Who can vote at the Annual Meeting?
You are entitled to vote your shares of our common stock if you were a stockholder at the close of business on March 17, 2022, the record date for the Annual Meeting. On that date, there were 106,171,957 shares of our common stock outstanding and 16,588 unvested restricted shares of our common stock outstanding, which have been granted to our directors and have voting rights at the Annual Meeting. Therefore, there are 106,188,545 shares of voting common stock outstanding, each of which entitles the holder to one vote for each matter to be voted on at the Annual Meeting. Our outstanding common stock is held by approximately 133 stockholders of record as of March 17, 2022. A list of stockholders of record will be open for examination by any stockholder for any purpose germane to the Annual Meeting for a period of 10 days prior to the Annual Meeting at our principal executive offices at 433 West Van Buren Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60607, and online during the Annual Meeting live audio webcast.
Who is and is not a stockholder of record?
If you hold shares of common stock registered in your name at our transfer agent, Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), you are a stockholder of record.
If you hold shares of common stock indirectly through a broker, bank, or similar institution, or are an employee or director who holds shares of restricted stock at Fidelity, you are not a stockholder of record, but instead hold in “street name”. Please see the information under the heading “If I hold my shares in “street name” and do not provide voting instructions, can my broker still vote my shares?” for important information.
If you are a stockholder of record, Broadridge is sending these proxy materials to you directly. If you hold shares in street name, these materials are being provided to you either by the broker, bank, or similar institution through which you hold your shares.
What do I need to do to attend the Annual Meeting?
The Annual Meeting will be a completely virtual meeting of stockholders, which will be conducted via live audio webcast. The live audio webcast of the Annual Meeting will also be available for listening to the general public, but participation in the Annual Meeting, including voting shares and submitting questions, will be limited to stockholders. You are entitled to participate in the Annual Meeting only if you were a stockholder at the close of business on March 17, 2022, the record date for the Annual Meeting, or if you hold a valid proxy to vote at the Annual Meeting.
If you were a stockholder of record as of the close of business on March 17, 2022, or you hold a valid proxy for the Annual Meeting, you will be able to attend the Annual Meeting via live audio webcast, vote your shares, and submit your questions during the meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CBOE2022. To participate, you will need your 16-digit control number included in your proxy materials, on your proxy card, or on the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials.
If you were not a stockholder of record, but you hold shares in street name and you want to attend the Annual Meeting via live audio webcast, vote your shares, and submit your questions during the meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CBOE2022, you must obtain, from the broker, bank, or other organization that holds your shares, the information required, including a 16-digit control number, and you may be required to provide proof of beneficial ownership, such as your most recent account statement as of the record date, a copy of the voting instruction form provided by your broker, bank, trustee, or nominee, or other similar evidence of ownership.
If you are not a stockholder or if you have lost your 16-digit control number, you will be able to listen to the live audio webcast of the Annual Meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CBOE2022, but you will not be able to vote or submit your questions during the meeting.