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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): May 12, 2020

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-34774

20-5446972

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

400 South LaSalle Street

ChicagoIllinois 60605

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (312786-5600

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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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, par value $0.01 per share

CBOE

Cboe BZX

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.

The results of voting for each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 12, 2020 are set forth below.

Proposal One

At the Annual Meeting, the persons whose names are set forth below were elected as directors, constituting the entire Board of Directors of the Company. Relevant voting information for each person follows:

Director Nominee

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-votes

Edward T. Tilly

79,428,597

4,383,252

779,495

11,032,722

Eugene S. Sunshine

82,455,197

1,852,514

283,633

11,032,722

William M. Farrow III

84,030,369

272,761

288,214

11,032,722

Edward J. Fitzpatrick

82,899,592

1,360,528

331,224

11,032,722

Janet P. Froetscher

80,774,674

3,465,515

351,155

11,032,722

Jill R. Goodman

84,016,738

285,484

289,122

11,032,722

Roderick A. Palmore

80,180,171

4,031,762

379,411

11,032,722

James E. Parisi

83,024,958

1,235,146

331,240

11,032,722

Joseph P. Ratterman

83,942,519

342,387

306,438

11,032,722

Michael L. Richter

84,041,628

243,852

305,864

11,032,722

Jill E. Sommers

83,975,507

325,106

290,731

11,032,722

Fredric J. Tomczyk

83,970,473

287,841

333,030

11,032,722

Proposal Two

The advisory proposal for approval, in a non-binding resolution, of the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers was approved by a vote of 78,994,866 shares voting for the proposal, 5,102,099 shares voting against the proposal, 494,379 shares abstaining from the vote on the proposal and 11,032,722 broker non-votes.

Proposal Three

The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2020 fiscal year was ratified by a vote of 93,268,546 shares voting for the proposal, 1,819,055 shares voting against the proposal and 536,465 shares abstaining from the vote on the proposal.

There were no other matters presented for a vote at the Annual Meeting.

Item 9.01.Financial Statement and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

104      Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded in the Inline XBRL document)

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.

CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.

(Registrant)

By:

/s/ Patrick Sexton

Patrick Sexton

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Dated: May 14, 2020