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 17, 2018
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 8.01. | Other Events. |
On May 17, 2018, Cheniere Energy, Inc. (“Cheniere”) issued a press release announcing that it has submitted a proposal to the board of directors of Cheniere Energy Partners LP Holdings, LLC (“Cheniere Partners Holdings”) to acquire the publicly held shares of Cheniere Partners Holdings not already owned by Cheniere in a stock for stock exchange. Subject to negotiation and execution of a definitive agreement, Cheniere would offer 0.45 Cheniere shares for each outstanding publicly-held share of Cheniere Partners Holdings as part of a transaction that would be structured as a merger of Cheniere Partners Holdings with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cheniere.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference. Information included on Cheniere’s website or Cheniere Partners Holdings’ website is not incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1* | Press release, dated May 17, 2018. | |
| * | Filed herewith. |
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, 2018 | By: | /s/ Michael J. Wortley | ||||||
| Name: | Michael J. Wortley | |||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and | |||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||