EX-10.13









Exhibit 10.13




 





CHS/COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.




AMENDED AND RESTATED




SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN




 





January 1, 2009




 









 








	 	 	 	 	 
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	1. PURPOSE
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	2. DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION
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	2.1 Definitions
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	2.2 Captions; Section References
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	2.3 Severability
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	3. ADMINISTRATION
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	3.1 The Committee
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	3.2 Authority of the Committee
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	3.3 Decisions Binding
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	3.4 Plan Administrator
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	3.5 Costs and Expenses
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	3.6 Indemnification
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	4. PARTICIPATION IN THE PLAN
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	4.1 Notification of Participation
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	4.2 Termination of Participation
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	5. BENEFITS UPON SEPARATION FROM SERVICE OR DEATH
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	5.1 Normal Retirement Benefit
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	5.2 Early Retirement Benefit
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	5.3 Disability Benefit
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	5.4 Death Benefit
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	5.5 Termination for Cause
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	6. BENEFITS UPON CHANGE IN CONTROL
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	6.1 Change in Control Benefit
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	6.2 Participants Under Age 55
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	6.3 Additional Years of Service
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	6.4 Certain Terminations of Employment
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	7. BENEFICIARIES
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	8. RABBI TRUST
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	9. WITHHOLDING
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	10. MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION
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	10.1 Amendment and Termination
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	10.2 Effect on Participants
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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	10.3 No Obligation to Continue Plan
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	11. CLAIMS AND REVIEW PROCEDURES
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	12. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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	12.1 Non-Transferability
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	12.2 Payment of Benefits
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	12.3 No Rights of Employment
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	12.4 Applicable Law
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	12.5 Payment to Minors
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	EXHIBIT A Date of Hire for Certain Plan Participants
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CHS/COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.




AMENDED AND RESTATED




SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN




     WHEREAS, Community Health Systems, Inc. established the Community Health Systems, Inc.
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the “Original Plan”) on December 10, 2002; and



     WHEREAS, the Original Plan was amended as of April 8, 2004, to change the definition of
“Service” thereunder; and



     WHEREAS, the Original Plan was next amended as of May 25, 2005, to reflect the assumption of
the Plan by CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. and the change of the name of the Original Plan to
the CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan; and



     WHEREAS, the Original Plan was required to be maintained in good faith compliance with
Internal Revenue Code Section 409A and guidance of the U.S. Department of Treasury thereunder for
the period beginning January 1, 2005, and ending December 31, 2008; and



     WHEREAS, the Original Plan is required to be restated to comply with Internal Revenue Code
Section 409A; and



     WHEREAS, the Original Plan shall be amended and restated as the CHS/Community Health Systems,
Inc. Amended and Restated Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the “Plan”), effective as of
January 1, 2009, except as otherwise stated herein;



     NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan shall provide as follows:


1. Purpose. The purpose of this Plan is to advance the interests of CHS by encouraging
officers and other key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries who will largely be
responsible for the long-term success and development of CHS to continue their employment with the
Company and its subsidiaries by providing retirement benefits for them. The Plan is also intended
to assist the Company and its subsidiaries in attracting and retaining such employees and
stimulating their efforts on behalf of the Company and its subsidiaries.




2. Definitions and Construction.




     2.1 Definitions. As used in the Plan, terms defined parenthetically immediately after their
use shall have the respective meanings provided by such definitions, and the following words and
phrases shall have the meanings specified below (in either case, such terms shall apply equally to
both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined), unless a different meaning is plainly
required by the context:



     (a) “Actuarial Equivalent” shall mean a benefit of equivalent value calculated based on the
Uninsured Pensioners 1994 Mortality Table including Projections to 2003 using 50% of the Male Rates
and 50% of the Female Rates as prescribed for qualified retirement plans under



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the General Agreement on Trades and Tariffs (GATT) and a discount rate equal to the yield on
10-Year Treasury Bonds as of the last day of the previous month, but in no event greater than 4%
per annum.



     (b) “Annual Retirement Benefit” shall mean an amount equal to a Participant’s Final Average
Earnings multiplied by the lesser of (i) 60%, or (ii) a percentage equal to 2% multiplied by the
Participant’s years of Service.



     (c) “Beneficiary” shall mean the person or persons designated by a Participant pursuant to
Section 7 to receive the benefits to which a Participant is entitled upon the death of a
Participant.



     (d) “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company or, as the context requires, CHS.



     (e) “Cause” shall mean a felony conviction of a Participant or the failure of a Participant to
contest prosecution for a felony, or a Participant’s willful misconduct, dishonesty or gross
negligence, any of which is determined by the Board to be directly and materially harmful to the
business or reputation of the Company or its Subsidiaries.



     (f) “Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events, but only to
the extent such event would constitute a change in the ownership or effective control of CHS, or in
the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of CHS, as set forth in Code Section
409A(a)(2)(A)(v) and defined in regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of Treasury
thereunder:



     (1) An acquisition (other than directly from CHS) of any voting securities of CHS (“Voting
Securities”) by any Person (as the term person is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”)) immediately after which such
Person has Beneficial Ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange
Act) of more than 50% of the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock of CHS (“Shares”) or the
combined voting power of CHS’ then-outstanding Voting Securities; provided, however, in determining
whether a Change in Control has occurred pursuant to this Section 2.1(f)(1), Shares or Voting
Securities which are acquired in a Non-Control Acquisition (as hereinafter defined) shall not
constitute an acquisition that would cause a Change in Control. A “Non-Control Acquisition” shall
mean an acquisition by (i) an employee benefit plan (or a trust forming a part thereof) maintained
by the Company or any Subsidiary, (ii) CHS or any Subsidiary, or (iii) any Person in connection
with a Non-Control Transaction (as hereinafter defined);



     (2) The individuals who, as of the date hereof, are members of the Board of CHS (“Incumbent
Board”), cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board of CHS
or, following a Merger (as hereinafter defined) that results in CHS having a Parent Corporation (as
hereinafter defined), the board of directors of the ultimate Parent Corporation; provided, however,
that if the election, or nomination for election, by the CHS common stockholders, of any new
director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Board of CHS, such new
director shall, for purposes of the Plan, be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board of CHS;
provided further, however, that no individual shall be considered a member of the Incumbent Board
of CHS if such individual initially assumed office as a result of



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either an actual or threatened Election Contest (as described in Rule 14a-11 promulgated under
the Exchange Act) or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf
of a Person other than the Board of CHS (“Proxy Contest”), including by reason of any agreement
intended to avoid or settle any Election Contest or Proxy Contest; or



     (3) The consummation of:



     (A) A merger, consolidation or reorganization with or into the Company or in which securities
of the Company are issued (“Merger”), unless such Merger, is a Non-Control Transaction. A
Non-Control Transaction shall mean a Merger where:



     (i) the stockholders of CHS immediately before such Merger own, directly or indirectly,
immediately following such Merger, at least 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding
voting securities of (x) the corporation resulting from such Merger (“Surviving Corporation”), if
50% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Surviving
Corporation is not Beneficially Owned, directly or indirectly, by another Person (“Parent
Corporation”), or (y) if there are one or more Parent Corporations, the ultimate Parent
Corporation; and



     (ii) the individuals who were members of the Incumbent Board of CHS immediately prior to the
execution of the agreement providing for such Merger, constitute at least a majority of the members
of the board of directors of (x) the Surviving Corporation, if there is no Parent Corporation, or
(y) if there are one or more Parent Corporations, the ultimate Parent Corporation.



     (B) A complete liquidation or dissolution of CHS; or



     (C) The sale or other disposition of all, or substantially all, of the assets of CHS to any
Person (other than a transfer to a Subsidiary or under conditions that would constitute a
Non-Control Transaction with the disposition of assets being regarded as a Merger for this purpose
or the distribution to the CHS’ stockholders of the stock of a Subsidiary or any other assets).



     Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because
any Person (“Subject Person”) acquired Beneficial Ownership of more than the permitted amount of
the then-outstanding Shares or Voting Securities as a result of the acquisition of Shares or Voting
Securities by CHS which, by reducing the number of Shares or Voting Securities then-outstanding,
increases the proportional number of shares Beneficially Owned by the Subject Person, provided that
if a Change in Control would occur (but for the operation of this sentence) as a result of the
acquisition of Shares or Voting Securities by CHS, and after such share acquisition by CHS the
Subject Person becomes the Beneficial Owner of any additional Shares or Voting Securities which
increases the percentage of the then-outstanding Shares or Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by
the Subject Person, then a Change in Control shall occur.



     (g) “CHS” shall mean Community Health Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation.



     (h) “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any
successor thereto.



     (i) “Committee” shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board of CHS.



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     (j) “Company” shall mean CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation; provided,
however, that Company shall mean Community Health Systems, Inc. prior to May 25, 2005, for the
purposes of determining the rights, powers, and obligations under the terms of the Plan of the plan
sponsor.



     (k) “Compensation” shall mean only the salary plus the bonus paid to a Participant.



     (l) “Disabled Participant” shall mean any Participant who has been credited with five years of
Service and who Separates from Service by reason of being Totally and Permanently Disabled.



     (m) “Early Retirement Date” shall mean the date a Participant has been credited with at least
five years of Service and is at least 55 years old.



     (n) “ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.



     (o) “Final Average Earnings” shall mean an amount equal to (i) the sum of a Participant’s
Compensation for the highest three years out of the last five full years of Service preceding a
Participant’s termination of employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries, divided by
(ii) three.



     (p) “Key Employee” shall mean an employee (other than an Officer) of CHS, the Company, or a
Subsidiary who has been selected by the Committee to be a Participant.



     (q) “Monthly Retirement Income” shall mean a monthly income computed as provided in the Plan.



     (r) “Normal Retirement Date” shall mean the day of a Participant’s 65th birthday.



     (s) “Officer” shall mean all employees of CHS, the Company, or a Subsidiary who have been duly
elected as officers of CHS by the Board of CHS.



     (t) “Participant” shall mean any Officer or Key Employee.



     (u) “Primary Insurance Amount” as of any date shall mean the monthly amount of Social Security
old age and survivor disability insurance benefits received or receivable by a Participant
commencing at the Participant’s unreduced Social Security retirement age. The amount will be
calculated based on the Social Security Act in effect as of the date of calculation, without regard
to any dependent benefits.



     (v) “Rabbi Trust” shall mean the trust to be established by the Company in accordance with the
provisions of Section 8.



     (w) "Retired Participant” shall mean any Participant who has ceased to be an employee of the
Company or a Subsidiary and who is entitled to receive a benefit under Section 5 of the Plan.



     (x) “Separation from Service” or “Separate from Service” means a separation from service as
set forth in Code Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) and defined in regulations promulgated by



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the U.S. Department of Treasury thereunder, provided, however, that a Participant shall not be
deemed to have Separated from Service on account of a leave of absence until the first date
immediately following the end of a 29-month period of leave (if the employment relationship is not
terminated sooner) where such leave is due to any medically determinable physical or mental
impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous
period of not less than six months and where such impairment causes the Participant to be unable to
perform the duties of his or her position of employment or any substantially similar position of
employment.



     (y) “Service” shall mean one of the following: (i) in the case of an Officer, all years and
completed months of service with the Company and any Subsidiary, whether before or after the
adoption of the Plan, but not beginning earlier than January 1, 1997 (as indicated for some
Participants in Exhibit A hereto) or, in the alternative, if the Committee so specifies for a
designated Participant, additional years and months of service, provided, however, such additional
years and months of service shall not exceed two years for every year of completed service and two
months for every one month of completed service with the Company, but not beginning before January
1, 1997, and (ii) in the case of an Officer or Key Employee who becomes a Participant after
January 1, 2003, all years and completed months of service following the date the person becomes a
Participant. If a Participant’s name is not listed on Exhibit A, such Participant’s Service shall
begin on the date described in clause (ii) above.



     (z) “Specified Employee” means “specified employee” as defined in Code Section
409A(a)(2)(B)(i) and the regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of Treasury thereunder.
For purposes of the preceding sentence, “specified employee” means a “key employee” of the Company
as defined in Code Section 416(i) without regard to paragraph (5) thereof. A Participant shall be
a “key employee” of the Company if the Participant meets the requirements of Code Section
416(i)(1)(A)(i), (ii) or (iii) (applied in accordance with the regulations thereunder and
disregarding Code Section 416(i)(5)) at any time during any 12-month period ending on December 31
(the “Identification Date”). If a Participant is a “key employee” of the Company as of the
Identification Date, the Participant shall be treated as a Specified Employee for the 12-month
period beginning on the first day of the fourth month following the Identification Date.



     (aa) “Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to CHS or the Company, as applicable, any
corporation or other entity of which a majority of its voting power, equity securities or equity
interests is owned, directly or indirectly, by CHS or the Company, as applicable.



     (bb) “Total and Permanent Disability” shall mean a physical or mental condition that renders a
Participant eligible for disability benefits under the long-term disability insurance program in
effect at the Company on the date of this amendment and restatement of the Plan, even if such
Participant no longer participates in such long-term disability program on the date such physical
or mental condition occurs.



     2.2 Captions; Section References. Section titles or captions contained in the Plan are
inserted only as a matter of convenience and reference, and in no way define, limit, extend or
describe the scope of the Plan, or the intent of any provision hereof. All references herein to
Sections shall refer to Sections of the Plan unless the context clearly requires otherwise.



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     2.3 Severability. If any provision of the Plan, or the application thereof to any person,
entity or circumstances, shall be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of the
Plan, and the application of such provision to other persons, entities or circumstances, shall not
be affected thereby and the Plan shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by law.



3. Administration.




     3.1 The Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall meet
at such times and places as it determines and may meet through a telephone conference call.



     3.2 Authority of the Committee. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall
have full authority to:



     (a) Select Key Employees.



     (b) Construe and interpret the Plan.



     (c) Establish, amend and rescind rules and regulations for the Plan’s administration.



     (d) Make all other determinations which may be necessary or advisable for the administration
of the Plan.



     To the extent permitted by law, the Committee may delegate its authority as identified
hereunder.



     3.3 Decisions Binding. All determinations and decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the
provisions of the Plan, and all related orders or resolutions of the Board, shall be final,
conclusive and binding upon all persons, including the Company, its stockholders, employees,
Participants and their estates and Beneficiaries.



     3.4 Plan Administrator. For purposes of ERISA, the Committee is the Plan administrator. Any
claim for benefits under the Plan shall be made in writing to the Committee. The Committee and the
claimant shall follow the claims procedures set forth in Department of Labor Regulation
§2560.503-1.



     3.5 Costs and Expenses. In discharging their duties under the Plan, the Committee may employ
such counsel, accountants and consults as it deems necessary or appropriate. The Company shall pay
all costs of such third parties and any other expenses incurred by the Committee with respect to
the Plan.



     3.6 Indemnification. No member of the Committee, nor any officer or employee acting on behalf
of the Committee, CHS, the Company, or its Subsidiaries shall be personally liable for any action,
determination or interpretation taken or made in good faith with respect to the Plan, and all
members of the Committee, and each and every officer or employee of CHS, the Company, or its
Subsidiaries acting on their behalf, shall, to the extent permitted by law, be fully indemnified
and protected by the Company with respect to any such action, determination or interpretation.



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4. Participation in the Plan.




     4.1 Notification of Participation. Each Officer and Key Employee shall be notified that they
are a Participant under the Plan.



     4.2 Termination of Participation. A Participant who ceases to be an Officer or a Key Employee
of the Company (as determined by the Committee), or who terminates employment with the Company and
all Subsidiaries for any reason other than death or Total and Permanent Disability, shall not be
entitled to any benefits hereunder unless that change of status occurs after the Participant has
reached their Early Retirement Date.



5. Benefits Upon Separation from Service or Death.




     5.1 Normal Retirement Benefit. A Participant (including, without limitation, a Specified
Employee) who has been credited with at least five years of Service and Separates from Service by
reason of retirement on or after the Participant’s Normal Retirement Date shall receive a single
lump-sum payment, commencing on the day immediately following the date that is six (6) months after
the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service, in an amount that is the Actuarial
Equivalent of a Monthly Retirement Income equal to:



     (i) one-twelfth of the Participant’s Annual Retirement Benefit, reduced by



     (ii) the Primary Insurance Amount.


If a Participant who has had a Separation from Service and is entitled to a Normal Retirement
Benefit under this Section 5.1 dies prior to the date of such payment, such payment shall be made,
instead, to the Participant’s Beneficiary on the date that it otherwise would have been made to the
Participant, or as soon as administratively feasible thereafter within the same taxable year (or,
if later, by the 15th day of the third calendar month following the date the payment otherwise
would have been made to the Participant, provided that neither the Participant nor Beneficiary
shall be permitted, directly or indirectly, to designate the taxable year of payment).




     5.2 Early Retirement Benefit. A Participant (including, without limitation, a Specified
Employee) who Separates from Service by reason of retirement after attaining age 55 and who has
been credited with at least five years of Service shall receive a single lump-sum payment,
commencing on the day immediately following the date that is six (6) months after the date of the
Participant’s Separation from Service, in an amount that is the Actuarial Equivalent of a Monthly
Retirement Income computed in the manner set forth in Section 5.1, except that the amount set forth
in Section 5.1 shall be reduced by two/twelfths of one percent (.001667) of that amount for each
month that payments commence prior to the Participant’s Normal Retirement Date. The reduction
referred to in the immediately preceding sentence shall not apply in the event of a Change in
Control. If a Participant who has had a Separation from Service and is entitled to an Early
Retirement Benefit under this Section 5.2 dies prior to the date of such payment, such payment
shall be made, instead, to the Participant’s Beneficiary on the date that it otherwise would have
been made to the Participant, or as soon as administratively feasible thereafter within the same
taxable year (or, if later, by the 15th day of the third calendar month following the date the
payment otherwise would have been made to the Participant, provided that neither the Participant
nor Beneficiary shall be permitted, directly or indirectly, to designate the taxable year of
payment).



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     5.3 Disability Benefit.



     (a) A Disabled Participant (including, without limitation, a Specified Employee) shall receive
a single lump-sum payment, commencing on the later of (i) the day immediately following the date
that is six (6) months after the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service by reason of
becoming Totally and Permanently Disabled, or (ii) the first day of the month following the
Participant’s 55th birthday, in an amount that is the Actuarial Equivalent of a Monthly
Retirement Income computed in the manner set forth in Section 5.1. This benefit shall be payable
at the time prescribed in this Section 5.3(a) regardless of whether the Participant recovers from
the disability before payment is due.



     (b) If a Disabled Participant dies before the payment of the benefit described in Section
5.3(a), a death benefit shall be payable to the Disabled Participant’s Beneficiary. Such death
benefit shall be a single lump-sum payment equal to the Actuarial Equivalent present value of a
Monthly Retirement Income as of the Participant’s date of death, computed in accordance with the
provisions of Section 5.3(a). Such death benefit shall be paid to the Participant’s Beneficiary no
later than ninety (90) days after the date of death (provided that neither the Participant nor
Beneficiary shall be permitted, directly or indirectly, to designate the taxable year of payment).



     5.4 Death Benefit. If a Participant who has been credited with five or more years of Service
dies prior to incurring a Separation from Service, a single, lump-sum death benefit shall be paid
to the deceased Participant’s Beneficiary. Such death benefit shall be the Actuarial Equivalent of
the Participant’s Monthly Retirement Income as of the Participant’s date of death, computed in the
same manner as provided in Section 5.3(a) in the case of a Disabled Participant. Such death
benefit shall be paid to the deceased Participant’s Beneficiary no later than ninety (90) days
after the date of death (provided that neither the Participant nor Beneficiary shall be permitted,
directly or indirectly, to designate the taxable year of payment).



     5.5 Termination for Cause. If a Participant’s employment is terminated due to Cause, then
notwithstanding anything else set forth herein, such Participant shall not be entitled to receive
any benefit under the Plan.



6. Benefits Upon Change in Control.




     6.1 Change in Control Benefit. In the event of a Change in Control, the benefit of any
Participant with five years or more of Service but not yet otherwise entitled to a benefit under
the other provisions of this Plan shall be fully vested and shall be paid out as soon as
administratively feasible but no later than ninety (90) days after the Change in Control (provided
that the Participant shall not be permitted, directly or indirectly, to designate the taxable year
of payment) in a single lump-sum payment pursuant to the applicable provisions in Section 5. Upon
such payment to all Participants, the Plan shall terminate.



     6.2 Participants Under Age 55. Any Participant who has been credited with five years or more
years of Service on the date of the Change in Control who is under age 55 will be deemed to be age
55 solely for purposes of determining if the Participant is eligible for benefits under the Plan
but, in computing the lump sum payment provided for in Section 6.1 and the applicable provisions of
Section 5, the Monthly Retirement Income shall be deemed payable based upon the Participant’s
actual age on the date of the Change in Control.



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     6.3 Additional Years of Service. All Participants who have been credited with five years or
more of Service as of a Change in Control will be credited with an additional three years of
Service as a result of a Change in Control.



     6.4 Certain Terminations of Employment. If a Participant’s employment is terminated by the
Company without Cause prior to the date of a Change in Control, but the Participant reasonably
demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Committee that the termination (i) was at the request of a
third party who has indicated an intention to, or has taken steps reasonably calculated to, effect
a Change in Control, or (ii) otherwise arose in connection with, or in anticipation of, a Change in
Control which has been threatened or proposed, such termination shall be deemed to have occurred
after a Change in Control for purposes of the Plan, provided a Change in Control actually occurs.
Such a Participant shall be entitled to receive the same benefits under the Plan as if the
Participant had been an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary on the date the Change in Control
actually occurs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no payment under this Section 6.4 shall be made
before the date that is six (6) months after the date of the Participant’s actual Separation from
Service.



     7. Beneficiaries. Each Participant shall have the right, by giving written notice to the
Committee on such form as the Committee shall adopt, to designate a Beneficiary or Beneficiaries to
receive payments which become available under the Plan should the Participant die. A Participant
may change the designated Beneficiary by filing a new beneficiary designation form with the
Committee. If a Participant dies and has not designated a Beneficiary, or if the Beneficiary
predeceases the Participant, the estate of the deceased Participant shall be deemed to be the
Beneficiary.



     8. Rabbi Trust. The Company intends to establish a Rabbi Trust with a commercial bank or
other financial or trust institution of which the Company would be considered the owner for Federal
income tax purposes. The Rabbi Trust will be established to provide a source of funds to enable the
Company to make payments to the Participants and their Beneficiaries pursuant to the terms of the
Plan and will be administered in a manner consistent with the requirements of Code Section 409A.
Payments to which Participants are entitled under the terms of the Plan shall be paid out of the
Rabbi Trust to the extent of the assets therein. The assets of the Rabbi Trust will be subject to
the claims of general creditors of the Company.



     9. Withholding. The Company shall have the right to withhold from the payments to be made to
any Participant or Beneficiary hereunder all amounts required to be so withheld under applicable
law.



10. Modification and Termination.




     10.1 Amendment and Termination. The Company reserves the right at any time, by action of the
Board, to modify or amend, in whole or in part, any or all of the provisions of the Plan, or to
terminate the Plan. In the event of Plan termination, benefits shall be payable at the time and in
the manner provided in Sections 5 and 6; however, the Company may accelerate the time and form of
payment pursuant to a termination and liquidation of the Plan in accordance with Code Section 409A
and the regulations thereunder.



     10.2 Effect on Participants. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10.1, no amendment,
modification or termination of the Plan shall adversely affect:



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     (a) The Monthly Retirement Income of any Participant, or the Beneficiary of any Participant,
who has Separated from Service or died prior thereto.



     (b) The right of any Participant then employed by the Company or a Subsidiary who has been
credited with at least five years of Service to receive upon death, Separation from Service
(including Separation from Service by reason of Total and Permanent Disability) or Change in
Control, the benefit to which such person would have been entitled under the Plan prior to the
amendment, modification or termination, provided, however, that the Company may accelerate the time
and form of payment pursuant to a termination and liquidation of the Plan in accordance with Code
Section 409A and the regulations thereunder.



     10.3 No Obligation to Continue Plan. Although it is the intention of the Company that the
Plan shall be continued indefinitely, the Plan is entirely voluntary on the part of the Company,
and the continuance of the Plan is not a contractual obligation of the Company.



     11. Claims and Review Procedures. The Committee shall establish and maintain reasonable
procedures governing the filing of claims, notification of benefit determinations, and appeal of
adverse benefit determinations in accordance with applicable law. Such procedures shall provide
for adequate notice in writing to any Participant or Beneficiary whose claim for benefits under the
Plan has been denied, setting forth the specific reasons for such denial and written in a manner
calculated to be understood by the Participant or Beneficiary. Such procedures shall also afford a
reasonable opportunity to any Participant or Beneficiary whose claim for benefits has been denied
for a full and fair review by the Committee of the decision denying the claim.



12. Miscellaneous Provisions.




     12.1 Non-Transferability. Neither the interest of a Participant or any other person in the
Plan, nor the benefits payable hereunder, shall be subject to the claim of creditors of a
Participant or their Beneficiaries and will not be subject to attachment, garnishment or any other
legal process. Neither a Participant nor a Beneficiary may assign, sell, pledge or otherwise
encumber any of their beneficial interest in the Plan, nor shall any such benefits be in any manner
liable for, or subject to, the deeds, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts of any
Participant or their Beneficiary. All such payments and rights thereto are expressly declared to be
non-assignable and non-transferable, and in the event of any attempted assignment or transfer
(whether voluntary or involuntary) by a Participant or a Beneficiary, the Company shall have no
further liability hereunder to such Participant or Beneficiary.



     12.2 Payment of Benefits. Although the Company intends to establish the Rabbi Trust to fund
its obligations under the Plan, the rights of Participants and Beneficiaries to receive payments
under the Plan shall constitute only a general claim against the Company and will not be a lien or
claim on any specific assets of the Company.



     12.3 No Rights of Employment. The Plan shall not be deemed to constitute a contract of
employment between a Participant and the Company or a Subsidiary. Nothing contained in the Plan
shall be deemed to give any Participant the right to be retained in the employment of the Company
or a Subsidiary. The Plan shall not interfere in any way with the Company’s or a Subsidiary’s right
to discharge a Participant at any time, regardless of the effect which such discharge would have
upon such Participant under the Plan, and such actions by the Company or



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a Subsidiary in discharging any Participant shall not be deemed a breach of contract, nor give
rise to any rights or actions in favor of such Participant.



     12.4 Applicable Law. The Plan shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
laws of the State of Tennessee without regard to its conflict of laws rules. It is intended that
the Plan be an unfunded plan maintained primarily for the purpose of providing deferred
compensation for a select group of highly compensated employees of the Company. As such, the Plan
is intended to be exempt from certain otherwise applicable provisions of Title I of ERISA, and any
ambiguities in construction shall be resolved in favor of an interpretation which will effectuate
such intention. The Plan is intended to comply with Code Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations
promulgated thereunder as applicable to nonqualified deferred compensation plans and shall be
construed in furtherance of such intent.



     12.5 Payment to Minors. In making any payment to or for the benefit of any minor or
incompetent Beneficiary, the Committee, in its sole, absolute and uncontrolled discretion, may, but
need not, make such payment to a legal or natural guardian or other relative of such minor or court
appointed committee of such incompetent, or to any adult with whom such minor or incompetent
temporarily or permanently resides, and the receipt by such guardian, committee, relative or other
person shall be a complete discharge of the Company, without any responsibility on its part or on
the part of the Committee to see to the application thereof.



     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused the Plan to be executed by its duly authorized
officer the 10th day of December, 2008, being the date the Board approved the Plan.



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	CHS/COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Rachel A. Seifert
 

	 	 
	 	 	Title: Senior Vice President	 	 











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