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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION

  

 

Meeting Information

 

Meeting Type:          Annual Meeting of Shareholders

For holders as of:    March 9, 2010

Date:    May 5, 2010      Time: 8:00 a.m. CDT

Location:    Fairmont Dallas Hotel

                      1717 North Akard Street

                      Dallas, Texas 75201

 

 

TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION

1445 ROSS AVENUE

SUITE 1400

DALLAS, TX 75202

  

 

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Voting Items            
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals:              

1          Election of Directors

              

Nominees:

 

      

2           Proposal to approve the Second Amended and Restated Tenet Healthcare 2008 Stock Incentive Plan.

      

1a    John Ellis “Jeb” Bush

 

            

 

1b    Trevor Fetter

 

      

 

3           Proposal to approve the Tenet Healthcare Corporation Ninth Amended and Restated 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

 

      

1c    Brenda J. Gaines

 

            

1d    Karen M. Garrison

 

      

 

4           Proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2010.

      

1e    Edward A. Kangas

 

            

1f    J. Robert Kerrey

 

            

1g    Floyd D. Loop, M.D.

 

       PLUS: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.      

1h    Richard R. Pettingill

 

            

1i     James A. Unruh

 

            
           

 

 

 

 

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