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0001283114
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000019584
CHEMED CORPORATION
001-08351
2600 Chemed Center
Cincinnati
OH
45202
513-762-6900
DAVID WILLIAMS
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
38th Floor
New York
NY
10004
5000
2844300.00
15062308
11/01/2023
NYSE
Common
12/07/2015
Shares Purchased through Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Issuer
N
367
12/07/2015
Compensation
Common
12/07/2015
Shares Purchased through Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Issuer
N
478
12/07/2015
Compensation
Common
02/17/2016
Shares Purchased through Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Issuer
N
320
02/17/2016
Compensation
Common
10/31/2023
Shares Purchased through Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Issuer
N
2289
10/31/2023
Compensation
Common
02/18/2022
Shares Purchased through Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Issuer
N
593
02/18/2022
Compensation
Common
02/22/2019
Shares Purchased through Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Issuer
N
953
02/22/2019
Compensation
Y
11/01/2023
/s/ David P Williams