CME Group Declares Quarterly Dividend

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CME Group declared a first-quarter dividend of $1.00 per share, marking an 11% increase from the previous $0.90. The dividend is scheduled for payment on March 25, 2022, to shareholders on record as of March 10, 2022. This decision reflects the company's ongoing commitment to returning value to its shareholders while maintaining robust financial health. As the leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group continues to empower market participants worldwide to manage risk and seize opportunities across various asset classes.

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• Dividend increase of 11% from $0.90 to $1.00 per share.
• Demonstrates commitment to returning value to shareholders.

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CHICAGO, Feb. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc., the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today declared a first-quarter dividend of $1.00 per share, an 11% increase from the prior level of $0.90 per share. The dividend is payable March 25, 2022, to shareholders of record as of March 10, 2022.

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?

CME Group declared a dividend of $1.00 per share.

When will the dividend be paid?

The dividend will be paid on March 25, 2022.

What was the previous dividend amount before the increase?

The previous dividend amount was $0.90 per share.

Who will receive the dividend?

Shareholders of record as of March 10, 2022, will receive the dividend.