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OKLAHOMA CITY, June 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chesapeake Energy
Corporation (NYSE: CHK) today announced that it has priced its previously
announced public offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of senior
notes due 2013, which carries an interest rate of 7.625%. The senior notes
were priced at 98.266% of par to yield 7.95% to maturity. Chesapeake expects
the issuance and delivery of the senior notes to occur on June 30, 2006,
subject to customary closing conditions.
Chesapeake intends to use the net proceeds from the offering, together
with proceeds from concurrent public offerings of mandatory convertible
preferred stock and common stock, to fund its recently announced Barnett Shale
acquisitions for $932 million, to repay outstanding indebtedness under its
revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes.
The offering is being made under a shelf registration statement that
became effective when filed by the company on June 27, 2006.
Banc of America Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities, Goldman, Sachs &
Co., Lehman Brothers Inc. and Wachovia Securities are acting as joint
book-running managers for the Senior Notes offering. Copies of the prospectus
and records relating to the offering may be obtained from the offices of Banc
of America Securities LLC, Attn: Prospectus Department, 100 West 33rd Street,
New York, NY 10001, 646-733-4166; Deutsche Bank Securities, Attn: Prospectus
Department, 1290 Avenue of Americas, New York, NY 10019, Fax: 212-468-5333;
Goldman, Sachs & Co., Attn: Prospectus Dept., 85 Broad Street, New York, NY
10004, Fax: 212-902-9316 or email at prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com; Lehman
Brothers Inc., c/o ADP Financial Services, Integrated Distribution Services,
1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717; and Wachovia Securities, One
Wachovia Center, 301 South College Street, Charlotte, NC 28288-0604. An
electronic copy of the prospectus is available on the website of the
Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov.
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 second 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 corporate
and property acquisitions in the Mid-Continent, Permian Basin, South Texas,
Texas Gulf Coast, Barnett Shale, Ark-La-Tex and Appalachian Basin regions of
the United States. The company's Internet address is http://www.chkenergy.com.
SOURCE Chesapeake Energy Corporation
CONTACT: Jeffrey L. Mobley, CFA, Senior Vice President, Investor
Relations and Research, +1-405-767-4763, jmobley@chkenergy, or, Marc Rowland,
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, +1-405-879-9232,
mrowland@chkenergy.com, both of Chesapeake Energy Corporation
Web site: http://www.chkenergy.com