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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 20, 2013

CHEMED CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
  Delaware 1-8351  31-0791746  
  (State or other (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer  
  jurisdiction of   Identification  
  incorporation)     Number)  
 
                                   
2600 Chemed Center, 255 East 5th Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(513) 762-6900

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Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a)           On May 20, 2013, Chemed Corporation held its annual meeting of shareholders.


(b)
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  
           
 
Kevin J. McNamara
16,361,831
      15,838
   136,089
  
 
George J. Walsh III
12,813,297
 1,121,667
2,578,794
  
 
Joel F. Gemunder
12,587,019
 2,606,977
1,319,762
  
 
Patrick P. Grace
16,343,833
      30,820
   139,015
  
 
Thomas C. Hutton
16,294,910
      83,273
   135,575
  
 
Walter L. Krebs
13,212,609
 1,134,232
2,166,917
  
 
Andrea R. Lindell
13,227,731
 1,119,124
2,166,903
  
 
Thomas P. Rice
16,384,580
      16,578
   112,600
  
 
Donald E. Saunders
16,348,830
      26,370
   138,558
  
 
Frank E. Wood
13,189,142
 1,131,363
2,193,253
  
 
 
 
At the annual meeting, shareholders voted on the following matters:

 
Ratification of Auditors.  The proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors as the company’s independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2013, was approved with the following votes:
 
    Voted Percent of Voted  
         
 
For
17,704,092
99.08%
  
 
Against
    142,702
.80%
  
 
Abstain
    21,267
.12%
  

 
Say-on-Pay.  The proposal to approve, on a non-binding basis, the Company’s executive compensation program, was approved, with the following votes:

    Voted Percent of voted  
         
 
For
10,704,092
64.82%
  
 
Against
 5,765,843
34.92%
  
 
Abstain
    43,170
 .26%
  
 
Broker non-votes:
 1,354,627
   -  
 
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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 21, 2013
By:
/s/ Arthur V. Tucker, Jr.  
    Arthur V. Tucker, Jr.  
    Vice President and Controller  
       
 

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