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): April 24, 2025

 

IQVIA HOLDINGS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware		001-35907		27-1341991
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2400 Ellis Road

Durham, North Carolina 27703

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (919) 998-2000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class		Trading Symbol		Name of Each Exchange on which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share		“IQV”		New York Stock Exchange LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

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

 

Exhibit No.		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