0001193125-13-233414.txt : 20130523 0001193125-13-233414.hdr.sgml : 20130523 20130523160238 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-13-233414 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130521 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20130523 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Community Health Systems, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001412824 IRS NUMBER: 133893191 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-180265-147 FILM NUMBER: 13868314 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O CHS/COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. STREET 2: 4000 MERIDIAN BLVD CITY: FRANKLIN STATE: TN ZIP: 37068-9020 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-465-7084 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O CHS/COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. STREET 2: 4000 MERIDIAN BLVD CITY: FRANKLIN STATE: TN ZIP: 37068-9020 8-K 1 d542375d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

 

 

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

May 23, 2013 (May 21, 2013)

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

 

 

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:

 

¨ 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))

 

 

 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a) The 2013 annual meeting of stockholders of Community Health Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 21, 2013.

(b) The following describes the matters that were submitted to the vote of the stockholders of the Company at the 2013 annual meeting of stockholders and the result of the votes on these matters:

(1) The stockholders approved the election of the following persons as directors of the Company for terms that expire at the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company and until their respective successors have been elected and have qualified:

 

Name    For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  

(a) W. Larry Cash

     

 

 77,538,990

(94.0%)

   

  

     

 

 4,946,381

(6.0%)

   

  

      21,853         5,202,399   

(b) John A. Clerico

     

 

 75,849,570

(91.9%)

   

  

     

 

 6,604,864

(8.0%)

   

  

      52,790         5,202,399   

(c) James S. Ely III

     

 

 82,062,619

(99.5%)

   

  

     

 

 394,743

(0.5%)

   

  

      49,862         5,202,399   

(d) John A. Fry

     

 

 82,204,112

(99.6%)

   

  

     

 

 258,331

(0.3%)

   

  

      44,781         5,202,399   

(e) William Norris Jennings, M.D.

     

 

 82,116,878

(99.5%)

   

  

     

 

 363,216

(0.4%)

   

  

      27,130         5,202,399   

(f) Julia B. North

     

 

 75,894,208

(92.0%)

   

  

     

 

 6,576,077

(8.0%)

   

  

      36,939         5,202,399   

(g) Wayne T. Smith

     

 

 80,856,232

(98.0%)

   

  

     

 

 1,609,821

(2.0%)

   

  

      41,171         5,202,399   

(h) H. Mitchell Watson, Jr.

     

 

 75,858,750

(91.9%)

   

  

     

 

 6,610,942

(8.0%)

   

  

      37,532         5,202,399   

(2) The stockholders approved the advisory vote on executive compensation:

 

For                    

  Against                       Abstain                       Broker Non-Votes            
67,635,933

(82.0%)

   14,740,831

(17.9%)

   130,460   5,202,399

(3) The stockholders approved the Community Health Systems, Inc. 2009 Stock Option and Award Plan, amended and restated as of March 20, 2013:

 

For                    

  Against                       Abstain                     Broker Non-Votes            
73,147,408

(88.7%)

   9,245,545

(11.2%)

   114,271   5,202,399

(4) The Board of Directors’ appointment of Deloitte & Touche, LLP, as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for 2013, was ratified by the affirmative votes of the stockholders:

 

For                    

  Against                        Abstain                        Broker Non-Votes            
86,770,177

(98.9%)

   892,806

(1.0%)

   46,640   n/a

 

(c) Not applicable.

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: May 23, 2013     COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
    (Registrant)
    By:  

/s/ Wayne T. Smith

      Wayne T. Smith
     

Chairman of the Board,

President and Chief Executive Officer

(principal executive officer)

    By:  

/s/ W. Larry Cash

      W. Larry Cash
     

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial

Officer and Director

      (principal financial officer)