Executive Change

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): November 3, 20 23 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 Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below): [_]      Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [_]      Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240-14a-12) [_]      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under Exchange Act (17 CFR 240-14d-2(b)) [_]      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4 (c) under Exchange Act (17 CFR 240-13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading symbol Name of each exchange on which registered Capital stock $1 par value CHE NYSE 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.  [_] 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 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  [_] Page 1 of 4 Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors: Appointment of Certain Officers, Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Retirement of David P. Williams On November 3, 2023, David P. Willaims advised Chemed Corporation (the “Company”) that he intends to retire effective December 31, 2023 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. A Copy of the press release announcing the events described above is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. Page 2 of 4 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:    November 3, 2023 By: /s/ Michael D. Witzeman Michael D. Witzeman Vice President and Controller Page 3 of 4 Exhibit Index Exhibit No.     Description 99.1       Press Release dated November 3, 2023 104       The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K formatted in Incline XBRL Page 4 of 4