<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000902664-25-003633.txt : 20250814
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000902664-25-003633
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SCHEDULE 13G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250814
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250814

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Surgery Partners, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001638833
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-GENERAL MEDICAL & SURGICAL HOSPITALS, NEC [8062]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	08 Industrial Applications and Services
		EIN:				473620923
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SCHEDULE 13G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-89294
		FILM NUMBER:		251218888

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		310 SEVEN SPRINGS WAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 500
		CITY:			BRENTWOOD
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			37027
		BUSINESS PHONE:		615-234-5900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		310 SEVEN SPRINGS WAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 500
		CITY:			BRENTWOOD
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			37027

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Pentwater Capital Management LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001425851
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SCHEDULE 13G

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1001 10TH AVENUE SOUTH
		STREET 2:		SUITE 216
		CITY:			NAPLES
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			34102
		BUSINESS PHONE:		239-384-9750

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1001 10TH AVENUE SOUTH
		STREET 2:		SUITE 216
		CITY:			NAPLES
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			34102
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      <eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>06/30/2025</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
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        <issuerName>Surgery Partners, Inc.</issuerName>
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      <reportingPersonName>Pentwater Capital Management LP</reportingPersonName>
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      <reportingPersonName>Matthew Halbower</reportingPersonName>
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        <filingPersonName>This statement is filed by:

(i) Pentwater Capital Management LP (the "Investment Manager"), a Delaware limited partnership, and the investment adviser to certain funds (the "Pentwater Funds"), with respect to the shares of  common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock") of Surgery Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company") directly held by the Pentwater Funds; and

(ii) Mr. Matthew Halbower ("Mr. Halbower"), the sole shareholder of MCH PWCM Holdings Inc., the general partner of the Investment Manager, with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly held by the Pentwater Funds.

The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons."

The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that any of the foregoing persons or any Reporting Person is, for the purposes of Section 13 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial owner of the securities reported herein.</filingPersonName>
        <principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 1001 10th Avenue South, Suite 216, Naples, FL 34102.</principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>
        <citizenship>The Investment Manager is a Delaware limited partnership.  Mr. Halbower is a citizen of the United States.</citizenship>
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        <amountBeneficiallyOwned>The information required by Item 4(a) is set forth in Row 9 of the cover page for each of the Reporting Persons and is incorporated herein by reference.

The percentage set forth in this Schedule 13G is calculated based upon an aggregate of 128,160,075 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of May 5, 2025, as reported in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 12, 2025.</amountBeneficiallyOwned>
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          <solePowerOrDirectToVote>The information required by Item 4(c)(i) is set forth in Row 5 of the cover page for each of the Reporting Persons and is incorporated herein by reference.</solePowerOrDirectToVote>
          <sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>The information required by Item 4(c)(ii) is set forth in Row 6 of the cover page for each of the Reporting Persons and is incorporated herein by reference.</sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>
          <solePowerOrDirectToDispose>The information required by Item 4(c)(iii) is set forth in Row 7 of the cover page for each of the Reporting Persons and is incorporated herein by reference.</solePowerOrDirectToDispose>
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        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
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        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <certifications>By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11.</certifications>
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        <signature>/s/ Matthew Halbower</signature>
        <title>By: MCH PWCM Holdings Inc., General Partner, By: Matthew Halbower, Chief Executive Officer</title>
        <date>08/14/2025</date>
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      <reportingPersonName>Matthew Halbower</reportingPersonName>
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        <signature>/s/ Matthew Halbower</signature>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><B>EXHIBIT 99.1</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><B>JOINT ACQUISITION STATEMENT<BR>
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(k)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The undersigned acknowledge
and agree that the foregoing statement on Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all subsequent amendments
to this statement on Schedule 13G shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint
acquisition statements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the
completeness and accuracy of the information concerning him or it contained therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness
and accuracy of the information concerning the others, except to the extent that he or it knows or has reason to believe that such information
is inaccurate.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">DATED: August 14, 2025</P>

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    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">PENTWATER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">By: MCH PWCM Holdings Inc., General Partner</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>/s/ Matthew Halbower</U></FONT><U>&#9;</U></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;Matthew Halbower</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><U>/s/ Matthew Halbower</U></FONT><U>&#9;</U></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt; text-transform: uppercase">Matthew Halbower</FONT></TD></TR>
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