/------------------------------/ / OMB APPROVAL / /------------------------------/ / OMB Number: 3235-0104 / / Expires: September 30, 1998 / / Estimated average burden / / hours per response...... 0.5 / /------------------------------/ +--------+ | FORM 3 | U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION +--------+ WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Print or Type Responses) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Arabella S.A. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) RC B49756 35 Rue Glesener ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) L-1361 Luxembourg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 3/1/99 -------------- 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) -------------- 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Cheniere Energy, Inc. - CHEX ----------------------------------- 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [ ] Director [ ] Officer [X] 10% Owner [ ] Other (give title below) (specify below) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) ---------------------------- 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person TABLE I--NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Title 2. Amount of 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of of Securities Bene- Direct (D) or Indirect Bene- Security ficially Owned Indirect (f) ficial Ownership (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock 3,740,600 D - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). FORM 3 (continued) TABLE II--DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exer- 3. Title and Amount of Securities 4. Conversion 5. Ownership 6. Nature of In- Security (Instr. 4) cisable and Underlying Derivative Security or Form of direct Bene- Expiration (Instr. 4) Exercise Derivative ficial Date Price Security: Ownership (Month/Day/ of Direct (D) (Instr. 5) Year) Derivative or In- ---------------------------------------------------- Security direct (I) Date Expira- Amount or (Instr. 5) Exer- tion Title Number of cisable Date Shares - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Warrants to purchase Common Stock 12/18/97 12/31/01 Common Stock 475,000 $1.50 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Warrants to purchase Common Stock 9/16/98 9/15/02 Common Stock 380,000 $1.50 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Explanation of Responses: **Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure. Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. Nuno Brandolini, Director, on behalf of ARABELLA S.A. /s/ Nuno Brandolini 02/11/00 ------------------------------- ----------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date