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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001035267-26-000035"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ISRG"
cik: "0001035267"
company_name: "INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:48:18.890002+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Intuitive Surgical boosts buyback to $5.0B; shareholders approve plan amendment

## Summary
- Board increased stock repurchase authorization to $5.0B aggregate, including prior remaining balance.
- Stockholders approved amendment to 2010 Incentive Award Plan, increasing authorized shares by 5M to 125.35M.
- All 10 director nominees were elected at annual meeting; each received over 273M votes for.
- Advisory say-on-pay passed with ~93.3% support (265M for, 17M against).
- PricewaterhouseCoopers ratified as independent auditor for FY 2026 with ~98.6% of votes cast.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001035267-26-000035
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ISRG
- cik: 0001035267
- company_name: INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035267/000103526726000035/0001035267-26-000035-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035267/000103526726000035/isrg-20260430.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001035267-26-000035.txt

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