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EX-32.1 - CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO U.S.C. SECTION 1350 - CME GROUP INC.cme-2017123110kex321.htm
EX-31.2 - SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION - CME GROUP INC.cme-2017123110kex312.htm
EX-31.1 - SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION - CME GROUP INC.cme-2017123110kex311.htm
EX-23.1 - CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP - CME GROUP INC.cme-2017121310kex231.htm
EX-21.1 - LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES OF CME GROUP INC - CME GROUP INC.cme-2017123110kex211.htm
EX-12.1 - RATIO OF FIXED CHARGES - CME GROUP INC.cme-2017123110kex121.htm
EX-10.3 - EQUITY GRANT LETTER PERFORMANCE SHARES - CME GROUP INC.cme-2017123110kex103.htm
EX-10.2 - EQUITY GRANT LETTER RESTRICTED SHARES - CME GROUP INC.cme-2017123110kex102.htm
10-K - FORM 10-K - CME GROUP INC.cme-2017123110k.htm
Exhibit 10.5

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First Name Last Name
Street Address
City, State Zip Code

Re: Board of Directors Stock Grant

Dear [ ]:

We are pleased to provide you with a grant of shares of stock under the CME Group Inc.
(the “Company”) Director Stock Plan Amended and Restated Effective May 21, 2014 (the “Plan”) as compensation for your service as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. Your participation in the Plan will further align your interests with our shareholders. This grant was made to you on [ ], using the closing stock price of $[ ]. Certain terms of your equity grant follow:

Number of
Shares of Stock:
[ ] shares of Class A common stock of CME Group Inc.

[Number of Additional
Shares in Lieu of Cash Stipend:
[ ] shares of Class A common stock of CME Group Inc.]1 

Total Grant Value:
$[ ]

By accepting this stock grant, you hereby agree to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
[Because you have elected to receive additional shares in lieu of all or some of the cash portion of your stipend, by accepting such additional shares, you hereby agree to repay the Company any unearned portion of your annual stipend that would otherwise have been payable in cash in the event you leave the Board prior to the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The amount of the unearned stipend will be prorated on a monthly basis and will be due within 30 days of your resignation, if applicable. ]1 
Neither the grant of shares nor any other action taken pursuant to the Plan shall constitute or be evidence of any agreement or understanding, express or implied, that you have a right to continue to provide services as a director, of the Company for any period of time or at any specific rate of compensation.
CME Group Inc.

By:
/s/ Hilda Harris Piell

Name:    Hilda Harris Piell
Title:     Sr. Managing Director & Chief Human Resources Officer

1 To be included for Directors electing to receive all or any portion of their cash stipend in additional shares.