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Chesapeake Energy Corp – ‘10-Q’ for 3/31/12 – ‘XML’

On:  Friday, 5/11/12, at 3:14pm ET   ·   For:  3/31/12   ·   Accession #:  1193125-12-228139   ·   File #:  1-13726

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 5/11/12  Chesapeake Energy Corp            10-Q        3/31/12   94:15M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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