IQVIA HOLDINGS INC. 8-K

What Happened
IQVIA Holdings Inc. announced results of its April 23, 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Shareholders approved the IQVIA Holdings Inc. 2026 Incentive and Stock Award Plan (the "2026 Plan"), which became effective immediately and replaces the 2017 Plan, and the company's board nominees were re-elected to one-year terms. The meeting record date was February 23, 2026, with 167,866,339 shares outstanding and entitled to vote.

Key Details

• 2026 Incentive and Stock Award Plan approved: 96,987,612 For, 51,006,455 Against, 233,909 Abstain; 6,990,049 broker non-votes. The 2026 Plan authorizes time- and performance-based awards (options, SARs, restricted stock, RSUs, performance shares) and allows the compensation committee to select metrics such as revenue, adjusted EBITDA, EPS, free cash flow, and relative TSR.
• Board elections: all listed nominees were elected to one-year terms. Example tallies: Ari Bousbib (138,448,357 For), William G. Kaelin Jr., M.D. (147,942,854 For). Total shares outstanding at record date: 167,866,339.
• Advisory vote on 2025 executive compensation: 118,398,355 For, 29,398,856 Against, 430,765 Abstain.
• Other votes: Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor ratified (140,865,227 For, 14,140,721 Against). Stockholder proposal to separate Chairman and CEO roles was rejected (36,717,802 For vs. 111,154,252 Against).

Why It Matters
Approval of the 2026 Plan updates IQVIA’s framework for granting equity and cash-settled awards to executives and employees and sets the compensation committee’s discretion to use a range of performance metrics. That can affect future executive incentives and the company’s share-based compensation program (and potential dilution) over time. Re-election of the board and ratification of the auditor are routine governance outcomes confirming continuity in leadership and oversight.