SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CG Subsidiary Holdings L.L.C. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., N.W., SUITE 220 SOUTH (Street) WASHINGTON DC 20004-2505 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/01/2020	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP [ CHK ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	172,897,387	I	See footnotes(1)(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Following an internal reorganization and by reason of the relationships described below, the reporting person may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of any such securities, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

2. Reflects shares directly held by CP VI Eagle Holdings, L.P. Carlyle Group Management L.L.C. holds an irrevocable proxy to vote a majority of the shares of The Carlyle Group Inc., which is a publicly traded entity listed on NASDAQ. The Carlyle Group Inc. is the sole shareholder of Carlyle Holdings I GP Inc., which is the managing member of Carlyle Holdings I GP Sub L.L.C., which is the general partner of Carlyle Holdings I L.P., which, with respect to the securities reported herein, is the managing member of CG Subsidiary Holdings L.L.C., which is the sole member of TC Group, L.L.C., which is the general partner of TC Group Sub L.P., which is the managing member of TC Group VI S1, L.L.C., which is the general partner of TC Group VI S1, L.P., which is the general partner of CP VI Eagle Holdings, L.P. Accordingly, each of these entities may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock owned of record by CP VI Eagle Holdings, L.P.

Remarks:

Exhibit 24 -Power of Attorney

	CG Subsidiary Holdings L.L.C., By: Carlyle Holdings I L.P., its managing member, By: /s/ Anne Frederick, attorney-in-fact for Curtis L. Buser, Chief Financial Officer	01/13/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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