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Filed May 15, 2025 · 1y ago · Accession 0000950170-25-072647
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View original ↗UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 14, 2025
UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
1-10765
23-2077891
(State or other jurisdiction of
(Commission
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
File Number)
Identification No.)
UNIVERSAL CORPORATE CENTER
367 SOUTH GULPH ROAD
KING OF PRUSSIA , Pennsylvania 19406
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code ( 610 ) 768-3300
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class B Common Stock
UHS
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 14, 2025, the Company held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. This year’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders was conducted virtually via a live audio webcast.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders: (i) voted to elect two Class II members of the Board of Directors for a three-year term scheduled to expire at the Company’s 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; (ii) voted to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, and; (iii) voted against the stockholder proposal to elect each Director annually. The final voting results were as follows:
Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors:
Warren J. Nimetz – elected by the Class A and Class C Stockholders:
Votes cast in favor
7,238,163
Votes withheld
0
Non-votes
0
Maria R. Singer – elected by the Class B and Class D Stockholders:
Votes cast in favor
26,423,355
Votes withheld
22,288,161
Non-votes
3,260,237
Proposal No. 2: Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025:
Votes cast in favor
63,483,485
Votes cast against
87,910
Votes abstained
3,155
Non-votes
0
Proposal No. 3: Stockholder Proposal to elect each Director annually:
Votes cast in favor
4,086,194
Votes cast against
59,147,751
Votes abstained
5,514
Non-votes
335,092
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Universal Health Services, Inc.
By:
/s/ Steve Filton
Name: Steve Filton
Title: Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Date: May 15, 2025
Filing details
- Ticker
- UHS
- CIK
- 352915
- Form type
- 8-K
- Filing date
- May 15, 2025
- Report date
- May 14, 2025
- Document
- uhs-20250514.htm
- Size
- 176 KB