UNITED STATES


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Washington, D.C. 20549





FORM 10-Q/A


(Amendment No. 1)





x  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934





For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015


OR


 ̈ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934





For the transition period from  to





CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)





Delaware001-1638395-4352386(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(Commission File Number)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)700 Milam Street, Suite 1900Houston, Texas77002(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)


(713) 375-5000


(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)





Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes x No o


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):


Large accelerated filerxAccelerated fileroNon-accelerated fileroSmaller reporting companyo(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  ̈ No x


As of July 21, 2015 , the issuer had 236,573,788 shares of Common Stock outstanding.








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Explanatory Note





This Amendment No. 1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2015 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 30, 2015 (the "Original Filing") is filed to disclose recently provided information pursuant to Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012.  Other than this additional compliance disclosure in Item 5. Other Information, no part of the Original Filing is amended hereby, and this amendment does not reflect events that have occurred after the Original Filing date.





Part II





ITEM 5.      OTHER INFORMATION





Compliance Disclosure


Pursuant to Section 13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), if during the quarter ended June 30, 2015 , we or any of our affiliates had engaged in certain transactions with Iran or with persons or entities designated under certain executive orders, we would be required to disclose information regarding such transactions in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as required under Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (“ITRA”).  During the quarter ended June 30, 2015 , we did not engage in any transactions with Iran or with persons or entities related to Iran.


Blackstone CQP Holdco LP, an affiliate of The Blackstone Group L.P. (“Blackstone Group”), is a holder of approximately 29% of the outstanding equity interests of Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (“Cheniere Partners") and has three representatives on the Board of Directors of Cheniere Partners’ general partner.  Accordingly, Blackstone Group may be deemed an “affiliate” of Cheniere Partners, as that term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2.  Blackstone Group has included in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015 disclosures pursuant to ITRA regarding one of its portfolio companies that may be deemed to be an affiliate of Blackstone Group.  Because of the broad definition of “affiliate” in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2, this portfolio company of Blackstone Group, through Blackstone Group’s ownership of Cheniere Partners, may also be deemed to be an affiliate of ours. We have not independently verified the disclosure described in the following paragraph.


Blackstone Group has reported that Travelport Limited (“Travelport”) has engaged in the following activities:  as part of its global business in the travel industry, Travelport provides certain passenger travel related Travel Commerce Platform and Technology Services to Iran Air.  Travelport also provides certain airline Technology Services to Iran Air Tours.  The gross revenues and net profits attributable to such activities by Travelport during the quarter ended June 30, 2015 were reported by Travelport to be approximately $145,000 and $104,000 , respectively.  Blackstone Group has reported that Travelport intends to continue these business activities with Iran Air and Iran Air Tours as such activities are either exempt from applicable sanctions prohibitions or specifically licensed by the Office of Foreign Assets Control.


ITEM 6.      EXHIBITS





Exhibits





An index to exhibits has been filed as part of this Amendment No. 1 beginning on page 3 and is incorporated herein by reference.





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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, thereunto duly authorized.





CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.Date:August 7, 2015By:/s/  Michael J. WortleyMichael J. WortleySenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer(on behalf of the registrant andas principal financial officer)Date:August 7, 2015By:/s/  Leonard TravisLeonard TravisVice President and Chief Accounting Officer(on behalf of the registrant andas principal accounting officer)





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ITEM 6.    EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.Description3.1ƒAmended and Restated Bylaws of Cheniere Energy, Inc.4.1Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 16, 2015, by and among Issuer, the Company, EIG Management Company, LLC, as administrative agent and the note purchasers named therein (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 001-16383), filed on May 13, 2015)4.2Amendment 2 to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 8, 2015, with effect as of May 1, 2015, by and among Issuer, the Company, EIG Management Company, LLC, as administrative agent and the note purchasers named therein (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 001-16383), filed on May 13, 2015)4.3Form of 11.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 001-16383), filed on May 13, 2015)10.1Lump Sum Turnkey Agreement for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction of the Sabine Pass LNG Stage 3 Liquefaction Facility, dated May 4, 2015, by and between Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC and Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals, Inc. (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A (SEC File No. 001-33366), filed on July 1, 2015)10.2Common Terms Agreement, dated May 13, 2015, among Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, LLC, Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, L.P., Corpus Christi Pipeline GP, LLC, Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC, Société Générale as Term Loan Facility Agent and as Intercreditor Agent and any other facility agents party thereto from time (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 001-16383), filed on May 13, 2015)10.3Common Security and Account Agreement, dated May 13, 2015, among Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, LLC, Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, L.P., Corpus Christi Pipeline GP, LLC, Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC, the Initial Senior Creditor Group Representatives and Senior Creditor Group Representatives from time to time, for the benefit of all Senior Creditors, Société Générale as the Intercreditor Agent for the Facility Lenders and any Hedging Banks, Société Générale as the Security Trustee and Mizuho Bank, Ltd as the Account Bank (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 001-16383), filed on May 13, 2015)10.4Pledge Agreement, dated May 13, 2015, among Cheniere CCH HoldCo I, LLC and Société Générale as Security Trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 001-16383), filed on May 13, 2015)10.5Term Loan Facility Agreement, dated May 13, 2015, among Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, LLC, Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, L.P., Corpus Christi Pipeline GP, LLC, Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC, Term Lenders party thereto from time to time and Société Générale as the Term Loan Facility Agent (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 001-16383), filed on May 13, 2015)10.6Equity Contribution Agreement, dated May 13, 2015, among Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, LLC, and the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 001-16383), filed on May 13, 2015)10.7Registration Rights Agreement, dated May 13, 2015, among the Company, Cheniere CCH HoldCo II, LLC, and EIG Management Company, LLC as Agent on behalf of the Note Holders (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 001-16383), filed on May 13, 2015)10.8Pledge Agreement, dated May 13, 2015, among the Company, EIG Management Company, LLC as Agent for the Note Holders, and The Bank of New York Mellon as the Collateral Agent for the Note Holders (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 001-16383), filed on May 13, 2015)10.9Pledge Agreement, dated May 13, 2015, among Cheniere CCH HoldCo II, LLC, EIG Management Company, LLC as Agent for the Note Holders, and The Bank of New York Mellon as the Collateral Agent for the Note Holders (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 001-16383), filed on May 13, 2015)


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Exhibit No.Description10.10Change order to the Lump Sum Turnkey Agreement for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction of the Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction Facility, dated as of November 11, 2011, between Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC and Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals, Inc.: the Change Order CO-00041 Additional Building Utility Tie-in Packages and Fire and Gas Modifications, dated April 9, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (SEC File No. 333-192373), filed on July 30, 2015)10.11Change order to the Lump Sum Turnkey Agreement for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction of the Sabine Pass LNG Stage 2 Liquefaction Facility, dated as of December 20, 2012, between Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC and Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals, Inc.: the Change Order CO-00018 Permanent Restroom Trailers and Installation of Tie-In for GTG Fuel Gas Interconnect, dated May 21, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (SEC File No. 333-192373), filed on July 30, 2015)10.12Change order to the Lump Sum Turnkey Agreement for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction of the Sabine Pass LNG Stage 3 Liquefaction Facility, dated as of May 4, 2015, between Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC and Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals, Inc.: the Change Order CO-00001 Currency and Fuel Provisional Sum Adjustment, dated June 25, 2015 (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted and filed separately with the SEC pursuant to a request for confidential treatment) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (SEC File No. 333-192373), filed on July 30, 2015)10.13Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (Term Loan A), dated as of June 30, 2015, among Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, as Borrower, Société Générale, as the Commercial Banks Facility Agent and the Common Security Trustee, and the lenders from time to time party thereto (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 001-33366), filed on July 1, 2015)10.14Second Amended and Restated Common Terms Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2015, among Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, as Borrower, the representatives and agents from time to time parties thereto, and Société Générale, as the Common Security Trustee and Intercreditor Agent (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 001-33366), filed on July 1, 2015)10.15KEXIM Direct Facility Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2015, among Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, as Borrower, The Export-Import Bank of Korea, a governmental financial institution of the Republic of Korea (“KEXIM”), as the KEXIM Direct Facility Lender, Shinhan Bank New York Branch, as the KEXIM Facility Agent, and Société Générale, as the Common Security Trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 001-33366), filed on July 1, 2015)10.16KEXIM Covered Facility Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2015, among Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, as Borrower, Shinhan Bank New York Branch, as the KEXIM Facility Agent, Société Générale, as the Common Security Trustee, KEXIM and the lenders from time to time party thereto (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 001-33366), filed on July 1, 2015)10.17Amended and Restated KSURE Covered Facility Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2015, among Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, as Borrower, The Korea Development Bank, New York Branch, as the KSURE Covered Facility Agent, Société Générale, as the Common Security Trustee, and the lenders from time to time party thereto (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 001-33366), filed on July 1, 2015)10.18†Cheniere Energy, Inc. Retirement Policy (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 001-16383), filed on June 17, 2015)10.19Amendment No. 1 to Meg Gentle's Assignment Letter, dated June 17, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 001-16383), filed on June 17, 2015)10.20ƒ†Form of Restricted Stock Grant under the Cheniere Energy, Inc. 2011 Incentive Plan (Director)10.21†Cheniere Energy, Inc. 2015 Long-Term Cash Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 001-16383), filed on April 24, 2015)10.22ƒChange orders to the Fixed Price Separated Turnkey Agreement for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction of the Corpus Christi Stage 1 Liquefaction Facility, dated as of December 6, 2013, between Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC and Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals, Inc.: (1) the Change Order CO-00001 Cost Impacts Associated with Delay in NTP, dated March 9, 2015, (2) the Change Order CO-00002 DLE/IAC Scope Change, dated March 25, 2015, (3) the Change Order CO-00003 Currency and Fuel Provisional Sum Closures, dated May 13, 2015 and (4) the Change Order CO-00004 Bridging Extension Through May 17, 2015, dated May 12, 2015 (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted and filed separately with the SEC pursuant to a request for confidential treatment)


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Exhibit No.Description31.1*Certification by Chief Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act31.2*Certification by Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act32.1ƒƒCertification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 200232.2ƒƒCertification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002101.INSƒXBRL Instance Document101.SCHƒXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document101.CALƒXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document101.DEFƒXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document101.LABƒXBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document101.PREƒXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document








*Filed herewithƒFiled with Original FilingƒƒFurnished with Original Filing†Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement





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