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Chesapeake Utilities (CPK): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$4,531,322CEO Jeffry Householder · source
Say-on-pay support96.06%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers36th pct.Of 14 peer CEOs
CEO pay ratio54:1To the median employee · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $3,269,505FY2023
  • $4,154,015FY2024
  • $4,531,322FY2025

CEO total pay was $4,531,322 in fiscal 2025, up from $4,154,015 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $872,385 · bonus $0 · stock awards $2,420,566 · option awards $0

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Chesapeake Utilities Corp in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Jeffry Householder (President and Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Chesapeake Utilities Corp in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $4,531,322.
How does Chesapeake Utilities Corp's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Jeffry Householder's total compensation ranked at the 36th percentile of Chesapeake Utilities Corp's disclosed peer group.
What is Chesapeake Utilities Corp's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Chesapeake Utilities Corp's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 54:1.
How did shareholders vote on Chesapeake Utilities Corp's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 96.06% of shareholders supported Chesapeake Utilities Corp's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Chesapeake Utilities Corp spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Chesapeake Utilities Corp reported total board compensation of $1,800,364 for fiscal 2025.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

Full detail

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Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Jeffry Householder$872,385$0$2,420,566$0$1,097,863$0$140,508$4,531,322
President and Chief Executive Officer
Beth Cooper509,9230708,2020353,375029,9611,601,461
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
James Moriarty480,1760667,0470332,790024,4151,504,427
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Policy and Risk Officer
Jeffrey Sylvester463,0700470,2480302,789041,8191,277,926
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Kevin Webber364,1910323,8560227,308038,937954,294
Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
Jeffry Householder$4,531,322$4,154,015$3,269,505↑ +377,307
Beth Cooper1,601,4611,623,6721,405,858↓ −22,211
James Moriarty1,504,4271,503,2441,364,692↑ +1,183
Jeffrey Sylvester1,277,9261,144,178987,271↑ +133,748
Kevin Webber954,294946,225864,773↑ +8,069

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

The executive compensation program is designed to attract and retain talented executive officers and to incentivize both short-term and long-term financial and operational performance, without encouraging unnecessary risk. The mix of base salary and performance-based incentive awards promotes a pay-for-performance culture, aligning the financial interests of executive officers with those of stockholders.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantFW Cook
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Jeffry HouseholderPSU2025-02-268,76417,527—35,054$2,420,566
Jeffrey SylvesterPSU2025-02-261,7033,405—6,810470,248
Kevin WebberPSU2025-02-261,1732,345—4,690323,856
Beth CooperPSU2025-02-262,5645,128—10,256708,202
James MoriartyPSU2025-02-262,4154,830—9,660667,047

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Jeffry Householder$0$2,420,566$0100.0%
Jeffrey Sylvester0470,2480100.0%
Kevin Webber0323,8560100.0%
Beth Cooper0708,2020100.0%
James Moriarty0667,0470100.0%

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Kevin WebberPSU10,138—$1,264,817
Jeffrey SylvesterPSU13,416—1,673,780
James MoriartyPSU21,168—2,640,920
Beth CooperPSU22,480—2,804,605
Jeffry HouseholderPSU70,044—8,738,689
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Thomas J. BresnanIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit (Chair) · Investment$152,025$119,975———$272,000
Dennis S. Hudson IIIIndependent · Audit · Corporate Governance (Chair)124,525119,975———244,500
Lisa G. BisacciaIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Corporate Governance124,525119,975———244,500
Lila A. JaberIndependent · Corporate Governance · Investment107,025119,975———227,000
Ronald G. Forsythe JrIndependent · Audit · Compensation107,025119,975———227,000
Sheree M. PetroneIndependent · Compensation · Investment107,025119,975———227,000
Stephanie N. GaryIndependent · Audit · Departed during FY98,525119,975———218,500
Elisabeth A. EdenIndependent · Audit · Newly elected63,14776,717———139,864

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$90,000
Annual equity retainer$120,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)20,000 / 17,500 / 17,500
Stock ownership guideline$5

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$883,822
Equity awards (grant-date value)$916,542
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$1,800,364

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

Peer group, and who names Chesapeake Utilities as a peer

Companies that benchmark against CPK

7 companies name CPK as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses CPK in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named CPK in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.

Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2025

The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.

Peer reciprocity

The companies Chesapeake Utilities Corp names as compensation peers that name it back in their own disclosed peer groups.

Chief executive pay against the peer group

Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1NiSource Inc.2025Lloyd Yates$1,191,667$9,619,864$0$2,261,784$13,197,800
2Atmos Energy Corporation2025J. Kevin Akers1,147,8025,179,05702,100,5729,953,274
3Idacorp, Inc.2025Lisa Grow1,050,0002,942,30801,785,0017,529,892
4New Jersey Resources Corporation2025Stephen Westhoven1,002,7373,514,63301,398,2866,433,253
5Black Hills Corporation2025Linden Evans995,5942,966,68801,294,8865,991,759
6ONE Gas, Inc.2025Robert McAnnally925,0003,154,36101,300,0005,575,027
7Spire Inc.2025Steven Lindsey497,3081,873,940005,066,799
8NorthWestern Corporation2025Brian Bird921,2632,700,0220743,4005,016,745
9Avista Corporation2025Heather Rosentrater786,8452,653,7430897,7324,773,308
10Chesapeake Utilities Corp2025Jeffry Householder872,3852,420,56601,097,8634,531,322
11Allete, Inc.2024Bethany Owen871,1751,378,13801,329,6923,720,063
12Northwest Natural Holding Co.2025Justin Palfreyman812,5001,726,2080726,4063,695,467
13MGE Energy, Inc.2025Jeffrey Keebler795,8331,402,8810865,9203,613,508
14Unitil Corporation2025Thomas Meissner Jr.744,066751,8420662,5913,189,116
15RGC Resources, Inc.2025Paul Nester467,084288,2250184,8661,014,851

Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.

Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
Chesapeake Utilities Corpnot disclosedPSU 100not disclosedFW Cook
Allete, Inc.153.2%PSU 75 · RSU 25Yes — Relative TSRPearl Meyer
Atmos Energy Corporation153%PSU 75 · RSU 25NoMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Avista Corporation114%not disclosedNoMeridian Compensation Partners
Black Hills Corporation118.4%PSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Relative Total Shareholder Return (rTSR)Meridian
Idacorp, Inc.170%PSU 67 · RSU 33Yes — TSRPay Governance
MGE Energy, Inc.135.3%PSU 50 · RSU 50Yes — Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR)FW Cook
New Jersey Resources Corporation126.17%PSU 51 · RSU 49NoFW Cook
NiSource Inc.146%PSU 80 · RSU 20Yes — Three-Year RTSRMeridian Compensation Partners
Northwest Natural Holding Co.138.8%PSA 65 · RSU 35NoPay Governance
NorthWestern Corporation80%PSU 70 · RSU 30Yes — TSR relative to peer groupWillis Towers Watson (WTW)
ONE Gas, Inc.140.6%PSU 70 · RSU 30Yes — Relative TSRMeridian Compensation Partners
RGC Resources, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Spire Inc.95%PSU 75 · RSU 25NoSemler Brossy Consulting Group LLC
Unitil Corporation137%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoWillis Towers

Read from each company’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company’s filing does not state the item.

Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-05-0619,756,219811,32362,13296.06%Passed
20242024-05-0818,267,603594,39271,21896.48%Passed
20232023-05-0313,462,565532,75375,78496.19%Passed
20222022-05-0413,773,283280,92797,25097.33%Passed
20212021-05-0514,026,388207,239118,59897.73%Passed
20202020-05-0712,458,414333,290133,99996.38%Passed

Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year’s compensation.

Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company’s computation
20262026-05-0696.06%a
20242024-05-0896.48%b
20232023-05-0396.19%c

a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have the same effect as a vote against this proposal.”.

c. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

Approval percentages are the company’s own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)54 : 1
CEO total compensation—
Median employee compensation—
Insider trades since the proxy

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

Sources (44 citations)

Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

  • Section 01, Jeffry Householder. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 35. As printed: 4,531,322. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Beth Cooper. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,601,461. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, James Moriarty. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,504,427. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Jeffrey Sylvester. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,277,926. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Kevin Webber. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 954,294. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jeffry Householder PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jeffrey Sylvester PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Kevin Webber PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Beth Cooper PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, James Moriarty PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 54 : 1. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Thomas J. Bresnan. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 272,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Dennis S. Hudson III. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 244,500. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Lisa G. Bisaccia. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 244,500. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Lila A. Jaber. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 227,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Ronald G. Forsythe Jr. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 227,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Sheree M. Petrone. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 227,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Stephanie N. Gary. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 218,500. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Elisabeth A. Eden. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 139,864. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-05-08. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.06% (votes for as printed: 19,756,219). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-05-13. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.48% (votes for as printed: 18,267,603). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2023 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2023-05-05. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.19% (votes for as printed: 13,462,565). View filing ↗
  • Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
  • Section 03b vehicle mix (computed). Computed. RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).
  • Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 883,822 + equity 916,542 + all other 0 = 1,800,364, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • NiSource Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-30. CEO total compensation as printed in NiSource Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 13,197,800. View filing ↗
  • Atmos Energy Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-12-19. CEO total compensation as printed in Atmos Energy Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 9,953,274. View filing ↗
  • Idacorp, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. CEO total compensation as printed in Idacorp, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,529,892. View filing ↗
  • New Jersey Resources Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-12-10. CEO total compensation as printed in New Jersey Resources Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 6,433,253. View filing ↗
  • Black Hills Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-18. CEO total compensation as printed in Black Hills Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 5,991,759. View filing ↗
  • ONE Gas, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-01. CEO total compensation as printed in ONE Gas, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,575,027. View filing ↗
  • Spire Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-12-16. CEO total compensation as printed in Spire Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,066,799. View filing ↗
  • NorthWestern Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-12. CEO total compensation as printed in NorthWestern Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 5,016,745. View filing ↗
  • Avista Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-01. CEO total compensation as printed in Avista Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 4,773,308. View filing ↗
  • Chesapeake Utilities Corp (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. CEO total compensation as printed in Chesapeake Utilities Corp's own proxy. As printed: 4,531,322. View filing ↗
  • Allete, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-03-31. CEO total compensation as printed in Allete, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,720,063. View filing ↗
  • Northwest Natural Holding Co., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. CEO total compensation as printed in Northwest Natural Holding Co.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,695,467. View filing ↗
  • MGE Energy, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. CEO total compensation as printed in MGE Energy, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,613,508. View filing ↗
  • Unitil Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Unitil Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 3,189,116. View filing ↗
  • RGC Resources, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-12-09. CEO total compensation as printed in RGC Resources, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,014,851. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, New Jersey Resources Corporation reciprocity. DEF 14A. New Jersey Resources Corporation names Chesapeake Utilities Corp in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Unitil Corporation reciprocity. DEF 14A. Unitil Corporation names Chesapeake Utilities Corp in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, RGC Resources, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. RGC Resources, Inc. names Chesapeake Utilities Corp in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, MGE Energy, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. MGE Energy, Inc. names Chesapeake Utilities Corp in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
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