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 5, 2010 |
CME Group Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-31553 | 36-4459170 |
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction |
_____________ (Commission |
______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
20 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois | 60606 | |
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) |
___________ (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: | 312-930-1000 |
Not Applicable
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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 2010 annual meeting of shareholders on May 5, 2010. The results of the proposals are as follows:
1. | The election of nine Equity Directors to serve until 2013 (elected by the Class A and Class B shareholders voting together as a single class): |
Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | ||||||
Terrence A. Duffy |
44,659,800 | 1,057,209 | ||||||
Charles P. Carey |
44,568,138 | 1,148,871 | ||||||
Mark E. Cermak |
44,730,791 | 986,218 | ||||||
Martin J. Gepsman |
43,800,324 | 1,916,685 | ||||||
Leo Melamed |
44,125,419 | 1,591,590 | ||||||
Joseph Niciforo |
44,214,815 | 1,502,194 | ||||||
C.C. Odom II |
44,664,493 | 1,052,516 | ||||||
John F. Sandner |
44,034,359 | 1,682,650 | ||||||
Dennis A. Suskind |
44,739,382 | 977,627 |
There were a total of 7,924,294 broker non-votes in the election of the Equity Directors.
2. | The election of one Class B-1 Director to serve until 2013 from a slate of two nominees (elected by the Class B-1 shareholders): |
Name | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | |||||||||
James S. Ginsburg |
126 | 66 | 142 | |||||||||
Howard J. Siegel |
169 | 38 | 127 |
3. | The election of one Class B-3 Director to serve until 2013 from a slate of two nominees (elected by the Class B-3 shareholders): |
Name | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | |||||||||
Gregory J. Heraty |
178 | 83 | 259 | |||||||||
Gary M. Katler |
240 | 115 | 165 |
4. | The election of five members of the Class B-1 Nominating Committee to serve until 2011 from a slate of ten nominees (elected by the Class B-1 shareholders): |
Name | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | |||||||||
William C. Bauman |
108 | 33 | 190 | |||||||||
Thomas A. Bentley |
117 | 32 | 182 | |||||||||
Jeffrey R. Carter |
143 | 25 | 163 | |||||||||
Brock J. Connelly |
71 | 45 | 215 | |||||||||
Michael J. Downs |
135 | 25 | 171 | |||||||||
John W. Fischer |
114 | 32 | 185 | |||||||||
John C. Garrity |
152 | 23 | 156 | |||||||||
Hershel Herrendorf |
96 | 37 | 198 | |||||||||
Brian J. Muno |
95 | 42 | 194 | |||||||||
Dean S. Norris |
75 | 46 | 210 |
5. | The election of five members of the Class B-2 Nominating Committee to serve until 2011 from a slate of ten nominees (elected by the Class B-2 shareholders): |
Name | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | |||||||||
Richard J. Duran |
144 | 17 | 149 | |||||||||
George P. Hanley |
79 | 30 | 201 | |||||||||
Donald J. Lanphere Jr. |
159 | 10 | 141 | |||||||||
Michael E. Lattner |
88 | 28 | 194 | |||||||||
Patrick J. Mulchrone |
170 | 19 | 121 | |||||||||
Ronald A. Pankau |
142 | 18 | 150 | |||||||||
Steven D. Peake |
50 | 31 | 229 | |||||||||
Gregory J. Veselica |
94 | 28 | 188 | |||||||||
Barry D. Ward |
85 | 24 | 201 | |||||||||
Jeff S. Waters |
64 | 30 | 216 |
6. | The ratification of the Audit Committees appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Companys independent public accounting firm for 2010 (ratified by the Class A and Class B shareholders voting together as a single class): |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||||||
53,034,430
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508,867 | 98,006 |
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.
CME Group Inc. | ||||
May 10, 2010 | By: |
Kathleen M. Cronin
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Name: Kathleen M. Cronin | ||||
Title: Managing Director, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |