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)
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JANUARY 29, 2004 (JANUARY 28, 2004)
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
OKLAHOMA 1-13726 73-1395733
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
6100 NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73118
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(405) 848-8000
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
Chesapeake Energy Corporation ("Chesapeake") issued a Press Release on January
28, 2004. The following was included in the Press Release:
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION ANNOUNCES FOURTH
QUARTER AND 2003 FULL-YEAR EARNINGS RELEASE
DATE AND CONFERENCE CALL
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, JANUARY 28, 2004 - Chesapeake Energy Corporation
(NYSE:CHK) has scheduled its fourth quarter and 2003 full-year earnings release
to be issued after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on
Monday, February 23, 2004.
A conference call is scheduled for Tuesday morning, February 24, 2004 at 9:00 am
EST to discuss the release. The telephone number to access the conference call
is 913.981.5533. We encourage those who would like to participate in the call to
place your calls between 8:50 and 9:00 am EST.
For those unable to participate in the conference call, a replay will be
available for audio playback at 12:00 pm EST on Tuesday, February 24 and will
run through midnight Friday, March 12, 2004. The number to access the conference
call replay is 719.457.0820; passcode for the replay is 593812.
The conference call will also be simulcast live on the Internet and can be
accessed by going directly to the Chesapeake website at WWW.CHKENERGY.COM and
selecting "Conference Calls" under the "Investor Relations" section. The webcast
of the conference call will be available on our website indefinitely.
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION IS THE SIXTH LARGEST INDEPENDENT NATURAL GAS
PRODUCER IN THE UNITED STATES. HEADQUARTERED IN OKLAHOMA CITY, THE COMPANY'S
OPERATIONS ARE FOCUSED ON EXPLORATORY AND DEVELOPMENTAL DRILLING AND PRODUCING
PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS IN THE MID-CONTINENT, SOUTH TEXAS, GULF COAST, AND PERMIAN
BASIN REGIONS ONSHORE IN THE UNITED STATES.
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION
27A OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND SECTION 21E OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INCLUDE ESTIMATES AND GIVE OUR CURRENT
EXPECTATIONS OR FORECASTS OF FUTURE EVENTS. ALTHOUGH WE BELIEVE OUR
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE REASONABLE, THEY CAN BE AFFECTED BY INACCURATE
ASSUMPTIONS OR BY KNOWN OR UNKNOWN RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES.
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION IS ONE OF THE SIX LARGEST INDEPENDENT NATURAL GAS
PRODUCERS IN THE UNITED STATES. HEADQUARTERED IN OKLAHOMA CITY, THE COMPANY'S
OPERATIONS ARE FOCUSED ON EXPLORATORY AND DEVELOPMENTAL DRILLING AND PRODUCING
PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS IN THE MID-CONTINENT, GULF COAST, AND PERMIAN BASIN
REGIONS ONSHORE IN THE UNITED STATES.
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION
BY: /S/ AUBREY K. MCCLENDON
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AUBREY K. MCCLENDON
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
Dated: January 28, 2004
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