UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 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): June 7, 2019

Chemical Financial Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as

Specified in its Charter)

Michigan (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 000-08185 (Commission File Number) 38-2022454 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

333 W. Fort Street, Suite 1800 Detroit, Michigan (Address of Principal Executive Offices) 48226 (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (800) 867-9757

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	CHFC	The NASDAQ Stock Market

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Chemical Financial Corporation ("Chemical") held a special meeting of its shareholders on Friday, June 7, 2019, in Troy, Michigan related to Chemical's proposed merger with TCF Financial Corporation ("TCF"). At the special meeting, Chemical's shareholders voted on four proposals, as described in the joint proxy statement and prospectus of Chemical and TCF dated May 2, 2019, and cast their votes as described below:

Proposal 1- Approval of the Merger Agreement

Chemical's shareholders approved the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated January 27, 2019, by and between Chemical and TCF (the "merger agreement"), under which TCF will merge with an into Chemical, with Chemical continuing as the surviving entity. The following is a tabulation of the voting results:

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
54,778,223	814,081	331,798	—

Proposal 2 - Approval of the Amendment to Chemical's Articles of Incorporation

Chemical's shareholders approved an amendment to Chemical's Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Chemical common stock from 135 million to 220 million and to change the name of Chemical to "TCF Financial Corporation," effective only upon consummation of the merger. The following is a tabulation of the voting results:

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
54,149,002	1,428,574	346,526	—

Proposal 3 - Compensation Proposal

Chemical's shareholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to Chemical's named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the merger. The following is a tabulation of the voting results:

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
37,290,719	18,196,241	437,142	—

Proposal 4 - Adjournment Proposal

Chemical's shareholders approved a proposal to adjourn the Chemical special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to permit further solicitation of proxies in favor of Proposal 1, the Chemical merger proposal, or Proposal 2, the Chemical articles amendment proposal. Although Proposal 4 was approved, the adjournment of the special meeting was not necessary because Chemical's shareholders approved Proposals 1 and 2. The following is a tabulation of the voting results:

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
51,812,504	3,686,401	425,197	—

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On June 7, 2019, Chemical and TCF issued a joint press release announcing that each company's shareholders approved the merger agreement. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits:

Number	Exhibit
99.1	Joint Press Release dated June 7, 2019

SIGNATURES

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.

Dated:	June 7, 2019	CHEMICAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION (Registrant)
		/s/ Dennis L. Klaeser
		Dennis L. Klaeser      Executive Vice President and Chief Financial      Officer