COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC

Regulatory Filings • Dec 8, 2023

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): December 8, 2023 ( December 4, 2023 )

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ 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))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	CYH	New York Stock Exchange

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

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. ☐

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On December 4, 2023, United States District Court Judge Eli J. Richardson of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee entered an order preliminarily approving a stipulation and settlement and dismissal with prejudice of the action styled Ayers v. Smith, et al . (Case No. 3:19-cv-00733). The settlement embodied in that stipulation is also intended to dismiss with prejudice the action styled In re Community Health Systems, Inc. Stockholder Derivative Litigation pending in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (Consol. C.A. No. 1:19-cv-01506-GBW). The filing of this Form 8-K with the attached Notice of (I) Pendency and Proposed Settlement of Stockholder Derivative Action; (II) Settlement Fairness Hearing; and (III) Motion for An Award of Attorneys’ Fees and Litigation Expenses and Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement provide notice of the proposed settlement and the terms and conditions thereof, as well as deadlines for stockholder objections and a final hearing on the settlement.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Notice of (I) Pendency and Proposed Settlement of Stockholder Derivative Action; (II) Settlement Fairness Hearing; and (III) Motion for an Award of Attorney’s Fees and Litigation Expenses, dated December 8, 2023, and Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement, dated November 13, 2023.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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: December 8, 2023
(Registrant)
By:	/s/ Tim L. Hingtgen
	Tim L, Hingtgen
	Chief Executive Officer
	(principal executive officer)
By:	/s/ Kevin J. Hammons
	Kevin J. Hammons
	President and Chief Financial Officer
	(principal financial officer)