TENET HEALTHCARE CORP
EXHIBIT 10(C)
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<A NAME="toc_na1816_2"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>TENET HEALTHCARE  CORPORATION<BR>  <BR>  <BR>  AMENDED AND RESTATED<BR>  <BR>  <BR>  SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN<BR>  <BR>  <BR>  As of October&nbsp;9, 2001    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>


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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Originally Dated November&nbsp;1, 1984<BR>
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Amended May&nbsp;21, 1986<BR>
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Amended April&nbsp;25, 1994<BR>
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Amended July&nbsp;25, 1994<BR>
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Amended January&nbsp;28, 1997<BR>
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Restated as of May&nbsp;31, 1998<BR>
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Amended and Restated as of October&nbsp;9, 2001  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2><B>Section 1 &#151; Statement of Purpose</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>1</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>Section 2 &#151; Definitions</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Acquisition</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Actual Final Average Earnings</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2.3</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Agreement</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2.4</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Committee</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2.5</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Change of Control</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2.6</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Date of Employment</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2.7</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Date of Enrollment</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2.8</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Disability</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2.9</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Early Retirement</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2.10</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Earnings</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2.11</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Eligible Children</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2.12</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Employee</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2.13</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Employment or Service</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2.14</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Existing Retirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Factor</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2.15</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Final Average Earnings</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2.16</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Normal Retirement</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>3</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2.17</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Participant</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>3</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2.18</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Prior Service Credit Percentage</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>3</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2.19</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Projected Earnings</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>3</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2.20</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Projected Final Average Earnings</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>3</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2.21</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Subsidiary</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>3</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2.22</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Surviving</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>3</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2.23</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Termination of Employment</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>3</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2.24</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Year</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>3</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2.25</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Year of Service</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>3</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>Section 3 &#151; Retirement Benefits</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
4</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>3.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Normal Retirement</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>4</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>3.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Early Retirement Benefit</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>4</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>3.3</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Vesting of Retirement Benefit</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>5</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>3.4</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Termination Benefit</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>5</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>3.5</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Duration of Benefit Payment</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>6</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>3.6</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Recipients of Benefit Payments</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>6</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>3.7</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Disability</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>6</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>3.8</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Change of Control</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>7</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>3.9</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Golden Parachute Cap</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>8</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>Section 4 &#151; Payment</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>4.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Commencement of Payments</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>8</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>4.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Withholding; Unemployment Taxes</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>8</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>4.3</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Recipients of Payments</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>8</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>4.4</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>No Other Benefits</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>8</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>4.5</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Lump Sum Distributions</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>8</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>Section 5 &#151; Conditions Related to Benefits</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>5.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Administration of Plan</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>10</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>5.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>No Right to Assets</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>10</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>5.3</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>10</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>5.4</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>10</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>5.5</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Eligibility</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>11</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>5.6</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Offset</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>11</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>5.7</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Conditions Precedent</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>11</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>6.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Non-assignability</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>11</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>6.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Gender and Number</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>11</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>6.3</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Notice</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>11</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>6.4</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Validity</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>12</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>6.5</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Applicable Law</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>12</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>6.6</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>Successors in Interest</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>12</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>6.7</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="86%"><FONT SIZE=2>No Representation on Tax Matters</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>12</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the "Plan") has been adopted by Tenet Healthcare Corporation ("Tenet") to attract, retain, motivate and provide
financial security to highly compensated or management employees (the "Participants") who render valuable services to Tenet and its Subsidiaries. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.1</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Acquisition.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;"Acquisition" refers to a company of which substantially all of its assets or a
majority of its capital stock are acquired by, or which is merged with or into, Tenet or a Subsidiary. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.2</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Actual Final Average Earnings.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;"Actual Final Average Earnings" means the highest average monthly
Earnings for any 60 consecutive months during the ten years, or actual employment period if less, preceding Termination of Employment. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.3</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Agreement.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;"Agreement" means a written agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit&nbsp;A
between Tenet and a Participant. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.4</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Committee.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;"Committee" means the Compensation and Stock Option Committee of the Board of Directors
of Tenet. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.5</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Change of Control.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;"Change of Control" of Tenet shall be deemed to have occurred if either
(a)&nbsp;any person as such term is used in Sections 13(c) and 14(d)(2) of the </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is or becomes the beneficial owner directly or indirectly of securities of Tenet representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of
Tenet's then outstanding securities or (b)&nbsp;individuals who, as of April&nbsp;1, 1994, constitute the Board of Directors of Tenet (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at
least a majority of the Board of Directors; provided, however, that (i)&nbsp;any individual who becomes a director of Tenet subsequent to April&nbsp;1, 1994, whose election, or nomination for
election by the Tenet's stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be deemed to have been a member of the Incumbent Board
and (ii)&nbsp;no individual who was elected initially (after April&nbsp;1, 1994) as a director as a result of an actual or threatened election contest, as such terms are used in
Rule&nbsp;14a-11 of Regulation&nbsp;14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any other actual or threatened solicitations of proxies or consents by or
on behalf of any person other than the Incumbent Board shall be deemed to have been a member of the Incumbent Board. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.6</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Date of Employment.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;"Date of Employment" means the date on which a person began to perform Services
directly for Tenet or a Subsidiary as a result of an Acquisition or becoming an Employee. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.7</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Date of Enrollment.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;"Date of Enrollment" means the date on or after June&nbsp;1, 1984 on which an
Employee first becomes a Participant in the Plan, provided that any Employee who becomes a Participant prior to June&nbsp;1, 1985 shall be deemed to have a Date of Enrollment of the later of Date of
Employment or June&nbsp;1, 1984. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.8</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Disability.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;"Disability" means any Termination of Employment during the life of a Participant and
prior to Normal Retirement or Early Retirement by reason of a Participant's total and permanent disability, as determined by the Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion. A Participant, who
makes application for and qualifies for disability benefits under Tenet's Group </FONT></P>

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Long-Term Disability Plan or under any similar plan provided by Tenet or a Subsidiary, as now in effect or as hereinafter amended (the "LTD Plans"), shall usually qualify for Disability
under this Plan, unless the Committee determines that the Participant is not totally and permanently disabled. A Participant who fails to qualify for disability benefits under the&nbsp;LTD Plans
(whether or not the Participant makes application for disability benefits thereunder) shall not be deemed to be totally and permanently disabled under this Plan, unless the Committee otherwise
determines, based upon the opinion of a qualified physician or medical clinic selected by the Committee to the effect that a condition of total and permanent disability exists. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.9</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Early Retirement.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;"Early Retirement" means any Termination of Employment during the life of a
Participant prior to Normal Retirement and after the Participant attains age 55 and has completed ten Years of Service or attains age 62 with no minimum Years of Service. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.10</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Earnings.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;"Earnings" means the base salary paid to a Participant by Tenet or a Subsidiary,
excluding bonuses, car and other allowances and other cash and non-cash compensation. However, for all Participants actively at work on or after February&nbsp;1, 1997 as
full-time, regular employees, "Earnings" means the base salary, any annual cash award paid under Tenet's annual incentive plan and any discretionary awards made under Tenet's deferred
compensation plan(s) by Tenet or a Subsidiary to such Participant, but shall exclude car and other allowances and other cash and non-cash compensation. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.11</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Eligible Children.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;"Eligible Children" means all natural or adopted children of a Participant
under the age of 21, including any child conceived prior to the death of a Participant. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.12</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Employee.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;"Employee" means any person who regularly performs Services on a full-time
basis (that is, works a minimum of 32&nbsp;hours a week) for Tenet or a Subsidiary and receives a salary plus employee benefits normally made available to persons of similar status. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.13</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Employment or Service.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;"Employment" or "Service" means any continuous period during which an
Employee is actively engaged in performing services for Tenet and its Subsidiaries plus the term of any leave of absence approved by the Committee. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.14</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Existing Retirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Factor.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;"Existing Retirement Benefit Plans Adjustment
Factor or Factors" means the assumed benefit the Participant would be eligible for under Social Security and all retirement plans of Tenet and its Subsidiaries whether or not he participates in such
plans. This Factor will be used for calculating all benefits under the Plan and is a projection of the benefits payable under the Social Security regulations in effect June&nbsp;1, 1984, and
retirement plans of Tenet in effect on June&nbsp;1, 1984, or the participant's Date of Enrollment in the Plan, if later. Once established for a Participant this Factor will not thereafter be altered
to reflect any reduction in benefits under Social Security. This Factor will be adjusted to reflect changes in benefits under Tenet retirement plans if a Participant is transferred to different
retirement plans or the Company contribution to a retirement plan is increased or decreased from the percentage used for original calculation of the Participant's Factor or the Participant becomes
eligible for other retirement plans adopted by the Company which would provide benefits greater or less than the Plan considered in calculating the Participant's original Factor, except that such
Factor for Participant's who are regular, full-time employees actively at work with the Company on April&nbsp;1, 1994, with the corporate office or a division or Subsidiary that is not
announced as a discontinued operation shall be revised based upon the Participant's actual base salary as of April&nbsp;1, 1994, but no Factor will be increased as a result of revision of the Factor
to use the base salary as of April&nbsp;1, 1994; provided, however, for a Participant who is a full-time, regular employee actively at work on or after February&nbsp;1, 1997, the
Existing Retirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Factor shall be applied only to the base salary component of Final Average Earnings. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.15</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Final Average Earnings.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;"Final Average Earnings" means the lesser of (i)&nbsp;Actual Final
Average Earnings, or (ii)&nbsp;if the Participant has completed at least sixty (60)&nbsp;months of service, </FONT></P>

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Actual Final Average Earnings. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.16</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Normal Retirement.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;"Normal Retirement" means any Termination of Employment during the life of a
Participant on or after the date on which the Participant attains age 65. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.17</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Participant.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;"Participant" means any Employee selected to participate in this Plan by the
Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Prior Service Credit Percentage.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;"Prior Service Credit Percentage" means the percentage to be
applied to a Participant's Years of Service with Tenet and its Subsidiaries prior to his or her Date of Enrollment in the Plan, in accordance with the following formula: </FONT></P>

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After Date of Enrollment</B></FONT><HR NOSHADE></TH>
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<TD WIDTH="53%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="22%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="26%"><FONT SIZE=2>During 1st year</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="53%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="22%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>25</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="26%"><FONT SIZE=2>During 2nd year</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="53%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="22%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>35</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="26%"><FONT SIZE=2>During 3rd year</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="53%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="22%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>45</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="26%"><FONT SIZE=2>During 4th year</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="53%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="22%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>55</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="26%"><FONT SIZE=2>During 5th year</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="53%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="22%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>75</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="26%"><FONT SIZE=2>After 5th year</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="53%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="22%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>100</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.19</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Projected Earnings.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;"Projected Earnings" means the (a)&nbsp;actual Earnings of the Participant
on the Date of Enrollment plus an assumed increase of eight percent per annum, or (b)&nbsp;for Participants who are regular full-time employees actively at work on April&nbsp;1, 1994,
with the corporate office or a division or a subsidiary that has not been declared to be a discontinued operation, the actual Earnings of the Participant on April&nbsp;1, 1994, plus an assumed
increase of eight percent per annum. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.20</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Projected Final Average Earnings.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;"Projected Final Average Earnings" means the average of a
Participant's Projected Earnings during the 60&nbsp;months preceding Termination of Employment. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.21</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Subsidiary.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;A "Subsidiary" of the Company is any corporation, partnership, venture or other entity
in which the Company owns 50% of the capital stock or otherwise has a controlling interest as determined by the Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.22</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Surviving Spouse.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;"Surviving Spouse" means the person legally married to a Participant for at
least one year prior to the Participant's death or Termination of Employment. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.23</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Termination of Employment.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;"Termination of Employment" means the ceasing of </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the
Participant's Employment for any reason whatsoever, whether voluntarily or involuntarily. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.24</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Year.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;A "Year" is a period of twelve consecutive calendar months. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.25</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Year of Service.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;"Year of Service" means each complete year (up to a maximum of 20)&nbsp;of
continuous Service (up to age 65)&nbsp;as an Employee of Tenet and its Subsidiaries beginning with the Date of Employment with Tenet and its Subsidiaries. Years of Service shall be deemed to have
begun as of the first day of the calendar month of Employment and to have ceased on the last day of the calendar month of Employment. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Section&nbsp;3&#151;Retirement Benefits    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.1</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Normal Retirement Benefit.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>a.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Upon
a Participant's Normal Retirement, the Company agrees to pay to the Participant a monthly Normal Retirement Benefit for the Participant's lifetime which is determined in
accordance with the Benefit Formula set forth below, adjusted by the Vesting Percentage in Section&nbsp;3.3. Except as provided below, the amount of such monthly Normal Retirement Benefit will be
determined by using the following formula: </FONT></DD></DL>
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<TD WIDTH="2%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>=</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="93%"><FONT SIZE=2>A&nbsp;&times;&nbsp;[B1&nbsp;+&nbsp;[B2 X C]]&nbsp;&times;&nbsp;[2.7% - D]&nbsp;&times;&nbsp;E</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="93%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2>X</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>=</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="93%"><FONT SIZE=2>Normal Retirement Benefit</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN="TOP">
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2>A</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>=</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="93%"><FONT SIZE=2>Final Average Earnings</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN="TOP">
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2>B1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>=</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="93%"><FONT SIZE=2>Years of Service After Date of Enrollment</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN="TOP">
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2>B2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>=</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="93%"><FONT SIZE=2>Years of Service Prior to Date of Enrollment</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN="TOP">
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2>C</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>=</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="93%"><FONT SIZE=2>Prior Service Credit Percentage</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN="TOP">
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2>D</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>=</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="93%"><FONT SIZE=2>Existing Retirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Factor</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN="TOP">
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2>E</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>=</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="93%"><FONT SIZE=2>Vesting Percentage</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Note:
B1 and B2 Years of Service combined cannot exceed 20&nbsp;years. </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>b.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>In
the event of the death or Disability of a Participant at any age or the Normal or Early Retirement of a Participant after age 60, the Normal or Early Retirement Benefit will be
determined on the basis of a Prior Service Credit Percentage of 100.
<BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>c.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>If
a Participant who is receiving a Normal Retirement Benefit dies, his or her Surviving Spouse or Eligible Children shall be entitled to receive (in accordance with Sections 3.5
and 3.6) 50% of the Participant's Normal Retirement Benefit.
<BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>d.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>If
a Participant who is eligible for Normal Retirement dies while an Employee of the Company after attaining age 65, his or her Surviving Spouse or Eligible Children shall be
entitled to receive (in accordance with Sections 3.5 and 3.6) the installments of the Normal Retirement Benefit which would have been payable to the Surviving Spouse or Eligible Children in accordance
with this Section&nbsp;3.1 as if the Participant had retired on the day before he or she died. </FONT></DD></DL>
</UL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.2</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Early Retirement Benefit.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>a.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Upon
a Participant's Early Retirement, Tenet shall pay the Participant a monthly Early Retirement Benefit for the Participant's lifetime commencing on the first day of the calendar
month following the date he or she attains age 65, calculated in accordance with Section&nbsp;3.1 and Section&nbsp;3.3 with the following adjustments:
<BR></FONT>
<DL compact>
<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Only
the Participant's actual Years of Service, adjusted appropriately for the Prior Service Credit Percentage, as of the date of Early Retirement
shall be used.
<BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>For
purposes of determining the Actual Final Average Earnings and Projected Final Average Earnings, only the Participant's Earnings and Projected
Earnings as of the date of Early Retirement shall be used.
<BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(iii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
arrive at the payments to commence at age 65 for a Participant whose termination occurs prior to February&nbsp;1, 1997 the amount calculated
under paragraphs a(i)&nbsp;and a(ii)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;3.2 will be reduced by 0.42% for each month Early Retirement commences before age 62. To arrive at the payments to commence at age
65 for a Participant who is actively at work as a full-time, regular employee on or after February&nbsp;1, 1997, the amount calculated under paragraphs a(i)&nbsp;and a(ii)&nbsp;of
this Section&nbsp;3.2 will be reduced by 0.25% for each month Early Retirement commences before age 62. </FONT></DD></DL>
</DD></DL>
</UL>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>b.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Upon
the written request of a Participant prior to termination of employment, the Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, may authorize payment of the Early Retirement
Benefit at a date prior to the Participant's attainment of age 65; provided, however, that in such event the amount calculated under paragraphs a(i)&nbsp;and a(iii)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;3.2
shall be further reduced by 0.42% for each month that the date of the commencement of payment precedes the date on which the Participant will attain age 62; however, for a Participant who is actively
at work as a full-time, regular employee on or after February&nbsp;1, 1997, the amount of further reduction under paragraphs a(i)&nbsp;and a(iii)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;3.2
shall be 0.25% for each month that the date of commencement of payment precedes the date on which the Participant will attain age 62.
<BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>c.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>If
a Participant dies after commencement of payment of his or her Early Retirement Benefit, the Surviving Spouse or Eligible Children shall be entitled to receive (in accordance
with Sections 3.5 and 3.6) 50% of the Participant's Early Retirement Benefit.
<BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>d.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>If
a Participant dies after his or her Early Retirement but before benefits have commenced, or while on Disability, the Surviving Spouse or Eligible Children shall be entitled to
receive (in accordance with Sections 3.5 and 3.6) 50% of the benefit that would have been payable on the date the Participant elected to have benefits commence.
<BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>e.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>If
a Participant dies after becoming eligible for Early Retirement but before taking Early Retirement or while on Disability, the Surviving Spouse or Eligible Children shall be
entitled to receive (in accordance with Sections 3.5 and 3.6) 50% of the Participant's Early Retirement Benefit determined as if the Participant had retired on the day prior to his or her death with
payments commencing on the first of the month following the Participant's death. The benefits payable to a Surviving Spouse or Eligible Children under this paragraph shall be no less than the benefits
payable to a Surviving Spouse or Eligible Children under Section&nbsp;3.4 as if the Participant had died immediately prior to age 55. </FONT></DD></DL>
</UL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.3</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Vesting of Retirement Benefit.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;A Participant's interest in his or her Retirement Benefit shall,
subject to Sections 5.5 and 5.7, vest in accordance with the following schedule: </FONT></P>

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<TH WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
<TH WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Vesting</B></FONT><HR NOSHADE></TH>
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<TD WIDTH="18%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%"><FONT SIZE=2>Less than 5</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>-0-</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
5 but less than 6</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
25%</FONT></TD>
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6 through 20</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
5% per year</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a Participant who is at least 60&nbsp;years old and who has completed at least five years of Service will be fully vested, subject to Sections 5.5 and 5.7, in his or
her Retirement Benefits. No Years of Service will be credited for Service after age 65 or for more than 20&nbsp;years. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.4</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Termination Benefit.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon any Termination of Employment of the Participant before Normal Retirement
or Early Retirement for reasons other than death or Disability, Tenet shall pay, commencing at age 65, to the Participant a Retirement Benefit calculated under Section&nbsp;3.1 and 3.3 but with the
following adjustments: </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>a.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Only
the Participant's actual Years of Service, adjusted appropriately for the Prior Service Credit Percentage, as of the date of Termination of Employment shall be used.
<BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>b.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>For
purposes of determining the Actual Final Average Earnings and the Projected Final Average Earnings, as used in Section&nbsp;3.1, only the Participant's Earnings and Projected
Earnings prior to the date of his or her Termination of Employment shall be used. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>c.</FONT></DT><DD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>If
 a Participant dies after commencement of payment of his or her Retirement Benefit under this Section&nbsp;3.4, the Surviving Spouse or Eligible Children shall be entitled at
Participant's death to receive (in accordance with Sections 3.5 and 3.6) 50% of the Participant's Retirement Benefit.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>If
a Participant, who has a vested interest under Section&nbsp;3.3, dies after Termination of Employment but at death is not receiving any
Retirement Benefits under this Plan, the Surviving Spouse or Eligible Children shall be entitled to receive (in accordance with Sections 3.5 and 3.6) commencing on the date when the Participant would
have attained age 65, 50% of the Retirement Benefit which would have been payable to the Participant at age 65.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(iii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>If
a Participant, who has a vested interest under Section&nbsp;3.3, dies while still actively employed by Tenet or a Subsidiary or on Disability
before he or she was eligible for Early Retirement, his or her Surviving Spouse or Eligible Children shall be entitled at the Participant's death to receive 50% of the Retirement Benefit (in
accordance with Sections 3.5 and 3.6) calculated as if the Participant was age 55 and eligible for Early Retirement on the day before the Participant's death; provided, however, that the combined
reductions for Early Retirement and early payment shall not exceed 21% of the amount calculated under paragraphs a(i)&nbsp;and a(ii)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;3.2. </FONT></DD></DL>
</DD></DL>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>d.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
arrive at the payments to commence at age 65, the amount calculated under paragraphs (a), (b), (c)(i)&nbsp;and (c)(ii)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;3.4 will be reduced by the
maximum percentage reduction for Early Retirement at age 55 (i.e., 21%). </FONT></DD></DL>
</UL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.5</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Duration of Benefit Payment.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;Normal and Early Retirement Benefit payments shall be for the life of
the Participant. Surviving Spouse Benefit payments shall be for the Spouse's lifetime. All benefits payable to the Surviving Spouse are subject to actuarial reduction if spouse is more than three
years younger than the Participant. Eligible Children Benefit payments shall be made until the youngest of the Eligible Children reaches 21. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.6</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Recipients of Benefit Payments.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;If a Participant dies without a Surviving Spouse but is survived by
any Eligible Children, then benefits will be paid to the Eligible Children or their legal guardian, if applicable. The total monthly benefit payable will be equal to the monthly benefit that a
Surviving Spouse would have received without actuarial reduction. This benefit will be paid in equal shares to all Eligible Children until the youngest of the Eligible Children attains age 21. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If
the Surviving Spouse dies after the death of the Participant but is survived by Eligible Children then the total monthly benefit previously paid to the Surviving Spouse will be
paid in equal shares to all Eligible Children until the youngest of the Eligible Children attains age 21. When any of the Eligible Children reaches 21, his or her share will be reallocated equally to
the remaining Eligible Children. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.7</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Disability. Any Participant, who is under Disability upon reaching age 65 will be paid the Normal Retirement Benefit in accordance with
Sections 3.1 and 3.3.  </I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon a Participant's Disability while an Employee of the Company, the Participant will continue to accrue Years of Service during his or her Disability until
the earliest of his or her: </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>a.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Recovery
from Disability,
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>b.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>His
or her 65th Birthday, or
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>c.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Death,
</FONT></DD></DL>
</UL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>If
a Participant is receiving Disability payments, he or she shall not be entitled to receive an Early Retirement Benefit. </FONT></P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For purposes of calculating the foregoing benefits, the Participant's Actual Final Average Earnings and Projected Final Average Earnings shall be determined using his or her Earnings
and Projected Earnings up to the date of Disability. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.8</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Change of Control.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<DL compact>
<DT><FONT SIZE=2>a.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>In
the event of a Change of Control of Tenet while this Plan remains in effect, (i)&nbsp;a Participant's Retirement Benefits hereunder (a)&nbsp;will be determined on the basis
of receiving full Prior Service Credit under Sections 3.1 and 3.2 for all Years of Service prior to his or her Date of Enrollment and (b)&nbsp;will
be fully vested in the Participant without regard to his or her Years of Service with Tenet and its Subsidiaries and (ii), notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, a Participant will be
entitled to receive the Normal Retirement Benefit on or after age 60 with no reduction by virtue of paragraphs a(iii)&nbsp;and b of Section&nbsp;3.2.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>b.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>For
a Participant who is a regular, full-time employee actively at work on April&nbsp;1, 1994, with the corporate office or a division or a Subsidiary which has not
been declared to be a discontinued operation, who has not yet begun to receive benefit payments under the Plan and whose employment is Terminated without cause or who voluntarily Terminates Employment
following (a)&nbsp;a material downward change in the functions, duties, or responsibilities which reduce the rank or position of the Participant, (b)&nbsp;(i) a reduction in the Participant's
annual base salary, or (ii)&nbsp;a material reduction in the Participant's annual incentive plan bonus payment other than for financial performance as it broadly applies to all similarly situated
active Participants in the same plan, or (iii)&nbsp;a material reduction in the Participant's retirement or supplemental retirement benefits that does not broadly apply to all active Participant's
in the same plan, or (c)&nbsp;a transfer of a Participant's office to a location that is more than fifty (50)&nbsp;miles from the Participant's current principal office location, if such
Termination of Employment occurs within two years following a Change of Control of Tenet while this Plan remains in effect, the provisions of Section&nbsp;3.8(a) above shall not apply and
(i)&nbsp;a Participant's Early or Normal Retirement Benefits under this Plan (a)&nbsp;will be determined on the basis of (I)&nbsp;receiving full Prior Service Credit under Sections 3.1 and 3.2
for all Years of Service prior to his or her Date of Enrollment and (II)&nbsp;being credited with three additional years to his or her Years of Service (with total Years of Service not to exceed
20&nbsp;years) and (b)&nbsp;will be fully vested in the Participant without regard to his or her Years of Service with Tenet and its Subsidiaries, (ii)&nbsp;will be determined by replacing the
definition of "Earnings" under Section&nbsp;2.10 hereof with the following "the base salary and the annual cash bonus paid to a Participant by Tenet or a Subsidiary, excluding (A)&nbsp;any cash
bonus paid under the LTIP, (B)&nbsp;any car and other allowances and (C)&nbsp;other cash and non-cash compensation", and (iii)&nbsp;notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan
to the contrary, a Participant will be entitled to receive the Normal Retirement Benefit on or after the age of 60, without reduction, and after the age of 55 with a reduction of 0.25% per month for
each month for which the benefit commences to be paid prior to the Participant's attaining the age of 60 and after the age of 50 with the foregoing reduction from age 60 to age 55 and with a reduction
to 0.56% per month for each month for which the benefit commences to be paid prior to the Participant's attaining the age of 55. No other reductions set forth in Sections 3.2(a)(iii)&nbsp;and 3.2(b)
will apply.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>c.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>For
a Participant who (a)&nbsp;is an active, full-time employee, (b)&nbsp;has not yet begun to receive benefit payments under the Plan and (c)&nbsp;is
involuntarily terminated from employment without cause or voluntarily terminates employment pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.8(b) above, within two years following a Change of Control of Tenet while this
Plan remains in effect, the provisions of Section&nbsp;5.7(ii)&nbsp;below shall not apply. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.9</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Golden Parachute Cap.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding any provision in this Plan to the contrary, in no event shall
the total present value of all payments under this Plan that are payable to a Participant and are contingent upon a Change of Control in accordance with the rules set forth in Section&nbsp;280G of
the
Internal Revenue Service Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, when added to the present value of all other payments, other than payments that are made
pursuant to this Plan, that are payable to a Participant and are contingent upon a Change of Control, exceed an amount equal to two hundred and ninety-nine percent (299%) of the
Participant's "base amount" as that term is defined in Section&nbsp;280G of the Code. For purposes of making a calculation under this Section&nbsp;3.9, the determination of the portion of a
payment that shall be treated as contingent upon a Change of Control shall be made in accordance with Proposed Treasury Regulations Section&nbsp;1.280G-1Q/A-24. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Commencement of Payments.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;Payments under this Plan shall begin not later than the first day of the
calendar month following the occurrence of an event which entitles a Participant (or a Surviving Spouse or Eligible Children) to payments under this Plan. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Withholding; Unemployment Taxes.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;To the extent required by the law in effect at the time payments
are made, Tenet shall withhold from payments made hereunder any taxes required to be withheld by the Federal or any state or local government. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.3</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Recipients of Payments.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;All payments to be made by Tenet under the Plan shall be made to the
Participant during his or her lifetime. All subsequent payments under the Plan shall be made by Tenet to Participant's Surviving Spouse, Eligible Children or their guardian, if applicable. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.4</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;No Other Benefits.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;Tenet shall pay no benefits hereunder to the Participant, his or her Surviving
Spouse, Eligible Children or their legal guardian, if applicable, by reason of Termination of Employment or otherwise, except as specifically provided herein. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.5</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Lump Sum Distributions.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;At any time following a Termination of Employment which occurs within two
(2)&nbsp;years after a Change of Control or following an Early Retirement or a Normal Retirement, a Participant, or the Surviving Spouse of a Participant, who has a vested interest in the Plan may
elect to receive a lump sum payment, in an amount determined below, sixty (60)&nbsp;days after giving notice to the Committee of the Participant's, or the Participant's Surviving Spouse's, desire to
receive such lump sum benefit. The date of the notice shall be the "Commencement Date." The lump sum payment shall be determined in accordance with the following provisions of this Section&nbsp;4.5,
and then shall be reduced by a penalty equal to ten percent (10%) of such payment which shall be forfeited to Tenet. However, the penalty shall not apply if the Committee determines, based on the
advice of counsel or a final determination by the Internal Revenue Service or any court of competent jurisdiction, that by reason of the foregoing elective provisions of this Section&nbsp;4.5 any
Participant, Surviving Spouse or Eligible Children has recognized or will recognize gross income for federal income tax purposes under this Plan
in advance of payment to him or her of Plan benefits. Tenet shall notify all Participants (and Surviving Spouses or Eligible Children of deceased Participants) of any such determination. Wherever any
such determination is made, Tenet shall refund all penalties which were imposed hereunder on account of making lump sum payments at any time during or after the first year to which such determination
applies (i.e., the first year when gross income is recognized for federal income tax purposes). Interest shall be paid on any such refunds based on an interest factor determined under
Section&nbsp;4.5b hereof. The Committee may also reduce or eliminate the penalty if it determines that this action will not cause any Participant to recognize gross income for federal income tax
purposes under this Plan in advance of payment to him or her of Plan benefits. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Plan, a penalty shall not apply if a retired Participant or the Surviving Spouse or Eligible Children of a deceased Participant receives a
lump sum distribution </FONT></P>

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due to a financial hardship. The Committee shall determine whether a financial hardship exists in its sole discretion, but in good faith and on a uniform, nondiscriminatory and reasonable basis. A
hardship distribution shall be a cash payment not to exceed the amount necessary to relieve the hardship. </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>a.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>When
monthly benefit payments have not yet commenced and the Participant is living on the Commencement Date, the lump sum payment (prior to the ten percent (10%) reduction) shall
equal the lump sum value of the Participant's Early Retirement Benefit or Normal Retirement Benefit as of the Commencement Date. The amount described in this Section&nbsp;4.5a shall include, in
addition, in the case of a Participant who has a spouse or Eligible Children on the Commencement Date, the lump sum value, determined as of such date, of any benefit payable to a Surviving Spouse or
Eligible Children by reason of the Participant's death on or after such date assuming such spouse would qualify as a Surviving Spouse on and after such date. The lump sum amount representing the value
of the benefits described in the preceding two sentences shall be computed (i)&nbsp;first by reducing the amount of the Participant's monthly benefit payable under Section&nbsp;3.2 hereof, if the
Participant's Commencement Date occurs before the Participant's Normal Retirement date, (ii)&nbsp;then determining the survivor benefit which would be payable to a Surviving Spouse or Eligible
Children in respect of such monthly benefit under Section&nbsp;3.1c or Section&nbsp;3.2c whichever is applicable, and (iii)&nbsp;next commuting such benefits to their lump sum equivalent at the
Commencement Date by reference to the factor described in Section&nbsp;4.5b. In computing the Participant's monthly benefit under clause&nbsp;(i) of the preceding sentence, if the Commencement
Date occurs before the earliest date when the Participant may commence to receive his or her Early Retirement Benefit, the Participant's Early Retirement Benefit shall be computed as the annual
actuarial equivalent of the Early Retirement Benefit which would be payable to him or her at the earliest date when benefits could commence under the Early Retirement provisions of Section&nbsp;3.2,
in the form of a single life annuity. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>When
annual benefits have previously commenced, the lump sum payment (prior to the ten percent (10%) reduction) shall be equal to the difference between (A)&nbsp;minus (B)&nbsp;below, determined
as of the Participant's Commencement Date, accumulated to the date of the lump sum payment using the same interest rate which is used in calculating the amounts (A)&nbsp;and (B): </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(A)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
lump sum value of the monthly benefits payable to the Participant (including any benefit payable to the Surviving Spouse or Eligible Children) determined as of the Participant's
Commencement Date in the same manner as described in the previous paragraph.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(B)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
lump sum value of the monthly benefits previously paid to the Participant discounted to the Participant's Commencement Date. </FONT></DD></DL>
</UL>
<UL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>When
a Surviving Spouse of a deceased Participant elects to receive a lump sum payment, the amount of the lump sum payment shall be determined by the Committee in a manner similar to that used for a
Participant, except that the lump sum payment shall only reflect the benefit which would be payable to a Surviving Spouse and Eligible Children. All lump sum equivalents hereunder shall be determined
by reference to the factor described in Section&nbsp;4.5b. </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>b.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
factor described in this Section&nbsp;4.5b is the actuarial equivalence factor of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation applicable to plans terminating on the Commencement
Date. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Administration of Plan.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Committee has been authorized to administer the Plan and to interpret,
construe and apply its provisions in accordance with its terms. The Committee shall administer the Plan and shall establish, adopt or revise such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary or
advisable for the administration of the Plan. All decisions of the Committee shall be by vote or written consent of the majority of its members and shall be final and binding. Members of the Committee
shall not be eligible to participate in the Plan while serving as a member of the Committee. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.2</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;No Right to Assets.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither a Participant nor any other person shall acquire by reason of the Plan
any right in or title to any assets, funds or property of Tenet and its subsidiaries whatsoever including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any specific funds or assets which Tenet,
in its sole discretion, may set aside in anticipation of a liability hereunder. Tenet has established the 1994 Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan Trust, dated May&nbsp;25, 1994 and amended and
restated on July&nbsp;25, 1994 (the "Trust"). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Section&nbsp;1(d) of the Trust provides as follows: </FONT></P>

<UL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Plan
participants and their beneficiaries shall have no preferred claim on, or any beneficial ownership interest in, any assets of Tenet. Any rights created under the Plan and this Agreement shall be
mere unsecured contractual rights of Plan participants and their beneficiaries against Company. Any assets held by the Trust will be subject to the claims of Company's general creditors under federal
and state law in the event of Insolvency, as defined in Section&nbsp;3(a) herein. </FONT></P>

</UL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>A
Participant shall have only an unsecured contractual right to the amounts, if any, payable hereunder. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.3</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;No Employment Rights.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;Nothing herein shall constitute a contract of continuing employment or in any
manner obligate Tenet and its Subsidiaries to continue the service of a Participant, or obligate a Participant to continue in the service of Tenet and its Subsidiaries, and nothing herein shall be
construed as fixing or regulating the compensation paid to a Participant. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.4</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Right to Terminate or Amend.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;Except during any two year period after any Change of Control of
Tenet, Tenet reserves the sole right to terminate the Plan at any time and to terminate an </FONT></P>

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Agreement with any Participant at any time. In the event of termination of the Plan or of a Participant's Agreement, a Participant shall be entitled to only the vested portion of his or her accrued
benefits under Section&nbsp;3 of the Plan as of the time of the termination of the Plan or his or her Agreement. All further vesting and benefit accrual shall cease on the date of Plan or Agreement
termination. Benefit payments would be in the amounts specified and would commence at the time specified in Section&nbsp;3 as appropriate. Tenet further reserves the right in its sole discretion to
amend the Plan in any respect except that Plan benefits cannot be reduced during any two-year period after any Change of Control of Tenet. No amendment of the Plan (whether there has or
has not been a Change of Control of Tenet) that reduces the value of the benefits theretofore accrued and vested by the Participant shall be effective. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.5</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Eligibility.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;Eligibility to participate in the Plan is expressly conditional upon an Employee's
furnishing to Tenet certain information and taking physical examinations and such other relevant action as may be reasonably requested by Tenet. Any Employee Participant who refuses to provide such
information or to take such action shall not be enrolled as or cease to be a Participant under the Plan. Any Participant
who commits suicide during the two-year period beginning on the date of his or her Agreement, or who makes any material misstatement of information or non-disclosure of medical
history, will not receive any benefits hereunder unless, in the sole discretion of the Committee, benefits in a reduced amount are awarded. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.6</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Offset.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;If at the time payments or installments of payments are to be made hereunder, any
Participant or his or her Surviving Spouse or both are indebted to Tenet and its Subsidiaries, then the payments remaining to be made to the Participant or his or her Surviving Spouse or both may, at
the discretion of the Committee, be reduced by the amount of such indebtedness; provided, however, than an election by the Committee not to reduce any such payment or payments shall not constitute a
waiver of any claim for such indebtedness. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.7</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Conditions Precedent.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;No Retirement Benefits will be payable hereunder to any Participant
(i)&nbsp;whose Employment with Tenet or a Subsidiary is terminated because of his or her willful misconduct or gross negligence in the performance of his or her duties or (ii)&nbsp;who within
3&nbsp;years after Termination of Employment becomes an employee with or consultant to any third party engaged in any line of business in competition with Tenet and its Subsidiaries (a)&nbsp;in a
line of business in which Participant has performed Services for Tenet and its Subsidiaries or (b)&nbsp;that accounts for more than ten percent (10%) of the gross revenues of Tenet and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><A
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Section&nbsp;6&#151;Miscellaneous.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.1</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Non-assignability.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither a Participant nor any other person shall have any right to
commute, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, anticipate, mortgage or otherwise encumber, transfer, hypothecate or convey in advance any provision hereunder, or any part thereof, which are, and all rights
to which are, expressly declared to be unassignable and non-transferable. No part of the amounts payable shall, prior to actual payment, be subject to seizure or sequestration for the
payment of any debts, judgments, alimony or separate maintenance owed by a Participant or any other person, nor be transferable by operation of law in the event of a Participant's or any person's
bankruptcy or insolvency. Tenet may assign this Plan to any Subsidiary which employs any Participant. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.2</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Gender and Number.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;Wherever appropriate herein, the masculine may mean the feminine and the
singular may mean the plural or vice versa. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.3</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Notice.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;Any notice required or permitted to be given to the Committee under the Plan shall be
sufficient if in writing and hand delivered, or sent by registered or certified mail, to the principal office of Tenet, directed to the attention of the Secretary of the Committee. Such notice shall
be deemed given as of the date of delivery or, if delivery is made by mail, as of the date shown on the postmark or on the receipt for registration or certification. </FONT></P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.4</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Validity.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;In the event any provision of this Plan is held invalid, void or unenforceable, the same
shall not affect, in any respect whatsoever, the validity of any other provision of this Plan. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.5</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Applicable Law.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;This Plan shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State
of California. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.6</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Successors in Interest.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;This Plan shall inure to the benefit of, be binding upon, and be
enforceable by, any corporate successor to Tenet or successor to substantially all of the assets of Tenet. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.7</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;No Representation on Tax Matters.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;Tenet makes no representation to Participants regarding current
or future income tax ramifications of the Plan. </FONT></P>

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