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Filed by Board of Trade of the City of Chicago (CBOT)
Subject Company -- Board of Trade of the City of Chicago
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of
1933 File No. 132-01854
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The following letter was posted at the CBOT on July 10, 2000.
Chicago Board of Trade
July 7, 2000
Mr. David P. Brennan
Chairman of the Board
Board of Trade
Of the City of Chicago
Dear Sir:
The undersigned tellers/inspectors were appointed to receive and count the
ballot/proxy votes cast at a special meeting of the membership, held at 3:00
p.m. on July 7, 2000. We hereby submit the following report:
PROPOSITION
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With respect to the initial step of the restructuring as described in the
document entitled "Chicago Board of Trade Restructuring -- Step One -- Ballot
Disclosure" (The "Ballot Disclosure"), approve the reincorporation merger of the
CBOT in Delaware as set forth in the Ballot Disclosure.
AM REGULAR TOTAL
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Total Count
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Total number of
ballots cast 470 78 2/6 1122 1200 2/6
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Ballots FOR 397 66 1/6 1032 1098 1/6
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Ballots AGAINST 70 11 4/6 81 92 4/6
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BLANKS 3 9
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MAJORITY FOR 1005 3/6
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141 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, Illinois 60604-2994
312 435-3500
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TELLERS/INSPECTORS
/s/ William Smith /s/ John J. Biedron
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/s/ Daniel Czarnecki
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/s/ Paul J. Draths
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Paul J. Draths
Vice President and Secretary
The compilation of the July 7, 2000 ballot/proxy results was supervised and
monitored by Deloitte & Touche LLP.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
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Deloitte & Touche LLP
We urge CBOT members and membership interest holders to read the Registration
Statements on Form S-4, including the proxy statement/prospectus contained
within the Registration Statements, regarding the CBOT restructuring referred to
herein or in connection herewith, when it becomes available, as well as the
other documents that the CBOT has filed or will file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, because they contain or will contain important information.
CBOT members and membership interest holders may obtain a free copy of the proxy
statement/prospectus, when it becomes available, and other documents filed by
the CBOT at the Commission's web site at www.sec.gov. or from the CBOT by
directing such request in writing or by telephone to: Board of Trade of the City
of Chicago, 141 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 60604-2994, Attention:
Office of the Secretary, Telephone: (312) 435-3605, Facsimile: (312) 347-3827.
This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any state in which
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such state. No offering of
securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the
requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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