vrtx-20260513
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) May 13, 2026
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts | 000-19319 | 04-3039129 | ||||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||
50 Northern Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(617) 341-6100
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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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, $0.01 Par Value Per Share | VRTX | The Nasdaq Global Select Market | ||||||||||||
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).
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officer
On March 27, 2026, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (the "Company") approved the Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 2026 Stock and Option Plan (the "2026 Plan"), which replaces the Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 2013 Stock and Option Plan, subject to shareholder approval. A summary of the principal features of the Plan is set forth under Proposal No. 4 of the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2026 (the “Proxy Statement”), which description is incorporated herein by reference.
The Plan was approved by the Company's shareholders at the Company's annual meeting of the shareholders held on May 13, 2026 (the "Annual Meeting").
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Annual Meeting was held on May 13, 2026. Set forth below are the voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company's shareholders at the Annual Meeting:
Proposal No. 1: Based upon the following votes, the shareholders elected Sangeeta Bhatia, Lloyd Carney, Alan Garber, Reshma Kewalramani, Michel Lagarde, Jeffrey Leiden, Diana McKenzie, Bruce Sachs, Jennifer Schneider and Nancy Thornberry to serve as members of the Company's Board of Directors until the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2027:
| For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| Sangeeta Bhatia | 221,280,173 | 1,624,141 | 93,322 | 10,337,217 | ||||||||||
| Lloyd Carney | 213,048,550 | 9,855,369 | 93,717 | 10,337,217 | ||||||||||
| Alan Garber | 219,396,452 | 3,506,604 | 94,580 | 10,337,217 | ||||||||||
| Reshma Kewalramani | 221,911,160 | 999,306 | 87,170 | 10,337,217 | ||||||||||
| Michel Lagarde | 220,336,343 | 2,566,485 | 94,808 | 10,337,217 | ||||||||||
| Jeffrey Leiden | 220,333,763 | 2,576,638 | 87,235 | 10,337,217 | ||||||||||
| Diana McKenzie | 221,316,590 | 1,590,047 | 90,999 | 10,337,217 | ||||||||||
| Bruce Sachs | 209,717,815 | 13,186,265 | 93,556 | 10,337,217 | ||||||||||
| Jennifer Schneider | 221,301,670 | 1,602,686 | 93,280 | 10,337,217 | ||||||||||
| Nancy Thornberry | 220,320,992 | 2,583,895 | 92,749 | 10,337,217 | ||||||||||
Proposal No. 2: Based upon the following votes, the shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026:
| For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 223,514,070 | 9,597,395 | 223,388 | 0 | |||||||||||
Proposal No. 3: Based upon the following votes, the shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the 2025 compensation program for the Company's named executive officers:
| For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 207,918,843 | 14,522,776 | 556,017 | 10,337,217 | |||||||||||
Proposal No. 4: Based upon the following votes, the shareholders approved the Company's 2026 Stock and Option Plan.
| For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 216,097,268 | 6,523,460 | 376,908 | 10,337,217 | |||||||||||
Proposal No. 5: Based upon the following votes, the shareholders approved a shareholder proposal regarding shareholder right to act by written consent:
| For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 126,892,696 | 95,756,148 | 348,792 | 10,337,217 | |||||||||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | |||||
(Registrant) | |||||
Date: May 13, 2026 | /s/ Joy Liu | ||||
Joy Liu | |||||
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer | |||||