Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

October 29, 2008

 

 

CME GROUP INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-33379   36-4459170

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  (Commission File No.)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

20 South Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 930-1000

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The information set forth under “Item 2.02. Results Of Operations And Financial Condition,” including the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release of CME Group Inc. dated October 29, 2008, reporting CME Group Inc.’s financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE HOLDINGS INC.
  Registrant
Date: October 29, 2008   By:  

/s/ Kathleen M. Cronin

  Name:   Kathleen M. Cronin
  Title:   Managing Director, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

99.1

  Press Release, dated October 29, 2008.
Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

LOGO

News Release

 

 

 

  Media Contacts    Investor Contact
  Anita Liskey, 312 466 4613    John Peschier, 312 930 8491
  William Parke, 312 930 3467    CME-E
 

news@cmegroup.com

http://cmegroup.mediaroom.com/

  

CME Group Inc. Reports Strong Third-Quarter Revenues and Operating Income

CHICAGO, October 29, 2008 – CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) today reported total GAAP revenues increased 20 percent to $681 million, and GAAP operating income increased 22 percent to $421 million. Net income for the third quarter was $169 million, down 16 percent versus the prior year due primarily to an income tax adjustment and other non-core items. Diluted earnings per share on a GAAP basis were $2.81. The 2008 GAAP results reflect the operations of both Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and Board of Trade of the City of Chicago (CBOT), as well as the results of NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYMEX) after August 22, 2008 when the acquisition closed.

Pro forma non-GAAP diluted earnings per share in the third quarter were $4.13. All pro forma results reflect the operations of both CME Group Inc. and NYMEX, as if they were combined for all periods reported. Additionally, third-quarter 2008 pro forma non-GAAP results exclude a net impact of $76 million of merger-related and other items, which are listed in detail in Table 1. Total revenues increased six percent to $787 million and total operating expenses decreased three percent compared with the same period last year at $269 million. A strong rate per contract and continued focus on expense discipline helped the company reach third-quarter operating income of $518 million, an increase of 11 percent from $468 million for the year-ago period, and its second highest pro forma operating margin ever, at 66 percent. Operating margin is defined as operating income as a percentage of total revenues. Pro forma net income was $278 million for third-quarter 2008. Pro forma measures do not replace and are not a substitute for GAAP financial results. They are provided to improve overall understanding of current financial performance and to provide a meaningful comparison with prior periods. A full reconciliation of these pro forma results is included with the attached financial statements.

“CME Group’s record quarterly volumes in our E-mini and FX complexes in the third quarter highlight the diversity and strength of our product base” said CME Group Executive Chairman Terry Duffy. “We are focused on continued innovation across our product lines and our technology and to that end are very excited about the strategic opportunities offered by the completion of the NYMEX acquisition. NYMEX’s energy and metals products, as well as the ClearPort over-the-counter clearing platform, provide additional ways for our customers to manage risk during even the most challenging market conditions. By combining these offerings with the extensive distribution and strong international presence established by CME, we look forward to ongoing growth in these globally significant products.”

All references to volume and rate per contract information in the text of this document exclude our non-traditional TRAKRS products, for which CME Group receives significantly lower clearing fees than other CME Group products, and Swapstream products.


“At a time of unprecedented turmoil in financial markets, CME Group continues to provide the transparency, liquidity and security that enable our customers to manage their risks effectively,” said CME Group Chief Executive Officer Craig Donohue. “Our strong third-quarter results underscore the value of what we provide to our customers and the strength of our business model when compared to other financial sector companies. CME Group has successfully guaranteed the performance of every contract on our exchanges for more than a century, ensuring that no customer has ever suffered a loss due to a clearing member default. As customers in the over-the-counter derivative markets move increasingly toward more regulated, transparent and centrally-cleared markets, CME Group is extremely well positioned to benefit.”

CME Group Inc. Third-Quarter 2008 Results

Financial Highlights:

GAAP

 

($s in millions, except per share)    Q3 FY08     Q3 FY07     Y/Y     YTD FY08     YTD FY07     Y/Y  

Revenues

   $ 681     $ 565     20 %   $ 1,869     $ 1,227     52 %

Expenses

   $ 260     $ 220     18 %   $ 705     $ 488     44 %

Operating Income

   $ 421     $ 345     22 %   $ 1,164     $ 739     58 %

Operating Margin %

     61.8 %     61.1 %       62.3 %     60.2 %  

Net Income

   $ 169     $ 202     -16 %   $ 653     $ 457     43 %

Diluted EPS

   $ 2.81     $ 3.87     -27 %   $ 11.61     $ 11.18     4 %

Pro Forma Non-GAAP

 

($s in millions, except per share)    Q3 FY08     Q3 FY07     Y/Y     YTD FY08     YTD FY07     Y/Y  

Revenues

   $ 787     $ 744     6 %   $ 2,360     $ 2,054     15 %

Expenses

   $ 269     $ 276     -3 %   $ 823     $ 835     1 %

Operating Income

   $ 518     $ 468     11 %   $ 1,537     $ 1,219     26 %

Operating Margin %

     65.8 %     62.9 %       65.1 %     59.4 %  

Net Income

   $ 278     $ 269     3 %   $ 844     $ 699     21 %

Diluted EPS

   $ 4.13     $ 4.00     3 %   $ 12.59     $ 10.36     22 %

NOTE: See the CME Group Inc. Reconciliation of GAAP to Pro Forma Non-GAAP Measures for detail related to the adjustments made to reach the pro forma results.

 

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Table 1 – Net Impacts Excluded from Third-Quarter 2008 Pro Forma Non-GAAP Results

 

($s in millions)    Q3 FY08  

Termination of the company’s FX hedge associated with its investment in BM&F BOVESPA SA (BM&F)

   $ 7  

Valuation of guarantee for holders of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) exercise right privilege (ERP)

     8  

Write downs of FXMarketSpace and Swapstream, and sale of legacy CBOT metals

     (28 )

Revaluation of the company’s securities lending portfolio

     (16 )

Other

     (9 )
        

Decrease in income before income taxes

     (38 )

Income tax benefit of above items

     10  

Revaluation of the company’s deferred tax liabilities

     (48 )
        

Decrease in net income

   $ (76 )

Pro Forma Non-GAAP Third-Quarter 2008 Financial Results

Third-quarter 2008 average daily volume of 13.2 million contracts per day drove $665 million in clearing and transaction fee revenue, an increase of four percent from $641 million in third-quarter 2007. Third-quarter 2008 quotation data fees were up 24 percent to $92 million, which included $4 million from a market data subscriber audit.

The average rate per contract for CME Group, excluding NYMEX for the entire period, was $0.659 for the quarter, up six percent compared with the average rate per contract of $0.622 in third-quarter 2007. The total pro forma average gross rate per contract for the NYMEX business was $1.567 for the quarter, up one percent compared with $1.547 in third-quarter 2007.

Third-quarter 2008 pro forma non-operating expense was $28 million. Investment income included $9 million from a dividend payment associated with the company’s BM&F investment. Securities lending expense included $6 million expense related to the revaluation of a portion of the company’s securities lending portfolio. Additionally, the third-quarter 2008 effective tax rate was 43.3 percent.

As of September 30, the company had $710 million of cash and marketable securities and $2.9 billion of debt. Since the $1.1 billion share buyback program was announced in June, the company has expended approximately $100 million on repurchases through October 28.

Company Guidance

 

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The company expects total pro forma operating expenses in the fourth quarter to range from $270 million to $275 million. Fourth-quarter capital expenditures are expected to range from $85 million to $95 million. In addition, the expected effective tax rate for fourth-quarter 2008 and the full-year 2009 will range between 41 percent and 42 percent.

CME Group will hold a conference call to discuss third-quarter results at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time today. A live audio Webcast of the call will be available on the Investor Relations section of CME Group’s Web site at www.cmegroup.com. An archived recording will be available for up to two months after the call.

CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) is the world’s largest and most diverse derivatives exchange. Building on the heritage of CME, CBOT and NYMEX, CME Group serves the risk management needs of customers around the globe. As an international marketplace, CME Group brings buyers and sellers together on the CME Globex electronic trading platform and on trading floors in Chicago and New York. By acting as the buyer to every seller and the seller to every buyer, CME Clearing virtually eliminates counterparty credit risk. CME Clearing also offers $7 billion in financial safeguards to help mitigate systemic risk, providing the security and confidence market participants need to operate, invest and grow. CME Group offers the widest range of benchmark products available across all major asset classes, including futures and options based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural commodities, metals, and alternative investment products such as weather and real estate. CME Group is listed on NASDAQ under the symbol “CME.”

The Globe logo, CME, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, CME Group, Globex and E-mini, are trademarks of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. CBOT and Chicago Board of Trade are trademarks of the Board of Trade of the City of Chicago. NYMEX, New York Mercantile Exchange, and ClearPort are trademarks of New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. COMEX is a trademark of Commodity Exchange, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Further information about CME Group and its products can be found at www.cmegroup.com.

Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements. Among the factors that might affect our performance are: our ability to realize the benefits and control the costs of our merger with NYMEX Holdings, Inc. and our ability to successfully integrate the businesses of CME Group and NYMEX Holdings, including the fact that such integration may be more difficult, time consuming or costly than expected and revenues following the merger may be lower than expected and expected cost savings from the merger may not be fully realized within the expected time frames or at all; increasing competition by foreign and domestic entities, including increased competition from new entrants into our markets and consolidation of existing entities; our ability to keep pace with rapid technological developments, including our ability to complete the development and implementation of the enhanced functionality required by our customers; our ability to continue introducing competitive new products and services on a timely, cost-effective basis, including through our electronic trading capabilities, and our ability to maintain the competitiveness of our existing products and services; our ability to adjust our fixed costs and expenses if our revenues decline; our ability to generate future revenues from processing services; our ability to maintain existing customers and attract new ones; our ability to expand and offer our products in foreign jurisdictions; changes in domestic and foreign regulations; changes in government policy, including policies relating to common or directed clearing, changes as a result of a combination of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or changes relating to the recently enacted Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008; the costs associated with protecting our intellectual property rights and our ability to operate our business without violating the intellectual property rights of others; our ability to generate revenue from our market data that may be reduced or eliminated by decreased demand or the growth of electronic trading; changes in our rate per contract due to shifts in the mix of the products traded, the trading venue and the mix of customers (whether the customer receives member or non-member fees or participates in one of our various incentive programs) and the impact of our tiered pricing structure; the ability of our financial safeguards package to adequately protect us from the credit risks of clearing members; the ability of our compliance and risk management methods to effectively monitor and manage our risks; changes in price levels and volatility in the derivatives markets and in underlying fixed income, equity, foreign exchange and commodities markets; economic, political, geopolitical and market conditions, including the recent volatility of the capital and credit markets; natural disasters and other catastrophes, our ability to accommodate increases in trading volume and order transaction traffic without failure or degradation of performance of our systems; our ability to execute our growth strategy and maintain

 

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our growth effectively; our ability to manage the risks and control the costs associated with our acquisition, investment and alliance strategy; our ability to continue to generate funds and/or manage our indebtedness to allow us to continue to invest in our business; industry and customer consolidation; decreases in trading and clearing activity; the imposition of a transaction tax on futures and options on futures transactions; the seasonality of the futures business; changes in regulation or our industry as a result of a combination with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and changes in the regulation of our industry with respect to speculative trading in commodity interests and derivatives contracts. More detailed information about factors that may affect our performance may be found in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent periodic reports filed on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 29, 2008, which are available in the Investor Relations section of the CME Group Web site. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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CME Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(dollars in thousands)

 

     September 30, 2008    December 31, 2007

ASSETS

     

Current Assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 582,421    $ 845,312

Collateral from securities lending

     909,360      2,862,026

Marketable securities, including pledged securities

     127,322      203,308

Accounts receivable, net of allowance

     339,941      187,487

Other current assets

     92,893      55,900

Cash performance bonds and security deposits

     7,506,397      833,022
             

Total current assets

     9,558,334      4,987,055

Property, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization

     660,795      377,452

Intangible assets - trading products

     16,959,000      7,987,000

Intangible assets - other, net of accumulated amortization

     3,443,331      1,796,789

Goodwill

     7,765,049      5,049,211

Other assets

     868,543      108,690
             

Total Assets

   $ 39,255,052    $ 20,306,197
             

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     

Current Liabilities:

     

Accounts payable

   $ 53,130    $ 58,965

Payable under securities lending agreements

     947,073      2,862,026

Short-term debt

     503,703      164,435

Other current liabilities

     598,321      157,615

Cash performance bonds and security deposits

     7,506,397      833,022
             

Total current liabilities

     9,608,624      4,076,063

Long-term debt

     2,412,817      —  

Deferred tax liabilities

     8,090,348      3,848,240

Other liabilities

     114,503      76,257
             

Total Liabilities

     20,226,292      8,000,560

Shareholders’ equity

     19,028,760      12,305,637
             

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

   $ 39,255,052    $ 20,306,197
             


CME Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Quarter Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2008     2007     2008     2007  

Revenues

        

Clearing and transaction fees

   $ 558,721     $ 477,840     $ 1,542,280     $ 988,803  

Quotation data fees

     75,644       45,821       192,281       95,163  

Processing services

     17,910       17,981       53,944       90,300  

Access and communication fees

     10,894       10,487       32,194       25,862  

Other

     17,783       13,093       48,551       26,434  
                                

Total Revenues

     680,952       565,222       1,869,250       1,226,562  

Expenses

        

Compensation and benefits

     84,581       78,462       231,458       191,591  

Communications

     11,496       12,044       39,118       29,973  

Technology support services

     11,929       15,747       47,041       33,284  

Professional fees and outside services

     16,958       15,046       47,783       36,328  

Amortization of purchased intangibles

     29,047       15,964       63,158       16,592  

Depreciation and amortization

     34,087       32,872       102,869       72,661  

Occupancy and building operations

     18,960       14,647       52,904       32,835  

Licensing and other fee agreements

     19,253       11,471       44,792       25,300  

Restructuring

     49       4,512       2,065       4,512  

Other

     33,821       19,082       73,722       44,925  
                                

Total Expenses

     260,181       219,847       704,910       488,001  

Operating Income

     420,771       345,375       1,164,340       738,561  

Non-Operating Income and Expense

        

Investment income

     17,986       21,027       41,409       57,727  

Gains (losses) on derivative investments

     7,504       60       (7,758 )     60  

Securities lending interest income

     8,503       23,150       32,147       91,560  

Securities lending interest and other costs

     (28,906 )     (21,710 )     (48,211 )     (88,801 )

Interest and other borrowing costs

     (17,884 )     (1,420 )     (21,590 )     (1,444 )

Guarantee of exercise right privileges

     8,016       (28,499 )     12,789       (28,499 )

Equity in losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries

     (20,057 )     (3,663 )     (27,927 )     (10,054 )

Other non-operating expense

     67       —         (8,398 )     —    
                                

Total Non-Operating

     (24,771 )     (11,055 )     (27,539 )     20,549  

Income Before Income Taxes

     396,000       334,320       1,136,801       759,110  

Income tax provision

     (227,309 )     (132,748 )     (483,380 )     (301,635 )
                                

Net Income

   $ 168,691     $ 201,572     $ 653,421     $ 457,475  
                                

Earnings per Common Share:

        

Basic

   $ 2.82     $ 3.90     $ 11.66     $ 11.28  

Diluted

   $ 2.81     $ 3.87     $ 11.61     $ 11.18  

Weighted Average Number of Common Shares:

        

Basic

     59,870       51,748       56,054       40,556  

Diluted

     60,086       52,103       56,302       40,920  


CME Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Pro Forma Non-GAAP Consolidated Statements of Income

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Quarter Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2008     2007     2008     2007  

Revenues

        

Clearing and transaction fees

   $ 665,158     $ 641,452     $ 2,008,169     $ 1,749,189  

Quotation data fees

     91,616       73,850       261,379       219,046  

Processing services

     582       558       1,619       1,502  

Access and communication fees

     11,076       10,751       32,965       29,865  

Other

     18,306       17,109       55,592       54,069  
                                

Total Revenues

     786,738       743,720       2,359,724       2,053,671  

Expenses

        

Compensation and benefits

     90,495       100,176       272,984       295,941  

Communications

     12,094       14,235       42,355       42,436  

Technology support services

     13,147       18,633       52,675       55,982  

Professional fees and outside services

     18,417       18,712       57,665       54,876  

Amortization of purchased intangibles

     31,323       30,756       92,470       92,031  

Depreciation and amortization

     34,848       35,084       105,459       108,315  

Occupancy and building operations

     21,652       18,973       64,254       55,743  

Licensing and other fee agreements

     25,155       21,733       70,643       64,447  

Other

     21,771       17,535       64,366       64,814  
                                

Total Expenses

     268,902       275,837       822,871       834,585  

Operating Income

     517,836       467,883       1,536,853       1,219,086  

Non-Operating Income and Expense

        

Investment income

     19,588       26,831       50,207       85,633  

Gains (losses) on derivative investments

     70       60       129       60  

Securities lending interest income

     10,508       43,105       46,749       172,008  

Securities lending interest and other costs

     (15,011 )     (40,532 )     (44,682 )     (166,663 )

Interest and other borrowing costs

     (38,081 )     (38,081 )     (114,243 )     (114,243 )

Equity in losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries

     (5,106 )     (5,767 )     (17,212 )     (17,469 )
                                

Total Non-Operating

     (28,032 )     (14,384 )     (79,052 )     (40,674 )

Income Before Income Taxes

     489,804       453,499       1,457,801       1,178,412  

Income tax provision

     (211,996 )     (184,342 )     (613,658 )     (479,345 )
                                

Net Income

   $ 277,808     $ 269,157     $ 844,143     $ 699,067  
                                

Earnings per Diluted Common Share

   $ 4.13     $ 4.00     $ 12.59     $ 10.36  

Weighted Average Number of Diluted Common Shares*

     67,325       67,233       67,062       67,488  

 

Note: Pro Forma Non-GAAP results exclude merger-related costs and other items listed in Table 1 in the text of the press release. All pro forma results reflect both the operating results of CME Group and NYMEX, as if they were combined for all periods presented. See CME Group Inc. Reconciliation of GAAP to Pro Forma Non-GAAP Measures for detail on the adjustments made to reach the pro forma results.

 

* Weighted average number of diluted common shares includes merger-related shares converted or issued for the entire period reported.


CME Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Reconciliation of GAAP to Pro Forma Non-GAAP Measures

(in thousands)

 

     Quarter Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2008     2007     2008     2007  

GAAP Results

        

Revenues

   $ 680,952     $ 565,222     $ 1,869,250     $ 1,226,562  

Expenses

     260,181       219,847       704,910       488,001  
                                

Operating income

     420,771       345,375       1,164,340       738,561  

Non-operating income and expense

     (24,771 )     (11,055 )     (27,539 )     20,549  
                                

Income before income taxes

     396,000       334,320       1,136,801       759,110  

Income tax provision

     (227,309 )     (132,748 )     (483,380 )     (301,635 )
                                

Net Income

   $ 168,691     $ 201,572     $ 653,421     $ 457,475  
                                

Pro Forma Adjustments

        

Revenues:

        

CBOT pre-merger revenue

   $ —       $ 22,720     $ —       $ 414,881  

NYMEX pre-merger revenue

     124,264       173,201       543,949       501,026  

Intercompany revenue elimination(1)

     (10,727 )     (17,423 )     (45,724 )     (88,798 )

FXMarketSpace write down

     (7,751 )       (7,751 )  
                                

Total Pro Forma Revenue Adjustment

     105,786       178,498       490,474       827,109  

Expenses:

        

CBOT pre-merger expense

     —         11,247       —         219,296  

NYMEX pre-merger expense

     81,522       65,263       229,242       199,961  

Intercompany expense elimination (1)

     (10,727 )     (17,423 )     (45,724 )     (88,798 )

Amortization of intangibles (2)

     5,553       15,629       32,589       75,379  

Depreciation adjustment from building life change (3)

     971       1,476       3,923       4,428  

Swapstream writeoff

     (14,315 )     —         (14,315 )     —    

Loss on sale of metals

     (2,780 )     —         (2,780 )     —    

FXMS writeoff

     (2,616 )     —         (2,616 )     —    

Other (4)

     (48,887 )     (20,202 )     (82,358 )     (63,682 )
                                

Total Pro Forma Expense Adjustment

     8,721       55,990       117,961       346,584  
                                

Adjustment to operating income

     97,065       122,508       372,513       480,525  

Non-operating income and expense:

        

CBOT premerger non-operating income

     —         690       —         13,146  

NYMEX premerger non-operating income

     (226 )     2,506       32,426       (16,925 )

Interest on debt acquired for NYMEX deal

     (19,294 )     (35,024 )     (88,577 )     (111,905 )

Equity investment unusual gain or loss (5)

     15,942       —         (14,699 )     25,962  

Securities lending writedown

     15,746       —         15,746       —    

ERP Guarantee (6)

     (8,016 )     28,499       (12,789 )     28,499  

BM&F (7)

     (7,413 )     —         16,380       —    
                                

Total Pro Forma Non-Operating Income and Expense Adjustment

     (3,261 )     (3,329 )     (51,513 )     (61,223 )
                                

Adjustment to income before income taxes

     93,804       119,179       321,000       419,302  

Adjustment to income tax provision

     15,313       (51,594 )     (130,278 )     (177,710 )
                                

Adjustment to net income

   $ 109,117     $ 67,585     $ 190,722     $ 241,592  
                                

Pro Forma Non-GAAP Results

        

Revenues

   $ 786,738     $ 743,720     $ 2,359,724     $ 2,053,671  

Expenses

     268,902       275,837       822,871       834,585  
                                

Operating income

     517,836       467,883       1,536,853       1,219,086  

Non-operating income and expense

     (28,032 )     (14,384 )     (79,052 )     (40,674 )
                                

Income before income taxes

     489,804       453,499       1,457,801       1,178,412  

Income tax provision(8)

     (211,996 )     (184,342 )     (613,658 )     (479,345 )
                                

Net Income

   $ 277,808     $ 269,157     $ 844,143     $ 699,067  
                                

 

Notes:

(1) Eliminate clearing services provided to CBOT prior to the merger and processing services provided prior to the NYMEX acquisition.
(2) Add amortization of intangible assets recorded in purchase of CBOT and NYMEX.
(3) Adjust depreciation for changes in value and useful life of building acquired from NYMEX.
(4) Reverse effect of restructuring, accelerated depreciation, integration and legal expenses related to the merger with CBOT and acquisition of NYMEX. Also removes other merger-related transaction costs that were expensed and transaction costs related to the acquisition of CMA.
(5) Write-down of FXMarketSpace and Optionable as well as a gain related to TSX Group.
(6) Reverse impact of exercise right privilege guarantee.
(7) Related to change in value of the currency hedge associated with the company’s BM&F/Bovespa investment prior to termination as well as transaction costs of BM&F/Bovespa investment.
(8) Proforma adjustments are tax affected at 41.5%, the mid point of CME Group’s estimated effective tax rate. Also, a first quarter 2008 tax benefit of $38.6 million due to a change in Illinois state tax treatment for apportionment of revenues sourced within the state has been removed for proforma purposes. Finally, a third quarter 2008 non-cash tax expense of $48.3 million due to adjusting deferred taxes related to the NYMEX acquisition has also been removed for proforma purposes.


CME Group Inc.

Quarterly Operating Statistics

 

     3Q 2007    4Q 2007    1Q 2008    2Q 2008    3Q 2008

Trading Days

     63      64      61      64      64
Quarterly Average Daily Volume (ADV)
CME Group Pro Forma ADV (Legacy CME, CBOT and NYMEX combined, in thousands)
     3Q 2007    4Q 2007    1Q 2008    2Q 2008    3Q 2008

Total

     14,161      12,113      15,540      12,876      13,236
CME Group ADV (Legacy CME and CBOT combined for periods prior to 4Q07, in thousands)
     3Q 2007    4Q 2007    1Q 2008    2Q 2008    3Q 2008

Product Line

              

Interest rates

     8,060      6,290      8,251      6,467      6,030

Equity E-mini

     3,057      2,817      3,628      2,833      3,638

Equity standard-size

     202      166      201      161      204

Foreign exchange

     635      561      640      665      710

Commodities & alternative investments

     716      740      949      933      822
                                  

Total

     12,670      10,574      13,669      11,060      11,404

Venue

              

Open outcry

     2,652      1,876      2,336      1,836      1,602

Electronic (excluding TRAKRS)

     9,806      8,528      11,097      9,054      9,641

Privately negotiated

     212      169      236      170      161
                                  

Total

     12,670      10,574      13,669      11,060      11,404
NYMEX/COMEX ADV (in thousands)
     3Q 2007    4Q 2007    1Q 2008    2Q 2008    3Q 2008

NYMEX floor

     229      229      257      238      193

NYMEX electronic

     687      704      814      865      831

COMEX floor

     36      42      47      38      36

COMEX electronic

     114      147      205      172      214

NYMEX ClearPort

     351      310      473      418      492

Other

     74      107      75      85      65
                                  

Total

     1,491      1,539      1,870      1,816      1,831
Average Rate Per Contract (RPC)
CME Group RPC (Legacy CME and CBOT combined for periods prior to 4Q07)
     3Q 2007    4Q 2007    1Q 2008    2Q 2008    3Q 2008

Product Line

              

Interest rates

   $ 0.519    $ 0.530    $ 0.505    $ 0.522    $ 0.521

Equity E-mini

     0.673      0.687      0.684      0.668      0.677

Equity standard-size

     1.451      1.427      1.506      1.453      1.486

Foreign exchange

     0.951      0.985      0.927      0.907      0.936

Commodities & alternative investments

     1.032      1.074      1.119      1.134      1.154
                                  

Average RPC (excluding TRAKRS)

   $ 0.622    $ 0.648    $ 0.630    $ 0.648    $ 0.659

Venue

              

Open outcry

   $ 0.473    $ 0.517    $ 0.553    $ 0.572    $ 0.607

Electronic (excluding TRAKRS)

     0.613      0.629      0.609      0.629      0.637

Privately negotiated

     2.878      3.057      2.345      2.427      2.526
NYMEX/COMEX RPC
     3Q 2007    4Q 2007    1Q 2008    2Q 2008    3Q 2008

NYMEX floor

     1.446      1.469      1.594      1.606      1.384

NYMEX electronic

     1.254      1.204      1.324      1.304      1.315

COMEX floor

     1.341      1.465      1.640      1.712      1.624

COMEX electronic

     1.503      1.549      1.630      1.706      1.719

NYMEX ClearPort

     1.670      1.151      1.490      1.571      1.642

Other

     2.016      1.809      1.923      1.854      1.928

Total Pro Forma Average Net Rate

     1.441      1.388      1.472      1.479      1.488

Direct Transaction Cost

     0.106      0.083      0.098      0.077      0.078

Total Pro Forma Average Gross Rate

     1.547      1.471      1.570      1.556      1.567

Note: All CME Group volume and rate per contract data is based upon pro forma results, including the operations of CME Group and NYMEX as if they were combined for the entire period reported. All data excludes our non-traditional TRAKRS products, for which CME Group receives significantly lower clearing fees than other CME Group products. Additionally, all data excludes Swapstream products.