cpkamendbylaws.htm
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): December 12, 2007
Chesapeake
Utilities Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-11590
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51-0064146
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(Commission
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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909
Silver Lake Boulevard, Dover, Delaware 19904
(Address
of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
(302)
734-6799
(Registrant's
Telephone Number, including Area Code)
_______________________________________________________________
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report.)
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Section
5 --- Corporate Governance and Management
Item
5.03 Amendments to Bylaws.
The
Board
of Directors of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (“Chesapeake” or the “Company”)
has approved Amended and Restated Bylaws pursuant to which Article VI, of the
Company’s Bylaws was amended effective as of December 12,
2007. Effective January 1, 2008, companies listed on the New York
Stock Exchange are required to be eligible to participate in the Direct
Registration System administered by the Depository Trust Company. The
amendments to the Company’s Bylaws permit shares of the Company’s stock to be
issued as certificated or uncertificated and are intended to make the Company
eligible to participate in the Direct Registration System.
Section
9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit
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Description
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3.2
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Text
of Amendments to the Company’s
Bylaws.
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