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accession: "0001104659-25-073383"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SEM"
cik: "0001320414"
company_name: "SELECT MEDICAL HOLDINGS CORP"
filed_at: "2025-08-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T21:23:13.110839+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Select Medical amends bylaws to tighten stockholder nomination rules under universal proxy

## Summary
- Board adopted Amended and Restated Bylaws on July 30, 2025.
- Stockholders must now represent intent to solicit proxies from at least 67% voting power for director elections.
- Stockholders must provide evidence of proxy solicitation to the company.
- Amendments also clarify and enhance other advanced notice procedural requirements.
- Changes align with SEC Rule 14a-19 under the universal proxy framework.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-073383
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SEM
- cik: 0001320414
- company_name: SELECT MEDICAL HOLDINGS CORP
- filed_at: 2025-08-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1320414/000110465925073383/0001104659-25-073383-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1320414/000110465925073383/tm2522425d1_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-073383.txt

## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  SELECT MEDICAL HOLDINGS CORP: Board adopted Amended and Restated Bylaws enhancing stockholder nomination and proposal procedures, including universal proxy rule compliance requirements (effective 2025-07-30).
  - Change: bylaw amendment
  - Effective: 2025-07-30
  source text: On July 30, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Select Medical Holdings Corporation (the “Company”) approved and adopted amendments to the Company’s bylaws, amending and restating them in their entirety (the “Amended and Restated Bylaws”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1320414/000110465925073383/0001104659-25-073383-index.htm

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