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Item 5.02.Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (the “Company”) announced on March 24, 2021 the appointment of Bryan Harkins to Executive Vice President, President BIDS Trading. In connection with such appointment and change in role, on May 13, 2021 the Company granted Mr. Harkins a special one-time award of restricted stock units, with a grant date value of $200,000, which will vest on May 13, 2024, subject to Mr. Harkins’ continuous employment with the Company through such date.
Item 5.07.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The results of voting for each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of the Company held on May 13, 2021 are set forth below.
Proposal One
At the Annual Meeting, the persons whose names are set forth below were elected as directors, constituting the entire Board of Directors of the Company. Relevant voting information for each person follows:
Director Nominee |
| For |
| Against |
| Abstain |
| Broker Non-votes |
Edward T. Tilly | 73,592,762 | 5,799,653 | 1,394,618 | 9,194,034 | ||||
Eugene S. Sunshine | 75,026,497 | 5,087,449 | 673,087 | 9,194,034 | ||||
William M. Farrow III | 79,357,157 | 752,622 | 677,254 | 9,194,034 | ||||
Edward J. Fitzpatrick | 78,374,908 | 1,735,815 | 676,310 | 9,194,034 | ||||
Ivan K. Fong | 79,473,320 | 637,954 | 675,759 | 9,194,034 | ||||
Janet P. Froetscher | 75,442,752 | 4,668,957 | 675,324 | 9,194,034 | ||||
Jill R. Goodman | 78,961,975 | 1,149,232 | 675,826 | 9,194,034 | ||||
Alexander J. Matturri, Jr. | 79,261,813 | 848,508 | 676,712 | 9,194,034 | ||||
Jennifer J. McPeek | 79,322,764 | 789,964 | 674,305 | 9,194,034 | ||||
Roderick A. Palmore | 73,985,925 | 6,124,346 | 676,762 | 9,194,034 | ||||
James E. Parisi | 78,428,405 | 1,684,461 | 674,167 | 9,194,034 | ||||
Joseph P. Ratterman | 79,514,464 | 593,729 | 678,840 | 9,194,034 | ||||
Jill E. Sommers | 78,958,222 | 1,153,489 | 675,322 | 9,194,034 | ||||
Fredric J. Tomczyk | 78,620,715 | 1,490,211 | 676,107 | 9,194,034 |
Proposal Two
The advisory proposal for approval, in a non-binding resolution, of the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers was approved by a vote of 73,306,284 shares voting for the proposal, 6,580,660 shares voting against the proposal, 900,089 shares abstaining from the vote on the proposal and 9,194,034 broker non-votes.
Proposal Three
The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2021 fiscal year was ratified by a vote of 89,073,459 shares voting for the proposal, 353,988 shares voting against the proposal and 553,620 shares abstaining from the vote on the proposal.
There were no other matters presented for a vote at the Annual Meeting.
Item 9.01.Financial Statement and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded in the Inline XBRL document)
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.
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | ||
(Registrant) | ||
By: | /s/ Patrick Sexton | |
Patrick Sexton | ||
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
Dated: May 18, 2021 | ||
Document and Entity Information |
May 13, 2021 |
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| Document and Entity Information [Abstract] | |
| Document Type | 8-K |
| Amendment Flag | false |
| Document Period End Date | May 13, 2021 |
| Entity File Number | 001-34774 |
| Entity Registrant Name | Cboe Global Markets, Inc. |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001374310 |
| Entity Tax Identificatoin Number | 20-5446972 |
| Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | DE |
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 400 South LaSalle Street |
| Entity Address, City or Town | Chicago |
| Entity Address, State or Province | IL |
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 60605 |
| City Area Code | 312 |
| Local Phone Number | 786-5600 |
| Written Communications | false |
| Soliciting Material | false |
| Pre-commencement Tender Offer | false |
| Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
| Title of 12(b) Security | Common Stock, par value of $0.01 per share |
| Trading Symbol | CBOE |
| Security Exchange Name | CboeBZX |
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |