Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 1, 2021
CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-11590
51-0064146
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
909 Silver Lake Boulevard, Dover, DE19904
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
(302) 734-6799
(Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock - par value per share $0.4867
CPK
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 8.01 Other Items.
On November 1, 2021, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the recent passing of Eugene H. Bayard, a valued member of the Company’s Board of Directors and Corporate Governance Committee. Following Mr. Bayard’s passing, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company decreased the size of the Board from twelve to eleven directors, effective November 4, 2021. A copy of the Company’s press release issued on November 1, 2021 is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit 99.1 — Press Release of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, dated November 1, 2021.
Exhibit 104 – Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION
/s/ Beth W. Cooper
Beth W. Cooper
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Assistant Corporate Secretary
