SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Householder Jeffry M

(Last) (First) (Middle)
500 ENERGY LANE

(Street)
DOVER DE 19901

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP [ CPK ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below)
Chair of the Board President & CEO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/20/2024
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/20/2024 A 13,075(1) A $105.02 69,267(2)(3) D
Common Stock 459(4) I 401k Plan
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. A portion of these shares will be withheld to account for the payment of the tax liability associated with the issuance of the shares. Such tax liability has not been determined. The tax liability, when determined, will be reflected on an amendment to this Form 4 or a subsequently filed Form 4.
2. Includes 191 shares that were acquired for the reporting person since last filing through reinvestment of dividends under Chesapeake Utilities Corporation's Dividend Reinvestment and Direct StockPurchase Plan.
3. Includes 22,034 deferred stock units of which 122 were acquired by the reporting person since the last filing through reinvestment of dividends. Deferred stock units will be settled on a one-for-one basis in common stock.
4. Dividends payable on 401k Plan shares were reinvested to purchase 3 additional shares of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation common stock since last filing.
Beth W. Cooper, by Power of Attorney 02/22/2024
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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