Chesapeake Energy Corporation declares a fourth quarter dividend

 

Chesapeake Energy’s declared a dividend for the fourth quarter on some of its preferred stock.

The Board of Directors made the move in an announcement on Friday, Jan. 18.

The largest payout will involve  more than 2,558,900 shares.

 

4.50% 5% 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 165167768 165167750
144A CUSIP N/A 165167834 165167776 165167784
RegS CUSIP N/A N/A U16450204 U16450113
Clean (no legends) CUSIP N/A N/A 165167768 165167750
Par Value per Share $0.01 $0.01 $0.01 $0.01
Shares Outstanding 2,558,900 1,810,667 770,528 463,363
Liquidation Preference per Share $100 $100 $1,000 $1,000
Record Date March 1, 2019 February 1, 2019 February 1, 2019 February 1, 2019
Payment Date March 15, 2019 February 15, 2019 February 15, 2019 February 15, 2019
Amount per Share $1.125 $1.25 $14.375 $14.375

 

At the same time, Chesapeake announced that it will release its 2018 fourth quarter and year-end operational and financial results before the open of markets on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019.

A conference call by management will be held the same day beginning at 8 a.m. Central Time.

In October 2018, the company reported third quarter net income of $85 million and net income available to common stockholders of $60 million or 7-cents a share. The company’s earnings before interest and taxes was $504 million.