CME Group Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend Of 86 Cents Per Share - Company Maintains Dividend Rate Despite Issuing 19.8 Million More Shares Post Close

CME Group Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: CME) today declared a third-quarter dividend of 86 cents per share, payable September 25, 2007, to shareholders of record as of September 10, 2007. This is the same dividend rate offered in the two quarters prior to CME's merger with the Chicago Board of Trade on July 12, 2007, when newly formed CME Group issued 19.8 million additional shares, raising the company's total shares outstanding to approximately 55 million.