Exhibit 10.6
CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.
2011 INCENTIVE PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (Chile)

1.Award. Cheniere Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), has
awarded the undersigned Participant (for purposes of this Agreement, the
“Participant”) restricted stock units (this “Award”) effective as of the date
set forth on the signature page hereto (the “Grant Date”) pursuant to the
Company’s 2011 Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”). Unless otherwise defined
in this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (this “Agreement”), capitalized
terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan.
2.Restricted Stock Units. The Company hereby awards the Participant the number
of restricted stock units set forth in Schedule A (the “RSUs”). Each RSU
constitutes an unfunded and unsecured promise by the Company to deliver (or
cause to be delivered) one share of common stock, $0.003 par value per share, of
the Company (a “Share”). The RSUs will be subject to vesting in accordance with
Paragraph 3 below.
3.Vesting. Subject to the Participant’s continued employment and Paragraphs 4
and 5, the RSUs shall vest on the date or dates set forth in Schedule A (each, a
“Vesting Date”).
4.Termination of Employment or Services. Except as otherwise provided in this
Paragraph 4, the Participant will automatically forfeit any unvested RSUs
covered by this Award on the termination of the Participant from employment with
or services to the Company and its Affiliates based on any legal ground set
forth in articles 159, 160, 161 and 163 bis of the Chilean Codigo del Trabajo
(the “Labor Code”). Notwithstanding the foregoing:
(A)Upon the termination of the Participant’s employment with the Company or an
Affiliate by the Company or an Affiliate due to business necessities or at will
of the employer in accordance with article 161 of the Labor Code (a “Qualifying
Termination”) unvested RSUs will be treated in accordance with Appendix 1.
(B)Upon the termination of the Participant’s employment with the Company or an
Affiliate ((1) due to the death of the Participant while performing Continuous
Service in accordance with article 159 No.3 of the Labor Code or (2) resignation
based on the Disability of the Participant, unvested RSUs shall vest in full
immediately.
(C)Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, unvested RSUs will not vest
as a result of a termination by the Company or an Affiliate due to business
necessities or at will of the employer, or resignation by the Participant due to
Disability, in each case, unless the Participant executes and delivers to the
Company a fully effective statutory settlement agreement and release of claims
at such time(s) and in such form as may be required by the Company (the
“Release”), which may not exceed 10 days as from the date on which the employer
makes available the relevant Release to the employee. If the Release is not
timely executed and delivered by the Participant, then the Participant will
automatically forfeit the unvested RSUs covered by this Award effective as of
the date of termination of employment.
(D)For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Cause” means a separation from
service as defined in article 160 of the Labor Code as a result of any of the
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(i) the commission by the Participant of a crime or other act of misconduct that
causes economic damage to the Company or an Affiliate or substantial injury to
the business reputation of the Company or an Affiliate;
(ii)the commission by the Participant of an act of fraud in the performance of
the Participant’s duties on behalf of the Company or an Affiliate;
(iii)the violation by the Participant of the Company’s Code of Business Conduct
and Ethics Policy; or
(iv)The determination of whether Cause exists with respect to the Participant
shall be made by the Company’s Chief Human Resources Officer in his or her sole
discretion in consultation with the Company’s General Counsel in accordance with
applicable law.
(E)For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Related Employer” means (i) an
Affiliate that is a member of a controlled group of corporations (as defined in
section 414(b) of the Code) that includes the Company, (ii) an Affiliate
(whether or not incorporated) that is in common control (as defined in
section 414(c) of the Code) with the Company, or (iii) an Affiliate that is a
member of the same affiliated service group (as defined in section 414(m) of the
Code) as the Company.
5.Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control of the Company, this
Award will be treated in accordance with Appendix 1. For purposes of this
Agreement, the term “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the
following events:
(A)any “person” (as defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and as modified in Section 13(d) and
14(d) of the Exchange Act) other than (A) the Company or any Affiliate, (B) any
employee benefit plan of the Company or of any Affiliate, (C) an entity owned,
directly or indirectly, by stockholders of the Company in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership of the Company, or (D) an underwriter temporarily
holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities (a “Person”),
becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3(a) of the Exchange
Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50.1% or
more of the shares of voting stock of the Company then outstanding; or
(B)the consummation of any merger, organization, business combination or
consolidation of the Company with or into any other company, other than a
merger, reorganization, business combination or consolidation which would result
in the holders of the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately
prior thereto holding securities which represent immediately after such merger,
reorganization, business combination or consolidation more than 50% of the
combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or the surviving
company or the parent of such surviving company; or
(C)the consummation of a sale or disposition by the Company of all or
substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than a sale or disposition if
the holders of the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately
prior thereto hold securities immediately thereafter which represent more than
50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the acquiror, or
parent of the acquiror, of such assets, or the stockholders of the Company
approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

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(D)individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent
Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board;
provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the
date hereof whose nomination by the Board was approved by a vote of at least a
majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be
considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but
excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of
office occurs as a result of an election contest or threatened election contest
with respect to the election or removal of directors or other solicitation of
proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than the Board.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not occur or be deemed
to occur if any event set forth in subsections (A) — (D) above, that would
otherwise constitute a Change in Control, occurs as a direct result of the
consummation of a transaction solely between the Company and one or more of its
controlled Affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, in any
circumstance or transaction in which compensation payable pursuant to this Award
would be subject to the income tax under the Section 409A Rules if the foregoing
definition of “Change in Control” were to apply, but would not be so subject if
the term “Change in Control” were defined herein to mean a “change in control
event” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-3(i)(5), then “Change
in Control” means, but only to the extent necessary to prevent such compensation
from becoming subject to the income tax under the Section 409A Rules, a
transaction or circumstance that satisfies the requirements of both (1) a Change
in Control under the applicable clause (A) through (D) above, and (2) a “change
in control event” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation
Section § 1.409A-3(i)(5).
6.Settlement; Dividend Equivalents; Withholding of Taxes.
(A)Subject to the terms of this Agreement, if applicable, and Paragraph 6(B),
one Share will be delivered in respect of each vested RSU on or as soon as
reasonably practicable, but in no event later than the sixtieth (60th) day,
following the date on which the RSUs vest as determined in accordance with
Paragraph 3, 4 or 5; provided, however, that if vesting is contingent on the
effectiveness of a Release Agreement pursuant to Paragraph 4(D), and the release
period in Paragraph 4(D) begins in one taxable year and ends in a subsequent
taxable year, then the Shares will be delivered in such subsequent taxable year.
All ordinary cash dividends that would have been paid upon any Shares delivered
in respect of the vested RSUs had such Shares been issued as of the Grant Date
(as determined by the Committee) will be paid to the Participant (without
interest) on the date on which the RSUs are settled in accordance with this
Paragraph 6(A) to the extent that the RSUs vest.
(B)The Company’s obligation to deliver Shares under this Award is subject to the
payment of all federal, state and local income, employment, social security and
other taxes required to be withheld or paid by the Company in connection with
this Award. The Company shall have the right to take any action as may be
necessary or appropriate to satisfy any withholding obligations, provided,
however, that except as otherwise agreed in writing by the Participant and the
Company, if the Participant is an Executive Officer or an individual subject to
Rule 16b-3, such tax withholding obligations will be effectuated by the Company
withholding a number of Shares that would otherwise be delivered in respect of
the RSUs with a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such tax withholding
obligations (at the minimum withholding tax rate required by the Code).

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7.Participant Covenants.
(A)Non-Solicitation. In exchange for the promises set forth herein, including
the consideration set forth in Paragraph 1, and in order to protect the
Company’s goodwill and other legitimate business needs, during the Participant’s
employment with the Company and/or its Affiliates and for one year following the
Participant’s termination of employment for any reason, the Participant will
not, directly or indirectly, do any of the following or assist any other person,
firm, or entity to do any of the following: (a) solicit on behalf of the
Participant or another person or entity, the employment or services of, or hire
or retain, any person who is employed by or is a substantially full-time
consultant or independent contractor to the Company or any of its subsidiaries
or affiliates, or was within six (6) months prior to the action; (b) induce or
attempt to induce any employee of the Company or its affiliates to terminate
that employee’s employment with the Company or such subsidiary or affiliate; (c)
induce or attempt to induce any consultant or independent contractor doing
business with or retained by the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates to
terminate their consultancy or contractual relationship with the Company or such
subsidiary or affiliate or otherwise reduce the services they provide to the
Company or such subsidiary or affiliate or (d) interfere with the relationship
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates with any vendor or
supplier.
(B)Confidentiality. During employment and for five years thereafter, the
Participant shall maintain the confidentiality of the following information:
proprietary technical and business information relating to any Company plans,
analyses or strategies concerning international or domestic acquisitions,
possible acquisitions or new ventures; development plans or introduction plans
for products or services; unannounced products or services; operation costs;
pricing of products or services; research and development; personnel
information; manufacturing processes; installation, service, and distribution
procedures and processes; customer lists; any know-how relating to the design,
manufacture, and marketing of any of the Company’s services and products,
including components and parts thereof; non-public information acquired by the
Company concerning the requirements and specifications of any of the Company’s
agents, vendors, contractors, customers and potential customers; non-public
financial information, business and marketing plans, pricing and price lists;
non-public matters relating to employee benefit plans; quotations or proposals
given to agents or customers or received from suppliers; documents relating to
any of the Company’s legal rights and obligations; the work product of any
attorney employed by or retained by the Company; and any other information which
is sufficiently confidential, proprietary, and secret to derive economic value
from not being generally known including with respect to intellectual property
inventions and work product. The Participant shall maintain in the strictest
confidence and will not, directly or indirectly, intentionally or inadvertently,
use, publish, or otherwise disclose to any person or entity whatsoever, any of
the information of or belonging to the Company or to any agent, joint venture,
contractor, customer, vendor, or supplier of the Company regardless of its form,
without the prior written explicit consent of the Company. The Participant
acknowledges that the foregoing information is not generally known, is highly
confidential and constitutes trade secrets or confidential information of the
Company. The Participant shall take reasonable precautions to protect the
inadvertent disclosure of information. The foregoing shall not apply to
information that the Participant is required to disclose by applicable law,
regulation, or legal process (provided that the Participant provides the Company
with prior notice of the contemplated disclosure and cooperates with the Company
at its expense in seeking a protective order or other appropriate protection of
such information). Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this

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Agreement prohibits the Participant from reporting possible violations of
federal law or regulation to any government agency or entity or making other
disclosures that are protected under whistleblower provisions of law.  The
Participant does not need prior authorization to make such reports or
disclosures and is not required to notify the Company that the Participant has
made any such report or disclosure.
(C)Non-Disparagement. During employment and thereafter, the Participant shall
not make or publish any disparaging statements (whether written, electronic or
oral) regarding, or otherwise malign the business reputation of, the Company,
its affiliates or any of their respective officers, directors, managers,
employees or partners.
(D)Participant Acknowledgements.
(i)The Participant agrees that the restrictions in this Paragraph 7 are
reasonable in light of the scope of the Company’s business operations, the
Participant’s position within the Company, the interests which the Company seeks
to protect, and the consideration provided to the Participant. The Participant
agrees that these restrictions go only so far as to protect the Company’s
business and business interests, and that those interests are worth protecting
for the continued success, viability, and goodwill of the Company.
(ii)The Participant expressly acknowledges that any breach or threatened breach
of any of the terms and/or conditions set forth in this Paragraph 7 may result
in substantial, continuing, and irreparable injury to the Company and its
subsidiaries and affiliates for which monetary damages alone would not be a
sufficient remedy. Therefore, the Participant hereby agrees that, in addition to
any other remedy that may be available to the Company (including pursuant to
Paragraph 9), in the event of any breach or threatened breach of any of the
terms and/or conditions set forth in this Paragraph 7, the Company shall be
entitled to injunctive relief, specific performance or other equitable relief by
a court of appropriate jurisdiction, without the requirement of posting bond or
the necessity of proving irreparable harm or injury as a result of such breach
or threatened breach. Without limitation on the Company’s rights under the
foregoing sentence or under Paragraph 9, (a) in the event of any actual breach
of any of the terms and/or conditions set forth in Paragraph 7(A) during the
term of such covenants, or (b) in the event of any actual breach of any of the
terms and/or conditions set forth in Paragraphs 7(B) or (C) of this Agreement
prior to the first anniversary of the date on which the Participant’s employment
terminates for any reason: (i) if the Award is unvested, then the Award will
immediately be forfeited for no consideration; (ii) the Company will cease to be
obligated to furnish the Participant any further payments or deliveries pursuant
to this Agreement; and (iii) the Participant shall promptly repay to the Company
an amount equal to the gain realized in respect of this Award within the three
preceding years (which gain shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the
aggregate Fair Market Value, on each of the date(s) on which the Award is
settled, of the Shares delivered to the Participant under this Award within such
three-year period); provided that the foregoing repayment obligations, and the
cessation of further payments and benefits, shall be without prejudice to the
Company’s other rights.
(iii)Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the Participant
acknowledges and agrees that the restrictions set forth in this Paragraph 7, as
applicable, shall be tolled during any period of violation of any of the
covenants therein and during any other period required for litigation during
which the Company seeks to enforce such covenants against the Participant.

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(iv)Participant acknowledges and agrees that the restrictions set forth in this
Paragraph 7 will remain in full force and effect in case of vesting on Change of
Control according to Appendix 1, Section 2 of this Agreement.
8.Cooperation. Following the Participant’s employment with the Company, the
Participant agrees (i) to reasonably cooperate with the Company and its
directors, officers, attorneys and experts, and take all actions the Company may
reasonably request, including but not limited to cooperation with respect to any
investigation, government inquiry, administrative proceeding or litigation
relating to any matter in which the Participant was involved or had knowledge
during the Participant’s employment with the Company and (ii) that, if called
upon by the Company, the Participant will provide assistance with respect to
business, personnel or other matters which arose during the Participant’s
employment with the Company or as to which the Participant has relevant
information, knowledge or expertise, with such cooperation including, but not
limited to, completing job tasks in progress, transitioning job tasks to other
Company personnel, responding to questions and being available for such
purposes. Any cooperation requests shall take into account the Participant’s
personal and business commitments, and the Participant shall be reasonably
compensated for the Participant’s time (if appropriate for the matter) and
further reimbursed for any documented expenses (including reasonable attorney’s
fees) incurred in connection with such cooperation within thirty (30) days of
providing an invoice to the Company.
9.Effect of the Plan. This Award is subject to all of the provisions of the Plan
and this Agreement, together with all of the rules and determinations from time
to time issued by the Committee and/or the Board pursuant to the Plan, including
the restrictions in the Plan on the transferability of awards. In the event of a
conflict between any provision of the Plan and this Agreement, the provisions of
this Agreement shall control but only to the extent such conflict is permitted
under the Plan. By accepting this Award, the Participant acknowledges that he or
she has received a copy of the Plan and agrees that the Participant will enter
into such written representations, warranties and agreements and execute such
documents as the Company may reasonably request in order to comply with
applicable securities and other applicable laws, rules or regulations, or with
this document or the terms of the Plan.
10.Amendment and Termination; Waiver. This Agreement, together with the Plan,
constitutes the entire agreement by the Participant and the Company with respect
to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any and all prior agreements or
understandings between the Participant and the Company with respect to the
subject matter hereof, whether written or oral. This Agreement may not be
amended or terminated by the Company in a manner that would be materially
adverse to the Participant without the written consent of the Participant,
provided that the Company may amend this Agreement unilaterally (a) as provided
in the Plan or (b) if the Company determines that an amendment is necessary to
comply with applicable law (including the requirements of the Code). Any
provision for the benefit of the Company contained in this Agreement may be
waived in writing, either generally or in any particular instance, by the
Company. A waiver on one occasion shall not be deemed to be a waiver of the same
or any other breach on a future occasion.
11.Unsecured Obligation. The Company’s obligation under this Agreement shall be
an unfunded and unsecured promise. The Participant’s right to receive the
payments and benefits contemplated hereby from the Company under this Agreement
shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the
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any legal or equitable right, interest or claim in or to any property or assets
of the Company. Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken
pursuant to its provisions, will create or be construed to create a trust of any
kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Participant and the Company or any
other person.
12.Authorization Law No. 19,628. Pursuant to Law No. 19,628 on Personal Data
Protection, Participant hereby authorizes the Company and its affiliates,
including but not limited to Cheniere Chile SpA, to collect, process and
transfer personal data concerning his or her identification, title or functions,
salary, performance evaluation and in general, all personal information,
including sensitive data, that Participant has authorized to process under his
or her employment contract, with the purpose of determining his or her
eligibility for the Award and fulfilling all the obligations under this
Agreement and the Plan.
Participant is aware and accepts that the Company or its affiliates may
communicate and transfer his or her personal data to third parties, whether in
Chile or abroad, in order to comply with the obligations under this Agreement
and Plan.
The authorization under this Section is in addition to the authorizations
granted by Participant under his or her employment contract and this Section in
no way limits, modifies or changes the authorizations granted by Participant
under his or her employment contract.
13.No Right To Continued Employment. Neither this Award nor anything in this
Agreement shall confer upon the Participant any right to continued employment
with the Company (or its Affiliates or their respective successors) or shall
interfere in any way with the right of the Company (or its Affiliates or their
respective successors) to terminate the Participant’s employment at any time.
14.Tax Matters; No Guarantee of Tax Consequences. The Agreement is intended to
be exempt from, or to comply with, the requirements of Section 409A of the Code
and the Agreement shall be interpreted accordingly; provided that in no event
whatsoever shall the Company or any of its Affiliates be liable for any
additional tax, interest or penalties that may be imposed on a Participant by
Section 409A of the Code or any damages for failing to comply with Section 409A
of the Code. Each payment under this Agreement will be treated as a separate
payment for purposes of Section 409A of the Code. The Company makes no
commitment or guarantee to the Participant that any federal or state tax
treatment will apply or be available to any person eligible for benefits under
this Agreement.
15.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the laws of Chile.
16.Severability; Interpretive Matters. In the event that any provision of this
Agreement shall be held illegal, invalid, or unenforceable for any reason, such
provision shall be fully severable, but shall not affect the remaining
provisions of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced
as if the illegal, invalid, or unenforceable provision had never been included
herein. Whenever required by the context, pronouns and any variation thereof
shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, or neuter, and the singular
shall include the plural and vice versa. The captions and headings used in the
Agreement are inserted for convenience and shall not be deemed a part of the
Agreement granted hereunder for construction or interpretation.

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17.Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts,
each of which will be an original, with the same force and effect as if the
signature thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the Grant
Date indicated below.
COMPANY:
 
 
CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
Name:
 
Title:

    

I hereby accept the Award subject to all of the terms and provisions hereof. I
acknowledge and agree that the Award shall vest and become payable, if at all,
only during the period of my continued service with the Company or as otherwise
provided in this Agreement (not through the act of issuing the Award).
PARTICIPANT:
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
Name:

                
Grant Date:
 

[Signature Page — Restricted Stock Unit Award under 2011 Incentive Plan]

Schedule A

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RSUs: ●

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Vesting Dates:

Date
Percentage of RSUs that Vest
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Appendix 1 — Termination and Change in Control

1.
Qualifying Termination - Treatment of Outstanding RSUs

In the circumstances set out in Paragraph 4(A) of this Agreement and subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Participant shall be entitled to
acceleration of vesting of:
A.In the event of a Qualifying Termination of the Participant not during the
Protection Period (as defined below), (i) subject to Section 1(C) below,
unvested RSUs that were granted within the six (6) month period immediately
preceding the termination date will be automatically forfeited for no
consideration, and (ii) subject to sub-clause (i) hereof, the Participant's
outstanding unvested RSUs will automatically vest with respect to such RSUs that
would have vested had the Participant remained continuously employed through the
first anniversary of the Qualifying Termination, and
B.In the event of a Qualifying Termination of a Participant during the
Protection Period, all of the Participant’s outstanding unvested RSUs will
automatically vest in full.
C.Notwithstanding anything in this Appendix 1, if a Qualifying Termination
occurs prior to a Change in Control, no Awards that are unvested as of the
Qualifying Termination (after taking into account vesting acceleration pursuant
to Section 1(A) above) shall lapse or be forfeited solely on account of such
Qualifying Termination; provided, however, that the Change in Control has not
occurred within the 3-month period immediately following the Qualifying
Termination thus resulting in such Qualifying Termination occurring outside the
Protection Period, all such unvested RSUs shall automatically lapse and be
forfeited for no consideration at the end of such 3-month period.
2.Vesting on Change in Control
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, if the Participant
remains continuously employed or engaged with the Company or a Related Employer
from the date of his or her commencement of participation in the Plan through
the date of a Change in Control:
A.All of the Participant's outstanding unvested RSUs will automatically vest in
full as of the date of the Change in Control. In any and all cases, it is
expressly stated that, notwithstanding the latter, the covenants established in
Section 7 of the Agreement will remain in full force and effect.
B.Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, a Participant’s
outstanding RSUs vesting pursuant to Section 2 of this Appendix 1 shall be
settled as soon as administratively practicable following the date on which the
Participant provides an executed Release, but in all events no later than the
end of the sixtieth (60th) day following the date of the Change in Control.

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3.Definitions
For the purposes of this Appendix, the following term shall have the following
meaning:
A."Protection Period" shall mean the period beginning three (3) months prior to
a Change in Control and ending two (2) years after such Change in Control.

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