---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000785161-22-000014"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EHC"
cik: "0000785161"
company_name: "Encompass Health Corp"
filed_at: "2022-03-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T12:48:57.865376+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Encompass Health appoints Kevin J. O'Connor to board, plans reduction to 11 directors

## Summary
- Board increased from 15 to 16; Kevin J. O'Connor appointed effective March 30, 2022.
- O'Connor joins Nominating/Corporate Governance and Compliance and Quality of Care Committees.
- Board size will shrink from 16 to 11 effective after the 2022 annual meeting.
- O'Connor determined independent under NYSE standards; compensated per standard non-employee director practices.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000785161-22-000014
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EHC
- cik: 0000785161
- company_name: Encompass Health Corp
- filed_at: 2022-03-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/785161/000078516122000014/0000785161-22-000014-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/785161/000078516122000014/ehc-20220330.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000785161-22-000014
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000785161-22-000014.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000785161-22-000014.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kevin J. O’Connor was appointed as Director at Encompass Health Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the appointment of Kevin J. O’Connor as director
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/785161/000078516122000014/0000785161-22-000014-index.htm

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