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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 5, 2014

 

 

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):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On June 5, 2014, MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2014 Annual Meeting”). A total of 34,376,129 shares of common stock were present or represented by proxy at the 2014 Annual Meeting, representing 92.27% 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

     31,831,222         689,468         16,403         1,839,036   

Steven L. Begleiter

     32,511,167         9,523         16,403         1,839,036   

Stephen P. Casper

     32,513,799         6,891         16,403         1,839,036   

Jane Chwick

     32,528,704         4,887         3,502         1,839,036   

William F. Cruger

     32,513,863         6,652         16,578         1,839,036   

David G. Gomach

     32,513,252         7,263         16,578         1,839,036   

Carlos M. Hernandez

     32,518,460         2,811         15,822         1,839,036   

Ronald M. Hersch

     32,315,352         217,139         4,602         1,839,036   

John Steinhardt

     32,246,392         276,298         14,403         1,839,036   

James J. Sullivan

     32,513,454         7,236         16,403         1,839,036   

Lesley Daniels Webster

     32,508,970         24,691         3,432         1,839,036   

Proposal 2 — Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2014. The results were as follows:

 

For    Against    Abstain
33,806,944    448,406    120,779

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
31,424,393    1,102,379    10,321    1,839,036

For more information on the 2014 Annual Meeting and the foregoing proposals, see the Company’s proxy statement dated April 23, 2014.

 

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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 6, 2014   By:  

/s/ Richard M. McVey

    Name:   Richard M. McVey
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

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