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

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): May 21, 2015 (May 19, 2015)

 

 

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 2015 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company was held on May 19, 2015.

(b) The following describes the matters that were submitted to the vote of the stockholders of the Company at the 2015 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 2016 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

     94,504,172         4,112,534         334,941         6,226,316   

(b) John A. Clerico

     91,376,702         7,240,720         334,225         6,226,316   

(c) James S. Ely III

     98,054,624         562,716         334,307         6,226,316   

(d) John A. Fry

     97,770,957         846,414         334,276         6,226,316   

(e) William Norris Jennings, M.D.

     97,951,787         665,657         334,203         6,226,316   

(f) Julia B. North

     91,087,854         7,233,144         630,649         6,226,316   

(g) Wayne T. Smith

     96,870,244         1,746,702         334,701         6,226,316   

(h) H. Mitchell Watson, Jr.

     91,362,807         7,254,845         333,995         6,226,316   

(2) The stockholders approved the advisory resolution regarding the Company’s executive compensation:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

73,939,492   24,644,012   368,143   6,226,316

(3) The Board of Directors’ appointment of Deloitte & Touche, LLP, as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for 2015, was ratified by the affirmative votes of the stockholders:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

104,399,923   437,548   340,492   n/a

(4) The stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal regarding the amendment of the Company’s clawback policy as described in the proxy materials:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

22,975,510   75,445,100   531,037   6,226,316

(5) The stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal regarding stockholder proxy access as described in the proxy materials:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

49,057,944   49,481,385   412,318   6,226,316


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 21, 2015 COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
(Registrant)
By:

/s/ Wayne T. Smith

Wayne T. Smith
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
By:

/s/ W. Larry Cash

W. Larry Cash
President of Financial Services, Chief Financial Officer and Director
(principal financial officer)