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VEEVA SYSTEMS INC Call Transcript 2026

Jun 17, 2026

Call Transcript

VEEVA SYSTEMS INC

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Good morning. My name is Liang Dong. I am the Associate General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary of Veeva Systems, I'm happy to welcome you to Veeva's annual shareholder meeting. The meeting will now officially come to order. The time is now 9:01 A.M. on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, the polls are now open for voting on all matters to be presented at this meeting. As you know, we are hosting today's meeting through a virtual online platform that is provided by Broadridge. Before we proceed to the formal business of the meeting, I would like to introduce other members of the Veeva team who are with us today. The members of Veeva's management team with us today include Peter Gassner, our Founder and CEO, who is also a Veeva director, Brian Van Wagoner, our CFO, and Josh Faddis, our General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Members of our board of directors are also in attendance, Katie Hilkenmeyer from KPMG is here. Also with us today is Kathy Wiedin from Broadridge Financial Solutions, who is acting as our Inspector of Election. We will now move to the formal business of the meeting. Broadridge has delivered an affidavit of distribution establishing that notice of this meeting has been duly given. A copy of the notice and the affidavit of distribution will be filed with the minutes of the meeting. All stockholders of record at the close of business on April 20, 2026, are entitled to vote at this meeting. Broadridge has also advised me that proxies have been received for a sufficient number of shares to constitute a quorum, the meeting is duly convened for the purpose of transacting business. Stockholders who are attending this meeting with a valid control number may submit questions through the text box located on the virtual meeting screen. Stephanie Borda, corporate counsel, will review incoming questions and during the Q&A portion of the meeting will read questions out loud for us to respond. At today's meeting, Q&A will be limited to questions that pertain to the proposals presented for a vote at this meeting. If you have questions on other topics, you can submit those by email to [email protected], our investor relations team will respond. After questions, we will close the polls and announce the preliminary results of the voting. We will not accept ballots, proxies, revocations, or changes after the closing of the polls. If you have already submitted your vote by proxy and do not wish to change your vote, then you do not need to vote now. If you have not already voted and you intend to do so, you must submit your vote online before the polls close. If you logged in with your control number, you can vote online now by clicking the Vote Here icon at the bottom center of the online meeting portal. I will now present the two proposals submitted for a vote at this meeting. The first item of business is the nomination and election of directors to serve until our annual meeting to be held in 2027 or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. We recommend you vote for all director nominees. The second item of business is to ratify the appointment of KPMG as Veeva's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2027. We recommend you vote for the ratification of KPMG. There are no other proposals for today's meeting. We will now review questions submitted by shareholders. As a reminder, at today's meeting, we will only be answering questions that pertain to the two proposals just presented. Stephanie, are there any questions about the two proposals? There are no questions. Great. Thank you. If you intend to vote at this meeting and have not already done so, you must submit your vote online now in order for it to be counted. I will pause briefly for any votes to be cast online. It is now 9:07 A.M. on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. I hereby declare the polls closed. The Inspector of Election will conduct a final count of all votes on these matters, and the results will be included in the minutes of this meeting and filed publicly on Form 8-K. This concludes the formal business of the meeting. As there is no further business, we will now adjourn this meeting. Thank you very much for attending Veeva's 2026 Annual Stockholders Meeting and for your continued support of Veeva. This now concludes the meeting. Thank you for joining, and have a pleasant day.

Speaker 1: Good morning. My name is Liang Dong. I am the Associate General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary of Veeva Systems, I'm happy to welcome you to Veeva's annual shareholder meeting. The meeting will now officially come to order. The time is now 9:01 A.M. on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, the polls are now open for voting on all matters to be presented at this meeting. As you know, we are hosting today's meeting through a virtual online platform that is provided by Broadridge. Before we proceed to the formal business of the meeting, I would like to introduce other members of the Veeva team who are with us today. The members of Veeva's management team with us today include Peter Gassner, our Founder and CEO, who is also a Veeva director, Brian Van Wagoner, our CFO, and Josh Faddis, our General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Good morning. good morning My name is Liang Dong. my name is liang dong I am the Associate General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary of Veeva Systems, I'm happy to welcome you to Veeva's annual shareholder meeting. i am the associate general counsel and assistant corporate secretary of veeva systems i'm happy to welcome you to veeva's annual shareholder meeting The meeting will now officially come to order. the meeting will now officially come to order The time is now 9:01 A.M. on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, the polls are now open for voting on all matters to be presented at this meeting. the time is now 9:01 a.m on wednesday june 17 2026 the polls are now open for voting on all matters to be presented at this meeting As you know, we are hosting today's meeting through a virtual online platform that is provided by Broadridge. as you know we are hosting today's meeting through a virtual online platform that is provided by broadridge Before we proceed to the formal business of the meeting, I would like to introduce other members of the Veeva team who are with us today. before we proceed to the formal business of the meeting i would like to introduce other members of the veeva team who are with us today The members of Veeva's management team with us today include Peter Gassner, our Founder and CEO, who is also a Veeva director, Brian Van Wagoner , our CFO, and Josh Faddis, our General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. the members of veeva's management team with us today include peter gassner our founder and ceo who is also a veeva director brian van wagoner our cfo and josh faddis our general counsel and corporate secretary Members of our board of directors are also in attendance, Katie Hilkenmeyer from KPMG is here. Also with us today is Kathy Wiedin from Broadridge Financial Solutions, who is acting as our Inspector of Election. We will now move to the formal business of the meeting. Broadridge has delivered an affidavit of distribution establishing that notice of this meeting has been duly given. A copy of the notice and the affidavit of distribution will be filed with the minutes of the meeting. All stockholders of record at the close of business on April 20, 2026, are entitled to vote at this meeting. Broadridge has also advised me that proxies have been received for a sufficient number of shares to constitute a quorum, the meeting is duly convened for the purpose of transacting business. Members of our board of directors are also in attendance, Katie Hilkenmeyer from KPMG is here. members of our board of directors are also in attendance katie hilkenmeyer from kpmg is here Also with us today is Kathy Wiedin from Broadridge Financial Solutions, who is acting as our Inspector of Election. also with us today is kathy wiedin from broadridge financial solutions who is acting as our inspector of election We will now move to the formal business of the meeting. we will now move to the formal business of the meeting Broadridge has delivered an affidavit of distribution establishing that notice of this meeting has been duly given. broadridge has delivered an affidavit of distribution establishing that notice of this meeting has been duly given A copy of the notice and the affidavit of distribution will be filed with the minutes of the meeting. a copy of the notice and the affidavit of distribution will be filed with the minutes of the meeting All stockholders of record at the close of business on April 20, 2026, are entitled to vote at this meeting. all stockholders of record at the close of business on april 20 2026 are entitled to vote at this meeting Broadridge has also advised me that proxies have been received for a sufficient number of shares to constitute a quorum, the meeting is duly convened for the purpose of transacting business. broadridge has also advised me that proxies have been received for a sufficient number of shares to constitute a quorum the meeting is duly convened for the purpose of transacting business Stockholders who are attending this meeting with a valid control number may submit questions through the text box located on the virtual meeting screen. Stephanie Borda, corporate counsel, will review incoming questions and during the Q&A portion of the meeting will read questions out loud for us to respond. At today's meeting, Q&A will be limited to questions that pertain to the proposals presented for a vote at this meeting. If you have questions on other topics, you can submit those by email to [email protected], our investor relations team will respond. After questions, we will close the polls and announce the preliminary results of the voting. We will not accept ballots, proxies, revocations, or changes after the closing of the polls. If you have already submitted your vote by proxy and do not wish to change your vote, then you do not need to vote now. Stockholders who are attending this meeting with a valid control number may submit questions through the text box located on the virtual meeting screen. stockholders who are attending this meeting with a valid control number may submit questions through the text box located on the virtual meeting screen Stephanie Borda , corporate counsel, will review incoming questions and during the Q&A portion of the meeting will read questions out loud for us to respond. stephanie borda corporate counsel will review incoming questions and during the q&a portion of the meeting will read questions out loud for us to respond At today's meeting, Q&A will be limited to questions that pertain to the proposals presented for a vote at this meeting. at today's meeting q&a will be limited to questions that pertain to the proposals presented for a vote at this meeting If you have questions on other topics, you can submit those by email to [email protected], our investor relations team will respond. if you have questions on other topics you can submit those by email to [email protected] our investor relations team will respond After questions, we will close the polls and announce the preliminary results of the voting. after questions we will close the polls and announce the preliminary results of the voting We will not accept ballots, proxies, revocations, or changes after the closing of the polls. we will not accept ballots proxies revocations or changes after the closing of the polls If you have already submitted your vote by proxy and do not wish to change your vote, then you do not need to vote now. if you have already submitted your vote by proxy and do not wish to change your vote then you do not need to vote now If you have not already voted and you intend to do so, you must submit your vote online before the polls close. If you logged in with your control number, you can vote online now by clicking the Vote Here icon at the bottom center of the online meeting portal. I will now present the two proposals submitted for a vote at this meeting. The first item of business is the nomination and election of directors to serve until our annual meeting to be held in 2027 or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. We recommend you vote for all director nominees. The second item of business is to ratify the appointment of KPMG as Veeva's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2027. We recommend you vote for the ratification of KPMG. There are no other proposals for today's meeting. If you have not already voted and you intend to do so, you must submit your vote online before the polls close. if you have not already voted and you intend to do so you must submit your vote online before the polls close If you logged in with your control number, you can vote online now by clicking the Vote Here icon at the bottom center of the online meeting portal. if you logged in with your control number you can vote online now by clicking the vote here icon at the bottom center of the online meeting portal I will now present the two proposals submitted for a vote at this meeting. i will now present the two proposals submitted for a vote at this meeting The first item of business is the nomination and election of directors to serve until our annual meeting to be held in 2027 or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. the first item of business is the nomination and election of directors to serve until our annual meeting to be held in 2027 or until their successors are duly elected and qualified We recommend you vote for all director nominees. we recommend you vote for all director nominees The second item of business is to ratify the appointment of KPMG as Veeva's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2027. the second item of business is to ratify the appointment of kpmg as veeva's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending january 31 2027 We recommend you vote for the ratification of KPMG. we recommend you vote for the ratification of kpmg There are no other proposals for today's meeting. there are no other proposals for today's meeting We will now review questions submitted by shareholders. As a reminder, at today's meeting, we will only be answering questions that pertain to the two proposals just presented. Stephanie, are there any questions about the two proposals? We will now review questions submitted by shareholders. we will now review questions submitted by shareholders As a reminder, at today's meeting, we will only be answering questions that pertain to the two proposals just presented. as a reminder at today's meeting we will only be answering questions that pertain to the two proposals just presented Stephanie, are there any questions about the two proposals? stephanie are there any questions about the two proposals

Speaker 3: There are no questions. There are no questions. there are no questions

Speaker 1: Great. Thank you. If you intend to vote at this meeting and have not already done so, you must submit your vote online now in order for it to be counted. I will pause briefly for any votes to be cast online. It is now 9:07 A.M. on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. I hereby declare the polls closed. The Inspector of Election will conduct a final count of all votes on these matters, and the results will be included in the minutes of this meeting and filed publicly on Form 8-K. This concludes the formal business of the meeting. As there is no further business, we will now adjourn this meeting. Thank you very much for attending Veeva's 2026 Annual Stockholders Meeting and for your continued support of Veeva. Great. great Thank you. thank you If you intend to vote at this meeting and have not already done so, you must submit your vote online now in order for it to be counted. if you intend to vote at this meeting and have not already done so you must submit your vote online now in order for it to be counted I will pause briefly for any votes to be cast online. i will pause briefly for any votes to be cast online It is now 9:07 A.M. on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. it is now 9:07 a.m on wednesday june 17 2026 I hereby declare the polls closed. i hereby declare the polls closed The Inspector of Election will conduct a final count of all votes on these matters, and the results will be included in the minutes of this meeting and filed publicly on Form 8-K. the inspector of election will conduct a final count of all votes on these matters and the results will be included in the minutes of this meeting and filed publicly on form 8-k This concludes the formal business of the meeting. this concludes the formal business of the meeting As there is no further business, we will now adjourn this meeting. as there is no further business we will now adjourn this meeting Thank you very much for attending Veeva's 2026 Annual Stockholders Meeting and for your continued support of Veeva. thank you very much for attending veeva's 2026 annual stockholders meeting and for your continued support of veeva

Speaker 2: This now concludes the meeting. Thank you for joining, and have a pleasant day. This now concludes the meeting. this now concludes the meeting Thank you for joining, and have a pleasant day. thank you for joining and have a pleasant day