OREANDA-NEWS. October 06, 2016. Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) today provided an update on the significant improvements in its capital structure following recent transactions.

Today, the company closed a private placement of \\$1.25 billion of unsecured convertible senior notes, with a provisional call feature that will give Chesapeake an opportunity to convert the debt to equity in three years if the company's stock trades above 130% of the conversion price for a specified period.

The company's cash on hand as of September 30, and pro forma for the convertible debt issuance, was approximately \\$1.0 billion with no borrowings on its revolving bank credit facility.