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): November 7, 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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|
incorporation
or organization)
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File
Number)
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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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Item
2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On
November 7, 2007, the Company issued a press release announcing its financial
results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007. A
copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated
by reference herein.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibit 99.1 — Press Release of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, dated November
7, 2007.
SIGNATURE
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
/s/
Michael
P. McMasters
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Michael
P. McMasters
Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date:
November 7, 2007