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By Dividend Channel Staff, Friday, December 9, 10:11 AM ET
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On 12/13/11, Chesapeake Utilities Corp. (NYSE:CPK) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.345, payable on 1/5/12. As a percentage of CPK's recent stock price of $42.71, this dividend works out to approximately 0.81%.

Below is a dividend history chart for CPK, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.345 declared by Chesapeake Utilities Corp.:

CPK Dividend History
Date Div*
09/13/11 0.345
06/13/11 0.345
03/10/11 0.330
12/13/10 0.330
09/13/10 0.330
06/11/10 0.330
03/11/10 0.315
12/10/09 0.315
09/10/09 0.315
06/10/09 0.315
03/11/09 0.305
12/11/08 0.305
09/11/08 0.305
06/11/08 0.305
03/11/08 0.295
12/14/07 0.295
09/11/07 0.295
06/11/07 0.295
03/09/07 0.290
12/14/06 0.290
09/11/06 0.290
06/09/06 0.290
03/09/06 0.285
12/09/05 0.285
09/09/05 0.285
06/09/05 0.285
03/10/05 0.280
12/09/04 0.280
09/09/04 0.280
06/02/04 0.280
03/10/04 0.275
12/10/03 0.275
09/10/03 0.275
06/10/03 0.275
03/10/03 0.275
12/05/02 0.275
09/10/02 0.275
06/07/02 0.275
03/08/02 0.275
12/06/01 0.275
06/07/01 0.275
03/08/01 0.270
12/07/00 0.270
09/07/00 0.270
06/08/00 0.270
03/08/00 0.260
12/08/99 0.260
09/08/99 0.260
06/09/99 0.260
03/10/99 0.250
12/09/98 0.250
09/09/98 0.250
06/10/98 0.250
03/11/98 0.250
12/10/97 0.242
09/04/97 0.242
06/11/97 0.242
03/12/97 0.242
12/11/96 0.232
09/04/96 0.232
06/10/96 0.232
03/06/96 0.232
12/06/95 0.225
09/06/95 0.225
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from CPK is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 3.23% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

CPK operates in the Gas Utilities sector, among companies like AGL Resources Inc. (AGL) which is up about 2.6% today, and UGI Corp. (NYSE:UGI) trading up by about 0.2%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of CPK, versus AGL and UGI.

CPK,AGL,UGI Relative Performance Chart

In Friday trading, Chesapeake Utilities Corp. shares are currently up about 0.9% on the day.

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