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): September 4, 2020
UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 1-10765 | | 23-2077891 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | | (Commission | | (I.R.S. Employer |
Incorporation or Organization) | | File Number) | | Identification No.) |
UNIVERSAL CORPORATE CENTER
367 SOUTH GULPH ROAD
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pennsylvania 19406
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (610) 768-3300
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Class B Common Stock | UHS | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
Mr. Alan B. Miller, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Health Services, Inc. (the “Company”) has informed the Board of Directors of the Company of his decision to step down from the role of Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective January 1, 2021. The Board of Directors has appointed Marc D. Miller, currently President of the Company, to assume the role of Chief Executive Officer while continuing to serve as President and a member of the Board of Directors and appointed Alan B. Miller as Executive Chairman of the Board effective on that date.
Biographical and certain other information for each of Messrs. Alan B. Miller and Marc D. Miller (including certain transactions since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year in which the Company was a participant and in which each of Messrs. Alan B. Miller and Marc D. Miller has an interest that are required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K) can be found in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 9, 2020 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On September 8, 2020, we issued a press release announcing the matters discussed above. A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto) is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
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.
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Universal Health Services, Inc. |
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By: | | /s/ Steve Filton |
Name: Steve Filton |
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Date: September 8, 2020
