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): November 28, 2008
CHESAPEAKE
ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Oklahoma
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1-13726
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73-1395733
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File No.)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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6100
North Western Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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73118
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(405)
848-8000
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(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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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):
* Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
* Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
* Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
* Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Section
7 – Regulation FD
Item
7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On
November 28, 2008, Chesapeake Energy Corporation issued a press release
announcing that on November 26, 2008 it made three filings with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The first filing was a
shelf registration statement on Form S-3. The second filing was an
acquisition shelf registration statement filed on Form S-4. The third
filing was a supplemental prospectus relating to shares subject to Distribution
Agency Agreements that Chesapeake entered into with Credit Suisse Securities
(USA) LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and UBS Securities LLC, which
serve as sales agents under those agreements. A copy of the press
release is attached as exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.
Section
9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit
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Document
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99.1
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Chesapeake
Energy Corporation press release dated November 28, 2008
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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.
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CHESAPEAKE
ENERGY CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/
Jennifer M. Grigsby |
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Jennifer
M. Grigsby
Senior
Vice President, Treasurer and Corporate
Secretary
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Date: December
2, 2008
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
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Document
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99.1
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Chesapeake
Energy Corporation press release dated November 28, 2008
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