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
December 4, 2008 (December 4, 2008)
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
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001-15925
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13-3893191 |
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer |
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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):
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| Item 5.04 |
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Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant’s Employee Benefit Plan. |
On December 1, 2008, Community Health Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) received notice that the
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”) will be consolidating its services and
transferring all of its assets to a new provider, The Principal. As a result, participants in the
Plan will be temporarily unable to direct or diversify the investment of assets (including those
invested in the Company common stock fund) in their Plan accounts or obtain a loan or a
distribution from the Plan, beginning on January 23, 2009 at 4 p.m. (E.T.) and ending during the
week of February 15, 2009 (the “Blackout Period”).
On December 4, 2008, in accordance with Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 104
of Securities Exchange Commission Regulation BTR, we sent a notice (the “Notice”) to our directors
and executive officers informing them that during the Blackout Period, they would generally be
prohibited from directly or indirectly purchasing, selling, or otherwise acquiring or transferring,
the Company’s common stock or any other equity security or derivative securities of the Company
acquired in connection with their employment as an officer or service as a director.
A copy of the Notice is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
During the Blackout Period and for two years after the end date of the Blackout Period, security
holders and other interested persons may obtain, without charge, information regarding the Blackout
Period, including the actual ending date of the Blackout Period, by contacting Rachel A. Seifert,
Esq. — Senior Vice President, Secretary & General Counsel, Community Health Systems, 4000
Meridian Blvd., Franklin, TN 37067, (615) 465-7000 or Roy A. Sellers, SPHR — Director, Human
Resources, Community Health Systems, 4000 Meridian Blvd., Franklin, TN 37067, (615) 465-7000.
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| Item 9.01 |
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Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
Exhibits
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99.1 |
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Notice to Directors and Executive Officers of Community Health Systems, Inc., dated December
4, 2008. |