexibility in connection with the incurrence of indebtedness by us to finance the Acquisition; increases to our borrowing costs due to a deterioration in our credit profile; failure of the combined company to manage its growth; failure by the combined company to retain and motivate key employees; inability of the combined company to retain and recruit qualified employees in sufficient numbers; changes to the board of directors and management of the combined company that may affect the strategy of the combined company as compared to that of CBOE Holdings and Bats; failure by entities who are affiliates of Bats’ significant stockholders to continue to generate revenue or provide liquidity and other services at current levels after the completion of the Acquisition; the significant transaction and integration costs that we and Bats will incur in connection with the Acquisition; any impairment in the carrying value of goodwill or other intangibles; and negative effects on the market price of our common stock following the Acquisition if the Acquisition is not accretive and causes dilution to the combined company’s earnings per share. We caution you not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this presentation. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. If we do update or correct one or more of these statements, investors and others should not conclude that we will make additional updates or corrections.
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