8-K 1 chk-20181231_8kxtorestate1.htm 8-K Document


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): May 9, 2019
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Oklahoma
 
1-13726
 
73-1395733
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
 
(Commission File No.)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
6100 North Western Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
 
73118
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
(405) 848-8000
 
 
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
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):
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
 
Emerging growth company
 
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
 
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Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
 
Trading Symbols
 
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01
 
CHK
 
New York Stock Exchange
6.625% Senior Notes due 2020
 
CHK20A
 
New York Stock Exchange
6.875% Senior Notes due 2020
 
CHK20
 
New York Stock Exchange
6.125% Senior Notes due 2021
 
CHK21
 
New York Stock Exchange
5.375% Senior Notes due 2021
 
CHK21A
 
New York Stock Exchange
4.875% Senior Notes due 2022
 
CHK22
 
New York Stock Exchange
5.75% Senior Notes due 2023
 
CHK23
 
New York Stock Exchange
4.5% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock
 
CHK Pr D
 
New York Stock Exchange






Item 8.01 Other Events.

During the first quarter of 2019, Chesapeake Energy Corporation (the “Company”, “We” or “Us”) voluntarily changed our method of accounting for oil and natural gas exploration and development activities from the full cost method to the successful efforts method. Accordingly, certain financial information for prior periods has been recast to reflect retrospective application of the successful efforts method.

We have recast certain information in this filing to reflect the retrospective application of this change in accounting principle for all periods presented in the following sections of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (the “Previously Filed Annual Report”) as follows:

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Part II, Item 6. Selected Financial Data,
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Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and
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Part II, Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

As this Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed only for the purpose described above, and only affects the Items specified above, the other information in the Previously Filed Annual Report filed with the Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 27, 2019 remains unchanged. No attempt has been made in this Current Report on Form 8-K to modify or update disclosures in the Previously Filed Annual Report, except for the revision of certain financial information as described above. This Current Report on Form 8-K does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Previously Filed Annual Report. Accordingly, this Current Report on Form 8-K should be read in conjunction with the Previously Filed Annual Report and the Company’s filings made with the SEC subsequent to the filing of the Previously Filed Annual Report, including any amendments to those filings.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibit No.
 
Document Description
 
 
 
 
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
 
 
 
 
Selected Financial Data, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Financial Statements and Supplementary Data of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.
 
 
 
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document.
 
 
 
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Schema Document.
 
 
 
101.CAL
 
XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
101.DEF
 
XBRL Definition Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
101.LAB
 
XBRL Label Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
101.PRE
 
XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document.




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.
 
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
By:
 /s/ JAMES R. WEBB
 
James R. Webb
 
Executive Vice President - General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Date:   May 9, 2019