UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 18, 2024

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Tradeweb Markets Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

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Delaware	001-38860	83-2456358
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York		10036
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 430-6000

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, par value $0.00001	TW	Nasdaq Global Select Market

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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 18, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Tradeweb Markets Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Mr. Daniel Maguire, age 48, as a Class I director, effective as of such date. Mr. Maguire will hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2026 and until his successor shall be elected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal.

Mr. Maguire was designated to serve on the Board by Refinitiv Parent Limited (“Refinitiv”), our controlling stockholder, pursuant to Refinitiv’s director designation right as set forth in Section 2.1 of that certain Stockholders Agreement, dated as of April 8, 2019, by and among the Company and the stockholders named therein. Mr. Maguire does not have any family relationships with any director or executive officer of the Company and there are no transactions in which Mr. Maguire has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Mr. Maguire will not receive any compensation for his service as a director on our Board.

Mr. Maguire has been a member of the Executive Committee of London Stock Exchange Group ("LSEG") since October 2017. He has served as the Group Head, LSEG Markets since May 2024 and CEO, LCH Group ("LCH") since October 2017. Prior to that, Mr. Maguire held positions of increasing responsibility at LSEG and LCH, beginning in 1999. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Leeds Beckett University. Mr. Maguire is qualified to serve on our Board due to his deep knowledge of the financial services industry.

The Company will enter into its standard form of indemnification agreement for directors and officers, a copy of which was previously filed as Exhibit 10.16 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-230115) and is incorporated herein by reference, with Mr. Maguire.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 19, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Daniel Maguire. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description
10.1	Form of Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-230115)).
99.1	Press Release of Tradeweb Markets Inc., dated September 19, 2024.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within 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.

	TRADEWEB MARKETS INC.
Date: September 19, 2024	By:	/s/ Douglas Friedman
		Name: Douglas Friedman
		Title: General Counsel