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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;30, 2001.  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>FORM S-8<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=3><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
Under<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in it charter) </FONT></P>

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incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>95-2557091</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(I.R.S. employer identification no.)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>3820 State Street<BR>
Santa Barbara, California 93105<BR>
(805)&nbsp;563-7000<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address including zip code, and telephone number, including area code<BR>
of registrant's principal executive offices) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION<BR>
2001 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the plan) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Richard B. Silver<BR>
Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary<BR>
3820 State Street<BR>
Santa Barbara, California 93105<BR>
(805)&nbsp;563-7000<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name, address including zip code and<BR>
telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE  </B></FONT></P>

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<TH WIDTH="29%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of Securities<BR>
to be Registered</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to<BR>
be Registered</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Offering Price<BR>
Per Share*</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Aggregate<BR>
Offering Price*</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="29%"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, par value $.075 per share</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>40,000,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$59.05</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$2,362,000,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$564,518</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>*</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Pursuant
to Rule&nbsp;457(h), these prices are estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee and are based upon the average of the high and low sales prices
of the Registrant's Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on November&nbsp;27, 2001. </FONT></DD></DL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There
also are registered hereunder such additional indeterminate number of shares as may be issued as a result of the adjustment provisions of the Company's 2001 Stock Incentive
Plan. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART I<BR>  <BR>    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (the "Registration Statement") is being filed by Tenet Healthcare Corporation (the "Company" or
"Registrant") with respect to the Company's 2001 Stock Incentive Plan (as the same may be amended, restated, modified, supplemented, renewed or replaced from time to time, the "Plan"), referred to on
the cover of this Registration Statement. A copy of the Plan is attached as an Exhibit to this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
document(s) containing the information required in Part&nbsp;I of this Registration Statement will be sent or given to each of the Company's employees, directors, advisors or
consultants who are selected to participate in the Plan, as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"). Such document(s) are not being filed with the Commission but constitute (together with the documents incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement
pursuant to Item 3 of Part&nbsp;II hereof) a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the 1933 Act. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II<BR>  <BR>    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><A
NAME="dc1958_item_3._incorporation_of_documents_by_reference"> </A>
<A NAME="toc_dc1958_3"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the Company with the Commission are incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference: </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Company's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended May&nbsp;31, 2001 filed on August&nbsp;20, 2001;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Company's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended August&nbsp;31, 2001, filed on October&nbsp;12, 2001;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Company's current reports on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;29, 2001, October&nbsp;12, 2001,
October&nbsp;26, 2001, October&nbsp;31, 2001 and November&nbsp;6, 2001; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
description of the Common Stock, par value $.075 per share (the "Common Stock") of the Company, which is contained in the Company's Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-3, Registration No.&nbsp;33-45689, filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;14, 1992, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose
of updating such description. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 after the date of this Registration Statement, and prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, are deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and shall be a part thereof from the date of filing of those documents. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 4. Description of Securities    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Christi R. Sulzbach, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Company, has delivered an opinion to the effect that the shares of Common Stock
covered by this Registration Statement will be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable. </FONT></P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As of August&nbsp;10, 2001, Ms.&nbsp;Sulzbach beneficially owned 7,998 shares of Common Stock and held options to purchase 205,001 shares of Common Stock. Ms.&nbsp;Sulzbach is
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nevada law and the Company's Restated Articles of Incorporation and Restated Bylaws permit, and in some instances require, indemnification of directors and
officers in terms sufficiently broad to indemnify officers and directors under certain circumstances for liabilities (including expense advancement and/or reimbursement) arising under the 1933 Act.
The Company also may enter into agreements with any director or officer indemnifying them against certain liabilities incurred by them in the performance of their duties, including liabilities under
the 1933 Act. In addition, the Company has directors and officers liability insurance policies. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 8. Exhibits    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>Tenet Healthcare Corporation 2001 Stock Incentive Plan</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Christi R. Sulzbach</FONT></TD>
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Consent of KPMG LLP</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Christi R. Sulzbach (included in her opinion filed as Exhibit 5)</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included on page 4 of this Registration Statement)</FONT></TD>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9. Undertakings    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;To
include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than
a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement; provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i)&nbsp;and (a)(1)(ii)&nbsp;will not apply if </FONT></P>

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the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration
Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)
That, for purposes of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at the time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Santa Barbara, State of
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By:</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RICHARD B. SILVER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Richard B. Silver<BR>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on
November&nbsp;30, 2001. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears in this Registration Statement in any capacity hereby constitutes and appoints each of
Jeffrey C. Barbakow, David L. Dennis, Raymond L. Mathiasen and Christi R. Sulzbach, acting alone, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto
said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about
the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each
acting alone, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Signature Title </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JEFFREY C. BARBAKOW</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Jeffrey C. Barbakow</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director (principal executive officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DAVID L. DENNIS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> David L. Dennis</FONT></TD>
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Vice Chairman, Chief Corporate Officer and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RAYMOND L. MATHIASEN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Raymond L. Mathiasen</FONT></TD>
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Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (principal accounting officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>LAWRENCE BIONDI, S.J.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Lawrence Biondi, S.J.</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>BERNICE B. BRATTER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Bernice B. Bratter</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Christi R. Sulzbach (included in her opinion filed as Exhibit 5)</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 30, 2001.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in it charter)
Nevada
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
95-2557091
(I.R.S. employer identification no.)
3820 State Street
Santa Barbara, California 93105
(805) 563-7000
(Address including zip code, and telephone number, including area code
of registrant's principal executive offices)
TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
2001 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Richard B. Silver
Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary
3820 State Street
Santa Barbara, California 93105
(805) 563-7000
(Name, address including zip code and
telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount to
be Registered
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share*
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price*
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value $.075 per share
40,000,000
$59.05
$2,362,000,000
$564,518
*
Pursuant
to Rule 457(h), these prices are estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee and are based upon the average of the high and low sales prices
of the Registrant's Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on November 27, 2001.
There
also are registered hereunder such additional indeterminate number of shares as may be issued as a result of the adjustment provisions of the Company's 2001 Stock Incentive
Plan.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") is being filed by Tenet Healthcare Corporation (the "Company" or
"Registrant") with respect to the Company's 2001 Stock Incentive Plan (as the same may be amended, restated, modified, supplemented, renewed or replaced from time to time, the "Plan"), referred to on
the cover of this Registration Statement. A copy of the Plan is attached as an Exhibit to this Registration Statement.
The
document(s) containing the information required in Part I of this Registration Statement will be sent or given to each of the Company's employees, directors, advisors or
consultants who are selected to participate in the Plan, as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"). Such document(s) are not being filed with the Commission but constitute (together with the documents incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement
pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof) a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the 1933 Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents filed by the Company with the Commission are incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference:
•
The
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2001 filed on August 20, 2001;
•
The
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended August 31, 2001, filed on October 12, 2001;
•
The
Company's current reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 29, 2001, October 12, 2001,
October 26, 2001, October 31, 2001 and November 6, 2001; and
•
The
description of the Common Stock, par value $.075 per share (the "Common Stock") of the Company, which is contained in the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 33-45689, filed with the Commission on February 14, 1992, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose
of updating such description.
All
documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 after the date of this Registration Statement, and prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, are deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and shall be a part thereof from the date of filing of those documents.
Item 4. Description of Securities
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Christi R. Sulzbach, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Company, has delivered an opinion to the effect that the shares of Common Stock
covered by this Registration Statement will be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
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As of August 10, 2001, Ms. Sulzbach beneficially owned 7,998 shares of Common Stock and held options to purchase 205,001 shares of Common Stock. Ms. Sulzbach is
eligible to participate in the Plan.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Nevada law and the Company's Restated Articles of Incorporation and Restated Bylaws permit, and in some instances require, indemnification of directors and
officers in terms sufficiently broad to indemnify officers and directors under certain circumstances for liabilities (including expense advancement and/or reimbursement) arising under the 1933 Act.
The Company also may enter into agreements with any director or officer indemnifying them against certain liabilities incurred by them in the performance of their duties, including liabilities under
the 1933 Act. In addition, the Company has directors and officers liability insurance policies.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not Applicable
Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.
Tenet Healthcare Corporation 2001 Stock Incentive Plan
5.
Opinion of Christi R. Sulzbach
23.
Consents
a.
Consent of KPMG LLP
b.
Consent of Christi R. Sulzbach (included in her opinion filed as Exhibit 5)
24.
Power of Attorney (included on page 4 of this Registration Statement)
Item 9. Undertakings
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(a)
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)  To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than
a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement.
(iii) To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement; provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) will not apply if
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the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant
pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration
Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
(b)
That, for purposes of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at the time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Santa Barbara, State of
California on November 30, 2001.
TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
By:
/s/
RICHARD B. SILVER
Richard B. Silver
Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary
Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on
November 30, 2001.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears in this Registration Statement in any capacity hereby constitutes and appoints each of
Jeffrey C. Barbakow, David L. Dennis, Raymond L. Mathiasen and Christi R. Sulzbach, acting alone, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto
said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about
the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each
acting alone, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Signature Title
/s/
JEFFREY C. BARBAKOW
Jeffrey C. Barbakow
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director (principal executive officer)
/s/
DAVID L. DENNIS
David L. Dennis
Vice Chairman, Chief Corporate Officer and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer)
/s/
RAYMOND L. MATHIASEN
Raymond L. Mathiasen
Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (principal accounting officer)
/s/
LAWRENCE BIONDI, S.J.
Lawrence Biondi, S.J.
Director
/s/
BERNICE B. BRATTER
Bernice B. Bratter
Director
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/s/
SANFORD CLOUD, JR.
Sanford Cloud, Jr.
Director
/s/
MAURICE J. DEWALD
Maurice J. DeWald
Director
/s/
MICHAEL H. FOCHT, SR.
Michael H. Focht, Sr.
Director
/s/
VAN B. HONEYCUTT
Van B. Honeycutt
Director
/s/
J. ROBERT KERREY
J. Robert Kerrey
Director
/s/
LESTER B. KORN
Lester B. Korn
Director
/s/
FLOYD D. LOOP, M.D.
Floyd D. Loop, M.D.
Director
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.
Tenet Healthcare Corporation 2001 Stock Incentive Plan
5.
Opinion of Christi R. Sulzbach
23.
Consents
a.
Consent of KPMG LLP
b.
Consent of Christi R. Sulzbach (included in her opinion filed as Exhibit 5)
24.
Power of Attorney (included on page 5 of this Registration Statement)
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Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
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