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 7, 2016

 

 

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 7, 2016, MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2016 Annual Meeting”). A total of 35,086,533 shares of common stock were present or represented by proxy at the 2016 Annual Meeting, representing 94.53% 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

   33,165,160    151,444    12,607    1,757,322

Steven L. Begleiter

   33,270,544    43,165    15,502    1,757,322

Stephen P. Casper

   33,241,898    71,873    15,440    1,757,322

Jane Chwick

   33,297,798    18,001    13,412    1,757,322

William F. Cruger

   33,295,399    20,345    13,467    1,757,322

David G. Gomach

   33,223,147    92,651    13,413    1,757,322

Carlos M. Hernandez

   30,832,473    2,483,325    13,413    1,757,322

Ronald M. Hersch

   33,103,469    212,329    13,413    1,757,322

John Steinhardt

   33,123,313    192,474    13,424    1,757,322

James J. Sullivan

   33,298,049    17,738    13,424    1,757,322

Proposal 2 — Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016. The results were as follows:

 

For    Against    Abstain

34,896,145

   154,737    35,651

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

32,553,136

   759,375    16,700    1,757,322

Proposal 4 — Vote to approve the adoption of an amendment and restatement of the MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. 2012 Incentive Plan and the performance criteria used in setting performance goals for awards thereunder intended to be performance-based under Code Section 162(m).

 

For    Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Votes

32,612,708

   697,502    19,001    1,757,322

Proposal 5 — Vote to approve the adoption of the MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. 2016 Code Section 162(m) Executive Performance Incentive Plan and the performance criteria used in setting performance goals thereunder.

 

For    Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Votes

33,088,034

   222,103    19,074    1,757,322

For more information on the 2016 Annual Meeting and the foregoing proposals, see the Company’s proxy statement dated April 25, 2016.

 

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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, 2016

    By:   /s/ Richard M. McVey
    Name:   Richard M. McVey
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

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