Miami International Holdings and MGEX Announce Plan of Merger; MGEX to Join MIAX Exchange Group - Seite 2

Added Mr. Gallagher, "While we will immediately begin pursuing new opportunities to bring innovative products to MGEX, we understand and respect the importance and the significance of an exchange with a history and legacy such as MGEX's. To this end, MIH remains committed to maintaining and preserving MGEX's heritage and existing operations, including with respect to the hard red spring wheat contracts."

For further information regarding the MIAX Exchange Group, please visit MIAXOptions.com or contact MIAX Trading Operations at [e-mail].

For further information regarding MGEX, please visit www.mgex.com.

Corporate Communications Contacts:	MIH and MIAX
	Natalie Kay, Karma Agency
	215-790-7806
	[e-mail]
	MGEX
	Jesse Marie Green
	612-321-7122
	[e-mail]

About MIH and the MIAX Exchange Group

Miami International Holdings, Inc. (MIH) is the parent holding company of Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC (MIAX), MIAX PEARL, LLC (MIAX PEARL) and MIAX Emerald, LLC (MIAX Emerald and together with MIAX and MIAX PEARL, the MIAX Exchange Group), three fully electronic options trading exchanges. MIH also owns a controlling interest in the Bermuda Stock Exchange.

MIAX, MIAX PEARL and MIAX Emerald leverage the MIAX Exchange Group's industry-leading technology and infrastructure to provide their member firms with traditional pricing and pro rata allocation (MIAX), maker-taker pricing and price-time allocation (MIAX PEARL) market structures, and a hybrid market structure with maker-taker pricing and pro rata allocation (MIAX Emerald).