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): April 16, 2007
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.) |
| 717 Texas Avenue Suite 3100 Houston, Texas |
77002 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 659-1361
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On April 19, 2007, Cheniere Energy, Inc. issued a press release announcing that the underwriters of the Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. initial public offering exercised their over-allotment option on April 16, 2007 for 2,025,000 common units, which resulted in the net proceeds of approximately $39,400,000 to the selling unitholder, Cheniere LNG Holdings, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cheniere Energy, Inc. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein in its entirety.
The information furnished in this Item 7.01, 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.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
d) Exhibits
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press Release, dated April 19, 2007. |
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: April 19, 2007 |
By: |
/s/ Z.S. Kobiashvili |
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| Name: |
Z.S. Kobiashvili | |||||
| Title: |
Senior Vice President and General Counsel | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press Release, dated April 19, 2007. |