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


March 31, 2017
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):


CHEMED CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

(513) 762-6690
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

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Retirement of Arthur V. Tucker, Jr.

Effective March 31, 2017, Arthur V. Tucker, Jr., Vice President and Controller, and the principal accounting officer of Chemed Corporation, retired after 40 years of service.

Appointment of Michael Witzeman

The Company’s Board of Directors elected Michael D. Witzeman, formerly Vice President, Director of Finance and Assistant Corporate Controller of Chemed Corporation, as Controller and the corporation’s principal accounting officer effective April 1, 2017.  Mr. Witzeman, age 46, has been an employee of the Corporation since 2005, originally serving as Assistant Controller. He was elected a Vice President in 2011. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Cincinnati, and an M.B.A. from The Ohio State University, and is a licensed C.P.A.

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.