VEEVA SYSTEMS INC

From time to time, we may be involved in legal proceedings and subject to claims incident to the ordinary course of business. For information regarding certain current legal proceedings, seenote 14 of the notes to our consolidated financial statements, which is incorporated herein by reference. In addition to the legal proceedings referenced innote 14, we are involved in the following additional legal proceedings which may be material to our business.

California Non-Compete Matter

On July 17, 2017, we filed a complaint in the Superior Court of the State of California in the County of Alameda against Medidata, IQVIA, and Sparta Systems, Inc. (Veeva Systems Inc. v. Medidata Solutions, Inc., Quintiles IMS Incorporated, IMS Software Services, LTD., and Sparta Systems, Inc., Case No. RG17868081). Our lawsuit seeks declaratory and injunctive relief concerning the use of non-compete, confidentiality, and non-disparagement agreements by these companies. Since the original complaint was filed, there has been extensive requests to the court for rulings on contested questions.

Among other things, Medidata and Sparta appealed the superior court’s decisions finding that the case may proceed as to some causes of action, and Veeva cross-appealed the superior court’s ruling that certain causes of action were barred under California law. On March 10, 2022, the California Court of Appeal affirmed the decision of the superior court, ruling that certain of Veeva's claims may proceed and certain of its claims may not. This decision is now final. On October 31, 2019, as to Veeva's claims against IQVIA, the trial court's earlier dismissal was reversed by the court of appeal and the case was reassigned to a new trial court judge. On June 9, 2023, IQVIA filed a counter-complaint seeking a declaration that its non-compete agreements comply with California law. Discovery is proceeding and no trial date has been set.

On February 13, 2023, Veeva and Sparta entered into a confidential settlement agreement dismissing their claims against each other. On January 16, 2024, Veeva and Medidata also entered into a confidential settlement agreement dismissing their claims against each other. The only defendant now in the case is IQVIA.

Although the results of legal proceedings and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, we believe we are not currently a party to any other legal proceedings, the outcome of which, if determined adversely to us, would individually or taken together have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, cash flows, or financial position. Regardless of the outcome, such proceedings can have an adverse impact on us because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of resources and other factors, and there can be no assurances that favorable outcomes will be obtained.