Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend

DOVER, Del., Nov. 4  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At their meeting held on November 4, 2009, the Board of Directors of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE:CPK) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.315 per share on the Company's common stock, representing $1.26 per share on an annualized basis.  The $0.315 per share dividend will be paid January 5, 2010 to all shareholders of record at the close of business on December 14, 2009.

Chesapeake has paid a cash dividend to common stock shareholders for forty-nine consecutive years.

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is a diversified utility company engaged in natural gas distribution, transmission and marketing; electric distribution; propane distribution and wholesale marketing; advanced information services and other related businesses.  Information about Chesapeake Utilities Corporation and the Chesapeake family of businesses is available at http://www.chpk.com/.

  For more information, contact:

  Beth W. Cooper
  Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
  302.734.6799


DATASOURCE: Chesapeake Utilities Corporation



CONTACT:  Beth W. Cooper, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, [phone]



Web Site:  http://www.chpk.com/ 

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