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

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): May 15, 2018

COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Approval of Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Option and Award Plan

At the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of Community Health Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 15, 2018, the Company’s stockholders approved the Company’s 2009 Stock Option and Award Plan, as amended and restated as of March 14, 2018, subject to stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting (the “Plan”). The results of the stockholder vote on the Plan are set forth further below under Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

A description of the Plan was included as part of Proposal 3 in the Company’s proxy statement filed on April 5, 2018 (the “Proxy Statement”) and is incorporated herein by reference. Such description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The Company held its Annual Meeting on May 15, 2018. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on four proposals, each of which is described more fully in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting. The fifth proposal described in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, a stockholder proposal entitled “Clean Energy Resolution”, was not voted upon at the Annual Meeting because neither the proponent, nor a representative of the proponent, attended the Annual Meeting to present the stockholder proposal. The following describes the matters that were submitted to the vote of the stockholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting and the result of the votes on these matters:

(1) The stockholders elected each of the following persons as directors of the Company for terms that expire at the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company and until their respective successors have been elected and have qualified:

(2) The stockholders approved the advisory resolution regarding the Company’s executive compensation:

(3) The stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the Plan, which was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors as of March 14, 2018, subject to stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting:

(4) The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP, as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for 2018:

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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.

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