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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On May 21, 2024, Community Health Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the offering by its wholly owned subsidiary, CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. (the “Issuer”) of an additional $1,125.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Issuer’s outstanding 10.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2032 (the “Tack-On Notes”). After giving effect to this offering, the Issuer will have $2,125.0 million aggregate principal amount of outstanding 10.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2032. A copy of the press release making this announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Issuer intends to use a portion of the net proceeds of the offering of the Notes to redeem all of its outstanding 8.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2026.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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The following exhibit is filed herewith:
| 99.1 | Press Release of Community Health Systems, Inc., dated May 21, 2024 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
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: May 21, 2024 | COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. (Registrant) | |||||
| By: | /s/ Kevin J. Hammons | |||||
| Kevin J. Hammons | ||||||
| President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) | ||||||