Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;


           Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
           Officers.

On December 27, 2019, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Computer Programs and Systems, Inc. (the "Company"), the Board increased the size of the Board from nine directors to ten directors and elected Christopher T. Hjelm to fill the newly created directorship, effective December 27, 2019. Mr. Hjelm will serve as a Class III director, with a term expiring on the date of the Company's annual meeting of stockholders in 2020, when he is expected to stand for re-election as a director. In connection with his election to the Board, Mr. Hjelm was appointed to the Compensation Committee of the Board. The Board has determined that Mr. Hjelm qualifies as "independent" under Nasdaq listing standards.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Hjelm and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Hjelm was selected as a director of the Company. There are no related person transactions (within the meaning of Item 404(a) of Regulation S-Kpromulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission) between Mr. Hjelm and the Company. Mr. Hjelm will receive compensation for his Board service in accordance with the Company's standard compensation arrangements for non-employee directors, which are described under the caption "Non-Management Director Compensation" in the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2019, as adjusted by the Board from time to time.

On January 3, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing the election of Christopher T. Hjelm to the Board. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.




(d)  Exhibits.



                Exhibit
                Number    Description

                99.1        Press release dated January 3, 2020

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