Company: VRT
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-094674
Chunk: 66

Company: Vertiv Holdings Co
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 66
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 ending December 31, 2025. Ernst & Young LLP has served as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm since the consummation of the Business Combination in 2020 and previously served as principal accountants to the Vertiv operating business from 2016 until their dismissal in 2020 in connection with the Business Combination. Stockholder ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP is not required by law. The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by stockholders present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote thereon at the Annual Meeting. If the stockholders do not ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP, the Audit Committee will reconsider the appointment. Even if the stockholders ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP, the Audit Committee retains the discretion to appoint a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time if it determines that such a change would be in the best interests of Vertiv and its stockholders. Ernst & Young LLP is knowledgeable about our operations and accounting practices and well qualified to act as our independent registered public accounting firm, and the Audit Committee has appointed it as such for fiscal 2025. Representatives of Ernst & Young LLP are expected to attend the Annual Meeting, will have an opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and are expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.

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INFORMATION REGARDING INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Ernst & Young LLP has served as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm since the consummation of the Business Combination in 2020 and as principal accountants to the Vertiv operating business prior to the Business Combination since 2016. The Audit Committee has the discretion to appoint a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if the Audit Committee believes that such a change would be in the best interest of the Company and our stockholders. Pre-ApprovalPolicy The policy of our Audit Committee is to review in advance, and pre-approveall audit or non-auditservices to be provided by the Company’s independent or other registered public accounting firm and to approve all related fees and other terms of engagement. All of the audit-related, tax and all other services provided by Ernst & Young LLP to us since its appointment, were approved by our Audit Committee, and none of such services were approved pursuant to the exception provided by Rule