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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000885590-25-000022"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BHC"
cik: "0000885590"
company_name: "Bausch Health Companies Inc."
filed_at: "2025-05-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T12:00:43.831984+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bausch Health shareholders reelect all 10 directors, approve say-on-pay and ESPP at May 13 AGM

## Summary
- All 10 director nominees elected with over 199 million votes for each; broker non-votes ~56.3M.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 199,584,790 for, 13,233,305 against, 1,525,913 abstain.
- 2025 Employee Stock Purchase Plan approved: 209,243,257 for, 3,660,841 against, 1,439,910 abstain.
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP appointed as independent auditor for 2026: 266,669,018 for, 4,014,796 withheld.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000885590-25-000022
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BHC
- cik: 0000885590
- company_name: Bausch Health Companies Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-05-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/885590/000088559025000022/0000885590-25-000022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/885590/000088559025000022/bhc-20250514.htm

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