{"url_path":"/sec/cyh/8-k/2026-05-13/item-5-07","section_key":"item-5-07","section_title":"Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-05-13","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108109/0001193125-26-221742-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-221742","cik":"0001108109","ticker":"CYH","issuer_name":"COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108109/0001193125-26-221742-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001108109","primary_entity_name":"COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC"},"word_count":380,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"## Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.\n\nAt the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Community Health Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 12, 2026, the Company’s stockholders voted on three proposals, each of which is described more fully in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2026. The following describes the matters that were submitted to the vote of the stockholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting and the result of the votes on these matters:\n\n \n\n(1) The stockholders elected each of the following persons as a director of the Company for a term that expires at the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her respective successor has been elected and has qualified:\n\n \n\nName\n\n \n\nFor\n\n \n\nAgainst\n\n \n\nAbstain\n\n \n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\n(a) Susan W. Brooks\n\n \n\n81,095,873\n\n \n\n2,891,262\n\n \n\n68,228\n\n \n\n27,004,521\n\n(b) Lt. Gen. Ronald L. Burgess, Jr.\n\n \n\n83,645,103\n\n \n\n359,126\n\n \n\n51,134\n\n \n\n27,004,521\n\n(c) John A. Clerico\n\n \n\n83,505,387\n\n \n\n497,636\n\n \n\n52,340\n\n \n\n27,004,521\n\n(d) Michael Dinkins\n\n \n\n83,513,832\n\n \n\n490,398\n\n \n\n51,133\n\n \n\n27,004,521\n\n(e) James S. Ely III\n\n \n\n83,500,803\n\n \n\n502,207\n\n \n\n52,353\n\n \n\n27,004,521\n\n(f) John A. Fry\n\n \n\n82,997,112\n\n \n\n1,006,438\n\n \n\n51,813\n\n \n\n27,004,521\n\n(g) Kevin J. Hammons\n\n \n\n83,604,879\n\n \n\n417,857\n\n \n\n32,627\n\n \n\n27,004,521\n\n(h) Joseph A. Hastings, D.M.D.\n\n \n\n83,653,444\n\n \n\n358,347\n\n \n\n43,572\n\n \n\n27,004,521\n\n(i) Elizabeth T. Hirsch\n\n \n\n83,640,131\n\n \n\n365,264\n\n \n\n49,968\n\n \n\n27,004,521\n\n(j) William Norris Jennings, M.D.\n\n \n\n83,228,046\n\n \n\n778,850\n\n \n\n48,467\n\n \n\n27,004,521\n\n(k) K. Ranga Krishnan, MBBS\n\n \n\n83,223,787\n\n \n\n766,268\n\n \n\n65,308\n\n \n\n27,004,521\n\n(l) Fawn D. Lopez\n\n \n\n83,268,829\n\n \n\n717,430\n\n \n\n69,104\n\n \n\n27,004,521\n\n(m) Wayne T. Smith\n\n \n\n83,441,645\n\n \n\n574,079\n\n \n\n39,639\n\n \n\n27,004,521\n\n(n) H. James Williams, Ph.D.\n\n \n\n83,599,759\n\n \n\n404,118\n\n \n\n51,486\n\n \n\n27,004,521\n\n \n\n(2) The stockholders approved the non-binding advisory resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:\n\n \n\nFor\n\n \n\nAgainst\n\n \n\nAbstain\n\n \n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\n81,701,049\n\n \n\n1,814,301\n\n \n\n540,013\n\n \n\n27,004,521\n\n \n\n(3) The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026:\n\n \n\nFor\n\n \n\nAgainst\n\n \n\nAbstain\n\n \n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\n110,561,632\n\n \n\n351,405\n\n \n\n146,847\n\n \n\nn/a\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nSIGNATURES\n\nPursuant 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.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nCOMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.\n(Registrant)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDate:\n\nMay 13, 2026\n\nBy:\n\n /s/ Christopher G. Cobb\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nChristopher G. Cobb\nVice President - Legal and Corporate Secretary"}