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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC | d338875dex991.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 2, 2017
COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-15925 | 13-3893191 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(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
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On March 2, 2017, Community Health Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its wholly-owned subsidiary, CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. (the “Issuer”), has commenced a cash tender offer for any and all of its outstanding 5.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Issuer’s Offer to Purchase dated March 2, 2017 and the accompanying Letter of Transmittal dated March 2, 2017
A copy of the press release issued by the Company is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
99.1 Community Health Systems, Inc. Press Release dated March 2, 2017.
SIGNATURES
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: March 2, 2017 | Community Health Systems, Inc. (Registrant) | |||||||
| By: | /s/ W. Larry Cash | |||||||
| W. Larry Cash President of Financial Services, Chief Financial Officer and Director | ||||||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Community Health Systems, Inc. Press Release dated March 2, 2017. | |