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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-______ </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13-3893191</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(IRS Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>4000 Meridian Boulevard </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Franklin, Tennessee 37067 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Community Health Systems, Inc. 2009 Stock Option and Award Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of plan) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Justin D.
Pitt </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Community Health Systems, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>4000 Meridian Boulevard </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Franklin, Tennessee 37067 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(615) 465-7000 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name,
address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by
check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT> filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large
accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148;, &#147;smaller reporting company,&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Statement is being filed pursuant to General Instruction E of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> for the
purpose of registering an additional 7,500,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (&#147;Common Stock&#148;), of the Registrant available for issuance pursuant to awards under the Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant previously registered Common Stock under the Plan on Registration Statements on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108109/000089534509001017/jbs82_community.htm">December<U></U>&nbsp;14, 2009 (Registration No.<U></U><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;333-163689)</FONT></A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108109/000095012311085052/g28087sv8.htm">September<U></U>&nbsp;16, 2011 (Registration No.<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;
333-176893)</FONT></A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108109/000119312513310850/d576409ds8.htm">July<U></U>&nbsp;31, 2013 (Registration No.<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;
333-190260)</FONT></A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108109/000119312514291691/d764991ds8.htm">August<U></U>&nbsp;1, 2014 (Registration No.<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;
333-197813)</FONT></A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108109/000119312516670186/d223739ds8.htm">August<U></U>&nbsp;3, 2016 (Registration No.<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;
333-212874)</FONT></A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108109/000119312518233143/d563791ds8.htm">July<U></U>&nbsp;31, 2018 (Registration No.<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;
333-226455)</FONT></A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001108109/000119312520202676/d77479ds8.htm">July<U></U>&nbsp;29, 2020 (Registration No.<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;
333-240174)</FONT></A>, and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108109/000119312521229371/d193999ds8.htm">July<U></U>&nbsp;29, 2021 (Registration No.<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;333-258268)</FONT></A> (collectively, the
&#147;Previous Registration Statements&#148;). As permitted by General Instruction E of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> the contents of the Previous Registration Statements, including all exhibits filed therewith or incorporated
therein by reference, to the extent not otherwise amended or superseded by the contents hereof, are incorporated herein by reference. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant has sent or given or will send or give documents containing the information specified by Part I of this Registration Statement
to participants in the plan to which this Registration Statement relates, as specified in Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) under the Securities Act. The Registrant is not filing such
documents with the Commission, but these documents constitute (along with the documents incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part II hereof) a prospectus that meets the requirements of
Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Commission allows us to &#147;incorporate by reference&#148; information into this Registration Statement, which means that we can disclose
important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the Commission. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this Registration Statement, and later information that we file with the
Commission will automatically update this Registration Statement. We incorporate by reference: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001108109/000156459023002038/cyh-10k_20221231.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2022, filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;17, 2023; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the portions of our Definitive Proxy Statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1108109/000119312523085628/d360141ddef14a.htm">Schedule
 14A</A> filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;30, 2023 that were incorporated by reference into Part III of our Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2022; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our Quarterly Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the fiscal quarter ended
March&nbsp;31, 2023, filed with the Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001108109/000156459023006841/cyh-10q_20230331.htm">May<U></U>&nbsp;2, 2023</A>, and our Quarterly Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the fiscal quarter ended June&nbsp;
30, 2023, filed with the Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1108109/000095017023038006/cyh-20230630.htm">August&nbsp;3, 2023</A>; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001108109/000119312523000804/d396133d8k.htm">January
<U></U>&nbsp;3, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001108109/000119312523035789/d422693d8k.htm">February<U></U>&nbsp;
13, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001108109/000119312523041984/d418300d8k.htm">February<U></U>&nbsp;
17, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001108109/000119312523053968/d449097d8k.htm">February<U></U>&nbsp;
28, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001108109/000119312523089022/d492000d8k.htm">April<U></U>&nbsp;
3, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001108109/000119312523140708/d274455d8k.htm">May&nbsp;
10, 2023</A>, and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001108109/000119312523193446/d504605d8k.htm">July<U></U>&nbsp;25, 2023</A> (other than the portion of those documents not deemed to be filed); and
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the description of our common stock contained in <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108109/000119312520043702/d862250dex42.htm">Exhibit
 4.2</A> to our Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019, filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;20, 2020, and as amended by any subsequent amendment or report filed for
the purpose of updating such description. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, subsequent to the effective date of this Registration Statement, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement indicating that all securities offered hereby have
been sold or deregistering all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents; provided, however, that in no event will any information that is
deemed furnished and not filed, including any information furnished under Items 2.02 and 7.01 of any Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> (including any related exhibits), be incorporated by reference into, or otherwise
become a part of, this Registration Statement, unless otherwise incorporated by reference herein. Any statement contained in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Registration Statement, except as so modified or superseded. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to authority conferred by Section&nbsp;102 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the &#147;DGCL&#148;), Article
SIXTH of the Registrant&#146;s restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, eliminates the personal liability of the Registrant&#146;s directors to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty to the
fullest extent permitted under the law of the State of Delaware, including the DGCL. Article SIXTH further provides that any future amendment to or repeal of its terms will not adversely affect any right or protection of any director of the
Registrant with respect to acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such repeal or amendment. Article SIXTH also incorporates any future amendments to Delaware law which further eliminate or limit the liability of directors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In accordance with Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL, Article SEVENTH of the Registrant&#146;s restated certificate of incorporation, as amended,
and certain provisions of the Registrant&#146;s amended and restated <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by-laws</FONT> grant the Registrant&#146;s directors and officers a right to indemnification for all expenses relating to civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative procedures to which they are a party (i)&nbsp;by reason of the fact that they are or were directors or officers of the Registrant or (ii)&nbsp;by reason of the fact that, while they are or were directors or officers
of the Registrant, they are or were serving at the request of the Registrant as directors or officers of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan.
Section&nbsp;5 of Article VI of the Registrant&#146;s amended and restated <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by-laws</FONT> further provides for advancement of expenses to such indemnified persons. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant&#146;s amended and restated <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by-laws</FONT> authorize the Registrant to purchase and maintain
insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant, or is or was serving at the request of the Registrant as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan, against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person&#146;s status as such,
whether or not the Registrant would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of the Registrant&#146;s amended and restated <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by-laws.</FONT> The Registrant has obtained
insurance policies insuring its directors and officers against certain liabilities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant has entered into Indemnification
Agreements (the &#147;Indemnification Agreements&#148;) with its directors and executive officers. One of the purposes of the Indemnification Agreements is to attempt to specify the extent to which persons entitled to indemnification thereunder (the
&#147;Indemnitees&#148;) may receive indemnification. Pursuant to the Indemnification Agreements, an Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification for claims arising out of or in connection with the service of Indemnitee as a director or officer of the
Registrant or of an affiliate. In the case of an action or proceeding other than an action by or in the right of the Registrant, the Indemnification Agreements provide that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification for claims relating to
(i)&nbsp;the fact that Indemnitee is or was an officer or director of the Registrant or any other entity which Indemnitee is or was or will be serving at the request of the Registrant, or (ii)&nbsp;anything done or not done by Indemnitee in any such
capacity. In the case of an action by or in the right of the Registrant, the Indemnification Agreements provide that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification for claims relating to (i)&nbsp;the fact that Indemnitee is or was an officer or director
of the Registrant or any affiliate or (ii)&nbsp;anything done or not done in such capacity. The Indemnification Agreements are in addition to and are not intended to limit any rights of indemnification which are available under the Registrant&#146;s
restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, or the Registrant&#146;s amended and restated bylaws, or otherwise. In addition to the rights to indemnification specified therein, the Indemnification Agreements are intended to increase the
certainty of receipt by the Indemnitee of the benefits to which he or she is entitled by providing specific procedures relating to indemnification. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We believe that our restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by-laws</FONT> and insurance are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by-laws</FONT> may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even
though an action, if successful, might benefit us and other stockholders. Furthermore, a stockholder&#146;s investment may be adversely affected to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers as
required or allowed by these indemnification provisions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.
</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108109/000091205700027719/ex-3_1.txt">Form of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Community Health Systems, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No.<U></U>&nbsp;4
 to Community Health Systems, Inc.&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1/A</FONT> filed June<U></U>&nbsp;8, 2000 (No. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-31790))</FONT></A>.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108109/000095012310051577/g23530exv3w2.htm">Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Community Health Systems, Inc., dated May<U></U>&nbsp;
18, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Community Health Systems, Inc.&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed May<U></U>&nbsp;20, 2010 (No.
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-15925))</FONT></A>.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108109/000119312516790751/d296605dex31.htm">Amended and Restated <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-laws</FONT> of Community Health Systems, Inc. (as of December<U></U>&nbsp;
7, 2016) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Community Health Systems, Inc.&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed December<U></U>&nbsp;
12, 2016 (No. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-15925))</FONT></A>.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108109/000119312514187640/d718723dex41.htm">Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Community Health Systems, Inc.&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarter ended March<U></U>&nbsp;31, 2014 filed May<U></U>&nbsp;7, 2014 (No. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-15925))</FONT></A>.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d537165dex51.htm">Opinion of Bass, Berry&nbsp;&amp; Sims PLC. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d537165dex51.htm">Consent of Bass, Berry&nbsp;&amp; Sims PLC (included in Exhibit 5.1). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d537165ds8.htm#sig">Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this Registration Statement). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108109/000119312523140708/d274455dex101.htm">Community Health Systems, Inc. 2009 Stock Option and Award Plan, as amended and restated as of March&nbsp;
22, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Community Health Systems, Inc.&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed May&nbsp;10, 2023).</A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Filing Fee Tables&#148; or
&#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table, as applicable, in the effective Registration Statement; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I></I><I>provided,
however,</I>&nbsp;that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the Registration Statement is on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I>&nbsp;offering thereof. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.&nbsp;In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has
been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Franklin, State of
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Tim L. Hingtgen</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Tim L. Hingtgen</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Tim L. Hingtgen, Kevin J. Hammons and Justin D. Pitt and each of them
singly, his or her true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all (i)&nbsp;amendments (including post-effective amendments) and additions to this Registration Statement and (ii)&nbsp;any and all additional registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the
Securities Act and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto each said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT>
and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents or either
of them or their or his or her substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tim L. Hingtgen</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Chief Executive Officer and Director</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Kevin J. Hammons</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">President and Chief Financial Officer</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Jason K. Johnson</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Wayne T. Smith</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Chairman of the Board of Directors</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Susan W. Brooks</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Joseph A. Hastings, D.M.D.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Joseph A. Hastings, D.M.D.</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Elizabeth T. Hirsch</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">William Norris Jennings, M.D.</P></TD>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2023
Registration No. 333-______
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
13-3893191
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
4000 Meridian Boulevard
Franklin, Tennessee 37067
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)
Community Health Systems, Inc. 2009 Stock Option and Award Plan
(Full title of plan)
Justin D.
Pitt
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
Community Health Systems, Inc.
4000 Meridian Boulevard
Franklin, Tennessee 37067
(615) 465-7000
(Name,
address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by
check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large
accelerated filer," "accelerated filer", "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
☐
Accelerated filer
☒
Non-accelerated filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement is being filed pursuant to General Instruction E of Form
S-8
for the
purpose of registering an additional 7,500,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), of the Registrant available for issuance pursuant to awards under the Plan.
The Registrant previously registered Common Stock under the Plan on Registration Statements on Form
S-8
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
December
14, 2009 (Registration No.
333-163689)
,
September
16, 2011 (Registration No.
333-176893)
,
July
31, 2013 (Registration No.
333-190260)
,
August
1, 2014 (Registration No.
333-197813)
,
August
3, 2016 (Registration No.
333-212874)
,
July
31, 2018 (Registration No.
333-226455)
,
July
29, 2020 (Registration No.
333-240174)
, and
July
29, 2021 (Registration No.
333-258268)
(collectively, the
"Previous Registration Statements"). As permitted by General Instruction E of Form
S-8,
the contents of the Previous Registration Statements, including all exhibits filed therewith or incorporated
therein by reference, to the extent not otherwise amended or superseded by the contents hereof, are incorporated herein by reference.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The Registrant has sent or given or will send or give documents containing the information specified by Part I of this Registration Statement
to participants in the plan to which this Registration Statement relates, as specified in Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act. The Registrant is not filing such
documents with the Commission, but these documents constitute (along with the documents incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof) a prospectus that meets the requirements of
Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The Commission allows us to "incorporate by reference" information into this Registration Statement, which means that we can disclose
important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the Commission. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this Registration Statement, and later information that we file with the
Commission will automatically update this Registration Statement. We incorporate by reference:
•
our Annual Report on
Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the Commission on February 17, 2023;
•
the portions of our Definitive Proxy Statement on
Schedule
 14A
filed with the SEC on March 30, 2023 that were incorporated by reference into Part III of our Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2022;
•
our Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended
March 31, 2023, filed with the Commission on
May
2, 2023
, and our Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended June 
30, 2023, filed with the Commission on
August 3, 2023
;
•
our Current Reports on Form
8-K
filed on
January
3, 2023
,
February
13, 2023
,
February
17, 2023
,
February
28, 2023
,
April
3, 2023
,
May 
10, 2023
, and
July
25, 2023
(other than the portion of those documents not deemed to be filed); and
•
the description of our common stock contained in
Exhibit
 4.2
to our Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the Commission on February 20, 2020, and as amended by any subsequent amendment or report filed for
the purpose of updating such description.
All documents filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, subsequent to the effective date of this Registration Statement, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement indicating that all securities offered hereby have
been sold or deregistering all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents; provided, however, that in no event will any information that is
deemed furnished and not filed, including any information furnished under Items 2.02 and 7.01 of any Current Report on Form
8-K
(including any related exhibits), be incorporated by reference into, or otherwise
become a part of, this Registration Statement, unless otherwise incorporated by reference herein. Any statement contained in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Registration Statement, except as so modified or superseded.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Pursuant to authority conferred by Section 102 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "DGCL"), Article
SIXTH of the Registrant's restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, eliminates the personal liability of the Registrant's directors to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty to the
fullest extent permitted under the law of the State of Delaware, including the DGCL. Article SIXTH further provides that any future amendment to or repeal of its terms will not adversely affect any right or protection of any director of the
Registrant with respect to acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such repeal or amendment. Article SIXTH also incorporates any future amendments to Delaware law which further eliminate or limit the liability of directors.
In accordance with Section 145 of the DGCL, Article SEVENTH of the Registrant's restated certificate of incorporation, as amended,
and certain provisions of the Registrant's amended and restated
by-laws
grant the Registrant's directors and officers a right to indemnification for all expenses relating to civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative procedures to which they are a party (i) by reason of the fact that they are or were directors or officers of the Registrant or (ii) by reason of the fact that, while they are or were directors or officers
of the Registrant, they are or were serving at the request of the Registrant as directors or officers of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan.
Section 5 of Article VI of the Registrant's amended and restated
by-laws
further provides for advancement of expenses to such indemnified persons.
The Registrant's amended and restated
by-laws
authorize the Registrant to purchase and maintain
insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant, or is or was serving at the request of the Registrant as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan, against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person's status as such,
whether or not the Registrant would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of the Registrant's amended and restated
by-laws.
The Registrant has obtained
insurance policies insuring its directors and officers against certain liabilities.
The Registrant has entered into Indemnification
Agreements (the "Indemnification Agreements") with its directors and executive officers. One of the purposes of the Indemnification Agreements is to attempt to specify the extent to which persons entitled to indemnification thereunder (the
"Indemnitees") may receive indemnification. Pursuant to the Indemnification Agreements, an Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification for claims arising out of or in connection with the service of Indemnitee as a director or officer of the
Registrant or of an affiliate. In the case of an action or proceeding other than an action by or in the right of the Registrant, the Indemnification Agreements provide that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification for claims relating to
(i) the fact that Indemnitee is or was an officer or director of the Registrant or any other entity which Indemnitee is or was or will be serving at the request of the Registrant, or (ii) anything done or not done by Indemnitee in any such
capacity. In the case of an action by or in the right of the Registrant, the Indemnification Agreements provide that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification for claims relating to (i) the fact that Indemnitee is or was an officer or director
of the Registrant or any affiliate or (ii) anything done or not done in such capacity. The Indemnification Agreements are in addition to and are not intended to limit any rights of indemnification which are available under the Registrant's
restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, or the Registrant's amended and restated bylaws, or otherwise. In addition to the rights to indemnification specified therein, the Indemnification Agreements are intended to increase the
certainty of receipt by the Indemnitee of the benefits to which he or she is entitled by providing specific procedures relating to indemnification.
We believe that our restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated
by-laws
and insurance are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers.
The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated
by-laws
may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even
though an action, if successful, might benefit us and other stockholders. Furthermore, a stockholder's investment may be adversely affected to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers as
required or allowed by these indemnification provisions.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Form of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Community Health Systems, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No.
4
 to Community Health Systems, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form
S-1/A
filed June
8, 2000 (No.
333-31790))
.
4.2
Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Community Health Systems, Inc., dated May
18, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Community Health Systems, Inc.'s Current Report on Form
8-K
filed May
20, 2010 (No.
001-15925))
.
4.3
Amended and Restated
By-laws
of Community Health Systems, Inc. (as of December
7, 2016) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Community Health Systems, Inc.'s Current Report on Form
8-K
filed December
12, 2016 (No.
001-15925))
.
4.4
Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Community Health Systems, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
for the quarter ended March
31, 2014 filed May
7, 2014 (No.
001-15925))
.
5.1*
Opinion of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC.
23.1*
Consent of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2*
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
24.1*
Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this Registration Statement).
99.1
Community Health Systems, Inc. 2009 Stock Option and Award Plan, as amended and restated as of March 
22, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Community Health Systems, Inc.'s Current Report on Form
8-K
filed May 10, 2023).
107.1*
Filing Fee Table
*
Filed herewith
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Filing Fee Tables" or
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table, as applicable, in the effective Registration Statement; and
(iii)
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
provided,
however,
that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the Registration Statement is on Form
S-8
and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has
been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form
S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Franklin, State of
Tennessee, on August 3, 2023.
COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ Tim L. Hingtgen
Tim L. Hingtgen
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Tim L. Hingtgen, Kevin J. Hammons and Justin D. Pitt and each of them
singly, his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact
and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all (i) amendments (including post-effective amendments) and additions to this Registration Statement and (ii) any and all additional registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the
Securities Act and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto each said
attorney-in-fact
and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact
and agents or either
of them or their or his or her substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name
Title
Date
/s/ Tim L. Hingtgen
Tim L. Hingtgen
Chief Executive Officer and Director
August 3, 2023
/s/ Kevin J. Hammons
Kevin J. Hammons
President and Chief Financial Officer
August 3, 2023
/s/ Jason K. Johnson
Jason K. Johnson
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
August 3, 2023
/s/ Wayne T. Smith
Wayne T. Smith
Chairman of the Board of Directors
August 3, 2023
/s/ Susan W. Brooks
Susan W. Brooks
Director
August 3, 2023
Name
Title
Date
/s/ John A. Clerico
John A. Clerico
Director
August 3, 2023
/s/ Michael Dinkins
Michael Dinkins
Director
August 3, 2023
/s/ James S. Ely III
James S. Ely III
Director
August 3, 2023
/s/ John A. Fry
John A. Fry
Director
August 3, 2023
/s/ Joseph A. Hastings, D.M.D.
Joseph A. Hastings, D.M.D.
Director
August 3, 2023
/s/ Elizabeth T. Hirsch
Elizabeth T. Hirsch
Director
August 3, 2023
/s/ William Norris Jennings, M.D.
William Norris Jennings, M.D.
Director
August 3, 2023
/s/ K. Ranga Krishnan, MBBS
K. Ranga Krishnan, MBBS
Director
August 3, 2023
/s/ H. James Williams, Ph.D.
H. James Williams, Ph.D.
Director
August 3, 2023