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| Delaware                                      |   | 1-14106 |   | No. 51-0354549 |
| (State or other jurisdictionof incorporation) |   | (CommissionFile Number) |   | (IRS EmployerIdentification No.) |

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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |

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| Name of Nominee   |   | For |   | Against |   | Abstain |   | Broker non-votes |
| Pamela M. Arway   |   | 135,779,007 |   | 2,408,010 |   | 79,065 |   | 13,007,151 |
| Charles G. Berg   |   | 137,099,368 |   | 1,077,190 |   | 89,524 |   | 13,007,151 |
| Barbara J. Desoer |   | 137,770,639 |   | 416,412 |   | 79,031 |   | 13,007,151 |
| Pascal Desroches  |   | 136,275,658 |   | 1,907,716 |   | 82,708 |   | 13,007,151 |
| Paul J. Diaz      |   | 135,592,872 |   | 2,585,261 |   | 87,949 |   | 13,007,151 |
| Peter T. Grauer   |   | 132,553,785 |   | 4,828,199 |   | 884,098 |   | 13,007,151 |
| John M. Nehra     |   | 136,294,231 |   | 1,882,291 |   | 89,560 |   | 13,007,151 |
| William L. Roper  |   | 135,660,565 |   | 1,725,592 |   | 879,925 |   | 13,007,151 |
| Kent J. Thiry     |   | 131,929,896 |   | 6,043,213 |   | 292,973 |   | 13,007,151 |
| Phyllis R. Yale   |   | 136,890,267 |   | 1,183,633 |   | 192,182 |   | 13,007,151 |

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| For         |   | Against |   | Abstain |
| 149,285,013 |   | 1,746,529 |   | 241,691 |

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| For         |   | Against |   | Abstain |   | Broker non-votes |
| 131,142,468 |   | 7,027,328 |   | 96,286 |   | 13,007,151 |

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|       |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| For        |   | Against |   | Abstain |   | Broker non-votes |
| 26,203,163 |   | 111,785,692 |   | 277,227 |   | 13,007,151 |

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|                     |   |   |   | DAVITA INC. |
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| Date: June 22, 2018 |   |   |   | By: |   | /s/  Samantha A. Caldwell |
|                     |   |   |   |   |   | Samantha A. Caldwell |
|                     |   |   |   |   |   | Corporate Secretary |