CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP. TO PURCHASE PIER 1 IMPORTS BUILDINGS

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Chesapeake Energy Corp. has agreed to purchase the Pier 1 Imports building in downtown Fort Worth. The 460,000-square-foot office building sits on 14.7 acres near the banks of the Trinity River. Chesapeake will use the facility to accommodate further growth of its Barnett Shale district headquarters and its North Texas employees.