Thea R. Sears - 13 Nov 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for DAVEY TREE EXPERT CO

Reporting relationship: Senior VP and Controller
Issuer ticker: N/A
Reported as of: 13 Nov 2025
Net transaction value: -$91,281
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 13 Nov 2025, 09:47:54 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 02 Sep 2025
Next SEC filing: 20 Jan 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/Thea R. Sears/Christopher J. Bast, by Power of Attorney

Key filing fact

Thea R. Sears filed Form 4 for DAVEY TREE EXPERT CO on 13 Nov 2025.

Key facts

This page summarizes Thea R. Sears's Form 4 filing for DAVEY TREE EXPERT CO.
8 reported transactions and 3 derivative rows are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 13 Nov 2025, 09:47.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 02 Sep 2025.
Current net transaction value: -$91,281.

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

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001492919 Primary reporting owner

Sears Thea R.

Relationship: Senior VP and Controller
Address: 1500 NORTH MANTUA STREET, KENT
Signature: /s/Thea R. Sears/Christopher J. Bast, by Power of Attorney
Signature date: 13 Nov 2025

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

No ticker transaction

Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value: $35,992
Shares: +4,400
Change %: +1.9%
Price: $8.18
Shares after: 238,289
Date: 13 Nov 2025
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

No ticker transaction

Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value: $38,720
Shares: +4,400
Change %: +1.8%
Price: $8.80
Shares after: 242,689
Date: 13 Nov 2025
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

No ticker transaction

Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value: $53,843
Shares: +5,638
Change %: +2.3%
Price: $9.55
Shares after: 248,327
Date: 13 Nov 2025
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

No ticker transaction

Common Stock

Sale

Transaction value: $128,546
Shares: -5,041
Change %: -2%
Price: $25.50
Shares after: 243,286
Date: 13 Nov 2025
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

No ticker transaction

Common Stock

Tax liability

Transaction value: $91,290
Shares: -3,580
Change %: -1.5%
Price: $25.50
Shares after: 239,706
Date: 13 Nov 2025
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F2

No ticker holding

Common Stock

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 23,056
Date: 13 Nov 2025
Ownership: By 401(k) Plan
Footnotes: F3

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

No ticker transaction Derivative

Stock Appreciation Rights (2016)

Options Exercise

Transaction value: $0
Shares: -4,400
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 0
Date: 13 Nov 2025
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 4,400
Exercise price: $8.18

No ticker transaction Derivative

Stock Appreciation Rights (2017)

Options Exercise

Transaction value: $0
Shares: -4,400
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 0
Date: 13 Nov 2025
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 4,400
Exercise price: $8.80

No ticker transaction Derivative

Stock Appreciation Rights (2018)

Options Exercise

Transaction value: $0
Shares: -5,638
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 0
Date: 13 Nov 2025
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 5,638
Exercise price: $9.55

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 3 footnotes

Footnote F1

Exercise of SARs.

Footnote F2

Payment of taxes in connection with SARs pay-out.

Footnote F3

This total reflects routine accumulation of 23,055.8618 common shares acquired through the Company's 401(K) benefit plan as of November 13, 2025, based on internal records.