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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): March 13, 2020 CHEMED CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware      1 - 8351   31 - 0791746 (State or other ‎ jurisdiction of ‎ incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer ‎ Identification ‎ Number) 2600 First Financial Center, 255 East 5th Street , Cincinnati , OH 45202 (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: ( 513 ) 762 - 6690   Title of each class   Trading symbol Name of each exchange on which registered Capital stock $1 par value CHE NYSE Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below): [_]      Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [_]      Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240-14a-12) [_]      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under Exchange Act (17 CFR 240-14d-2(b)) [_]      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4 (c) under Exchange Act (17 CFR 240-13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to 12(b) of the Act: Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Emerging growth company [_] If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  [_] Page 1 of 3 Item 8.01 Other Events Chemed Corporation issued a press release announcing that on March 13, 2020, its Board of Directors increased the authorization of Chemed’s share repurchase program to provide for $250 million of future share repurchases. These will be funded through a combination of cash generated from operations as well as utilization of its revolving credit facility. A copy of the release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits d) Exhibits           (99.1) Registrant’s press release dated March 13, 2020     Page 2 of 3 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:    March 13, 2020 By: /s/ Michael D. Witzeman Michael D. Witzeman Vice President and Controller Page 3 of 3