lng-20250121


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

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Common Stock, $0.003 par value	LNG	NYSE

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January 21, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cheniere Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board to ten members and appointed Mr. W. Benjamin Moreland to serve as a member of the Board. Mr. Moreland was appointed to the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Board. Mr. Moreland is considered an independent director and satisfies the applicable requirements for service on both Board committees under the NYSE corporate governance listing standards.

Mr. Moreland will receive the same compensation as the Company’s other non-employee directors, pro-rated from the date of his appointment, as described in the Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2024 (the “Proxy Statement”). In connection with his appointment, Mr. Moreland has entered into the Company’s standard form of Indemnification Agreement, as described in the Company’s Proxy Statement.

There are no transactions between Mr. Moreland and the Company that would be reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

The Company’s press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Moreland to the Board is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.

The information included in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the attached Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


Exhibit No.						Description
99.1*						Press Release, dated January 21, 2025
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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:

January 21, 2025

By:

/s/ Zach Davis

Name:

Zach Davis

Title:

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer