---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-22-019380"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CPK"
cik: "0000019745"
company_name: "CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP"
filed_at: "2022-07-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T09:19:27.304967+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Chesapeake Utilities board expands to 13, appoints Petrone and Gary as directors

## Summary
- Board increased from 11 to 13 directors; Sheree M. Petrone and Stephanie N. Gary appointed effective July 22, 2022.
- Petrone is a former Dynegy executive; Gary is VP of finance at TidalHealth; both qualify as independent under NYSE rules.
- Standard non-employee director compensation: pro-rata cash retainer $80k and equity retainer $85k for term through May 2023.
- No transactions requiring Item 404(a) disclosure between appointees and company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-22-019380
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CPK
- cik: 0000019745
- company_name: CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP
- filed_at: 2022-07-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19745/000162828022019380/0001628280-22-019380-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19745/000162828022019380/cpk-20220721.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-22-019380
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-22-019380.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-22-019380.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Stephanie N. Gary was appointed as Director at CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On July 21, 2022, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (the "Company") increased the size of the Board from eleven to thirteen directors and appointed Sheree M. Petrone and Stephanie N. Gary to serve on the Board, effective July 22, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19745/000162828022019380/0001628280-22-019380-index.htm
- Executive change
  Sheree M. Petrone was appointed as Director at CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On July 21, 2022, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (the "Company") increased the size of the Board from eleven to thirteen directors and appointed Sheree M. Petrone and Stephanie N. Gary to serve on the Board, effective July 22, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19745/000162828022019380/0001628280-22-019380-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.