IMS HealthHoldings Inc. in a special meeting of stockholders approved theproposed mergeragreement between Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. and thecompany.

Stockholders also approved the elimination of thesupermajority voting requirement to amend certain provisions of the Delawarecertificate of incorporation of Quintiles as the surviving corporation in themerger, and the number of authorized shares contained in the Delawarecertificate of incorporation of Quintiles.