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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment 1)

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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): December 5, 2025

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, OH 44240

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(330) 673-9511

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

N/A

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Davey Tree Expert Company (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 11, 2025 (the “Original Report”) to correct the effective date of Charles D. Stapleton’s retirement as provided in Item 5.02 therein. All other information in the Original Report remains unchanged and is incorporated by reference into such Item 5.02.


Item 5.02			Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

As previously described in the Original Report, on December 5, 2025, Charles D. Stapleton notified the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) of his intention to retire as a director of the Company. The Original Report incorrectly reported that Mr. Stapleton would retire effective on the expiration of his current term at the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Stapleton’s retirement was actually effective immediately, as of December 5, 2025. The Board intends to nominate a candidate to replace Mr. Stapleton to stand for election as a director at the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Stapleton’s decision was not due to any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies, or practices.

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, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary and Director

Date: February 27, 2026