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  0001244763
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000019745
  CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP
  001-11590
  500 ENERGY LANE
  DOVER
  DE
  19901
  3027346799
  MADDOCK PAUL L JR
  Director
  common stock
  TD Cowen & Co
  599 Lexington Ave
  New York
  NY
  10022
  8363
  951479.90
  22300000
  08/13/2024
  nyse
  common stock
  05/12/2010
  Purchase  / Corporate Action
  CPK
  N
  8363
  05/12/2010
  Purchase / Corporate Action
  N
  Paul L. Maddock, Jr as Co-Trustee of the Paul L. Maddock QTIP Trust f/b/o Judith Cady Maddock u/Will
  500 Energy Lane
  Dover
  DE
  19901
  Common Stock
  08/12/2024
  9637
  951479.90
  08/13/2024
  /s/  Paul L. Maddock Jr