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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): June 17, 2021

 

 

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:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value   WETF   The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

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.

On June 17, 2021, the Company held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. A total of 105,033,308 shares of the Company’s common stock were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, representing approximately 70% of the total outstanding common stock. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on the following three proposals and cast their votes as described below.

 

  1.

The Company’s stockholders elected the following three nominees as Class I members to the Board of Directors of the Company to hold office until the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.

 

NAME

   FOR      %
VOTED
FOR
     AGAINST      ABSTAIN      BROKER
NON-VOTES
 

ANTHONY BOSSONE

     92,997,866        93.49        6,475,328        60,623        5,499,491  

SMITA CONJEEVARAM

     98,676,127        99.19        799,444        58,246        5,499,491  

BRUCE LAVINE

     89,844,307        90.36        9,574,789        114,721        5,499,491  

 

  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, 2021.

 

FOR

 

%
VOTED
FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

104,689,663

  99.81   195,075   148,570

 

  3.

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

78,750,263

  79.21   20,667,480   116,074   5,499,491

 

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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, 2021     By:  

/s/ Marci Frankenthaler

      Marci Frankenthaler
      Chief Legal Officer

 

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