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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 7, 2012

 

 

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 7, 2012, MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2012 Annual Meeting”). A total of 34,088,134 shares of common stock were present or represented by proxy at the 2012 Annual Meeting, representing 94.3% 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      Withheld     

Broker

Non-Votes

 

Richard M. McVey

     31,212,326         1,551,012         1,324,796   

Steven L. Begleiter

     32,717,184         46,154         1,324,796   

Dr. Sharon Brown-Hruska

     32,724,586         38,752         1,324,796   

Roger Burkhardt

     32,672,590         90,748         1,324,796   

Stephen P. Casper

     32,519,156         244,182         1,324,796   

David G. Gomach

     32,717,184         46,154         1,324,796   

Carlos M. Hernandez

     27,270,967         5,492,371         1,324,796   

Ronald M. Hersch

     30,246,443         2,516,895         1,324,796   

John Steinhardt

     31,509,488         1,253,850         1,324,796   

James J. Sullivan

     32,496,302         267,036         1,324,796   

Proposal 2 — Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012. The results were as follows:

 

For    Against    Abstain

33,048,887

   1,035,258    3,989

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

30,291,796

   2,417,994    53,548    1,324,796

Proposal 4 — Approval of the adoption of an amendment and restatement of the MarketAxess Holdings Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended and restated effective April 28, 2006) (which, if approved, will be renamed the MarketAxess Holdings Inc. 2012 Incentive Plan) and the performance criteria used in setting performance goals for awards intended to be performance-based under Code Section 162(m). The results were as follows:

 

For    Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Votes

30,844,891

   1,865,454    52,993    1,324,796

 

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Proposal 5 — Approval of the adoption of an amendment and restatement of the MarketAxess Holdings Inc. 2009 Code Section 162(m) Executive Performance Incentive Plan and the performance criteria used in setting performance goals thereunder. The results were as follows:

 

For    Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Votes

30,954,047

   1,761,548    47,743    1,324,796

For more information on the 2012 Annual Meeting and the foregoing proposals, see the Company’s proxy statement dated April 25, 2012.

 

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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 8, 2012   By:  

/s/ Richard M. McVey

    Name:   Richard M. McVey
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

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