Company: EHC
Filing Date: 2025-07-29
Form Type: S-8
Source: 0000785161-25-000040
Chunk: 1

Company: Encompass Health Corp
Filing Date: 2025-07-29
Form: S-8
Chunk 1
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 | Emerging growth company   |     | ☐ |

| If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. |     | ☐ |

### EXPLANATORY NOTE
On May 1, 2025, at the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders of Encompass Health Corporation (the “Company” or “Registrant”), the Company’s stockholders approved the Encompass Health Corporation 2025 Omnibus Performance Incentive Plan (the “2025 Equity Plan”), which the Board of Directors of the Company had previously adopted. The 2025 Equity Plan provides, among other things, for a reservation of a total of 12,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), for issuance under the 2025 Equity Plan (subject to certain adjustments, including equitable adjustment in the event of a change in the Company’s capitalization). The effective date of the 2025 Equity Plan is May 2, 2025.

This registration statement is being filed for the purpose of registering those 12,000,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance to participants in the 2025 Equity Plan.

# PART I
<div align='center'>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</div>

The document(s) containing the information specified in this Part I will be sent or given to participants in the 2025 Equity Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Such documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) either as part of this registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act . These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this registration statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this form, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

# PART II

### INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

## Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or the Securities Act are hereby incorporated