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  0001207131
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000019584
  CHEMED CORP
  001-08351
  SUITE 2600
  255 E FIFTH ST
  CINCINNATI
  OH
  45202
  (513)762-6690
  HUTTON THOMAS C
  Director
  Common
  Fifth Third Securities
  34 Fountain Square Plaza
  Cincinnati
  OH
  45202
  4827
  2676041.00
  15139240
  08/01/2024
  NYSE
  Common
  08/14/2019
  Stock Option Exercise
  Issuer
  N
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  08/14/2019
  N/A
  Common
  02/25/2020
  Stock Option Exercise
  Issuer
  N
  1112
  02/25/2020
  N/A
  Common
  08/05/2021
  Stock Option Exercise
  Issuer
  N
  818
  08/05/2021
  N/A
  Common
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  Stock Option Exercise
  Issuer
  N
  2007
  11/15/2021
  N/A
  Y
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  /s/ Heather Foxworth as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for HUTTON THOMAS C