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 30, 2017

 

VIRTU FINANCIAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-37352

 

32-0420206

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(Commission File No.)

 

(IRS Employer

incorporation)

 

 

 

Identification No.)

 

900 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022-1010

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(212) 418-0100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

NOT APPLICABLE
(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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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 x

 

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. x

 

 

 



 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On June 30, 2017, the Company held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2017 Annual Meeting”). The following items were voted upon by stockholders at the 2017 Annual Meeting:

 

1. Each of the director nominees was elected Class II Director of the Company to act in accordance with the amended and restated bylaws of the Company for a term of three years expiring at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2020 and until such director’s successor has been duly elected and qualified. The votes for the election of directors are set forth below:

 

Nominee

 

For

 

Withhold

 

Broker Non-Voters

Douglas A. Cifu

 

824,560,954

 

4,297,778

 

6,663,503

John F. (Jack) Sandner

 

823,305,439

 

5,553,293

 

6,663,503

 

2. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. The votes for the ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP are set forth below:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Voters

 

835,337,244

 

160,055

 

24,936

 

0

 

 

3. To approve the Virtu Financial, Inc. Amended and Restated 2015 Management Incentive Plan (the “Amended Plan”). The votes for the approval of the Amended Plan are set forth below:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Voters

 

828,295,687

 

530,242

 

32,803

 

6,663,503

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

VIRTU FINANCIAL, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Justin Waldie

 

 

Name:

Justin Waldie

 

 

Title:

Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

 

Dated: June 30, 2017

 

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