NYMEX Holdings Announces Results of Annual Meeting

NEW YORK, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NYMEX Holdings, Inc.
(NYSE: NMX), the parent company of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., the
world's largest physical commodity exchange, announced the results of its
annual meeting today.
Shareholders re-elected the following Class I directors, with terms to
expire in 2010: James E. Newsome, Dennis Suskind, William Ford, Stephen
Ardizzone, and A. George Gero. In addition, John McNamara was elected as
Class I director. Thomas Gordon and Howard Gabler were elected as Class II
directors, with terms to expire in 2009.
Also, KPMG LLP was ratified as the Company's independent registered
accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2008.
Forward Looking and Cautionary Statements
This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, with respect to our
future performance, operating results, strategy, and other future events. Such
statements generally include words such as could, can, anticipate, believe,
expect, seek, pursue, and similar words and terms, in connection with any
discussion of future results. Forward-looking statements involve a number of
assumptions, risks, and uncertainties, any of which may cause actual results
to differ materially from the anticipated, estimated, or projected results
referenced in forward-looking statements. In particular, the forward-looking
statements of NYMEX Holdings, Inc., and its subsidiaries are subject to the
following risks and uncertainties: the success and timing of new futures
contracts and products; changes in political, economic, or industry
conditions; the unfavorable resolution of material legal proceedings; the
impact and timing of technological changes and the adequacy of intellectual
property protection; the impact of legislative and regulatory actions,
including without limitation, actions by the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission; and terrorist activities and international hostilities, which may
affect the general economy as well as oil and other commodity markets. We
assume no obligation to update or supplement our forward-looking statements.
SOURCE NYMEX Holdings, Inc.

Anu Ahluwalia, +1-212-299-2439; or Keil Decker, +1-212-299-2209, both of NYMEX
Holdings, Inc.