UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM  i 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):

 i April 17, 2024

 i CHEMED CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 i 2600 First Financial Center,  i 255 East 5th Street,  i Cincinnati,  i OH  i 45202

(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

( i 513)  i 762-6690

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Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

VITAS Acquisition

On April 17, 2024, Chemed issued a press release announcing that VITAS Healthcare Corporation (“VITAS”), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Chemed, completed its acquisition of substantially all hospice operations and an assisted living facility from Covenant Health and Community Services, Inc., d/b/a Covenant Care, a Florida not for profit corporation (“Covenant”), for $85 million. Covenant operated hospice services in the panhandle of Florida and Alabama, including the Pensacola, Tallahassee, Marianna, Fort Walton Beach, Crestview and Panama City markets in Florida, and Dothan and Mobile market in Alabama. The purchase was made using cash on-hand.

A copy of the press release announcing the events described above is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

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.

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.  Description

99.1   Press Release dated April 17, 2024

104   The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K formatted in Incline XBRL