Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (Form: 8-K)  

 


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   May 4, 2011

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 001-11590 51-0064146
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
909 Silver Lake Boulevard, Dover, Delaware   19904
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   302.734.6799

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (the “Company”) was held on May 4, 2011. As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, March 17, 2011, 9,549,406 shares of common stock of the Company, the only outstanding class of voting or equity securities of the Company were outstanding. The items set forth below were submitted to a vote of stockholders. Proxies for the meeting were solicited in accordance with Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

The Company’s stockholders voted on the election of five nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve as Class III directors for a three-year term ending in 2014 and until their successors are elected and qualified. All five nominees were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve as Class III directors for a three-year term ending in 2014 and until their successors are elected and qualified. The following shows the separate tabulation of votes for each nominee:

                         
Class   Name   Votes For   Votes Withheld
III
  Thomas J. Bresnan     6,736,187       358,468  
III
  Michael P. McMasters     6,724,702       369,878  
III
  Joseph E. Moore     6,717,944       376,493  
III
  Dianna F. Morgan     6,729,247       365,408  
III
  John R. Schimkaitis     6,726,778       367,802  

There were 1,894,105 broker non-votes for each nominee. There were no abstentions for any nominee.

The Company’s stockholders voted on the non-binding advisory proposal to approve the compensation of our named executive officers pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the compensation discussion and analysis, the compensation tables, and the related material disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement (the “Say-on-Pay Proposal”). The stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Say-on-Pay Proposal. Stockholder votes were cast as follows: 6,580,036 affirmative votes, 246,966 negative votes, and 267,653 abstentions. There were 1,894,105 broker non-votes for this matter.

The Company’s stockholders voted on the non-binding advisory proposal regarding the frequency that stockholder advisory votes, to approve the compensation of our named executive officers, will be taken (the “Say-on-Frequency Proposal”). The stockholders voted, on a non-binding advisory basis, for a 3 year interval for the Say-on-Frequency Proposal. Stockholder votes were cast as follows: 3,966,274 for a 3 year interval, 113,715 for a 2 year interval, and 2,749,266 for a 1 year interval. There were 265,400 abstentions and 1,894,105 broker non-votes for this matter. In light of the results for the Say-on-Frequency Proposal, and consistent with the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors to stockholders in the Proxy Statement, the Company’s Board of Directors has determined that the Company will hold a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of its named executive officers every three years until the next required vote by stockholders on the frequency that stockholder advisory votes, to approve the compensation of our named executive officers, is taken.

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of ParenteBeard LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011. Stockholder votes were cast as follows: 8,851,259 affirmative votes, 70,541 negative votes, and 66,960 abstentions. There were no broker non-votes for this matter.


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SIGNATURES

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
          
May 9, 2011   By:   Beth W. Cooper
       
        Name: Beth W. Cooper
        Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer