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): January 7, 2019
INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware |
001-33440 |
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One Pickwick Plaza, Greenwich, CT 06830
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(203) 618-5800
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors of Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (the “Company”), announced today that it will appoint Mr. Milan Galik as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, succeeding Mr. Thomas Peterffy in this role. Mr. Peterffy, will continue as Chairman of the Board. These changes will occur in the third quarter of 2019, concurrently with Mr. Peterffy’s 75th birthday.
It is expected that the Company’s Board will formalize these changes at its meeting on January 22, 2019.
A copy of the press release issued by the Company is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
All of the information furnished in this report (including Exhibit 99.1 hereto) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and unless expressly set forth by specific reference in such filings, shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits
99.1Press Release dated January 7, 2019.
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SIGNATURE
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.
Dated: January 7, 2019
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INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. |
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/s/ Paul J. Brody |
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Paul J. Brody |
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Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1Press Release dated January 7, 2019.