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): December 16, 2016
CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-16383 | 95-4352386 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 700 Milam Street Suite 1900 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 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
On December 16, 2016, Cheniere Energy, Inc. (“Cheniere”) issued 1,211,620 unregistered shares of common stock of Cheniere, par value $.003 (the “Cheniere Stock”), to Falcon Edge Global Master Fund, LP (“Falcon Edge”) in reliance upon the exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a privately negotiated stock-for-stock exchange transaction in which Falcon Edge agreed to sell, and Cheniere agreed to purchase, 2,327,800 common shares representing limited liability company interests in Cheniere Energy Partners LP Holdings, LLC (“CQH Common Shares”) in exchange for unregistered shares of Cheniere Stock at an exchange ratio of 0.5205 shares of Cheniere Stock for each CQH Common Share.
On December 16, 2016, Cheniere issued 481,463 unregistered shares of Cheniere Stock to certain funds associated with Carlson Capital LP (together, “Carlson”) in reliance upon the exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a privately negotiated stock-for-stock exchange transaction in which Carlson agreed to sell, and Cheniere agreed to purchase, 925,000 CQH Common Shares in exchange for unregistered shares of Cheniere Stock at an exchange ratio of 0.5205 shares of Cheniere Stock for each CQH Common Share.
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: December 20, 2016 |
By: | /s/ Michael J. Wortley | ||||
| Name: | Michael J. Wortley | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and | |||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||