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): February 11, 2021
Cboe Global Markets, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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001-34774 | 20-5446972 |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
400 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60605
(Address and Zip Code of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (312) 786-5600
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class: |
| Trading Symbol |
| Name of each exchange on which registered: |
Common Stock, par value of $0.01 per share | | CBOE | | CboeBZX |
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).
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Item 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS’ APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.
On February 11, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an amendment and restatement of the Cboe Global Markets, Inc. Executive Severance Plan (the “Severance Plan”), under which eligible executives and other officers are entitled to certain severance benefits upon a qualifying termination of employment. The material changes to the Severance Plan include:
(i) designating the Chief Executive Officer of the Company to determine from time to time the executive vice president (“EVP”) and senior vice president (“SVP”) participants in the Severance Plan;
(ii) establishing a severance multiplier for SVPs and all other participants (other than EVPs) in the Severance Plan of one times the sum of a participant’s annual base salary and target annual bonus;
(iii) increasing the severance multiplier in the event a participant is terminated in connection with a change in control for EVP participants in the Severance Plan to two times the sum of a participant’s annual base salary and target annual bonus;
(iv) establishing a severance multiplier in the event a participant is terminated in connection with a change in control for SVPs and all other participants (other than EVPs) in the Severance Plan of one and a half times the sum of a participant’s annual base salary and target annual bonus;
(v) establishing company-paid premiums for COBRA for SVPs and all other participants (other than EVPs) in the Severance Plan of twelve (12) months;
(vi) increasing company-paid premiums for COBRA in the event a participant is terminated in connection with a change in control for EVP participants in the Severance Plan to twenty-four (24) months;
(vii) establishing company-paid premiums for COBRA in the event a participant is terminated in connection with a change in control for SVPs and all other participants (other than EVPs) in the Severance Plan of eighteen (18) months; and
(viii) revising the definition of “Cause” to be generally consistent with that certain Employment Agreement, by and between the Company and Edward Tilly, dated February 11, 2020.
As of February 11, 2021, the Severance Plan is expected to cover the following executive officers of the Company: Messrs. Isaacson, Schell, Harkins, Deters, and Sexton and Ms. Griebenow.
The foregoing description of the Severance Plan is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Severance Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits
10.1 Cboe Global Markets, Inc. Executive Severance Plan (filed herewith).*
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded in the Inline XBRL
document).
*Indicates Management Compensatory Plan, Contract or Arrangement.
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.
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| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | |
| (Registrant) | |
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| By: | /s/ Patrick Sexton |
| | Patrick Sexton |
| | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and |
| | Corporate Secretary |
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| | Dated: February 12, 2021 |