UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 15, 2012
THE DAVEY TREE EXPERT COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Ohio | 000-11917 | 34-0176110 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (Employer Identification Number) |
1500 North Mantua Street
P.O. Box 5193
Kent, Ohio 44240
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(330) 673-9511
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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:
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The Davey Tree Expert Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May15, 2012 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, there were 10,327,109 shares represented to vote either in person or by proxy, which represented a quorum. For more information on the following proposal, see the Company's Proxy Statement dated April 3, 2012 (the “Proxy Statement”), the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference. The final results of voting and the action considered were as follows:
Proposal One - Election of Nominee for Director
Nominee for director for the term expiring on the date of the Annual Meeting in 2015--Elected.
| Number of Shares | |||||||||||
| For | Withheld | Abstentions | Broker Nonvotes | ||||||||
| Karl J. Warnke | 10,086,589 | 240,520 | — | — | |||||||
Directors whose terms in office as directors continued after the Annual Meeting were R. Douglas Cowan, J. Dawson Cunningham, William J. Ginn, Douglas K. Hall, Sandra W. Harbrecht and John E. Warfel.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| THE DAVEY TREE EXPERT COMPANY | ||||
| By: | /s/ David E. Adante | |||
| David E. Adante | ||||
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | ||||
Date: May 18, 2012