Sec Form 4 Filing - Cooper Beth W @ CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP - 2020-01-06

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Cooper Beth W 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP [ CPK] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive VP & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION, 909 SILVER LAKE BOULEVARD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 01/06/2020 (Street) DOVER, DE19904 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 01/06/2020 L 2 ( 1 ) A $ 93.735 64,045 D Common Stock 01/06/2020 J 277 ( 2 ) A $ 93.735 64,322 D Common Stock 02/05/2020 L 2 ( 1 ) A $ 98.09 64,324 D Common Stock 02/25/2020 A 5,125 ( 3 ) A $ 94.64 69,449 ( 4 ) D Common Stock 12,413 ( 5 ) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Cooper Beth W CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION 909 SILVER LAKE BOULEVARD DOVER, DE19904 Executive VP & CFO Signatures Beth W. Cooper 02/27/2020 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Shares acquired by the reporting person since last filing under Chesapeake Utilities Corporation's Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan. ( 2 )Shares acquired for the reporting person since last filing through reinvestment of dividends under Chesapeake Utilities Corporation's Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan. ( 3 )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. ( 4 )Includes 20,821 deferred stock units that will be settled on a one-for-one basis in common stock. ( 5 )Includes 54 shares that were acquired for the reporting person through the reinvestment of dividends under the Company's 401k Plan since last filing.

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