CME Group Declares Annual Variable Dividend

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CME Group declared an annual variable dividend of $4.50 per share, totaling approximately $1.6 billion, payable on January 18, 2023. Shareholders of record by December 28, 2022, will receive this dividend. The total dividend yield for 2022 stands at 4.1%, based on average stock prices. Since adopting its variable dividend structure in 2012, CME has paid over $20.5 billion in dividends, reflecting its commitment to returning excess cash based on operating results and other capital returns.

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• Annual variable dividend of $4.50 per share signals strong cash flow and profitability.
• Total dividend payments exceed $20.5 billion since 2012, demonstrating consistent shareholder returns.

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CHICAGO, Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc., the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today declared its annual variable dividend, amounting to $4.50 per share. The dividend is payable January 18, 2023, to shareholders of record on December 28, 2022.

The annual variable dividend of $4.50 per share to be paid in January 2023 totals approximately $1.6 billion. Including today's announced variable dividend and the previously announced fourth-quarter 2022 dividend of $1.00 per share to be paid in December, the total dividend yield for dividends announced during 2022 is 4.1% based on the average closing stock price in 2022 to date. The company will have paid a total of more than $20.5 billion in quarterly and variable dividends since adopting the annual variable dividend structure in the beginning of 2012. 

When CME Group adopted its annual variable dividend structure in February 2012, the intention was to determine the excess cash available at the end of each year, with the level to increase or decrease from year to year based on operating results, potential investment activity and other forms of capital return.

About CME Group  

As the world's leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimize portfolios, and analyze data – empowering market participants worldwide to efficiently manage risk and capture opportunities. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural products and metals.  The company offers futures and options on futures trading through the CME Globex platform, fixed income trading via BrokerTec and foreign exchange trading on the EBS platform. In addition, it operates one of the world's leading central counterparty clearing providers, CME Clearing.

CME Group, the Globe logo, CME, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Globex, and, E-mini are trademarks of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.  CBOT and Chicago Board of Trade are trademarks of Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc.  NYMEX, New York Mercantile Exchange and ClearPort are trademarks of New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc.  COMEX is a trademark of Commodity Exchange, Inc. BrokerTec and EBS are trademarks of BrokerTec Europe LTD and EBS Group LTD, respectively. Dow Jones, Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and S&P are service and/or trademarks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and S&P/Dow Jones Indices LLC, as the case may be, and have been licensed for use by Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.  All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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FAQ

What is the dividend amount declared by CME Group for 2022?

CME Group declared an annual variable dividend of $4.50 per share.

When is the CME Group dividend payable?

The dividend is payable on January 18, 2023.

What was the total dividend yield for CME Group in 2022?

The total dividend yield for 2022 is 4.1% based on average stock prices.

Who is eligible to receive the CME Group dividend?

Shareholders of record as of December 28, 2022, are eligible to receive the dividend.

How much has CME Group paid in dividends since 2012?

CME Group has paid over $20.5 billion in dividends since adopting its annual variable dividend structure in 2012.