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): February 17, 2021
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.) |
83 Wooster Heights Road
Danbury, Connecticut 06810
And
| 4820 Emperor Blvd. |
| Durham, North Carolina 27703 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 448-4600 and (919) 998-2000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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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 ☐
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On February 17, 2021, IQVIA Inc. (the “Issuer”), a wholly owned subsidiary of IQVIA Holdings Inc. (the “Company”), entered into a purchase agreement with the purchasers named therein, relating to the issuance and sale of €1,450,000,000 aggregate principal amount of senior notes, consisting of €550,000,000 aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2026 bearing interest at a rate of 1.750% per annum and €900,000,000 aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2029 bearing interest at a rate of 2.250% per annum (collectively, the “Notes”). The consummation of the Notes offering, which is expected to occur on or about March 3, 2021, is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
On February 17, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the Notes offering. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Pricing press release dated February 17, 2021. | |
| 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: February 17, 2021
| IQVIA HOLDINGS INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Eric Sherbet | |
| Eric Sherbet | ||
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||