On December 9, 2020, Pascal Desroches, member of the Board of Directors of DaVita Inc. the Board that he will step down from the Board, as a member and chair of the Audit Committee of the Board and as a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board due to increased time commitments associated with his pending new position as senior executive vice president and chief financial officer of AT&T Inc. Mr. Desroches' decision to step down is not the result of any disagreement with the company and will be effective as of December 15, 2020. In connection with the foregoing, the Board approved a reduction in the size of the Board from 10 to 9 members and appointed Shawn M. Guertin, former executive vice president, chief financial officer and chief enterprise risk officer of Aetna Inc., to serve as the chair of the Audit Committee. Both the reduction in size of the Board and the appointment of Mr. Guertin as chair of the Audit Committee will be effective as of December 15, 2020.