William Norris Jennings Form 4 COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS / WILLIAM NORRIS JENNINGS ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

JENNINGS WILLIAM NORRIS

(Last) (First) (Middle)

4000 MERIDIAN BOULEVARD

(Street)

FRANKLIN TN 37067

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC [ CYH ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2020

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	03/01/2020		M		6,166	A	$0.00(1)	79,655	D
Common Stock	03/01/2020		M		12,373	A	$0.00(1)	92,028	D
Common Stock	03/01/2020		M		11,356	A	$0.00(1)	103,384	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	$0.00	03/01/2020		M			6,166	03/01/2018	02/28/2027	Common Stock	6,166	$0.00	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0.00	03/01/2020		M			12,373	03/01/2019	02/28/2028	Common Stock	12,373	$0.00	12,372	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0.00	03/01/2020		M			11,356	03/01/2020	02/28/2029	Common Stock	11,356	$0.00	22,712	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0.00	03/01/2020		A		34,483		03/01/2021(2)	02/28/2030	Common Stock	34,483	$4.93(1)	34,483	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The security converts to common stock on a one-to-one basis.

2. The Restricted Stock Units vest in 1/3 increments on the first, second and third anniversary date of the date of grant. Based on the Reporting Peron's prior deferral election pursuant to the terms of the award agreement, the Reporting Person will be issued that number of shares of the Common Stock of the Company upon the Reporting Person's cessation as a director or upon a date specified by the Reporting Person.

Remarks:

	Christopher G. Cobb, Attorney in Fact for William Norris Jennings	03/01/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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