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 2, 2011 (May 26, 2011)

 

 

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-32651   52-1165937

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

One Liberty Plaza, New York, New York   10006
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +1 212 401 8700

No change since last report

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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:

 

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

At the annual meeting of stockholders of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (“NASDAQ OMX”) held on May 26, 2011, the stockholders elected each of NASDAQ OMX’s nominees for director to serve for terms of one year and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The stockholders also ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as NASDAQ OMX’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 and approved the advisory vote on executive compensation. The stockholders approved holding future advisory votes on executive compensation every year.

The table below shows the voting results.

 

         For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes		         
Proposal I:   Election of Directors               
  Urban Bäckström      104,722,426         195,191         339,395         10,560,241      
  H. Furlong Baldwin      103,646,424         1,270,982         339,607         10,560,241      
  Michael Casey      102,775,697         2,142,211         339,104         10,560,241      
  Börje Ekholm      77,048,208         27,870,669         338,136         10,560,241      
  Lon Gorman      102,700,090         2,217,519         339,404         10,560,241      
  Robert Greifeld      104,783,866         134,760         338,387         10,560,241      
  Glenn H. Hutchins      102,698,629         2,219,721         338,663         10,560,241      
  Birgitta Kantola      102,681,887         2,236,994         338,131         10,560,241      
  Essa Kazim      104,631,168         286,335         339,509         10,560,241      
  John D. Markese      104,283,873         633,490         339,650         10,560,241      
  Hans Munk Nielsen      103,868,083         1,048,570         340,359         10,560,241      
  Thomas F. O’Neill      104,696,806         220,506         339,700         10,560,241      
  James S. Riepe      104,713,899         203,018         340,095         10,560,241      
  Michael R. Splinter      102,696,308         2,222,176         338,529         10,560,241      
  Lars Wedenborn      104,806,230         111,417         339,366         10,560,241      
  Deborah L. Wince-Smith      102,685,859         2,235,009         336,144         10,560,241      
Proposal II:   Ratify Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm      114,869,364         912,481         35,409         0      
Proposal III:   Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation      99,878,791         4,834,668         543,553         10,560,241      
         One Year      Two Years      Three Years      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes		  
Proposal IV:   Advisory Vote on Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation      61,552,317         1,597,062         41,293,645         813,988         10,560,241   

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.

 

Dated: June 2, 2011   The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
  By:  

/S/    EDWARD S. KNIGHT

    Edward S. Knight
    Executive Vice President and General Counsel