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

May 23, 2013 (May 21, 2013)

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

 

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-15925		13-3893191
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

4000 Meridian Boulevard

Franklin, Tennessee 37067

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (615) 465-7000

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

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

(a) The 2013 annual meeting of stockholders of Community Health Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 21, 2013.

(b) The following describes the matters that were submitted to the vote of the stockholders of the Company at the 2013 annual meeting of stockholders and the result of the votes on these matters:

(1) The stockholders approved the election of the following persons as directors of the Company for terms that expire at the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company and until their respective successors have been elected and have qualified:

 

Name		For				Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
(a) W. Larry Cash			77,538,990 (94.0%)				4,946,381 (6.0%)				21,853				5,202,399
(b) John A. Clerico			75,849,570 (91.9%)				6,604,864 (8.0%)				52,790				5,202,399
(c) James S. Ely III			82,062,619 (99.5%)				394,743 (0.5%)				49,862				5,202,399
(d) John A. Fry			82,204,112 (99.6%)				258,331 (0.3%)				44,781				5,202,399
(e) William Norris Jennings, M.D.			82,116,878 (99.5%)				363,216 (0.4%)				27,130				5,202,399
(f) Julia B. North			75,894,208 (92.0%)				6,576,077 (8.0%)				36,939				5,202,399
(g) Wayne T. Smith			80,856,232 (98.0%)				1,609,821 (2.0%)				41,171				5,202,399
(h) H. Mitchell Watson, Jr.			75,858,750 (91.9%)				6,610,942 (8.0%)				37,532				5,202,399

(2) The stockholders approved the advisory vote on executive compensation:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
67,635,933 (82.0%)		14,740,831 (17.9%)		130,460		5,202,399

(3) The stockholders approved the Community Health Systems, Inc. 2009 Stock Option and Award Plan, amended and restated as of March 20, 2013:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
73,147,408 (88.7%)		9,245,545 (11.2%)		114,271		5,202,399

(4) The Board of Directors’ appointment of Deloitte & Touche, LLP, as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for 2013, was ratified by the affirmative votes of the stockholders:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
86,770,177 (98.9%)		892,806 (1.0%)		46,640		n/a

 

(c)	Not applicable.

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SIGNATURE

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.

 

Date: May 23, 2013				COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
				(Registrant)
				By:		/s/ Wayne T. Smith
						Wayne T. Smith
						Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)
				By:		/s/ W. Larry Cash
						W. Larry Cash
						Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director
						(principal financial officer)