SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
(Rule 14a-101)
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
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THE DAVEY TREE EXPERT COMPANY
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THE DAVEY TREE EXPERT COMPANY
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON MAY 17, 2005
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held May 17, 2005, 1. Elect three Directors to the class to serve for a three-year term (Instruction: On the line below, write the name of any nominee
Unless otherwise specified above, this Proxy will be voted for the nominees listed in Item 1.
| 2. Any other matter that may properly come before the meeting. Please date and sign this Proxy exactly as your name appears on this card. If the address on this Proxy is incorrect, please note your correct address.
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THE DAVEY TREE EXPERT COMPANY
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ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON MAY 17, 2005
This voting instruction is solicited by Reliance Trust Co. (the "Trustee") as trustee of The Davey 401KSOP and ESOP (the "Plan"). To Reliance Trust Co., Trustee of The Davey 401KSOP and ESOP: The Board of Directors recommends that you vote for the nominees listed in Item 1. 1. Elect three Directors to the class to serve for a three-year term of (Instruction: On the line below, write the name of any nominee or nominees for whom authority to vote is withheld. This voting instruction cannot be voted for a greater number of persons than
2. Any other matter that may properly come before the meeting. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE NOMINEES LISTED. (Instruction: Check one or both boxes) __ I direct the Trustee to vote the shares allocated to my account as __ I direct the Trustee to vote the proportionate number of
| If you do not complete and return this card, your shares will be voted, as provided in the Plan, proportionately in accordance with directions received from other participants in the Plan. If you wish to vote the nondirected shares differently from the shares allocated to your account, you may do so by requesting a separate voting instruction card from the Trustee at Reliance Trust Co., Attn: Howard Kaplan, 3384 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 900, Atlanta, GA 30326. Please date and sign this Instruction Card exactly as your name appears on this card.
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