Form 8-K

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): July 30, 2004 (July 28, 2004)

 

 

CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrants as specified in its charter)

 

 

Oklahoma   1-13726   73-1395733

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

   (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

6100 North Western Avenue

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

   73118
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(405) 848-8000

(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)

 

ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

 

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (“Chesapeake”) entered into an underwriting agreement dated July 28, 2004 with Banc of America Securities LLC, Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, Lehman Brothers Inc., Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, RBC Capital Market Corporation, UBS Securities LLC, Howard Weil Incorporated, Johnson Rice & Company L.L.C., Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc., Pritchard Capital Partners, LLC and Simmons & Company International in connection with the issuance and sale by Chesapeake of 20,000,000 shares of its common stock (plus up to an additional 3,000,000 shares to be sold pursuant to the underwriters’ over-allotment option).

 

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

(C) Exhibits

 

1.1 Underwriting Agreement dated July 28, 2004 by and among Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Banc of America Securities LLC, Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, Lehman Brothers Inc., Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, RBC Capital Market Corporation, UBS Securities LLC, Howard Weil Incorporated, Johnson Rice & Company L.L.C., Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc., Pritchard Capital Partners, LLC and Simmons & Company International.

 

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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.

 

   

CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION

Date: July 30, 2004

  

By:

  

/S/    AUBREY K. MCCLENDON

   

Name:

  

Aubrey K. McClendon

   

Title:

  

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number
  

Exhibit Description

1.1   Underwriting Agreement dated July 28, 2004 by and among Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Banc of America Securities LLC, Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, Lehman Brothers Inc., Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, RBC Capital Market Corporation, UBS Securities LLC, Howard Weil Incorporated, Johnson Rice & Company L.L.C., Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc., Pritchard Capital Partners, LLC and Simmons & Company International.

 

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