UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  June 4, 2010
 
CORPORATE LOGO
CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
1-16383
95-4352386
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
700 Milam Street
Suite 800
Houston, Texas
  
77002
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)
     
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (713) 375-5000


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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
We held an annual meeting of our stockholders on June 4, 2010 (the “Annual Meeting”), at which two proposals were submitted to, and approved by, our stockholders.  The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2010.  All four nominated directors were elected to serve until the 2013 annual meeting or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified and the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for 2010 was ratified.    The following table summarizes the results for the items that were presented for stockholder approval:

ITEM 1:                      ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Director
  
Number of Votes For
    
Number of Votes Withheld
    
Broker Non-Votes
  
Vicky A. Bailey
     33,163,422       1,764,528       12,170,453  
David B. Kilpatrick
     31,072,399       3,855,551       12,170,453  
Jason G. New
     33,310,513       1,617,437       12,170,453  
J. Robinson West
     31,032,969       3,894,981       12,170,453  

ITEM 2:
RATIFICATION OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE’S APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
 
Number of Votes For
  
Number of Votes Against
    
Number of Votes Abstain
    
Number of Broker Non-Votes
  
46,737,035
    
197,150
      
164,218
      
0
  

 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 


 
CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.
 
 
By: 
/s/    Meg A. Gentle
 
Name: 
Meg A. Gentle
 
Title: 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
Date: 
June 10, 2010