other
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.70
Intuitive Surgical boosts buyback to $4B; shareholders approve plan amendment increasing share reserve
INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC
- Board increased stock repurchase authorization to $4.0B aggregate, including prior remaining amounts.
- Shareholders approved amendment to 2010 Incentive Award Plan: shares increased from 115.35M to 120.35M, term extended to 2035.
- All 11 director nominees elected, including Gary Guthart, Craig Barratt, and Amy Ladd.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed (273.6M for); two shareholder proposals (compensation, golden parachutes) rejected.
- Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers as independent auditor for FY2025 (315.8M for).