Form 8-K

 

 

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 8, 2011

 

 

CME GROUP INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-31553   36-4459170

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  (Commission
File No.)
 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

20 South Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 930-1000

N/A

(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.

CME Group Inc. held its 2011 annual meeting of shareholders on June 8, 2011. At the close of business on April 11, 2011, the record date of the annual meeting, the Company had 67,063,481 shares of Class A and Class B common stock issued and outstanding. The holders of a total of 54,859,148 shares of Class A and Class B common stock were present at the annual meeting, either in person or by proxy, which total constituted approximately 82% of the issued and outstanding shares on the record date for the annual meeting.

The results of the proposals are as follows:

 

  1. The election of eight Equity Directors to serve until 2014 (elected by the Class A and Class B shareholders voting together as a single class):

 

Name

   Votes For      Votes Withheld  

Craig S. Donohue

     44,890,656         1,600,468   

Timothy S. Bitsberger

     44,414,726         2,076,398   

Jackie M. Clegg

     45,243,437         1,247,687   

James A. Donaldson

     44,354,139         2,136,985   

J. Dennis Hastert

     45,206,426         1,284,698   

William P. Miller II

     45,202,381         1,288,743   

Terry L. Savage

     44,957,390         1,533,734   

Christopher Stewart

     43,004,990         3,486,134   

There were a total of 8,368,024 broker non-votes in this proposal.

 

  2. The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent public accounting firm for 2011 (ratified by the Class A and Class B shareholders voting together as a single class):

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Abstentions

51,539,707    3,277,061    42,380

 

  3. The approval, by advisory vote, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (approved by the Class A and Class B shareholders voting together as a single class):

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Abstentions

29,877,822    16,531,776    81,526

There were a total of 8,368,024 broker non-votes in this proposal.


  4. The recommendation, by advisory vote, on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (recommended by the Class A and Class B shareholders voting together as a single class):

 

1 Year

  

2 Years

  

3 Years

  

Abstentions

42,528,570    81,848    3,763,837    116,869

The Board of Directors will follow its recommendation to include a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation at each annual meeting of shareholders until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on the compensation of executives.

 

  5. The election of Class B Directors:

 

  a. The election of one Class B-1 Director to serve until 2014 from a slate of two nominees (elected by the Class B-1 shareholders):

 

Name

   Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions  

Bruce F. Johnson

     131         29         100   

Aryeh C. Shender

     70         41         149   

 

  b. The election of one Class B-2 Director to serve until 2014 from a slate of two nominees (elected by the Class B-2 shareholders):

 

Name

   Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions  

Patrick B. Lynch

     82         63         141   

Ronald A. Pankau

     126         35         125   

 

  6. The election of Class B Nominating Committees:

 

  a. The election of five members of the Class B-1 Nominating Committee to serve until 2012 from a slate of ten nominees (elected by the Class B-1 shareholders):

 

Name

   Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions  

William C. Bauman

     93         20         147   

Thomas A. Bentley

     83         40         137   

Michael J. Downs

     89         32         139   

Stephen F. French

     54         32         174   

John C. Garrity

     115         22         123   

Bradley S. Glass

     67         35         158   

W. Winfred Moore II

     74         25         161   

Brian J. Muno

     86         32         142   

William J. Rinn III

     67         32         161   

Robert D. Wharton

     65         25         170   


  b. The election of five members of the Class B-2 Nominating Committee to serve until 2012 from a slate of ten nominees (elected by the Class B-2 shareholders):

 

Name

   Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions  

Richard J. Duran

     99         25         169   

Donald M. Karel

     74         32         187   

Donald J. Lanphere Jr.

     129         19         145   

Michael E. Lattner

     93         36         164   

Patrick J. Mulchrone

     156         15         122   

Robert S. Parks

     25         47         221   

Steven D. Peake

     57         33         203   

Gregory J. Veselica

     108         28         157   

Barry D. Ward

     85         25         183   

Jeffrey S. Waters

     64         41         188   


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  CME Group Inc.
  Registrant
Date: June 13, 2011   By:  

/s/ Kathleen M. Cronin

  Name: Kathleen M. Cronin
  Title: Managing Director, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary