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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): May 6, 2025

 

 

 

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

001-34774 20-5446972
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

433 West Van Buren Street

Chicago, Illinois 60607

(Address and Zip Code of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (312) 786-5600

 

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:

 

¨ 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))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class:   Trading Symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock, par value of $0.01 per share   CBOE   CboeBZX

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ¨

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.02.Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

At the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (the “Company”), held on May 6, 2025, the Company’s stockholders approved the Third Amended and Restated Cboe Global Markets, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which is described under Proposal Four in the Company’s Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 3, 2025 (the “Proxy Statement”), which description is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The description of the Plan in the Proxy Statement is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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 Annual Meeting of the Company held on May 6, 2025 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
William M. Farrow, III   81,040,671   1,187,020   155,227   9,343,719
Fredric J. Tomczyk   81,630,231   580,062   172,625   9,343,719
Edward J. Fitzpatrick   77,642,398   4,576,981   163,539   9,343,719
Ivan K. Fong   81,897,455   247,595   237,868   9,343,719
Janet P. Froetscher   76,877,653   5,349,258   156,007   9,343,719
Jill R. Goodman   79,109,377   3,069,397   204,144   9,343,719
Erin A. Mansfield   82,007,074   164,673   211,171   9,343,719
Cecilia H. Mao   81,973,698   198,946   210,274   9,343,719
Alexander J. Matturri, Jr.   82,018,737   194,052   170,129   9,343,719
Jennifer J. McPeek   82,005,444   209,731   167,743   9,343,719
Roderick A. Palmore   76,814,043   5,409,634   159,241   9,343,719
James E. Parisi   81,813,915   410,815   158,188   9,343,719

 

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 76,990,384 shares voting for the proposal, 4,832,201 shares voting against the proposal, 560,333 shares abstaining from the vote on the proposal and 9,343,719 broker non-votes.

 

Proposal Three

 

The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2025 fiscal year was ratified by a vote of 91,118,129 shares voting for the proposal, 311,708 shares voting against the proposal and 296,800 shares abstaining from the vote on the proposal.

 

 

 

 

Proposal Four

 

The proposal to approve the Plan was approved by a vote of 77,813,354 shares voting for the proposal, 4,309,543 shares voting against the proposal, 260,021 shares abstaining from the vote on the proposal and 9,343,719 broker non-votes.

 

Proposal Five

 

The stockholder proposal regarding political spending was approved by a vote of 45,950,093 shares voting for the proposal, 35,947,178 shares voting against the proposal, 485,647 shares abstaining from the vote on the proposal and 9,343,719 broker non-votes.

 

There were no other matters presented for a vote at the Annual Meeting.

 

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

Number Description

 

10.1Third Amended and Restated Cboe Global Markets, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (filed herewith).*
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded in the Inline XBRL document)

 

*Indicates Management Compensatory Plan, Contract or Arrangement.

 

 

 

 

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.
   
  By: /s/ Patrick Sexton
    Patrick Sexton
    Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary
     
    Dated: May 7, 2025