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)

May 31, 2006 (May 31, 2006)


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, Oklahoma

 

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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Section 8 – Other Events

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

We issued two press releases on May 31, 2006, one to announce the pricing of our offer to exchange shares of our common stock for each outstanding share of our 4.125% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock and the other to announce the pricing of our offer to exchange shares of our common stock for each outstanding share of our 5.00% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (Series 2003). The press releases are attached hereto as exhibits 99.1 and 99.2.

 

 

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Item 9.01 Final Statements and Exhibits

 

 

 

 

(c)

Exhibits

 

 

 

Exhibit No.

 

Document Description

 

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release dated May 31, 2006 announcing pricing of offer to exchange common stock for 4.125% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock

 

 

 

99.2

 

Press release dated May 31, 2006 announcing pricing of offer to exchange common stock for 5.00% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (Series 2003)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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

 

By:

/s/ AUBREY K. MCCLENDON

 

 

 

Aubrey K. McClendon

Chairman of the Board and

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date:

May 31, 2006

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

 

Document Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release dated May 31, 2006 announcing pricing of offer to exchange common stock for 4.125% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

99.2

 

Press release dated May 31, 2006 announcing pricing of offer to exchange common stock for 5.00% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (Series 2003)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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