Nasdaq 8-K 2024-06-11

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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 11, 2024

Nasdaq, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware001-3885552-1165937
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)(Commission File Number)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
151 W. 42nd Street, New York, New York10036
(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 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:

☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per shareNDAQThe Nasdaq Stock Market
4.500% Senior Notes due 2032NDAQ32The Nasdaq Stock Market
0.900% Senior Notes due 2033NDAQ33The Nasdaq Stock Market
0.875% Senior Notes due 2030NDAQ30The Nasdaq Stock Market
1.75% Senior Notes due 2029NDAQ29The Nasdaq Stock Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging Growth Company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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

On June 11, 2024, the Company held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and the Company’s shareholders took the following actions: (i) elected each of the Company’s twelve nominees for director to serve until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, (ii) approved the Company’s executive compensation on an advisory basis, (iii) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 and (iv) did not approve the shareholder proposal entitled “Special Shareholder Meeting Improvement.”

The table below shows the voting results, which exclude excess shares that were ineligible to vote as a result of the 5% voting limitation in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Charter”).

FORAGAINSTABSTAINBROKER NON- VOTES
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
Melissa M. Arnoldi340,861,0191,197,497529,83124,194,441
Charlene T. Begley328,937,06013,132,551518,73624,194,441
Adena T. Friedman320,106,74117,766,0174,715,58924,194,441
Essa Kazim341,211,398883,743493,20624,194,441
Thomas A. Kloet340,181,6141,891,598515,13524,194,441
Kathryn A. Koch341,702,405381,015504,92724,194,441
Holden Spaht341,705,283387,703495,36124,194,441
Michael R. Splinter328,572,62313,492,077523,64724,194,441
Johan Torgeby341,656,425305,282626,64024,194,441
Toni Townes-Whitley340,852,1681,231,004505,17524,194,441
Jeffery W. Yabuki340,776,9021,271,122540,32324,194,441
Alfred W. Zollar339,103,2632,978,364506,72024,194,441
Proposal 2: Approval of the Company’s Executive Compensation on an Advisory Basis333,421,8048,540,999625,54424,194,441
FORAGAINSTABSTAINBROKER NON- VOTES
Proposal 3: Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2024344,543,17921,747,864491,745—
Proposal 4: Shareholder Proposal – “Special Shareholder Meeting Improvement”85,306,557256,613,144668,64624,194,441

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 14, 2024NASDAQ, INC.
By:/s/ John A. Zecca
Name:John A. Zecca
Title:Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer