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            <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>DAVID P WILLIAMS</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
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                <name>Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services</name>
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                    <ns2:street1>1 New York Plaza</ns2:street1>
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            <securitiesExchangeName>NYSE</securitiesExchangeName>
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            <acquiredDate>02/17/2016</acquiredDate>
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            <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
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                    <ns2:city>Cincinnati</ns2:city>
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                    <ns2:zipCode>45202</ns2:zipCode>
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            <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
            <saleDate>11/07/2023</saleDate>
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            <sellerDetails>
                <name>DAVID WILLIAMS</name>
                <address>
                    <ns2:street1>2600 Chemed Center</ns2:street1>
                    <ns2:city>Cincinnati</ns2:city>
                    <ns2:stateOrCountry>OH</ns2:stateOrCountry>
                    <ns2:zipCode>45202</ns2:zipCode>
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            <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
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            <amountOfSecuritiesSold>5000</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
            <grossProceeds>2844300.00</grossProceeds>
        </securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
        <remarks>Sales that were executed on November 10, 2023 are being reported on this Form 144 filed on November 13, 2023 given the EDGAR system was not accepting filings on November 10, 2023 in observance of the federal holiday.</remarks>
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            <noticeDate>11/10/2023</noticeDate>
            <planAdoptionDates/>
            <signature>/s/ David P Williams</signature>
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144
0001283114
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000019584
CHEMED CORPORATION
001-08351
2600 Chemed Center
Cincinnati
OH
45202
513-762-6900
DAVID P WILLIAMS
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
38th Floor
New York
NY
10004
5000
2903930.50
15062308
11/10/2023
NYSE
Common
02/17/2016
Shares Purchased through Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Issuer
N
421
02/17/2016
Compensation
Common
02/19/2016
Shares Purchased through Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Issuer
N
2163
02/19/2016
Compensation
Common
04/25/2013
Shares Purchased through Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Issuer
N
2416
04/25/2013
Compensation
N
DAVID WILLIAMS
2600 Chemed Center
Cincinnati
OH
45202
Common
11/07/2023
6000
3503094.00
DAVID WILLIAMS
2600 Chemed Center
Cincinnati
OH
45202
Common
11/01/2023
5000
2844300.00
Sales that were executed on November 10, 2023 are being reported on this Form 144 filed on November 13, 2023 given the EDGAR system was not accepting filings on November 10, 2023 in observance of the federal holiday.
11/10/2023
/s/ David P Williams