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8-K filed May 22, 2026, 8:56 AM ET CIK 0000277638
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Davey Tree holds annual meeting; elects three directors, approves say-on-pay, ratifies auditor

DAVEY TREE EXPERT CO

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.99

DAVEY TREE EXPERT CO shareholders approved Advisory approval of the compensation of our named executive officers at the 2026-05-19 meeting.

Proposal
say on pay
Outcome
passed
Meeting
2026-05-19
Exact text from the filing
To approve, on an advisory, nonbinding basis, the compensation of the Named Executive Officers, as described in the Proxy Statement. Number of Shares For Against Abstain Proposal 2 25,221,726 811,090 4,399,428
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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.99

DAVEY TREE EXPERT CO shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 at the 2026-05-19 meeting.

Proposal
auditor ratification
Outcome
passed
Meeting
2026-05-19
Exact text from the filing
Ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 with the following votes: Number of Shares For Against Abstain Proposal 3 29,313,165 608,549 510,530
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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.99

DAVEY TREE EXPERT CO shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-05-19 meeting.

Proposal
director election
Outcome
passed
Meeting
2026-05-19
Exact text from the filing
Elected the following nominees named in the Proxy Statement to serve as directors for the term expiring on the date of the Company’s 2029 Annual Meeting of Shareholders with the following votes: Number of Shares For Withheld Patrick M. Covey 30,175,248 256,996 Jerome P. Grisko, Jr. 27,364,517 3,067,727 Thomas A. Haught 28,406,536 2,025,708
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