Cboe Global Markets Inc
For the period ended May 6, 2025. Filed Apr 3, 2025.
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May 6, 2025 · Filed Apr 3, 2025
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
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Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders
and Proxy Statement
April 3, 2025
Dear Cboe Stockholder:
We cordially invite you to attend the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Cboe
Global Markets, Inc. to be held on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 8:00 a.m., Central time.
The Annual Meeting will be a completely virtual meeting of stockholders and there will be no physical meeting
location. You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting, vote your shares and submit questions during the
meeting via live audio webcast by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CBOE2025 and entering the 16-
digit control number included in your proxy materials or on your proxy card. The live audio webcast of the
Annual Meeting will also be available for listening to the general public.
At the Annual Meeting, you will be asked to do the following:
Elect 12 directors to the Board of Directors to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders
or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified;
Approve, in a non-binding resolution, the compensation paid to our executive officers;
Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the 2025
fiscal year;
Approve the Third Amended and Restated Cboe Global Markets, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan to,
among other things, increase the share reserve by 3,000,000 shares and extend the term of the plan;
Consider one stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting; and
Transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting and any adjournments and
postponements of the meeting.
Enclosed with this letter are a formal notice of the Annual Meeting, a proxy statement, and a form of proxy.
Please carefully review the form of proxy that you receive to confirm that it reflects all of your shares of
our stock. If you hold stock in different accounts, you may need to complete multiple proxy cards to
vote all of your shares.
Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting via live audio webcast, it is important that your shares be
represented and voted. Please submit your proxy by Internet or telephone, or complete, sign, date and return
the enclosed proxy using the enclosed postage-paid envelope. The enclosed proxy, when returned properly
executed, will be voted in the manner directed in the proxy.
We hope that you will participate in the Annual Meeting, either via live audio webcast or by proxy.
Sincerely,
William M. Farrow, IIIChairman
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
The 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will be held on
Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 8:00 a.m., Central time.
The Annual Meeting will be a completely virtual meeting of stockholders. You will be able to attend the Annual
Meeting, vote your shares and submit questions during the meeting via live audio webcast by visiting
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CBOE2025 and entering the 16-digit control number included in your proxy
materials or on your proxy card. Online check-in to the Annual Meeting live audio webcast will begin at 7:45
a.m., Central time, and you are encouraged to allow ample time to log in to the meeting webcast and test your
computer audio system. There will be no physical meeting location.
The purpose of the Annual meeting is to:
- Consider and act upon a proposal to elect 12 directors named in the proxy statement to the Board of
Directors to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors
have been elected and qualified;
- Consider and act upon a non-binding resolution to approve the compensation paid to our executive
officers;
- Consider and act upon the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered
public accounting firm for the 2025 fiscal year;
- Consider and act upon a proposal to approve the Third Amended and Restated Cboe Global Markets,
Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan to, among other things, increase the share reserve by 3,000,000 shares
and extend the term of the plan;
Consider one stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting; and
Transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting and any adjournments or
postponements of the meeting.
You are entitled to vote online during the Annual Meeting and any adjournments or postponements of the
meeting if you were a stockholder of record at the close of business on March 18, 2025. A list of stockholders of
record will be open for examination by any stockholder for any purpose germane to the Annual Meeting for a
period of 10 days prior to the Annual Meeting at our principal executive offices at 433 West Van Buren Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60607.
Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan to attend, please vote as soon as possible. For
additional details, please see the information under "How do I vote?" in the proxy statement.
| InternetBefore the MeetingGo to www.proxyvote.com | InternetDuring the MeetingGo towww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CBOE2025 | TelephoneCall toll free1-800-690-6903 | MailComplete, sign, date and return the enclosed proxy using the enclosed postage-paid envelope | |
| By Order of the Board of Directors, | ||||
| April 3, 2025 | Patrick SextonCorporate Secretary | |||
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS
FOR THE STOCKHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON MAY 6, 2025:
Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement are on our Investor Relations website at http://ir.Cboe.com.
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