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24 The Davey Bulletin | January/February 2017 Purpose: The Company's Code of Ethics requires that Company personnel, including directors, officers and employees, observe business ethics in the conduct of our respective duties and obligations. As representatives of the Company, we must practice integrity in fulfilling our responsibilities, and we must comply with internal policies and applicable laws and regulations. Accordingly, employees of the Company may discuss any good faith concerns they have regarding compliance with laws and regulations, or other violations of Company policy, with members of management, executive management, Corporate Counsel, the Chief Executive Officer, or the Chairman of the Board of Directors, and have no fear of retaliation. Policy: Company employees are required to report, either orally or in writing, to their immediate supervisor, appropriate manager, the Chairman of the Board, or an officer of the Company, all evidence of activity by a Company department, employee, or business associate that may constitute: • Instances of corporate fraud; • Unethical business conduct; • A violation of federal, state, provincial, or local law; • A violation of safety policies, laws or regulations that creates a potential or actual danger to the employee's or public's health and safety; • A violation of the Company's Code of Ethics. Any Company employee who in good faith reports such incidents will be protected from actual or threatened retaliation as a result of the disclosure of such reports. Further, no employee may be adversely affected because the employee refused to carry out a directive that, in good faith, the employee believes constitutes corporate fraud, or is a violation of Company policy, or of federal, state, provincial, or local law. Reporting Violations: The whistle- blowing procedure is intended to be used for serious or sensitive issues as concerns the Company Code of Ethics. Anyone filing a complaint must be acting in good faith and have reasonable grounds for believing the information disclosed indicates an actual or intended violation of the Code of Ethics. Concerns can be reported in any of the following ways, and can be done anonymously: Toll Free Telephone: 800-447-1667, Ext. 8485 Internet Web: www.davey.com/corporate Mailing address for written documents: Chairman of the Board The Davey Tree Expert Company 1500 North Mantua Street Kent, OH 44240 Employment-related concerns that do not relate to the activities outlined above should continue to be reported through your normal channels, such as your immediate supervisor or the Human Resources Department in Kent. Karl J. Warnke Chairman & CEO "WHISTLEBLOWER" CONDUCT REPORTING POLICY CANOPY ABOVE THE Central to the Vision, Values, and Code of Ethics is our commitment to the safety of our employees, clients, and the public. In adherence with the strictly enforced Safety Policy of The Davey Tree Expert Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, it is required that employees understand, implement, comply with and enforce company safe work practices, safety directives, and statutory safety programs designed in accordance with federal United States OSHA or Canadian OSH standards. The efforts of our corporate Safety Department and the risk management oversight process will remain constant and unwavering in identifying risk and addressing safe work practices through advanced training, education and company- wide monitoring of compliance with our Safety Policy. Every employee must be part of the safety team; if an employee identifies a safety issue, it is the employee's responsibility to address that issue immediately. Safety defines the Davey brand, which cannot be compromised. Therefore, employees will be held accountable as part of their condition of employment for their commitment to our safety policy. Karl J. Warnke Chairman & CEO STATEMENT OF SAFETY POLICY

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