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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS RESTATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
APPLICABLE 1999 INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF CHEMED CORPORATION, AND IS
QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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