OKLAHOMA CITY, July 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared dividends on its outstanding convertible preferred stock issues, as stated below.



                                     4.50%               5%            5.75%   5.75% (Series A)
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    NYSE Symbol                   CHK Pr D              N/A              N/A                N/A
    -----------                   --------              ---              ---                ---

    Date of Original
     Issue              September 14, 2005 November 8, 2005     May 17, 2010       May 17, 2010
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    Registered CUSIP             165167842         165167826         165167768           165167750
    ----------------             ---------         ---------         ---------           ---------

    144A CUSIP                         N/A        165167834         165167776           165167784
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    RegS CUSIP                         N/A              N/A        U16450204          U16450113
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    Clean (no legends)
     CUSIP                             N/A              N/A        165167768           165167750
    ------------------                 ---              ---        ---------           ---------

    Par Value per Share              $0.01             $0.01             $0.01               $0.01
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    Shares Outstanding           2,558,900         1,810,667           770,528             463,363
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    Liquidation
     Preference per
     Share                            $100              $100            $1,000              $1,000
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    Record Date          September 1, 2017   August 1, 2017   August 1, 2017     August 1, 2017
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    Payment Date        September 15, 2017  August 15, 2017  August 15, 2017    August 15, 2017
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    Amount per Share                $1.125             $1.25           $14.375             $14.375
    ----------------                ------             -----           -------             -------

Headquartered in Oklahoma City, Chesapeake Energy Corporation's (NYSE: CHK) operations are focused on discovering and developing its large and geographically diverse resource base of unconventional oil and natural gas assets onshore in the United States. The company also owns oil and natural gas marketing and natural gas gathering and compression businesses.



    INVESTOR CONTACT:   MEDIA CONTACT:  CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION

    Brad Sylvester, CFA Gordon Pennoyer 6100 North Western Avenue

    (405) 935-8870      (405) 935-8878  P.O. Box 18496

    ir@chk.com          media@chk.com   Oklahoma City, OK 73154

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