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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): August 25, 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.)

4820 Emperor Blvd.

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:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On August 25, 2021, IQVIA Inc. (the “Parent Borrower”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of IQVIA Holdings Inc. (the “Company”), entered into Amendment No. 9 (the “Amendment”) to its Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, among the Parent Borrower, the Company, IQVIA RDS Inc. (the “U.S. Borrower”), IQVIA AG, IQVIA Solutions Japan K.K., the other guarantors party thereto, Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent and as collateral agent, and the Lenders (as defined therein) party thereto. Pursuant to the Amendment, among other changes, (a) the Parent Borrower’s existing term A loans were refinanced with a new class of term A loans made to the U.S. Borrower, extending the maturity of the term A loans from 2023 to 2026 and reducing the interest rates on the prior term A-2 loans, and (b) the existing revolving credit facility was amended to (i) extend its maturity from 2023 to 2026 and (ii) add the U.S. Borrower as a borrower. Pursuant to the Amendment, the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement was amended and restated in its entirety in the form attached to the Amendment.

The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth above under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.
   Description
10.1    Amendment No. 9, dated August 25, 2021, to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated October 3, 2016, among IQVIA Inc., IQVIA Holdings Inc., IQVIA RDS Inc., IQVIA AG, IQVIA Solutions Japan K.K., the other guarantors party thereto, Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent and as collateral agent, and the Lenders party thereto.
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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: August 25, 2021

 

IQVIA HOLDINGS INC.
By:  

  /s/ Ronald E. Bruehlman

 

 

  Ronald E. Bruehlman

 

 

  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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