CHEMED CORP — Director's Dealing 2003

Dec 29, 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: LANEY SANDRA E (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-12-29	capital stock	M	8000	$33.63	Acquired	36538	Direct
2003-12-29	capital stock	F	6073	$51.25	Disposed	30465	Direct
2003-12-29	capital stock	M	4000	$38.75	Acquired	34465	Direct
2003-12-29	capital stock	F	3317	$51.25	Disposed	31148	Direct
2003-12-29	capital stock	M	4000	$35.94	Acquired	35148	Direct
2003-12-29	capital stock	F	3163	$51.25	Disposed	31985	Direct
2003-12-29	capital stock	M	5000	$33.63	Acquired	9236	Indirect
2003-12-29	capital stock	F	3795	$51.25	Disposed	5441	Indirect
2003-12-29	capital stock	M	2500	$32.19	Acquired	7941	Indirect
2003-12-29	capital stock	F	1907	$51.25	Disposed	6034	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-12-29	stock options (right to buy with tandem tax witholding right	$33.63	M	8000	Disposed	2005-02-01	capital stock (8000)	Direct
2003-12-29	stock options(right to buy with tandem tax witholding rights	$38.75	M	4000	Disposed	2006-05-20	capital stock (4000)	Direct
2003-12-29	stock option (right to buy with tandem tax witholding rights	$35.94	M	4000	Disposed	2007-05-19	capital stock (4000)	Direct
2003-12-29	stock option (right to buy with tandem tax witholding rights	$33.63	M	5000	Disposed	2005-02-01	capital stock (5000)	Indirect
2003-12-29	stock option(right to buy with tandem tax witholding rights)	$32.19	M	2500	Disposed	2005-05-15	capital stock (2500)	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: payment of purchase price by withheld shares and payment of taxes on option exercise