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): March 15, 2013 (March 15, 2013)

 

 

CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Oklahoma		1-13726		73-1395733
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File No.)		(IRS Employer 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)

 

 

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Section 7 – Regulation FD

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 15, 2013, Chesapeake Energy Corporation (the “Company”) announced that it has delivered notice to the Depositary to redeem the Company’s 6.775% Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Notes”) at par and that it is continuing to pursue its lawsuit requesting the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York to confirm that the notice to redeem the Notes the Company issued today will be timely and effective to redeem the Notes at par, with payment to be made within 60 days after such notice, pursuant to the Special Early Redemption provision of the Notes. Copies of the press release and notice are attached as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Also on March 15, 2013, the Company announced that, although the Court denied the Company’s request for a preliminary injunction concerning The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company’s obligation to accept the Company’s notice of Special Early Redemption at par, the Company obtained what the Company views as comparable relief, in the form of preliminary statements from the Court that the Company believes show that if the notice is ultimately found to be untimely to effect the redemption at par, the notice will not be deemed to have effected a redemption at the “make-whole” price but, in that case, will be deemed ineffective for any redemption. A copy of the transcript of the Court’s decision is attached as Exhibit 99.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. See “Exhibit Index” attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated by reference.

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: March 15, 2013

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Document Description
99.1		Chesapeake Energy Corporation press release dated March 15, 2013
99.2		Notice of Special Early Redemption at Par
99.3		Transcript of Court Hearing on March 14, 2013 before Judge Engelmayer received from Court Reporter

 

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