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0001212819
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001156375
CME GROUP INC.
001-31553
20 South Wacker Drive
Chicago
IL
60606
(312) 930-1000
DANIEL ROBERT GLICKMAN
Director
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
650
130937.04
360062233
06/06/2024
NASDAQ
Common
07/01/2021
Employee stock unit award(s)
Issuer
N
650
07/01/2021
Services Rendered
Y
06/06/2024
/s/ Daniel Robert Glickman