CME Group amends revolver, bringing availability to $1.5 billion

By Jennifer Chiou

New York, Dec. 5 - CME Group Inc. entered into an amendment and extension of its multi-currency revolving senior credit facility, increasing the amount of available funds to $1.5 billion from $1.04 billion, according to an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Bank of America, NA is the administrative agent with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., Barclays, UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as joint lead arrangers.

The amendment is effective as of Nov. 30.

The changes also increased the company's option to increase the facility to up to $2.25 billion and prolonged the term of the agreement to Jan. 12, 2016 from Jan. 11, 2014, except for the non-extending lenders representing $95 million of the existing commitments.

The holding company of four futures exchanges is based in Chicago.

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