--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001562762-23-000250" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "CHE" cik: "0000019584" company_name: "CHEMED CORP" filed_at: "2023-05-16T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-15T00:08:50.061319+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.25 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Chemed shareholders re-elect all 10 directors, ratify PwC, approve executive compensation ## Summary - All 10 director nominees elected; Patrick P. Grace and George J. Walsh III received ~3.3M and 2.1M against votes. - Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor for 2023 approved with 13.7M for vs 436.8K against. - Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 10.4M for, 3.0M against, 35.7K abstain. - Stockholder proposal on termination pay (say-on-golden-parachutes) rejected: 6.5M for, 6.9M against. - Board set frequency of say-on-pay votes at one year; Eileen McCarthy appointed to Compensation/Incentive Committee. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001562762-23-000250 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: CHE - cik: 0000019584 - company_name: CHEMED CORP - filed_at: 2023-05-16T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.25 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19584/000156276223000250/0001562762-23-000250-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19584/000156276223000250/che-20230515x8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001562762-23-000250 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001562762-23-000250.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001562762-23-000250.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes CHEMED CORP shareholders rejected Stockholder Proposal requesting stockholder ratification of termination pay at the 2023-05-15 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-05-15 source text: Item 5. Stockholder Proposal. The proposal requesting stockholder ratification of termination pay, was not approved with the following votes: Voted For 6,498,338 Against 6,890,605 Abstain 26,772 Broker non-votes 743,025 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19584/000156276223000250/0001562762-23-000250-index.htm - Shareholder Votes CHEMED CORP shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-05-15 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-15 source text: Item 1. 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 Broker non-votes Kevin J. McNamara 13,177,032 221,781 16,901 743,025 Ron DeLyons 13,250,702 155,701 9,311 743,025 Patrick P. Grace 10,025,720 3,295,348 94,646 743,025 Christopher J. Heaney 13,026,990 379,514 9,210 743,025 Thomas C. Hutton 13,215,396 192,523 7,796 743,025 Andrea R. Lindell 12,704,541 623,870 87,304 743,025 Elaine McCarthy 13,392,362 15,603 7,749 743,025 John M. Mount Jr. 13,331,523 75,000 9,192 743,025 Thomas P. Rice 12,950,739 376,753 88,223 743,025 George J. Walsh III 11,270,147 2,137,074 8,493 743,025 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19584/000156276223000250/0001562762-23-000250-index.htm - Shareholder Votes CHEMED CORP shareholders approved Frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation at the 2023-05-15 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-15 source text: Item 4. Frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation. The proposal to hold an advisory vote on frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation, was approved with the following votes: ‎ Voted One year 13,012,902 Two years 118,686 Three years 258,661 Abstain 25,465 Broker non-votes 743,025 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19584/000156276223000250/0001562762-23-000250-index.htm - Shareholder Votes CHEMED CORP shareholders approved Ratification of Independent Accountants at the 2023-05-15 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-15 source text: Item 2. Ratification of Independent Accountants. The proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors as the company’s independent accountants for the year ending December 31, 2023, was approved with the following votes: Voted For 13,715,097 Against 436,826 Abstain 6,818 Broker non-votes - evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19584/000156276223000250/0001562762-23-000250-index.htm - Shareholder Votes CHEMED CORP shareholders approved Executive Compensation at the 2023-05-15 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-15 source text: Item 3. Executive Compensation. The proposal to approve, on a non-binding basis, the Company’s executive compensation program, was approved with the following votes: Voted For 10,359,330 Against 3,020,668 Abstain 35,717 Broker non-votes 743,025 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19584/000156276223000250/0001562762-23-000250-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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