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 19, 2015

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:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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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 May 19, 2015 (the “Annual Meeting”). There were 9,719,183 shares represented to vote either in person or by proxy, which represented a quorum.

Shareholders of the Company voted on two proposals described in the Proxy Statement, the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference, as follows:

Proposal One -- Election of Director

Shareholders of the Company elected the following nominee named in the Proxy Statement to serve as director for the term expiring on the date of the annual meeting in 2018 with the following votes:

	Number of Shares
	For	Withheld	Abstentions	Broker Nonvotes
Karl J. Warnke	9,457,084	262,099	—	—

Additional Directors whose terms in office as Directors continued after the Annual Meeting were Patrick M. Covey, J. Dawson Cunningham, William J. Ginn, Douglas K. Hall, Sandra W. Harbrecht and John E. Warfel.

Proposal Two -- Approval to Amend Articles of Incorporation to Increase the Authorized Number of Common Shares from 24 Million to 48 Million

Shareholders of the Company approved the Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of commons shares from 24 million to 48 million as set forth in the Proxy Statement with the following votes:

	Number of Shares
	For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Nonvotes
Proposal Two	9,565,113	44,659	109,411	—

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/ Joseph R. Paul
	Joseph R. Paul
	Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

Date: May 21, 2015