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CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP

CPK · FY2025

MISALIGNED

CEO Package

$4.5M

Pay Ratio

Jeffry M. Householder

Pay rose +9.1% while TSR fell -12.1 pts

Duke Energy CORP

DUK · FY2025

MISALIGNED

CEO Package

$13.7M

Pay Ratio

Harry K. Sideris

The CEO's pay package jumped 117% to $13.7M while the stock rose only 8.8% and peer advantage narrowed.

SOUTHERN CO

SO · FY2025

MISALIGNED

CEO Package

$28.2M

Pay Ratio

Christopher C. Womack

Pay rose +18.2% while TSR fell -11.5 pts

CEOTotal Compensation — All Companies

CPK$4.5MDUK$13.7MSO$28.2M

All values are grant-date fair value as reported in proxy statements.

Key Differences

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SO carries the largest package at $28.2M, about 6.2x CPK.

Pay Component Breakdown

Latest CEO package mix by company. This stays on the CEO package even if the chart above is showing Top 5 pay.

CPK

Jeffry M. Householder

$4.5M

base salary19%
stock awards53%
non-equity incentive compensation24%
other compensation3%

DUK

Harry K. Sideris

$13.7M

base salary9%
stock awards74%
non-equity incentive compensation14%
other compensation2%

SO

Christopher C. Womack

$28.2M

base salary6%
stock awards49%
non-equity incentive compensation13%
other compensation1%

Quick Comparison

CompanyCEOLatest YearTotal Comp
CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP(CPK)Jeffry M. Householder2025$4.5M
Duke Energy CORP(DUK)Harry K. Sideris2025$13.7M
SOUTHERN CO(SO)Christopher C. Womack2025$28.2M

Note: All compensation values shown are grant-date fair value as reported in proxy statements. Direct comparisons should account for differences in company size, industry, and compensation structure.

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