Company: VRT
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-094674
Chunk: 65

Company: Vertiv Holdings Co
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 65
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 |     | Advisory Vote to Approve        
 Compensation of Named Executive 
 Officers                        |

In accordance with the requirements of Section 14A of the Exchange Act and Exchange Act Rule 14a-21(a),we are including in this proxy statement a separate resolution to approve, in a non-binding,stockholder advisory vote, the compensation paid to our named executive officers as disclosed in “ Executive Compensation” above. This proposal, commonly known as a “say-on-pay”proposal, gives our stockholders the opportunity to express their views on our named executive officers’ compensation as a whole. This vote is not intended to address any specific item of compensation or any specific named executive officer, but rather the overall compensation of all of our named executive officers and the philosophy, policies and practices described in this proxy statement. The Board believes that our executive compensation programs align the interests of stockholders and executive officers by emphasizing variable, at-riskcompensation through a combination of long-term equity incentives and annual cash incentives. We encourage you to read the disclosure under “ Compensation Discussion and Analysis” to learn more about our executive compensation programs and policies. The Board believes that our 2024 executive compensation program shows alignment between the interests of our executives and stockholders. While the results of the say-on-payvote are non-bindingand advisory in nature, our Board of Directors and Compensation Committee intend to consider the results of this vote in making future compensation decisions. We expect that our next advisory say-on-payvote will take place at our annual meeting of stockholders in 2026. The language of the resolution is as follows: “RESOLVED, that the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, as discussed pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the SEC, including the compensation discussion and analysis, the summary compensation table and the related compensation tables and narrative in this proxy statement, is hereby APPROVED, on an advisory basis.” In considering their vote, stockholders are encouraged to read the “ Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” the accompanying compensation tables and the related narrative disclosure included in this proxy statement.

| Our Board of Directors recommends that you vote “FOR” the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers. |

| -  2025 Proxy Statement | 49 |

| Proposal 3: |     | Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |

Our Audit Committee has appointed Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year