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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

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FORM 8-K

 

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

July 22, 2004

 

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CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE HOLDINGS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

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Delaware		001-31553		36-4459170
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File No.)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

20 South Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 930-1000

 

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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ITEM 12. Results Of Operations And Financial Condition.

 

The information set forth under “Item 12. Results Of Operations And Financial Condition,” including the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc., dated July 22, 2004, reporting Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc.’s financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated July 22, 2004.

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

		CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
		HOLDINGS INC.
		Registrant
Date: July 21, 2004
		By:		/s/ Nancy W. Goble
				Nancy W. Goble
				Managing Director and Chief Accounting Officer