CME Group (CME) Announces $1.1B Buyback, $5/Share Special Dividend

June 23, 2008 8:04 AM EDT

CME Group (NYSE, Nasdaq: CME) announced that its board of directors has authorized new initiatives to return capital to shareholders while continuing to aggressively execute its global growth strategy. The initiatives include a share buyback program of up to $1.1 billion of CME Group Class A common stock, subject to market conditions.

In addition, CME Group intends to declare a special dividend of $5.00 per common share, following the resolution of the company's pending NYMEX transaction.


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