UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 15, 2018

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THE DAVEY TREE EXPERT COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio
000-11917
34-0176110
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(Employer Identification Number)

1500 North Mantua Street
P.O. Box 5193
Kent, Ohio 44240
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(330) 673-9511
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Davey Tree Expert Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 15, 2018 (the “Annual Meeting”). There were 17,736,047 shares represented to vote either in person or by proxy, which represented a quorum.
Shareholders of the Company voted on one proposal - election of directors - and elected the following nominees named in the Proxy Statement to serve as directors for the term expiring on the date of the Company's 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders with the following votes:
 
Number of Shares
 
For
 
Withheld
 
Broker
Nonvotes
Karl J. Warnke
17,600,456

 
135,591

 

Donald C. Brown
16,830,545

 
905,502

 

Catherine M. Kilbane
17,266,090

 
469,957

 

Additional Directors whose terms in office as Directors continued after the Annual Meeting were Patrick M. Covey, William J. Ginn, Douglas K. Hall, Sandra W. Harbrecht and John E. Warfel.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
THE DAVEY TREE EXPERT COMPANY
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Joseph R. Paul
 
 
Joseph R. Paul, Executive Vice President,
 
 
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
 



Date: May 17, 2018