Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) reports the final results of its previously announced cash tender offers for any and all of its senior notes due 2013 and its senior notes due 2018 which expired on April 12.

Chesapeake purchased some US $216.2 million of its outstanding 2013 notes and some US $376.6 million of its outstanding 2018 notes on March 28. Chesapeake has received and accepted for purchase an additional US $619,000 of its outstanding 2013 notes and US $415,000 of its outstanding 2018 notes.

Holders of notes that were validly tendered and accepted for purchase after March 28 but before April 12 received in cash, for each US $1,000 of notes tendered, the applicable purchase price set forth in the offer to purchase, which did not include the early tender premium. The final settlement of the tender offers occurred on April 15.

The table below sets forth the aggregate principal amount of each series of notes that was tendered and the aggregate principal amount of each series of notes that was accepted for purchase in the tender offers.

Notes

Principal Amount Outstanding

Principal Amount Tendered

Principal Amount Accepted For Purchase

7.625% senior notes due 2013

$464,110,000

$216,806,000

$216,806,000

6.875% senior notes due 2018

$473,668,000

$377,010,000

$377,010,000

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC were dealer managers. D.F. King & Co. Inc. was tender agent and information agent.

Chesapeake Energy Corp. is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of natural gas and oil properties in the US. The company is headquartered in Oklahoma City.