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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000070318-25-000003"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "THC"
cik: "0000070318"
company_name: "TENET HEALTHCARE CORP"
filed_at: "2025-01-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T12:12:59.711050+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Tenet Healthcare enters amended employment agreement with CEO Saumya Sutaria through Dec 2028; $18M retention RSUs

## Summary
- Base salary $1.5M; target annual bonus at least 200% of base ($3M).
- Retention RSUs $18M: 40% time-vesting over 4 installments; 60% performance-based over 4 years (2025-2028).
- Agreement term through Dec 31, 2028, with auto-renewal; severance includes 2.5x base+target (non-CIC) or 3x (CIC) plus health benefits.
- Non-compete with 4 specified competitors for 1 year post-employment; non-solicit for 2 years; perpetual confidentiality.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000070318-25-000003
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: THC
- cik: 0000070318
- company_name: TENET HEALTHCARE CORP
- filed_at: 2025-01-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70318/000007031825000003/0000070318-25-000003-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70318/000007031825000003/thc-20250123.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000070318-25-000003.txt

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