IQVIA (IQV) Director John G. Danhakl Receives Award

What Happened
John G. Danhakl, a director of IQVIA Holdings Inc. (IQV), was granted 160 deferred shares (reported as a derivative award) on July 14, 2026. The award is reported at a per-share value of $207.83, for a total grant value of $33,253. This is an equity award (A) as part of director compensation, not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-07-14; Form 4 filed: 2026-07-16 (filed two days after the transaction).
• Security: Deferred shares (derivative) — 160 shares @ $207.83 each; total $33,253.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the filing.
• Footnote: Deferred shares convert 1:1 into common stock upon settlement. Settlement becomes possible when the reporting person ceases to be a director, upon a change in control, or upon the reporting person's death; no expiry date.
• Remark on filing: Power of Attorney noted.
• Transaction type: Award/Grant (code A) — part of compensation, not a direct market buy or sell.

Context
Deferred-share awards to non-employee directors are common compensation and do not represent an immediate market transaction; the shares remain convertible into common stock only upon defined settlement events (e.g., departure, change in control, or death). Because this is a grant, it should be viewed as compensation-related rather than a direct signal of personal market buying or selling.