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Ownership Document |
Schema Version: X0508 |
Document Type: 4 |
Period of Report: 3/29/24 |
Not Subject to Section 16: 0 |
Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 277638 |
| Issuer Name: DAVEY TREE EXPERT CO |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: NONE |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1363607 |
| | Owner Name: COVEY PATRICK M |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: 1500 NORTH MANTUA STREET |
| | Owner Street 2: |
| | Owner City: KENT |
| | Owner State: OH |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 44240 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? Yes |
| | Is Officer? Yes |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
| | Officer Title: Chairman, President & CEO |
Aff 10b5 One: 0 |
Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 3/29/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: M |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 51,600 |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 6.60 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 561,974 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 3/29/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: D |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 15,341 |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 22.20 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 546,633 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 3/29/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: F |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 19,494 |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 22.20 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 527,139 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 1,000 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: By Sons |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 27,862.7516 |
| Footnote ID: F3 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: By 401(k) Plan |
Derivative Table: |
| Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Stock Appreciation Rights (2014) |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Value: 6.60 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 3/29/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: M |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 51,600 |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Value: 3/7/15 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Value: 12/31/23 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 51,600 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 0 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: Pursuant to their terms, Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) were automatically exercised on March 7, 2024, which was the tenth anniversary of the grant date. March 29, 2024 is the earliest date on which the Company was able to complete SARs calculations, based on the availability of its stock price valuation. |
| Footnote - F2: Payment of taxes related to PRSU and RSUs pay-out. Distribution of shares over three years. |
| Footnote - F3: This total reflects routine accumulation of 27,862.7516 common shares acquired through the Company's 401(K) benefit plan as of March 29, 2024, based on internal records. The number of shares in the reporting person's 401(K) plan account has decreased due to administrative fees withheld by the plan administrator. |
Remarks: |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/Patrick M. Covey/Christopher J. Bast, by Power of Attorney |
| Signature Date: 3/29/24 |