UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on June 19, 2018.

 

 

WISDOMTREE INVESTMENTS, INC.

 

 

 

Meeting Information

 

Meeting Type:             Annual Meeting

For holders as of:       April 26, 2018

Date:   June 19, 2018      Time: 11:00 AM, EDT

   
   
    Location:  Meeting live via the Internet-please visit
                             www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/wisdomtree18
   

 

The company will be hosting the meeting live via the Internet this year. To attend the meeting via the Internet please visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/wisdomtree18 and be sure to have the information that is printed in the box marked by the arrow LOGO (located on the following page).

 

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WISDOMTREE INVESTMENTS, INC.

ATTN: GREGORY BARTON - CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER

245 PARK AVENUE

35TH FLOOR

NEW YORK, NY 10167

 

 

You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the company named above.

 

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Voting Items

 

  

The Board of Directors recommends you vote

FOR the following:

 

1. Election of Directors

Nominees:

 

  01) Anthony Bossone

 

  02) Bruce Lavine

 

  03) Michael Steinhardt

 

2. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.

 

3. Approval of 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.

 

4. Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

The Board of Directors does not have a recommendation for voting on the following proposal:

 

5. Advisory vote to determine the frequency of future advisory votes to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

 


 

 

 

 

 

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