Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYS:CHK) has scheduled to release its 2012 fourth quarter and full year operational update and financial results before market open on Thursday, February 21, 2013. A conference call to discuss the results has been scheduled for the same day at 9:00 am EST. The telephone number to access the conference call is 913-981-5550 or toll-free 800-289-0508. The passcode for the call is 8878841. We encourage those who would like to participate in the call to place calls between 8:50 and 9:00 am EST.

For those unable to participate in the conference call, a replay will be available for audio playback at 1:00 pm EST on Thursday, February 21, 2013 and will run through midnight Thursday, March 7, 2013. The number to access the conference call replay is 719-457-0820 or toll-free 888-203-1112. The passcode for the replay is 8878841.

The conference call will also be webcast live on Chesapeake's website at www.chk.com in the "Events" subsection of the "Investors" section of the company's website. The webcast of the conference will be available on the company's website for one year.