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SECTION 5 – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On August 24, 2023, Amedisys, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Allyson Guidroz, the Company’s Senior Vice President of Accounting, to serve as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer for purposes of the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, effective immediately. In connection with Ms. Guidroz’s appointment, Scott G. Ginn will continue in his role as Acting Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and principal financial officer and will no longer serve as the Company’s principal accounting officer.
Ms. Guidroz has served as the Company’s Senior Vice President of Accounting since June 2018.
Ms. Guidroz will continue to participate in the Amedisys Holding, L.L.C. Amended and Restated Severance Plan for Presidents and Senior Vice Presidents.
Other than as set forth in this Current Report on Form 8-K, there are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Guidroz and any other person pursuant to which Ms. Guidroz was appointed as Chief Accounting Officer or principal accounting officer. Ms. Guidroz does not have any family relationship with any director or executive officer of the Company or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer. There are no transactions in which Ms. Guidroz has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
SIGNATURE
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.
| AMEDISYS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Richard Ashworth | |
| Richard Ashworth President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
| DATE: | August 30, 2023 | |