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 17, 2021 (June 15, 2021)

Nasdaq, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-38855

52-1165937

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

151 W. 42nd Street,

New York, New York

10036

(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 Former 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 class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	NDAQ	The Nasdaq Stock Market
0.875% Senior Notes due 2030	NDAQ30	The Nasdaq Stock Market
1.75% Senior Notes due 2029	NDAQ29	The Nasdaq Stock Market
1.75% Senior Notes due 2023	NDAQ23	The 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.

At the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Nasdaq, Inc. (the “Company”) held on June 15, 2021, the shareholders took the following actions: (i) elected each of the Company’s ten nominees for director to serve for terms of one year 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, 2021 and (iv) did not approve the shareholder proposal entitled “Adopt a Mainstream Shareholder Right – Written Consent.”

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.


	FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTES
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
Melissa M. Arnoldi		103,032,148		232,941		28,785		6,203,294
Charlene T. Begley		102,835,157		423,594		35,123		6,203,294
Steven D. Black		102,349,027		907,689		37,158		6,203,294
Adena T. Friedman		103,118,720		150,434		24,720		6,203,294
Essa Kazim		102,775,696		466,005		52,173		6,203,294
Thomas A. Kloet		102,783,612		471,709		38,553		6,203,294
John D. Rainey		102,982,531		273,077		38,266		6,203,294
Michael R. Splinter		101,215,999		2,032,750		45,125		6,203,294
Jacob Wallenberg		97,202,710		6,064,574		26,590		6,203,294
Alfred W. Zollar		102,982,618		281,468		29,788		6,203,294

Proposal 2: Approval of the Company’s Executive Compensation on an Advisory Basis		97,576,456		5,643,912		73,506		6,203,294

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, 2021		103,917,986		5,552,411		26,771		0

Proposal 4: Shareholder Proposal –“Adopt a Mainstream Shareholder Right – Written Consent”		34,244,231		68,924,619		125,024		6,203,294

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Dated: June 17, 2021	NASDAQ, INC.

	By:	/s/ John A. Zecca
	Name: John A. Zecca
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

Nasdaq, Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders