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Bausch Health Companies Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Bausch Health Companies Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed May 19, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 14, 2026.

  • 13Ballot items
  • 248Asset managers
  • 962Fund votes
  • May 19, 2026Main meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of May 19, 2026: 12 items on Bausch Health Companies Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed May 19, 2026: 10 elected · 1 approved · 1 without a stated outcome.

Meeting of October 7, 2025: 1 item on Bausch Health Companies Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed October 9, 2025: 1 approved.

Material dissent

None.

Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided

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Official 2025-2026 meeting results reported by Bausch Health Companies Inc.

These tallies are Bausch Health Companies Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 19, 2026 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX. Bausch Health Companies Inc. reported 2 meetings in this season; each is tabulated separately below, with its own filing.

Bausch Health Companies Inc. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held May 19, 2026 (Form 8-K, filed May 19, 2026)
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Thomas J. Appio 196,814,621---- 2,743,81079,859,606 99%Elected—
Elect Director: Christian A. Garcia 196,711,908---- 2,846,52379,859,606 99%Elected—
Elect Director: Michael Goettler 196,757,828---- 2,800,60379,859,606 99%Elected—
Elect Director: Sarah B. Kavanagh 188,459,870---- 11,098,56179,859,606 94%Elected—
Elect Director: Frank D. Lee 183,885,617---- 15,672,81479,859,606 92%Elected—
Elect Director: Sandra Leung 195,931,772---- 3,626,65979,859,606 98%Elected—
Elect Director: John A. Paulson 196,214,806---- 3,343,62579,859,606 98%Elected—
Elect Director: Robert N. Power 186,236,066---- 13,322,36579,859,606 93%Elected—
Elect Director: Eiry W. Roberts, M.D. 196,972,752---- 2,585,67979,859,606 99%Elected—
Elect Director: Amy B. Wechsler, M.D. 195,813,955---- 3,744,47679,859,606 98%Elected—
2. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation 189,432,4009,588,417537,614 --79,859,605 95%Approved—
3. Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The shareholders appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the auditors for the Company to hold office until the close of the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and authorized the Company's Bo 276,774,936---- 2,643,100-- 99.0%Not verified—

Source: Bausch Health Companies Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 19, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.

Bausch Health Companies Inc. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held October 7, 2025 (Form 8-K, filed October 9, 2025)
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
1. Approval of the Ratification, Confirmation and Approval of the Rights Plan Agreement 178,244,77540,130,633-- ---- 82%Approved—

Source: Bausch Health Companies Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on October 9, 2025 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the Bausch Health Companies Inc. 2025-2026 meetings

Each item below shows how the 248 asset managers that disclosed a Bausch Health Companies Inc. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.

1. Elect Director: Amy B. Wechsler, M.D.

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Meeting held May 19, 2026.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 195,813,955WITHHELD: 3,744,476
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 31 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Amy B. Wechsler, M.D.

Bausch Health Companies Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Amy B. Wechsler, M.D.”): 195,813,955 for, 3,744,476 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 19, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders elected the following individuals to the Company's Board of Directors, including Eiry W. Roberts, M.D., who was elected as a new director, to serve until the close of the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, until their successors are duly elected or appointed, or until s…”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 31 asset managers below reported 17,975,227 for.

FOR
FOR: 17,975,227
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Amy B. Wechsler, M.D.” at Bausch Health Companies Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard7,406,4930 00For
TIAA3,786,3280 00For
Dimensional2,247,5520 00For
Charles Schwab2,121,6720 00For
BlackRock764,6480 00For
HARBOR FUNDS239,9440 00For
Voya192,7930 00For
VanEck ETF Trust175,0640 00For
Fidelity139,4430 00For
American Century137,1500 00For
Thrivent106,6050 00For
Invesco101,4680 00For
Federated Hermes101,1200 00For
State Street55,5880 00For
Tidal Trust I53,2760 00For
GoldenTree Opportunistic Credit Fund52,5200 00For
BRUCE FUND INC50,0000 00For
Gabelli46,5000 00For
SCM Trust43,1410 00For
Brighthouse38,2070 00For
Nationwide31,3790 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC16,6000 00For
Lincoln Financial12,2200 00For
EA Series Trust10,9720 00For
Northern Trust10,1440 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 31 asset managers. See all 31 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Christian A. Garcia

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Meeting held May 19, 2026.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%
FOR: 196,711,908WITHHELD: 2,846,523
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 31 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Christian A. Garcia

Bausch Health Companies Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Christian A. Garcia”): 196,711,908 for, 2,846,523 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 19, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders elected the following individuals to the Company's Board of Directors, including Eiry W. Roberts, M.D., who was elected as a new director, to serve until the close of the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, until their successors are duly elected or appointed, or until s…”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 31 asset managers below reported 17,975,227 for.

FOR
FOR: 17,975,227
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Christian A. Garcia” at Bausch Health Companies Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard7,406,4930 00For
TIAA3,786,3280 00For
Dimensional2,247,5520 00For
Charles Schwab2,121,6720 00For
BlackRock764,6480 00For
HARBOR FUNDS239,9440 00For
Voya192,7930 00For
VanEck ETF Trust175,0640 00For
Fidelity139,4430 00For
American Century137,1500 00For
Thrivent106,6050 00For
Invesco101,4680 00For
Federated Hermes101,1200 00For
State Street55,5880 00For
Tidal Trust I53,2760 00For
GoldenTree Opportunistic Credit Fund52,5200 00For
BRUCE FUND INC50,0000 00For
Gabelli46,5000 00For
SCM Trust43,1410 00For
Brighthouse38,2070 00For
Nationwide31,3790 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC16,6000 00For
Lincoln Financial12,2200 00For
EA Series Trust10,9720 00For
Northern Trust10,1440 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 31 asset managers. See all 31 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Eiry W. Roberts, M.D.

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Meeting held May 19, 2026.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%
FOR: 196,972,752WITHHELD: 2,585,679
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 31 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Eiry W. Roberts, M.D.

Bausch Health Companies Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Eiry W. Roberts, M.D.”): 196,972,752 for, 2,585,679 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 19, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders elected the following individuals to the Company's Board of Directors, including Eiry W. Roberts, M.D., who was elected as a new director, to serve until the close of the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, until their successors are duly elected or appointed, or until s…”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 31 asset managers below reported 17,967,607 for, 7,620 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 17,967,607ABSTAIN: 7,620
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Eiry W. Roberts, M.D.” at Bausch Health Companies Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard7,406,4930 00For
TIAA3,786,3280 00For
Dimensional2,247,5520 00For
Charles Schwab2,121,6720 00For
BlackRock764,6480 00For
HARBOR FUNDS239,9440 00For
Voya192,7930 00For
VanEck ETF Trust175,0640 00For
Fidelity139,4430 00For
American Century137,1500 00For
Thrivent106,6050 00For
Invesco101,4680 00For
Federated Hermes101,1200 00For
State Street55,5880 00For
Tidal Trust I53,2760 00For
GoldenTree Opportunistic Credit Fund52,5200 00For
BRUCE FUND INC50,0000 00For
Gabelli46,5000 00For
SCM Trust43,1410 00For
Brighthouse38,2070 00For
Nationwide31,3790 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC16,6000 00For
Lincoln Financial12,2200 00For
EA Series Trust10,9720 00For
Northern Trust10,1440 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 31 asset managers. See all 31 in the interactive database.

4. Elect Director: Frank D. Lee

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Meeting held May 19, 2026.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

92% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 92%
FOR: 183,885,617WITHHELD: 15,672,814
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 31 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Frank D. Lee

Bausch Health Companies Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Frank D. Lee”): 183,885,617 for, 15,672,814 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 19, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders elected the following individuals to the Company's Board of Directors, including Eiry W. Roberts, M.D., who was elected as a new director, to serve until the close of the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, until their successors are duly elected or appointed, or until s…”
Support: 92% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 31 asset managers below reported 15,665,708 for, 2,300,662 withheld, 8,857 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 15,665,708ABSTAIN: 8,857WITHHOLD: 2,300,662
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Frank D. Lee” at Bausch Health Companies Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard7,406,4930 00For
TIAA3,786,3280 00For
Dimensional00 02,247,552Withhold
Charles Schwab2,121,6720 00For
BlackRock764,6480 00For
HARBOR FUNDS239,9440 00For
Voya192,7930 00For
VanEck ETF Trust175,0640 00For
Fidelity139,4430 00For
American Century137,1500 00For
Thrivent106,6050 00For
Invesco101,4680 00For
Federated Hermes101,1200 00For
State Street55,5880 00For
Tidal Trust I53,2760 00For
GoldenTree Opportunistic Credit Fund52,5200 00For
BRUCE FUND INC50,0000 00For
Gabelli46,5000 00For
SCM Trust43,1410 00For
Brighthouse00 038,207Withhold
Nationwide31,3790 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC16,6000 00For
Lincoln Financial00 012,220Withhold
EA Series Trust10,9720 00For
Northern Trust10,1440 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 31 asset managers. See all 31 in the interactive database.

5. Elect Director: John A. Paulson

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Meeting held May 19, 2026.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 196,214,806WITHHELD: 3,343,625
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 31 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: John A. Paulson

Bausch Health Companies Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: John A. Paulson”): 196,214,806 for, 3,343,625 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 19, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders elected the following individuals to the Company's Board of Directors, including Eiry W. Roberts, M.D., who was elected as a new director, to serve until the close of the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, until their successors are duly elected or appointed, or until s…”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 31 asset managers below reported 17,919,639 for, 55,588 withheld.

FOR
FOR: 17,919,639WITHHOLD: 55,588
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: John A. Paulson” at Bausch Health Companies Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard7,406,4930 00For
TIAA3,786,3280 00For
Dimensional2,247,5520 00For
Charles Schwab2,121,6720 00For
BlackRock764,6480 00For
HARBOR FUNDS239,9440 00For
Voya192,7930 00For
VanEck ETF Trust175,0640 00For
Fidelity139,4430 00For
American Century137,1500 00For
Thrivent106,6050 00For
Invesco101,4680 00For
Federated Hermes101,1200 00For
State Street00 055,588Withhold
Tidal Trust I53,2760 00For
GoldenTree Opportunistic Credit Fund52,5200 00For
BRUCE FUND INC50,0000 00For
Gabelli46,5000 00For
SCM Trust43,1410 00For
Brighthouse38,2070 00For
Nationwide31,3790 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC16,6000 00For
Lincoln Financial12,2200 00For
EA Series Trust10,9720 00For
Northern Trust10,1440 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 31 asset managers. See all 31 in the interactive database.

6. Elect Director: Michael Goettler

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Meeting held May 19, 2026.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%
FOR: 196,757,828WITHHELD: 2,800,603
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 31 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Michael Goettler

Bausch Health Companies Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michael Goettler”): 196,757,828 for, 2,800,603 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 19, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders elected the following individuals to the Company's Board of Directors, including Eiry W. Roberts, M.D., who was elected as a new director, to serve until the close of the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, until their successors are duly elected or appointed, or until s…”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 31 asset managers below reported 17,975,227 for.

FOR
FOR: 17,975,227
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Michael Goettler” at Bausch Health Companies Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard7,406,4930 00For
TIAA3,786,3280 00For
Dimensional2,247,5520 00For
Charles Schwab2,121,6720 00For
BlackRock764,6480 00For
HARBOR FUNDS239,9440 00For
Voya192,7930 00For
VanEck ETF Trust175,0640 00For
Fidelity139,4430 00For
American Century137,1500 00For
Thrivent106,6050 00For
Invesco101,4680 00For
Federated Hermes101,1200 00For
State Street55,5880 00For
Tidal Trust I53,2760 00For
GoldenTree Opportunistic Credit Fund52,5200 00For
BRUCE FUND INC50,0000 00For
Gabelli46,5000 00For
SCM Trust43,1410 00For
Brighthouse38,2070 00For
Nationwide31,3790 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC16,6000 00For
Lincoln Financial12,2200 00For
EA Series Trust10,9720 00For
Northern Trust10,1440 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 31 asset managers. See all 31 in the interactive database.

7. Elect Director: Robert N. Power

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Meeting held May 19, 2026.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

93% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 93%
FOR: 186,236,066WITHHELD: 13,322,365
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 31 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Robert N. Power

Bausch Health Companies Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Robert N. Power”): 186,236,066 for, 13,322,365 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 19, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders elected the following individuals to the Company's Board of Directors, including Eiry W. Roberts, M.D., who was elected as a new director, to serve until the close of the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, until their successors are duly elected or appointed, or until s…”
Support: 93% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 31 asset managers below reported 17,975,227 for.

FOR
FOR: 17,975,227
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Robert N. Power” at Bausch Health Companies Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard7,406,4930 00For
TIAA3,786,3280 00For
Dimensional2,247,5520 00For
Charles Schwab2,121,6720 00For
BlackRock764,6480 00For
HARBOR FUNDS239,9440 00For
Voya192,7930 00For
VanEck ETF Trust175,0640 00For
Fidelity139,4430 00For
American Century137,1500 00For
Thrivent106,6050 00For
Invesco101,4680 00For
Federated Hermes101,1200 00For
State Street55,5880 00For
Tidal Trust I53,2760 00For
GoldenTree Opportunistic Credit Fund52,5200 00For
BRUCE FUND INC50,0000 00For
Gabelli46,5000 00For
SCM Trust43,1410 00For
Brighthouse38,2070 00For
Nationwide31,3790 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC16,6000 00For
Lincoln Financial12,2200 00For
EA Series Trust10,9720 00For
Northern Trust10,1440 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 31 asset managers. See all 31 in the interactive database.

8. Elect Director: Sandra Leung

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Meeting held May 19, 2026.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 195,931,772WITHHELD: 3,626,659
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 31 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Sandra Leung

Bausch Health Companies Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Sandra Leung”): 195,931,772 for, 3,626,659 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 19, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders elected the following individuals to the Company's Board of Directors, including Eiry W. Roberts, M.D., who was elected as a new director, to serve until the close of the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, until their successors are duly elected or appointed, or until s…”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 31 asset managers below reported 17,975,227 for.

FOR
FOR: 17,975,227
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Sandra Leung” at Bausch Health Companies Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard7,406,4930 00For
TIAA3,786,3280 00For
Dimensional2,247,5520 00For
Charles Schwab2,121,6720 00For
BlackRock764,6480 00For
HARBOR FUNDS239,9440 00For
Voya192,7930 00For
VanEck ETF Trust175,0640 00For
Fidelity139,4430 00For
American Century137,1500 00For
Thrivent106,6050 00For
Invesco101,4680 00For
Federated Hermes101,1200 00For
State Street55,5880 00For
Tidal Trust I53,2760 00For
GoldenTree Opportunistic Credit Fund52,5200 00For
BRUCE FUND INC50,0000 00For
Gabelli46,5000 00For
SCM Trust43,1410 00For
Brighthouse38,2070 00For
Nationwide31,3790 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC16,6000 00For
Lincoln Financial12,2200 00For
EA Series Trust10,9720 00For
Northern Trust10,1440 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 31 asset managers. See all 31 in the interactive database.

9. Elect Director: Sarah B. Kavanagh

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Meeting held May 19, 2026.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%
FOR: 188,459,870WITHHELD: 11,098,561
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 31 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Sarah B. Kavanagh

Bausch Health Companies Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Sarah B. Kavanagh”): 188,459,870 for, 11,098,561 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 19, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders elected the following individuals to the Company's Board of Directors, including Eiry W. Roberts, M.D., who was elected as a new director, to serve until the close of the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, until their successors are duly elected or appointed, or until s…”
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 31 asset managers below reported 17,975,227 for.

FOR
FOR: 17,975,227
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Sarah B. Kavanagh” at Bausch Health Companies Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard7,406,4930 00For
TIAA3,786,3280 00For
Dimensional2,247,5520 00For
Charles Schwab2,121,6720 00For
BlackRock764,6480 00For
HARBOR FUNDS239,9440 00For
Voya192,7930 00For
VanEck ETF Trust175,0640 00For
Fidelity139,4430 00For
American Century137,1500 00For
Thrivent106,6050 00For
Invesco101,4680 00For
Federated Hermes101,1200 00For
State Street55,5880 00For
Tidal Trust I53,2760 00For
GoldenTree Opportunistic Credit Fund52,5200 00For
BRUCE FUND INC50,0000 00For
Gabelli46,5000 00For
SCM Trust43,1410 00For
Brighthouse38,2070 00For
Nationwide31,3790 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC16,6000 00For
Lincoln Financial12,2200 00For
EA Series Trust10,9720 00For
Northern Trust10,1440 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 31 asset managers. See all 31 in the interactive database.

10. Elect Director: Thomas J. Appio

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Meeting held May 19, 2026.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%
FOR: 196,814,621WITHHELD: 2,743,810
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 31 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Thomas J. Appio

Bausch Health Companies Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Thomas J. Appio”): 196,814,621 for, 2,743,810 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 19, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders elected the following individuals to the Company's Board of Directors, including Eiry W. Roberts, M.D., who was elected as a new director, to serve until the close of the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, until their successors are duly elected or appointed, or until s…”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 31 asset managers below reported 17,975,227 for.

FOR
FOR: 17,975,227
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Thomas J. Appio” at Bausch Health Companies Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard7,406,4930 00For
TIAA3,786,3280 00For
Dimensional2,247,5520 00For
Charles Schwab2,121,6720 00For
BlackRock764,6480 00For
HARBOR FUNDS239,9440 00For
Voya192,7930 00For
VanEck ETF Trust175,0640 00For
Fidelity139,4430 00For
American Century137,1500 00For
Thrivent106,6050 00For
Invesco101,4680 00For
Federated Hermes101,1200 00For
State Street55,5880 00For
Tidal Trust I53,2760 00For
GoldenTree Opportunistic Credit Fund52,5200 00For
BRUCE FUND INC50,0000 00For
Gabelli46,5000 00For
SCM Trust43,1410 00For
Brighthouse38,2070 00For
Nationwide31,3790 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC16,6000 00For
Lincoln Financial12,2200 00For
EA Series Trust10,9720 00For
Northern Trust10,1440 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 31 asset managers. See all 31 in the interactive database.

11. 1. Approval of the Ratification, Confirmation and Approval of the Rights Plan Agreement

Official resultSHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSESReported outcome: Approved

Meeting held October 7, 2025.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

82% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 82%AGAINST
FOR: 178,244,775AGAINST: 40,130,633
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 31 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: The approval of the ordinary resolution ratifying the adoption of the Rights Agreement.

Bausch Health Companies Inc.’s own tally for this item (“1. Approval of the Ratification, Confirmation and Approval of the Rights Plan Agreement”): 178,244,775 for, 40,130,633 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed October 9, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The results of the matter voted upon are as follows: Proposal No. 1: Approval of the Ratification, Confirmation and Approval of the Rights Plan Agreement The shareholders approved the ordinary resolution ratifying, confirming and approving the adoption of the Rights Plan Agreement.”
Support: 82% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 31 asset managers below reported 13,211,757 for, 46,500 against.

FOR
FOR: 13,211,757AGAINST: 46,500
Largest asset managers voting on “The approval of the ordinary resolution ratifying the adoption of the Rights Agreement.” at Bausch Health Companies Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard8,123,8930 00For
Charles Schwab1,622,5580 00For
Dimensional1,543,0890 00For
BlackRock689,8840 00For
TIAA203,2750 00For
Fidelity129,0470 00For
State Street108,7470 00For
JPMorgan101,8120 00For
Northern Trust95,4240 00For
Federated Hermes92,2200 00For
VanEck ETF Trust87,6500 00For
Invesco87,0770 00For
Tidal Trust I52,0500 00For
GoldenTree Opportunistic Credit Fund51,1940 00For
PIMCO48,3800 00For
Gabelli046,500 00Against
AIG/SunAmerica37,2000 00For
Nationwide34,2610 00For
American Century27,2360 00For
Lincoln Financial12,2200 00For
Voya12,0000 00For
X-Square Balanced Fund, LLC11,1630 00For
John Hancock8,8570 00For
WILSHIRE MUTUAL FUNDS INC7,8440 00For
Jackson National6,4970 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 31 asset managers. See all 31 in the interactive database.

12. 2. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

Official resultFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Approved

Meeting held May 19, 2026.

Combines 11 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 95%
FOR: 189,432,400AGAINST: 9,588,417
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 244 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: The approval, in an advisory vote, of the compensation of our Named Executive Officers.

Bausch Health Companies Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation”): 189,432,400 for, 9,588,417 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 19, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section, executive compensation tables and accompanying narrative discussions contained in the Management Proxy Circular an…”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports: 31 asset managers voting on “The approval, in an advisory vote, of the compensation of our Named Executive Officers.” at Bausch Health Companies Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard7,406,4930 00For
TIAA03,786,328 00Against
Dimensional2,247,5520 00For
Charles Schwab2,121,6720 00For
BlackRock764,6480 00For
HARBOR FUNDS239,9440 00For
Voya192,7930 00For
VanEck ETF Trust175,0640 00For
Fidelity139,4430 00For
American Century137,1500 00For
Thrivent106,6050 00For
Invesco101,4680 00For
Federated Hermes101,1200 00For
State Street55,5880 00For
Tidal Trust I53,2760 00For
GoldenTree Opportunistic Credit Fund52,5200 00For
BRUCE FUND INC50,0000 00For
Gabelli46,5000 00For
SCM Trust43,1410 00For
Brighthouse38,2070 00For
Nationwide31,3790 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC16,6000 00For
Lincoln Financial12,2200 00For
X-Square Balanced Fund, LLC11,1630 00For
EA Series Trust10,9720 00For

Fund voting reports, all 31 managers: 14,197,062 for, 3,786,328 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 220 asset managers voting on “The approval, in an advisory vote, of the compensation of our Named Executive Officers.” at Bausch Health Companies Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
PAULSON & CO. INC.73,254,6870 00For
GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP33,225,2920 00For
HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND8,000,0000 00For
MFN Partners Management, LP6,000,0000 00For
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.5,235,0000 00For
BlackRock5,015,5100 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC4,180,9410 00For
Hudson Bay Capital Management LP4,002,3070 00For
Nuveen03,786,328 00Against
Vanguard3,320,9620 00For
RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.2,918,5480 00For
Charles Schwab2,121,6720 00For
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC2,032,7220 00For
Goldman Sachs1,877,8620 00For
LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT1,787,1760 00For
PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC1,660,0630 00For
State Street1,432,88011,456 00For
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP1,441,2560 00For
Renaissance936,8150 00For
TD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC887,6580 00For
BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/841,0180 00For
Gabelli748,2420 00For
Dimensional709,4540 00For
Point72653,5180 00For
O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC512,6060 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 220 managers: 172,318,530 for, 4,295,483 against, 108,085 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

13. 3. Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The shareholders appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers…

Outcome not verifiedAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Not verified

Meeting held May 19, 2026.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.0% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.0%
FOR: 276,774,936WITHHELD: 2,643,100
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 32 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company's auditor until the close of the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and to authorize the Board to fix the auditor's remuneration.

Bausch Health Companies Inc.’s own tally for this item (“3. Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The shareholders appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the auditors for the Company to hold office until the close of the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shar”): 276,774,936 for, 2,643,100 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 19, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.0% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 32 asset managers below reported 17,986,390 for.

FOR
FOR: 17,986,390
Largest asset managers voting on “The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company's auditor until the close of the 2027 An” at Bausch Health Companies Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard7,406,4930 00For
TIAA3,786,3280 00For
Dimensional2,247,5520 00For
Charles Schwab2,121,6720 00For
BlackRock764,6480 00For
HARBOR FUNDS239,9440 00For
Voya192,7930 00For
VanEck ETF Trust175,0640 00For
Fidelity139,4430 00For
American Century137,1500 00For
Thrivent106,6050 00For
Invesco101,4680 00For
Federated Hermes101,1200 00For
State Street55,5880 00For
Tidal Trust I53,2760 00For
GoldenTree Opportunistic Credit Fund52,5200 00For
BRUCE FUND INC50,0000 00For
Gabelli46,5000 00For
SCM Trust43,1410 00For
Brighthouse38,2070 00For
Nationwide31,3790 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC16,6000 00For
Lincoln Financial12,2200 00For
X-Square Balanced Fund, LLC11,1630 00For
EA Series Trust10,9720 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 32 asset managers. See all 32 in the interactive database.

Not shown here: this season’s fund filings also report 1 item from the meeting of May 13, 2025, which belongs to the 2024-2025 season. A meeting outside this season’s July 1 to June 30 window is not counted in this page’s items or in its totals of asset managers and fund votes.

Largest Bausch Health Companies Inc. shareholders voting in 2025-2026

Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 373,464,760 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top Bausch Health Companies Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “The approval, in an advisory vote, of the compensation of our Named Executive Officers.”, 2025-2026
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Vanguard 1.98%
2TIAA 1.01%
3Dimensional 0.60%
4Charles Schwab 0.57%
5BlackRock 0.20%
6HARBOR FUNDS 0.06%
7Voya 0.05%
8VanEck ETF Trust 0.05%
9Fidelity 0.04%
10American Century 0.04%
Institutional-manager reports: top Bausch Health Companies Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “The approval, in an advisory vote, of the compensation of our Named Executive Officers.”, 2025-2026
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1PAULSON & CO. INC. 19.61%
2GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 8.90%
3HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 2.14%
4MFN Partners Management, LP 1.61%
5Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. 1.40%
6BlackRock 1.34%
7GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.12%
8Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 1.07%
9Nuveen 1.01%
10Vanguard 0.89%

Reported Bausch Health Companies Inc. holdings and ownership

As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.

Bausch Health Companies Inc. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2025-2026 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
Vanguard Group 2.86% 13F
Goldman Sachs 1.39% 13F
Geode Capital 1.13% 13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors 0.97% 13F
Charles Schwab 0.59% 13F
Citadel Advisors 0.43% 13F
Two Sigma 0.42% 13F
Renaissance Technologies 0.42% 13F
Point72 0.36% 13F
Morgan Stanley 0.28% 13F

Percentages above are of 373,464,760 shares outstanding, as reported by Bausch Health Companies Inc. on its Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2026 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from Bausch Health Companies Inc.’s 10-Q dated March 31, 2026. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 14, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At Bausch Health Companies Inc.'s 2 shareholder meetings in the 2025-2026 proxy season (held October 7, 2025 and May 19, 2026), 248 asset managers reported how they voted on 13 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 962 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item of the season, voted at the meeting held May 19, 2026 — The approval, in an advisory vote, of the compensation of our Named Executive Officers. — Bausch Health Companies Inc.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 95% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: Bausch Health Companies Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 19, 2026.

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