Key facts
- This page summarizes James C. Houston's Form 4 filing for DAVEY TREE EXPERT CO.
- 11 reported transactions and 5 derivative rows are listed below.
- Accepted by SEC: 17 Oct 2025, 08:40.
James C. Houston - 16 Oct 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for DAVEY TREE EXPERT CO
- Reporting relationship
- Retired Officer
- Issuer ticker
- N/A
- Reported as of
- 16 Oct 2025
- Net transaction value
- -$519,370
- SEC form
- 4
- Accepted by SEC
- 17 Oct 2025, 08:40:46 UTC
- Prior SEC filing
- 10 Oct 2025
- Next SEC filing
- 20 Jan 2026
- Source filing
- View source filing
- Reporting owner signature
- /s/James C. Houston, Christopher J. Bast, by Power of Attorney
Source evidence
Original filing metadata and source links for verification.
5 source fields
Reporting owner
1 detail
Key filing fact
James C. Houston filed Form 4 for DAVEY TREE EXPERT CO on 17 Oct 2025.
Change
- Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 10 Oct 2025.
- Current net transaction value: -$519,370.
Research use
- This tells you what this filing adds before you inspect full transaction and derivative tables.
- You can trace every row back to the original SEC filing document.
Evidence
Filed on Form 4
View source filing
Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.
Reporting Owners (1)
CIK 0001929436
Primary reporting owner
HOUSTON JAMES C
- Relationship
- Retired Officer
- Address
- 1500 N MANTUA ST, KENT
- Signature
- /s/James C. Houston, Christopher J. Bast, by Power of Attorney
- Signature date
- 17 Oct 2025
Reported non-derivative transactions
Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.
No ticker
transaction
Common Stock
Sale
- Transaction value
- $709,767
- Shares
- -27,834
- Change %
- -29%
- Price
- $25.50
- Shares after
- 67,753
- Date
- 16 Oct 2025
- Ownership
- Direct
No ticker
transaction
Common Stock
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- $32,720
- Shares
- +4,000
- Change %
- +5.9%
- Price
- $8.18
- Shares after
- 71,753
- Date
- 17 Oct 2025
- Ownership
- Direct
No ticker
transaction
Common Stock
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- $35,200
- Shares
- +4,000
- Change %
- +5.6%
- Price
- $8.80
- Shares after
- 75,753
- Date
- 17 Oct 2025
- Ownership
- Direct
No ticker
transaction
Common Stock
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- $38,200
- Shares
- +4,000
- Change %
- +5.3%
- Price
- $9.55
- Shares after
- 79,753
- Date
- 17 Oct 2025
- Ownership
- Direct
No ticker
transaction
Common Stock
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- $38,296
- Shares
- +3,630
- Change %
- +4.6%
- Price
- $10.55
- Shares after
- 83,383
- Date
- 17 Oct 2025
- Ownership
- Direct
No ticker
transaction
Common Stock
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- $45,980
- Shares
- +3,800
- Change %
- +4.6%
- Price
- $12.10
- Shares after
- 87,183
- Date
- 17 Oct 2025
- Ownership
- Direct
No ticker
holding
Common Stock
No transaction description listed
- Transaction value
- Shares
- Change %
- Price
- Shares after
- 30,348
- Date
- 16 Oct 2025
- Ownership
- By 401KSOP
- Footnotes
- F1
Reported derivative securities
Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.
No ticker
transaction
Derivative
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- $0
- Shares
- -4,000
- Change %
- -100%
- Price
- $0.000000
- Shares after
- 0
- Date
- 17 Oct 2025
- Ownership
- Direct
- Underlying class
- Common Stock
- Underlying amount
- 4,000
- Exercise price
- $8.18
- Footnotes
- F2
No ticker
transaction
Derivative
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- $0
- Shares
- -4,000
- Change %
- -100%
- Price
- $0.000000
- Shares after
- 0
- Date
- 17 Oct 2025
- Ownership
- Direct
- Underlying class
- Common Stock
- Underlying amount
- 4,000
- Exercise price
- $8.80
- Footnotes
- F3
No ticker
transaction
Derivative
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- $0
- Shares
- -4,000
- Change %
- -100%
- Price
- $0.000000
- Shares after
- 0
- Date
- 17 Oct 2025
- Ownership
- Direct
- Underlying class
- Common Stock
- Underlying amount
- 4,000
- Exercise price
- $9.55
- Footnotes
- F4
No ticker
transaction
Derivative
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- $0
- Shares
- -3,630
- Change %
- -100%
- Price
- $0.000000
- Shares after
- 0
- Date
- 17 Oct 2025
- Ownership
- Direct
- Underlying class
- Common Stock
- Underlying amount
- 3,630
- Exercise price
- $10.55
- Footnotes
- F5
No ticker
transaction
Derivative
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- $0
- Shares
- -3,800
- Change %
- -100%
- Price
- $0.000000
- Shares after
- 0
- Date
- 17 Oct 2025
- Ownership
- Direct
- Underlying class
- Common Stock
- Underlying amount
- 3,800
- Exercise price
- $12.10
- Footnotes
- F6
* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.
Additional SEC filing notes
Filing notes and footnotes
Explanation of responses 6 footnotes
Footnote F1
This total reflects routine accumulation of 30,348.3641 common shares acquired through the Company's 401(K) benefit plan as of October 17, 2025, based on internal records.
Footnote F2
These options become exercisable in 20% installments on each anniversary of the grant date beginning June 28, 2017.
Footnote F3
These options become exercisable in 20% installments on each anniversary of the grant date beginning June 23, 2018.
Footnote F4
These options become exercisable in 20% installments on each anniversary of the grant date beginning June 28, 2019.
Footnote F5
These options become exercisable in 20% installments on each anniversary of the grant date beginning June 12, 2020.
Footnote F6
These options become exercisable in 20% installments on each anniversary of the grant date beginning June 17, 2021.