UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

Date of Report: May 7, 2015

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Nevada		1-7293		95-2557091
(State of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)

1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1400

Dallas, Texas 75202

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(469) 893-2200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

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Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a) The 2015 annual meeting of shareholders of Tenet Healthcare Corporation was held on May 7, 2015.

(b) The shareholders (1) elected all of the board’s nominees for director, (2) approved an advisory resolution on the compensation paid to the company’s named executive officers and (3) ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2015.

The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote are as follows:

1. Election of directors:

 

		FOR				AGAINST				ABSTAIN				BROKER NON-VOTES
Trevor Fetter			75,787,518				1,494,889				786,675				6,917,427
Brenda J. Gaines			74,543,650				2,763,724				761,708				6,917,427
Karen M. Garrison			75,657,339				1,651,479				760,264				6,917,427
Edward A. Kangas			69,826,997				7,480,615				761,470				6,917,427
J. Robert Kerrey			74,435,276				2,873,034				760,772				6,917,427
Freda C. Lewis-Hall			75,825,251				1,483,345				760,486				6,917,427
Richard R. Pettingill			74,463,192				2,843,450				762,440				6,917,427
Ronald A. Rittenmeyer			74,711,219				2,594,959				762,904				6,917,427
Tammy Romo			75,822,504				1,484,589				761,989				6,917,427
James A. Unruh			75,634,137				1,674,870				760,075				6,917,427

2. Approval of an advisory resolution on the compensation paid to the company’s named executive officers:

 

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTES
63,683,262		13,558,385		827,435		6,917,427

3. Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2015:

 

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTES
83,180,488		887,038		918,983		—

 

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SIGNATURE

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

 

Date: May 8, 2015