che-20260518x8k

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):

May 18, 2026

CHEMED CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	1-8351	31-0791746
(State or other ‎jurisdiction of ‎incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer ‎Identification ‎Number)

2600 First Financial Center, 255 East 5th Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

(513) 762-6690

Title of each class

Trading symbol

Name of each exchange on which

registered

Capital stock $1 par value

CHE

NYSE

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Securities registered pursuant to 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Emerging growth company [_]

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a)On May 18, 2026, Chemed Corporation held its annual meeting of stockholders.

(b)Stockholders voted on the matters set forth below:

Item 1. Election of Directors. The following directors, who constitute the entire Board of Directors, were elected at the meeting by the votes indicated:


Nominee	For	Against	Abstentions	Broker non-votes
Kevin J. McNamara	11,111,578	204,388	6,735	769,580
Ron DeLyons	11,252,597	62,247	7,858	769,580
Patrick P. Grace	9,368,923	1,946,697	7,082	769,580
Christopher J. Heaney	10,891,279	424,319	7,104	769,580
Thomas C. Hutton	11,053,081	262,174	7,447	769,580
Andrea R. Lindell	10,642,996	672,859	6,847	769,580
Elaine McCarthy	11,173,021	141,697	7,984	769,580
John M. Mount Jr.	11,245,765	69,479	7,458	769,580
George J. Walsh III	10,007,160	1,308,559	6,983	769,580

Item 2. Ratification of Independent Accountants. The proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors as the company’s independent accountants for the year ending December 31, 2026, was approved with the following votes:


		Voted
For		11,562,294
Against		523,129
Abstain		6,858
Broker non-votes		-

Item 3. Executive Compensation. The proposal to approve, on a non-binding basis, the Company’s executive compensation program, was not approved with the following votes:


		Voted
For		4,383,683
Against		6,926,656
Abstain		12,363
Broker non-votes		769,580

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


	CHEMED CORPORATION

Dated: May 19, 2026	By:	/s/ Michael D. Witzeman
		Michael D. Witzeman
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Chemed Corp filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders