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OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chesapeake Energy
Corporation (NYSE: CHK) today announced that it intends to commence a public
offering of 8 million shares of its common stock. Chesapeake intends to use
the net proceeds of the offering, together with proceeds from a concurrent
offering of convertible preferred stock, to repay debt under its bank credit
facility or for general corporate purposes.
The offering will be made under the company's existing shelf registration
statement. The company intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to
purchase a maximum of 1.2 million additional shares of its common stock to
cover any over-allotments in the offering.
Lehman Brothers, Banc of America Securities LLC, Credit Suisse First
Boston, Raymond James and Deutsche Bank will be joint book-running managers
for the offering. Copies of the preliminary prospectus and records relating to
the offering may be obtained from the offices of Lehman Brothers Inc., c/o ADP
Financial Services, Integrated Distribution Services, 1155 Long Island Avenue,
Edgewood, NY 11717; Banc of America Securities LLC, Attn: Prospectus
Department, 100 West 33rd Street, New York, NY 10001, 646-733-4166; Credit
Suisse First Boston, One Madison Avenue, Level 1B, New York, NY 10010,
212-325-2580; Raymond James & Associates, 880 Carillon Parkway, St.
Petersburg, FL 33716, 727-567-2400; Deutsche Bank, Attn Prospectus Department:
1290 Avenue of Americas, New York, NY 10019, fax 212-468-5333.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these
securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of
any state.
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 the third largest independent producer of
natural gas in the U.S. 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, Barnett Shale and Ark-La-Tex regions of the United States.
SOURCE Chesapeake Energy Corporation
CONTACT: Jeffrey L. Mobley, CFA, Vice President - Investor Relations and
Research, +1-405-767-4763, or jmobley@chkenergy.com , or Marc Rowland,
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, +1-405-879-9232, or
mrowland@chkenergy.com , both of Chesapeake Energy Corporation