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Fifth Supplemental Indenture

 
EXHIBIT 4.4.1

 

 
 
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION 
 
and 
 
the Subsidiary Guarantors named herein 
 
 

 
8.375% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2008 
 

 

 
 
FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 
DATED AS OF May 1, 2003 
 

 
 
THE BANK OF NEW YORK 
 
as Trustee 
 

 
 

 

 
THIS FIFTH
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of May 1, 2003, is among Chesapeake Energy Corporation, an Oklahoma corporation (the “Company”), each of the parties identified under the caption “Subsidiary Guarantors” on the signature
page hereto (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) and The Bank of New York, as Trustee. 
 
RECITALS 
 
WHEREAS, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors a party thereto and the Trustee entered into an Indenture, dated as of November 5, 2001, as supplemented prior to the date hereof (the “Indenture”), pursuant to which
the Company has originally issued $250,000,000 in principal amount of 8.375% Senior Notes due 2008 (the “Notes”); and 
 
WHEREAS, Section 9.01(3) of the Indenture provides that the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement the
Indenture without notice to or consent of any Holder to reflect the addition of any Subsidiary Guarantor, as provided for in the Indenture; and 
 
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has designated MC Mineral Company, L.L.C. as a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and
desires to add such entity as a Subsidiary Guarantor under the Indenture; and 
 
WHEREAS, all acts and things prescribed by the Indenture, by law and by the charter and the bylaws (or comparable constituent documents) of the Company, of the Subsidiary Guarantors and of the Trustee
necessary to make this Fifth Supplemental Indenture a valid instrument legally binding on the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee, in accordance with its terms, have been duly done and performed; 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, to comply with the provisions of the Indenture
and in consideration of the above premises, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee covenant and agree for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective Holders of the Notes as follows: 
 
ARTICLE 1 
 
Section 1.01. This Fifth Supplemental Indenture is
supplemental to the Indenture and does and shall be deemed to form a part of, and shall be construed in connection with and as part of, the Indenture for any and all purposes. 
 
Section 1.02. This Fifth Supplemental Indenture shall become effective immediately upon its execution
and delivery by each of the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee. 
 
ARTICLE 2 
 
From this date, in accordance with Section 10.03 and by executing this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, MC Mineral Company, L.L.C., an Oklahoma limited liability company, is subject to the provisions of the Indenture as a Subsidiary
Guarantor to the extent provided for in Article Ten thereunder. 

 
ARTICLE 3

 
Section 3.01. Except as specifically
modified herein, the Indenture and the Notes are in all respects ratified and confirmed (mutatis mutandis) and shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms with all capitalized terms used herein without definition
having the same respective meanings ascribed to them as in the Indenture. 
 
Section 3.02. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no duties, responsibilities or liabilities are assumed, or shall be construed to be assumed, by the Trustee by reason of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture.
This Fifth Supplemental Indenture is executed and accepted by the Trustee subject to all the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture with the same force and effect as if those terms and conditions were repeated at length herein and made
applicable to the Trustee with respect hereto. 
 
Section 3.03. The Company hereby notifies the Trustee that MC Mineral Company, L.L.C. has been designated by the Board of Directors of the Company as a Restricted Subsidiary (as that term is defined in the Indenture).

 
Section 3.04. THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE AND ENFORCE THIS FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE. 
 
Section 3.05. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of such executed copies together shall represent the
same agreement. 
 
[NEXT PAGE IS SIGNATURE PAGE]

 
 

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IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fifth Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first written above. 
 

	 COMPANY:

	
	 CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION

	
	 By
	 	 /s/ Aubrey K. McClendon

	 Name:
	 	 Aubrey K. McClendon

	 Title:
	 	 Chief Executive Officer

	
	 SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:

	
	 CHESAPEAKE DELTA CORP.
 CHESAPEAKE ENERGY LOUISIANA
 CORPORATION
 CHESAPEAKE EP CORPORATION
 CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.
 NOMAC DRILLING CORPORATION
 CARMEN ACQUISITION,
L.L.C.
 CHESAPEAKE ACQUISITION, L.L.C.
 CHESAPEAKE ENO ACQUISITION, L.L.C.
 CHESAPEAKE FOCUS, L.L.C.
 CHESAPEAKE KNAN ACQUISITION, L.L.C.
 CHESAPEAKE MOUNTAIN
FRONT, L.L.C.
 CHESAPEAKE ORC, L.L.C.
 CHESAPEAKE ROYALTY, L.L.C.
 GOTHIC ENERGY, L.L.C.
 GOTHIC PRODUCTION, L.L.C.

SAP ACQUISITION, L.L.C.
 THE AMES COMPANY, L.L.C.
 MC MINERAL COMPANY,
L.L.C.

	
	 By
	 	 /s/ Aubrey K. McClendon

	 Name:
	 	 Aubrey K. McClendon

	 Title:
	 	 Chief Executive Officer

 

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	 CHESAPEAKE EXPLORATION LIMITED
 PARTNERSHIP
 CHESAPEAKE LOUISIANA, L.P.
 CHESAPEAKE PANHANDLE
LIMITED
 PARTNERSHIP
 CHESAPEAKE-STAGHORN ACQUISITION L.P.
 CHESAPEAKE SIGMA, L.P.

	
	 By:
	 	 Chesapeake Operating, Inc. as general partner of each representative entity

	
	 By
	 	 /s/ Aubrey K. McClendon

	 Name:
	 	 Aubrey K. McClendon

	 Title:
	 	 Chief Executive Officer

	
	 TRUSTEE:

	
	 THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee

	
	 By
	 	 /s/ Louis P. Young

	 Name:
	 	 Louis P. Young

	 Title:
	 	 Vice President

 

- 4 -Second Supplemental Indenture - Senior Notes due 2012

 
EXHIBIT 4.5.1

 

 
 
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION 
 
and 
 
the Subsidiary Guarantors named herein 
 

 
9% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2012 
 

 

 
 
SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE 
 
DATED AS OF May 1, 2003 
 

 
 
THE BANK OF NEW YORK 
 
as Trustee 
 

 
 

 
THIS SECOND
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of May 1, 2003, is among Chesapeake Energy Corporation, an Oklahoma corporation (the “Company”), each of the parties identified under the caption “Subsidiary Guarantors” on the signature
page hereto (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) and The Bank of New York, as Trustee. 
 
RECITALS 
 
WHEREAS, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors a party thereto and the Trustee entered into an Indenture, dated as of August 12, 2002, as supplemented prior to the date hereof (the “Indenture”), pursuant to which
the Company has originally issued $250,000,000 in principal amount of 9% Senior Notes due 2012 (the “Notes”); and 
 
WHEREAS, Section 9.01(3) of the Indenture provides that the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement the
Indenture without notice to or consent of any Holder to reflect the addition of any Subsidiary Guarantor, as provided for in the Indenture; and 
 
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has designated MC Mineral Company, L.L.C. as a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and
desires to add such entity as a Subsidiary Guarantor under the Indenture; and 
 
WHEREAS, all acts and things prescribed by the Indenture, by law and by the charter and the bylaws (or comparable constituent documents) of the Company, of the Subsidiary Guarantors and of the Trustee
necessary to make this Second Supplemental Indenture a valid instrument legally binding on the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee, in accordance with its terms, have been duly done and performed; 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, to comply with the provisions of the Indenture
and in consideration of the above premises, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee covenant and agree for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective Holders of the Notes as follows: 
 
ARTICLE 1 
 
Section 1.01. This Second Supplemental Indenture is
supplemental to the Indenture and does and shall be deemed to form a part of, and shall be construed in connection with and as part of, the Indenture for any and all purposes. 
 
Section 1.02. This Second Supplemental Indenture shall become effective immediately upon its execution
and delivery by each of the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee. 
 
ARTICLE 2 
 
From this date, in accordance with Section 10.03 and by executing this Second Supplemental Indenture, MC Mineral Company, L.L.C., an Oklahoma limited liability company, is subject to the provisions of the Indenture as a Subsidiary
Guarantor to the extent provided for in Article Ten thereunder. 

 
ARTICLE 3

 
Section 3.01. Except as specifically
modified herein, the Indenture and the Notes are in all respects ratified and confirmed (mutatis mutandis) and shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms with all capitalized terms used herein without definition
having the same respective meanings ascribed to them as in the Indenture. 
 
Section 3.02. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no duties, responsibilities or liabilities are assumed, or shall be construed to be assumed, by the Trustee by reason of this Second Supplemental Indenture.
This Second Supplemental Indenture is executed and accepted by the Trustee subject to all the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture with the same force and effect as if those terms and conditions were repeated at length herein and made
applicable to the Trustee with respect hereto. 
 
Section 3.03. The Company hereby notifies the Trustee that MC Mineral Company, L.L.C. has been designated by the Board of Directors of the Company as a Restricted Subsidiary (as that term is defined in the Indenture).

 
Section 3.04. THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE AND ENFORCE THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE. 
 
Section 3.05. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Second Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of such executed copies together shall represent the
same agreement. 
 
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IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first written above. 
 

	 COMPANY:

	
	 CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION

	
	 By
	 	 /s/ Aubrey K. McClendon

	 Name:
	 	 Aubrey K. McClendon

	 Title:
	 	 Chief Executive Officer

	
	 SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:

	
	 CHESAPEAKE DELTA CORP.
 CHESAPEAKE ENERGY LOUISIANA
 CORPORATION
 CHESAPEAKE EP CORPORATION
 CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.
 NOMAC DRILLING CORPORATION
 CARMEN ACQUISITION,
L.L.C.
 CHESAPEAKE ACQUISITION, L.L.C.
 CHESAPEAKE ENO ACQUISITION, L.L.C.
 CHESAPEAKE FOCUS, L.L.C.
 CHESAPEAKE KNAN ACQUISITION, L.L.C.
 CHESAPEAKE MOUNTAIN
FRONT, L.L.C.
 CHESAPEAKE ORC, L.L.C.
 CHESAPEAKE ROYALTY, L.L.C.
 GOTHIC ENERGY, L.L.C.
 GOTHIC PRODUCTION, L.L.C.

SAP ACQUISITION, L.L.C.
 THE AMES COMPANY, L.L.C.
 MC MINERAL COMPANY,
L.L.C.

	
	 By
	 	 /s/ Aubrey K. McClendon

	 Name:
	 	 Aubrey K. McClendon

	 Title:
	 	 Chief Executive Officer

 

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	 CHESAPEAKE EXPLORATION LIMITED
 PARTNERSHIP
 CHESAPEAKE LOUISIANA, L.P.
 CHESAPEAKE PANHANDLE
LIMITED
 PARTNERSHIP
 CHESAPEAKE-STAGHORN ACQUISITION L.P.
 CHESAPEAKE SIGMA, L.P.

	
	 By:
	 	 Chesapeake Operating, Inc. as general partner of each representative entity

	
	 By
	 	 /s/ Aubrey K. McClendon

	 Name:
	 	 Aubrey K. McClendon

	 Title:
	 	 Chief Executive Officer

	
	 TRUSTEE:

	
	 THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee

	
	 By
	 	 /s/ Louis P. Young

	 Name:
	 	 Louis P. Young

	 Title:
	 	 Vice President

 

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