CME Group Proxy Statement Filed

TL;DR

CME Group filed its proxy statement for 2024, shareholders get to vote.

AI Summary

CME Group Inc. filed a Definitive Proxy Statement (DEFA14A) on March 21, 2024, detailing its 2024 Class B campaign letters. The filing includes information related to the company's proxy materials and is part of its ongoing corporate communications.

Why It Matters

This filing provides shareholders with essential information regarding the company's governance and voting matters, allowing them to make informed decisions.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: low — This is a routine proxy filing and does not contain information that suggests immediate financial risk.

Key Players & Entities

• CME GROUP INC. (company) — Registrant
• Will Hobert (person) — Candidate mentioned in the filing
• 20 S. WACKER DR. (company) — Business and Mail Address

FAQ

From the Filing

0001156375-24-000061.txt : 20240321 0001156375-24-000061.hdr.sgml : 20240321 20240321160633 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001156375-24-000061 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: DEFA14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 14 FILED AS OF DATE: 20240321 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20240321 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CME GROUP INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001156375 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SECURITY & COMMODITY BROKERS, DEALERS, EXCHANGES & SERVICES [6200] ORGANIZATION NAME: 02 Finance IRS NUMBER: 364459170 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DEFA14A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-31553 FILM NUMBER: 24771338 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 S. WACKER DR. CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 BUSINESS PHONE: 3129301000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 S. WACKER DR. CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE HOLDINGS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010802 DEFA14A 1 a2024classbcampaignletters.htm DEFA14A 2024 Class B Campaign Letters UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14A Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ) Filed by the Registrant  Filed by a Party other than the Registrant Check the appropriate box:  Preliminary Proxy Statement  Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))  Definitive Proxy Statement   Definitive Additional Materials  Soliciting Material Under §240.14a-12 CME GROUP INC. (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):  No fee required.  Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.  Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11 Hello, My name is Will Hobert and I am a candidate for a Class B-1 seat on the CME Group Board of Directors. I was first elected to the CME Group Board in 2015. Currently, I co-chair the Clearing House Risk Committee (CHRC) and Chair the Interest Rate Swap Risk Committee (IRSRC). I am also a member of the Clearing House Oversight Committee (CHOC). I am running on my three decades of industry experience as an open outcry market maker, electronic options and futures trader, company founder, and owner of WH Trading. As managing Member of WH Trading, I oversee technology, risk management, operations and strategy development. Since founding WH Trading in 1994, the firm has grown to over 80 employees. WH Trading participates in a wide range of futures and options markets, both on the CME Group floor and electronically on numerous exchanges worldwide. Like many market participants, we have developed in-house proprietary options and futures trading software and we benchmark the performance of our trading systems at the microsecond level. I am running on my ability to adapt to changes in a dynamic trading industry and my resultant success as a proprietary firm owner. Over the last two decades, CME Group has grown and advanced as technology has driven massive change in the trading industry and capital markets. Similarly, WH Trading has reinvented itself to adapt to the new trading landscape. As financial markets evolved and liquidity shifted from open outcry to the electronic trading screens, WH Trading, like CME Group, was forced to make the challenging transition from a trading firm to a technology firm. Over the last two decades, I have guided WH Trading through a major expansion as we built an electronic, automated trading operation that has also served to enhance and grow our robust floor trading operation. However, the advancement of technology and the evolution of the financial markets is a never-ending process and in the coming decade one’s ability to adapt to changes, some of which we cannot currently predict, will