Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Community Health Systems, Inc. (the "Company") held on May 19, 2009, the Company's stockholders approved the Company's 2000 Stock Option and Award Plan, amended and restated as of March 24, 2009 (the "2000 Option Plan"), the Company's 2004 Employee Performance Incentive Plan, amended and restated as of March 24, 2009 (the "Incentive Plan") and the Company's 2009 Stock Option and Award Plan (the "2009 Option Plan" and, together with the 2000 Option Plan and the Incentive Plan, the "Plans"). The Plans had previously been approved by the Company's Board of Directors, subject to stockholder approval. Descriptions of the material terms of the Plans were included the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2009, which descriptions are incorporated herein by reference.