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
 
April 25, 2013
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
 
NYSE Euronext
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
     
Delaware
001–33392
20–5110848
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
   
11 Wall Street
New York, New York
10005
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 656–3000
 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
 
The stockholders of NYSE Euronext voted on seven proposals at the annual stockholders’ meeting held on April 25, 2013:
 
1. To elect 16 directors of NYSE Euronext to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
 
2. To act upon a Company proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as NYSE Euronext’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013.
 
3. To act upon, on a non-binding, advisory basis, a Company proposal to approve executive compensation (“Say-on-Pay” Proposal).
 
4. To act upon a Company proposal to approve the Amended and Restated NYSE Euronext Omnibus Incentive Plan.
 
5. To act upon a Company proposal to reapprove the performance goals under the NYSE Euronext Omnibus Incentive Plan.
 
6. To act upon a Company proposal to amend certain provisions in NYSE Euronext’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter”) to allow stockholders to call special meetings.
 
7. To act upon a Company proposal to amend certain provisions in the Charter to allow stockholders to act by written consent.
 
The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the annual meeting are as follows:
 
Proposal No. 1: All of the director nominees were elected to NYSE Euronext’s Board of Directors based upon the following votes:

Nominee
  
Votes For
  
  
Votes Against
  
  
Abstentions
  
Jan-Michiel Hessels (Chairman)
  
 151,172,140
  
  
  
  3,750,378
  
  
  
 827,937
    
Marshall N. Carter (Deputy Chairman)
  
 151,738,256
  
  
  
  3,252,684
  
  
  
 759,515
    
Duncan L. Niederauer (Chief Executive Officer)
  
 151,518,813
  
  
  
  3,486,768
  
  
  
 744,874
    
Dominique Cerutti (President & Deputy Chief Executive Officer)
  
 151,286,397
  
  
  
  3,707,703
  
  
  
 756,355
    
André Bergen
  
 151,908,173
  
  
  
  3,028,523
  
  
  
 813,759
    
Ellyn L. Brown
  
 151,884,213
  
  
  
  3,110,006
  
  
  
 756,236
    
Sir George Cox
  
 151,259,322
  
  
  
  3,725,870
  
  
  
 765,263
    
Sylvain Hefes
  
 149,642,552
  
  
  
  5,347,815
  
  
  
 760,088
    
Lawrence E. Leibowitz (Chief Operating Officer)
  
 153,411,657
      
  1,582,570
      
 756,228
    
Duncan M. McFarland
  
 145,940,728
  
  
  
  9,033,568
  
  
  
 776,159
    
James J. McNulty
  
 145,968,544
  
  
  
  9,023,732
  
  
  
 758,179
    
Luís Maria Viana Palha da Silva
  
 153,082,621
  
  
  
  1,906,126
  
  
  
 761,708
    
Robert G. Scott
  
 151,771,293
  
  
  
  3,219,892
  
  
  
 759,270
    
Jackson P. Tai
  
 143,957,388
  
  
  
10,991,026
  
  
  
 802,041
    
Rijnhard van Tets
  
 150,928,097
  
  
  
  4,038,469
  
  
  
 783,889
    
Sir Brian Williamson
  
 145,459,865
  
  
  
  9,535,202
  
  
  
 755,388
    
 
There were 40,061,199 broker non-votes for this proposal.
 
Proposal No. 2: The proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as NYSE Euronext’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013 received the following votes:
 
 
•
  
194,443,422 votes for approval
 
 
•
  
1,070,746 votes against
 
 
•
  
297,486 abstentions
 
There were no broker non-votes for this proposal.
 
Proposal No. 3: The “Say-On-Pay” Proposal received the following votes:
 
 
•
  
141,841,906 votes for approval
 
 
•
  
12,486,024 votes against
 
 
•
  
1,422,525 abstentions
 
There were 40,061,199 broker non-votes for this proposal.
 
Proposal No. 4: The proposal to approve the Amended and Restated NYSE Euronext Omnibus Incentive Plan received the following votes:
 
 
•
  
151,841,021 votes for approval
 
 
•
  
3,534,609 votes against
 
 
•
  
374,825 abstentions
 
 
 
 
 
There were 40,061,199 broker non-votes for this proposal.
 
Proposal No. 5: The proposal to reapprove the performance goals under the NYSE Euronext Omnibus Incentive Plan received the following votes:
 
 
•
  
152,538,130 votes for approval
 
 
•
  
2,848,366 votes against
 
 
•
  
363,959 abstentions
 
There were 40,061,199 broker non-votes for this proposal.
 
Proposal No. 6: The proposal to amend certain provisions in the Charter to allow stockholders to call special meetings received the following votes:
 
 
•
  
154,797,834 votes for approval
 
 
•
  
616,557 votes against
 
 
•
  
336,064 abstentions
 
There were 40,061,199 broker non-votes for this proposal.
 
Proposal No. 7: The proposal to amend certain provisions in the Charter to allow stockholders to act by written consent received the following votes:
 
 
•
  
152,383,069 votes for approval
 
 
•
  
3,043,960 votes against
 
 
•
  
323,426 abstentions
 
There were 40,061,199 broker non-votes for this proposal.
 
A copy of the press release announcing the results of the stockholder vote at the annual meeting is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
 
(d) Exhibits
 
Exhibit
Number
  
Description
   
   
99.1
  
Press Release, dated April 26, 2013, entitled “NYSE Euronext Announces 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders Vote Results”

 
 
 
 
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.
 
       
    NYSE Euronext  
Dated: April 26, 2013
      
     
 
By:
 /s/ Janet L. McGinness
  
 
Name:
Janet L. McGinness
  
 
Title:
Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary