Vertiv Holdings Co 8-K

What Happened Vertiv Holdings Co. (VRT) filed an 8-K reporting the final voting results from its virtual 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held June 17, 2026. A quorum was present (330,526,100 shares represented, or 86.05% of 384,108,816 outstanding Class A shares). Stockholders elected all eleven director nominees for one-year terms, approved the advisory "say-on-pay" vote for named executive officer compensation, and ratified Ernst & Young LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026.

Key Details

• Meeting format and quorum: Virtual-only webcast on June 17, 2026; 330,526,100 shares (86.05%) represented.
• Board elections: All 11 nominees elected. Example tallies include David M. Cote (For 267,069,506; Withhold 28,335,864), Krishna Mikkilineni (For 292,351,803; Withhold 3,053,567), and Joseph van Dokkum (For 159,991,445; Withhold 135,413,925). Broker non-votes: 35,120,730.
• Say-on-pay (advisory): Approved — For 260,726,180; Against 34,273,946; Abstentions 405,244; Broker non-votes 35,120,730.
• Auditor ratification: Ernst & Young LLP ratified — For 320,644,633; Against 9,573,763; Abstentions 307,704.

Why It Matters These voting results confirm the company’s board for the coming year and show shareholder approval of the company’s executive compensation on an advisory basis. Ratification of Ernst & Young maintains continuity in external audit oversight for fiscal 2026. Investors should note the vote counts and any relatively close director votes (which can reflect shareholder sentiment) but the filing reports no changes to executive officers or material corporate actions beyond the voting outcomes. The 8-K was signed June 18, 2026 by Stephanie Gill, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary.