NYMEX Holdings, Inc., To Distribute Divdend to Shareholders

The board of directors of NYMEX Holdings, Inc., voted to declare and distribute a dividend of $3.6 million to stockholders of record as of June 15, 2005.

The dividend is the sixth issued by the holding company of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., since the demutualization of the Exchange in November 2000.

Each stockholder will receive $4,411.76 per share of NYMEX Holdings common stock during the week of July 1.

Exchange Chairman Mitchell Steinhause said, "As we approach the half-way point of 2005, the Exchange has launched nearly 50 new contracts on NYMEX ClearPort®, seen record volumes, opened offices in Japan and Washington, D.C., and continues its global expansion. The Exchange is pleased to have its shareholders participate in its success."