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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On October 2, 2020, the Sixth Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (the “Company”) became effective, following approval by the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) and filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
The amendment and restatement (i) updates the advance notice provisions for director nominations and stockholder proposals; (ii) clarifies the powers of the presiding person of a stockholder meeting to regulate the conduct of such meeting; (iii) clarifies the procedures for filling director vacancies; (iv) provides that special meetings of the Board can be called at less than 24 hours’ notice without requiring all directors to waive the notice requirements; (v) reduces the minimum size requirement of the Nominating and Governance Committee from a minimum of five members to three members; and (vi) adds emergency bylaws allowing the Board to operate with reduced procedural requirements and take other necessary actions during an emergency situation. The Bylaws were also revised to incorporate other non-substantive changes.
The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Bylaws, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
3.1 | |
101 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded in the Inline XBRL document). |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded in the Inline XBRL document). |
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.
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | ||
(Registrant) | ||
By: | /s/ Patrick Sexton | |
Patrick Sexton | ||
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and | ||
Corporate Secretary | ||
Dated: October 7, 2020 | ||