UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: February 25, 2015
(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)
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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 December 4, 2014, Tenet Healthcare Corporation (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K to disclose that Freda C. Lewis-Hall, M.D., had been named to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company. At the time of the filing, Dr. Lewis-Hall had not yet been appointed to serve on any committees of the Board.
Pursuant to Instruction (2) to Item 5.02 of Form 8-K, the Company is filing this amendment to its prior report for the sole purpose of disclosing that, on February 25, 2015, Dr. Lewis-Hall was appointed by the Board to serve as a member of the Board’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Quality, Compliance and Ethics Committee.
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/ Paul A. Castanon | |
| Paul A. Castanon | ||
| Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
Date: February 27, 2015