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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-038152"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ARDT"
cik: "0001756655"
company_name: "Ardent Health, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-26T20:37:35+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T20:39:40.313864+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ardent Health shareholders elect 11 directors and approve say-on-pay at 2026 annual meeting

## Summary
- All 11 director nominees elected with strong support; Mark Sotir received 90.7M for, 861K withhold.
- Advisory say-on-pay passed with 91.1M for, 300.7K against, and 184.5K abstentions.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor approved with 97.9M for, 918K against, and 7.8K abstentions.
- Broker non-votes were 7.2M for director elections and say-on-pay, none for auditor ratification.
- Approximately 98.8M of 143.1M outstanding shares were voted (69% turnout).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-038152
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ARDT
- cik: 0001756655
- company_name: Ardent Health, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-26T20:37:35+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1756655/000162828026038152/0001628280-26-038152-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1756655/000162828026038152/ardt-20260520.htm

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