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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): May 13, 2021


CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-16383	95-4352386
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

700 Milam Street, Suite 1900

Houston, Texas 77002

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(713) 375-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.003 par value	LNG	NYSE American

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2021 Annual Meeting”) on May 13, 2021. There were 211,116,755 shares of the Company's common stock present or represented by proxy at the 2021 Annual Meeting. This represented approximately 83.27% of the Company's shares of common stock outstanding as of the record date of the 2021 Annual Meeting. Three proposals, as described in the Company's Proxy Statement dated April 9, 2021 (the “2021 Proxy Statement”), were voted upon at the 2021 Annual Meeting. The following is a brief description of the matters voted upon and the final voting results.


ITEM 1:	ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Director		Number of Votes For	Number of Votes Against	Number of Abstentions	Number of Broker Non-Votes
G. Andrea Botta		166,778,534	29,408,532	114,601	14,815,088
Jack A. Fusco		193,608,551	2,642,749	50,367	14,815,088
Vicky A. Bailey		185,084,129	11,166,782	50,756	14,815,088
Nuno Brandolini		184,476,394	11,774,227	51,046	14,815,088
David B. Kilpatrick		189,231,602	7,019,294	50,771	14,815,088
Sean T. Klimczak		192,750,275	3,499,880	51,512	14,815,088
Andrew Langham		167,540,076	28,710,389	51,202	14,815,088
Donald F. Robillard, Jr.		190,002,629	6,247,494	51,544	14,815,088
Neal A. Shear		186,733,943	9,511,343	56,381	14,815,088
Andrew J. Teno		191,147,397	5,103,800	50,470	14,815,088

Each of the director nominees was elected as a director to serve for a one-year term until the 2022 annual meeting of shareholders or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.


ITEM 2:	ADVISORY AND NON-BINDING VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY’S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS FOR 2020

	Number of Votes For	Number of Votes Against	Number of Abstentions	Number of Broker Non-Votes
	185,228,642	8,987,857	2,085,168	14,815,088

In an advisory and non-binding vote, the shareholders approved the compensation paid for 2020 to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the 2021 Proxy Statement.

ITEM 3:

RATIFICATION OF KPMG LLP AS INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2021

Number of Votes For

Number of Votes Against

Number of Abstentions

210,758,264

250,593

107,898

The shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2021.

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.

Date:

May 17, 2021

By:

/s/ Zach Davis

Name:

Zach Davis

Title:

Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer