CHEMED CORP — Director's Dealing 2003

Dec 30, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ROTO-ROOTER INC (rrr)
CIK: 0000019584
Period of Report: 2003-12-29

Reporting Person: MCNAMARA KEVIN J (Director, president and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-12-29	capital stock	M	5000	$33.63	Acquired	42372	Direct
2003-12-29	capital stock	F	3795	$51.25	Disposed	38577	Direct
2003-12-29	capital stock	M	1000	$32.19	Acquired	39577	Direct
2003-12-29	capital stock	F	740	$51.25	Disposed	38837	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-12-29	stock option (right to buy with tandem tax witholding rights	$33.63	M	5000	Disposed	2005-02-01	capital stock (5000)	Direct
2003-12-29	stock option (right to buy with tandem tax witholding right)	$32.19	M	1000	Disposed	2009-05-17	capital stock (1000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: payment of purchase price and tax obligation on stock option exercise