NEW YORK, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NYMEX Holdings, Inc. , 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
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