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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
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FORM 8-A
 
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FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) or (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 

 


 
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION*
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Oklahoma
    
73-1395733
(State of incorporation or organization)
    
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

6100 North Western Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  
73118
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
to be registered
  
Name of exchange on which
each class is to be registered
3.250% Senior Notes due 2016 and guarantees thereof
  
New York Stock Exchange
5.375% Senior Notes due 2021 and guarantees thereof
  
New York Stock Exchange
5.750% Senior Notes due 2023 and guarantees thereof
  
New York Stock Exchange

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. x

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. o

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates (if applicable): 333-168509

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  None

*Includes subsidiaries of Chesapeake Energy Corporation identified on the following pages.

 
 
 
 

 
Arkansas Midstream Gas Services Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Arkansas
20-8306047
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 
_______________
 
Chesapeake Energy Louisiana Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Oklahoma
73-1524569
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 
_______________
 
Chesapeake Energy Marketing, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Oklahoma
73-1439175
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 
_______________
 
Chesapeake E&P Holding Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Oklahoma
27-4485832
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 
_______________
 
Chesapeake NG Ventures Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Oklahoma
45-2354177
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 
_______________
 
Chesapeake Operating, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Oklahoma
73-1343196
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 
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CHK Energy Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Texas
46-1772347
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 
_______________
 
Winter Moon Energy Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Oklahoma
26-1939483
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
 

 
_______________
 
AMGS, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Arkansas
26-2105945
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 
_______________
 
Chesapeake AEZ Exploration, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Oklahoma
27-2151081
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 
_______________
 
Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Oklahoma
20-3774650
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 
_______________
 
Chesapeake-Clements Acquisition, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Oklahoma
20-8716794
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 
_______________
 
Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Oklahoma
71-0934234
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 
 
 
 
 
_______________
 
Chesapeake Land Development Company, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Oklahoma
20-2099392
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 
_______________
 
Chesapeake Midstream Development, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Oklahoma
46-1179116
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 
_______________
 
Chesapeake Midstream Holdings, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Delaware
27-0868590
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
 
 
_______________
 
Chesapeake Midstream Management, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Delaware
26-2096548
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 
_______________
 
Chesapeake Plaza, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Oklahoma
26-2692888
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 
_______________
 
Chesapeake Royalty, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Oklahoma
73-1549744
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 
_______________
 
Chesapeake VRT, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Oklahoma
20-8380083
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 
_______________
 
Chesapeake West Texas Gathering, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Oklahoma
38-3871845
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 
_______________
 
EMLP, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Oklahoma
27-0581428
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 
_______________
 
Empress, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Oklahoma
26-2809898
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 
_______________
 
GSF, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Oklahoma
26-2762867
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 
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MC Louisiana Minerals, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Oklahoma
26-3057487
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 
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MC Mineral Company, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Oklahoma
61-1448831
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 
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MidCon Compression, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Oklahoma
20-0299525
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 
_______________
 
MKR Holdings, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Oklahoma
26-4272581
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 
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Northern Michigan Exploration Company, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Michigan
27-2462483
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 
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Chesapeake Louisiana, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Oklahoma
73-1519126
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 
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Empress Louisiana Properties, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Texas
20-1993109
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 
 
 
 

   

Item 1.                      Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

The securities to be registered consist of 3.250% Senior Notes due 2016, 5.375% Senior Notes due 2021 and 5.750% Senior Notes due 2023 (collectively, the “Notes”) issued by Chesapeake Energy Corporation (the “Company”), and the full and unconditional guarantee of the Notes by certain subsidiaries of the Company.  The description of the Notes and related guarantees under the caption “Description of Chesapeake Debt Securities” in the Company’s prospectus filed as part of its registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-168509) with the SEC on August 3, 2010 (the “Registration Statement”) and under the caption “Description of Notes” in the Company’s prospectus supplement filed with the SEC on March 19, 2013 pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are incorporated by reference herein.

Item 2.                      Exhibits.


Exhibit No.
  
                                          Document Description
  
       
4.1
  
Indenture, dated as of August 2, 2010, by and among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement).
  
       
4.2
  
Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated April 1, 2013, by and among Chesapeake Energy Corporation, the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee.
  
       
4.3
  
Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated April 1, 2013, by and among Chesapeake Energy Corporation, the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee.
  
       
4.4
  
Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture, dated April 1, 2013, by and among Chesapeake Energy Corporation, the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee.
  
       
4.5
  
Form of 3.250% Senior Note due 2016 (included as Exhibit A to the Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture filed herewith as Exhibit 4.2).
  
       
4.6
  
Form of 5.375% Senior Note due 2021 (included as Exhibit A to the Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture filed herewith as Exhibit 4.3).
  
       
4.7
  
Form of 5.750% Senior Note due 2023 (included as Exhibit A to the Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture filed herewith as Exhibit 4.4).
  

 
 
 
 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 
 
    Registrants:
     
   
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION,
 
   
By:
 
               /s/Jennifer M. Grigsby
   
Name: Jennifer M. Grigsby
   
Title:    Senior Vice President, Treasurer and
 Corporate Secretary
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
ARKANSAS MIDSTREAM GAS SERVICES CORP.
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY LOUISIANA CORPORATION
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY MARKETING, INC.
CHESAPEAKE E&P HOLDING CORPORATION
CHESAPEAKE NG VENTURES CORPORATION
CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.
CHK ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC.
WINTER MOON ENERGY CORPORATION
AMGS, L.L.C.
CHESAPEAKE AEZ EXPLORATION, L.L.C.
CHESAPEAKE APPALACHIA, L.L.C.
CHESAPEAKE-CLEMENTS ACQUISITION, L.L.C.
CHESAPEAKE EXPLORATION, L.L.C.
CHESAPEAKE LAND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.L.C.
CHESAPEAKE MIDSTREAM DEVELOPMENT, L.L.C.,
CHESAPEAKE MIDSTREAM HOLDINGS, L.L.C.,
CHESAPEAKE MIDSTREAM MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.,
CHESAPEAKE PLAZA, L.L.C.
CHESAPEAKE ROYALTY, L.L.C.
CHESAPEAKE VRT, L.L.C.
CHESAPEAKE WEST TEXAS GATHERING, L.L.C.
EMLP, L.L.C.
EMPRESS, L.L.C.
GSF, L.L.C.
MC LOUISIANA MINERALS, L.L.C.
MC MINERAL COMPANY, L.L.C.
MIDCON COMPRESSION, L.L.C.
MKR HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
NORTHERN MICHIGAN EXPLORATION COMPANY, L.L.C.
CHESAPEAKE LOUISIANA, L.P.
By: Chesapeake Operating, Inc., its General Partner
EMPRESS LOUISIANA PROPERTIES, L.P.
By: EMLP, L.L.C., its General Partner
 
For each of the above:
 
 
 
 
By:
             /s/Jennifer M. Grigsby
 
Name: Jennifer M. Grigsby
 Date:  April 8, 2013
Title:    Senior Vice President, Treasurer and
 Corporate Secretary


 
 
 
 

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.
  
                                          Document Description
  
       
4.1
  
Indenture, dated as of August 2, 2010, by and among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement).
  
       
4.2
  
Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated April 1, 2013, by and among Chesapeake Energy Corporation, the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee.
  
       
4.3
  
Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated April 1, 2013, by and among Chesapeake Energy Corporation, the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee.
  
       
4.4
  
Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture, dated April 1, 2013, by and among Chesapeake Energy Corporation, the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee.
  
       
4.5
  
Form of 3.250% Senior Note due 2016 (included as Exhibit A to the Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture filed herewith as Exhibit 4.2).
  
       
4.6
  
Form of 5.375% Senior Note due 2021 (included as Exhibit A to the Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture filed herewith as Exhibit 4.3).
  
       
4.7
  
Form of 5.750% Senior Note due 2023 (included as Exhibit A to the Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture filed herewith as Exhibit 4.4).