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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): April 22, 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 Other Events. On April 22, 2020, Chemed Corporation (the “Company”) announced that, due to the public health concerns related to the coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic, it is changing the location of its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), to be held on Monday, May 18, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time to a virtual-only meeting. Stockholders will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in-person. A copy of the press release announcing the location change is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein. Further information regarding this change to the location of the Annual Meeting can be found in the proxy supplement filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2020. 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 April 22, 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:    April 22, 2020 By: /s/ Michael D. Witzeman Michael D. Witzeman Vice President and Controller Page 3 of 3