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 10, 2012

(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:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 



 

Item 5.07                     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

(a)   The 2012 annual meeting of shareholders of Tenet Healthcare Corporation was held on May 10, 2012.

 

(b)   The shareholders (1) elected all of the board’s nominees for director, (2) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the company’s named executive officers, (3) ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2012, and (4) re-approved the First Amended Tenet Healthcare Corporation Annual Incentive Plan, including the performance goals thereunder.

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Ellis “Jeb” Bush

 

285,044,492

 

44,461,113

 

180,309

 

49,689,934

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trevor Fetter

 

285,046,775

 

44,445,358

 

193,781

 

49,689,934

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brenda J. Gaines

 

268,139,842

 

61,358,356

 

187,716

 

49,689,934

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Karen M. Garrison

 

285,174,435

 

44,319,341

 

192,138

 

49,689,934

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edward A. Kangas

 

281,481,080

 

47,995,438

 

209,396

 

49,689,934

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floyd D. Loop, M.D.

 

285,150,002

 

44,278,656

 

257,256

 

49,689,934

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Richard R. Pettingill

 

282,715,414

 

46,750,905

 

219,595

 

49,689,934

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ronald A. Rittenmeyer

 

282,701,205

 

46,760,456

 

224,253

 

49,689,934

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James A. Unruh

 

283,405,376

 

46,144,267

 

136,271

 

49,689,934

 

 

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

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER NON-
VOTES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

307,586,987

 

19,861,856

 

2,237,071

 

49,689,934

 

 

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3.  Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2012:

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER NON-
VOTES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

376,849,138

 

2,274,022

 

252,688

 

 

 

4.  Re-approval of the First Amended Tenet Healthcare Corporation Annual Incentive Plan:

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER NON-
VOTES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

324,969,704

 

4,374,107

 

342,103

 

49,689,934

 

 

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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.

 

 

TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

By:

    /s/ Gary Ruff

 

 

    Gary Ruff

 

 

    Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

 

Date: May 11, 2012

 

 

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