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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
MCCLENDON AUBREY K.
6100 N. Western Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK)
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Day/Year
01/08/2003
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[X] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
Chairman & CEO
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Security 2)Trans- 3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A) 5)Amount of 6) 7)Nature of
action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Indirect
Date Code A Beneficially D Beneficial
(Month/ or Owned at or Ownership
Day/Year) Code V Amount D Price End of Month I
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Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1 through 6)
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1)Title of Derivative 2)Conversion 3)Trans- 4)Trans- 5)Number of Derivative 6)Date Exercisable and
Security or Exercise action action Securities Acquired (A) Expiration Date
Price of Date Code or Disposed of (D)
Derivative
Security Code V A D Exercisable Expiration
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Incentive Stock Option (right $7.8000 01/08/03 A 12,820 (1) 01/08/13
to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $7.8000 01/08/03 A 737,180 (1) 01/08/13
(right to buy)
Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11)
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1)Title of Derivative 3)Trans- 7)Title and Amount 8)Price 9)Number of 10) 11)Nature of
Security action of Underlying of Deri- Derivative Indirect
Date Securities vative Securities D Beneficial
Amount or Security Beneficially or Ownership
Number of Owned at I
- Title Shares End of Month
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Incentive Stock Option (right 01/08/03 Common Stock 12,820 12,820 D Direct
to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option 01/08/03 Common Stock 737,180 737,180 D Direct
(right to buy)
Explanation of Responses:
(1)
Options granted January 8, 2003, when combined, are exercisable in four annual increments commencing on January 8, 2004.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ By: Jennifer M. Grigsby
For: Aubrey K. McClendon
DATE 01/10/03