CHASING  CHESAPEAKE  How  Reuters  mined  SEC  filings  in  its  examina7on  of  Chesapeake  Energy  

Corp.’s  tangled  business    

By  Brian  Grow,  Anna  Driver,    Joshua  Schneyer,    John  Shiffman    and  Carrick  Mollenkamp  

Brian  Grow  •  Special  enterprise  correspondent  and  

editor-­‐in-­‐charge  based  in  Atlanta  for  Reuters.    

•  Former  project  director  for  business  and  financial  inves=ga=ons  at  The  Center  for  Public  Integrity  in  Washington  

•  Former  beat  reporter  for  BusinessWeek  covering  retail,  airlines,  cybersecurity  and  immigra=on  and  a  senior  writer  for  its  inves=ga=ons  team.    

•  Won  22  awards  in  the  last  five  years,  including  Gerald  S.  Loeb  Awards  in  2012  and  2013  

What  You  Will  Learn     •  How  to  iden=fy  red  flags  in  SEC  filings  

•  How  to  cross-­‐reference  SEC  filings  to  look  for  inconsistencies  

•  How  to  use  addi=onal  public  data  sources  such  as  land  records  to  verify  and  fact-­‐check  

 

Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of  the  Securi=es  Act  of  1933,  this  Registra=on  Statement  has  been  signed  by  the  following  persons,  in  the  capaci=es  and  on  the  date  indicated.  Signature  Capacity  Date  /S/  AUBREY  K.  MCCLENDON  Aubrey  K.  McClendon  Chief  ExecuJve  Officer  (Principal  ExecuJve  Officer)  of  each  of  Northern  Michigan  ExploraJon  Company,  L.L.C.  and  Winter  Moon  Energy  Company,  L.L.C.  and  Director  of  LA  Land  AcquisiJon  CorporaJon,  the  Sole  Member  of  each  of  Northern  Michigan  ExploraJon  Company,  L.L.C.  and  Winter  Moon  Energy  Company,  L.L.C.  February  8,  2011  

Post-­‐EffecJve  Amendment  No.  1  To  Form  S-­‐3  

REGISTRATION  STATEMENT  UNDER  THE  SECURITIES  ACT  OF  1933  Chesapeake  Energy  Corpora=on*  

February  8,  2011  

EXPLANATORY  NOTE  This  Registra=on  Statement  on  Form  S-­‐3  (Registra=on  No.  333-­‐168509)  of  Chesapeake  Energy  Corpora=on  (the  “Company”)  and  its  subsidiary  guarantor  registrants  (the  “Registra=on  Statement”)  is  being  amended  to  (i)  add  Chesapeake  E&P  Holding  CorporaJon,  Chesapeake  VRT,  L.L.C.,  EMLP,  L.L.C.,  Empress,  L.L.C.,  LA  Land  AcquisiJon  CorporaJon,  Northern  Michigan  ExploraJon  Company,  L.L.C.,  and  Winter  Moon  Energy  Company,  L.L.C.,  all  subsidiaries  of  the  Company,  as  co-­‐registrants  that  are,  or  may  poten=ally  be,  guarantors  of  some  or  all  of  the  debt  securi=es  with  respect  to  which  offers  and  sales  are  registered  under  this  Registra=on  Statement  

TEXT  OF  CHESAPEAKE  EMAIL  Sender:  Chesapeake  Execu=ve  Recipient:  Chesapeake  Execu=ve  Subject:  Michigan  En=ty  Date:  July  13,  2010  Fyi  –  Northern  Michigan  ExploraNon  Company,  LLC  was  the  

buyer  on  the  O.I.L.  Energy  deal.  I  do  not  see  this  company  in  our  subsidiary  list.  Should  I  use  Co.  337  in  the  meanNme?  

Winter  Moon  (Co.  142)  was  the  buyer  on  the  MarqueZe  ExploraNon  deal.  

Item  8.01.  Other  Events.    On  February  21,  2011,  Chesapeake  Explora=on,  L.L.C.  ("CELLC"),  a  wholly  owned  subsidiary  of  Chesapeake  Energy  Corpora=on  (the  "Company"),  entered  into  a  Purchase  and  Sale  Agreement  (the  "Purchase  Agreement")  with  BHP  Billiton  Petroleum  (North  America  1)  LLC  ("BHP"),  a  wholly  owned  subsidiary  of  BHP  Billiton  Limited,  pursuant  to  which  BHP  agreed  to  purchase  the  Company's  interests  in  approximately  487,000  net  acres  of  leasehold,  producing  natural  gas  proper=es  and  related  assets  in  the  Fayeeeville  Shale  play  in  central  Arkansas  (the  "Divested  Proper=es")  for  approximately  $4.75  billion.  …….    Chesapeake  Investments,  an  Oklahoma  Limited  Partnership,  Larchmont  Resources,  L.L.C.  and  Jamestown  Resources,  L.L.C.,  which  are  affiliates  of  Aubrey  K.  McClendon,  the  Company's  Chief  ExecuJve  Officer  and  Chairman,  are  also  parJes  to  the  Purchase  Agreement.  Such  par=es  own  a  working  interest  in  a  por=on  of  the  developed  producing  proper=es  included  in  the  Divested  Proper=es  which  were  acquired  through  par=cipa=on  in  drilling  pursuant  to  the  Company's  Founder  Well  Par=cipa=on  Program.  The  interest  owned  by  such  en==es  will  be  conveyed  to  BHP  in  the  transac=on  at  the  same  price  and  on  the  same  terms  and  condi=ons  as  those  that  apply  to  CELLC.  

UNITED  STATES  SECURITIES  AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION  

Washington,  D.C.  20549  FORM  8-­‐K,  Feb.  21,  2011  

Reuters  Exclusive:  Chesapeake  CEO  McClendon  cashes  in  on  well  deals  

By Anna Driver HOUSTON | Mon Aug 15, 2011 1:25pm EDT (Reuters) - Chesapeake Energy Corp Chief Executive Aubrey McClendon is legendary on Wall Street for his dealmaking prowess, but investors may not realize the deals put money directly into his pocket.

THE  HUNCH  

•  Could  Chesapeake  be  using  its  vast  assortment  of  LLCs  to  keep  debt  off  the  balance  sheet?  

 •  Could  McClendon,  through  his  LLCs,  be  helping?  

 •  Could  Chesapeake  be  the  next  Enron?  

2011  CHESAPEAKE  PROXY  

2011  CHESAPEAKE  PROXY  

Engineering Support. Mr. McClendon receives support services from certain of the Company’s reservoir engineering staff who provide reserve data and analysis related to personal financing transactions entered into by Mr. McClendon with respect to certain of his interests in the Company’s wells acquired under the FWPP (such program is described under “Transactions with Related Persons—Founder Well Participation Program” on page 60).

Mr. McClendon participates in the FWPP through entities in which all equity interests are owned solely by Mr. McClendon and his immediate family members as approved by the Compensation Committee in accordance with the FWPP.

Mr. McClendon’s interests are his personal assets and the FWPP does not restrict sales, other dispositions or financing transactions involving FWPP interests previously acquired from the Company.

QUOTE  FROM  VETERAN  WALL  STREET  ANALYST  

“If  they  are  showing  that  kind  of  nega=ve  cash  flow,  the  wells  don’t  have  value,”  said  Phil  Weiss,  oil  analyst  at  Argus  Research  who  has  a  sell  ra=ng  on  the  company’s  shares.  But  given  that  McClendon  has  borrowed  more  than  $1  billion  based  on  the  value  of  his  well  stakes,  “I  really  don’t  think  (the  company’s  disclosures)  tell  me  much,”  Weiss  said.  

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made effective January 1, 2004, between CHESAPEAKE

ENERGY CORPORATION, an Oklahoma corporation (the “Company”), and AUBREY K. McCLENDON, an individual (the “Executive”).

3. Other Activities. Except for the activities (the “Permitted Activities”) expressly permitted by paragraphs 3.1 and 3.2 of this Agreement or approved by the board of directors of the Company, the Executive will not: (a) engage in business independent of the Executive’s employment by the Company which requires any substantial portion of the Executive’s time; (b) serve as an officer or director of any public corporation, partnership, company, or firm; (c) except for passive investments that do not violate this Agreement and require only a minimal portion of the Executive’s time, serve as a general partner or member of any corporation, partnership, company or firm; or (d) directly or indirectly invest in, participate in or acquire an interest in any oil and gas business, including, without limitation, (i) producing oil and gas, (ii) drilling, owning or operating oil and gas leases or wells, (iii) providing services or materials to the oil and gas industry, (iv) marketing or refining oil or gas, or (v) owning any interest in any corporation, partnership, company or entity which conducts any of the foregoing activities.

THE  LAVISH  AND  LEVERAGED  LIFE  OF  AUBREY  MCCLENDON    (REUTERS)  -­‐-­‐  OKLAHOMA  CITY,  June  7  ,  2012    In  an  annex  at  the  headquarters  of  Chesapeake  Energy  Corp,  a  unit  informally  known  as  AKM  Opera=ons  manages  a  top  company  priority:  the  personal  business  of  its  namesake,  Chief  Execu=ve  Aubrey  K.  McClendon.    According  to  internal  documents  reviewed  by  Reuters,  the  unit’s  accountants,  engineers  and  supervisors  handled  about  $3  million  of  personal  work  for  McClendon  in  2010  alone.  Among  other  tasks,  the  unit’s  controller  once  helped  coordinate  the  repair  of  a  McClendon  house  that  was  damaged  by  hailstones.  

2011  CHESAPEAKE  PROXY  For safety, security and efficiency, the Company provides Mr. McClendon with the use of fractionally-owned company aircraft. The Company also provides Mr. McClendon with certain home security services due to the high profile nature of his position. Additionally, the Company provides Mr. McClendon with accounting and engineering support services to enable him to focus on the variety of critical and complex issues that currently face the U.S. natural gas and oil industry while remaining actively involved in the oversight of the day-to-day management of the Company.

2011  CHESAPEAKE  PROXY,  CONT.  

(c) This column represents the value of other benefits provided to the NEOs, other than Mr. McClendon, including compressed natural gas retrofitting for personally purchased vehicles and monthly country club dues. Also reflected are amounts for supplemental life insurance premiums for all NEOs and, other than Mr. McClendon and Mr. Rowland, amounts for financial advisory services. The amounts reported in this column for Mr. McClendon in 2010 include (i) $250,000 for the costs related to personal accounting support provided to Mr. McClendon by our employees, net of reimbursement, and (ii) $119,135 for personal security provided to Mr. McClendon and his family.

Antitrust Investigation. On June 29, 2012, Chesapeake received a subpoena duces tecum from the Antitrust Division, Midwest Field Office of the U.S. Department of Justice. The subpoena requires the Company to produce certain documents before a grand jury in the Western District of Michigan, which is conducting an investigation into possible violations of antitrust laws in connection with the purchase and lease of oil and gas rights. The Company has also received demands for documents and information from state governmental agencies in connection with other investigations relating to the Company’s purchase and lease of oil and gas rights. Chesapeake intends to provide information in response to these investigations, and its Board of Directors is conducting an internal review of the matter.

WHAT  DOES  THE  LANGUAGE  IN  THE  SEC  STATEMENT  ABOUT  “ANTITRUST  INVESTIGATIONS”  

TELL  YOU?  

TAKE-­‐AWAYS  •  SEC  FILINGS  OFTEN  PROVIDE  THE  MINIMUM  AMOUNT  OF  

INFORMATION  REQUIRED.  •  IN  MORE  RARE  CASES,  SEC  FILINGS  CAN  BE  INTENTIONALLY  

MISLEADING.  •  REVIEW  SKEPTICALLY,  ASSESS  WHAT’S  MISSING  –  REASON  FOR  A  

PERK?  NAME  OF  A  COMPANY?  DEFINITION  OF  A  TERM  LIKE  “FINANCING”?  

•  CONSIDER  –  WHERE  CAN  I  GO  TO  FIND  MISSING  DATA  INDEPENDENTLY?  WHAT  DATABASES,  SOURCES?  

•  CORROBORATE  AND  REQUEST  COMMENT.  

QuesJons?  

Brian  Grow  Special  enterprise  correspondent  and  editor-­‐in-­‐charge  for  Reuters  Based  in  Atlanta    brian.grow@thomsonreuters.com