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Exhibit 99.2
 
News Release
   
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SEPTEMBER 24, 2012
 
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION DECLARES QUARTERLY
COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 – Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a $0.0875 per share quarterly dividend that will be paid on October 31, 2012 to common shareholders of record on October 15, 2012.  Chesapeake has approximately 665 million common shares outstanding.  In addition, Chesapeake’s Board has declared dividends on its outstanding convertible preferred stock issues, as stated below.

 
4.50%
5% (2005B)
5.75%
5.75% (Series A)
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
Registered CUSIP
165167842
165167826
N/A
N/A
144A CUSIP
N/A
165167834
165167776
165167784
RegS CUSIP
N/A
N/A
U16450204
U16450113
Clean (no legends)  CUSIP
N/A
N/A
165167768
N/A
Par Value per Share
$0.01
$0.01
$0.01
$0.01
Shares Outstanding
2,558,900
2,095,615
1,497,000
1,100,000
Liquidation Preference per Share
$100
$100
$1,000
$1,000
Record Date
December 3, 2012
November 1, 2012
November 1, 2012
November 1, 2012
Payment Date
December 17, 2012
November 15, 2012
November 15, 2012
November 15, 2012
Amount per Share
$1.125
$1.25
$14.375
$14.375


Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) is the second-largest producer of natural gas, a Top 15 producer of oil and natural gas liquids and the most active driller of new wells in the U.S.  Headquartered in Oklahoma City, the company's operations are focused on discovering and developing unconventional natural gas and oil fields onshore in the U.S.  Chesapeake owns leading positions in the Eagle Ford, Utica, Granite Wash, Cleveland, Tonkawa, Mississippi Lime and Niobrara unconventional liquids plays and in the Marcellus, Haynesville/Bossier and Barnett unconventional natural gas shale plays.  The company also owns substantial marketing and oilfield services businesses through its subsidiaries Chesapeake Energy Marketing, Inc. and Chesapeake Oilfield Services, L.L.C.  Further information is available at www.chk.com where Chesapeake routinely posts announcements, updates, events, investor information, presentations and news releases.
 
 
 
 
 
     
CHESAPEAKE CONTACTS:
MEDIA CONTACTS:
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION
Jeffrey L. Mobley, CFA
(405) 767-4763
jeff.mobley@chk.com
John J. Kilgallon
(405) 935-4441
john.kilgallon@chk.com
Michael Kehs
(405) 935-2560
michael.kehs@chk.com
Jim Gipson
(405) 935-1310
jim.gipson@chk.com
6100 North Western Avenue
P.O. Box 18496
Oklahoma City, OK 73154