UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):

August 5, 2022

CHEMED CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

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):

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 5, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Chemed Corporation (the “Corporation”) appointed John M. Mount, Jr. as a member of the Board.

The Company is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K/A as Amendment No. 1 to its Current Report on Form 8-K, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 5, 2022, to provide further information regarding the independence and committee appointment of Mr. Mount. At the Board Meeting on November 4, 2022, the Board determined Mr. Mount to be an independent director and appointed him to the Audit Committee.

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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.