AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AMONG CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE HOLDINGS INC., CBOT HOLDINGS, INC. AND BOARD OF TRADE OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO, INC. DATED AS OF OCTOBER 17, 2006Agreement and Plan of Merger • October 18th, 2006 • Cbot Holdings Inc • Security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges & services • Delaware
This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of October 17, 2006 (this “Agreement”), among CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE HOLDINGS INC., a Delaware corporation (“CME Holdings”), CBOT HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“CBOT Holdings”), and BOARD OF TRADE OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO, INC., a Delaware non-stock corporation and subsidiary of CBOT Holdings (“CBOT”). CME Holdings, CBOT Holdings and CBOT are referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED RIGHTS AGREEMENTRights Agreement • October 18th, 2006 • Cbot Holdings Inc • Security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges & services • Delaware
THIS AMENDMENT No. 1, dated as of October 17, 2006 (this “Amendment”), to the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated as of September 14, 2006 (the “Rights Agreement”; except as otherwise expressly provided herein, capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Rights Agreement), between CBOT Holdings, Inc, a Delaware corporation. (“CBOT”) and Computershare Investor Services LLC, as Rights Agent (the “Rights Agent”).
