Form 8-K

 

 

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): March 14, 2012

 

 

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.)

700 Milam Street

Suite 800

Houston, Texas

  77002
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 375-5000

 

 

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 March 14, 2012, Cheniere Energy, Inc., or the Company, issued a press release announcing the pricing of its offering of 21,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $15.10 per share. The underwriter will have a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 3,150,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to cover any over-allotments. The offering is expected to close and settle on March 19, 2012. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information included in this Item 7.01 of 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.

 

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

d)  Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

99.1*    Press release, dated March 14, 2012.

 

* Filed herewith.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.

Date: March 14, 2012

  By:  

/s/ Graham A. McArthur

    Name:   Graham A. McArthur
    Title:   Vice President & Treasurer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

99.1*    Press release, dated March 14, 2012.

 

* Filed herewith.