# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001834471
**File Stem:** 0000785161-26-000022
**Filing Date:** 2026-2
**Character Count:** 8785
**Document Hash:** 7a3b249c8dddc09bcceb69fed0ae3516
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000785161-26-000022.hdr.sgml**: 20260202

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000785161-26-000022

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 3

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260130

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260202

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260202

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Hayes Cain A
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001834471

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 3
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-10315
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26588371

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O DOCUSIGN, INC.
- **STREET 2:** 221 MAIN STREET, SUITE 1550
- **CITY:** SAN FRANCISCO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94105
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Encompass Health Corp
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000785161
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-HOSPITALS [8060]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 08 Industrial Applications and Services
- **EIN:** 630860407
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 9001 LIBERTY PARKWAY
- **CITY:** BIRMINGHAM
- **STATE:** AL
- **ZIP:** 35242
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 205-967-7116

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 9001 LIBERTY PARKWAY
- **CITY:** BIRMINGHAM
- **STATE:** AL
- **ZIP:** 35242

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** HEALTHSOUTH CORP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19950113

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION CORP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

## Ex-24

```

       POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT the undersigned hereby
Constitutes  and appoints Patrick Darby and Stephen Leasure, and each of them
individually, the undersigned?s  true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the capacity as an
officer and/or director of Encompass Health Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the ?Company?), Forms 3, 4 and 5, Schedule 13D and
Schedule 13G and amendments thereto in accordance with Sections
13(d) and 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules
thereunder, and any other forms or reports the undersigned may be
required to file in connection with the undersigned?s ownership,
acquisition, or disposition of securities of the Company;

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete the execution of
any such Form 3, 4 or 5, Schedule 13D, Schedule 13G, or other form
or report, and timely file or cause to be filed such form, schedule or
report with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
(the ?SEC?) and any other authority; and

(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of each such attorney-in-fact, may
be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the
undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by
such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this
Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in his
or her discretion.

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Stephen Leasure and Philip
Calagaz, and each of them individually, the undersigned?s true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

(1) enroll and register the undersigned as a filer in the SEC?s EDGAR
system, including the completion and submission of Form ID with
the SEC on behalf of the undersigned; and

(2) act as an account administrator for the undersigned?s EDGAR
account, with all the powers and authority of an account
administrator as described in Rule 10 of Part 232 of Title?17
of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (17 CFR 232.10) and
in that certain Final Rule adopted by the SEC entitled ?EDGAR
Filer Access and Account Management? (SEC Release Nos.
33-11313; 34-101209; 39-2557; IC-35343; File No. S7-15-23)
(Dec. 27, 2024)), and to manage such account, including
managing permissions of other account administrators, users,
delegated entities, and technical administrators who have account
credentials to make submissions on behalf of the undersigned,
or to take other action with respect to the undersigned?s EDGAR
account, and ensuring all such persons comply with EDGAR
security protocols.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein granted, as applicable, including assisting in
establishing an account in the name of the undersigned with login.gov,
as to fully satisfy all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
and hereby ratifies and confirms all that such attorney-in-fact, or his or her
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
this Power of Attorney and the respective rights and powers herein granted.
The undersigned acknowledges that each foregoing attorney-in-fact, in
serving in his or her above-described capacity or capacities at the request
of the undersigned, is not assuming any of the undersigned?s responsibilities
to comply with Sections 13(d) and 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
Undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5, Schedule 13D,
Schedule 13G, or other form or report with respect to the undersigned?s
holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless
revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to each foregoing
attorney-in fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed effectively as of this 29th day of January 2026.

/s/ Cain A. Hayes

[Notary Seal]

4926-7453-4027, v. 1

```

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 3

### INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>Hayes Cain A<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>9001 LIBERTY PARKWAY<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>BIRMINGHAM, AL 35242<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>Encompass Health Corp [ EHC ] | **5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  |
| **2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2026-01-30 | **4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[X] Director   [ ] 10% Owner<br>[ ] Officer (give title below)   [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_ _ | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 3. Ownership Form | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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**Signature:** /s/ Patrick Darby, attorney-in-fact for Cain A. Hayes  
**Date:** 2026-02-02

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**