0001193125-17-200170.txt : 20170609 0001193125-17-200170.hdr.sgml : 20170609 20170609164634 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-17-200170 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170608 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20170609 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170609 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001278021 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES [6211] IRS NUMBER: 522230784 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34091 FILM NUMBER: 17903524 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 299 PARK AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10171 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-831-6000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 299 PARK AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10171 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MARKETAXESS HOLDING INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20040129 8-K 1 d410140d8k.htm 8-K 8-K

 

 

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 8, 2017

 

 

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-34091   52-2230784

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

299 Park Avenue

New York, New York

  

10171

(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(212) 813-6000

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On June 8, 2017, MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2017 Annual Meeting”). A total of 34,755,013 shares of common stock were present or represented by proxy at the 2017 Annual Meeting, representing 93.70% of the issued and outstanding shares entitled to vote at the meeting. The proposals voted upon and the final results of the vote were as follows:

Proposal 1 — Election of Directors. The results were as follows:

 

Director

    For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes		  

Richard M. McVey

      32,439,014        287,994        101,331        1,926,674  

Steven L. Begleiter

      32,789,374        32,018        6,947        1,926,674  

Stephen P. Casper

      32,565,744        255,613        6,982        1,926,674  

Jane Chwick

      32,774,419        47,116        6,804        1,926,674  

William F. Cruger

      32,780,972        40,066        7,301        1,926,674  

David G. Gomach

      32,669,091        152,265        6,983        1,926,674  

Carlos M. Hernandez

      32,601,636        219,720        6,983        1,926,674  

Richard G. Ketchum

      32,784,096        37,260        6,983        1,926,674  

John Steinhardt

      32,647,553        173,804        6,982        1,926,674  

James J. Sullivan

      32,789,488        31,868        6,983        1,926,674  

Proposal 2 — Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017. The results were as follows:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

34,373,716

  

190,159

  

191,138

Proposal 3 — Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement pursuant to the SEC’s compensation disclosure rules (referred to as the “say-on-pay” proposal). The results were as follows:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Votes

31,822,579

   492,085   513,675   1,926,674

Proposal 4 — Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The results are below. One year received the greatest number of votes. Based on these results, and consistent with the Board’s recommendation, the Board has determined that the Company will hold an advisory vote on executive compensation on an annual basis until the next stockholder advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation.

 

One Year

  

Two Years

  

Three Years

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Votes

28,989,987

  

3,152

  

3,830,285

  

4,915

  

1,926,674

For more information on the 2017 Annual Meeting and the foregoing proposals, see the Company’s proxy statement dated April 26, 2017.

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

  MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC.
 

Date: June 9, 2017

   By:  

/s/ Scott Pintoff

    Name:   Scott Pintoff
    Title:   General Counsel and Secretary

 

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