Chesapeake Utilities (CPK) Raises Quarterly Dividend 8.6% to $0.44; 2.1% Yield

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Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Raises Dividend By 8.6 Percent

May 7, 2020 2:46 PM EDT

DOVER, Del., May 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- At their meeting held today, the Board of Directors of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) voted to increase the quarterly cash dividend on the Company's common stock from $0.405 per share to $0.44 per share. The Board's action raises the 2020 annualized dividend $0.14 per share from $1.62 to $1.76 per share, which represents an 8.6 percent increase. The $0.44 per share dividend will be payable July 6, 2020 to all shareholders of record at the close of business on June 15, 2020.

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