Chesapeake agrees to swap $125.3 million notes, convertibles for stock

By Wendy Van Sickle

Columbus, Ohio, June 8 – Chesapeake Energy Corp. has agreed to issue common stock in exchange for some of its outstanding senior notes, according to an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

From May 25 through June 7, the company has issued or agreed to issue a total of 22,033,453 shares of common stock, representing about 2.9% of the company’s outstanding common stock, in exchange for the following:

• $7.5 million of its 2.25% contingent convertible senior notes due 2038 (with 2018 put rights);

• $6.5 million of its 7¼% senior notes due 2018;

• $76.3 million of its floating-rate senior notes due 2019;

• $10 million of its 5 3/8% senior notes due 2021;

• $5 million of its 6 1/8% senior notes due 2021; and

• $20 million of its 4 7/8% senior notes due 2022.

Chesapeake Energy is an oil and natural gas producer based in Oklahoma City.

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