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): July 24, 2013
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 | (IRS Employer | |
| incorporation) | Identification No.) |
380 Madison Avenue
21st Floor
New York, NY 10017
(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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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The Company held its 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on July 24, 2013. A total of 117,484,816 shares of the Company’s common stock were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, representing approximately 91.88% of the total outstanding common stock. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on the following two proposals and cast their votes as described below.
| 1. | The Company’s stockholder selected each of the following two nominees as Class II members to the Board of Directors of the Company to hold office until the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified. |
| Nominee |
FOR |
WITHHELD |
BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| Steven Begleiter |
81,366,797 | 21,026,168 | 15,121,851 | |||
| Win Neuger |
101,679,858 | 683,107 | 15,121,851 |
| 2. | The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP, independent accountants, to audit the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2013. |
| FOR |
ABSTAIN |
AGAINST | ||
| 117,296,211 |
104,410 | 84,195 |
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: July 25, 2013 | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Peter M. Ziemba | |||||||
| Peter M. Ziemba | ||||||||
| Chief Legal Officer | ||||||||