Message-ID: <25815796.1075861036956.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 12:55:26 -0800 (PST) From: marketing@nymex.com To: marketing@nymex.com Subject: (02-27) Final List of Proposed Nominees for Election to the Board of Directors of NYMEX Holdings, Inc. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Exchange Information @ENRON X-To: Exchange Information X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Sara_Shackleton_Mar2002\Shackleton, Sara\Deleted Items X-Origin: Shackleton-S X-FileName: sshackl (Non-Privileged).pst January 22, 2002 Notice No.: 02-27 Final List of Proposed Nominees for Election to the Board of Directors of NYMEX Holdings, Inc. Please be advised that the following represents the final list of those persons who were recommended as proposed nominees for the 2002 elections: 1. Recommended as Proposed Nominees for "VICE CHAIRMAN of the Board": (ONE three-year term) Robert Coakley (SWIM) Mitchell Steinhause (STEN) 2. Recommended as Proposed Nominees for "Director": PUBLIC (ONE three-year term) Melvyn Falis FCM (ONE three-year term) Richard Schaeffer (SHAF) LOCAL (ONE three-year term) Kevin McDonnell (KMAC) FLOOR BROKER (ONE three-year term) Vincent Greenan (VENO) Steven Karvellas (KVL) TRADE (ONE three-year term/ONE two-year term) Stephen Forman A. George Gero (ANT) EQUITY HOLDER (ONE three-year term) Joseph Cicchetti Richard Kaplan James Mindling Robert Sahn AT LARGE (ONE three-year term) Eric Bolling (RBI) Richard Buccellato (BUCC) Daniel Dicker (DANO) On January 28, 2002, the Subcommittee will convene to make its determination as to the eligibility of the proposed nominees to run in the category for which he was proposed or otherwise. Such determination will be immediately posted. Should the Subcommittee determine that a proposed candidate is ineligible to run in the category for which he was recommended, written notice thereof shall immediately be submitted to that person. To assist the Subcommittee, NYMEX members may submit information regarding the eligibility of a proposed nominee to the Subcommittee. All such submissions must be received by 5:00 p.m. on January 29, 2002 at the Office of the Corporate Secretary. In addition, a proposed nominee may appeal the Subcommittee's categorization. Such appeal must be made by 5:00 p.m. on February 1, 2002. The Subcommittee will consider the appeal and make a final ruling no later than February 5, 2002. At that time, the Subcommittee will assign the proposed nominees to the proper categories, regardless of the category for which the proposed nominee was originally recommended; however, only persons who were recommended to be candidates for Vice Chairman are eligible to run for that office. TO BE OFFICIALLY NOMINATED, EACH PROPOSED NOMINEE WILL BE REQUIRED TO FILE WITH THE OFFICE OF THE CORPORATE SECRETARY A DECLARATION WHICH STATES THAT CATEGORY IN WHICH THE PERSON INTENDS TO STAND FOR ELECTION. FAILURE TO SUBMIT A DECLARATION TO THE OFFICE OF THE CORPORATE SECRETARY BY 5:00 P.M. ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2002 WILL RENDER THE PROPOSED NOMINEE INELIGIBLE TO RUN IN ANY CATEGORY. Note, only those persons who were proposed by January 22, 2002 will be permitted to be officially nominated. Ballots will be mailed on or about February 26, 2002. The election will be held on Tuesday, March 19, 2002. Should you have any questions regarding the above, please contact Christopher Bowen at (212) 299-2200 or Donna Talamo at (212) 299-2372.