Summary
CME Group Inc. (CME) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K on December 3, 2009, primarily to update previously filed pro forma financial information. Specifically, the filing includes an Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Income for the year ended December 31, 2008. This updated pro forma statement is intended to provide investors with a clearer view of the combined entity's financial performance as if certain transactions had occurred at an earlier date, enhancing comparability and transparency. While this 8-K filing itself does not report on new operational events or material changes, its purpose is to refine historical financial reporting related to prior acquisitions or mergers. Investors should review Exhibit 99.1 to understand the pro forma financial implications of past corporate actions on CME Group's income statement for the 2008 fiscal year.
Key Highlights
- 1CME Group Inc. filed an 8-K on December 3, 2009.
- 2The primary purpose of the filing is to provide updated unaudited pro forma financial information.
- 3Specifically, an Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Income for the year ended December 31, 2008, is included as Exhibit 99.1.
- 4This filing updates previously filed pro forma information originally submitted on November 7, 2008.
- 5The filing does not disclose new material events or operational updates, but rather refines historical financial presentation.
- 6Investors can find the pro forma income statement for the 2008 fiscal year in Exhibit 99.1.