CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) today announced the preliminary shareholder voting results from its 2019 annual meeting.
At the meeting, shareholders:
- elected Terrence A. Duffy, Timothy S. Bitsberger, Charles P. Carey, Dennis H. Chookaszian, Ana Dutra, Martin J. Gepsman, Larry G. Gerdes, Daniel R. Glickman, Daniel G. Kaye, Phyllis M. Lockett, Deborah J. Lucas, Alex J. Pollock, Terry L. Savage, William R. Shepard, Howard J. Siegel, Michael A. Spencer and Dennis A. Suskind, each for a one-year term expiring in 2020;
- ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2019; and
- approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of named executive officers.
In addition, the company's Class B-1 shareholders elected Gedon Hertshten, William W. Hobert and Robert J. Tierney Jr. and the Class B-2 shareholders elected Ronald A. Pankau and David J. Wescott, each for a one-year term expiring in 2020.
There was no quorum in the election of the Class B-3 director. As a result, Elizabeth A. Cook, will holdover and continue to serve until her successor is duly elected at the 2020 annual meeting.
The official results and voting percentages for each of these proposals will be disclosed in a report to be filed early next week with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
