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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): August 13, 2012 (August 8, 2012)
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
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On August 8, 2012, Community Health Systems, Inc. (the “Company”), its wholly-owned subsidiary CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. (the “Issuer”) and certain of their subsidiaries, as guarantors, entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representative of the several underwriters listed on Schedule A thereto, with respect to the Issuer’s issuance and sale of $1,600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 (the “Notes”). The offering is being made pursuant to an effective registration statement on Form S-3 filed by the Company, the Issuer and the other guarantors of the Notes with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on May 24, 2012 (No. 333-181630) and Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 thereto filed with the Commission on June 7, 2012. The Underwriting Agreement is being filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The following items are included as Exhibits to this report and incorporated herein by reference:
| EXHIBIT NO. |
DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2012, by and among the Company, the Issuer, the guarantors party thereto and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representative of the several underwriters listed on Schedule A thereto | |
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.
| COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: August 13, 2012 | 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) |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| EXHIBIT NO. |
DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2012, by and among the Company, the Issuer, the guarantors party thereto and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representative of the several underwriters listed on Schedule A thereto | |