CME Group Receives CMA Clearance For Proposed NEX Acquisition - Transaction Expected To Close By November 2, 2018

CME Group (Nasdaq: CME) and NEX Group (NXG.L) today announced they have received clearance from the UK Competition and Markets Authority for CME Group'sproposed acquisition of NEX.

Completion of the transaction remains subject to sanction by the UK Court. The parties have scheduled the court hearing for November 1, 2018 and expect the closing to occur by November 2, 2018.