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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , DC 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission File Number 001-10315 Encompass Health Corporation ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter ) Delaware ( State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) 9001 Liberty Parkway Birmingham , Alabama 35242 ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.01 par value ( 205 ) 967-7116 ( Registrant's telephone number ) Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol EHC Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None 63-0860407 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes > No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer > Non - Accelerated filer Emerging growth company Accelerated filer Smaller reporting 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 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b - 2 ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . The aggregate market value of common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter was approximately $ 6.0 billion . For purposes of the foregoing calculation only , executive officers and directors of the registrant have been deemed to be affiliates . There were 99,265,706 shares of common stock of the registrant outstanding , net of treasury shares , as of February 12 , 2021 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE The definitive proxy statement relating to the registrant's 2021 annual meeting of stockholders is incorporated by reference in Part III to the extent described therein .