IQVIA stockholders approve 2026 Incentive and Stock Award Plan at annual meeting
At its April 23, 2026 annual meeting, IQVIA stockholders approved the 2026 Incentive and Stock Award Plan, which replaces the 2017 Plan and takes effect immediately. Stockholders also elected nine directors and voted on other proposals, and the separate Chairman and CEO roles proposal was not approved. The equity plan sets the terms under which future stock-based awards can be granted to employees.
Key points
- Plan approval: 96,987,612 votes for and 51,006,455 against
- Plan replaces the 2017 Incentive and Stock Award Plan and assumes any shares remaining under it
- Nine directors elected to one-year terms by majority vote, including Ari Bousbib and Colleen A. Goggins
- Separate Chairman and CEO roles proposal: 36,717,802 for and 111,154,252 against
The filing
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