Below you will find access to press releases and other resources related to the acquisition of the Chicago Board of Trade by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange or the Intercontinental Exchange.
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4/12/2007 CBOT Reschedules Special Meetings; BOD Review of ICE Proposal Continues - CBOT Holdings, Inc. today announced that the special meetings of CBOT Holdings stockholders and members to vote on the proposed merger with CME have been rescheduled for July 9, 2007.
4/3/2007 Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. Postpones Special Shareholder Meeting on CBOT Holdings Merger Vote - Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE, NASDAQ: CME) today announced that it is postponing its Special Meeting of Shareholders originally scheduled for April 4, 2007, to vote on the definitive merger agreement with CBOT Holdings, Inc.
3/26/07 HYPERLINK "http://www.theicecbot.com/pressReleases/pr032607.html" \t "_blank"IntercontinentalExchange Names UBS And Société Générale As Co-Advisors On Proposal To Combine With Chicago Board Of Trade
3/22/07 HYPERLINK "https://www.theice.com/showpr.jhtml?id=5759" \t "_blank"IntercontinentalExchange Responds to CME Comments About ICE
3/22/07 CME Outlines Why ICE Proposal Is Inferior to CME/CBOT Merger Agreement - Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: CME) today sent a letter to shareholders of CBOT Holdings (NYSE: BOT) communicating the benefits of their merger agreement and discussed their position on why the unsolicited ICE/CBOT proposal is inferior to the existing CME/CBOT merger proposal…
3/22/07 CME meeting with CBOT Shareholders and Members (audio)
3/22/07 CME slide Presentation to CBOT shareholders and members
3/22/07 CME Analyst Call (audio)
3/22/07 CME analyst slide Presentation
3/22/07 HYPERLINK "https://www.theice.com/press.jhtml"IntercontinentalExchange responds to CME comments about ICE - IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) issued the following response to comments today by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (NYSE: CME) criticizing ICE’s offer to combine with the Chicago Board of Trade (NYSE: BOT): “CME’s increasing attempts to discredit ICE don’t change the fact that our offer is clearly superior....
3/21/07 HYPERLINK "http://theicecbot.com/"IntercontinentalExchange responds to Chicago Board of Trade postponement of special meeting - IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) today issued the following statement in response to the Chicago Board of Trade’s (NYSE: BOT) announcement that it has postponed the special meetings of CBOT stockholders and members….
3/20/07 HYPERLINK "https://www.theice.com/showpr.jhtml?id=5759"IntercontinentalExchange Responds to Comments by Chicago Mercantile Exchange
3/20/07 Chicago Board of Trade postpones special meeting for CME merger - CBOT Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BOT), holding company for the Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc. (CBOT), and the CBOT today announced that the special meetings of CBOT Holdings stockholders and CBOT members to vote on the merger with Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (CME), which were scheduled to occur on April 4, 2007, have been postponed to give the Board of Directors of CBOT Holdings, its Special Transaction Committee and the Board of Directors of the CBOT sufficient time to complete their review of the previously announced proposal from IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE)….
3/20/07 CME announces meeting with members and shareholders of CBOT - Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. today announced that it will hold a meeting with the shareholders of CBOT Holdings Inc. and members of the Chicago Board of Trade in order to reiterate the advantages of the CME/CBOT merger and provide its views on the unsolicited proposal made by IntercontinentalExchange (“ICE”) to CBOT shareholders last week….
3/19/07 HYPERLINK "https://www.theice.com/showpr.jhtml?id=5669"IntercontinentalExchange delivers merger agreement to CBOT board of directors
3/19/07 CBOT Holdings' board of directors authorizes discussions with ICE - CBOT Holdings, Inc., holding company for the Board of Trade, Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the company to begin discussions with IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. relating to ICE's previously announced proposal….
3/15/07 CME issues statement on proposed CME/CBOT merger
3/15/07 HYPERLINK "https://www.theice.com/showpr.jhtml?id=5655"IntercontinentalExchange proposes to merge with Chicago Board of Trade
3/15/07 CBOT Holdings receives unsolicited proposal from ICE - CBOT Holdings, Inc., holding company for the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) (NYSE: BOT), one of the leading global derivatives exchanges, today confirmed that it has received an unsolicited, non-binding proposal letter from Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
3/15/07 HYPERLINK "https://www.theice.com/publicdocs/press/ICE_Investor_Presentation_03_15_07.pdf"ICE Proposal to Combine with CBOT Holdings Inc. The right alternative: A focus on growth and innovation. Investor presentation.
3/14/2007 CME and CBOT announce new timelines for electronic and floor trading migrations post merger close.
3/14/07 CME, CBOT New Timelines for electronic & floor trading migration - Following the October 17, 2006, announcement of their proposed merger to create the most extensive and diverse global derivatives exchange, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE, NASDAQ: CME) and CBOT Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BOT) today announced….
3/1/07 CBOT Holdings, Inc. announces date of 2007 annual meeting of stockholders - CBOT Holdings, Inc., holding company for the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) (NYSE: BOT), one of the leading global derivatives exchanges, today announced that its 2007 annual meeting of stockholders will be held on Tuesday, May 1, 2007.
2/26/07 Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. S-4 filing declared effective by SEC for vote on proposed merger with CBOT Holdings, Inc.
2/26/07 CBOT Holdings, Inc. announces date of special meetings for merger vote - CBOT Holdings, Inc. announces date of special meetings to vote on proposed merger and related matters.
12/1/06 CME receives request for additional information from Justice Department - Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE, NASDAQ: CME) today announced that it received a Request for Additional Information (Second Request) from the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice regarding its proposed merger with CBOT Holdings, Inc. (CBOT).
10/17/06 CME and CBOT to merge, creating $25 billion premier global derivatives exchange - Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE, NASDAQ: CME) and CBOT Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BOT) today announced they have signed a definitive agreement to merge the two organizations to create the most extensive and diverse global derivatives exchange.
ICE/CBOT proposed merger resources (from the ICE Web site)
Web casts and presentations
ICE Proposal to Combine with CBOT Holdings: Supplemental Investor SlidesHYPERLINK "http://www.futuresmag.com/cms/futures/Breaking%20News/2007/03/99-march99" \t "_blank"Interview with Jeff Sprecher, ICE Chairman and CEO, in Futures Magazine ICE Proposal to Combine with CBOT Holdings: Supplemental Investor Slides HYPERLINK "http://ir.theice.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=189318&p=IROL-Guestbook&UniqueId=1503131&mp=irol-eventDetails&mpdp=EventId~1503131!WebCastId~630067!StreamId~871881&pp=IROL-EnhancedWebCast&ppdp=EventId~1503131!WebCastId~630067!StreamId~871881&pph=540&ppw=788&rdu=&rdt=&upv=" \t "_blank"ICE Proposal to Combine with CBOT Holdings WebcastICE Proposal to Combine with CBOT Holdings Webcast: Analyst Conference Call Presentation
CME/CBOT proposed merger resources (from the CME Web site)
Analyst Call
Member Q&A
Presentation Slides
Merger letter to Wall Street Journal
Fact Sheet
Merger letter to Financial Times
Letter to Our Customers
Proxy Statement
Brochure: A Global Competitor Delivering Value for Customers and Shareholders
CME/CBOT Merger Myths v. Realities
