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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2023

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File No. 001-13726

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CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Oklahoma73-1395733
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
6100 North Western Avenue,Oklahoma City,Oklahoma73118
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(405)848-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each ClassTrading SymbolName of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per shareCHKThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A Warrants to purchase Common StockCHKEWThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class B Warrants to purchase Common StockCHKEZThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class C Warrants to purchase Common StockCHKELThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer ☒ Accelerated Filer ☐ Non-accelerated Filer ☐

Smaller Reporting Company ☐ 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. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes ☒ No ☐

As of July 31, 2023, there were 132,356,423 shares of our $0.01 par value common stock outstanding.

CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2023

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets5
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations6
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows7
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity9
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 1. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies10
Note 2. Natural Gas and Oil Property Transactions11
Note 3. Earnings Per Share13
Note 4. Debt14
Note 5. Contingencies and Commitments15
Note 6. Other Current Liabilities16
Note 7. Revenue16
Note 8. Income Taxes17
Note 9. Equity18
Note 10. Share-Based Compensation19
Note 11. Derivative and Hedging Activities21
Note 12. Investments23
Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations24
Liquidity and Capital Resources26
Results of Operations30
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk38
Item 4.Controls and Procedures39
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.Legal Proceedings40
Item 1A.Risk Factors41
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds41
Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities41
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures41
Item 5.Other Information41
Item 6.Exhibits42
Signatures44
Definitions

Unless the context otherwise indicates, references to “us,” “we,” “our,” “ours,” “Chesapeake,” the “Company” and “Registrant” refer to Chesapeake Energy Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries. All monetary values, other than per unit and per share amounts, are stated in millions of U.S. dollars unless otherwise specified. In addition, the following are other abbreviations and definitions of certain terms used within this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:

“ASC” means Accounting Standards Codification.

“Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101–1532, as amended.

“Bankruptcy Court” means the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

“Bbl” or “Bbls” means barrel or barrels.

“Bcf” means billion cubic feet.

“Chapter 11 Cases” means, when used with reference to a particular Debtor, the case pending for that Debtor under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court, and when used with reference to all the Debtors, the procedurally consolidated Chapter 11 cases pending for the Debtors in the Bankruptcy Court.

“Chief” means Chief E&D Holdings, LP.

“Class A Warrants” means warrants to purchase 10 percent of the New Common Stock (after giving effect to the Rights Offering, but subject to dilution by the Management Incentive Plan, the Class B Warrants, and the Class C Warrants), at an initial exercise price per share of $27.63. The Class A Warrants are exercisable from the Effective Date until February 9, 2026.

“Class B Warrants” means warrants to purchase 10 percent of the New Common Stock (after giving effect to the Rights Offering, but subject to dilution by the Management Incentive Plan and the Class C Warrants), at an initial exercise price per share of $32.13. The Class B Warrants are exercisable from the Effective Date until February 9, 2026.

“Class C Warrants” means warrants to purchase 10 percent of the New Common Stock (after giving effect to the Rights Offering, but subject to dilution by the Management Incentive Plan), at an initial exercise price per share of $36.18. The Class C Warrants are exercisable from the Effective Date until February 9, 2026.

“Confirmation Order” means the order confirming the Fifth Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of Chesapeake Energy Corporation and its Debtor Affiliates, Docket No. 2915, entered by the Bankruptcy Court on January 16, 2021.

“Current Period” means the six months ended June 30, 2023.

“Current Quarter” means the three months ended June 30, 2023.

“DD&A” means depreciation, depletion and amortization.

“Debtors” means the Company, together with all of its direct and indirect subsidiaries that have filed the Chapter 11 Cases.

“Effective Date” means February 9, 2021.

“ESG” means environmental, social and governance.

“Exit Credit Facility” means the reserve-based revolving credit facility available upon emergence from bankruptcy.

“G&A” means general and administrative expenses.

“GAAP” means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

“General Unsecured Claim” means any Claim against any Debtor that is not otherwise paid in full during the Chapter 11 Cases pursuant to an order of the Bankruptcy Court and is not an Administrative Claim, a Priority Tax Claim, an Other Priority Claim, an Other Secured Claim, a Revolving Credit Facility Claim, a FLLO Term Loan Facility Claim, a Second Lien Notes Claim, an Unsecured Notes Claim, an Intercompany Claim, or a Section 510(b) Claim.

“LNG” means liquefied natural gas.

“LTIP” means the Chesapeake Energy Corporation 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

“Marcellus Acquisition” means Chesapeake’s acquisition of Chief and associated non-operated interests held by affiliates of Radler and Tug Hill, Inc., which closed on March 9, 2022 with an effective date of January 1, 2022.

“MBbls” means thousand barrels.

“MMBbls” means million barrels.

“Mcf” means thousand cubic feet.

“Mcfe” means one thousand cubic feet of natural gas equivalent, with one barrel of oil or NGL converted to an equivalent volume of natural gas using the ratio of one barrel of oil or NGL to six Mcf of natural gas.

“MMcf” means million cubic feet.

“MMcfe” means million cubic feet of natural gas equivalent.

“New Common Stock” means the single class of common stock issued by Reorganized Chesapeake on the Effective Date.

“NGL” means natural gas liquids.

“NYMEX” means New York Mercantile Exchange.

“OPEC+” means Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Plus.

“Petition Date” means June 28, 2020, the date on which the Debtors commenced the Chapter 11 Cases.

“Plan” means the Fifth Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of Chesapeake Energy Corporation and its Debtor Affiliates, attached as Exhibit A to the Confirmation Order.

“Prior Period” means the six months ended June 30, 2022.

“Prior Quarter” means the three months ended June 30, 2022.

“Radler” means Radler 2000 Limited Partnership.

“Rights Offering” means the New Common Stock rights offering for the Rights Offering Amount consummated by the Debtors on the Effective Date.

“SEC” means United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

“SOFR” means a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).

“Vine Acquisition” means Chesapeake’s acquisition of Vine Energy Inc. which closed on November 1, 2021.

“Warrants” means collectively, the Class A Warrants, Class B Warrants and Class C Warrants.

“/Bbl” means per barrel.

“/Mcf” means per Mcf.

“/Mcfe” means per Mcfe.

Table of Contents

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Next: Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements