Initial Registration Statement for Employee Benefit Plan (Form S-8)

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 21, 2026

Registration No. 333-

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida		26-3667538
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1301 Concord Terrace
Sunrise, Florida		33323
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Compensation Plan

(Full title of the plan)

Kasandra H. Rossi

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.

1301 Concord Terrace

Sunrise, Florida 33323

(954) 384-0175

(Name and address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:

Joshua M. Samek, Esq.

Sidley Austin LLP

830 Brickell Plaza

Miami, Florida 33131

(305) 391-5100

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	x		Accelerated filer	o
Non-accelerated filer	o		Smaller reporting company	o
			Emerging growth company	o

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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. o

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this "Registration Statement") is being filed by Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc., a Florida corporation (the "Registrant"), relating to 8,000,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), issuable under the Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Compensation Plan (the "Plan").

PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

All information required by Part I to be contained in the prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with the explanatory note to Part I of Form S-8 and Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Documents containing the information required by Part I of the Registration Statement will be sent or given to the participants in the Plan covered by this Registration Statement as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

The following documents previously filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:

(1) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the Commission on February 19, 2026;

(2) The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, filed with the Commission on May 5, 2026;

(3) The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on May 7, 2026; and

(4) The description of the Common Stock contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A (Registration No. 001-12111), filed with the Commission on September 4, 1996, and any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description, including Exhibit 4.10 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the Commission on February 20, 2020.

All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the respective dates of filing of such documents (such documents, and the documents enumerated above, being hereinafter referred to as "Incorporated Documents").

Any statement contained in an Incorporated Document shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed Incorporated Document modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless specifically stated to the contrary, none of the information disclosed by the Registrant under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of any current report on Form 8-K, including the related exhibits under

Item 9.01, that the Registrant may from time to time furnish to the Commission will be incorporated by reference into, or otherwise included in, this Registration Statement.

Item 4. Description of Securities.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

As a corporation incorporated in the State of Florida, the Registrant is subject to the Florida Business Corporation Act (the "Florida Act"). Section 607.0831 of the Florida Act provides that a director is not personally liable for monetary damages to the corporation, or any other person, for any statement, vote, decision to take or not to take action, or any failure to take any action, as a director, unless (1) the director breached or failed to perform his or her duties as a director and (2) the director's breach of, or failure to perform, those duties constitutes (a) a violation of the criminal law, unless the director had reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful, (b) a transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit, either directly or indirectly, (c) a circumstance under which the liability provisions of Section 607.0834 are applicable, (d) in a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor or by or in the right of a shareholder, conscious disregard for the best interest of the corporation, or willful or intentional misconduct, or (e) in a proceeding by or in the right of someone other than the corporation or a shareholder, recklessness or an act or omission which was committed in bad faith or with malicious purpose or in a manner exhibiting wanton and willful disregard of human rights, safety, or property. A judgment or other final adjudication against a director in any criminal proceeding for a violation of the criminal law estops that director from contesting the fact that his or her breach, or failure to perform, constitutes a violation of the criminal law; but does not estop the director from establishing that he or she had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

Under Section 607.0851(1) of the Florida Act, a corporation has the power to indemnify any person, who was or is a party to any proceeding (other than an action by, or in the right of the corporation), by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against liability incurred in connection with such proceeding, including any appeal thereof, if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The termination of any proceeding by judgment, order, settlement or conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent will not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

Under Section 607.0851(4) of the Florida Act, a corporation has the power to indemnify any person, who was or is a party to any proceeding by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director or officer of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against expenses and amounts paid in settlement not exceeding, in the judgment of the board of directors, the estimated expense of litigating the proceeding to conclusion, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such proceeding, including any appeal thereof. Such indemnification shall be authorized if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made under such subsection in respect of any claim, issue, or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable unless, and only to the extent that, the court in which such proceeding was brought, or any other court of competent jurisdiction, shall determine

upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which such court shall deem proper.

In addition, under Section 607.0852 of the Florida Act, to the extent that a director or officer of the corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any proceeding, or in defense of any claim, issue, or matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection therewith.

Under Section 607.0858(1) of the Florida Act, the indemnification and advancement of expenses provided pursuant to Sections 607.0851, 607.0852 and 607.0853 of the Florida Act is not exclusive, and a corporation may make any other or further indemnification or advancement of expenses of any of its directors or officers, under any bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in his or her official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. However, under Section 607.0859 of the Florida Act, indemnification or advancement of expenses shall not be made to or on behalf of any director or officer if a judgment or other final adjudication establishes that his or her actions, or omissions to act, were material to the cause of action so adjudicated and constitute: (a) a violation of the criminal law, unless the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful; (b) a transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal benefit; (c) in the case of a director, a circumstance under which the above liability provisions of Section 607.0834 are applicable; or (d) willful or intentional misconduct or a conscious disregard for the best interests of the corporation in a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor or in a proceeding by or in the right of a shareholder. The Registrant's amended and restated articles of incorporation, as amended, provide that the Registrant shall indemnify and may advance expenses to its officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by the current law.

Section 607.0857 also provides that a corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the corporation against any liability asserted against the person and incurred by him or her in any such capacity or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of the Florida Act. The Registrant currently maintains directors' and officers' liability insurance for its directors and officers and those of its principal subsidiaries and affiliate companies against certain liabilities.

The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each member of its board of directors and its executive officers. The indemnification agreements require, among other things, that the Registrant indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by law and advance to each indemnified director and executive officer all related expenses, subject to reimbursement if it is subsequently determined that indemnification is not permitted. Under the indemnification agreements, the Registrant must also indemnify and advance all expenses incurred by an indemnified director or executive officer seeking to enforce his or her rights under the indemnification agreements and purchase and generally maintain in effect directors' and officers' liability insurance during the term, and for a period of five years following the termination, of each director's and executive officer's service. Although the indemnification agreements offer substantially the same scope of coverage afforded by law, they provide greater assurance to directors and executive officers that indemnification will be available, because, as contracts, they cannot be modified unilaterally in the future by the Registrant's board of directors or the shareholders to eliminate the rights they provide.

Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
4.1	Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2022).
4.2	Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2023).
4.3	Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Commission on March 27, 2026).
5.1*
23.1*
23.2*
24.1*	Powers of Attorney (included in the signature page to this Registration Statement).
107*

*Filed herewith.

Item 9. Undertakings.

(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Filing Fee Tables" or "Calculation of Registration Fee" table, as applicable, in the effective Registration Statement; and

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Sunrise, State of Florida, on May 21, 2026.

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.
By		/s/ Mark S. Ordan
Name		Mark S. Ordan
Title		Chief Executive Officer

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints, jointly and severally, Mark S. Ordan, Gregory Neeb, Kasandra H. Rossi and Mary Ann E. Moore, or any of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and on his or her behalf to sign, execute and file all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and any documents required to be filed with respect therewith, with the Commission or any regulatory authority, granting unto such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature		Title		Date
/s/ Mark S. Ordan		Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board (Principal Executive Officer)		May 21, 2026
Mark S. Ordan
/s/ Kasandra H. Rossi		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)		May 21, 2026
Kasandra H. Rossi
/s/ Guy P. Sansone		Lead Independent Director		May 21, 2026
Guy P. Sansone
/s/ Laura A. Linynsky		Director		May 21, 2026
Laura A. Linynsky
/s/ Thomas A. McEachin		Director		May 21, 2026
Thomas A. McEachin
/s/ Kurt D. Newman, M.D.		Director		May 21, 2026
Kurt D. Newman, M.D.
/s/ Michael A. Rucker		Director		May 21, 2026
Michael A. Rucker
/s/ John M. Starcher, Jr.		Director		May 21, 2026
John M. Starcher, Jr.
/s/ Shirley A. Weis		Director		May 21, 2026
Shirley A. Weis
/s/ Sylvia J. Young		Director		May 21, 2026
Sylvia J. Young