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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 12, 2022

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 5.07.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The results of voting for each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of the Company held on May 12, 2022 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

74,345,342

5,504,056

1,369,911

11,593,630

Eugene S. Sunshine

77,867,923

2,983,875

367,511

11,593,630

William M. Farrow, III

80,543,715

314,658

360,936

11,593,630

Edward J. Fitzpatrick

75,338,660

5,519,747

360,902

11,593,630

Ivan K. Fong

79,107,812

1,750,621

360,876

11,593,630

Janet P. Froetscher

77,160,607

3,688,717

369,985

11,593,630

Jill R. Goodman

78,791,734

2,046,949

380,626

11,593,630

Alexander J. Matturri, Jr.

80,540,252

317,558

361,499

11,593,630

Jennifer J. McPeek

80,517,812

304,162

397,335

11,593,630

Roderick A. Palmore

72,935,930

7,787,173

496,206

11,593,630

James E. Parisi

79,743,877

1,112,235

363,197

11,593,630

Joseph P. Ratterman

80,513,007

331,485

374,817

11,593,630

Jill E. Sommers

79,538,948

1,317,604

362,757

11,593,630

Fredric J. Tomczyk

79,719,480

1,136,700

363,129

11,593,630

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 76,049,880 shares voting for the proposal, 4,802,177 shares voting against the proposal, 367,252 shares abstaining from the vote on the proposal and 11,593,630 broker non-votes.

Proposal Three

The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2022 fiscal year was ratified by a vote of 92,287,605 shares voting for the proposal, 322,088 shares voting against the proposal and 203,246 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 STATEMENTS 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 17, 2022