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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):

 

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

 

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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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