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What shareholders voted on

From CME Group’s own filings with the SEC. Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it.

2026

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
For this item, Class A and Class B shareholders vote together as a single class	Company proposal	91.6%	Passed
There were a total of	Company proposal	88.3%	Passed
Election of Deborah J. Lucas	Director	97.2%	Passed
Election of Kathryn Benesh	Director	97.2%	Passed
Election of Harold Ford Jr.	Director	97.1%	Passed
Election of Daniel G. Kaye	Director	95.5%	Passed
Election of Bryan T. Durkin	Director	95.3%	Passed
Election of Howard J. Siegel	Director	92.8%	Passed
Election of Rahael Seifu	Director	92.3%	Passed
Election of William R. Shepard	Director	91.3%	Passed
Election of Timothy S. Bitsberger	Director	91%	Passed
Election of Terrence A. Duffy	Director	91%	Passed
Election of Phyllis M. Lockett	Director	87.9%	Passed
Election of Dennis A. Suskind	Director	87.6%	Passed
Election of Charles P. Carey	Director	85.9%	Passed
Election of Martin J. Gepsman	Director	82.3%	Passed

2025

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
The advisory vote of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (by the Class A and Class B shareholders voting together as a single class)	Say on pay	87.5%	Passed
The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent public accounting firm for 2025 (ratified by the Class A and Class B shareholders voting together as a single class)	Auditor	93.2%	Passed
Election of Deborah J. Lucas	Director	97.5%	Passed
Election of Kathryn Benesh	Director	97.5%	Passed
Election of Rahael Seifu	Director	97.1%	Passed
Election of Harold Ford Jr.	Director	97%	Passed
Election of Robert J. Tierney Jr.	Director	96.5%	Passed
Election of Daniel G. Kaye	Director	95.7%	Passed
Election of Bryan T. Durkin	Director	95.3%	Passed
Election of Patrick J. Mulchrone	Director	94.8%	Passed
Election of William W. Hobert	Director	94.8%	Passed
Election of Liam G. Smith	Director	94.4%	Passed
Election of Timothy S. Bitsberger	Director	94%	Passed
Election of William R. Shepard	Director	93.5%	Passed
Election of Howard J. Siegel	Director	93.2%	Passed
Election of Patrick W. Maloney	Director	92.1%	Passed
Election of Terrence A. Duffy	Director	89.4%	Passed
Election of Charles P. Carey	Director	87.4%	Passed
Election of Dennis A. Suskind	Director	85.2%	Passed
Election of Martin J. Gepsman	Director	85.2%	Passed
Election of Elizabeth A. Cook	Director	80.6%	Passed
Election of Phyllis M. Lockett	Director	60.4%	Passed

2024

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
The advisory vote of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (by the Class A and Class B shareholders voting together as a single class)	Say on pay	87.2%	Passed
The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent public accounting firm for 2024 (ratified by the Class A and Class B shareholders voting together as a single class)	Auditor	92.2%	Passed
Election of Harold Ford Jr.	Director	98.8%	Passed
Election of Kathryn Benesh	Director	98.8%	Passed
Election of Deborah J. Lucas	Director	98.7%	Passed
Election of Patrick J. Mulchrone	Director	97.1%	Passed
Election of Daniel G. Kaye	Director	97%	Passed
Election of Rahael Seifu	Director	96.2%	Passed
Election of Robert J. Tierney Jr.	Director	95.3%	Passed
Election of Bryan T. Durkin	Director	95.1%	Passed
Election of Timothy S. Bitsberger	Director	93.5%	Passed
Election of Patrick W. Maloney	Director	93.4%	Passed
Election of William W. Hobert	Director	93.3%	Passed
Election of Terrence A. Duffy	Director	91.7%	Passed
Election of Howard J. Siegel	Director	91.6%	Passed
Election of William R. Shepard	Director	91.5%	Passed
Election of Terry L. Savage	Director	90.5%	Passed
Election of Michael G. Dennis	Director	89.2%	Passed
Election of Larry G. Gerdes	Director	89.2%	Passed
Election of Charles P. Carey	Director	86.5%	Passed
Election of Elizabeth A. Cook	Director	85.8%	Passed
Election of Daniel R. Glickman	Director	85.5%	Passed
Election of Martin J. Gepsman	Director	84.6%	Passed
Election of Dennis A. Suskind	Director	83.4%	Passed
Election of Phyllis M. Lockett	Director	64.2%	Passed

2023

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
The advisory vote of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (by the Class A and Class B shareholders voting together as a single class)	Say on pay	32.2%	Failed
The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent public accounting firm for 2023 (ratified by the Class A and Class B shareholders voting together as a single class)	Auditor	92.9%	Passed
Election of Patrick J. Mulchrone	Director	99.3%	Passed
Election of Kathryn Benesh	Director	99.1%	Passed
Election of Harold Ford Jr.	Director	98.9%	Passed
Election of Deborah J. Lucas	Director	98%	Passed
Election of Robert J. Tierney Jr.	Director	97.4%	Passed
Election of William W. Hobert	Director	97.3%	Passed
Election of Patrick W. Maloney	Director	96.1%	Passed
Election of Daniel G. Kaye	Director	96.1%	Passed
Election of Bryan T. Durkin	Director	94%	Passed
Election of Michael G. Dennis	Director	93.3%	Passed
Election of William R. Shepard	Director	90.9%	Passed
Election of Terrence A. Duffy	Director	90.9%	Passed
Election of Howard J. Siegel	Director	87.9%	Passed
Election of Elizabeth A. Cook	Director	85.5%	Passed
Election of Dennis A. Suskind	Director	84.6%	Passed
Election of Martin J. Gepsman	Director	82.5%	Passed
Election of Larry G. Gerdes	Director	81.1%	Passed
Election of Rahael Seifu	Director	73.1%	Passed
Election of Timothy S. Bitsberger	Director	69.7%	Passed
Election of Phyllis M. Lockett	Director	66.4%	Passed
Election of Terry L. Savage	Director	63.7%	Passed
Election of Daniel R. Glickman	Director	62%	Passed
Election of Charles P. Carey	Director	54.5%	Passed

2022

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
The advisory vote of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (by the Class A and Class B shareholders voting together as a single class)	Say on pay	23.3%	Failed
John (Jack) D. Newhouse Jr	Company proposal	100%	Passed
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (approved by the Class A and Class B shareholders voting together as a single class)	Company proposal	99.6%	Passed
Director Stock Plan (approved by the Class A and Class B shareholders voting together as a single class)	Company proposal	96%	Passed
Omnibus Stock Plan (approved by the Class A and Class B shareholders voting together as a single class)	Company proposal	83.1%	Passed
The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent public accounting firm for 2022 (ratified by the Class A and Class B shareholders voting together as a single class)	Auditor	96.8%	Passed
Election of Patrick W. Maloney	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Michael G. Dennis	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Rahael Seifu	Director	99.3%	Passed
Election of Deborah J. Lucas	Director	99.2%	Passed
Election of Patrick J. Mulchrone	Director	97.8%	Passed
Election of Phyllis M. Lockett	Director	96.5%	Passed
Election of Robert J. Tierney Jr.	Director	96.2%	Passed
Election of Daniel G. Kaye	Director	96.2%	Passed
Election of William W. Hobert	Director	95%	Passed
Election of Bryan T. Durkin	Director	93.1%	Passed
Election of Dennis H. Chookaszian	Director	92.6%	Passed
Election of Howard J. Siegel	Director	92%	Passed
Election of William R. Shepard	Director	91.3%	Passed
Election of Timothy S. Bitsberger	Director	90.8%	Passed
Election of Charles P. Carey	Director	90.7%	Passed
Election of Terrence A. Duffy	Director	90.6%	Passed
Election of Elizabeth A. Cook	Director	90.3%	Passed
Election of Larry G. Gerdes	Director	90.3%	Passed
Election of Dennis A. Suskind	Director	90.1%	Passed
Election of Martin J. Gepsman	Director	88.2%	Passed
Election of Terry L. Savage	Director	81.9%	Passed
Election of Daniel R. Glickman	Director	80.9%	Passed
Election of Ana Dutra	Director	79.3%	Passed

2021

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
The approval, by advisory vote, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (approved by the Class A and Class B shareholders voting together as a single class)	Say on pay	90.6%	Passed
John (Jack) D. Newhouse Jr	Company proposal	99.3%	Passed
The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent public accounting firm for 2021 (ratified by the Class A and Class B shareholders voting together as a single class)	Auditor	98.2%	Passed
Election of Patrick W. Maloney	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Rahael Seifu	Director	99.5%	Passed
Election of Michael G. Dennis	Director	99.4%	Passed
Election of Deborah J. Lucas	Director	99.2%	Passed
Election of Yra G. Harris	Director	98.9%	Passed
Election of Ana Dutra	Director	98.3%	Passed
Election of Daniel G. Kaye	Director	97.7%	Passed
Election of Robert J. Tierney Jr.	Director	97%	Passed
Election of Bryan T. Durkin	Director	95.3%	Passed
Election of William W. Hobert	Director	95.1%	Passed
Election of Howard J. Siegel	Director	95%	Passed
Election of Patrick J. Mulchrone	Director	94.6%	Passed
Election of William R. Shepard	Director	94.6%	Passed
Election of Timothy S. Bitsberger	Director	94.5%	Passed
Election of Charles P. Carey	Director	94.3%	Passed
Election of Dennis H. Chookaszian	Director	93.9%	Passed
Election of Larry G. Gerdes	Director	93.6%	Passed
Election of Dennis A. Suskind	Director	93.1%	Passed
Election of Terry L. Savage	Director	92.7%	Passed
Election of Elizabeth A. Cook	Director	92.5%	Passed
Election of Martin J. Gepsman	Director	92.4%	Passed
Election of Terrence A. Duffy	Director	91.2%	Passed
Election of Phyllis M. Lockett	Director	89.4%	Passed
Election of Daniel R. Glickman	Director	81.5%	Passed

2020

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
The approval, by advisory vote, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (approved by the Class A and Class B shareholders voting together as a single class)	Say on pay	93.2%	Passed
The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent public accounting firm for 2020 (ratified by the Class A and Class B shareholders voting together as a single class)	Auditor	98.3%	Passed
Election of Rahael Seifu	Director	99.5%	Passed
Election of Deborah J. Lucas	Director	99.4%	Passed
Election of Daniel G. Kaye	Director	99.4%	Passed
Election of Ana Dutra	Director	99.4%	Passed
Election of Phyllis M. Lockett	Director	98.7%	Passed
Election of Howard J. Siegel	Director	97.8%	Passed
Election of Bryan T. Durkin	Director	97.5%	Passed
Election of Timothy S. Bitsberger	Director	96.5%	Passed
Election of William R. Shepard	Director	96.4%	Passed
Election of Charles P. Carey	Director	96.4%	Passed
Election of Dennis A. Suskind	Director	95.8%	Passed
Election of Terry L. Savage	Director	95.2%	Passed
Election of Larry G. Gerdes	Director	95%	Passed
Election of Dennis H. Chookaszian	Director	94.8%	Passed
Election of Terrence A. Duffy	Director	94.2%	Passed
Election of Martin J. Gepsman	Director	94%	Passed
Election of Daniel R. Glickman	Director	93%	Passed

2019

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
The approval, by advisory vote, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (approved by the Class A and Class B shareholders voting together as a single class)	Say on pay	94.1%	Passed
W. Winfred (Fred) Moore II	Company proposal	100%	Passed
The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent public accounting firm for 2019 (ratified by the Class A and Class B shareholders voting together as a single class)	Auditor	98.5%	Passed
Election of James J. Zellinger	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Barry D. Ward	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Stuart A. Unger	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Andrew J. Schwieters	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Patrick W. Maloney	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Patrick J. Lahey	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Richard J. Duran	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Frank Catizone	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Michael G. Sundermeier	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Michael J. Small	Director	100%	Passed
Election of James V. Sauter	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Gary T. Lark	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Mark S. Kobilca	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Joseph H. Gressel	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Steven F. French	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Kevin G. Boyle	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Thomas A. Bentley	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Robert J. Tierney Jr.	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Patrick J. Mulchrone	Director	100%	Passed
Election of William W. Hobert	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Gedon Hertshten	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Bradley S. Glass	Director	100%	Passed
Election of Steve A. Beitler	Director	100%	Passed
Election of David J. Wescott	Director	99.5%	Passed
Election of Ronald A. Pankau	Director	99.4%	Passed
Election of Deborah J. Lucas	Director	99.4%	Passed
Election of Yra G. Harris	Director	99.3%	Passed
Election of Dennis A. Suskind	Director	96.7%	Passed
Election of Michael A. Spencer	Director	96.7%	Passed
Election of Howard J. Siegel	Director	96.7%	Passed
Election of Phyllis M. Lockett	Director	96.7%	Passed
Election of Terry L. Savage	Director	94.9%	Passed
Election of Alex J. Pollock	Director	91.5%	Passed
Election of William R. Shepard	Director	87.3%	Passed

Proxy statements and vote results

Straight from CME Group’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.

Year	Filing	Filed
2026	Vote results	2026-06-10
2026	Vote results	2026-05-19
2026	Proxy statement	2026-03-23
2025	Vote results	2025-05-09
2025	Proxy statement	2025-03-20
2024	Vote results	2024-05-13
2024	Proxy statement	2024-03-18
2023	Vote results	2023-05-09
2023	Proxy statement	2023-03-16
2023	Proxy statement	2023-02-03
2022	Vote results	2022-05-06
2022	Proxy statement	2022-03-17
2021	Vote results	2021-05-10
2021	Proxy statement	2021-03-19
2020	Vote results	2020-05-08
2020	Proxy statement	2020-03-18
2019	Vote results	2019-05-13
2019	Proxy statement	2019-03-20
2018	Vote results	2018-12-06
2018	Proxy statement	2018-09-11
2018	Vote results	2018-05-24
2018	Vote results	2018-05-15
2018	Proxy statement	2018-03-20

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