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 19, 2018
WisdomTree Investments, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 001-10932
| Delaware | 13-3487784 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
245 Park Avenue
35th Floor
New York, NY 10167
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(212) 801-2080
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(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:
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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).
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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 19, 2018, WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (“Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. A total of 143,264,445 shares of the Company’s common stock were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, representing approximately 94% of the total outstanding common stock. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on the following five proposals and cast their votes as described below.
| 1. | The Company’s stockholders re-elected the following three nominees as Class I members to the Board of Directors of the Company to hold office until the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified. |
| NAME |
FOR |
% |
WITHHELD |
BROKER | ||||
| ANTHONY BOSSONE |
126,010,191 | 99.32% | 856,563 | 16,397,691 | ||||
| BRUCE LAVINE |
122,882,280 | 96.86% | 3,984,474 | 16,397,691 | ||||
| JONATHAN STEINBERG |
56,536,161 | 44.56% | 70,330,593 | 16,397,691 |
| 2. | The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. |
| FOR |
% |
AGAINST |
ABSTAIN | |||
| 142,153,030 | 99.36% | 901,838 | 209,577 |
| 3. | The Company’s stockholders approved the issuance of shares of common stock upon conversion of the Company’s Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock issued in connection with the Company’s acquisition of the European exchange-traded commodity, currency and short-and-leveraged business of ETF Securities Limited representing more than 19.99% of the outstanding common stock or voting power of the Company for purposes of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635. |
| FOR |
% VOTED FOR |
AGAINST |
ABSTAIN |
BROKER NON-VOTES | ||||
| 110,948,613 | 99.62% | 422,099 | 246,039 | 16,397,694 |
| 4. | The Company’s stockholders approved a non-binding, advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. |
| FOR |
% VOTED FOR |
AGAINST |
ABSTAIN |
BROKER NON-VOTES | ||||
| 125,223,667 | 99.07% | 1,171,877 | 471,203 | 16,397,698 |
| 5. | The proposal to determine whether the vote on the advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers should occur every one, two or three years was subjected to an advisory vote by the Company’s stockholders. |
| 3 YEARS |
2 YEARS |
1 YEAR |
ABSTAIN | |||
| 40,083,454 | 258,550 | 84,249,141 | 1,061,883 |
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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.
| WISDOMTREE INVESTMENTS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: June 21, 2018 | By: | /s/ Gregory Barton | ||||
| Gregory Barton | ||||||
| Chief Legal Officer | ||||||
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