OREANDA-NEWS. April 22, 2013. Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) announced the expiration and final results of its previously announced cash tender offers (collectively the “Tender Offers” and each a “Tender Offer”) for any and all of its 7.625% Senior Notes due 2013 (the “2013 Notes”) and its 6.875% Senior Notes due 2018 (the “2018 Notes” and, together with the 2013 Notes, the “Notes”).

The tender offers expired at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on April 12, 2013 (the "Expiration Date"). The full terms and conditions of the Tender Offers are set forth in the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal, each dated March 18, 2013.

As previously announced, on April 1, 2013 Chesapeake purchased \\$216,187,000 principal amount of its outstanding 2013 Notes and USD 376,595,000 principal amount of its outstanding 2018 Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn as of 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on March 28, 2013 (such date and time, the "Early Tender Date"). Chesapeake has received and accepted for purchase an additional USD 619,000 principal amount of its outstanding 2013 Notes and USD 415,000 principal amount of its outstanding 2018 Notes validly tendered subsequent to the Early Tender Date and prior to the Expiration Date. Holders of Notes that were validly tendered and accepted for purchase after the Early Tender Date but before the applicable Expiration Date received in cash, for each \\$1,000 in principal amount 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 today.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC served as the dealer managers for the Tender Offers. D.F. King & Co., Inc. served as the tender agent and information agent for the Tender Offers. For additional information regarding the terms of the Tender Offers, please contact: Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC at (800) 820-1653 (U.S. toll free) or (212) 538-2147 (collect) or Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC at (800) 624-1808 (U.S. toll free) or (212) 761-1057 (collect). Requests for documents may be directed to D.F. King & Co, Inc. at the address, telephone numbers and email address set forth below.