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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 13, 2025

VERTIV HOLDINGS CO

Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter

Delaware

001-38518

81-2376902

(State or other Jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification Number)

505 N. Cleveland Ave, Westerville, Ohio 43082

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 614-888-0246

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share

VRT

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

On November 14, 2025, Vertiv Holdings Co, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has raised its regular annual dividend from $0.15 to $0.25 per share, to be declared and paid quarterly. The increase will be effective starting with the fourth-quarter dividend of $0.0625 per share of Class A common stock, which was declared November 13, 2025 by the Board of Directors, and is payable on December 18, 2025, to shareholders of record of Class A common stock at the close of business on November 25, 2025. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.