Eligibility for the 401(k) Plan is different from eligibility for other benefits described in this Summary Plan Description (SPD). You become eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan generally on the first of the month following your hire date, provided you are at least 18 years of age and your Employer is a Participating Employer in the 401(k) Plan. If you are employed by a Participating Employer but are younger than age 18, you will be eligible on the first day of the month immediately following your 18th birthday.

The Plan is generally open to all eligible employees of IQVIA and its subsidiaries that are "Participating Employers" in the 401(k) Plan (including legacy IMS and Quintiles groups and participating employers) except field-based monitors working on specific Upjohn projects, Quintiles GmbH employees, non-resident aliens receiving no US source income and individuals subject to tax in Puerto Rico. Any employee who was a participant in either the Quintiles 401(k) or the IMS 401(k) on December 31, 2017 automatically continued as a participant in the merged Plan effective January 1, 2018.

Note that participation in the Profit Sharing Portion of the Plan alone will not entitle you to receive a profit sharing contribution. You must satisfy the additional requirements listed under "Enrolling in the Plan" to receive a profit-sharing contribution for a particular plan year.