---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-085654"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EHAB"
cik: "0001803737"
company_name: "Enhabit, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-03-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T09:33:39.034151+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Enhabit appoints McGuigan and Schochet to board under cooperation agreement with activist investors

## Summary
- Board expanded to 13 directors; Stuart McGuigan and Barry Schochet appointed immediately.
- At least four of five legacy Encompass Health directors to step down by 2024 annual meeting.
- Cruiser and Harbour Point (owning ~4.7% of shares) entered cooperation agreement with standstill and voting provisions.
- Cruiser withdrew its director nomination for 2023 annual meeting.
- McGuigan brings CIO experience from State Dept and J&J; Schochet brings healthcare executive background from Tenet.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-085654
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EHAB
- cik: 0001803737
- company_name: Enhabit, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-03-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1803737/000119312523085654/0001193125-23-085654-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1803737/000119312523085654/d493395d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-085654
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-085654.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-085654.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Barry Schochet was appointed as Director at Enhabit, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On March 30, 2023, the Board appointed the New Directors as members of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1803737/000119312523085654/0001193125-23-085654-index.htm
- Executive change
  Stuart McGuigan was appointed as Director at Enhabit, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On March 30, 2023, the Board appointed the New Directors as members of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1803737/000119312523085654/0001193125-23-085654-index.htm
- Material Agreements
  Enhabit, Inc. entered into Cooperation Agreement with Cruiser Capital Master Fund LP, Cruiser Capital Advisors, LLC, Harbour Point Capital Management LP (effective 2023-03-30).
  - Action: entry
  - Counterparty: Cruiser Capital Master Fund LP, Cruiser Capital Advisors, LLC, Harbour Point Capital Management LP
  - Effective: 2023-03-30
  source text: On March 30, 2023, Enhabit, Inc. (the “ Company ”) entered into a Cooperation Agreement (the “ Cooperation Agreement ”) with Cruiser Capital Master Fund LP and Cruiser Capital Advisors, LLC (collectively with their affiliates, “ Cruiser ”), and Harbour Point Capital Management LP (collectively with its affiliates, “ Harbour Point ,” and collectively with Cruiser, the “ Investor Group ,” and each of Cruiser and Harbour Point, individually, an “ Investor ”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1803737/000119312523085654/0001193125-23-085654-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.