Tenet Healthcare (THC) 8-K Tenet Announces Leadership Transition

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: August 5, 2021

(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)

14201 Dallas Parkway

Dallas, TX 75254

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(469) 893-2200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.05 par value	THC	NYSE
6.875% Senior Notes due 2031	THC31	NYSE

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.

On August 9, 2021, Tenet Healthcare Corporation (the “Company”) announced that, in furtherance of the Company’s long-term succession plan, Ronald A. Rittenmeyer will transition from Chief Executive Officer of the Company and continue as the Executive Chairman of the Company and the Board of Directors of the Company through 2022, and Saumya Sutaria, M.D., will be promoted from President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, in each case effective as of September 1, 2021. Dr. Sutaria will continue to report to Mr. Rittenmeyer. The Board of Directors of the Company approved the transition on August 5, 2021.

The information required by Items 401(b), (d), (e) and Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K with respect to Dr. Sutaria is included in the Company’s annual proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2021, and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

A copy of the press release announcing the matters described above is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The information contained in Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release issued on August 9, 2021
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document)

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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
Date: August 10, 2021	By:	/s/ Thomas Arnst
	Name:	Thomas Arnst
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel

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