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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001035267-22-000115"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ISRG"
cik: "0001035267"
company_name: "INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC"
filed_at: "2022-05-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T01:12:00.760558+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Intuitive Surgical Stockholders Approve Increase in Incentive Plan Shares to 110.35M

## Summary
- Stockholders approved 2010 Incentive Award Plan amendment, increasing share reserve from 103.35M to 110.35M shares, extending term to 2032.
- All 11 director nominees elected, including CEO Gary Guthart, with vote counts ranging from ~248.5M to ~287.3M for each.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed with ~267.6M for (92.6% of votes cast).
- Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditor for 2022 passed with ~314.3M for (99.2%).
- Amendment to incentive plan passed with ~180.2M for (62.4% of votes cast), despite significant opposition.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001035267-22-000115
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ISRG
- cik: 0001035267
- company_name: INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC
- filed_at: 2022-05-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035267/000103526722000115/0001035267-22-000115-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035267/000103526722000115/isrg-20220428.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001035267-22-000115.txt

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