Material Fact: Combination Of BM&FBOVESPA – Bolsa De Valores, Mercadorias E Futuros And CETIP S.A. – Mercados Organizados

BM&FBOVESPA S.A. – Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e Futuros and CETIP S.A. –Mercados Organizados announce that on April 8, 2016, they favorably concluded negotiations regarding a combination of the two Companies

BM&FBOVESPA S.A. – Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e Futuros (“BM&FBOVESPA”) and CETIP S.A. – Mercados Organizados (“CETIP” and, together with BM&FBOVESPA, the “Companies”), referring to the Material Facts and Notices to the Market released by the Companies with regard to the negotiations, announce that on this day their Boards of Directors have approved the financial terms for the combination of operations of the two Companies (the “Transaction”), terms of which will comprise the Merger and Justification Protocol of CETIP’s shares (“Protocol”) to be signed by both Companies’ Management and serve as guidelines for the proposals that will be submitted to their shareholders for approval in Extraordinary General Meetings.

The Managements and Boards of both Companies emphasize that this combination of talent and strengths will represent an unparalleled milestone in the development of the Brazilian financial and capital markets, giving rise to a world-class market infrastructure company of high systemic importance and prepared to compete in an increasingly sophisticated and challenging global marketplace while enhancing the security, solidity and efficiency of theBrazilian market.

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