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): November 9, 2015 (November 9, 2015)
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) |
(I.R.S. 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 November 9, 2015, Community Health Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors had approved a new open market repurchase program for up to 10,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, not to exceed total purchases under the program of $300,000,000, which will succeed the Company’s existing open market repurchase program. A copy of the press release making this announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 8.01.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
The following item is included as an Exhibit to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference:
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Community Health Systems, Inc. Press Release dated November 9, 2015. | |
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: November 9, 2015 | COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. | |||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Wayne T. Smith | |||||
| Wayne T. Smith | ||||||
| Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
| (principal executive officer) | ||||||
| By: | /s/ W. Larry Cash | |||||
| W. Larry Cash | ||||||
| President of Financial Services, Chief Financial Officer and Director | ||||||
| (principal financial officer) | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Kevin J. Hammons | |||||
| Kevin J. Hammons | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | ||||||
| (principal accounting officer) | ||||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Community Health Systems, Inc. Press Release dated November 9, 2015. | |