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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
April 29, 2010
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
 
NYSE Euronext
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
         
Delaware   001-33392   20-5110848
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)       Identification No.)
     
11 Wall Street    
New York, New York   10005
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 656-3000
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
     
 
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ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
The stockholders of NYSE Euronext voted on four proposals at the annual stockholders’ meeting held on April 29, 2010:
1. To elect 16 directors of NYSE Euronext to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
2. To act upon a proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as NYSE Euronext’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.
3. To act upon a stockholder proposal relating to simple majority voting in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws.
4. To act upon a stockholder proposal regarding certificated shares.
The nominees for director were elected based upon the following votes:
                 
Nominee   Votes For   Votes Withheld
Jan-Michiel Hessels (Chairman )
    141,633,685       5,426,771  
Marshall N. Carter (Deputy Chairman)
    144,204,433       2,856,023  
Duncan L. Niederauer (Chief Executive Officer)
    144,215,622       2,844,834  
André Bergen
    143,941,953       3,118,503  
Ellyn L. Brown
    141,985,763       5,074,693  
Patricia M. Cloherty
    143,772,169       3,288,287  
Sir George Cox
    144,126,810       2,933,646  
Sylvain Hefes
    143,352,941       3,707,515  
Duncan M. McFarland
    141,627,883       5,432,573  
James J. McNulty
    141,723,708       5,336,748  
Ricardo Salgado
    141,636,452       5,424,004  
Robert G. Scott
    144,225,923       2,834,533  
Jackson P. Tai
    142,972,728       4,087,728  
Jean-François Théodore
    144,240,965       2,819,491  
Rijnhard van Tets
    143,173,166       3,887,290  
Sir Brian Williamson
    133,615,173       13,445,283  
There were 46,606,312 broker non-votes for this proposal.
The proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as NYSE Euronext’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 received the following votes:
    192,441,971 votes for approval
 
    674,686 votes against
 
    550,111 abstentions
There were no broker non-votes for this proposal.
The proposal relating to simple majority voting in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws:
    111,124,464 votes for approval
 
    22,869,306 votes against
 
    13,066,686 abstentions
There were 46,606,312 broker non-votes for this proposal.
The proposal regarding certificated shares received the following votes:
    6,356,817 votes for approval
 
    139,647,147 votes against
 
    1,056,492 abstentions
There were 46,606,312 broker non-votes for this proposal.

 


 

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.
         
  NYSE EURONEXT
 
 
Date: April 30, 2010  By:   /s/ Janet M. Kissane    
    Name:   Janet M. Kissane    
    Title:   Senior Vice President-Legal & Corporate Secretary