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 COMEX
Deal Summary – Member Meeting October 2006 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND IT NYMEX has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a proxy statement in connection with the proposed transaction. The proxy statement has been mailed to the stockholders of NYMEX. STOCKHOLDERS OF NYMEX ARE ADVISED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT, BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Such proxy statement and other relevant documents may also be obtained, free of charge, on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website (http://www.sec.gov) or by contacting the Office of the Corporate Secretary located at NYMEX Holdings, Inc., One North End Avenue, Suite 1548, New York, New York 10282-1101, Attention: Donna Talamo. PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION NYMEX and certain persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of
proxies relating to the proposed transaction. The participants in such solicitation may include NYMEX's executive officers and directors. Further information regarding persons who may
be deemed participants is available in NYMEX's proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the proposed transaction. A registration statement relating to the securities to be sold in the offering has been filed with the SEC but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This presentation 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. |
 1 Forward-looking Statements Safe Harbor Statement Statements contained in this presentation that are not based on current or historical
fact are forward-looking in nature. Such forward-looking statements
are based on current plans, estimates and expectations and are made pursuant
to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements are based on known and unknown risks, assumptions, uncertainties
and other factors. The Company's actual results, performance, or achievements may differ materially from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statement. For a discussion of some of the important factors that
could cause the issuer’s results to differ from those expressed in, and implied by, the following forward-looking statements, please refer to the S-1 relating to
the COMEX transaction filed with the SEC, in particular, the “Risk Factors” section thereof. |
 2 This presentation is a general summary of the terms and benefits of a deal with COMEX. It is not meant to solicit the votes of any COMEX members or relate to NYMEX's planned initial public offering in any way. We encourage you to read
the definitive proxy statement relating to the COMEX transaction on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete description of the terms of the deal |
 3 General Summary The rights of the COMEX Division members set forth in the 1994 merger agreement will be terminated In exchange, new rights will be established through the COMEX Transaction Agreement The owner of each COMEX Division membership will also receive 8,400 shares of common stock of NYMEX |
 4 Rights and Protections - NYMEX NYMEX Rights* NYMEX can list all COMEX contracts electronically: Overnight Side-by-side with floor trading NYMEX will have an unlimited right to make electronic trading privileges for COMEX products available to third-parties NYMEX may list all COMEX contracts on NYMEX ClearPort® clearing NYMEX may eliminate, suspend or restrict open outcry trading after FIVE YEARS * Please consult Proxy Statement for full listing of NYMEX and Comex Rights.
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 5 Rights and Protections - COMEX COMEX Rights Trading Right Protections Number of members limited to 772 Open outcry trading of COMEX Core Products (gold, silver, copper) will not be eliminated, suspended or restricted and cannot change terms and conditions (without consent) for FIVE YEARS As long as open outcry exists, members will have exclusive right to trade COMEX Core Products via open outcry Before changing open outcry trading hours, NYMEX must consult with COMEX Governors Committee and COMEX members have the ability to petition and vote on change |
 6 Rights and Protections – COMEX continued COMEX Rights Member Rate Protections Core Products: • During open outcry, member fees must be at least 50% lower than next tier • After open outcry, fees tied to NYMEX member/non-member fee ratio • For five years, cannot increase COMEX Core Product fees by any greater percentage than increase NYMEX Core Product fees New Metals: • For five years, member fees must be 50% lower than next highest tier of fees • After five years, no protection Physical Floor Space Protections NYMEX cannot reduce floor space for three years but in years 4 and 5, NYMEX can reduce floor space pursuant to a formula If open outcry exists after five years, must maintain current or comparable facility and provide reasonable financial support |
 7 Metals Products at Initial Launch Side by Side Electronic Trading of Full Size Gold, Silver, Copper and Aluminum London Products London Products – LME Look-alikes Copper, Aluminum, and Zinc – in metric tonnes (financially settled) Asian Products Gold, Platinum and Palladium – in Grams (financially settled) ½ size COMEX miNY’s Gold, Silver and Copper miNYs – (financially settled) NYMEX ClearPort Clearing for Metals Focused set of initial products (5 to 7 products) |
 8 COMEX Today (six months ended June 30 2006) COMEX Revenues Represent Approximately 13% of NYMEX Holdings, Inc.’s Revenues Metals 13% Energy and Services 87% |
 9 Without the Deal… Without the COMEX deal: - Are limited in ability to launch competitive products and other new metals products and have limited distribution - Are limited from entering into meaningful alliances with other metals exchanges - Uncertain ability to launch metals NYMEX ClearPort products - Increased threat of loss of metals market share to competitors (we must list our metals on CME Globex to prevent that from happening) |
 10 Reasons to Approve the Deal Reduce the risk of losing COMEX revenue We can prevent other metals products from being listed on CME Globex Opportunity to increase volume with the launch of side-by-side trading
Opportunity for future growth across NYMEX ClearPort and CME Globex Opportunity to regain market share and open interest |
 11 Questions and Answers |