IQVIA Holdings Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
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Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On April 24, 2025, IQVIA Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Among other matters, stockholders approved a proposal to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter”) to provide for the exculpation from liability for certain officers of the Company to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law and to remove obsolete provisions relating to the Company’s previous classified board structure. The amendment to the Charter was previously approved by the Company’s board of directors, subject to stockholder approval. The amendment to the Charter became effective upon the filing of an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on April 24, 2025.
The foregoing description of the amendment to the Charter is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation effective as of April 24, 2025, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
As discussed under Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, on April 24, 2025, the Company held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. As of February 24, 2025, the record date for the meeting, there were 176,315,036 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote on all matters. At the meeting, stockholders voted on the following proposals:
Proposal No. 1 – The following nominees were elected by majority vote to serve on the Company’s board of directors for one-year terms based upon the following votes:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||
Ari Bousbib |
144,332,933 | 7,497,655 | 559,543 | 8,003,968 | ||||||||||||
Carol J. Burt |
143,757,830 | 8,529,707 | 102,595 | 8,003,967 | ||||||||||||
John G. Danhakl |
148,121,196 | 4,095,102 | 173,834 | 8,003,967 | ||||||||||||
James A. Fasano |
150,129,399 | 2,157,255 | 103,478 | 8,003,967 | ||||||||||||
Colleen A. Goggins |
145,749,266 | 6,537,216 | 103,649 | 8,003,968 | ||||||||||||
John. M. Leonard, MD |
150,069,636 | 2,214,918 | 105,578 | 8,003,967 | ||||||||||||
Leslie Wims Morris |
151,220,467 | 994,026 | 175,640 | 8,003,966 | ||||||||||||
Todd B. Sisitsky |
131,664,362 | 20,622,138 | 103,632 | 8,003,967 | ||||||||||||
Sheila A. Stamps |
151,075,004 | 1,210,413 | 104,715 | 8,003,967 |
Proposal No. 2 – An advisory (non-binding) vote to approve the 2024 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers received the following votes:
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
125,637,769 | 26,212,786 | 539,576 | 8,003,968 |
Proposal No. 3 – The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025, was ratified based upon the following votes:
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
145,558,841 | 14,744,090 | 91,166 | — |
Proposal No. 4 – The Company’s proposal to approve an amendment to the Charter regarding officer exculpation was approved by stockholders based upon the following votes:
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
138,590,858 | 13,662,237 | 137,037 | 8,003,967 |
Proposal No. 5 – An advisory (non-binding) stockholder proposal concerning special stockholder meetings received the following votes:
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
66,155,724 | 86,013,439 | 220,969 | 8,003,967 |
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
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Description | |
3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of IQVIA Holdings Inc., effective April 24, 2025. | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: April 24, 2025
IQVIA HOLDINGS INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Eric M. Sherbet | |
Eric M. Sherbet | ||
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |