UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 20, 2012 (November 15, 2012)

VANGUARD HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE | | 001-35204 | | 62-1698183 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 100, Nashville, Tennessee
| | 37215
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(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (615) 665-6000
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) Vanguard Health Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on November 15, 2012.
(b) At the annual meeting, the stockholders (1) elected all of the Company’s Board of Director’s nominees for director, (2) ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013 and (3) approved an advisory resolution on the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers.
The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote are as follows:
1. Election of directors
| FOR | | WITHHELD | | ABSTAIN | | BROKER NON-VOTES |
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Michael A. Dal Bello | 53,297,347 | | 11,657,191 | | — | | 8,528,542 |
M. Fazle Husain | 53,877,982 | | 11,076,556 | | — | | 8,528,542 |
2. Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013
FOR | | AGAINST | | ABSTAIN | | BROKER NON-VOTES |
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72,819,249 | | 613,831 | | 50,000 | | N/A |
3. Advisory vote on the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers
FOR | | AGAINST | | ABSTAIN | | BROKER NON-VOTES |
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64,490,013 | | 309,015 | | 155,510 | | 8,528,542 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
VANGUARD HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
(Registrant)
DATE: November 20, 2012 By: /s/ James H. Spalding
James H. Spalding
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary