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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): June 11, 2021
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 OK 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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share CHK The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A Warrants to purchase Common Stock CHKEW The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class B Warrants to purchase Common Stock CHKEZ The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class C Warrants to purchase Common Stock CHKEL The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC


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 ☐
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. ☐


Item 1.01    Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On June 11, 2021, Chesapeake Energy Corporation (“Chesapeake” or the “Company”) entered into the First Amendment (the “Amendment) to its Credit Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2021 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Chesapeake, as borrower, MUFG Bank, Ltd., as administrative agent, MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as collateral agent, the guarantors party thereto and the lenders from time to time party thereto.

Among other things, the Amendment conditionally waives the Company’s obligation to maintain the 50% minimum hedging covenant based on leverage ratio performance.

The above description of the material terms and conditions of the Amendment is a summary only, does not purport to be complete, and is qualified by reference to the full text of the Amendment attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 10.1.


Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits.
Exhibit Description
First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 11, 2021, among Chesapeake Energy Corporation, as borrower, MUFG Bank, Ltd., as administrative agent, MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as collateral agent, and the lenders and other parties party thereto.
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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.
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION
By:  /s/ DOMENIC J. DELL’OSSO, JR.
Domenic J. Dell’Osso, Jr.
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date:     June 14, 2021

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