MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC
For the period ended Apr 22, 2024. Filed Apr 24, 2024.
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Apr 22, 2024 · Filed Apr 24, 2024
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Proxy Summary
This summary contains highlights about MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (“MarketAxess”, the “Company”, “we” or “our”) and the upcoming 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). This summary does not contain all of the information you should consider in advance of the Annual Meeting and we encourage you to read the entire Proxy Statement before voting. This Proxy Statement, the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and proxy card are first being sent to stockholders on or about April 24, 2024. Whenever we refer in this Proxy Statement to the “Annual Meeting,” we are also referring to any meeting that results from any postponement or adjournment of the June 5, 2024 meeting.
Annual Meeting information
| Date and Time: | Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at 9:00 AM, Eastern Daylight Time |
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| Virtual Meeting: | www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MKTX2024 |
| Record Date: | Monday, April 8, 2024 |
The Annual Meeting will be held in virtual format only.
Voting items
The following table summarizes the items on which we are asking our stockholders to vote at the Annual Meeting, along with the voting recommendations of our Board of Directors (the “Board” or “Board of Directors”).
| Item | Board Recommendation | Required Approval | Page Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.Election of 11 Directors | FOR eachnominee | Majority of votes cast for each nominee | 3 |
| 2.Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024 | FOR | Majority of shares of Common Stock having voting power present in person or represented by proxy | 26 |
| 3.Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the attached Proxy Statement | FOR | Majority of shares of Common Stock having voting power present in person or represented by proxy | 78 |
| 4.Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to limit the liability of certain of our officers as permitted pursuant to recent amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law | FOR | Majority of the outstanding shares of our Common Stock | 79 |
| 5.Vote on the Board’s proposal to create a stockholder right to call special stockholder meeting | FOR | Majority of shares of Common Stock having voting power present in person or represented by proxy | 82 |
| 6.Vote on a stockholder’s proposal to adopt a shareholder right to call a special shareholder meeting, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting | AGAINST | Majority of shares of Common Stock having voting power present in person or represented by proxy | 85 |
PROXY SUMMARY
How to vote
Your vote is important. Stockholders of record as of the Record Date are entitled to vote through one of the following options:
| By Mail: | If you received printed copies of the proxy materials, cast your ballot, sign your proxy card and return. |
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| Via the Internet: | To vote before the meeting, visit www.proxyvote.com.To vote at the meeting, visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MKTX2024. You will need the control number printed on your Notice, proxy card or voting instruction form. |
| By Telephone: | Call the phone number located on your Notice or proxy card. |
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