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OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 12, 2012-- 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 July 31, 2012 to common shareholders of record on July 16, 2012. Chesapeake has approximately 662 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 | September 4, 2012 | August 1, 2012 | August 1, 2012 | August 1, 2012 | |||||||
| Payment Date | September 17, 2012 | August 15, 2012 | August 15, 2012 | August 15, 2012 | |||||||
| Amount per Share | $1.125 | $1.25 | $14.375 | $14.375 | |||||||
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) is the second-largest producer of natural gas, a Top 15 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 Marcellus, Haynesville, Bossier, and Barnett natural gas shale plays and in the Eagle Ford, Utica, Mississippi Lime, Granite Wash, Cleveland, Tonkawa, Niobrara, Bone Spring, Avalon, Wolfcamp and Wolfberry unconventional liquids plays. The company has also vertically integrated its operations and owns substantial marketing, midstream and oilfield services businesses directly and indirectly through its subsidiaries Chesapeake Energy Marketing, Inc., Chesapeake Midstream Development, L.P. and Chesapeake Oilfield Services, L.L.C. and its affiliate Chesapeake Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE:CHKM). Further information is available at www.chk.com where Chesapeake routinely posts announcements, updates, events, investor information, presentations and news releases.
Source: Chesapeake Energy Corporation
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
Jeffrey L. Mobley, CFA, 405-767-4763
jeff.mobley@chk.com
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John J. Kilgallon, 405-935-4441
john.kilgallon@chk.com
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Media Contacts:
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michael.kehs@chk.com
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