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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001035267-25-000156"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ISRG"
cik: "0001035267"
company_name: "INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC"
filed_at: "2025-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T16:13:26.677039+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Intuitive Surgical boosts buyback to $4B; shareholders approve plan amendment increasing share reserve

## Summary
- 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).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001035267-25-000156
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ISRG
- cik: 0001035267
- company_name: INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC
- filed_at: 2025-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035267/000103526725000156/0001035267-25-000156-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035267/000103526725000156/isrg-20250501.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001035267-25-000156.txt

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