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 7, 2011
TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 1-7293 | 95-2557091 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1400, Dallas, Texas | 75202 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (469) 893-2200
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On September 7, 2011, Tenet Healthcare Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Section 382 Rights Agreement dated as of January 7, 2011, as amended (the “Rights Agreement”), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as rights agent, to accelerate the final expiration date of the rights issued thereunder to the close of business on September 12, 2011. Accordingly, as of the close of business on September 12, 2011, the rights issued under the Rights Agreement will expire and no longer be outstanding.
The foregoing summary of the Amendment is a general description only, does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Amendment, which is attached as Exhibit 4.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 3.03 | Material Modification of Rights to Security Holders |
The information set forth under “Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement” of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item 3.03 by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | The following exhibit is filed as a part of this Report. |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 4.1 | Amendment dated as of September 7, 2011 to the Section 382 Rights Agreement dated as of January 7, 2011, as amended, between Tenet Healthcare Corporation and the Bank of New York Mellon, as rights agent. | |
SIGNATURE
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.
| TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, | ||||||||
| Date: September 7, 2011 | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Gary Ruff | |||||||
| Name: | Gary Ruff | |||||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and General Counsel | |||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 4.1 | Amendment dated as of September 7, 2011 to the Section 382 Rights Agreement dated as of January 7, 2011, as amended, between Tenet Healthcare Corporation and the Bank of New York Mellon, as rights agent. | |