8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 16, 2021

IQVIA HOLDINGS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

83 Wooster Heights Road

Danbury, Connecticut 06810

And

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 448-4600 and (919) 998-2000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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On February 16, 2021, IQVIA Holdings Inc. issued a press release announcing that its wholly owned subsidiary, IQVIA Inc., intends to raise €1,450,000,000 in gross proceeds (equivalent to approximately $1,761,000,000) through an offering of senior notes due 2026 and senior notes due 2029 and intends to refinance certain of its existing indebtedness. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

(d) Exhibits.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: February 16, 2021

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

News Release

IQVIAAnnounces Offering of Senior Notes

February 16, 2021

DANBURY, Conn. & RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – IQVIA Holdings Inc. (“IQVIA”) (NYSE:IQV) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, IQVIA Inc. (the “Issuer”), intends to raise €1,450,000,000 in gross proceeds (equivalent to approximately $1,761,000,000) through an offering of senior notes due 2026 and senior notes due 2029 (collectively, the “Notes”). IQVIA also announced that the Issuer intends to deliver a notice of redemption with respect to its outstanding 3.250% senior notes due 2025 (the “3.250% Notes”).

The proceeds from the Notes offering will be used to redeem all of the Issuer’s 3.250% Notes, including the payment of premiums in respect thereof, and to pay fees and expenses related to the Notes offering. The consummation of the Notes offering is subject to market and other customary conditions.

Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the failure to consummate the Notes offering and potential changes in market conditions that could cause actual results to differ materially.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of the Notes in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The Notes to be offered have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The Notes are being offered only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in the United States in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act and outside the United States only to non-U.S. investors pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. Any offer of the Notes will be made only by means of a private offering memorandum.

About IQVIA

IQVIA (NYSE:IQV) is a leading global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions, and clinical research services to the life sciences industry. IQVIA creates intelligent connections across all aspects of healthcare through its analytics,

transformative technology, big data resources and extensive domain expertise. IQVIA Connected Intelligence^™^ delivers powerful insights with speed and agility — enabling customers to accelerate the clinical development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments that improve healthcare outcomes for patients. With approximately 70,000 employees, IQVIA conducts operations in more than 100 countries.

IQVIA is a global leader in protecting individual patient privacy. The company uses a wide variety of privacy-enhancing technologies and safeguards to protect individual privacy while generating and analyzing information on a scale that helps healthcare stakeholders identify disease patterns and correlate with the precise treatment path and therapy needed for better outcomes. IQVIA’s insights and execution capabilities help biotech, medical device and pharmaceutical companies, medical researchers, government agencies, payers and other healthcare stakeholders tap into a deeper understanding of diseases, human behaviors and scientific advances, in an effort to advance their path toward cures.

Contacts

IQVIA Holdings Inc.

Investor Relations:

Andrew Markwick, 973-257-7144

andrew.markwick@iqvia.com

or

Media Relations:

Tor Constantino, 484-567-6732

tor.constantino@iqvia.com