DALLAS – March 21, 2008 – Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) announced today that its 2008 annual shareholder meeting will be held on Thursday, May 8, 2008, beginning at 8 a.m. Central Time, at the Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre, located at 5410 LBJ Freeway, in Dallas.
The business of the meeting includes: elect ten directors for terms of one-year each; vote upon a proposal to approve a new stock incentive plan; vote upon a proposal to amend the company’s employee stock purchase plan; vote upon two shareholder proposals if properly presented at the meeting; and ratification of the selection of the company’s independent registered public accountants. The deadline for submitting shareholder proposals and nominations for directors at this year’s meeting has now passed.
Shareholders of record as of March 17, 2008 will be entitled to vote at the meeting. A notice of meeting and proxy materials will be mailed to shareholders and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the end of the month.
Tenet Healthcare Corporation, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates acute care hospitals and related health care services. Tenet’s hospitals aim to provide the best possible care to every patient who comes through their doors, with a clear focus on quality and service. Tenet can be found on the World Wide Web at www.tenethealth.com.
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Some of the statements in this release may constitute forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on our current expectations and could be affected by numerous factors and are subject to various risks and uncertainties discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2007, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and periodic reports on Form 8-K. Do not rely on any forward-looking statement, as we cannot predict or control many of the factors that ultimately may affect our ability to achieve the results estimated. We make no promise to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of changes in underlying factors, new information, future events or otherwise.
Contacts:
Media: Steven Campanini (469) 893-6321
steven.campanini@tenethealth.com
Investors: Thomas Rice (469) 893-2522
thomas.rice@tenethealth.com