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).

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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

UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC 8-K