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)
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MAY 20, 2004 (MAY 19, 2004)
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
OKLAHOMA 1-13726 73-1395733
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
6100 NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73118
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(405) 848-8000
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
ITEM 5. OTHER MATTERS
Chesapeake Energy Corporation ("Chesapeake") issued a Press Release on May 19,
2004. The following was included in the Press Release:
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION ANNOUNCES
PRIVATE OFFERING OF SENIOR NOTES
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, MAY 19, 2004 - Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK)
today announced that it intends to commence a private placement offering to
eligible purchasers of $300 million of a new issue of senior notes due 2014. The
notes are expected to be eligible for resale under Rule 144A. The private
offering, which is subject to market and other conditions, will be made within
the United States only to qualified institutional buyers, and outside the United
States only to non-U.S. investors.
Chesapeake intends to use the net proceeds of the offering, together with
borrowings under its credit facility and cash on hand, to fund its previously
announced $425 million pending acquisition of Greystone Petroleum LLC.
The notes being offered have not been registered under the Securities Act of
1933 or applicable state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the
United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state laws. This
announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer
to buy the notes.
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 one of the six largest independent U.S. natural
gas producers. 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. The company's internet address is
WWW.CHKENERGY.COM.
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION
By: /S/ AUBREY K. MCCLENDON
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Aubrey K. McClendon
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
Dated: May 20, 2004
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