Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): March 2, 2017

 

 

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)

  

(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:

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On March 2, 2017, Community Health Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its wholly-owned subsidiary, CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. (the “Issuer”), has commenced a cash tender offer for any and all of its outstanding 5.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Issuer’s Offer to Purchase dated March 2, 2017 and the accompanying Letter of Transmittal dated March 2, 2017

A copy of the press release issued by the Company is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Community Health Systems, Inc. Press Release dated March 2, 2017.

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: March 2, 2017    

Community Health Systems, Inc.

    (Registrant)

    By:   /s/ W. Larry Cash
       

W. Larry Cash

President of Financial Services,

Chief Financial Officer and Director

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.

   

Description

99.1    Community Health Systems, Inc. Press Release dated March 2, 2017.