Filed by CBOE Holdings, Inc.

pursuant to Rule 425

under the Securities Act of 1933

and deemed filed pursuant to

Rule 14a-6 under the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934

 

Subject Company: Bats Global Markets, Inc.

 

SEC File No. for Registration Statement

on Form S-4 filed by CBOE

Holdings, Inc.: 333-214488

 

 

 

News Release

For Immediate Release

 

CBOE HOLDINGS, INC. TO JOIN S&P 500

 

 

CHICAGO, IL – February 27, 2017 – CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced today that it will join the S&P 500®, effective at the open of trading on Wednesday, March 1.

 

“We are honored to join ranks with other great blue chip companies listed in the S&P 500,” said Edward Tilly, CEO of CBOE Holdings. “This recognition highlights our company’s continued strong growth since going public in 2010 and our acquisition of Bats Global Markets, expected to close tomorrow.  The acquisition will enable CBOE to significantly expand its product line and broaden its geographic reach, solidifying our position as a leader in providing global investors with cutting-edge trading and investment solutions.”

 

S&P Dow Jones Indices is the largest global resource for essential index-based concepts, data and research, and home to iconic financial market indicators.  CBOE Holdings, Inc. will be joining the S&P 500 and be added to the S&P 500 GICS Financial Exchanges & Data Sub-Industry Index.

 

About CBOE Holdings, Inc.:

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) is the holding company for Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE), and other subsidiaries. CBOE, the largest U.S. options exchange and creator of listed options, continues to set the bar for options and volatility trading through product innovation, trading technology and investor education. CBOE Holdings offers equity, index and ETP options, including proprietary products, such as options and futures on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX Index) and S&P 500 options (SPX), the most active U.S. index option. Other products engineered by CBOE include equity options, security index options, Weeklys options, FLEX options, and benchmark products such as the CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index (BXM). CBOE Holdings is home to the world-renowned Options Institute, Livevol options analytics and data tools, and www.cboe.com, the go-to place for options and volatility trading resources.

 

 

 

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CBOE®, Chicago Board Options Exchange®, CFE®, CBOE Volatility Index®, Livevol®, FLEX® and VIX® are registered trademarks, and CBOE Futures ExchangeSM, BuyWriteSM, BXMSM, WeeklysSM and The Options InstituteSM are service marks of Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated (CBOE). Standard & Poor’s®, S&P® and S&P 500® are registered  trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services, LLC and have been licensed for use by CBOE. All other trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners.

 

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Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This press release contains certain statements, which are forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Actual results could differ materially from those projected or forecast in the forward-looking statements, including due to the risks, uncertainties or assumptions described in the Risk Factors section of the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus dated December 9, 2016 that CBOE Holdings filed with the SEC on December 12, 2016.

 

Neither CBOE Holdings nor Bats Global Markets, Inc. (“Bats”) undertakes, and each of them expressly disclaims, any duty to update any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.  Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.

 

Additional Information Regarding the Transaction and Where to Find It

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.  This press release relates to the proposed merger transaction involving CBOE Holdings, Bats, CBOE Corporation and CBOE V, LLC. In connection therewith, CBOE Holdings filed with the SEC on December 12, 2016 a definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus dated December 9, 2016, and each of the companies may be filing with the SEC other documents regarding the proposed transaction. CBOE Holdings and Bats commenced mailing of the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus to CBOE Holdings stockholders and Bats stockholders on December 12, 2016.  BEFORE MAKING ANY INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF BATS ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS REGARDING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus, any amendments or supplements thereto and other documents containing important information about each of CBOE Holdings and Bats, as such documents are filed with the SEC, through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by CBOE Holdings will be available free of charge on CBOE Holdings’ website at http://ir.cboe.com/financial-information/sec-filings.aspx under the heading “SEC Filings” or by contacting CBOE Holdings’ Investor Relations Department at (312) 786-7136. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Bats will be available free of charge on Bats’ website at http://www.bats.com/investor_relations/financials/ under the heading “SEC Filings” or by contacting Bats’ Investor Relations Department at (913) 815-7132.

 

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