Chesapeake Energy Corporation Declares Quarterly Common and Preferred Stock Dividends

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) today announced that its Board
of Directors has declared a $0.0875 per share quarterly dividend that
will be paid on April 30, 2013 to common shareholders of record on April
15, 2013. Chesapeake has approximately 667 million common shares
outstanding. In addition, Chesapeake′s Board has declared dividends on
its outstanding convertible preferred stock issues, as stated below.
? | ? | 4.50% | ? | ? | 5% (2005B) | ? | ? | 5.75% | ? | ? | 5.75% (Series A) |
NYSE Symbol | ? | CHK Pr D | ? | ? | N/A | ? | ? | N/A | ? | ? | N/A |
Date of Original Issue | ? | September 14, 2005 | ? | ? | November 8, 2005 | ? | ? | May 17, 2010 | ? | ? | May 17, 2010 |
Registered CUSIP | ? | 165167842 | ? | ? | 165167826 | ? | ? | N/A | ? | ? | N/A |
144A CUSIP | ? | N/A | ? | ? | 165167834 | ? | ? | 165167776 | ? | ? | 165167784 |
RegS CUSIP | ? | N/A | ? | ? | N/A | ? | ? | U16450204 | ? | ? | U16450113 |
Clean (no legends) CUSIP | ? | N/A | ? | ? | N/A | ? | ? | 165167768 | ? | ? | N/A |
Par Value per Share | ? | $0.01 | ? | ? | $0.01 | ? | ? | $0.01 | ? | ? | $0.01 |
Shares Outstanding | ? | 2,558,900 | ? | ? | 2,095,615 | ? | ? | 1,497,000 | ? | ? | 1,100,000 |
Liquidation Preference per Share | ? | $100 | ? | ? | $100 | ? | ? | $1,000 | ? | ? | $1,000 |
Record Date | ? | June 3, 2013 | ? | ? | May 1, 2013 | ? | ? | May 1, 2013 | ? | ? | May 1, 2013 |
Payment Date | ? | June 17, 2013 | ? | ? | May 15, 2013 | ? | ? | May 15, 2013 | ? | ? | May 15, 2013 |
Amount per Share | ? | $1.125 | ? | ? | $1.25 | ? | ? | $14.375 | ? | ? | $14.375 |
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Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) is the second-largest
producer of natural gas, a top 11 producer of oil and natural gas
liquids and the most active driller of new wells in the U.S.
Headquartered in Oklahoma City, the company's operations are focused on
discovering and developing unconventional natural gas and oil fields
onshore in the U.S. Chesapeake owns leading positions in the Eagle Ford,
Utica, Granite Wash, Cleveland, Tonkawa, Mississippi Lime and Niobrara
unconventional liquids plays and in the Marcellus, Haynesville/Bossier
and Barnett unconventional natural gas shale plays. The company also
owns substantial marketing and oilfield services businesses through its
subsidiaries Chesapeake Energy Marketing, Inc. and Chesapeake Oilfield
Operating, L.L.C. Further information is available at www.chk.com
where Chesapeake routinely posts announcements, updates, events,
investor information, presentations and news releases.
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
Investor Contacts:
Jeffrey L.
Mobley, CFA, 405-767-4763
jeff.mobley@chk.com
or
Gary
T. Clark, CFA, 405-935-6741
gary.clark@chk.com
or
Media
Contacts:
Michael Kehs, 405-935-2560
michael.kehs@chk.com
or
Jim
Gipson, 405-935-1310
jim.gipson@chk.com