TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION (NYSE:THC) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION (NYSE:THC) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a)The 2018 annual meeting of shareholders of Tenet Healthcare Corporation (the “Company”) was held on May3, 2018.

(b)The Company’s shareholders (1)elected all eight of the nominees for director, (2)approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation, (3)ratified the selection of Deloitte& Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December31, 2018, and (4)did not approve a shareholder proposal regarding an independent board chairman.

The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote are set forth below. Abstentions and broker non-votes were counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum was present but were not counted as votes cast on any matter.

1.Election of directors:

FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES

Ronald A. Rittenmeyer

 79,137,925 2,622,326 61,100 10,600,865

J. Robert Kerrey

 80,463,154 1,311,498 46,699 10,600,865

James L. Bierman

 81,468,016 304,871 48,464 10,600,865

Richard W. Fisher

 80,414,501 1,360,858 45,992 10,600,865

Brenda J. Gaines

 79,727,501 2,047,489 46,361 10,600,865

Edward A. Kangas

 79,614,623 2,151,745 54,983 10,600,865

Richard J. Mark

 81,476,437 297,552 47,362 10,600,865

Tammy Romo

 80,338,235 1,431,884 51,232 10,600,865

2.Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company’s executive compensation:

FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES

79,558,330

 2,211,545 51,476 10,600,865

3.Ratification of the selection of Deloitte& Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December31, 2018:

FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES

90,405,212

 1,934,869 82,135 —

4.Shareholder proposal to urge the Board to adopt a policy that the chairman of the Board be an independent director:

FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES

15,652,004

 65,897,956 271,391 10,600,865


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.