TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION (NYSE:THC) Files An 8-K Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal YearItem 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On January21, 2018, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Tenet Healthcare Corporation (the “Company”) approved amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (as amended, the “Bylaws”) to grant stockholders the right to call a special meeting. Prior to this amendment, the Bylaws provided that only the Chairman of the Board, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or the Board itself could call special meetings of the stockholders.
The specific sections of the Bylaws amended were Section2.3 (“Special Meetings”) and Section2.10.2 (“Notice of Stockholder Business and Nominations—Special Meetings of Stockholders”). The amendments permit one or more stockholders that own shares representing at least a majority of all outstanding shares of common stock of the Company to call a special meeting, provided that the stockholder(s) satisfy the procedural requirements set forth in the Bylaws. The amendments include, among other things, provisions relating to the stockholder ownership conditions required to request a special meeting, the procedural requirements to request a special meeting (including applicable time periods), and the circumstances under which the Company can decline to hold a requested special meeting.
The foregoing description of the Bylaws is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Bylaws, which are filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto in redline form showing the amendments described above, and as Exhibit 3.2 hereto in unmarked form, and are incorporated herein by reference.
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TENET HEALTHCARE CORP ExhibitEX-3.1 2 d527368dex31.htm EXHIBIT 3.1 Exhibit 3.1 Exhibit 3.1 AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION a Nevada corporation As Amended and Restated Effective January 7,…To view the full exhibit click here
About TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION (NYSE:THC)
Tenet Healthcare Corporation (Tenet) is a healthcare services company. The Company operates regionally focused, integrated healthcare delivery networks in large urban and suburban markets in the United States. The Company operates through three segments: Hospital Operations and other, Ambulatory Care and Conifer. With its networks, including acute care and specialty hospitals, which are engaged in providing outpatient facilities and related businesses, the Company provides a range of healthcare services in the communities it serve. It operates approximately 90 hospitals, 20 short-stay surgical hospitals, 475 outpatient centers, nine facilities in the United Kingdom and six health plans through its subsidiaries, partnerships and joint ventures. In addition, its Conifer Holdings, Inc. (Conifer) subsidiary provide healthcare business process services in the areas of revenue cycle management and technology-enabled performance improvement and health management solutions to health systems.