-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, NJFKvJeZBb+D+cmu7u35BKSkSSkU/InFTO3ezIryaXPS6ZTl4Hj427ty4OBqmRXO /NZi3k+RmwZtDnZ7hCFrBQ== 0000895126-05-000046.txt : 20050414 0000895126-05-000046.hdr.sgml : 20050414 20050414111238 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000895126-05-000046 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050413 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20050414 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050414 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000895126 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 731395733 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OK FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13726 FILM NUMBER: 05749756 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6100 N WESTERN AVE CITY: OKLAHOMA CITY STATE: OK ZIP: 73118 BUSINESS PHONE: 4058488000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6100 NORTH WESTERN AVE CITY: OKLAHOMA CITY STATE: OK ZIP: 73118 8-K 1 chk04142005.txt PRICING OF $600MM OF 6.625% SR NOTES DUE 2016 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) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 14, 2005 (April 13, 2005) CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter) Oklahoma 1-13726 73-1395733 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer of incorporation) Identification No.) 6100 North Western Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73118 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (405) 848-8000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): [_] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [_] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [_] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [_] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Section 8 - Other Events Item 8.01 Other Events. On April 13, 2005, Chesapeake Energy Corporation issued a press release announcing the pricing of the private offering of $600 million of 6.625% senior notes due January 15, 2016. This press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1. Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits Item 9.01 Final Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits Exhibit No. Document Description ----------- -------------------- 99.1 Chesapeake Energy Corporation press release of April 13, 2005 2 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 ENERGY CORPORATION By: /s/ Aubrey K. McClendon ----------------------------------- Aubrey K. McClendon Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Date: April 14, 2005 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Document Description ----------- -------------------- 99.1 Chesapeake Energy Corporation press release of April 13, 2005 4 EX-99 2 chk04142005exh991.txt PRESS RELEASE_PRICING $600MM SR NOTES DUES 2016 EXHIBIT 99.1 ------------ CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION ANNOUNCES PRICING OF $600 MILLION OF 6.625% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2016 OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, APRIL 13, 2005 - Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) today announced that it has priced a private offering of $600 million of senior notes due January 15, 2016, which will carry an interest rate of 6.625%. The senior notes were priced at 99.069% of par to yield 6.75% to maturity. The senior notes being sold by Chesapeake have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. The senior notes will be eligible for trading under Rule 144A. Chesapeake intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to partially fund approximately $686 million of recently announced acquisitions of oil and gas properties, or in the event the acquisitions are not consummated, to repay debt under its bank credit facility. This announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy. This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements include estimates and give our current expectations or forecasts of future events. Although we believe our forward-looking statements are reasonable, they can be affected by inaccurate assumptions or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION IS THE FOURTH LARGEST INDEPENDENT PRODUCER OF NATURAL GAS IN THE U.S. HEADQUARTERED IN OKLAHOMA CITY, THE COMPANY'S OPERATIONS ARE FOCUSED ON EXPLORATORY AND DEVELOPMENTAL DRILLING AND PRODUCING PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS IN THE MID-CONTINENT, PERMIAN BASIN, SOUTH TEXAS, TEXAS GULF COAST AND ARK-LA-TEX REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----