Edgar Filing: MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC

MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC.

Date: October 19, 2018

/s/ Scott Pintoff

Name: Scott Pintoff

Title: General Counsel and Secretary

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): October 16, 2018

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-34091

52-2230784

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

299 Park Avenue, 10^th Floor

New York, New York 10171

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 813-6000

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) delivered an extension notice (the “Extension Notice”) to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan”), as administrative agent of the Company’s Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 30, 2015 (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”) in accordance with Section 2.21 of the Credit Agreement. The Extension Notice requested that JPMorgan and the lenders party to the Credit Agreement (the “Lenders”) extend the maturity date of the Credit Agreement from October 19, 2018 to October 19, 2019 (the “Extension of the Maturity Date”). On October 16, 2018, JPMorgan confirmed the Extension of the Maturity Date, subject to certain customary conditions. Accordingly, the maturity date of the Credit Agreement has been extended to October 19, 2019. All other terms of the Credit Agreement remain unchanged. Pursuant to Section 2.21 of the Credit Agreement, the Company will pay to JPMorgan, for the ratable benefit of each Lender, an extension fee in an amount equal to 0.10% of each Lender’s commitment under the Credit Agreement.

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.