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): February 22, 2018

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.)	
 	 	
3660 Grandview Parkway, Suite 200, Birmingham, Alabama 35243
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
(205) 967-7116
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
HealthSouth Corporation
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
At the regularly scheduled meetings on February 22-23, 2018, the Board of Directors of Encompass Health Corporation (“Encompass Health”) and its Compensation Committee undertook the customary review and approval of annual compensation decisions. The Compensation Committee oversees Encompass Health’s compensation and employee benefit objectives, plans and policies and reviews and approves the compensation of executive officers, except that of the Chief Executive Officer which is ultimately approved by the independent members of the Board of Directors. The following changes to the compensation of named executive officers were approved:

•	Mr. Mark J. Tarr, President and Chief Executive Officer	

			
Component	Previous	Newly Approved	
Annual Base Salary	$900,000	$975,000	
Target Annual Cash Incentive Opportunity	100% of base salary	115% of base salary	
Target Long-Term Equity Incentive Opportunity	$2,700,000	$3,500,000	

•	Ms. Barbara A. Jacobsmeyer, President, Inpatient Hospitals	

			
Component	Previous	Newly Approved	
Annual Base Salary	$450,000	$550,000	
Target Annual Cash Incentive Opportunity	70% of base salary	75% of base salary	

The base salary changes for Ms. Jacobsmeyer and Mr. Tarr are effective as of January 1, 2018 and March 4, 2018, respectively. No other material changes to Encompass Health’s executive compensation plans and arrangements, which are otherwise described in the section captioned “Executive Compensation” in its Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on March 24, 2017 were approved at these meetings.

SIGNATURES
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 Secretary	

Dated: February 26, 2018