Form 8-K

8-K — COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC

Accession: 0001193125-26-171305

Filed: 2026-04-23

Period: 2026-04-22

CIK: 0001108109

SIC: 8062 (SERVICES-GENERAL MEDICAL & SURGICAL HOSPITALS, NEC)

Item: Other Events

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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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): April 22, 2026

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))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

CYH

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On April 22, 2026, Community Health Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. (the “Issuer”), its wholly owned subsidiary, announced and commenced a tender offer to purchase for cash up to $600,000,000 aggregate purchase price of its outstanding 4.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2031 and its 10.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2032. A copy of the press release relating to the tender offer is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit is filed herewith:

99.1

Press Release of Community Health Systems, Inc., dated April 22, 2026

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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: April 22, 2026

COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.

(Registrant)

By:

/s/ Jason K. Johnson

Jason K. Johnson

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer)

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Exhibit 99.1

COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. ANNOUNCES COMMENCEMENT OF

TENDER OFFER FOR CERTAIN OUTSTANDING SENIOR SECURED NOTES

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (April 22, 2026) – Community Health Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: CYH) today announced that its

wholly-owned subsidiary, CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. (the “Issuer”) has commenced a tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) to purchase for cash up to $600,000,000 aggregate purchase price (exclusive of accrued and

unpaid interest) (as such aggregate purchase price may be increased or decreased by the Issuer, the “Aggregate Maximum Purchase Amount”) of its outstanding Notes of the two series listed in the table below (collectively, the

“Notes”); provided that the Issuer will only accept for purchase (i) its 4.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2031 having an aggregate purchase price of up to $350,000,000 (exclusive of accrued and unpaid interest) (as such

aggregate purchase price for such 2031 Notes may be increased or decreased by the Issuer, the “2031 Tender Cap”) and (ii) its 10.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2032 having an aggregate purchase price of up to $250,000,000

(exclusive of accrued and unpaid interest) (as such aggregate purchase price for such 2032 Notes may be increased or decreased by the Issuer, the “2032 Tender Cap”). The Tender Offer will be financed by cash on hand. The Tender

Offer is being made pursuant to an Offer to Purchase dated April 22, 2026.

The table below summarizes certain payment terms for the Tender Offer:

Title of

Note

CUSIP / ISIN

(144A)

CUSIP / ISIN

(Reg S)

Principal

Amount

Outstanding

Tender

Cap

Acceptance

Priority

Level (4)

Tender

Offer

Consideration

(1)(2)

Early

Tender

Payment

(1)

Total

Consideration

(1)(2)(3)

4.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2031

12543D BK5 /

US12543DBK54

U17127 AU2 /

USU17127AU25

1,057,710,000

350,000,000

900.00

50.00

950.00

10.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2032

12543D BN9 /

US12543DBN93

U17127 AX6 /

USU17127AX63

1,780,000,000

250,000,000

1,032.50

50.00

1,082.50

(1)

Per $1,000 principal amount of Notes accepted for purchase.

(2)

Excludes accrued and unpaid interest, which will be paid in addition to the Tender Offer Consideration or the

Total Consideration, as applicable.

(3)

Includes the applicable Early Tender Payment.

(4)

The Acceptance Priority Level will be applied separately at the Early Tender Date and at the Expiration Date.

The Tender Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m. New York City time, on May 20, 2026 unless extended or earlier terminated (such date and

time, including as extended or earlier terminated, the “Expiration Date”). Registered holders (each, a “Holder” and collectively, the “Holders”) of the Notes must validly tender their Notes at or before 5:00 p.m.,

New York City time, on May 5, 2026 (such date and time, including as extended or earlier terminated, the “Early Tender Date”) in order to be eligible to receive the Early Tender Payment in addition to the Tender Offer Consideration

(as defined below).

Tenders of the Notes may be withdrawn at any time at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on May 5, 2026, unless extended

or earlier terminated (the “Withdrawal Deadline”), and not thereafter, except in certain limited circumstances where withdrawal rights are required by applicable law.

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Community Health Systems, Inc. Announces Commencement of Tender Offer

For Outstanding Senior Secured Notes

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April 22, 2026

The Notes will be purchased in accordance with the “Acceptance Priority Level” (in numerical

priority order) as set forth in the table above (the “Acceptance Priority Level”), with Acceptance Priority Level 1 being the higher and Acceptance Priority Level 2 being the lower, with possible proration of the Notes on the

Early Settlement Date (as defined below) or the Final Settlement Date (as defined below) determined in accordance with the terms of the Tender Offer; provided that notwithstanding the Acceptance Priority Level for the Notes, the amount of either

series of Notes that will be accepted in the Tender Offer is limited by the 2031 Tender Cap and the 2032 Tender Cap; and provided further that Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Tender Date will be accepted for

purchase in priority to Notes tendered after the Early Tender Date, even if such Notes tendered after the Early Tender Date have a higher Acceptance Priority Level than Notes tendered at or prior to the Early Tender Date.

Accordingly, if the aggregate total purchase price payable for the Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Tender Date and

accepted for purchase equals or exceeds the Aggregate Maximum Purchase Amount, then Holders who validly tender Notes after the Early Tender Date will not have any such Notes accepted for payment regardless of the Acceptance Priority Level of such

Notes (unless the terms of the Tender Offer are amended by the Issuer in its sole and absolute discretion).

If, on the Early Settlement Date or Final

Settlement Date, as applicable, only a portion of the tendered Notes of a series of Notes may be accepted for purchase, the aggregate principal amount of such series of Notes accepted for purchase will be prorated based upon the aggregate principal

amount of that series of Notes that have been validly tendered and not yet accepted for purchase in the Tender Offer, such that the Aggregate Maximum Purchase Amount, the 2031 Tender Cap (with respect to the 4.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2031) and

the 2032 Tender Cap (with respect to the 10.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2032) will not be exceeded.

The Total Consideration includes, in each case, an

early tender payment (the “Early Tender Payment”) of $50.00 for each $1,000 principal amount of the Notes, which Early Tender Payment is in addition to, in each case, the applicable Tender Offer Consideration (as defined below).

Subject to purchase in accordance with the Acceptance Priority Levels, the Aggregate Maximum Purchase Amount, the 2031 Tender Cap, the 2032 Tender Cap and

possible proration, Holders validly tendering Notes (that have not been validly withdrawn) at or prior to the Early Tender Date will be eligible to receive the applicable Total Consideration listed in the table above, which includes the Early Tender

Payment, on the “Early Settlement Date”, which is expected to be May 7, 2026, but that may change without notice. Holders validly tendering Notes after the Early Tender Date but at or prior to the Expiration Date will only be

eligible to receive the applicable “Tender Offer Consideration” listed in the table on the “Final Settlement Date”. The Final Settlement Date is expected to be the second business day after the Expiration Date, which means

that the Final Settlement Date is expected to be May 22, 2026, but that may change without notice. In addition to the Total Consideration or Tender Offer Consideration, Holders whose Notes are accepted for purchase will also receive accrued and

unpaid interest from the last interest payment date to, but not including, the applicable settlement date.

The obligation of the Issuer to accept for

purchase, and to pay for, Notes validly tendered pursuant to the Tender Offer is subject to, and conditioned upon, the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions as set forth in the Offer to Purchase, in the sole and absolute discretion of the

Issuer.

None of the Issuer, the trustee for the Notes, the agents under the respective indentures for the Notes, the dealer manager, the information and

tender agent, any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates or any of its or their respective directors, officers, employees or representatives makes any recommendation to Holders as to whether or not to tender all or any portion of their

Notes, and none of the foregoing has authorized any person to make any such recommendation. Holders must decide whether to tender Notes, and if tendering, the amount of Notes to tender.

Community Health Systems, Inc. Announces Commencement of Tender Offer

For Outstanding Senior Secured Notes

Page 3

April 22, 2026

All of the Notes are held in book-entry form. If you hold Notes through a broker, dealer, commercial bank,

trust company or other nominee, you must contact such broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee if you wish to tender Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer. You should check with such broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company

or other nominee to determine whether they will charge you a fee for tendering Notes on your behalf. You should also confirm with the broker, dealer, bank, trust company or other nominee any deadlines by which you must provide your tender

instructions, because the relevant deadline set by such nominee may be earlier than the deadlines set forth herein.

The Issuer has retained UBS Investment

Bank to serve as dealer manager for the Tender Offer. The Issuer has retained Global Bondholder Services Corporation to act as the information and tender agent in respect of the Tender Offer.

For additional information regarding the terms of the Tender Offer, please contact UBS Investment Bank at (212)

882-5723 (Collect), (833) 690-0971 (Toll-Free) or by email at americas-lm@ubs.com. Copies of the Offer to Purchase may be obtained by contacting Global Bondholder

Services Corporation at (855) 654 2014 or by email at contact@gbsc-usa.com.

This notice does not constitute or

form part of any offer or invitation to purchase or sell, or any solicitation of any offer to sell or purchase, the Notes or any other securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction, and neither this notice nor any part of it, nor the

fact of its release, shall form the basis of, or be relied on or in connection with, any contract therefor. The Tender Offer is made only by and pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Offer to Purchase and the information in this notice is

qualified by reference to the Offer to Purchase.

This announcement does not constitute an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell any

securities in any jurisdiction or in any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. In those jurisdictions where the securities, blue sky or other laws require the Tender Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the

Tender Offer will be deemed to be made by the dealer managers or one or more registered brokers or dealers licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may

include information that could constitute forward-looking statements. These statements involve risk and uncertainties. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, or to make any other forward-looking

statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.

Investor Contacts:

Kevin Hammons

Chief Executive Officer

(615)

465-7000

Anton

Hie

Vice President – Investor Relations

(615) 465-7012

Media Contact:

Tomi Galin, 615-628-6607

Executive Vice President, Corporate

Communications, Marketing and Public Affairs

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