Under the terms of the plan, Donohue will exercise options on 22,500 shares of CME stock, which an authorized broker will sell over a period of 18 months, beginning in December 2004 and ending in May 2006. The number of shares involved represents less than 15 percent of Mr. Donohue’s current holdings of shares and options to acquire shares of CME stock.
Under the terms of the plan, Gill will exercise options on 17,000 shares of CME stock, which an authorized broker will sell over a period of 12 months, beginning in November 2004 and ending in November 2005. The number of shares involved represents less than 13 percent of Mr. Gill’s current holdings of shares and options to acquire shares of CME stock.
These plans were adopted during an authorized trading period when the individuals were not in possession of material, non-public information.
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