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  0001760857
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000070318
  TENET HEALTHCARE CORP
  001-07293
  14201 DALLAS PARKWAY
  DALLAS
  TX
  75254
  469-893-2200
  Sutaria Saumya
  Member of immediate family of any of the foregoing
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  86227
  13314020.57
  95822000
  08/14/2024
  NYSE
  Common
  01/06/2022
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  86227
  01/06/2022
  Compensation
  Y
  This sale today occurred in the account of Rupal S. Sutaria, who is the spouse of Saumya Sutaria, an Officer and Director of the company.
  08/14/2024
  /s/Wade Moss, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Saumya Sutaria