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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): May 6, 2020
Encompass Health Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-10315
63-0860407
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
9001 Liberty Parkway, Birmingham, Alabama 35242
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
(205967-7116
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
EHC
New York Stock Exchange






Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 6, 2020, Encompass Health Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2020 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/EHC2020. During the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company voted on the following proposals:
1.
election of all 14 persons nominated by the Company’s board of directors;
2.
ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm; and
3.
approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement filed on March 27, 2020 pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 99,489,394 shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding. Each share of common stock was entitled to one vote on each matter properly brought before the Annual Meeting. The common stock voted together as a class. Votes representing 90.2% of the combined voting power of the common stock were represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting.
The final voting results for the Annual Meeting were as follows:
Proposal 1, election of directors, each of the nominees was elected:
Name of Nominee
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Greg D. Carmichael
83,824,370

109,899

43,785
John W. Chidsey
82,874,067

1,060,875

43,112
Donald L. Correll
82,838,286

1,096,646

43,122
Yvonne M. Curl
82,219,465

1,715,891

42,698
Charles M. Elson
82,647,698

1,286,610

43,746
Joan E. Herman
83,573,484

362,693

41,877
Leo I. Higdon, Jr.
82,610,045

1,325,460

42,549
Leslye G. Katz
83,665,882

268,105

44,067
Patricia A. Maryland
83,761,930

173,543

42,581
John E. Maupin, Jr.
82,866,643

1,067,599

43,812
Nancy M. Schlichting
83,753,681

182,358

42,015
L. Edward Shaw, Jr.
82,771,833

1,162,595

43,626
Mark J. Tarr
82,943,354

991,289

43,411
Terrance Williams
83,741,972

191,832

44,250

Proposal 2, ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, passed:
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
88,657,308
999,658
44,271
Proposal 3, approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, passed:
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
81,709,448
2,210,300
58,306
Proposals 1 and 3 each received 5,723,183 broker non-votes. There were no broker non-votes on Proposal 2.






Pursuant 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.

ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORPORATION
 
 
 
By:
/S/   Patrick Darby
 
Name:
Patrick Darby
 
Title:
Executive Vice President, General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary

Dated: May 11, 2020