Gelonghui September 26th | Chesapeake Energy and Southwestern Energy announced on Thursday that the proposed $7.4 billion HSR merger waiting period has ended, with both companies expected to complete the trade in the first week of October. After the completion of the trade, the merged company will be renamed as Expand Energy Corporation, with the stock code "EXE", and will trade on the Nasdaq on the second day after the completion of the trade. The deal was first announced in January of this year, when Chesapeake Energy announced its intention to acquire its competitor Southwestern Energy for approximately $7.4 billion in an all-stock trade, forming a company worth around $24 billion and potentially becoming the largest natural gas producer in the USA.