Prepared By R.R. Donnelley Financial -- 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):  05/18/2005
 
NYMEX Holdings, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
Commission File Number:  333-30332
 
DE
  
13-4098266
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
  
Identification No.)
 
One North End Avenue, World Financial Center, New York , NY 10282-1101
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
 
(212) 299-2000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Items to be Included in this Report

 
Item 1.01.    Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
 
NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") and Vincent Viola, its former Chairman, amended the Advisor Services Agreement dated March 17, 2004 (the "Agreement") (previously disclosed as Exhibit 10.2 of the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ending March 31, 2004 (file no. 333-30332)) by executing, on May 13, 2005, the First Amendment to Advisor Services Agreement, effective as of March 17, 2005 (the "Amendment").   This Amendment reduces Mr. Viola's consultation fee from $1 million per year to $600,000 per year and eliminates Mr. Viola's prior rights to receive a transaction fee in the event of a NYBOT transaction. This Amendment to the Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
 

 

Signature(s)
 
Pursuant to the Requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the Undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
     
 
NYMEX Holdings, Inc.
 
 
Date: May 18, 2005.
     
By:
 
/s/    Christopher K. Bowen

               
Christopher K. Bowen
               
General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer
 
 


 

Exhibit Index
 
Exhibit No.

  
Description

EX-10.1
  
Agreement
Adelhardt Construction Corp

EXHIBIT 10.1

FIRST AMENDMENT TO ADVISOR SERVICES AGREEMENT

NYMEX Holdings, Inc. ("NYMEX") and Vincent Viola ("Advisor") hereby amend the Advisor Services Agreement dated March 17, 2004 between said parties ("Agreement"), by executing this First Amendment to Advisor Services Agreement ("Amendment") effective as of March 17, 2005.

WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the following terms and conditions contained in the existing Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the mutual agreements herein contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of all of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree to be bound as follows:

1. Pursuant to Exhibit A of the Agreement, the parties hereby agree to amend the following portion of the third paragraph of Exhibit A to read as follows:

 

In consideration of the Services, for the period of Service NYMEX shall pay the Advisor:

a) $50,000.00 per month (and a proportionate amount of such payment for each partial month); and

b) a transaction fee ("Transaction Fee") based upon the following:

(1) In the event that NYMEX acquires a controlling interest in the Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. ("ICE") during the term of this Agreement or any extension thereof, NYMEX shall also pay Advisor an amount equal to a percentage of the price paid by NYMEX to ICE for such controlling interest ("Price") according to the following scale:

2. Notwithstanding the above amendment to the third paragraph of Exhibit A, the remainder of the third paragraph of Exhibit A shall remain in full force and effect.

3. Any modification of this Amendment must be in writing and signed by both parties.

4. Except as expressly provided in this Amendment or other addenda related to the subject matter herein and executed by the parties, all of the provisions, terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed and delivered in their name and on their behalf as of the date first set forth above. Each of the signatories executing this Amendment represents and warrants that he or she has been duly authorized to execute and deliver this Amendment by the entity on behalf of which such signatory is executing this Amendment.

 

NYMEX Holdings, Inc. Vincent Viola

 

By: /s/Mitchell Steinhause By: /s/Vincent Viola

Name: Mitchell Steinhause Name: Vincent Viola

Title: Chairman Title: Consultant

Date: May 13, 2005 Date: May 13, 2005