Form 8-K
8-K — Edwards Lifesciences Corp
Accession: 0001099800-26-000028
Filed: 2026-05-08
Period: 2026-05-07
CIK: 0001099800
SIC: 3842 (ORTHOPEDIC, PROSTHETIC & SURGICAL APPLIANCES & SUPPLIES)
Item: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits
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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) May 7, 2026
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-15525 36-4316614
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) (Commission
file number) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
One Edwards Way
Irvine, California 92614
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(949) 250-2500
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(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:
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share EW New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Approval of the Amended and Restated Long-Term Stock Incentive Compensation Program
At the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, a Delaware Corporation (the “Company”), the Company’s stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the Company’s Long-Term Stock Incentive Compensation Program (the “Long-Term Stock Program”). The amendment approved by stockholders included an increase in the total number of shares of Edwards common stock available for issuance under the Long-Term Stock Program by 7,000,000 shares to a new total share limit of 341,500,000 shares.
The complete terms of the Long-Term Stock Program amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated Long-Term Stock Program, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The final results of voting for each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting, which was held on May 7, 2026, are as follows:
Proposal 1: All the nominees for director listed in Proposal 1 were elected to serve until the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified as set forth below:
Nominee For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
Leslie C. Davis 461,819,765 13,184,241 881,733 27,211,476
David T. Feinberg, MD 473,746,144 1,812,520 327,076 27,211,476
Kieran T. Gallahue 457,045,403 18,518,195 322,142 27,211,476
Leslie S. Heisz 454,955,195 20,567,869 362,676 27,211,476
Paul A. LaViolette 428,701,646 45,445,276 1,738,817 27,211,476
Steven R. Loranger 446,216,434 28,909,945 759,361 27,211,476
Ramona Sequeira 474,260,552 1,295,682 329,506 27,211,476
Nicholas J. Valeriani 441,224,095 34,327,820 333,825 27,211,476
Bernard J. Zovighian 459,179,727 16,257,009 449,004 27,211,476
Proposal 2: The advisory proposal regarding the Company’s named executive officer compensation was approved as set forth below:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
424,961,639 50,924,101 0 27,211,476
Proposal 3: Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 was approved as set forth below:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
446,283,142 56,814,075 0 27,211,476
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Proposal 4: The approval of the Company’s Amended and Restated Long-Term Stock Incentive Compensation Program was approved as set forth below:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
456,675,201 19,210,539 0 27,211,476
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
10.1
Amended and Restated Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Long-Term Stock Incentive Compensation Program (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to Edwards’ Definitive Proxy Statement, filed March 26, 2026)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
By: /s/ Linda J. Park
Linda J. Park
Date: May 8, 2026 Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary
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