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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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 4, 2015
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)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 813-6000
(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):
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
On June 4, 2015, MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2015 Annual Meeting”). A total of 35,360,842 shares of common stock were present or represented by proxy at the 2015 Annual Meeting, representing 95.88% 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 | 32,823,830 | 1,163,290 | 3,506 | 1,370,216 | ||||
Steven L. Begleiter | 33,964,805 | 22,295 | 3,526 | 1,370,216 | ||||
Stephen P. Casper | 33,749,088 | 237,962 | 3,576 | 1,370,216 | ||||
Jane Chwick | 33,965,173 | 21,723 | 3,730 | 1,370,216 | ||||
William F. Cruger | 33,792,491 | 194,609 | 3,526 | 1,370,216 | ||||
David G. Gomach | 33,951,298 | 35,803 | 3,525 | 1,370,216 | ||||
Carlos M. Hernandez | 33,780,458 | 206,642 | 3,526 | 1,370,216 | ||||
Ronald M. Hersch | 33,700,707 | 271,940 | 17,979 | 1,370,216 | ||||
John Steinhardt | 33,543,489 | 443,611 | 3,526 | 1,370,216 | ||||
James J. Sullivan | 33,952,160 | 34,940 | 3,526 | 1,370,216 |
Proposal 2 — Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015. The results were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||
34,623,308 | 655,637 | 81,897 |
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 | |||
32,229,892 | 1,747,569 | 13,165 | 1,370,216 |
For more information on the 2015 Annual Meeting and the foregoing proposals, see the Company’s proxy statement dated April 22, 2015.
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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 5, 2015 | By: | /s/ Richard M. McVey | ||||
| Name: | Richard M. McVey | |||||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||||
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