Contract Changes CME Quarterly Bankruptcy Index (QBI) Futures and Options Contracts Delisted

At its Regular Meeting on Wednesday, September 3, 2003, the Board of Directors approved delisting all contract months in the CME Quarterly Bankruptcy Index (QBI) Futures and Options contracts, effective immediately. The QBI futures and options were launched on Tuesday, November 3, 1998 and have never traded. CME notified the CFTC of the Exchange's action under the exchange certification procedures.