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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000885590-25-000044"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BHC"
cik: "0000885590"
company_name: "Bausch Health Companies Inc."
filed_at: "2025-10-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T04:17:03.389925+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bausch Health shareholders approve Amended and Restated Rights Plan at special meeting

## Summary
- Special meeting held Oct 7, 2025; shareholders voted to ratify the Rights Plan Agreement.
- Votes: 178,244,775 in favor, 40,130,633 against.
- Rights Plan originally adopted Apr 14, 2025 and amended Aug 25, 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000885590-25-000044
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BHC
- cik: 0000885590
- company_name: Bausch Health Companies Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-10-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/885590/000088559025000044/0000885590-25-000044-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/885590/000088559025000044/bhc-20251007.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000885590-25-000044.txt

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