CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) today announced the preliminary shareholder voting results from its 2011 annual meeting.
At the meeting, shareholders:
- elected Craig S. Donohue (Chief Executive Officer), Timothy S. Bitsberger, Jackie M. Clegg, James A. Donaldson, J. Dennis Hastert, Bruce F. Johnson, William P. Miller II, Ronald A. Pankau, Terry L. Savage and Christopher Stewart each for a three-year term expiring in 2014;
- ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2011;
- approved on an advisory, non-binding basis, the Company's executive compensation program for its named executive officers; and
- indicated on an advisory, non-binding basis, a preference for annual advisory votes on executive compensation going forward.
In addition, the company's Class B-1 and Class B-2 shareholders elected their respective nominating committees to identify two Class B directors for election at the 2012 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.
