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NYMEX To Hold Special Meeting Of Shareholders

Date 21/09/2006

NYMEX Holdings, Inc. today announced that it has filed a definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission related to its initial public offering. NYMEX will hold a Special Meeting of shareholders on Thursday, October 12, 2006 to vote on the initial public offering.

NYMEX will mail the definitive proxy statement to all of its shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 12, 2006.

This announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state.