CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP — Capital/Financing Update 2017

Dec 1, 2017

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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 28, 2017

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation

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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-11590	51-0064146
___ (State or other jurisdiction	_______ (Commission	__ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
909 Silver Lake Boulevard, Dover, Delaware		19904
_________ (Address of principal executive offices)		_____ (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:	302.734.6799

Not Applicable

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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On November 28, 2017, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation ("Chesapeake") entered into a $40 million committed unsecured, short-term Credit Agreement with Branch Banking and Trust Company (“BB&T”). This new committed unsecured, short-term credit facility matures on October 31, 2018. Borrowings under this new credit facility will bear interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 85 basis points or the BB&T Prime Rate (as defined in the term Credit Agreement), with the form of interest rate selected at Chesapeake’s discretion. The Credit Agreement sets forth certain business and financial covenants to which Chesapeake is subject, including covenants that restrict Chesapeake and its subsidiaries to incur indebtedness. These covenants are similar to those included in Chesapeake’s other lines of credit. Chesapeake intends to utilize this credit facility for working capital needs, to temporarily fund capital expenditures and for general corporate purposes. With this additional facility, Chesapeake has a total of $220,000,000 in unsecured short-term line of credit facilities available for general capital requirements. The facilities bear interest at LIBOR plus applicable margins of 0.80% to 1.25%.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information provided in Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference in this Item 2.03.

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SIGNATURES

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.

Beth W. Cooper
Name: Beth W. Cooper
Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer