Cook Elizabeth A 4
4 · CME GROUP INC. · Filed Jun 29, 2026
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CME Group Director Elizabeth Cook Receives 645-Share Award
What Happened
Elizabeth A. Cook, a director of CME Group Inc. (CME), was granted 645 shares of Class A common stock on June 25, 2026. The shares were valued at $225.00 each, for a total grant value of $145,125. This transaction is an award/compensation (transaction code A), not an open-market purchase or sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date and price: June 25, 2026 — 645 shares at $225.00 per share.
- Total value: $145,125.
- Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in this Form 4.
- Footnote: These are fully vested shares issued under the CME Group Director Stock Plan and are not subject to any vesting conditions (per footnote F1).
- Filing timeliness: Form was filed on June 29, 2026 (four calendar days after the transaction), which is outside the typical two-business-day Form 4 reporting window.
Context
This was a routine director equity grant as part of CME’s annual compensation program for non-employee directors. Such grants are compensation-related and do not necessarily signal the director buying shares on the open market or conveying a trading view.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Cook Elizabeth A
Director
Transactions
- Award
Common Stock Class A
[F1]2026-06-25$225.00/sh+645$145,125→ 18,416 total(indirect: By Trust)
Holdings
- 20(indirect: By Joint Account)
Common Stock Class A
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]Represents a grant of fully vested shares of Class A Common Stock issued to the Reporting Person as part of the Issuer's annual equity compensation program for non-employee directors under the CME Group Director Stock Plan. These shares are not subject to any vesting conditions.
Signature
/s/ Elizabeth Hensen, as Attorney-in-Fact for Elizabeth A. Cook|2026-06-29