Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): August 31, 2022

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	OK		73118
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

		(405)	848-8000
	(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	CHK	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A Warrants to purchase Common Stock	CHKEW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class B Warrants to purchase Common Stock	CHKEZ	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class C Warrants to purchase Common Stock	CHKEL	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 8.01 Other Events

On August 31, 2022, Chesapeake Energy Corporation, an Oklahoma corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing the amendment of the Company’s previously announced exchange offers relating to its outstanding (i) Class A warrants, which warrants trade on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (the “NASDAQ”) under the symbol “CHKEW”, (ii) Class B warrants, which warrants trade on the NASDAQ under the symbol “CHKEZ”, and (iii) Class C warrants, which warrants trade on the NASDAQ under the symbol “CHKEL”, each to purchase shares of common stock of the Company. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

The following exhibits are being filed herewith:

Exhibit No.		Document Description
99.1		Press Release, dated August 31, 2022.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document).

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.

		CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION

Date: August 31, 2022

	By:	/s/ BENJAMIN R. RUSS
		Benjamin R. Russ
		Executive Vice President - General Counsel and Corporate Secretary