FORM 11-K
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 11-K

 

 

 

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission file number 001-15925

 

 

 

A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

CHS/COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

(Formerly known as the Community Health Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan)

 

B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

13-3893191

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

4000 Meridian Boulevard

Franklin, Tennessee

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

37067

(Zip Code)

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

 

 

 


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CHS/COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

   1

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011:

  

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

   2

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

   3

Notes to Financial Statements

   4 - 15

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012:

  

Form 5500, Schedule H, Part IV, Line 4i

  

Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

   16 - 17
SIGNATURES    18

EXHIBIT INDEX

   19

Schedules other than those listed above have been omitted due to the absence of the conditions under which they are required.


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Participants and the Retirement Committee of

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Franklin, Tennessee

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2012 is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements, but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Such schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audit of the basic 2012 financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Nashville, Tennessee

June 21, 2013


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CHS/COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

 

     2012     2011  

ASSETS

    

Investments at fair value:

    

Participant-directed investments

   $ 29,943,210      $ 30,401,987   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Receivables:

    

Participant contributions

     142,831        99,584   

Employer matching contribution

     1,485,855        1,369,048   

Notes receivable from participants (including accrued interest of $1,542 and $2,483 at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively)

     689,762        680,799   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total receivables

     2,318,448        2,149,431   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

     32,261,658        32,551,418   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

    

Net assets available for benefits at fair value

     32,261,658        32,551,418   

Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit - responsive investment contracts

     (91,693     (96,810
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

   $ 32,169,965      $ 32,454,608   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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CHS/COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

 

     2012     2011  

Additions to net assets attributed to:

    

Investment income (loss):

    

Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments

   $ 3,328,206      $ (1,128,885

Interest

     89,179        99,655   

Dividends

     582,553        568,185   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     3,999,938        (461,045
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Contributions:

    

Participant

     3,829,351        3,661,659   

Rollover

     166,075        187,380   

Employer matching

     1,619,392        1,451,417   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total contributions

     5,614,818        5,300,456   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Transfers into plan

     375,904        174,779   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total additions

     9,990,660        5,014,190   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deductions from net assets attributed to:

    

Benefits paid to participants

     2,063,165        2,265,940   

Transfers out of plan

     8,134,210        650,069   

Participant paid administrative fees and other expenses

     77,928        20,944   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deductions

     10,275,303        2,936,953   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase

     (284,643     2,077,237   

Net assets available for benefits:

    

Beginning of year

     32,454,608        30,377,371   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 32,169,965      $ 32,454,608   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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CHS/COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

 

 

1. DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN

General. CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), is the sponsor of the CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan, formerly named the Community Health Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan, was initially adopted in 1987 and operates pursuant to an amended and restated Plan document and subsequent amendments. The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Community Health Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation whose stock is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the trading symbol “CYH” (hereinafter, the “Parent”). The Plan has been adopted by the Company, as well as certain wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries that have employees. The Plan and related trust are maintained for the exclusive benefit of the Plan participants, and no part of the trust may ever revert to the Company, except that forfeitures of any unvested portion of a participant’s account may offset future Company contributions or pay for Plan expenses. Participants should refer to the Plan for a complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

The Plan was restated effective January 1, 2011 to incorporate changes required by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act.

Eligibility for the Plan is limited to employees of certain subsidiaries of the Company, including primarily certain employees whose employment is governed by a collective bargaining agreement or who are otherwise represented by a union bargaining unit. The employer contributions to the Plan vary by facility. The Plan is essentially designed to be an “umbrella” plan that will accommodate various plan designs, including those with no matching contributions, those with matching contributions, and those with nonelective profit-sharing contributions.

Participation in the Plan is generally available to eligible employees after completion of six months of service, as defined in the Plan document, provided the employee has reached his or her 21st birthday. Months of service generally include all previous service with an employer of eligible employees.

All capitalized terms not defined herein have the definition as set forth in the Plan document.

Administration. The Plan is administered by the Company’s Retirement Committee of not less than three persons, all appointed by the Company’s Board of Directors. The Retirement Committee is responsible for carrying out the provisions of the Plan. Principal Trust Company was appointed by the Company as the Trustee for the Plan effective as of January 1, 2009. The Trustee holds, invests and administers the trust assets and contributions of the Plan.

Contributions. Eligible employees electing to participate in the Plan may make contributions by payroll deduction up to 50% of their Compensation to the extent contributions do not exceed Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) imposed limitations on contributions ($17,000 for 2012 and $16,500 for 2011). Participants who attained age 50 by the close of the calendar year were eligible to make catch-up contributions up to $5,500 in both 2012 and 2011. Employee contributions beyond specific Plan thresholds are returned to the participants. The employer may make an Employer Matching Contribution to the Plan; however, any salary deferrals that are catch-up contributions generally will not be matched. In the year of a participant’s death or disability, the participant or designated beneficiary will share in any Employer Matching Contribution for the year regardless of the amount of service completed during the Plan Year (which is on a calendar-year basis). Employer Matching Contribution percentages vary by location within the Plan. In addition to the standard Employer Matching Contribution, an additional contribution is made on behalf of certain participants at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center, located in Springfield, Oregon, based upon those participants’ years of service and dates of employment. The Employer Matching Contributions and discretionary contributions (which are made in cash) deposited into the participants’ accounts were $1,619,392 for 2012 and $1,451,417 for 2011.

 

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Participant Accounts. Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contributions, any Employer Matching Contribution and, as applicable, an allocation of the Plan’s investment earnings. Allocations of investment earnings are based on participant account balances. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the total vested portion of the participant’s account.

Amendments. The First Amendment to the restated Plan was effective principally on July 1, 2011, to eliminate the prohibition against accepting any Roth Elective Deferrals as part of any rollovers from other tax-qualified plans.

The Second Amendment to the Plan was effective principally on January 1, 2011, to modify the Plan regarding the eligibility of certain employees. The amendment excludes from eligibility any employee whose employment is governed by a collective bargaining agreement between McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center Associates, LLC or Willamette Valley Medical Center, LLC and the Oregon Nurses Association. In addition, the amendment provides eligibility to employees of Jackson Hospital Corporation whose employment is governed by a collective bargaining agreement.

The Third Amendment to the Plan was effective principally on January 1, 2011, to revise the provisions regarding the revocation of a beneficiary designation in connection with the divorce of a participant.

The Fourth Amendment to the Plan was effective principally on December 16, 2012, to exclude employees of Northampton Hospital Company, LLC; Pottstown Hospital Company, LLC; and Pottstown Imaging Company, LLC.

Vesting. The balance in the participants’ Elective Deferral, After-Tax Voluntary Contribution and Rollover Accounts is at all times fully vested and non-forfeitable. A participant generally becomes 20% vested in the Matching Contributions and Nonelective Contributions Accounts after one year of service and an additional 20% for each year of service thereafter until fully vested. There is a separate vesting schedule for the additional contribution made for certain participants at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center in Springfield, Oregon. A participant is credited generally with one year of service if the participant works 500 or more hours during the Plan Year. Termination of participation in the Plan prior to the end of the scheduled vesting period results in forfeiture of the unvested portion of a participant’s account balance.

Payment of Benefits. A participant or designated beneficiary is entitled to a distribution of the total value of the participant’s account balance upon retirement at age 65, becoming disabled or death. Upon termination of employment before the participant’s 65th birthday for reasons other than death or disability, the participant is entitled to receive only the vested portion of his or her account balance. While employed, participants may borrow from their accounts in the form of a loan or can withdraw from their accounts in the event of financial hardship subject to certain limitations. The Administrator requires a participant requesting a hardship withdrawal to demonstrate an immediate and heavy financial need which cannot be reasonably satisfied from other resources available to the participant. In addition, participants may make certain other withdrawals while employed in accordance with the Plan.

Funding. The Company generally transfers the Employer Matching Contribution to the Trustee after the close of the Plan Year and prior to the time it files its tax return (with extensions).

Investment Options. Contributions to the Plan are invested by the Trustee according to the participant’s instruction in one or a combination of several fund options. Participants may change their investment election or initiate transfers between funds by giving notice to the Trustee.

 

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Plan Termination. Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company’s Board of Directors has the right to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions set forth in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). In the event of Plan termination, participants would become 100% vested in their respective accounts.

Participant Notes Receivable. Participants may borrow from their accounts up to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their account balance. Loans bear a reasonable rate of fixed interest as determined by the Administrator at the time of loan origination. Loan terms may not exceed five years; however, if the loan is for the purchase of a participant’s primary residence, the Administrator may permit a longer repayment term. Principal and interest is paid ratably over the term of the loan through payroll deductions. As of December 31, 2012, participant notes receivable have maturities through 2022 at interest rates from 3.25% to 8.25%.

Forfeited Accounts. At December 31, 2012 and 2011, forfeited non-vested accounts totaled $29,006 and $91,207, respectively. These accounts were applied against the Employer Matching Contributions for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, employer contributions were reduced by $29,020 and $155,686, respectively, from forfeited non-vested accounts.

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Accounting. The Plan’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting standards generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

Use of Estimates. The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and changes therein and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Risks and Uncertainties. The Plan utilizes various investment instruments. Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit, and overall market volatility. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the financial statements.

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition. The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value. Fair value of a financial instrument is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. See Note 3 for discussion on fair value measurements.

Investment contracts held by a defined contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value; however, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits that is attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts. Contract value is the amount Plan participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan. The statement of net assets available for benefits presents the fair value of the investment contracts as well as the adjustment of the fully benefit-responsive investment contracts from fair value to contract value. The statement of changes in net assets available for benefits is prepared using the contract value basis.

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Net appreciation includes the Plan’s gains and losses on investments bought and sold as well as held during the year.

Management fees and operating expenses charged to the Plan for investments in the mutual funds, common collective trusts and pooled separate accounts are deducted from income earned on a daily basis and are not separately reflected. Consequently, management fees and operating expense are reflected as a reduction of investment return for such investments.

 

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Fair Value Disclosures. At least on an annual basis, the Company monitors investments for significant changes between levels within the fair value framework. When and if it is determined that an investment has changed levels within the fair value framework, the change is reported in the current period, if significant.

Notes Receivable from Participants. Notes receivable from participants are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Delinquent participant loans are recorded as distributions based on the terms of the Plan document.

Expenses. The Plan permits the payment of Plan expenses to be made from the Plan’s assets. If expenses are paid using the Plan’s assets, then the expenses will generally be allocated among the accounts of all participants in the Plan. These expenses will be allocated either proportionately based on the value of the account balances or as an equal dollar amount based on the number of participants in the Plan. The method of allocating the expenses depends on the nature of the expense itself. Certain administrative or recordkeeping expenses would typically be allocated proportionately to each participant. There are certain other expenses that may be paid from an individual participant’s account. These are expenses that are specifically incurred by, or attributable to, a particular participant. Participants paid an aggregate of $77,928 and $20,944 in administrative costs to the Trustee in 2012 and 2011, respectively. All other expenses incurred in the administration of the Plan are borne by the Company. As of December 31, 2012, the Plan had $354,734 of assets contributed primarily by the Company for current and future expenses.

Payment of Benefits. Benefits are recorded when paid.

Transfers. The Company has other defined contribution plans in which participants of this Plan may become eligible participants. Conversely, participants in the Company’s other defined contribution plans may become eligible to participate in this Plan. In such situations, the employees’ respective participant accounts are transferred to or from these other plans of the Company (whether to or from the Company). These transactions are presented as Transfers in the statement of changes in net assets.

Subsequent to the effective date of the Plan amendment excluding employees of Northampton Hospital Company, LLC; Pottstown Hospital Company, LLC; and Pottstown Imaging Company, LLC, those participants’ accounts were transferred to the CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. Standard 401(k) Plan (“Standard Plan”).

New Accounting Pronouncements. In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04, Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U. S. GAAP and IFRSs (“ASU No. 2011-04”), which amends ASC 820. ASU No. 2011-04 also requires the categorization by level for items that are only required to be disclosed at fair value and information about transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. In addition, the ASU provides guidance on measuring the fair value of financial instruments managed within a portfolio and the application of premiums and discounts on fair value measurements. The ASU requires additional disclosure for Level 3 measurements regarding the sensitivity of fair value to changes in unobservable inputs and any interrelationships between those inputs. The new guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of this new disclosure requirement in 2012 had no impact on the Plan’s statement of net assets available for benefits and statement of changes in net assets available for benefits.

 

3. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, provides a framework for measuring fair value. That framework provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value, as follows: Level 1, which refers to securities valued using unadjusted quoted prices from active markets for identical assets; Level 2, which refers to securities not traded on an active market but for which observable

 

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market inputs are readily available; and Level 3, which refers to securities valued based on significant unobservable regarding the underlying investments of the securities inputs. Assets are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

Asset Valuation Techniques. Valuation techniques maximize the use of relevant observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value. There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2012 and 2011.

Common Stocks – Securities traded on national securities exchanges are valued at the last reported sales price on the last business day of the Plan Year. Participant investments in the Company’s stock fund are valued on a per-share basis. Such stock is reported at the last reported sales price on the NYSE on the last business day of the Plan Year.

Money Market Funds – Money market funds are stated at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

Mutual Funds – Mutual funds can be held as individual plan assets or as part of a pooled separate account (“PSA”). Individual mutual funds have publicly available prices that are quoted daily. In addition, underlying asset information is publicly available for each fund.

PSAs are made up of a wide variety of underlying investments such as equities, bonds, and mutual funds. The Net Asset Value (“NAV”) of a PSA is based on the fair market value of its underlying investments less any liabilities. The PSA NAV is not a publicly-quoted price in an active market.

Stable Value Fund – The Principal Stable Value Fund, referred to in Plan communications as the CHS Stable Value Fund (the “Fund”), is a collective trust which contains contracts which are fully benefit-responsive. The statements of net assets available for benefits present investment contracts, including the underlying investments, at fair value less its liabilities, which is the NAV of the contracts’ underlying investments. The fair value of the investment contracts is based on the NAV of its underlying investments, while contract value is principal balance plus accrued interest. The statements of net assets available for benefits additionally include a line item showing an adjustment for fully benefit-responsive contracts from fair value to contract value. Activity of the Fund in the statements of changes in net assets available for benefits is presented on a contract-value basis.

The following tables set forth by level within the fair value hierarchy a summary of the Plan’s investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2012 and 2011. The tables below include the major categorization for debt and equity securities on the basis of the nature and risk of the investments at December 31, 2012 and 2011.

 

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     Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2012  
     Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
     Other
Observable
Inputs
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
        
     (Level 1)      (Level 2)      (Level 3)      Total  

Common stock of Plan Sponsor:

           

Healthcare

   $ 110,555       $ —         $ —         $ 110,555   

Money market funds

     202,298         —           —           202,298   

Mutual funds:

           

Domestic stock funds

     2,593,970         —           —           2,593,970   

Balanced funds

     18,884,869         —           —           18,884,869   

International stock funds

     1,117,122         —           —           1,117,122   

Fixed income funds

     2,347,032         —           —           2,347,032   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total mutual funds

     24,942,993         —           —           24,942,993   

Pooled separate accounts:

           

Domestic stock funds

     —           694,522         —           694,522   

Stable value fund

     —           3,992,842         —           3,992,842   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 25,255,846       $ 4,687,364       $ —         $ 29,943,210   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2011  
     Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
     Other
Observable
Inputs
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
        
     (Level 1)      (Level 2)      (Level 3)      Total  

Common stock of Plan Sponsor:

           

Healthcare

   $ 136,984       $ —         $ —         $ 136,984   

Money market funds

     257,922         —           —           257,922   

Mutual funds:

           

Domestic stock funds

     2,785,244         —           —           2,785,244   

Balanced funds

     18,638,889         —           —           18,638,889   

International stock funds

     1,127,506         —           —           1,127,506   

Fixed income funds

     2,574,017         —           —           2,574,017   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total mutual funds

     25,125,656         —           —           25,125,656   

Pooled separate accounts:

           

Domestic stock funds

     —           620,932         —           620,932   

Stable value fund

     —           4,260,493         —           4,260,493   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 25,520,562       $ 4,881,425       $ —         $ 30,401,987   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2012, there were no transfers in or out of Levels 1, 2 or 3. Although the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement.

 

4. INVESTMENTS

The Plan’s investments that represented five percent or more of the Plan’s net assets available for benefits as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, are as follows:

 

Investment

   Fair Value  

As of December 31, 2012:

  

Principal LifeTime 2020 Institutional Fund *

   $ 4,075,839   

CHS Stable Value Fund

     3,992,842   

Principal LifeTime 2025 Institutional Fund *

     3,452,013   

Principal LifeTime 2015 Institutional Fund *

     2,815,112   

Principal LifeTime 2030 Institutional Fund *

     2,691,412   

Principal LifeTime 2035 Institutional Fund *

     1,992,140   

As of December 31, 2011:

  

CHS Stable Value Fund

   $ 4,260,493   

Principal LifeTime 2015 Institutional Fund *

     3,185,006   

Principal LifeTime 2020 Institutional Fund *

     3,828,154   

Principal LifeTime 2025 Institutional Fund *

     3,331,446   

Principal LifeTime 2030 Institutional Fund *

     2,647,234   

Principal LifeTime 2035 Institutional Fund *

     1,979,259   

PIMCO Total Return Administrative Fund

     1,685,640   

 

* Represents a party-in-interest to the Plan

 

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During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Plan’s investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated in value as follows:

 

Investment

   Amount  

Principal LifeTime 2020 Institutional Fund *

   $ 476,522   

Principal LifeTime 2025 Institutional Fund *

     450,546   

Principal LifeTime 2030 Institutional Fund *

     364,617   

Principal LifeTime 2015 Institutional Fund *

     341,406   

Principal LifeTime 2035 Institutional Fund *

     289,449   

Principal LifeTime 2040 Institutional Fund *

     185,358   

Principal LifeTime 2045 Institutional Fund *

     132,593   

PIMCO Total Return Administrative Fund

     121,505   

Community Health Systems, Inc. (Common Stock) *

     99,031   

Principal LifeTime 2010 Institutional Fund *

     86,722   

Principal LifeTime 2050 Institutional Fund *

     85,378   

Principal LargeCap S&P 500 Index Separate Account *

     72,954   

BlackRock Equity Dividend I Fund

     71,478   

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Y Fund

     63,177   

Oppenheimer International Growth Y Fund

     47,349   

American Funds Growth Fund of America R4 Fund

     46,325   

BlackRock International Opportunities Institutional Fund

     42,178   

JP Morgan Small Cap Equity A Fund

     42,108   

Mutual Global Discovery A Fund

     33,416   

Prudential Jennison 20/20 Focus Z Fund

     33,284   

BlackRock U.S. Opportunities Institutional Fund

     31,655   

Columbia MidCap Value Z Fund

     27,980   

American Century Growth Institutional Fund

     27,604   

Hartford Small Company HLS IB Fund

     23,042   

Principal MidCap S&P 400 Index Separate Account *

     22,952   

Allianz NFJ International Value A Fund

     21,509   

Allianz NFJ Small Cap Value Administrative Fund

     19,053   

RS Emerging Markets A Fund

     12,567   

Principal LifeTime Strategic Income Institutional Fund *

     11,893   

Principal LifeTime 2055 Institutional Fund *

     10,812   

Principal Diversified International Institutional Fund *

     9,082   

Invesco Mid Cap Core Equity A Fund

     7,448   

Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index Separate Account *

     6,429   

JP Morgan International Equity Index A Fund

     5,753   

Invesco Global Small & Mid Cap Growth A Fund

     5,031   
  

 

 

 
   $ 3,328,206   
  

 

 

 

 

* Represents a party-in-interest to the Plan

 

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During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Plan’s investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated (depreciated) in value as follows:

 

Investment

   Amount  

Blackrock Equity Dividend I Fund

   $ 24,750   

PIMCO Total Return Administrative Fund

     11,366   

Principal LargeCap S&P 500 Index Separate Account *

     7,791   

Allianz NFJ Small Cap Value Administrative Fund

     7,464   

JP Morgan Small Cap Equity A Fund

     5,302   

Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index Separate Account *

     412   

American Century Growth Institutional Fund

     167   

Principal LifeTime Strategic Income Institutional Fund *

     (544

Invesco Global Small & Mid Cap Growth A Fund

     (2,642

Invesco Mid Cap Core Equity A Fund

     (3,618

Principal LifeTime 2055 Institutional Fund *

     (3,726

JP Morgan International Equity Index A Fund

     (5,279

Principal MidCap S&P 400 Index Separate Account *

     (5,728

Hartford Small Company HLS IB Fund

     (7,466

Principal LifeTime 2010 Institutional Fund *

     (7,639

Columbia MidCap Value Z Fund

     (7,985

Principal Diversified International Institutional Fund *

     (10,345

Mutual Global Discovery A Fund

     (10,517

Prudential Jennison 20/20 Focus Z Fund

     (11,607

Oppenheimer International Growth Y Fund

     (16,585

Allianz NFJ International Value A Fund

     (16,720

Principal LifeTime 2050 Institutional Fund *

     (30,088

Blackrock U.S. Opportunities Institutional Fund

     (33,924

American Funds Growth Fund of America R4 Fund

     (40,434

RS Emerging Markets A Fund

     (41,800

Principal LifeTime 2045 Institutional Fund *

     (47,998

Blackrock International Opportunities Institutional Fund

     (49,033

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Y Fund

     (53,485

Principal LifeTime 2015 Institutional Fund *

     (64,298

Principal LifeTime 2040 Institutional Fund *

     (73,583

Principal LifeTime 2035 Institutional Fund *

     (102,532

Principal LifeTime 2030 Institutional Fund *

     (117,003

Principal LifeTime 2020 Institutional Fund *

     (135,204

Principal LifeTime 2025 Institutional Fund *

     (136,797

Community Health Systems, Inc. (Common Stock) *

     (149,557
  

 

 

 
   $ (1,128,885
  

 

 

 

 

* Represents a party-in-interest to the Plan

 

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5. CHS STABLE VALUE FUND

The Fund is a collective trust fund sponsored by Union Bond and Trust Company. The beneficial interest of each participant is represented by units. Units may be issued daily based on the Fund’s value. The Fund seeks current income by investing in insurance contracts issued by insurance companies and investments from other financial institutions which offer stability of principal. It is the policy of the Fund to use its best efforts to maintain a stable net asset value although there is no guarantee that the Fund will be able to maintain this value. Withdrawals from the Fund for benefit payments and participant transfers to noncompeting options to be paid to Plan participants are made within 30 days after written notification has been received. Withdrawals, other than for benefit payments and participant transfers to noncompeting options, are made one year after notification is received.

Participants ordinarily may direct the withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their investments at contract value. Contract value represents contributions made to the Fund, plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses. The Fund imposes certain restrictions on the Plan. The Fund itself may be subject to circumstances that impact its ability to transact at contract value. Plan management believes that the occurrence of events that would cause the Fund to transact at less than contract value is not probable.

Circumstances that would affect the ability of the Fund to transact at contract value include the following:

Restrictions on the Plan – Participant-initiated transactions are those transactions allowed by the Plan, including withdrawals for benefits, loans, or transfers to noncompeting funds within a plan, but excluding withdrawals that are deemed to be caused by the actions of the Company. The following employer-initiated events may limit the ability of the Fund to transact at contract value:

 

   

A failure of the Plan or its trust to qualify for exemption from federal income taxes or any required prohibited transaction under ERISA;

 

   

Any communication given to Plan participants designed to influence a participant not to invest in the Fund or to transfer assets out of the Fund;

 

   

Any transfer of assets from the Fund directly into a competing investment option;

 

   

The establishment of a defined contribution plan that competes with the Plan for employee contributions; and

 

   

Complete or partial termination of the Plan or its merger with another plan.

Circumstances That Impact the Fund – The Fund invests in assets, typically fixed-income securities or bond funds, and enters into “wrapper” contracts issued by third parties. A wrap contract is an agreement by another party, such as a bank or insurance company, to make payments to the Fund in certain circumstances. Wrap contracts are designed to allow a stable value portfolio to maintain constant NAV and protect a portfolio in extreme circumstances. In a typical wrap contract, the wrap issuer agrees to pay a portfolio the difference between the contract value and the market value of the underlying assets once the market value has been totally exhausted.

The average yield of the Fund based on annualized earnings was approximately 1.9% for 2012 and 2.4% for 2011. The average yield credited to participants was 1.6% and 2.1% for the year ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

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The wrap contracts generally contain provisions that limit the ability of the Fund to transact at contract value upon the occurrence of certain events. These events include:

 

   

Any substantive modification of the Fund or the administration of the Fund that is not permitted by the wrap issuer;

 

   

Any change in law, regulation, or administrative ruling applicable to a plan that could have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s cash flow; and

 

   

Employer-initiated transactions by participating plans as described above.

In the event that wrap contracts fail to perform as intended, the Fund’s NAV may decline if the market value of its assets declines. The Fund’s ability to receive amounts due pursuant to these wrap contracts is dependent on the third-party issuer’s ability to meet its financial obligations. The wrap issuer’s ability to meet its contractual obligations under the wrap contracts may be affected by future economic and regulatory developments.

The Fund is unlikely to maintain a stable NAV if, for any reason, it cannot obtain or maintain wrap contracts covering all of its underlying assets. This could result from the Fund’s inability to promptly find a replacement wrap contract following termination of a wrap contract. Wrap contracts are not transferable and have no trading market. There are a limited number of wrap issuers. The Fund may lose the benefit of wrap contracts on any portion of its assets in default in excess of a certain percentage of portfolio assets.

 

6. EXEMPT PARTY-IN-INTEREST TRANSACTIONS

Certain Plan investments are shares of mutual funds or PSAs managed by Principal Trust Company. Principal Trust Company is the Trustee as defined by the Plan and these transactions qualify as exempt party-in-interest transactions. Fees paid by the Plan for the investment management services were included as a reduction of the return earned on each fund.

At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Plan held investments in the common stock of the Company. The fair value of the stock was $110,555 and $136,984 at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Because the Company is the Plan Sponsor, transactions involving the Company’s common stock qualify as party-in-interest transactions for the periods presented. The Company declared and paid a special dividend of $0.25 per share to holders of its common stock at the close of business as of December 17, 2012.

All of these transactions are exempt from the prohibited transaction rules.

 

7. FEDERAL INCOME TAX STATUS

The Plan received a determination letter dated October 22, 2011, in which the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) stated that the Plan, as restated effective January 1, 2011, was in compliance with the applicable requirements of Section 401(a) and Section 501(c) of the Code. The Plan has been amended since the date the Plan submitted its request for a determination letter. However, the Administrator and the Plan’s tax counsel believe that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code and the Plan and related trust continue to be tax exempt. The Plan Sponsor believes the Plan has maintained its tax-exempt status. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plan’s financial statements.

GAAP requires management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions. In December 2012, the IRS commenced a routine audit of the Plan for the 2011 Plan Year. The Plan Administrator believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to December 31, 2007.

 

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8. RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500

The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500 as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and a reconciliation of the (decrease) increase in net assets per the financial statements to the net income per the Form 5500 for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.

 

     2012     2011  

Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements

   $ 32,169,965      $ 32,454,608   

Adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts

     91,693        96,810   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets per Form 5500

   $ 32,261,658      $ 32,551,418   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Decrease) increase in net assets per the financial statements

   $ (284,643   $ 2,077,237   

Adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts

     (5,117     21,934   

Transfers into plan

     (375,904     (174,779

Transfers out of plan

     8,134,210        650,069   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income per Form 5500

   $ 7,468,546      $ 2,574,461   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Company evaluated and recognized all material events occurring subsequent to the balance sheet date which would require adjustment to or disclosure in the Plan’s financial statements.

The Fifth and Sixth Amendments to the Plan, signed February 15, 2013 and May 8, 2013, respectively, provided for the exclusion of employees of Jackson Hospital Corporation effective March 10, 2013 and certain employees of McKenzie-Willamette Regional Medical Center Associates, LLC effective March 24, 2013. The accounts of these employees, totaling $10,438,336, were subsequently transferred to the Standard Plan.

 

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CHS/COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

Plan Number: 001

EIN: 76-0137985

FORM 5500, SCHEDULE H, PART IV, LINE 4i -

SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

(a)

  

(b) Identity of Issue, Borrower,
Lessor or Similar Party

  

(c) Description of Investment Including Maturity Date,
Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par or Maturity Value

   (d) Cost **    (e) Current
Value
 
  

Union Bond & Trust Company

  

Principal Stable Value Fund

      $ 3,992,842   

*

  

Principal Life Insurance Company

  

Principal LargeCap S&P 500 Index Separate Account

        469,115   

*

  

Principal Life Insurance Company

  

Principal MidCap S&P 400 Index Separate Account

        195,090   

*

  

Principal Life Insurance Company

  

Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index Separate Account

        30,317   

*

  

Principal Funds, Inc.

  

Principal Money Market Institutional Fund

        202,298   
  

Oppenheimer Funds, Inc.

  

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Y Fund

        778,046   
  

PIMCO Funds

  

PIMCO Total Return Administrative Fund

        1,568,986   

*

  

Principal Funds, Inc.

  

Principal LifeTime Strategic Income Institutional Fund

        135,667   

*

  

Principal Funds, Inc.

  

Principal LifeTime 2010 Institutional Fund

        618,913   

*

  

Principal Funds, Inc.

  

Principal LifeTime 2015 Institutional Fund

        2,815,112   

*

  

Principal Funds, Inc.

  

Principal LifeTime 2020 Institutional Fund

        4,075,839   

*

  

Principal Funds, Inc.

  

Principal LifeTime 2025 Institutional Fund

        3,452,013   

*

  

Principal Funds, Inc.

  

Principal LifeTime 2030 Institutional Fund

        2,691,412   

*

  

Principal Funds, Inc.

  

Principal LifeTime 2035 Institutional Fund

        1,992,140   

*

  

Principal Funds, Inc.

  

Principal LifeTime 2040 Institutional Fund

        1,439,981   

*

  

Principal Funds, Inc.

  

Principal LifeTime 2045 Institutional Fund

        884,436   

*

  

Principal Funds, Inc.

  

Principal LifeTime 2050 Institutional Fund

        670,606   

*

  

Principal Funds, Inc.

  

Principal LifeTime 2055 Institutional Fund

        108,750   
  

BlackRock

  

Blackrock Equity Dividend I Fund

        629,252   

*

  

Principal Funds, Inc.

  

Principal SmallCap Growth I Inst Fund

        425,796   

 

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CHS/COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

FORM 5500, SCHEDULE H, PART IV, LINE 4i -

SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

DECEMBER 31, 2012 – CONTINUED

 

(a)

  

(b) Identity of Issue, Borrower,
Lessor or Similar Party

  

(c) Description of Investment Including Maturity Date,
Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par or Maturity Value

   (d) Cost **    (e) Current
Value
 
  

Jennison Dryden

  

Prudential Jen Mid Cap Gr Z Fund

        325,766   
  

Allianz

  

Allianz NFJ Small Cap Value Administrative Fund

        196,575   
  

American Century Investment Management

  

American Century Growth Instl Fund

        831,158   
  

JP Morgan Funds

  

JP Morgan MidCap Val Select Fund

        185,423   
  

Allianz

  

Allianz NFJ International Value Inst Fund

        295,440   
  

The American Funds

  

American Funds Europacific Growth R4 Fund

        368,215   
  

Oppenheimer

  

Oppenheimer Developing Markets Y Fund

        156,475   
  

Oppenheimer

  

Oppenheimer International Growth Y Fund

        296,992   

*

  

Community Health Systems, Inc.

  

Community Health Systems, Inc. (Common Stock)

        110,555   

*

  

Various Participants

  

Participant notes receivable; interest rates ranging from 3.25% to 8.25% and maturity dates of 2013 through 2022

        689,762   
           

 

 

 
            $ 30,632,972   
           

 

 

 

 

* Identified party-in-interest.
** Cost information is not required for participant-directed investments and therefore is not included.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    CHS/COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. 401(k) PLAN
Date: June 21, 2013     By:  

/s/ WAYNE T. SMITH

     

Wayne T. Smith

Chairman of the Board

President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: June 21, 2013     By:  

/s/ W. LARRY CASH

     

W. Larry Cash

Executive Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer and Director

Date: June 21, 2013     By:  

/s/ KEVIN J. HAMMONS

     

Kevin J. Hammons

Vice President and

Chief Accounting Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

10.1    Fourth Amendment of the CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan dated December 17, 2012
10.2    Fifth Amendment of the CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan dated February 15, 2013
10.3    Sixth Amendment of the CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan dated May 8, 2013
23    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

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