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**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251231

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**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Cheniere Energy, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000003570
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION [4924]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 954352386
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 10-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-16383
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26680655

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 845 TEXAS AVENUE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 1250
- **CITY:** HOUSTON
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77002
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 7133755000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 845 TEXAS AVENUE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 1250
- **CITY:** HOUSTON
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77002

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** CHENIERE ENERGY INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19960827

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** BEXY COMMUNICATIONS INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19940314

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** ALL AMERICAN GROUP OF DELAWARE INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19931004

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 10-K** 

☒**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934** 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

or

☐**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934** 

For the transition period from<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>to<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>

Commission file number 001-16383

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**CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.** 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Delaware** | **95-4352386** |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |

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**845 Texas Avenue, Suite 1250** 

**Houston, Texas 77002** 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

**(713) 375-5000** 

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| **Common Stock, $0.003 par value** | **LNG** | **New York Stock Exchange** |

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: **None**

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

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 ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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| Large accelerated filer | ☒ | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
| Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ |
| | | Emerging growth company | ☐ |

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant's executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

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

The aggregate market value of the registrant's Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $53.6 billion as of June 30, 2025.

As of February 20, 2026, the issuer had 210,202,883 shares of Common Stock outstanding.

**Documents incorporated by reference: The definitive proxy statement for the registrant's Annual Meeting of Stockholders (to be filed within 120 days of the close of the registrant's fiscal year) is incorporated by reference into Part III.**

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**CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.**

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

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| **<u>[PART I](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_211)</u>** | **<u>[PART I](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_211)</u>** |
| <u>[Items 1. and 2. Business and Properties](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_214)</u> | <u>[5](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_214)</u> |
| <u>[Item 1A. Risk Factors](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_241)</u> | <u>[20](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_241)</u> |
| <u>[Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_253)</u> | <u>[32](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_253)</u> |
| <u>[Item 1C. Cybersecurity](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_256)</u> | <u>[32](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_256)</u> |
| <u>[Item 3. Legal Proceedings](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_259)</u> | <u>[33](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_259)</u> |
| <u>[Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosure](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_262)</u> | <u>[33](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_262)</u> |
| **<u>[PART II](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_265)</u>** | **<u>[PART II](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_265)</u>** |
| <u>[Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_268)</u> | <u>[34](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_268)</u> |
| <u>[Item 6. \[Reserved\]](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_271)</u> | <u>[35](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_271)</u> |
| <u>[Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_121)</u> | <u>[36](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_121)</u> |
| <u>[Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_154)</u> | <u>[53](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_154)</u> |
| <u>[Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_202)</u> | <u>[54](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_202)</u> |
| <u>[Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_274)</u> | <u>[98](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_274)</u> |
| <u>[Item 9A. Controls and Procedures](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_277)</u> | <u>[98](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_277)</u> |
| <u>[Item 9B. Other Information](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_172)</u> | <u>[98](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_172)</u> |
| <u>[Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions That Prevent Inspections](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_280)</u> | <u>[98](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_280)</u> |
| **<u>[PART III](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_283)</u>** | **<u>[PART III](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_283)</u>** |
| <u>[Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_286)</u> | <u>[99](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_286)</u> |
| **<u>[PART IV](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_289)</u>** | **<u>[PART IV](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_289)</u>** |
| <u>[Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_292)</u> | <u>[100](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_292)</u> |
| <u>[Item 16. Form 10-K Summary](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_295)</u> | <u>[112](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_295)</u> |
| <u>[Signatures](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_361)</u> | <u>[113](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_361)</u> |

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**DEFINITIONS**

As used in this annual report, the terms listed below have the following meanings:

**Common Industry and Other Terms**

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|:---|:---|
| ASU | Accounting Standards Update |
| Bcf/d | billion cubic feet per day |
| Bcf/yr | billion cubic feet per year |
| Bcfe | billion cubic feet equivalent |
| CAMT | corporate alternative minimum tax |
| DAP | delivered at place, which requires the buyer to take delivery at one or more designated receiving terminals |
| DOE | U.S. Department of Energy |
| EPC | engineering, procurement and construction |
| FASB | Financial Accounting Standards Board |
| FERC | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
| FID | final investment decision |
| FOB | free-on-board, which requires the buyer to take delivery at seller's export terminal |
| FTA countries | countries with which the U.S. has a free trade agreement providing for national treatment for trade in natural gas |
| GAAP | generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. |
| Henry Hub | the final settlement price (in U.S. dollars per MMBtu) for the New York Mercantile Exchange's Henry Hub natural gas futures contract for the month in which a relevant cargo's delivery window is scheduled to begin |
| International Climate Change-Related Policies | value-chain accountability and sectoral decarbonization standards, including EU Methane Emissions Regulation, FuelEU Maritime Regulation, International Maritime Organization's Net Zero Framework and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive |
| IPM agreements | integrated production marketing agreements in which the gas producer sells to us gas on a global LNG or natural gas index price, less a fixed liquefaction fee, shipping and other costs |
| LNG | liquefied natural gas, a product of natural gas that, through a refrigeration process, has been cooled to a liquid state, which occupies a volume that is approximately 1/600th of its gaseous state |
| MMBtu | million British thermal units; one British thermal unit measures the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit |
| mtpa | million tonnes per annum |
| NGA | Natural Gas Act of 1938, as amended |
| NCI | non-controlling interests |
| non-FTA countries | countries with which the U.S. does not have a free trade agreement providing for national treatment for trade in natural gas and with which trade is permitted |
| SEC | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |
| SOFR | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
| SPA | LNG sale and purchase agreement |
| TBtu | trillion British thermal units; one British thermal unit measures the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit |
| Tcf | trillion cubic feet |
| Train | an industrial facility comprised of a series of refrigerant compressor loops used to cool natural gas into LNG |
| TUA | terminal use agreement |

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**Abbreviated Legal Entity Structure**

The following diagram depicts our abbreviated legal entity structure as of December 31, 2025, including our ownership of certain subsidiaries, and the references to these entities used in this annual report:

![CEI Org Chart - current.jpg](lng-20251231_g2.jpg)

Unless the context requires otherwise, references to the "Company," "we," "us" and "our" refer to Cheniere Energy, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, including our publicly traded subsidiary, CQP.

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**CAUTIONARY STATEMENT**

**REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS**

This annual report contains certain statements that are, or may be deemed to be, "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the **"Securities Act"**), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the **"Exchange Act"**). All statements, other than statements of historical or present facts or conditions, included herein or incorporated herein by reference are "forward-looking statements." Included among "forward-looking statements" are, among other things:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• statements that we expect to commence or complete construction of our proposed LNG terminals, liquefaction facilities, pipeline facilities or other projects, or any expansions or portions thereof, by certain dates, or at all;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• statements regarding future levels of domestic and international natural gas production, supply or consumption or future levels of LNG imports into or exports from North America and other countries worldwide or purchases of natural gas, regardless of the source of such information, or the transportation or other infrastructure or demand for and prices related to natural gas, LNG or other hydrocarbon products;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• statements regarding any financing transactions or arrangements, or our ability to enter into such transactions;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• statements relating to Cheniere's capital deployment, including intent, ability, extent and timing of capital expenditures, debt repayment, dividends, share repurchases and execution on the capital allocation plan;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• statements regarding our future sources of liquidity and cash requirements;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• statements relating to the construction of our Trains and pipelines, including statements concerning the engagement of any EPC contractor or other contractor and the anticipated terms and provisions of any agreement with any EPC or other contractor, and anticipated costs related thereto;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• statements regarding any SPA or other agreement to be entered into or performed substantially in the future, including any revenues anticipated to be received and the anticipated timing thereof, and statements regarding the amounts of total LNG regasification, natural gas liquefaction or storage capacities that are, or may become, subject to contracts;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• statements regarding counterparties to our commercial contracts, construction contracts and other contracts;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• statements regarding our planned development and construction of additional Trains or pipelines, including the financing of such Trains or pipelines;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• statements that our Trains, when completed, will have certain characteristics, including amounts of liquefaction capacities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• statements regarding our business strategy, our strengths, our business and operation plans or any other plans, forecasts, projections, or objectives, including anticipated revenues, capital expenditures, maintenance and operating costs and cash flows, any or all of which are subject to change;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• statements relating to our goals, commitments and strategies in relation to environmental matters;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• statements regarding legislative, governmental, regulatory, administrative or other public body actions, approvals, requirements, permits, applications, filings, investigations, proceedings or decisions;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• statements regarding our anticipated LNG and natural gas marketing activities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• any other statements that relate to non-historical or future information; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• other factors described in <u>[Item 1A. Risk Factors](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_241)</u> in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

All of these types of statements, other than statements of historical or present facts or conditions, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "may," "will," "could," "should," "achieve," "anticipate," "believe," "contemplate," "continue," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "pursue," "target," the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. The forward-looking statements contained in this annual report are largely based on our expectations, which reflect estimates and assumptions made by our management. These estimates and assumptions reflect our best judgment based on currently known market conditions and other factors. Although we believe that such estimates are reasonable, they are inherently uncertain and involve a number of risks and uncertainties beyond our control. In addition, assumptions may prove to be inaccurate. We caution that the forward-looking statements contained in this annual report are not guarantees of future performance and that such statements may not be realized or the forward-looking statements or events may not occur. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated or implied in forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors described in this annual report and in the other reports and other information that we file with the SEC. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these risk factors. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the

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**CAUTIONARY STATEMENT**

**REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS**

date made, and other than as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement or provide reasons why actual results may differ, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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**PART I**

**ITEMS 1. AND 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;BUSINESS AND PROPERTIES**

**General**

Cheniere, a Delaware corporation, is a Houston-based energy infrastructure company primarily engaged in LNG-related businesses. We provide clean, secure and affordable LNG to integrated energy companies, utilities and energy trading companies around the world. We aspire to conduct our business in a safe and responsible manner, delivering a reliable, competitive and integrated source of LNG to our customers.

LNG is natural gas (primarily methane) in liquid form and is a cleaner dispatchable fuel for power generation. The LNG we produce is shipped all over the world, converted back into natural gas (called "regasification") and then transported via pipeline to homes and businesses and used as an energy source that is essential for heating, cooking and other industrial uses.

As of December 31, 2025, we were the largest producer of LNG in the U.S. and the second largest LNG operator globally, based on the total production capacity of our natural gas liquefaction facilities. Our total production capacity is expected to be over 60 mtpa of LNG, inclusive of estimated debottlenecking opportunities, of which over 9 mtpa was under construction and the remainder was in operation as of December 31, 2025, comprised of the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• over 30 mtpa of total production capacity in operation from natural gas liquefaction facilities located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana at Sabine Pass (the **"SPL Project"**). We own and operate the SPL Project and export facility (the **"Sabine Pass LNG Terminal"**), one of the largest LNG production facilities in the world, through our ownership interest in and management agreements with CQP, which is a publicly traded limited partnership. As of December 31, 2025, we owned 100% of the general partner interest, a 48.6% limited partner interest and 100% of the incentive distribution rights of CQP. The Sabine Pass LNG Terminal also has five LNG storage tanks with aggregate capacity of approximately 17 Bcfe and vaporizers with regasification capacity of approximately 4 Bcf/d, as well as three marine berths, two of which can accommodate vessels with nominal capacity of up to 266,000 cubic meters and the third berth, which can accommodate vessels with nominal capacity of up to 200,000 cubic meters. We also own and operate through CQP a 94-mile natural gas supply pipeline that interconnects the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal with several large interstate and intrastate pipelines (the **"Creole Trail Pipeline"**).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• over 30 mtpa of total expected production capacity, inclusive of estimated debottlenecking opportunities, including over 9 mtpa under construction and the remainder in operation as of December 31, 2025, from our natural gas liquefaction and export facility located near Corpus Christi, Texas (the **"Corpus Christi LNG Terminal"**), of which we have 100% ownership interest. The Corpus Christi LNG Terminal also has three LNG storage tanks with aggregate capacity of approximately 10 Bcfe and two marine berths that can each accommodate vessels with nominal capacity of up to 266,000 cubic meters. We also own and operate through CCP an approximately 21-mile natural gas supply pipeline that interconnects the Corpus Christi LNG Terminal with several large interstate and intrastate natural gas pipelines (the **"Corpus Christi Pipeline"**). The projects under construction at the Corpus Christi LNG Terminal include:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;◦ a project consisting of seven midscale Trains that is expected to add total production capacity of over 10 mtpa of LNG once fully completed (the **"Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project"**), with over 4 mtpa under construction and the remainder in operation from the first four midscale Trains that have reached substantial completion as of December 31, 2025; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;◦ a project consisting of two additional midscale Trains that is expected to add total production capacity of approximately 5 mtpa of LNG once fully completed, inclusive of estimated debottlenecking opportunities (the **"CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project"** and together with the existing assets at the Corpus Christi LNG Terminal, the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project and the Corpus Christi Pipeline, the **"CCL Project"**), which was under construction as of December 31, 2025. Our board of directors (our **"Board"**) made a positive FID with respect to the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project on June 17, 2025, and issued a full notice to proceed with construction to Bechtel Energy Inc. (**"Bechtel"**) effective June 18, 2025. Non-FTA export authorization on the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project is pending with the DOE.

Our long-term counterparty arrangements form the foundation of our business and provide us with significant, stable, long-term cash flows, and include SPAs, in which our customers are generally required to pay a fixed fee with respect to the

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contracted volumes irrespective of their election to cancel or suspend deliveries of LNG cargoes, and IPM agreements, in which a gas producer sells natural gas to us on a global LNG or natural gas index price, less a fixed liquefaction fee, shipping and other costs. The SPAs also have a variable fee component, which is primarily indexed to Henry Hub and generally structured to cover the cost of natural gas purchases, transportation and liquefaction fuel consumed to produce LNG. Since we procure most of our feedstock for LNG production from the U.S., the structure of these contracts helps limit our exposure to fluctuations in U.S. natural gas prices. Through our SPAs and IPM agreements currently in effect, with approximately 15 years of weighted average remaining life as of December 31, 2025, we have contracted approximately 90% of the total anticipated production from the SPL Project and the CCL Project (collectively, the **"Liquefaction Projects"**) through the mid-2030s, excluding volumes from contracts with terms less than 10 years and volumes from SPAs that are conditional on additional liquefaction capacity beyond what is currently in construction or operation, subject to unilateral waiver by us. LNG produced by the Liquefaction Projects that is not contracted under long-term contracts is available for Cheniere Marketing, our integrated marketing function, to sell in the global market under spot sales or other short-term agreements.

***Disciplined Accretive Growth***

We remain focused on safety, operational excellence and customer satisfaction. Increasing demand for LNG has allowed us to expand our liquefaction infrastructure in a financially disciplined manner. Our capital allocation plan is designed, in part, to invest in financially disciplined growth accretive to our common stock. Capital investment parameters are the foundation of our disciplined, accretive growth, and include consideration to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Achieve value accretive returns through long-term commercial contracts: We aim to contract approximately 90% of our current and planned liquefaction capacity under long-term SPAs and IPM agreements with creditworthy counterparties under the pricing structures described above, with financial parameters that consider, among other things, targeted unlevered returns that exceed our cost of equity and return on stock at prevailing stock prices and project leverage. Our success in securing long-term commercial contracts at desired returns is influenced by global LNG and natural gas market conditions and other uncertainties described in <u>[Item 1A. Risk Factors](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_241)</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Achieve credit accretive returns: We aim to conservatively fund our projects through financing structures that sustain our long-term, run-rate leverage and credit metrics. Our ability to secure the required financing is influenced by market interest rates and other factors described in <u>[Item 1A. Risk Factors](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_241)</u>.

We have increased available liquefaction capacity at our Liquefaction Projects as a result of debottlenecking and other optimization projects. We believe these factors provide a foundation for additional growth in our portfolio of customer contracts in the future. We hold significant land positions at both the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal and the Corpus Christi LNG Terminal, which provide opportunity for further liquefaction capacity expansion. We are developing a two-phased expansion adjacent to the SPL Project, inclusive of three liquefaction trains and supporting infrastructure, with an expected total peak production capacity of up to approximately 20 mtpa of LNG, inclusive of estimated debottlenecking opportunities (the **"SPL Expansion Project"**). Following our pre-filing in July 2025, in February 2026, we filed an application with the FERC under the NGA for authorization to site, construct and operate a further expansion of the CCL Project in a phased approach, inclusive of four liquefaction trains and supporting infrastructure, with an expected total peak production capacity of up to 24 mtpa of LNG, inclusive of estimated debottlenecking opportunities (the **"CCL Expansion Project"**). These projects and any future expansions at our sites require, among other things, regulatory approvals and acceptable commercial and financing arrangements before we make a positive FID. Risks associated with cost overruns and delays in the completion of our expansion projects are described in <u>[Item 1A. Risk Factors](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_241)</u>.

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The following table summarizes pre-FID development efforts and certain key milestones associated with the SPL Expansion Project and the CCL Expansion Project:

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| | | **SPL Expansion Project** | **CCL Expansion Project** |
| | Expected total peak production capacity of LNG (1) | Up to ~ 20 mtpa | Up to 24 mtpa |
| | **<u>Milestone</u>** | | |
| **Regulatory (2)** | FERC authorizations: |  |  |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Positive environmental assessment | *Pending* | *Pending* |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Order under Section 3 of NGA | *Pending* | *Pending* |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Certification to commence construction | *Pending* |  |
|  | DOE export authorization: |  |  |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FTA countries | ✔ |  |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Non-FTA countries | *Pending* |  |
| **Financing** | Financing | (3) | (3) |
| **Commercialization and Other Contracting** | Definitive commercial agreements | (4) | (4) |
|  | Definitive full-scope EPC contract |  |  |
| **Target Milestone** | FID (5) | 2026/2027 | 2027/2028 |

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✔indicates receipt of authorization, subject to ongoing conditionality

(1)Anticipated based on capacity, scale, location and infrastructure. Subject to regulatory review and approval and may change based on design considerations, engagement with contractors and other factors. Subject to adjustment for planned maintenance, production reliability, potential overdesign and debottlenecking opportunities.

(2)Our activities, including our expansion activities, are highly regulated and require regulatory approvals at various stages, including approvals of the FERC and DOE under Sections 3 and 7 of the NGA, as well as several other material governmental and regulatory approvals and permits. The progression of our expansion projects is dependent on receiving all regulatory approvals required within the respective stages. See <u>[Item 1A. Risk Factors](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_241)</u> for further discussion of the regulations under federal, state and local statutes, rules, regulations and laws to which we are subject and associated risk factors relating to regulations.

(3)We anticipate drawing on current committed facilities and/or incurring additional debt to finance the construction of this expansion project if we reach a positive FID.

(4)Liquefaction capacity partially contracted by Cheniere Marketing, through SPAs that are conditioned on additional liquefaction capacity beyond what is currently in construction or operation and may be available to be novated to SPL or CCL, and by SPL Stage V, through an IPM agreement.

(5)Expected to be subject to phased FID. Any positive FID is subject to achievement of or consideration to relevant milestones and capital investment parameters described herein.

**Our Business Strategy**

Our primary business strategy is to be a full-service LNG provider to worldwide end-use customers. We accomplish this objective by owning, constructing and operating LNG and natural gas infrastructure facilities to meet our long-term customers' energy demands and:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• safely, efficiently and reliably operating and maintaining our assets;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• procuring natural gas and pipeline transport capacity to our facilities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• commencing commercial delivery for, and continuing to fulfill all commercial commitments to, our long-term SPA customers;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• providing value to our customers through destination flexibility, options not to lift cargoes and diversity of price and geography;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• continuing to secure long-term customer contracts to support our planned expansion, including the FID of potential expansion projects beyond the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project and CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• completing our construction projects safely, on-time and on-budget;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• maximizing the production of LNG to serve our customers and generating steady and stable revenues and operating cash flows;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• maintaining a flexible capital structure to finance the acquisition, development, construction and operation of the energy assets needed to supply our customers;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• executing our "all of the above" capital allocation strategy, focused on strengthening our balance sheet, funding financially disciplined growth and returning capital to our stockholders; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• strategically identifying actionable and economic environmental solutions.

**Our Business**

We shipped our first LNG cargo in February 2016 and as of February 20, 2026, over 4,610 cumulative LNG cargoes totaling over 315 million tonnes of LNG have been produced, loaded and exported from the Liquefaction Projects. Our LNG has been shipped to over 40 countries and regions around the world.

Below is a discussion of our operations. For further discussion of our contractual obligations and cash requirements related to these operations, refer to <u>[Liquidity and Capital Resources](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_142)</u> in Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

***Sabine Pass LNG Terminal***

*Liquefaction Facilities and Expansion Project*

The Sabine Pass LNG Terminal, as described above under the caption <u>[General](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_217)</u>, is one of the largest LNG production facilities in the world with over 30 mtpa of total production capacity, five storage tanks and three marine berths.

The following summarizes the volumes of natural gas for which we have received approvals from the FERC to site, construct and operate the Trains at the SPL Project and the orders we have received from the DOE authorizing the export of domestically produced LNG by vessel from the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal through December 31, 2050:

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| | **FERC Approved Volume** | **FERC Approved Volume** | **DOE Approved Volume** | **DOE Approved Volume** |
|  | *(in Bcf/yr)* | *(in mtpa)* | *(in Bcf/yr)* | *(in mtpa)* |
| FTA countries (1) | 1661.94 | 33 | 1661.94 | 33 |
| Non-FTA countries | 1661.94 | 33 | 1661.94 | 33 |

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(1)Excludes 950 Bcf/yr to FTA countries authorized in November 2025 for the SPL Expansion Project that is effective for 25 years from the date of first commercial export from the SPL Expansion Project.

In addition, we are developing the SPL Expansion Project, as also described above under the caption <u>[General](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_217)</u>. In June 2025, certain subsidiaries of CQP updated the SPL Expansion Project's FERC application, originally filed in February 2024, to reflect a two-phased project, inclusive of three liquefaction trains and supporting infrastructure, maintaining an expected total peak production capacity of up to approximately 20 mtpa of LNG, inclusive of estimated debottlenecking opportunities.

*Natural Gas Supply, Transportation and Storage*

SPL has secured a portion of its expected natural gas feedstock for the SPL Project through long-term natural gas supply agreements, including an IPM agreement. SPL Stage V also has an IPM agreement to supply the SPL Expansion Project. Additionally, to ensure that SPL is able to transport and manage the natural gas feedstock to the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal, it

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has transportation precedent and other agreements to secure firm pipeline transportation and storage capacity from third parties and CTPL.

*Regasification Facilities*

The Sabine Pass LNG Terminal, as described above under the caption <u>[General](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_217)</u>, has operational regasification capacity of approximately 4 Bcf/d and aggregate LNG storage capacity of approximately 17 Bcfe. SPLNG has a long-term, third party TUA for 1 Bcf/d with TotalEnergies Gas & Power North America, Inc. (**"TotalEnergies"**), under which TotalEnergies is required to pay fixed monthly fees, whether or not it uses the regasification capacity it has reserved. Approximately 2 Bcf/d of the remaining capacity has been reserved under a TUA by SPL, which also has a partial TUA assignment agreement with TotalEnergies, as further described in <u>[Note 12—Revenues](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_94)</u> of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

***Corpus Christi LNG Terminal***

*Liquefaction Facilities and Expansion Projects*

The Corpus Christi LNG Terminal, as described above under the caption <u>[General](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_217)</u>, has over 30 mtpa of total expected production capacity, inclusive of estimated debottlenecking opportunities, including over 4 mtpa under construction from the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project, approximately 5 mtpa under construction from the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project and the remainder in operation as of December 31, 2025. The Corpus Christi LNG Terminal also includes three storage tanks and two marine berths.

The following table summarizes the project completion and construction status of the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project and CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project as of December 31, 2025:

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| | **Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project** | **CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project** |
| Overall project completion percentage | 94.1% | 31.8% |
| Completion percentage of: |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Engineering | 99.6% | 75.5% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Procurement | 100.0% | 47.3% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subcontract work | 95.1% | 29.0% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Construction | 84.7% | 0.2% |
| Date of expected substantial completion | 1H 2026 - 2H 2026 | 2H 2028 |

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The following summarizes the volumes of natural gas for which we have received approvals from the FERC to site, construct and operate the Trains at the CCL Project and the orders we have received from the DOE authorizing the export of domestically produced LNG by vessel from the Corpus Christi LNG Terminal through December 31, 2050:

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| | **FERC Approved Volume (1)** | **FERC Approved Volume (1)** | **DOE Approved Volume (1)** | **DOE Approved Volume (1)** |
|  | *(in Bcf/yr)* | *(in mtpa)* | *(in Bcf/yr)* | *(in mtpa)* |
| **Trains 1 through 3 of the CCL Project:** |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FTA countries | 875.16 | 17 | 875.16 | 17 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Non-FTA countries | 875.16 | 17 | 875.16 | 17 |
| **Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project:** |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FTA countries | 582.14 | 11.45 | 582.14 | 11.45 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Non-FTA countries | 582.14 | 11.45 | 582.14 | 11.45 |

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(1)Excludes 170 Bcf/yr to FTA countries authorized in July 2023 for the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project that is not effective until the date of first commercial export from the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project, which was approved by the FERC in March 2025.

In addition, we are developing the CCL Expansion Project, as also described above under the caption <u>[General](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_217)</u>, inclusive of four liquefaction trains and supporting infrastructure, with an expected total peak production capacity of up to 24 mtpa of LNG, inclusive of estimated debottlenecking opportunities.

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*Natural Gas Supply, Transportation and Storage*

CCL has secured a portion of its expected natural gas feedstock for the Corpus Christi LNG Terminal through long-term natural gas supply agreements, including IPM agreements. Additionally, to ensure that CCL is able to transport and manage the natural gas feedstock to the Corpus Christi LNG Terminal, it has transportation precedent and other agreements to secure firm pipeline transportation and storage capacity from third parties and CCP.

***Marketing***

LNG produced by the Liquefaction Projects that is not contracted under long-term contracts is available for Cheniere Marketing, our integrated marketing function, to sell in the global market under spot sales or other short-term agreements. These volumes may be supplemented by volumes procured from third parties at other locations worldwide to support operational requirements or take advantage of market opportunities.

Additional information regarding our marketing activities can be found in <u>[Liquidity and Capital Resources](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_142)</u> in Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

***Major Customers***

We did not have any customers accounting for 10% or more of total consolidated revenues from contracts with external customers for the year ended December 31, 2025.

Additional information regarding our customer contracts can be found in <u>[Liquidity and Capital Resources](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_142)</u> in Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and <u>[Note 20—Segment Information and Customer Concentration](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_112)</u> of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

***Business Seasonality***

Our results are affected by production levels, timing of our maintenance activities and the resulting availability of volumes. Therefore, operating profit may not be generated evenly throughout the year. Weather variations, including temperature, have an impact on LNG output at our Liquefaction Projects. Our Liquefaction Projects are capable of relatively higher production volumes during the cooler months as compared to the summer months. We typically perform our scheduled major maintenance activities at our sites during shoulder months in the second and third quarters in order to mitigate the impact to our annual operating results.

***Governmental Regulation***

Our LNG terminals and pipelines are subject to extensive regulation under federal, state and local statutes, rules, regulations and laws. These laws require that we engage in consultations with appropriate federal and state agencies and that we obtain and maintain applicable permits and other authorizations. As further described in <u>[Risks Relating to Regulations](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_250)</u> within Item 1A. Risk Factors, these rigorous regulatory requirements are built into the cost of construction and operation, and failure to comply with such laws could result in substantial penalties and/or loss of necessary authorizations.

*Federal Energy Regulatory Commission*

The design, construction, operation, maintenance and expansion of our liquefaction facilities and the transportation of natural gas in interstate commerce through our pipelines are highly regulated activities subject to the jurisdiction of the FERC pursuant to the NGA. Under the NGA, the FERC's jurisdiction generally extends to the transportation of natural gas in interstate commerce, to the sale for resale of natural gas in interstate commerce, to natural gas companies engaged in such transportation or sale and to the construction, operation, maintenance and expansion of LNG terminals and interstate natural gas pipelines.

The FERC's authority to regulate interstate natural gas pipelines and the services that they provide generally includes regulation of:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• rates and charges, and terms and conditions for natural gas transportation, storage and related services;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the certification and construction of new facilities and modification of existing facilities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the extension and abandonment of services and facilities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the administration of accounting and financial reporting regulations, including the maintenance of accounts and records;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the acquisition and abandonment of facilities; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• various other matters.

Under the NGA, interstate pipelines are not permitted to unduly discriminate or grant undue preference as to rates or the terms and conditions of service to any shipper, including the company's own affiliates. Those rates, terms and conditions must be public, and on file with the FERC. In contrast to pipeline regulation, the FERC does not require NGA Section 3 LNG terminal owners to provide open-access services at cost-based or regulated rates. Although the provisions that codified the FERC's policy in this area expired on January 1, 2015, we see no indication that the FERC intends to change its policy in this area. On February 18, 2022, the FERC updated its 1999 Policy Statement on certification of new interstate natural gas facilities and the framework for the FERC's decision-making process. On March 24, 2022, the FERC rescinded the Policy Statement and re-issued it as a draft. On September 12, 2025, the FERC issued an order terminating the proceeding to consider updates to the 1999 Policy Statement.

We are permitted to make sales of natural gas for resale in interstate commerce pursuant to a blanket marketing certificate granted by the FERC. Our sales of natural gas will be affected by the availability, terms and cost of pipeline transportation.

In order to site, construct and operate our LNG terminals, we received and are required to maintain authorizations from the FERC under Section 3 of the NGA as well as other material governmental and regulatory approvals and permits. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (the **"EPAct"**) amended Section 3 of the NGA to establish or clarify the FERC's exclusive authority to approve or deny an application for the siting, construction, expansion or operation of LNG terminals, unless specifically provided otherwise in the EPAct amendments to the NGA. For example, nothing in the EPAct amendments to the NGA were intended to affect otherwise applicable law related to any other federal agency's authorities or responsibilities related to LNG terminals or those of a state acting under federal law.

In March 2025, we received authorization from the FERC under the NGA to site, construct and operate the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project. In June 2025, certain subsidiaries of CQP updated the SPL Expansion Project's FERC application, originally filed in February 2024, to reflect a two-phased project, inclusive of three liquefaction trains and supporting infrastructure, maintaining an expected total peak production capacity of up to approximately 20 mtpa of LNG, inclusive of estimated debottlenecking opportunities. In December 2025, we filed an application with the FERC to increase the LNG production capacity of the previously-authorized Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project and CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project by approximately 5 mtpa, which remains pending at the FERC. Following our pre-filing in July 2025, in February 2026, we filed an application with the FERC under the NGA for authorization to site, construct and operate the CCL Expansion Project in a phased approach, inclusive of four liquefaction trains and supporting infrastructure, with an expected total peak production capacity of up to 24 mtpa of LNG, inclusive of estimated debottlenecking opportunities.

The FERC's Standards of Conduct apply to interstate pipelines that conduct transmission transactions with an affiliate that engages in natural gas marketing functions. The general principles of the FERC Standards of Conduct are: (1) non-discrimination, which requires transmission providers to treat all transmission customers, affiliated and non-affiliated, on a not unduly discriminatory basis, and to not make or grant any undue preference or advantage to any person or subject any person to any undue prejudice or disadvantage; (2) independent functioning, which requires transmission function employees to function independently of marketing function employees; (3) no-conduit rule, which prohibits passing transmission function information to marketing function employees; and (4) transparency, which imposes posting requirements to detect undue preference due to the improper disclosure of non-public transmission function information. We have established the required policies, procedures and training to comply with the FERC's Standards of Conduct.

All of our FERC construction, operation, reporting, accounting and other regulated activities are subject to audit by the FERC, which may conduct routine or special inspections and issue data requests designed to ensure compliance with FERC rules, regulations, policies and procedures. The FERC's jurisdiction under the NGA allows the imposition of civil and criminal

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penalties for any violations of the NGA and any rules, regulations or orders of the FERC thereunder up to approximately $1.6 million per day per violation, including any conduct that violates the NGA's prohibition against market manipulation.

Several other governmental and regulatory approvals and permits are required throughout the life of our LNG terminals and our pipelines. In addition, our FERC orders require us to comply with certain ongoing conditions and reporting obligations and maintain other regulatory agency approvals throughout the life of our facilities. For example, throughout the life of our LNG terminals and our pipelines, we are subject to regular reporting requirements to the FERC, the Department of Transportation's (**"DOT"**) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (**"PHMSA"**) and applicable federal and state regulatory agencies regarding the operation and maintenance of our facilities. To date, we have been able to obtain and maintain required approvals as needed, and the need for these approvals and reporting obligations has not materially affected our construction or operations.

*DOE Export Licenses*

The DOE has authorized the export of domestically produced LNG by vessel from the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal, as discussed in *Sabine Pass LNG Terminal*—*Liquefaction Facilities,* and the Corpus Christi LNG Terminal, as discussed in *Corpus Christi LNG Terminal*—*Liquefaction Facilities.* Although it is not expected to occur, the loss of an export authorization could be a force majeure event under our SPAs.

Under Section 3 of the NGA, applications for exports of natural gas (including LNG) to FTA countries, which allow for national treatment for trade in natural gas, are "deemed to be consistent with the public interest" and shall be granted by the DOE without "modification or delay." FTA countries currently recognized by the DOE for exports of LNG include Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Peru, Republic of Korea and Singapore. FTAs with Israel and Costa Rica do not require national treatment for trade in natural gas. As part of its review of applications for export of LNG to non-FTA countries, the DOE publishes a Notice of Application in the Federal Register whereby the public and other interveners are provided the opportunity to comment and may assert that such authorization would not be consistent with the public interest. We currently have the SPL Expansion Project and the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project pending non-FTA export approval with the DOE. However, the outstanding DOE approval for the SPL Expansion Project is first subject to the receipt of regulatory permit approval from the FERC, responsive to our formal application. In June 2025, certain subsidiaries of CQP updated the SPL Expansion Project's application to the DOE for authorization to export LNG to FTA countries and non-FTA countries. In November 2025, the updated authorization to export LNG to FTA countries was received. See *Sabine Pass LNG Terminal* and *Corpus Christi LNG Terminal* sections above for FERC and DOE approved volumes on our existing Liquefaction Projects.

*Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration*

Our LNG terminals as well as the Creole Trail Pipeline and the Corpus Christi Pipeline are subject to regulation by PHMSA. PHMSA is authorized by the applicable pipeline safety laws to establish minimum safety standards for certain pipelines and LNG facilities. The regulatory standards PHMSA has established are applicable to the design, installation, testing, construction, operation, maintenance and management of natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline facilities and LNG facilities that affect interstate or foreign commerce. PHMSA has also established training, worker qualification and reporting requirements.

PHMSA performs inspections of pipeline and LNG facilities and has authority to undertake enforcement actions, including issuance of civil penalties up to approximately $273,000 per day per violation, with a maximum administrative civil penalty of approximately $2.7 million for any related series of violations.

*Other Governmental Permits, Approvals and Authorizations*

Construction and operation of our facilities require additional permits, orders, approvals and consultations to be issued by various federal and state agencies, including the DOT, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (**"USACE"**), U.S. Department of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (the **"EPA"**), U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (the **"LDEQ"**), the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (**"TCEQ"**) and the Railroad Commission of Texas.

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The USACE issues its permits under the authority of the Clean Water Act (**"CWA"**) (Section 404) and the Rivers and Harbors Act (Section 10). The EPA administers the Clean Air Act (**"CAA"**), and has delegated authority to the TCEQ and LDEQ to issue the Title V Operating Permit and the Prevention of Significant Deterioration Permit. These two permits are issued by the LDEQ for the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal and CTPL and by the TCEQ for the CCL Project.

*Commodity Futures Trading Commission (****"CFTC"****)* 

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the **"Dodd-Frank Act"**) amended the Commodity Exchange Act to provide for federal regulation of the over-the-counter derivatives market and entities, such as us, that participate in those markets. The CFTC has enacted a number of regulations pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act.

As required by the Dodd-Frank Act, the CFTC and federal banking regulators also adopted rules requiring swap dealers (as defined in the Dodd-Frank Act), including those that are regulated financial institutions, to collect initial and/or variation margin with respect to uncleared swaps from their counterparties that are financial end users, registered swap dealers or major swap participants. These rules do not require collection of margin from non-financial-entity end users who qualify for the end user exception from the mandatory clearing requirement or from non-financial end users or certain other counterparties in certain instances. We qualify as a non-financial-entity end user with respect to the swaps that we enter into to hedge our commercial risks.

Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act, the CFTC adopted additional anti-manipulation and anti-disruptive trading practices regulations that prohibit, among other things, manipulative, deceptive or fraudulent schemes or material misrepresentation in the futures, options, swaps and cash markets. In addition, separate from the Dodd-Frank Act, our use of futures and options on commodities is subject to the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations, as well as the rules of futures exchanges on which any of these instruments are executed. Should we violate any of these laws and regulations, we could be subject to a CFTC or an exchange enforcement action and material penalties, possibly resulting in changes in the rates we can charge.

*United Kingdom / European Regulations*

Our European trading activities, which are primarily established in and operated out of the United Kingdom (**"U.K."**), are subject to a number of European Union (**"EU"**) and U.K. laws and regulations, including but not limited to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the European Market Infrastructure Regulation, which was designed to increase the transparency and stability of the European Economic Area (**"EEA"**) derivatives markets;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the Regulation on Wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency (**"REMIT"**), which prohibits market manipulation and insider trading in EEA wholesale energy markets and imposes various transparency and other obligations on participants active in these markets;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (**"MiFID II"**), which sets forth a financial services framework across the EEA, including rules for firms engaging in investment services and activities in connection with certain financial instruments, including a range of commodity derivatives; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the Market Abuse Regulation, which was implemented to create an enhanced market abuse framework, and which applies generally to all financial instruments listed or traded on EEA trading venues (**"Traded Instruments"**) as well as other over-the-counter financial instruments priced on, or impacting, the price or value of the Traded Instrument.

Following the U.K.'s departure from the EU (**"Brexit"**), the EU-wide rules that applied to the U.K. while it was a member of the EU (and during the transition period) have been replicated, subject to certain amendments, to create a parallel set of rules applicable only in the U.K. As a result, we are subject to two separate sets of rules based on the same underlying legislation: (i) one set of rules that apply in the EEA (i.e. not including the U.K.) (the **"EEA Rules"**); and (ii) one set of rules that apply only in the U.K. (the **"U.K. Onshored Rules"**). We increasingly are seeing divergence between the EEA Rules and the U.K. Onshored Rules albeit not in a way which is expected to materially impact our business at this time.

To the extent our trading activities have a nexus with the EEA, we comply with the EEA Rules. However, as our trading activities are primarily operated out of the U.K., the main rules that impact and apply to us on a day-to-day basis are the U.K. Onshored Rules.

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In particular, under the U.K. Onshored Rules, firms engaging in investment services and activities under U.K. MiFID II must be authorized unless an exemption applies. We meet the criteria for an exemption and therefore do not need to be authorized under U.K. MiFID II.

In addition to the U.K. Onshored Rules, we are also subject to a separate, U.K.-specific regime that is not based on prior EU/EEA legislation. This is primarily set out in the U.K.'s Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (**"FSMA"**) and Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001 (**"RAO"**), which, among other things, governs the regulation of financial services and markets in the U.K., and contains a definitive list of the specified kinds of activities and products that are regulated. Under these U.K.-specific rules, a firm engaging in regulated activities must be authorized unless an exclusion applies. We qualify under applicable exclusions and therefore are not required to be authorized under the U.K. FSMA/RAO regime.

In December 2022, the EU enacted regulations, which among other things established a market correction mechanism against excessively high LNG prices, volatility and movements, and provided for the collection of information though new reporting obligations that would be utilized to provide for a new LNG pricing assessment/benchmark. The applicable regulations are set forth in Council Regulation (EU) 2022/2576-2581. However, these temporary rules have subsequently expired and been replaced by new, yet substantively identical, permanent rules that are within the scope of the recast REMIT regulation which came into effect in May 2024. The impact of such regulations on our business remains uncertain, but is not expected to be material.

Violation of the foregoing laws and regulations could result in investigations, possible fines and penalties, and in some scenarios, criminal offenses, as well as reputational damage.

*Brexit and Equivalence*

As referenced above, the U.K. ceased to be a member of the EU on January 31, 2020. On December 24, 2020, the EU and the U.K. reached an agreement in principle on the terms of certain agreements and declarations governing the ongoing relationship between the EU and the U.K., including the EU-U.K. Trade and Cooperation Agreement (the **"TCA"**). The TCA provisionally applied from January 1, 2021, and entered into force on May 1, 2021. The TCA is limited in its scope; in particular the TCA does not make any meaningful provision for the financial services sector. For example, the TCA does not meaningfully address equivalence. Uncertainties remain relating to certain aspects of the U.K.'s future economic, trading and legal relationships with the EU and with other countries. As a result, we separately monitor and ensure compliance with all applicable U.K. and EU rules.

The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (**"FSMA 2023"**) came into U.K. law in June 2023. FSMA 2023 is the framework for the U.K.'s post-Brexit financial legislative and regulatory landscape. It is intended to provide the foundations for a significant overhaul and re-structuring of the U.K. financial services and markets regimes, with many of its measures being intended to address issues and points arising from Brexit. The changes include the revocation of retained EU laws, the introduction of new powers and objectives for the regulators of such markets, as well as a number of measures relevant to financial market infrastructure operators and market participants. Changes will be implemented pursuant to subsidiary legislation or directly by regulators. However, at this time it is not possible to determine whether any such actions would have a material impact on our business.

***Environmental Regulation***

Our LNG terminals are subject to various federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment and natural resources. These environmental laws and regulations can affect the cost and output of operations and may impose substantial penalties for non-compliance and substantial liabilities for pollution, as further described in the risk factor *Existing and future safety, environmental and similar laws and governmental regulations could result in increased compliance costs or additional operating costs or construction costs and restrictions* in <u>[Risks Relating to Regulations](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_250)</u> within Item 1A. Risk Factors. Many of these laws and regulations, such as those noted below, restrict or prohibit impacts to the environment or the types, quantities and concentration of substances that can be released into the environment and can lead to substantial administrative, civil and criminal fines and penalties for non-compliance.

In July 2024, the EU published Regulation (EU) 2024/1787 on the reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector, which became effective on August 4, 2024. This regulation requires, among other things, importers of natural gas (including

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LNG) into the EU to report methane emissions currently and, when and where applicable, to also report information on the measurement, reporting and verification (**"MRV"**) programs that the producer of such natural gas has in place. In addition, in future years, the EU intends to establish a maximum methane intensity for imported energy and it will be a requirement to demonstrate compliance with this maximum limit. The impact of this regulation on our business is uncertain, but is not expected to be material.

*Clean Air Act*

Our LNG terminals are subject to the federal CAA and comparable state and local laws. We may be required to incur certain capital expenditures over the next several years for air pollution control equipment in connection with maintaining or obtaining permits and approvals addressing air emission-related issues. However, we do not believe any such requirements will have a material adverse effect on our operations or the construction of our Liquefaction Projects.

On February 28, 2022, the EPA removed a stay of formaldehyde standards in the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (**"NESHAP"**) Subpart YYYY for stationary combustion turbines located at major sources of hazardous air pollutant (**"HAP"**) emissions. Owners and operators of lean remix gas-fired turbines and diffusion flame gas-fired turbines at major sources of HAP that were installed after January 14, 2003 were required to comply with NESHAP Subpart YYYY by March 9, 2022 and demonstrate initial compliance with those requirements by September 5, 2022. We do not believe that the construction and operations of our Liquefaction Projects will be materially and adversely affected by such regulatory actions.

We are supportive of reasonable regulations reducing methane emissions over time. Since 2009, the EPA has promulgated and finalized multiple greenhouse gas (**"GHG"**) emissions regulations related to reporting and reductions of GHG emissions from our facilities. On December 2, 2023, the EPA issued final rules to reduce methane and volatile organic compounds (**"VOC"**) emissions from new, existing and modified emission sources in the oil and gas sector. These regulations require monitoring of methane and VOC emissions at our compressor stations. We do not believe such regulations will have a material adverse effect on our operations, financial condition or results of operations.

From time to time, Congress has considered proposed legislation directed at reducing GHG emissions. On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed H.R. 5376 (P.L. 117-169), the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (**"IRA"**) which includes a waste emissions charge on methane emissions above a certain methane intensity threshold for facilities that report their GHG emissions under the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Program Part 98 regulations. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (**"OBBBA"**), signed by President Trump on July 4, 2025, delays the imposition of the methane emissions charge until calendar year 2034. We do not believe the methane charge will have a material adverse effect on our operations, financial condition or results of operations.

The timing, extent and impact of these rules and other Biden Administration initiatives remain uncertain as the Trump Administration has undertaken steps to delay their implementation, and to review, repeal and potentially replace them.

*Coastal Zone Management Act (****"CZMA"****)*

The siting and construction of our LNG terminals within the coastal zone is subject to the requirements of the CZMA. The CZMA is administered by the states (in Louisiana, by the Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy, and in Texas, by the General Land Office). This program is implemented to ensure that impacts to coastal areas are consistent with the intent of the CZMA to manage the coastal areas.

*Clean Water Act*

Our LNG terminals are subject to the federal CWA and analogous state and local laws. The CWA imposes strict controls on the discharge of pollutants into the navigable waters of the U.S., including discharges of wastewater and storm water runoff and fill/discharges into waters of the U.S. Permits must be obtained prior to discharging pollutants into state and federal waters. The CWA is administered by the EPA, the USACE and by the states (in Louisiana, by the LDEQ, and in Texas, by the TCEQ). The CWA regulatory programs, including the Section 404 dredge and fill permitting program and Section 401 water quality certification program carried out by the states, are frequently the subject of shifting agency interpretations and legal challenges, which at times can result in permitting delays.

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*Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (****"RCRA"****)* 

The federal RCRA and comparable state statutes govern the generation, handling and disposal of solid and hazardous wastes and require corrective action for releases into the environment. When such wastes are generated in connection with the operations of our facilities, we are subject to regulatory requirements affecting the handling, transportation, treatment, storage and disposal of such wastes.

*Protection of Species, Habitats and Wetlands*

Various federal and state statutes, such as the Endangered Species Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the CWA and the Oil Pollution Act, prohibit certain activities that may adversely affect endangered or threatened animal, fish and plant species and/or their designated habitats, wetlands, or other natural resources. If one of our LNG terminals or pipelines adversely affects a protected species or its habitat, we may be required to develop and follow a plan to remediate those impacts. In that case, siting, construction or operations may be delayed or restricted and cause us to incur increased costs.

It is not possible at this time to predict how future regulations or legislation may address protection of species, habitats and wetlands and impact our business. However, we do not believe such regulatory actions will have a material adverse effect on our operations or the construction of our Liquefaction Projects.

**Market Factors and Competition**

***Market Factors***

Our ability to enter into additional long-term SPAs to underpin the development of additional Trains, sell LNG through Cheniere Marketing or develop new projects is subject to market factors. These factors include changes in worldwide supply and demand for natural gas, LNG and substitute products, the relative prices for natural gas, crude oil and substitute products in North America and international markets, the extent of energy security needs in the EU and elsewhere, the rate of fuel switching from coal, nuclear or oil to natural gas and other overarching factors such as global economic growth and the pace of any transition from fossil-based systems of energy production and consumption to alternative energy sources. In addition, our ability to obtain additional funding to execute our business strategy is subject to the investment community's appetite for investment in LNG and natural gas infrastructure and our ability to access capital markets.

We expect that global demand for natural gas and LNG will continue to increase as nations seek more abundant, reliable and environmentally cleaner fuel alternatives to oil and coal. Market participants around the globe have shown commitments to environmental goals consistent with many policy initiatives that we believe are constructive for LNG demand and infrastructure growth. Significant amounts of money have been invested recently and continue to be invested across Europe and Asia in natural gas projects. In Europe alone, over 50 mtpa of regasification capacity has been added since 2022 with more planned over the next few years to secure access to LNG and displace Russian natural gas imports. In India, over 8,000 kilometers of pipelines have started commissioning in the past several years and there are more than 9,000 kilometers of natural gas pipelines under construction to expand the natural gas distribution network and increase access to natural gas. And in China, hundreds of billions of U.S. dollars have been and are expected to be further invested all along the natural gas value chain to enable growth and decrease harmful emissions. Furthermore, some of the existing integrated liquefaction facilities outside of the U.S. have been experiencing issues related to reduced feed gas as a result of depleting upstream resources. Global supply contributions from these plants have been decreasing and LNG supply growth is expected to help support these shortages.

As a result of these dynamics, we expect natural gas and LNG to continue to play an important role in satisfying energy demand going forward. In its forecast published in the third quarter of 2025, Wood Mackenzie Limited (**"WoodMac"**) forecasted that global demand for LNG would increase by approximately 64%, from approximately 410 mtpa, or 19.7 Tcf, in 2024, to 671 mtpa, or 32.2 Tcf, in 2040 and by approximately 67% to 685 mtpa or 32.9 Tcf in 2050. WoodMac also forecasted LNG production from existing operational facilities and new facilities already under construction would be able to supply the market with approximately 568 mtpa in 2040, declining to about 472 mtpa in 2050. This could result in a market need for construction of an additional approximately 104 mtpa of LNG production by 2040 and about 212 mtpa by 2050. As a cleaner dispatchable fuel for power generation, we expect natural gas and LNG to play a central role in balancing grids and contributing to a low carbon energy system globally. We believe the capital and operating costs of the uncommitted capacity of our Liquefaction Projects, as well as our proposed expansions at Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi, are competitive with new proposed projects globally and we are well-positioned to capture a portion of this incremental market need.

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***Competition***

Despite the long term nature of our SPAs, when SPL, CCL or Cheniere Marketing need to replace or amend any existing SPA or enter into new SPAs, they will compete with each other and other natural gas liquefaction projects throughout the world primarily on the basis of price per contracted volume of LNG at that time, as well as attributes such as commercial innovation, reliable production and customer-focused operations to provide flexible and tailored solutions to LNG buyers. Revenues associated with any incremental volumes sold outside of our long-term SPAs, including those sold by our integrated marketing function, will also be subject to market-based price competition. Refer to <u>[Item 1A. Risk Factors](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_241)</u> for further discussion of risks relating to market competition.

**Corporate Responsibility** 

As described in <u>[Market Factors and Competition](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_226)</u>, we expect that global demand for natural gas and LNG will continue to increase as nations seek more abundant, reliable and environmentally cleaner fuel alternatives to oil and coal. Our vision is to provide clean, secure and affordable energy to the world. This vision underpins our focus on responding to the world's shared energy challenges — expanding the global supply of clean, secure and affordable energy, improving air quality, reducing emissions and supporting the transition to a lower-carbon future. Our approach to corporate responsibility is guided by our Climate and Sustainability Principles: Transparency, Science, Supply Chain and Operational Excellence. In August 2025, we published *Together, We Deliver*, our sixth Corporate Responsibility (**"CR"**) report, which details our approach and progress on environmental, social and governance (**"ESG"**) matters. Our CR report is available at www.cheniere.com/our-responsibility/reporting-center. Information on our website, including the CR report, is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K. For further discussion on social and governance matters, see <u>[Human Capital Resources](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_235)</u>.

Our climate strategy is to measure and mitigate emissions so that we may better position our LNG supplies to remain competitive in a lower carbon future and provide energy, economic and environmental security to our customers across the world. To maximize the environmental benefits of our LNG, we believe it is important to develop our climate goals and strategies based on an accurate and holistic assessment of the emissions profile of our LNG, accounting for all steps in the supply chain. In 2024, we announced a voluntary, measurement-informed Scope 1 annual methane emissions intensity target across our liquefaction facilities. The Scope 1 methane target builds upon our robust climate strategy and leverages data from our multi-scale quantification, monitoring, reporting and verification (**"QMRV"**) emissions measurement program. We achieved a methane emissions intensity for 2024, which received third party limited assurance, of less than our methane target of 0.03% across our liquefaction sites, as reported in our latest CR report.

As a key aspect of our strategy, we collaborate with natural gas midstream companies, technology providers and leading academic institutions on life-cycle assessment (**"LCA"**) models, QMRV of GHG emissions and other research and development projects. We also co-founded and sponsored the Energy Emissions Modeling and Data Lab (**"EEMDL"**), a multidisciplinary research and education initiative led by the University of Texas at Austin in collaboration with Colorado State University and the Colorado School of Mines. In addition, we commenced providing Cargo Emissions Tags (**"CE Tags"**) to our long-term customers in June 2022, and in October 2022 joined the Oil and Gas Methane Partnership (**"OGMP"**) 2.0, the United Nations Environment Programme's (**"UNEP"**) flagship oil and gas methane emissions reporting and mitigation initiative. As a result of our efforts described above, in 2025, we achieved OGMP 2.0 Gold Standard reporting by the UNEP for our comprehensive methane emissions measurement and reporting under the OGMP 2.0 program and recognition by the Coalition for LNG Emissions Abatement toward Net-zero led by the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security. To ensure transparency and rigor, we work with academics and scientists to publish methodologies and results in multiple peer-reviewed journals.

Our total incremental expenditures related to climate initiatives, including capital expenditures, were not material to our Consolidated Financial Statements during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023. However, as governments consider and implement actions to reduce GHG emissions and the transition to a lower-carbon economy continues to evolve, as described in <u>[Market Factors and Competition](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_226)</u>, we expect the scope and extent of our future climate and sustainability initiatives

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to evolve accordingly. While we have not incurred material direct expenditures related to climate change, we are proactive in our management of climate risks and opportunities, including compliance with existing and future government regulations. We face certain business and operational risks associated with physical impacts from climate change, such as exposure to severe weather events or changes in weather patterns, in addition to transition risks. Please see <u>[Item 1A. Risk Factors](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_241)</u> for additional discussion.

**Human Capital Resources**

We are in a unique position as the largest producer of liquefied natural gas in the U.S. and the second-largest LNG operator globally. As an industry leader, we invest in core human capital priorities — attracting, engaging, retaining and developing talent — because our employees enable our current and future success and our ability to generate long-term value.

Our employees help drive our success, build our reputation, establish our legacy and deliver on our commitments to our customers. We aim to retain the best talent and keep our employees engaged through fulfilling career opportunities, training and development resources, and a competitive compensation program.

Our Chief Human Resources Officer oversees human capital management. This includes our approach to talent attraction and retention, rewards and remuneration, employee relations, employee engagement and training and development. Both our Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer communicate progress on our programs to our Board quarterly.

As of December 31, 2025, we had 1,717 full-time employees with 1,617 located in the U.S. and 100 located outside of the U.S. (primarily in the U.K.).

***Talent Attraction and Retention***

Our recruitment strategy is focused on attracting highly skilled talent. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, and work to develop and attract a strong talent pipeline through a range of internship, apprenticeship and vocational programs. We invest in opportunities to help local students and communities gain specialized skills and create local jobs through sponsorship of apprenticeships and internships. On an annual basis, we participate in workforce availability studies in the geographic areas where we operate to align our workforce planning with available community resources and talent. Internally and externally, we post openings to attract individuals with a range of qualified backgrounds, skills and experience. Our voluntary turnover was 5.5% for 2025.

***Compensation and Benefits***

We provide robust compensation and benefits programs to our employees. In addition to salaries, all employees are eligible for annual bonuses and stock awards. Benefit plans, which vary by country, include a 401(k) plan, healthcare and insurance benefits, health savings and flexible spending accounts, paid time off, family leave, family care resources, employee assistance programs and tuition assistance. We link our annual incentive program to financial and non-financial performance metrics.

***Culture and Engagement***

We are committed to supporting a culture where all employees can thrive, feel they belong and are valued. To create this environment, we are committed to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit workplace discrimination, harassment and unlawful retaliation. Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, our core values of teamwork, respect, accountability, integrity, nimble and safety (**"TRAINS"**) and our policies demonstrate our commitment to building an inclusive workplace, regardless of race, beliefs, nationality, gender and sexual orientation or any other legally protected characteristics. We are committed to providing fair and equitable employee programs including compensation and benefits.

We manage and measure organizational health with a view to gaining insight into employees' experiences, levels of workplace satisfaction and feelings of engagement and inclusion with the company. Employees are encouraged to share ideas and concerns through multiple feedback channels, including direct feedback to management and Human Resources business partners, town halls and hotlines which can be reached anonymously. Insights from these channels are used to develop both company-wide and business unit level talent development plans and training programs.

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***Development and Training***

Our apprenticeship program prepares local students for careers in LNG. This program combines classroom education with training and on-site learning experiences at our facilities.

We strive to provide our people with all of the tools and support necessary for them to succeed. We actively encourage our employees to take ownership of their careers and offer a number of resources to do so. Employees receive mid-year and annual performance reviews, as well as frequent informal discussions to help meet their career goals. We also conduct annual talent reviews and succession planning sessions to ensure future organizational talent trends are met. To ensure safe, reliable and efficient operations in a highly regulated environment, we offer online and site-specific learning opportunities. We also provide employees, leaders and executives with targeted development programming to solidify internal talent pipelines and succession plans.

***Employee Safety, Health and Wellness***

The safety of our employees, contractors and communities is one of our core values, and is carried out through our required safety programs and safety and health related procedures. Safety efforts are led by our Executive Safety Committee, which includes the Chief Executive Officer, senior leaders from across the company and representatives from our sites. We focus our efforts on continuously improving our performance. For the year ended December 31, 2025, we had no employee recordable injuries and 21 contractor recordable injuries. Our total recordable incident rate (employees and contractors combined) was 0.20, placing us in the top quintile of industry benchmarks based on Bureau of Labor safety statistics.

To support the well-being of our employees, we provide a wellness program that offers employees incentives to maintain an active lifestyle and set personal wellness goals. Incentives include online education related to health, nutrition and emotional health, as well as subsidies for fitness devices and gym memberships. We also offer mammography screenings, rooms for nursing mothers and biometric screenings.

**Subsidiaries**

Substantially all of our assets are held by our subsidiaries. We conduct most of our business through these subsidiaries, including the development, construction, maintenance and operation of our LNG terminal business and the development and operation of our LNG and natural gas marketing business.

**Available Information**

Our principal executive offices are located at 845 Texas Avenue, Suite 1250, Houston, Texas 77002, and our telephone number is (713) 375-5000. Our internet address is www.cheniere.com. We provide public access to our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to these reports as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file those materials with, or furnish those materials to, the SEC under the Exchange Act. These reports may be accessed free of charge through our internet website. We make our website content available for informational purposes only. The website should not be relied upon for investment purposes and is not incorporated by reference into this Form 10-K.

We will also make available to any stockholder, without charge, copies of our annual report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC. For copies of this, or any other filing, please contact: Cheniere Energy, Inc., Investor Relations Department, 845 Texas Avenue Suite 1250, Houston, Texas 77002 or call (713) 375-5000. The SEC maintains an internet site (www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers.

Additionally, we encourage you to review our CR Report (located on our internet site at www.cheniere.com), for more detailed information regarding our Human Capital programs and initiatives, as well as our initiatives and metrics related to ESG. Nothing on our website, including our CR Report or sections thereof, shall be deemed incorporated by reference into this Annual Report.

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**ITEM 1A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;RISK FACTORS** 

The following are some of the important factors that should be considered when investing in us, as such risk factors could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows or have other adverse impacts, and could cause actual results to differ materially from estimates or expectations contained in our forward-looking statements. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us, or that we currently deem to be immaterial, may also adversely affect our business, contracts, financial condition, operating results, cash flows, liquidity and prospects.

The risk factors in this report are grouped into the following categories:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• <u>[Risks Relating to Our Financial Matters](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_244)</u>;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• <u>[Risks Relating to Our Operations and Industry](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_247)</u>; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• <u>[Risks Relating to Regulations](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_250)</u>.

**Risks Relating to Our Financial Matters**

***An inability to source capital to supplement our available cash resources and existing credit facilities could cause us to have inadequate liquidity and could materially and adversely affect us.***

As of December 31, 2025, we had, on a consolidated basis, $1.1 billion of cash and cash equivalents (of which $182 million was held by our consolidated variable interest entities (**"VIEs"**)), $485 million of restricted cash and cash equivalents (of which $22 million was held by our VIEs), a total of $7.2 billion of available commitments under our credit facilities and $23.0 billion of total debt outstanding (before unamortized discount and debt issuance costs). SPL, CQP, CCH and Cheniere operate with independent capital structures as further detailed in <u>[Note 10—Debt](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_70)</u> of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. We incur, and will incur, significant interest expense relating to financing the assets at the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal and the Corpus Christi LNG Terminal, and we anticipate drawing on current committed facilities and/or incurring additional debt to finance the construction of the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project and the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project, as well as the SPL Expansion Project and the CCL Expansion Project if positive FIDs are made on these expansion projects. Our ability to fund our capital expenditures and refinance our indebtedness may depend on our ability to access additional project financing as well as the debt and equity capital markets. A variety of factors beyond our control could impact the availability or cost of capital, including domestic or international economic conditions, increases in key benchmark interest rates and/or credit spreads, the adoption of new or amended banking or capital market laws or regulations, lending institutions' evolving policies on financing businesses linked to fossil fuels and the repricing of market risks and volatility in capital and financial markets. Our financing costs could increase or future borrowings or equity offerings may be unavailable to us or unsuccessful, which could cause us to be unable to pay or refinance our indebtedness or to fund our other liquidity needs. We also may rely on borrowings under our credit facilities to fund our capital expenditures. If any of the lenders in the syndicates backing these facilities was unable to perform on its commitments, we may need to seek replacement lenders or seek alternative financing, which may not be available as needed, or may be available in more limited amounts or on more expensive or otherwise unfavorable terms.

***Our ability to generate cash is substantially dependent upon the performance by customers under long-term contracts that we have entered into, and we could be materially and adversely affected if any significant portion of our customers fails to perform its contractual obligations for any reason.***

Our future results and liquidity are substantially dependent upon performance by our customers to make payments under long-term contracts. As of December 31, 2025, we had SPAs with initial terms of 10 or more years with approximately 30 different third party customers, with customers under common control being considered a single customer.

While substantially all of our long-term third party customer arrangements are executed with a creditworthy company or secured by a parent company guarantee or other form of collateral, we are nonetheless exposed to credit risk in the event of a customer default that requires us to seek recourse.

Additionally, our long-term SPAs entitle the customer to terminate their contractual obligations upon the occurrence of certain events which include, but are not limited to: (1) if we fail to make available specified scheduled cargo quantities; (2) delays in the commencement of commercial operations; and (3) under the majority of our SPAs, upon the occurrence of certain events of force majeure.

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Although we have not had a history of material customer default or termination events, the occurrence of such events are largely outside of our control and may expose us to unrecoverable losses. We may not be able to replace these customer arrangements on desirable terms, or at all, if they are terminated. As a result, our business, contracts, financial condition, operating results, cash flow, liquidity and prospects could be materially and adversely affected.

***We and our subsidiaries may be restricted under the terms of our and their indebtedness from paying dividends or distributions under certain circumstances, which could materially and adversely affect our liquidity.***

The agreements governing our and our subsidiaries' indebtedness contain customary terms and events of default and certain covenants that, among other things, may limit our and our subsidiaries' ability to make certain investments or pay dividends or distributions. For example, CCH and SPL are restricted from making distributions under agreements governing their indebtedness generally unless, among other requirements, appropriate reserves have been established for debt service using cash or letters of credit and a historical and projected debt service coverage ratio of 1.25:1.00 is satisfied.

In addition, prior to completion of the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project, CCH is also required to confirm before making a distribution that it has sufficient funds, including senior debt commitments, equity funding and projected contracted cash flows from the fixed price component of its third party SPAs, to meet remaining expenditures required for the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project in order to achieve completion by a certain specified date.

Any inability to pay or increase dividends or distributions by us or our subsidiaries as a result of the foregoing restrictions could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity.

***Restrictions in agreements governing us and our subsidiaries' indebtedness may prevent us and our subsidiaries from engaging in certain beneficial transactions, which could materially and adversely affect us.***

In addition to restrictions on the ability of us, CQP, SPL and CCH to make distributions or incur additional indebtedness, as further described in the immediately preceding risk factor***,*** the agreements governing our indebtedness also contain various other covenants that may prevent us from engaging in beneficial transactions, including limitations on our ability to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• make certain investments;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• purchase, redeem or retire equity interests;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• issue preferred stock;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• sell or transfer assets;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• incur liens;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• enter into transactions with affiliates;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• consolidate, merge, sell or lease all or substantially all of our assets; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• enter into sale and leaseback transactions.

Any restrictions on the ability to engage in beneficial transactions could materially and adversely affect us.

***Our use of derivative instruments, including our IPM agreements, to manage risks could have a significant adverse or otherwise volatile effect on our earnings reported under GAAP and our liquidity.***

We use derivative instruments to manage certain risks, including commodity-related price risk. The extent of our derivative position at any given time depends on our assessment of risks and related exposures for these commodities. We currently account for our derivatives at fair value, with immediate recognition of changes in the fair value in earnings, unless they satisfy criteria for, and we elect, the normal purchases and normal sales exception which applies the accrual method of accounting, as described in <u>[Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_298)</u> of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Such valuations are primarily valued based on estimated forward commodity prices and are more susceptible to variability particularly when markets are volatile, which could have a significant adverse or otherwise volatile effect on our earnings reported under GAAP. For example, as described in <u>[Results of Operations](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_139)</u> in Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, our net income for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 included $3.6 billion and $1.3 billion of gains, respectively, resulting from changes in the fair values of our derivatives (before

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tax and the impact of non-controlling interests), substantially all of which were related to commodity derivative instruments indexed to international LNG prices, mainly our IPM agreements.

These transactions and other derivative transactions have and may continue to result in substantial volatility in results of operations reported under GAAP, particularly in periods of significant commodity, currency or financial market variability. For certain of these instruments, in the absence of actively quoted market prices and pricing information from external sources, the value of these financial instruments involves management's judgment or use of estimates. Changes in the underlying assumptions or use of alternative valuation methods could affect the reported fair value of these contracts.

In addition, our liquidity may be adversely impacted by the cash margin requirements of the respective commodity exchanges or over-the-counter arrangements. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, we had collateral posted with counterparties by us of $76 million and $128 million, respectively, which are included in margin deposits in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

***Our ability to declare and pay dividends and repurchase shares is subject to certain considerations.***

Dividends are authorized and determined by our Board in its sole discretion and depend upon a number of factors, including:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Cash available for distribution;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Our results of operations and anticipated future results of operations;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Our financial condition, especially in relation to the anticipated future capital needs of any expansion of our liquefaction facilities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The level of distributions paid by comparable companies;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Our operating expenses; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Other factors our Board deems relevant.

We expect to continue to pay quarterly dividends to our stockholders; however, our Board may reduce our dividend or cease declaring dividends at any time, including if it determines that our current or forecasted future cash flows provided by our operating activities, after deducting capital expenditures, investments and other commitments, are not sufficient to pay our desired levels of dividends to our stockholders or to pay dividends to our stockholders at all.

Additionally as of December 31, 2025, $1.2 billion of repurchase authority remained under our share repurchase program authorized by our Board, which subsequently increased to approximately $10 billion from 2026 through 2030 after a $9 billion increase was authorized in February 2026. Our share repurchase program does not obligate us to acquire a specific number of shares during any period, and our decision to commence, discontinue or resume repurchases in any period will depend on the same factors that our Board may consider when declaring dividends, among others.

Any downward revision in the amount of dividends we pay to stockholders or the number of shares we purchase under our share repurchase program could have an adverse effect on the market price of our common stock.

**Risks Relating to Our Operations and Industry**

***Catastrophic weather events or other disasters could result in an interruption of our operations, a delay in the construction of our Liquefaction Projects, damage to our Liquefaction Projects and increased insurance costs, all of which could adversely affect us.***

Weather events such as major hurricanes and winter storms have caused interruptions or temporary suspension in construction or operations at our facilities or caused minor damage to our facilities. Our risk of loss related to weather events or other disasters is limited by contractual provisions in our SPAs, which can provide under certain circumstances relief from operational events, and partially mitigated by insurance we maintain. Aggregate direct and indirect losses associated with the aforementioned weather events, net of insurance reimbursements, have not historically been material to our Consolidated Financial Statements, and we believe our insurance coverages maintained, existence of certain protective clauses within our SPAs and other risk management strategies mitigate our exposure to material losses. However, future adverse weather events and collateral effects, or other disasters such as explosions, fires, floods or severe droughts, could cause damage to, or

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interruption of operations at our terminals or related infrastructure, or interruptions to our power supply, which could impact our operating results, increase insurance premiums or deductibles paid and delay or increase costs associated with the construction and development of our Liquefaction Projects or our other facilities. Our LNG terminal infrastructure and LNG facilities are designed in accordance with the requirements of 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 193, *Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities: Federal Safety Standards*, and all applicable industry codes and standards.

***Disruptions to the third party supply of natural gas to our pipelines and facilities could have a material adverse effect on our business, contracts, financial condition, operating results, cash flow, liquidity and prospects.***

We depend upon third party pipelines and other facilities that provide gas delivery options to our liquefaction facilities and pipelines. If any pipeline connection were to become unavailable for current or future volumes of natural gas due to repairs, damage to the facility, lack of capacity, failure to replace contracted firm pipeline transportation capacity on economic terms, or any other reason, our ability to receive natural gas volumes to produce LNG or for transporters to continue shipping natural gas to us from producing regions or to end markets could be adversely impacted. Such disruptions to our third party supply of natural gas may also be caused by weather events or other disasters described in the immediately preceding risk factor*.* While certain contractual provisions in our SPAs can limit the potential impact of disruptions, and historical indirect losses incurred by us as a result of disruptions to our third party supply of natural gas have not been material, any significant disruption to our natural gas supply where we may not be protected could result in a substantial reduction in our revenues under our long-term SPAs or other customer arrangements, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, contracts, financial condition, operating results, cash flow, liquidity and prospects.

***We may not be able to purchase or receive physical delivery of sufficient natural gas to satisfy our delivery obligations under the SPAs, which could have a material adverse effect on us.***

Under the SPAs with our customers, we are required to make available to them a specified amount of LNG at specified times. The supply of natural gas to our Liquefaction Projects to meet our LNG production requirements timely and at sufficient quantities is critical to our operations and the fulfillment of our customer contracts. However, we may not be able to purchase or receive physical delivery of natural gas as a result of various factors, including non-delivery or untimely delivery by our suppliers, depletion of natural gas reserves within regional basins and disruptions to pipeline operations as described in the immediately preceding risk factor*.* Additionally, composition changes in the quality of feed gas received from third parties may impact operational efficiency and performance, which could have an effect on our operating results. Our risk is in part mitigated by the diversification of our natural gas supply and transportation across suppliers and pipelines, and regionally across basins, and additionally, we have provisions within our supplier contracts that provide certain protections against non-performance. Further, provisions within our SPAs provide certain protection against force majeure events. While historically we have not incurred significant or prolonged disruptions to our natural gas supply that have resulted in a material adverse impact to our operations, due to the criticality of natural gas supply to our production of LNG, our failure to purchase or receive physical delivery of sufficient quantities of natural gas under circumstances where we may not be protected could have a material adverse effect on our business, contracts, financial condition, operating results, cash flow, liquidity and prospects.

***We are subject to significant construction and operating hazards and uninsured risks, one or more of which may create significant liabilities and losses for us.*** 

The construction and operation of our LNG terminals and our pipelines are, and will be, subject to the inherent risks associated with these types of operations as discussed throughout our risk factors, including explosions, breakdowns or failures of equipment, operational errors by vessel or tug operators, pollution, release of toxic substances, fires, hurricanes and adverse weather conditions and other hazards, each of which could result in significant delays in commencement or interruptions of operations and/or in damage to or destruction of our facilities or damage to persons and property. In addition, our operations and the facilities and vessels of third parties on which our operations are dependent face possible risks associated with acts of aggression or terrorism.

We do not, nor do we intend to, maintain insurance against all of these risks and losses. We may not be able to maintain desired or required insurance in the future at rates that we consider reasonable. Although losses incurred as a result of self-insured risk have not been material historically, the occurrence of a significant event not fully insured or indemnified against could have a material adverse effect on our business, contracts, financial condition, operating results, cash flow, liquidity and prospects.

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***We are dependent on our EPC partners and other contractors for the successful completion of the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project, the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project and any potential expansion projects, including the SPL Expansion Project and the CCL Expansion Project.***

Timely and cost-effective completion of the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project, the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project and any potential expansion projects, including the SPL Expansion Project and the CCL Expansion Project, in compliance with agreed specifications is central to our business strategy and is highly dependent on the performance of our EPC partners, including Bechtel, and our other contractors under their agreements. The ability of our EPC partners and our other contractors to perform successfully under their agreements is dependent on a number of factors, including their ability to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• design and engineer each Train to operate in accordance with specifications;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• engage and retain third party subcontractors and procure equipment and supplies;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• respond to difficulties such as equipment failure, delivery delays, schedule changes and failure to perform by subcontractors, some of which are beyond their control;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• attract, develop and retain skilled personnel, including engineers;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• post required construction bonds and comply with the terms thereof;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• manage the construction process generally, including coordinating with other contractors and regulatory agencies; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• maintain their own financial condition, including adequate working capital.

Although some agreements may provide for liquidated damages if the contractor fails to perform in the manner required with respect to certain of its obligations, the events that trigger a requirement to pay liquidated damages may delay or impair the operation of the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project, the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project and any potential expansion projects, including the SPL Expansion Project and the CCL Expansion Project, and any liquidated damages that we receive may not be sufficient to cover the damages that we suffer as a result of any such delay or impairment. The obligations of EPC partners and our other contractors to pay liquidated damages under their agreements are subject to caps on liability, as set forth therein.

Furthermore, we may have disagreements with our contractors about different elements of the construction process, which could lead to the assertion of rights and remedies under their contracts and increase the cost of the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project, the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project and any potential expansion projects, including the SPL Expansion Project and the CCL Expansion Project, or result in a contractor's unwillingness to perform further work. If any contractor is unable or unwilling to perform according to the negotiated terms and timetable of its respective agreement for any reason or terminates its agreement, we would be required to engage a substitute contractor. This would likely result in significant project delays and increased costs, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, contracts, financial condition, operating results, cash flow, liquidity and prospects.

***Cost overruns and delays in the construction of our expansion projects, including the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project, the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project, the SPL Expansion Project and the CCL Expansion Project, as well as difficulties in obtaining sufficient financing to pay for such costs and delays, could have a material adverse effect on our business, contracts, financial condition, operating results, cash flow, liquidity and prospects.***

Our investment decision on the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project, the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project and any potential future expansion of LNG facilities, including the SPL Expansion Project and the CCL Expansion Project, relies on cost estimates developed initially through front end engineering and design studies. However, due to the size and duration of construction of an LNG facility, the actual construction costs may be significantly higher than our current estimates as a result of many factors, including but not limited to changes in scope and the ability of Bechtel and our other contractors to execute successfully under their agreements. Although our major EPC contracts are fixed price, as construction progresses, we may decide or be forced to submit change orders to our contractor, including change orders to comply with existing or future environmental or other regulations. Any change orders could result in longer construction periods, higher construction costs, including increased commodity prices (particularly nickel and steel) and escalating labor costs, or both. Additionally, certain of our SPAs provide that the customer may terminate that SPA if the relevant Train does not timely commence commercial operations. As a result, any significant construction delay, whatever the cause, could have a material adverse impact on our business, contracts, financial condition, operating results, cash flow, liquidity and prospects.

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Significant increases in the cost of a liquefaction project or significant construction delays could impact the commercial viability of the project as well as require us to obtain additional sources of financing to fund our operations until the applicable liquefaction project is fully constructed (which could cause further delays), thereby negatively impacting our business and limiting our growth prospects. While historically we have not experienced cost overruns or construction delays that have had a significant adverse impact on our operations, factors giving rise to such events in the future may be outside of our control and could have a material adverse effect on our current or future business, contracts, financial condition, operating results, cash flow, liquidity and prospects.

***Our ability to complete development and/or construction of additional Trains, including the SPL Expansion Project and the CCL Expansion Project, will be contingent on our ability to obtain additional funding. If we are unable to obtain sufficient funding, we may be unable to fully execute our growth strategy.***

We continuously pursue liquefaction expansion opportunities and other projects along the LNG value chain. As described further in <u>[Items 1. and 2. Business and Properties](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_214)</u>, we are currently developing the SPL Expansion Project and the CCL Expansion Project. The commercial development of an LNG facility takes a number of years and requires a substantial capital investment that is dependent on sufficient funding and commercial interest, among other factors.

We will require significant additional funding to be able to commence construction of the SPL Expansion Project, the CCL Expansion Project and any additional expansion projects, which we may not be able to obtain at a cost that results in positive economics, or at all. The inability to achieve acceptable funding may cause a delay in the development or construction of the SPL Expansion Project, the CCL Expansion Project or any additional expansion projects, which could have a material adverse effect on our growth strategy, financial condition, operating results, cash flow and liquidity.

***There may be impediments to the transport of LNG to customers, such as shortages of LNG vessels worldwide or operational impacts on LNG shipping, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, contracts, financial condition, operating results, cash flow, liquidity and prospects.***

We sell a significant amount of our LNG under DAP terms requiring delivery to international destinations. To fulfill our transportation requirements under these arrangements, including those under long term SPAs, we depend on the ability to secure chartered vessels often through long term lease arrangements. The construction and delivery of LNG vessels require significant capital and long construction lead times, and we may execute charters several years before the lease arrangements commence.

Although we actively manage our vessel requirements in response to the market and our customer contracts, the availability of LNG vessels and transportation costs could be impacted to the detriment of our business and our customers because of:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• an inadequate number of shipyards constructing LNG vessels and a backlog of orders at these shipyards;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• shortages of or delays in the receipt of necessary construction materials;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• political or economic disturbances;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• acts of war or piracy;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• changes in governmental regulations or maritime self-regulatory organizations' regulations;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• work stoppages or other labor disturbances;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• bankruptcy or other financial crisis of shipbuilders or shipowners;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• quality or engineering problems;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• disruptions to maritime transportation routes, such as the security situation in the Gulf of Aden and congestion at the Panama Canal; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• weather interference or a catastrophic event, such as a major earthquake, tsunami or fire.

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owner, including disruptions due to off-hire and downtime periods or shipping delays. However, other events outside of our control where we may not be protected may have a material adverse effect on our business, contracts, financial condition, operating results, cash flow, liquidity and prospects.

Additionally, while our vessel charters allow us to secure fixed rates under long term contracts (in certain cases subject to inflation) and we generally structure our SPAs to recover increase in such costs, our profitability, particularly relating to our short term or spot LNG sales outside of our SPAs, is largely dependent on the strength of international LNG markets. While historical downturns have not had a material adverse impact to our operations or results, any prolonged weakening of such markets could result in depressed or negative margins. See the risk factor *Cyclical or other changes in the demand for and price of LNG and natural gas may adversely affect our LNG business and the performance of our customers and could have a material adverse effect on our business, contracts, financial condition, operating results, cash flow, liquidity and prospects* for additional discussion.

***Changes to U.S. trade policy could have a material adverse effect on our business, contracts, financial condition, operating results, cash flow, liquidity and prospects.***

The U.S. has recently enacted and proposed to enact significant new tariffs and trade restrictions. Additionally, President Trump has directed various federal agencies to further evaluate key aspects of U.S. trade policy and there has been ongoing discussion and commentary regarding potential significant changes to U.S. trade policies, treaties and tariffs. For example, as part of its Section 301 investigation of the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sector in China (the **"Section 301 Investigation"**), the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (the **"USTR"**) in April 2025 mandated, among other things, restrictions on maritime transport services for U.S. LNG exports. These measures require that, beginning in April 2029, 1% of U.S. LNG exports must be exported on U.S.-built vessels, with such percentage gradually increasing to 15% in April 2047, with certain exceptions. In its original April 2025 notice, USTR had included the potential suspension of LNG export licenses as a remedy for non-compliance with the U.S. vessel restrictions; however, USTR subsequently removed the suspension language. In November 2025, the White House announced that, as part of the broader economic and trade relations deal with China, it had agreed to defer certain pending tariff and trade measures against China, including suspending for one year the implementation of fees on China-linked vessels pursuant to the Section 301 Investigation. However, the timeline for the U.S.-built vessel requirements for U.S. LNG exports thus far has not been modified. Given the ongoing evolution of the Section 301 Investigation measures, the potential impact of the restrictions on us and the LNG industry remains uncertain.

There continues to exist significant uncertainty about the future relationship between the U.S. and other countries with respect to trade policies, trade agreements, trade restrictions and tariffs. Any resulting unwillingness or inability of LNG purchasers in such countries to import LNG from the U.S. or increases in pricing as a result of retaliatory tariffs on exported U.S. LNG, could have a material adverse effect on our business, contracts, financial condition, operating results, cash flow, liquidity and prospects.

***Cyclical or other changes in the demand for and price of LNG and natural gas may adversely affect our LNG business and the performance of our customers and could have a material adverse effect on our business, contracts, financial condition, operating results, cash flow, liquidity and prospects.***

Our LNG business and the development of domestic LNG facilities and projects generally is based on assumptions about the future availability and price of natural gas and LNG and the prospects for international natural gas and LNG markets. Natural gas and LNG prices have been, and are likely to continue to be, volatile and subject to wide fluctuations in response to one or more of the following factors:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• increasingly competitive North American LNG landscape;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• insufficient or oversupply of natural gas liquefaction or receiving capacity worldwide;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• insufficient LNG tanker capacity;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• weather conditions, including temperature volatility resulting from climate change, and extreme weather events may lead to unexpected distortion in the balance of international LNG supply and demand;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• reduced demand and lower prices for natural gas worldwide;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• increased demand for natural gas in North America;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• increased natural gas production worldwide, either domestically or deliverable by pipelines, which could suppress demand for LNG;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• decreased oil and natural gas exploration activities which may decrease the production of natural gas in North America;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• cost improvements that allow competitors to provide natural gas liquefaction capabilities at reduced prices;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• changes in supplies of, and prices for, alternative energy sources which may reduce the demand for natural gas;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• changes in regulatory, tax or other governmental policies regarding exported North American LNG, natural gas or alternative energy sources, which may reduce the demand for exported North American LNG and/or natural gas;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• political conditions in customer regions;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• sudden decreases in demand for LNG as a result of natural disasters or public health crises, including the occurrence of a pandemic, and other catastrophic events;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• adverse relative demand for North American LNG compared to other sources, which may decrease LNG exports from North America; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• cyclical trends in general business and economic conditions that cause changes in the demand for natural gas.

Adverse trends or developments affecting any of these factors could result in decreases in the price of LNG and/or natural gas, which could materially and adversely affect our LNG business and the performance of our customers, and could have a material adverse effect on our business, contracts, financial condition, operating results, cash flow, liquidity and prospects.

***Failure of exported LNG to be a long term competitive source of energy for international markets could adversely affect our customers and could materially and adversely affect our business, contracts, financial condition, operating results, cash flow, liquidity and prospects.***

Operations of the Liquefaction Projects are dependent upon the ability of our SPA customers to deliver LNG supplies from North America, which is primarily dependent upon LNG being a competitive source of energy internationally. The success of our business plan is dependent, in part, on the extent to which LNG can, for significant periods and in significant volumes, be supplied from North America and delivered to international markets at a lower cost than the cost of alternative energy sources. Through the use of improved exploration technologies, additional sources of natural gas may be discovered outside North America, which could increase the available supply of natural gas outside North America and could result in natural gas in those markets being available at a lower cost than LNG exported to those markets.

Political instability in foreign countries that import or export natural gas, or strained relations between such countries and the U.S., may also impede the willingness or ability of LNG purchasers or suppliers and merchants in such countries to import LNG from the U.S. Furthermore, some foreign purchasers or suppliers of LNG may have economic or other reasons to obtain their LNG from, or direct their LNG to, non-U.S. markets or from or to our competitors' liquefaction facilities in the U.S.

As described in <u>[Market Factors and Competition](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_226)</u> in Items 1. and 2. Business and Properties, it is expected that global demand for natural gas and LNG will continue to increase as nations seek more abundant, reliable and environmentally cleaner fuel alternatives to fossil fuel energy sources such as oil and coal. However, as a result of transitions globally from fossil-based systems of energy production and consumption to renewable energy sources, LNG may face increased competition from alternative, cleaner sources of energy as such alternative sources emerge. Additionally, LNG from the Liquefaction Projects also competes with other sources of LNG, including LNG that is priced to indices other than Henry Hub. Some of these sources of energy may be available at a lower cost than LNG from the Liquefaction Projects in certain markets. The cost of LNG supplies from North America, including the Liquefaction Projects, may also be impacted by an increase in natural gas prices in North America.

As described in <u>[General](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_217)</u> in Items 1. and 2. Business and Properties, as of December 31, 2025, we have contracted through our SPAs and IPM agreements approximately 90% of the total anticipated production from the Liquefaction Projects through the mid-2030s, excluding volumes from contracts with terms less than 10 years and volumes from SPAs that are conditional on additional liquefaction capacity beyond what is currently in construction or operation, subject to unilateral waiver by us. However, as a result of the factors described above and other factors, the LNG we produce may not remain a long

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term competitive source of energy internationally, particularly when our existing long term contracts begin to expire. Any significant impediment to the ability to continue to secure long term commercial contracts or deliver LNG from the U.S. could have a material adverse effect on our customers and on our business, contracts, financial condition, operating results, cash flow, liquidity and prospects.

***We face competition based upon the international market price for LNG.***

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Our Liquefaction Projects are subject to the risk of LNG price competition at times when we need to replace any existing SPA, whether due to natural expiration, default or otherwise, or enter into new SPAs. Factors relating to competition may prevent us from entering into a new or replacement SPA on economically comparable terms as existing SPAs, or at all. Such an event could have a material adverse effect on our business, contracts, financial condition, operating results, cash flow, liquidity and prospects. Factors which may negatively affect potential demand for LNG from our Liquefaction Projects are diverse and include, among others:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• increases in worldwide LNG production capacity and availability of LNG for market supply;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• decreases in demand for LNG or increases in demand for LNG but at levels below those required to maintain current price equilibrium with respect to supply;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• increases in the cost to supply natural gas feedstock to our Liquefaction Projects;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• increases in the cost to supply power to our Liquefaction Projects;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• decreases in the cost of competing sources of natural gas or alternate fuels such as coal, heavy fuel oil and diesel;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• decreases in the price of non-U.S. LNG, including decreases in price as a result of contracts indexed to lower oil prices;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• increases in capacity and utilization of nuclear power and related facilities; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• displacement of LNG by pipeline natural gas or alternate fuels in locations where access to these energy sources is not currently available.

***A cyberattack involving our business, operational control systems or related infrastructure, or that of third parties with whom we do business, including pipelines which supply our Liquefaction Projects, or an attack on our critical suppliers, could negatively impact our business or operations, result in data security breaches, impede the processing of transactions, delay financial or compliance reporting and potentially harm our reputation.***

The pipeline and LNG industries are increasingly dependent on business and operational control technologies to conduct daily operations. We rely on control systems, technologies and networks to run our business and to control and manage our trading, marketing, pipeline, liquefaction and shipping operations. Cyberattacks on businesses have escalated in recent years, including as a result of geopolitical tensions, and use of the internet, cloud services, mobile communication systems and other public networks exposes our business and that of other third parties with whom we do business to potential cyberattacks, including third party pipelines which supply natural gas to our Liquefaction Projects. For example, in 2021 Colonial Pipeline suffered a ransomware attack that led to the complete shutdown of its pipeline system for six days. Should multiple of the third party pipelines which supply our Liquefaction Projects suffer similar concurrent attacks, our Liquefaction Projects may not be able to obtain sufficient natural gas to operate at full capacity, or at all. A cyberattack involving our business or operational control systems or related infrastructure, or that of third parties pipelines with whom we do business, or an attack on our critical suppliers, could negatively impact our business or operations, result in data security breaches, impede the processing of transactions, delay financial or compliance reporting and potentially harm our reputation.

***We may experience increased labor costs, and the unavailability of skilled workers or our failure to attract and retain qualified personnel could adversely affect us. In addition, changes in our senior management or other key personnel could affect our business results.***

We are dependent upon the available labor pool of skilled employees. We compete with other energy companies and other employers to attract and retain qualified personnel with the technical skills and experience required to construct and operate our facilities and pipelines and to provide our customers with the highest quality service. In the U.S., we are also subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act, which governs such matters as minimum wage, overtime and other working conditions. A shortage in the labor pool of skilled workers, remoteness of our site locations, general inflationary pressures, changes in

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applicable laws and regulations or labor disputes could make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified personnel and could require an increase in the wage and benefits packages that we offer, thereby increasing our operating costs. In addition, we are also subject to increased competition for skilled workers from new entrants to the LNG market. Any increase in our operating costs could materially and adversely affect our business, contracts, financial condition, operating results, cash flow, liquidity and prospects.

We depend on our executive officers for various activities. We do not maintain key person life insurance policies on any of our personnel. Although we have arrangements relating to compensation and benefits with certain of our executive officers, we do not have any employment contracts or other agreements with key personnel binding them to provide services for any particular term, other than our employment agreement with our President and Chief Executive Officer. The loss of the services of any of these individuals could have a material adverse effect on our business.

***Outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, at one or more of our facilities could adversely affect our operations or business.***

Our facilities at the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal and Corpus Christi LNG Terminal are critical infrastructure and continued to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic through our implementation of workplace controls and pandemic risk reduction measures. While the COVID-19 pandemic, including subsequent variants, had no adverse impact on our on-going operations, the risk of future variants and other infectious diseases is unknown and the outbreak of a more potent variant or another infectious disease in the future at one or more of our facilities could adversely affect our operations or business.

**Risks Relating to Regulations** 

***Failure to obtain and maintain approvals and permits from governmental and regulatory agencies with respect to the design, construction and operation of our facilities, the development and operation of our pipelines and the export of LNG could impede operations and construction and could have a material adverse effect on our business, contracts, financial condition, operating results, cash flow, liquidity and prospects.***

The design, construction and operation of interstate natural gas pipelines, Trains, including those at the Liquefaction Projects, the SPL Expansion Project, the CCL Expansion Project and other facilities, as well as the import and export of LNG and the purchase and transportation of natural gas, are highly regulated activities. Approvals of the FERC and DOE under Section 3 and Section 7 of the NGA, as well as several other material governmental and regulatory approvals and permits, including several under the CAA and the CWA, are required in order to construct and operate an LNG facility and an interstate natural gas pipeline and export LNG.

To date, the FERC has issued orders under Section 3 of the NGA authorizing the siting, construction and operation of all of our Trains in operation or under construction, as well as orders under Section 7 of the NGA authorizing the construction and operation of all of our pipelines in operation or under construction. In February 2024, certain of our subsidiaries submitted an application to the FERC under the NGA for authorization to site, construct and operate the SPL Expansion Project and in June 2025, certain of our subsidiaries submitted an updated application to the FERC reflecting a two-phased approach to the SPL Expansion Project. In December 2025, we filed an application with the FERC to increase the LNG production capacity of the previously-authorized Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project and CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project by approximately 5 mtpa and the application remains pending at the FERC. Following our pre-filing in July 2025, in February 2026, we filed an application with the FERC under the NGA for authorization to site, construct and operate the CCL Expansion Project in a phased approach.

To date, the DOE has also issued orders under Section 3 of the NGA authorizing SPL, CCL and the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project to export domestically produced LNG, as further detailed in *DOE Export Licenses* in <u>[Ou](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_223)[r Business](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_223)</u>. We currently have the SPL Expansion Project and the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project pending non-FTA export approval with the DOE. However, non-FTA export approval for the SPL Expansion Project is first subject to the receipt of regulatory permit approval from the FERC, responsive to our formal application. Additionally, we hold certificates under Section 7(c) of the NGA that grant us land use rights relating to the situation of our pipelines on land owned by third parties. If we were to lose these rights or be required to relocate our pipelines, our business could be materially and adversely affected.

Authorizations obtained from the FERC, DOE and other federal and state regulatory agencies contain ongoing conditions that we must comply with. Failure to comply with or our inability to obtain and maintain existing or newly imposed approvals, permits and filings that may arise due to factors outside of our control such as a U.S. government disruption or shutdown,

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political opposition or local community resistance to our operations could impede the operation and construction of our infrastructure. In addition, certain of these governmental permits, approvals and authorizations are or may be subject to rehearing requests, appeals and other challenges. There is no assurance that we will obtain and maintain these governmental permits, approvals and authorizations, or that we will be able to obtain them on a timely basis. Any impediment could have a material adverse effect on our business, contracts, financial condition, operating results, cash flow, liquidity and prospects.

***Our interstate natural gas pipelines and their FERC gas tariffs are subject to FERC regulation. If we fail to comply with such regulation, we could be subject to substantial penalties and fines.***

Our interstate natural gas pipelines are subject to regulation by the FERC under the NGA and the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (the **"NGPA"**). The FERC regulates the transportation of natural gas in interstate commerce, including the construction and operation of pipelines, the rates, terms and conditions of service and abandonment of facilities. Under the NGA, the rates charged by our interstate natural gas pipelines must be just and reasonable, and we are prohibited from unduly preferring or unreasonably discriminating against any potential shipper with respect to pipeline rates or terms and conditions of service. If we fail to comply with all applicable statutes, rules, regulations and orders, our interstate pipelines could be subject to substantial penalties and fines.

In addition, as a natural gas market participant, should we fail to comply with all applicable FERC-administered statutes, rules, regulations and orders, we could be subject to substantial penalties and fines. The FERC's jurisdiction under the NGA allows the imposition of civil and criminal penalties for any violations of the NGA and any rules, regulations or orders of the FERC thereunder, up to $1.6 million per day for each violation.

Although the FERC has not imposed fines or penalties on us to date, we are exposed to substantial penalties and fines if we fail to comply with such regulations.

***Existing and future safety, environmental and similar laws and governmental regulations could result in increased compliance costs or additional operating costs or construction costs and restrictions.***

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Our business is and will be subject to extensive federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations applicable to our construction and operation activities relating to, among other things, air quality, water quality, waste management, natural resources and health and safety. Many of these laws and regulations, such as the CAA, the Oil Pollution Act, the CWA and the RCRA, and analogous state laws and regulations, restrict or prohibit the types, quantities and concentration of substances that can be released into the environment in connection with the construction and operation of our facilities, and require us to maintain permits and provide governmental authorities with access to our facilities for inspection and reports related to our compliance. In addition, certain laws and regulations authorize regulators having jurisdiction over the construction and operation of our LNG terminals, marine berths and pipelines, including FERC, PHMSA, EPA and the U.S. Coast Guard, to issue regulatory enforcement actions, which may restrict or limit operations or increase compliance or operating costs. Violation of these laws and regulations could lead to substantial liabilities, compliance orders, fines and penalties, difficulty obtaining and maintaining permits from regulatory agencies or increased capital expenditures that could have a material adverse effect on our business, contracts, financial condition, operating results, cash flow, liquidity and prospects. Federal and state laws impose liability, without regard to fault or the lawfulness of the original conduct, for the release of certain types or quantities of hazardous substances into the environment. As the owner and operator of our facilities, we could be liable for the costs of cleaning up hazardous substances released into the environment at or from our facilities and for resulting damage to natural resources.

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The EPA has finalized or proposed multiple GHG regulations that impact our assets and supply chain. On December 2, 2023, the EPA issued final rules to reduce methane and VOC emissions from new, existing and modified emission sources in the oil and gas sector. These regulations require monitoring of methane and VOC emissions at our compressor stations. Further, the IRA includes a charge on methane emissions above certain emissions thresholds employing empirical emissions data that would have applied to our facilities beginning in calendar year 2024. The OBBBA, signed by President Trump on July 4, 2025, delays the imposition of the methane emissions charge until calendar year 2034. In addition, other international, federal and state initiatives may be considered in the future to address GHG emissions through treaty commitments, direct regulation, market-based regulations such as a GHG emissions tax or cap-and-trade programs or clean energy or performance-based standards. Such initiatives could affect the demand for or cost of natural gas, which we consume at our terminals, or could increase compliance costs for our operations.

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Revised, reinterpreted or additional guidance, laws and regulations at local, state, federal or international levels that result in increased compliance costs or additional operating or construction costs and restrictions could have a material adverse effect on our business, contracts, financial condition, operating results, cash flow, liquidity and prospects. It is not possible at this time to predict how future regulations or legislation may address GHG emissions and impact our business.

In 2022, the EPA removed a stay of formaldehyde standards in the NESHAP Subpart YYYY for stationary combustion turbines located at major sources of HAP emissions. Owners and operators of lean remix gas-fired turbines and diffusion flame gas-fired turbines at major sources of HAP that were installed after January 14, 2003 were required to comply with NESHAP Subpart YYYY beginning in 2022.

Other future legislation and regulations, such as those relating to the transportation and security of LNG imported to or exported from our terminals or climate policies of destination countries in relation to their obligations under the Paris Agreement or other national or International Climate Change-Related Policies, could cause additional expenditures, restrictions and delays in our business and to our proposed construction activities, the extent of which cannot be predicted and which may require us to limit substantially, delay or cease operations in some circumstances.

Total expenditures related to environmental and similar laws and governmental regulations, including capital expenditures, were immaterial to our Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023. Revised, reinterpreted or additional laws and regulations that result in increased compliance, operating or construction costs or restrictions could have a material adverse effect on our business, contracts, financial condition, operating results, cash flow, liquidity and prospects.

***Pipeline safety and compliance programs and repairs may impose significant costs and liabilities on us.***

The PHMSA requires pipeline operators to develop management programs to safely operate and maintain their pipelines and to comprehensively evaluate certain areas along their pipelines and take additional measures where necessary to protect pipeline segments located in "high or moderate consequence areas" where a leak or rupture could potentially do the most harm. As an operator, we are required to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• perform ongoing assessments of pipeline safety and compliance;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• identify and characterize applicable threats to pipeline segments that could impact a high consequence area;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• improve data collection, integration and analysis;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• repair and remediate the pipeline as necessary; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• implement preventative and mitigating actions.

We are required to utilize pipeline integrity management programs that are intended to maintain pipeline integrity. Any repair, remediation, preventative or mitigating actions may require significant capital and operating expenditures. Should we fail to comply with applicable statutes and the Office of Pipeline Safety's rules and related regulations and orders, we could be subject to significant penalties and fines, which for certain violations can aggregate up to as high as $2.7 million.

***Additions or changes in tax laws and regulations or variables impacting our tax obligations could potentially affect our financial results or liquidity.***

Tax laws and regulations are complex and rapidly evolving. We are subject to various taxes in the jurisdictions where we operate. Changes to local, state, domestic or international tax laws, their interpretation, enforcement practices and rates, including changes related to tariffs and duties, are beyond our control and could affect our tax obligations, compliance costs, financial results and cash flows. We continuously monitor and assess proposed tax legislation that could negatively impact our business.

Additionally, we have ad valorem legacy property tax incentives secured for the Corpus Christi LNG Terminal, inclusive of the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project and the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project, and the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal that begin to expire starting in 2026 and 2027, respectively, with continuing incentive roll-off thereafter over the longer term. The magnitude of property tax changes once our incentives expire is uncertain, but will be influenced, both in the near and longer term, by various factors including future local tax rates, local tax rate compression dynamics and variation in our assessed

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property values over time. During the year ended December 31, 2025, our ad valorem property tax incurred was approximately $89 million across the Cheniere complex.

**ITEM 1B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS**

None.

**ITEM 1C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CYBERSECURITY**

Cyberattacks represent a potentially significant risk to the Company and our industry. We have implemented policies and procedures that are intended to manage and reduce this risk.

**Risk Management and Strategy**

As part of our broader approach to risk management, our cybersecurity program is designed to follow a "govern, identify, protect, detect, respond and recover" approach to cybersecurity that is based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework (**"CSF"**). Our strategy also includes segmentation of corporate and operations networks, defense in depth and the principle of least privilege. Operational networks have fundamentally distinct safety and reliability standards and pose unique threats in comparison to information technology networks. Realizing these differences, we routinely evaluate opportunities to refine our cybersecurity program in order to mitigate operational network risks. We include business continuity planning as a component of our strategy to help ensure critical systems are available to support our company in the instance of a disruptive event. We also participate in various industry organizations to stay abreast of recent trends and developments.

On an ongoing basis, we assess our people, processes and technology and, when necessary, adjust the overall program in an effort to adapt to the ever-evolving cyber and geopolitical landscapes. We conduct regular assessments and audits, cross-functional risk mitigation exercises and risk strategy sessions to identify cybersecurity risks, applicable regulatory requirements and industry standards. These engagements are also designed to exercise, assess the maturity of and enhance our Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan. To support these efforts, we have contracted with third parties to perform facility and system penetration tests, compromise assessments of information technology systems and security maturity assessments of our corporate and operational networks. We maintain a training program to help our personnel identify and assist in mitigating cybersecurity and data security risks. Our employees and Board members participate in periodic training, user awareness campaigns and additional issue-specific training as needed. We also provide periodic training for certain contractors who have access to our information technology networks.

With respect to third party service providers, our information security program includes conducting risk-based due diligence of certain service providers' information security programs prior to onboarding. We seek to contractually require third party service providers with access to our information technology systems, sensitive business data or personal information to maintain reasonable security controls and restrict their ability to use our data, including personal information, for purposes other than to provide services to us, except as required by applicable law. We also seek to negotiate contractual requirements which compel our service providers to notify us of information security incidents occurring on their systems which may affect our systems or data, including personal information.

During the year ended December 31, 2025, cybersecurity incidents and threats did not materially affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.

**Governance**

Our cybersecurity leadership team consists of our Director and Chief Information Security Officer, Vice President and Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President of Shared Services. These individuals collectively provide the strategic oversight of our cybersecurity governance, cyber risk management and security operations and are responsible for maintaining our technology defense posture and program. As part of their governance and risk management responsibilities, these individuals oversee the efforts to prevent, detect, mitigate and remediate cybersecurity risks and incidents, including the systems deployed in our technology infrastructure to monitor for threats, perform security control testing and assessments, and incorporate threat intelligence into our day-to-day cybersecurity operations and strategic initiatives. They have decades of

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experience managing strategic technology operations, including the identification of cybersecurity risk and the defense of information technology assets from global threats.

Risks that could affect us are an integral part of our Board and Audit Committee deliberations throughout the year. Cybersecurity risks are integrated into our enterprise risk assessment process, which is reviewed by our Board at least annually. Our Board has oversight responsibility for assessing the primary risks facing us (including cybersecurity risks), the relative magnitude of these risks and management's plan for mitigating these risks, while the Audit Committee has been delegated the authority to oversee and periodically review the security of our information technology systems and controls, including programs and defenses against cybersecurity threats. The Audit Committee discusses with management our cybersecurity risk exposures and the steps management has taken to mitigate such exposures, including our risk assessment and risk management policies. On a quarterly basis, our cybersecurity leadership team updates the Audit Committee on the overall status of our cybersecurity program, key operational metrics, current assessments, cybersecurity issues or events and pertinent events related to cybersecurity.

For additional information about cybersecurity risks, see the risk *A cyberattack involving our business, operational control systems or related infrastructure, or that of third parties with whom we do business, including pipelines which supply our Liquefaction Projects, or an attack on our critical suppliers, could negatively impact our business or operations, result in data security breaches, impede the processing of transactions, delay financial or compliance reporting and potentially harm our reputation* under <u>[Risks Relating to Our Operations and Industry](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_247)</u> in Item 1A.Risk Factors.

**ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS**

We are, and may in the future be, involved as a party to various legal proceedings, which are incidental to the ordinary course of business. We regularly analyze current information and, as necessary, provide accruals for probable liabilities on the eventual disposition of these matters.

***LDEQ Matter***

We are in discussions with the LDEQ to resolve alleged non-compliance with national emission standards for formaldehyde from combustion turbines at the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal. The allegations are identified in a Consolidated Compliance Order and Notice of Potential Penalty, Tracking No. AE-CN-22-00833 (the "**2023 Compliance Order**") issued by the LDEQ on April 12, 2023. In August 2004, the EPA stayed the application of the emission standard to combustion turbines such as those at the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal. In March 2022, the EPA lifted the stay, and in June 2022, we petitioned the EPA and LDEQ for approval of additional operating parameters to demonstrate compliance with the emission limitation. The EPA approved the petition on July 31, 2025 and in October 2025 the LDEQ confirmed that all remaining milestones under the 2023 Compliance Order have been met. We continue to work with the LDEQ to resolve the 2023 Compliance Order. As of December 2025, we had filed test results with the LDEQ indicating that for the 2025 testing period all 44 turbines met the relevant compliance standard. We do not expect that any ultimate penalty will have a material adverse impact on our financial results.

**ITEM 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE**

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**PART II**

**ITEM 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES**

**Market Information, Holders and Dividend Policy**

Our common stock has traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "LNG" since February 5, 2024, and previously traded on the NYSE American or its predecessors under the symbol "LNG" from March 24, 2003 through February 3, 2024. As of February 20, 2026, we had approximately 210.2 million shares of common stock outstanding held by 69 record owners. Because our shares are held by brokers and other institutions on behalf of our stockholders, we are unable to estimate the total number of actual stockholders represented by these record owners.

We intend to continue to declare and pay quarterly dividends, with the goal of increasing the dividend over time. The declaration of dividends is subject to the discretion of our Board, and will depend on our financial condition and other factors deemed relevant by our Board. See the risk *Our ability to declare and pay dividends and repurchase shares is subject to certain considerations* under <u>[Risks Relating to Our Financial Matters](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_244)</u> in Item 1A. Risk Factors.

**Purchase of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers**

The following table summarizes stock repurchases for the three months ended December 31, 2025:

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| **Period** | **Total Number of Shares Purchased** | **Average Price Paid Per Share (1)** | **Total Number of Shares Purchased as a Part of Publicly Announced Plans** | **Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans (in millions) (2)** |
| October 1 - 31, 2025 | 2561225 | $224.25 | 2561225 | $1642 |
| November 1 - 30, 2025 | 1063305 | $209.91 | 1063305 | $1418 |
| December 1 - 31, 2025 | 1143924 | $190.84 | 1143924 | $1200 |
| Total | 4768454 |  | 4768454 |  |

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(1)Average price excludes associated commission fees and excise taxes incurred, which are excluded costs under the repurchase program.

(2)In February 2026, our Board approved an increase in our share repurchase authorization to approximately $10 billion from 2026 through 2030 with a $9 billion increase to the existing authorization. See <u>[Note 18—Share Repurchase Programs](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_109)</u> of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for details on the amount authorized by our Board under our share repurchase programs.

**Total Stockholder Return** 

The following is a customized peer group consisting of 17 companies (the **"Peer Group"**) that were selected because they are publicly traded companies that have comparable Global Industry Classification Standards. We also took into consideration those companies that have similar market capitalization, enterprise values, operating characteristics and capital intensity.

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| **Peer Group** | **Peer Group** |
| Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD) | Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) |
| Baker Hughes Company (BKR) | Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) |
| ConocoPhillips (COP) | ONEOK, Inc. (OKE) |
| Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD) | Phillips 66 (PSX) |
| EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) | Suncor Energy Inc. (SU) |
| Halliburton Company (HAL) | Targa Resources Corp. (TRGP) |
| Hess Corporation (HES) | Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) |
| Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) | The Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB) |
| LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) |  |

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The following graph compares the five-year total return on our common stock, the S&P 500 Index and our Peer Group. The graph was constructed on the assumption that $100 was invested in our common stock, the S&P 500 Index and our Peer Group on December 31, 2020 and that any dividends were fully reinvested.

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| | **December 31,** | **December 31,** | **December 31,** | **December 31,** | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
|<br>**Company / Index** | **2020** | **2021** | **2022** | **2023** | **2024** | **2025** |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. | $100.00 | $169.48 | $253.08 | $291.07 | $370.15 | $337.99 |
| S&P 500 Index | 100.00 | 128.68 | 105.35 | 133.02 | 166.27 | 195.96 |
| Peer Group (1) | 100.00 | 144.60 | 214.66 | 235.62 | 273.47 | 284.95 |

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(1)Includes Hess Corporation (HES) through end of trading on July 17, 2025. On July 18, 2025, HES was acquired by Chevron Corporation and its common stock was suspended from trading on the New York Stock Exchange prior to opening of trading.

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**ITEM 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[Reserved]**

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**ITEM 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS**

**Introduction**

The following discussion and analysis presents management's view of our business, financial condition and overall performance and should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying notes. This information is intended to provide investors with an understanding of our past performance, current financial condition and outlook for the future. Discussion of items for the year ended December 31, 2023 and variance drivers between the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to December 31, 2023 are not included herein and can be found in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our <u>[annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 3](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000003570/000000357025000033/lng-20241231.htm#ib9beeb472c9940a3847e2b113b94ad75_124)[1, 2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000003570/000000357025000033/lng-20241231.htm#ib9beeb472c9940a3847e2b113b94ad75_124)[02](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000003570/000000357025000033/lng-20241231.htm#ib9beeb472c9940a3847e2b113b94ad75_124)[4](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000003570/000000357025000033/lng-20241231.htm#ib9beeb472c9940a3847e2b113b94ad75_124)</u>.

Our discussion and analysis includes the following subjects:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• <u>[Overview](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_187)</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• <u>[Overview of Significant Events](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_136)</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• <u>[Marke](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_190)[t Environment](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_190)</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• <u>[Results of Operations](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_139)</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• <u>[Liquidity and Capital Resources](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_142)</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• <u>[Summary of Critical Accounting Estimates](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_199)</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• <u>[Recent Accounting Standards](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_151)</u>

**Overview**

We are an energy infrastructure company primarily engaged in LNG-related businesses. We provide clean, secure and affordable LNG to integrated energy companies, utilities and energy trading companies around the world. We operate two natural gas liquefaction and export facilities at Sabine Pass, Louisiana and near Corpus Christi, Texas. Our long-term counterparty arrangements form the foundation of our business and provide us with significant, stable, long-term cash flows. For further discussion of our business, see <u>[Items 1. and 2. Business and Properties](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_214)</u>.

During 2025, we continued to grow our portfolio of SPA and IPM agreements, and we believe that continued global demand for natural gas and LNG, as further described in <u>[Market Factors and Competition](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_226)</u> in Items 1. and 2. Business and Properties, as well as the current geopolitical environment that has intensified the demand for supply security, should enable us to enter into long-term agreements and provide a foundation for additional growth in our business in the future. The continued strength and stability of our long-term cash flows served as the foundation of our updated comprehensive, long-term capital allocation plan announced in June 2024, which includes an increased share repurchase authorization and increased dividends, in addition to a continued decrease in consolidated long-term leverage and investment in accretive organic growth.

**Overview of Significant Events**

Our significant events since January 1, 2025 and through the filing date of this Form 10-K include the following:

***Strategic***

*Growth*

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;***•*** Following our pre-filing in July 2025, in February 2026, we filed an application with the FERC under the NGA for authorization to site, construct and operate in a phased approach the CCL Expansion Project, a potential further expansion of the Corpus Christi LNG Terminal, inclusive of four liquefaction trains and supporting infrastructure, with an expected total peak production capacity of up to 24 mtpa of LNG, inclusive of estimated debottlenecking opportunities.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• In December 2025, we filed an application with the FERC to increase the LNG production capacity of the previously-authorized Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project and CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project by approximately 5 mtpa, which remains pending at the FERC.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• In March 2025, we received authorization from the FERC under the NGA to site, construct and operate the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project, and in June 2025, our Board made a positive FID with respect to the investment in the development, construction and operation of the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project and issued a full notice to proceed with construction to Bechtel under a fixed price separated turnkey EPC contract.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• In June 2025, certain subsidiaries of CQP updated the SPL Expansion Project's FERC application, originally filed in February 2024, to reflect a two-phased project, inclusive of three liquefaction trains and supporting infrastructure, maintaining an expected total peak production capacity of up to approximately 20 mtpa of LNG, inclusive of estimated debottlenecking opportunities.

*Commercialization*

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• In August 2025, Cheniere announced the execution of a long-term LNG SPA between Cheniere Marketing and JERA Co., Inc. (**"JERA"**), under which JERA has agreed to purchase approximately 1 mtpa of LNG from Cheniere Marketing on an FOB basis from 2029 through 2050. The purchase price for LNG under the SPA is indexed to the Henry Hub price, plus a fixed liquefaction fee.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• In May 2025, Cheniere Marketing entered into an IPM agreement with Canadian Natural Resources Limited to purchase 140,000 MMBtu per day of natural gas at a price based on the Japan Korea Marker, less fixed LNG shipping costs and a fixed liquefaction fee, for a term of approximately 15 years commencing in 2030.

***Operational***

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• As of February 20, 2026, over 4,610 cumulative LNG cargoes totaling over 315 million tonnes of LNG have been produced, loaded and exported from the Liquefaction Projects.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• In March, August, October and December 2025, substantial completions of Trains 1, 2 3 and 4, respectively, of the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project were achieved. In February 2026, LNG was produced for the first time from Train 5 of the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• During the second quarter of 2025, we completed planned large-scale maintenance activities on two Trains at the SPL Project.

***Financial***

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• In February 2026, our Board approved an increase in our share repurchase authorization to approximately $10 billion from 2026 through 2030 with a $9 billion increase to the existing authorization.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• In February 2026, SPL redeemed the remaining $200 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 (the **"2026 SPL Senior Notes"**).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• In August 2025, we amended and restated our $1.25 billion Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility to, among other things, (1) extend the maturity date thereunder, (2) reduce the interest rate and commitment fees payable thereunder and (3) make certain other changes to the terms and conditions of the existing Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• In July 2025, CQP issued and sold $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.550% Senior Notes due 2035 (the **"2035 CQP Senior Notes"**), and the net proceeds, together with cash on hand, were used to redeem $1.0 billion of the aggregate principal amount of SPL's 2026 SPL Senior Notes.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• In June 2025, we announced updates to our company outlook, which included a plan to increase our annualized dividend by over 10% to $2.22 per common share, which commenced with the dividend pertaining to the third quarter of 2025.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• We received the following upgrades from credit rating agencies, including S&P Global Ratings (**"S&P"**) and Fitch Ratings (**"Fitch"**):

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Entity** | **Date** | **Previous Rating** | **Upgraded Rating** | **Rating Agency** | **Outlook** |
| Cheniere | November 2025 | BBB | BBB+ | S&P | Stable |
| CQP | November 2025 | BBB | BBB+ | S&P | Stable |
| CCH | October 2025 | BBB | BBB+ | S&P | Positive |
| Cheniere | February 2025 | BBB- | BBB | Fitch | Stable |
| CQP | February 2025 | BBB- | BBB | Fitch | Stable |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• In addition to the above issuer credit rating upgrades, the unsecured CQP Notes were upgraded from BBB- to BBB by S&P in June 2025, concurrent with the assignment of the 2035 CQP Senior Notes credit rating. S&P also revised its outlook on SPL to positive from stable in December 2025.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• During the year ended December 31, 2025, we accomplished the following pursuant to our capital allocation priorities:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;◦ We repurchased approximately 12.1 million shares of our common stock as part of our share repurchase program for approximately $2.7 billion.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;◦ We redeemed and repaid $652 million aggregate principal amount of notes across our complex, comprised of the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ In December 2025, SPL redeemed $300 million aggregate principal amount of its 2026 SPL Senior Notes.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ In September 2025, SPL repaid $52 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of its series of senior secured notes due 2037 with a weighted average interest rate of 4.746%, based on their respective fixed amortization schedules.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*▪* In March 2025, SPL repaid the remaining $300 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of its 5.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (the **"2025 SPL Senior Notes"**) at maturity.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;◦ We paid dividends of $2.055 per share of common stock during the year ended December 31, 2025.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;◦ We continued to invest in accretive organic growth, including our investments in the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project and the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project, as further described under *Investing Cash Flows* in <u>[Sources and Uses of Cash](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_145)</u> within Liquidity and Capital Resources.

**Market Environment**

Our results of operations are affected by the market environment in which we operate, including known trends and uncertainties, macroeconomic factors and other external environmental factors.

With just under 20 mtpa of year on year (**"YoY"**) increase in LNG supplies globally in 2025, the LNG market is transitioning from a multi-year state of tight market conditions into a period of rapid growth. The continued ramp up in new LNG supplies from the U.S. and Canada mark the start of a more ample supply landscape which is expected to loosen global balances over the next few years and result in a more moderate and stable price environment for LNG. Sustained downward pressure on global prices could potentially unlock latent demand that has otherwise been priced out since the disruption of Russian natural gas supply to Europe.

The increase in supply corresponded to a 5% YoY uptick in trade, which was primarily supported by Europe and the Middle East and North Africa (**"MENA"**) region amid weaker demand in Asia. Europe's demand for LNG increased approximately 27% YoY in 2025 reaching a record level of approximately 125 mtpa. The main driver for this growth continues to be the replacement of Russian natural gas and the replenishment of underground storage inventories. We expect this driver to continue to play an important role in keeping LNG demand in Europe resilient, especially in light of the European Parliament's vote to ban all residual Russian natural gas, including Russian LNG by 2027. The MENA region also contributed to demand growth in 2025 with imports increasing 7 mtpa or 62% versus 2024. Egypt was the main driver of this increase as it resorted to additional LNG imports to satisfy its growing domestic energy needs and supplement its own natural gas production.

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Asia's LNG consumption however was down about 4% in 2025, dropping by 12 mtpa to 270 mtpa. While many of the major markets in Asia saw YoY declines, China's was the largest, representing nearly the entire YoY change in the region. China's LNG imports declined 16% or 12 mtpa YoY, due to broader, likely transient macro-economic challenges. Natural gas demand growth in China slowed in 2025 and higher piped natural gas flows from Russia and robust domestic natural gas production decreased the call on LNG.

Despite weaker demand in Asia and an easing in geopolitical conflicts during the second half of 2025, average prices remained elevated versus 2024. The Japan Korea Marker (**"JKM"**) monthly settlement prices in 2025 averaged $12.71 per MMBtu, 7.5% higher YoY while those for Title Transfer Facilities (**"TTF"**) averaged $12.04 per MMBtu, 10.3% higher YoY. Strong storage injections, an increase in LNG supply and expectations of mild weather resulted in downward pressure in the second half of the year with monthly settlements averaging at least $1.76 per MMBtu lower for JKM and $2.34 per MMBtu lower for TTF versus the first half of the year. Henry Hub monthly settlements averaged $3.43 per MMBtu during 2025.

As referenced above, expectations of significant LNG capacity expansions in the next few years, and the recent momentum in FIDs if continued, are likely to keep the price trajectory trending lower in Asia and Europe. We expect the price elastic markets, particularly in Asia, to respond to the increased availability and affordability of supply by growing imports to satisfy latent demand as well as organic longer-term growth.

**Results of Operations**

***Consolidated results of operations***

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** | |
| *(in millions, except per share data)* | **2025** | **2024** |<br>**Variance** |
| Revenues |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;LNG revenues | $19435 | $14899 | $4536 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regasification revenues | 136 | 135 | 1 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other revenues | 405 | 669 | (264) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total revenues | 19976 | 15703 | 4273 |
| Operating costs and expenses |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cost of sales (excluding operating and maintenance expense and depreciation, amortization and accretion expense shown separately below) | 7150 | 6021 | 1129 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Operating and maintenance expense | 1966 | 1857 | 109 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Selling, general and administrative expense | 383 | 441 | (58) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense | 1329 | 1220 | 109 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other operating costs and expenses | 36 | 36 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total operating costs and expenses | 10864 | 9575 | 1289 |
| Income from operations | 9112 | 6128 | 2984 |
| Other income (expense) |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest expense, net of capitalized interest | (948) | (1010) | 62 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gain (loss) on modification or extinguishment of debt | (8) | (9) | 1 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest and dividend income | 106 | 189 | (83) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other income, net | 20 | 5 | 15 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total other expense | (830) | (825) | (5) |
| Income before income taxes and NCI | 8282 | 5303 | 2979 |
| Less: income tax provision | 1488 | 811 | 677 |
| Net income | 6794 | 4492 | 2302 |
| Less: net income attributable to NCI | 1464 | 1240 | 224 |
| Net income attributable to Cheniere | $5330 | $3252 | $2078 |
| Net income per share attributable to common stockholders—basic | $24.19 | $14.24 | $9.95 |
| Net income per share attributable to common stockholders—diluted | $24.13 | $14.20 | $9.93 |

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***Volumes loaded and recognized from the Liquefaction Projects***

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2025** | **2025** | **2024** | **2024** | **2024** |
| *(in TBtu)* | **Operational** | **Commissioning** | **Total** | **Operational** | **Commissioning** | **Total** |
| Volumes loaded during the current period | 2400 | 24 | 2424 | 2327 |  | 2327 |
| Volumes loaded during the prior period but recognized during the current period | 39 |  | 39 | 37 |  | 37 |
| Less: volumes loaded during the current period and in transit at the end of the period | (23) | (1) | (24) | (39) |  | (39) |
| Total volumes recognized in the current period | 2416 | 23 | 2439 | 2325 |  | 2325 |

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***Components of LNG revenues and corresponding LNG volumes delivered***

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** | |
| | **2025** | **2024** |<br>**Variance** |
| LNG revenues *(in millions)*: | | | |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;LNG from the Liquefaction Projects sold under third party long-term agreements (1) | $14804 | $12144 | $2660 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;LNG from the Liquefaction Projects sold by our integrated marketing function under short-term agreements (2) | 3794 | 2345 | 1449 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;LNG procured from third parties (2) | 226 | 280 | (54) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net derivative gain (loss) | 344 | (73) | 417 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other revenues | 267 | 203 | 64 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total LNG revenues | $19435 | $14899 | $4536 |
| Volumes delivered as LNG revenues *(in TBtu)*: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;LNG from the Liquefaction Projects sold under third party long-term agreements (1) | 2095 | 2118 | (23) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;LNG from the Liquefaction Projects sold by our integrated marketing function under short-term agreements (2) | 321 | 207 | 114 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;LNG procured from third parties (2) | 22 | 24 | (2) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total volumes delivered as LNG revenues | 2438 | 2349 | 89 |

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(1)Long-term agreements include agreements with an initial tenor of 12 months or more.

(2)Includes volumes sold under short-term agreements and volumes sold from natural gas procured under IPM agreements.

***2025 vs. 2024***

Net income attributable to Cheniere increased by $2.1 billion during the year ended December 31, 2025 as compared to the same period of 2024 primarily due to $2.3 billion of favorable changes in the fair value of agreements accounted for as derivative instruments (before tax and the impact of NCI), largely associated with our derivatives related to IPM agreements, and an $876 million increase in revenues, net of cost of natural gas feedstock, from increased volume of LNG loaded and recognized between the years. Partially offsetting these favorable changes was an increased tax provision of $677 million. The following is an expanded discussion of the significant drivers of the variance in net income attributable to Cheniere by line item:

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*Total revenues*

The $4.3 billion increase in total revenues during the year ended December 31, 2025 as compared to the same period of 2024 was primarily attributable to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• $2.9 billion increase due to higher pricing per MMBtu primarily from increased Henry Hub pricing, to which the majority of our long-term LNG sales contracts are indexed;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*•* $1.2 billion increase due to higher volumes of LNG delivered between the periods, primarily as a result of increased production volume due to the substantial completions of the first four Trains of the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project in 2025;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• $417 million increase in gains from agreements accounted for as derivative instruments included in revenues, largely due to the impact of declines in global gas prices and volatility within our derivatives related to financial positions to economically hedge the purchase and sale of physical LNG, of which the gain between the years was attributable to a $223 million gain from favorable changes in fair value of agreements accounted for as derivatives and a $194 million gain from the settlement of previously entered derivative instruments; partially offset by

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• $243 million decrease in sublease and subcharter income from our LNG vessels due to fewer days the LNG vessels were subcontracted out and at lower rates in the current year as compared to the same period of 2024.

*Total operating costs and expenses*

The $1.3 billion increase in total operating costs and expenses during the year ended December 31, 2025 as compared to the same period of 2024 was primarily attributable to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• $3.1 billion increase in the cost of natural gas feedstock, largely due to the increase in U.S. natural gas prices and to a lesser degree, increased volume of LNG delivered;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• $109 million increase in depreciation, amortization and accretion expense, primarily as a result of the substantial completions of the first four Trains of the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• $109 million increase in operating and maintenance expense primarily due to the completion of planned large-scale maintenance activities on two Trains at the SPL Project and additional expenses from the substantial completions of the first four Trains of the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project in 2025; partially offset by:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• $2.1 billion of gains from changes in fair value of agreements accounted for as derivative instruments included in cost of sales, largely due to favorable changes on our IPM agreements from the narrowing of global and U.S. domestic natural gas spreads, the effect of which is minimized by the relative change in volatilities of applicable global and U.S. domestic natural gas prices, partially offset by changes in market-based locational forward price differentials for North American natural gas deliveries.

As further discussed in <u>[Liquidity and Capital Resources](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_142)</u>, we will recognize a $370 million reduction to cost of sales due to the realization of certain excise tax credits during the three months ending March 31, 2026.

*Total other expense*

The $5 million increase in total other expense during the year ended December 31, 2025 as compared to the same period of 2024 was primarily attributable to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• $83 million decrease in interest and dividend income as a result of decreased interest rates and lower average cash and cash equivalents balances between the periods; partially offset by

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• $62 million decrease in interest expense, net of capitalized interest, due to a $33 million increase in capitalized interest costs given the higher carrying value of assets under construction and additionally due to $29 million lower gross interest costs due to debt reduction activities associated with our long-term capital allocation plan; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• $15 million increase in other income, net, primarily from a $26 million gain recognized on the sale of our equity interests in an equity method investment during the three months ended March 31, 2025.

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*Income tax provision*

The $677 million unfavorable variance during the year ended December 31, 2025 as compared to the same period of 2024 was substantially all attributable to a higher income tax expense due to a $3.0 billion increase in pre-tax income. The effect of the change in our effective tax rate between the comparable periods was not material to our income tax provision.

On July 4, 2025, the OBBBA was signed into law with significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code that impact us, including, among other provisions, reinstating 100% accelerated tax bonus depreciation on qualifying assets acquired after January 19, 2025 and modifying the export-promoting Foreign Derived Intangible Income (**"FDII"**) deduction rules, renamed to the Foreign Derived Deduction Eligible Income **("FDDEI")** under the OBBBA beginning in 2026.

The legislation did not have a material impact on our income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2025, and it did not materially change our effective income tax rate for 2025; however, commencing with its effectiveness in 2026, we expect that the FDDEI regime will favorably impact our effective tax rate relative to prior policy, as a larger portion of our export-related income is projected to be eligible for a preferential tax rate despite an increase in the tax rate on qualifying sales. The FDDEI regime provides for an effective tax rate of 14%, a rate lower than the statutory corporate tax rate of 21%, on eligible sales of property or services to a foreign person for foreign use. Relative to the prior FDII tax rules, the FDDEI regime increases the effective tax rate on eligible sales but broadens qualifying income by eliminating certain asset-based eligibility constraints and removing the requirement to reduce eligible income by specified allocable expenses.

See <u>[Liquidity](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_142)[and Capital Resources](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_142)</u> for discussion of the impacts of the OBBBA on our liquidity.

*Net income attributable to NCI*

The $224 million increase during the year ended December 31, 2025 as compared to the same period of 2024 was primarily attributable to a $477 million increase in CQP's consolidated net income primarily from favorable changes in fair value of agreements accounted for as derivative instruments.

***Significant factors affecting our results of operations***

Below are significant factors that affect our results of operations.

*Gains and losses on derivative instruments* 

Derivative instruments, which we use to manage certain risks, are reported at fair value in our Consolidated Financial Statements, unless they satisfy criteria for, and we elect, the normal purchases and normal sales exception which applies the accrual method of accounting, as described in <u>[Note](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_298)[2](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_298)[—](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_298)[Summar](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_298)[y of Significant Accounting Policies](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_298)</u> of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. For commodity derivative instruments, including those related to our IPM agreements, the underlying LNG sales being economically hedged are accounted for under the accrual method of accounting, whereby revenues expected to be derived from the future LNG sales are recognized only upon delivery or realization of the underlying transaction. Notwithstanding the operational intent to mitigate risk exposure over time, the recognition of derivative instruments at fair value has the effect of recognizing gains or losses relating to future period exposure, and given the significant volumes, long-term duration and volatility in price basis for certain of our derivative contracts, the use of derivative instruments may result in continued volatility of our results of operations based on changes in market pricing, counterparty credit risk and other relevant factors that may be outside of our control. For example, as described in <u>[Note 6—Derivative Instruments](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_55)</u> of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, the fair value of the Liquefaction Supply Derivatives incorporates, as applicable, market participant-based assumptions pertaining to certain contractual uncertainties, including those related to the availability of market information for delivery points, which may require future development of infrastructure, as well as the timing of satisfaction of certain events or development of infrastructure to support natural gas gathering and transport. We may recognize changes in fair value through earnings that could significantly impact our results of operations if and when such uncertainties are resolved.

*Commissioning volumes*

Prior to substantial completion of a Train, amounts received from the sale of commissioning volumes from that Train are offset against LNG terminal construction-in-process, because these amounts are earned or loaded during the testing phase for

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the construction of that Train and are necessary activities to bring the asset to the condition for its intended use. During the year ended December 31, 2025, we realized offsets to LNG terminal costs of $187 million corresponding to 23 TBtu of LNG that was related to the sale of commissioning volumes associated with the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project. We did not record any offsets to LNG terminal costs during the year ended December 31, 2024.

*Additional liquefaction capacities*

The Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project and CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project are currently under construction and are expected to add over 15 mtpa of operational liquefaction capacity, inclusive of estimated debottlenecking opportunities, once all Trains reach substantial completion, of which over 9 mtpa is still under construction as of December 31, 2025. As of December 31, 2025, the first four Trains of the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project were in operation, with substantial completions for each Train achieved in March, August, October and December 2025, respectively. The operation and maintenance of these Trains and increased LNG volumes produced are expected to result in higher revenues and operating costs and expenses. However, prior to the commencement of long-term SPAs associated with these volumes, the additional volumes will be sold by our integrated marketing function at prevailing market prices. Additionally, potential expansion projects that increase the amount of LNG volumes produced, including those discussed in <u>[Items 1. and 2. Business and Properties](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_223)</u>, would also be expected to result in higher revenues and operating costs and expenses*.*

Additionally, see <u>[Items 1. and 2. Business and Properties](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_223)</u> for discussion of our business seasonality.

**Liquidity and Capital Resources**

The following information describes our ability to generate and obtain adequate amounts of cash to meet our requirements in the short term and the long term. In the short term, we expect to meet our cash requirements using operating cash flows and available liquidity, consisting of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents and available commitments under our credit facilities. Additionally, we expect to meet our long term cash requirements by using operating cash flows and other future potential sources of liquidity, which may include debt and equity offerings by us or our subsidiaries.

The table below provides a summary of our available liquidity (in millions). Future material sources of liquidity are discussed below.

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|:---|:---|
| | **December 31, 2025** |
| Cash and cash equivalents (1) | $1099 |
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents (1) | 485 |
| Available commitments under our credit facilities (2): |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SPL Revolving Credit Facility | 824 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CQP Revolving Credit Facility | 1000 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CCH Credit Facility | 2710 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CCH Working Capital Facility | 1390 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility | 1250 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total available commitments under our credit facilities | 7174 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total available liquidity | $8758 |

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(1)Amounts presented include balances held by our VIEs, as discussed in <u>[Note 8—Non-Controlling Interests and Variable Interest Entities](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_58)</u> of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. As of December 31, 2025, assets of our VIEs, which are included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets, included $182 million of cash and cash equivalents and $22 million of restricted cash and cash equivalents.

(2)Available commitments represent total commitments less loans outstanding and letters of credit issued under each of our credit facilities as of December 31, 2025. See <u>[Note 10—Debt](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_70)</u> of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our credit facilities and other debt instruments.

Our liquidity position subsequent to December 31, 2025 will be driven by future sources of liquidity and future cash requirements, as further discussed under the caption *Future Sources and Uses of Liquidity.*

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Although our sources and uses of cash are presented below from a consolidated standpoint, SPL, CQP, CCH and Cheniere operate with independent capital structures. Certain restrictions or requirements under debt and equity instruments executed by our subsidiaries limit the entity's use of cash, including the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• SPL and CCH are required to deposit all cash received into restricted cash and cash equivalents accounts under certain of their debt agreements. The usage or withdrawal of such cash is restricted to the payment of liabilities related to the Liquefaction Projects and other restricted payments. In addition, SPL and CCH's operating costs are managed by our subsidiaries under affiliate agreements, which may require SPL and CCH to advance cash to the respective affiliates, however the cash remains restricted for operation and construction of the Liquefaction Projects;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*•* CQP is required under its partnership agreement to distribute to unitholders all available cash on hand at the end of a quarter less the amount of any reserves established by its general partner. Quarterly distributions by CQP are currently comprised of a base amount plus a variable amount equal to the remaining available cash per unit, which takes into consideration, among other things, amounts reserved for annual debt repayment and capital allocation goals, anticipated capital expenditures to be funded with cash, and cash reserves to provide for the proper conduct of CQP's business;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Our 48.6% limited partner interest, 100% general partner interest and incentive distribution rights in CQP limit our right to receive cash held by CQP to the amounts specified by the provisions of CQP's partnership agreement; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*•* SPL and CCH are restricted by affirmative and negative covenants included in certain of their debt agreements in their ability to make certain payments, including distributions, unless specific requirements are satisfied. See <u>[Note 10—Debt](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_79)</u> of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on these covenants.

Despite the restrictions noted above, we believe that sufficient flexibility exists within the Cheniere complex to enable each independent capital structure to meet its currently anticipated cash requirements. The sources of liquidity at SPL, CQP and CCH primarily fund the cash requirements of the respective entity, and any remaining liquidity not subject to restriction, as supplemented by liquidity provided by Cheniere Marketing, is available to enable Cheniere to meet its cash requirements.

***Future Sources and Uses of Liquidity***

The following discussion of our future sources and uses of liquidity includes estimates that reflect management's assumptions and currently known market conditions and other factors as of December 31, 2025. Estimates are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially as a result of a variety of factors described in this annual report on Form 10-K.

*Future Sources of Liquidity under Executed Contracts*

We expect future material sources of liquidity to be derived from our long-term customer arrangements and structured cash flows under our SPAs and IPM agreements. As described in <u>[Items 1. and 2. Business and Properties](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_214)</u>, these contracts with creditworthy counterparties form the foundation of our business and provide us with significant, stable, long-term cash flows. Under our long-term SPAs and IPM agreements, as of December 31, 2025, we have contracted approximately 90% of the total anticipated production from the Liquefaction Projects through the mid-2030s, excluding volumes from contracts with terms less than 10 years and volumes from SPAs that are conditional on additional liquefaction capacity beyond what is currently in construction or operation, subject to unilateral waiver by us.

*LNG Revenues from Executed SPAs*

We are contractually entitled to significant future consideration contracted under our long-term SPAs that has not yet been recognized as revenue. The timing of revenue recognition under GAAP may not align with cash receipts, although we do not consider the timing difference to be significant to our future liquidity. In addition, a significant portion of this future consideration is subject to variability as discussed more specifically below. We have estimated revenues under agreements with

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terms dependent on project milestone dates based on the estimated dates as of December 31, 2025. The following table summarizes our estimate of revenues to be received from executed long-term SPAs as of December 31, 2025 (in billions):

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| | **Estimated Revenues Under Executed SPAs by Period (1) (2)** | **Estimated Revenues Under Executed SPAs by Period (1) (2)** | **Estimated Revenues Under Executed SPAs by Period (1) (2)** | **Estimated Revenues Under Executed SPAs by Period (1) (2)** |
| | **2026** | **2027 - 2030** | **Thereafter** | **Total** |
| LNG revenues (fixed fees) | $6.6 | $29.4 | $71.7 | $107.7 |
| LNG revenues (variable fees) (3) | 9.8 | 43.9 | 129.2 | 182.9 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $16.4 | $73.3 | $200.9 | $290.6 |

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(1)LNG revenues exclude estimated revenues from contracts with unsatisfied contractual conditions precedent. We may enter into contracts to sell LNG that are conditioned upon one or both of the parties achieving certain milestones, such as reaching FID on a certain liquefaction Train.

(2)LNG revenues exclude revenues from contracts with original expected durations of one year or less.

(3)LNG revenues (variable fees) reflect the assumption of delivery of all contractual volumes, irrespective of any contractual right of non-delivery. LNG revenues (variable fees) are based on estimated forward prices and basis spreads as of December 31, 2025.

As described in <u>[General](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_217)</u>, under our SPAs, customers purchase LNG on either an FOB basis or a DAP basis generally for a price consisting of a fixed fee per MMBtu of LNG (a portion of which is subject to annual adjustment for inflation) plus a variable fee per MMBtu of LNG generally equal to 115% of Henry Hub. The variable fees under our SPAs were generally sized with the intention to cover the supply and transportation of natural gas and the liquefaction fuel consumed to produce the LNG to be sold under each such SPA, thus limiting our exposure to future U.S. natural gas price increases. Certain customers may elect to cancel or suspend deliveries of LNG cargoes, with advance notice as governed by each respective SPA, in which case the customers would still be required to pay the fixed fee with respect to the contracted volumes that are not delivered as a result of such cancellation or suspension.

LNG produced by the Liquefaction Projects that is not contracted under long-term contracts is available for Cheniere Marketing, our integrated marketing function, to sell in the global market under spot sales or other short-term agreements. The LNG produced and available for Cheniere Marketing to sell includes volumes related to commissioning, which are not recognized as revenues. We recognize proceeds from commissioning activities prior to the start of commercial operations as offsets to LNG terminal costs, as a component of the testing phase of a Train's construction. The volumes sold by Cheniere Marketing may be supplemented by volumes procured from third parties at other locations worldwide to support operational requirements or take advantage of market opportunities.

*Liquidity from Executed IPM Agreements*

The table in the *LNG Revenues from Executed SPAs* section above excludes fees expected to be generated through sales of LNG produced from natural gas procured under our IPM agreements, under which we pay for natural gas feedstock based on global gas market prices less fixed liquefaction fees and certain costs incurred by us. While IPM agreements are not revenue contracts for accounting purposes, the payment structure under the IPM agreements generates a take-or-pay style fixed liquefaction fee. Although the IPM agreements secure natural gas purchases over long-term periods, the LNG produced from that natural gas is generally sold under short-term SPAs. Over a remaining fixed term of 20 years, we expect to generate liquidity from the approximately 5,066 TBtu of LNG to be produced from natural gas not yet received under IPM agreements as of December 31, 2025.

*Additional Future Sources of Liquidity*

*Available Commitments under Credit Facilities*

As of December 31, 2025, we had $7.2 billion in available commitments under our credit facilities, as detailed earlier in the table summarizing our available liquidity, subject to compliance with the applicable covenants, to potentially meet liquidity needs. Our credit facilities mature between 2027 and 2030, based on estimated project milestone dates as of December 31, 2025.

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*Disciplined Accretive Growth*

Our significant land positions at the Corpus Christi LNG Terminal and the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal provide potential development and investment opportunities for further liquefaction capacity expansion at strategically advantaged locations with proximity to pipeline infrastructure and resources. In June 2025, certain subsidiaries of CQP updated the SPL Expansion Project's FERC application, originally filed in February 2024, to reflect a two-phased project, inclusive of three liquefaction trains and supporting infrastructure, maintaining an expected total peak production capacity of up to approximately 20 mtpa of LNG, inclusive of estimated debottlenecking opportunities. Following our pre-filing in July 2025, in February 2026, we filed an application with the FERC under the NGA for authorization to site, construct and operate the CCL Expansion Project in a phased approach, inclusive of four liquefaction trains and supporting infrastructure, with an expected total peak production capacity of up to 24 mtpa of LNG, inclusive of estimated debottlenecking opportunities. The development of these sites or other projects, including infrastructure projects in support of natural gas supply and LNG demand, will require, among other things, acceptable commercial and financing arrangements before we make a positive FID.

*Future Cash Requirements for Operations and Capital Expenditures under Executed Contracts*

We are committed to make future cash payments for operations and capital expenditures pursuant to certain of our contracts. The following table summarizes our estimate of material cash requirements for operations and capital expenditures related to our core operations under executed contracts as of December 31, 2025 (in billions):

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| | **Estimated Payments Due Under Executed Contracts by Period (1)** | **Estimated Payments Due Under Executed Contracts by Period (1)** | **Estimated Payments Due Under Executed Contracts by Period (1)** | **Estimated Payments Due Under Executed Contracts by Period (1)** |
| | **2026** | **2027 - 2030** | **Thereafter** | **Total** |
| Purchase obligations (2): |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Natural gas supply agreements excluding IPM agreements (3) (4) | $7.3 | $13.3 | $5.0 | $25.6 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Natural gas transportation and storage service agreements (5) | 0.6 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 7.2 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Capital expenditures | 1.5 | 0.9 |  | 2.4 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other Purchase Obligations |  | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Leases (6) | 0.9 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 8.8 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $10.3 | $19.7 | $14.6 | $44.6 |

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(1)Agreements in force as of December 31, 2025 that have terms dependent on project milestone dates are based on the estimated dates as of December 31, 2025.

(2)Purchase obligations consist of agreements to purchase goods or services that are enforceable and legally binding that specify fixed or minimum quantities to be purchased. We include contracts for which we have an early termination option if the option is not currently expected to be exercised. We include contracts with unsatisfied contractual conditions if the conditions are currently expected to be met.

(3)Natural gas supply agreements exclude IPM agreements, which are structured to generate a fixed margin when viewed in conjunction with the sale of LNG produced from the natural gas procured under the IPM agreements, as described under *Liquidity from Executed IPM Agreements.*

(4)Pricing of natural gas supply agreements is based on estimated forward prices and basis spreads as of December 31, 2025. Natural gas supply agreements are presented net of $0.2 billion in contracted sales of natural gas as of December 31, 2025.

(5)Natural gas transportation and storage services agreements include $1.3 billion in obligations to related parties. See <u>[Note 1](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_100)[3](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_100)[—](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_100)[Related Party Transactions](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_100)</u> for further information about our related parties.

(6)Leases include payments under (1) operating leases, (2) finance leases, (3) short-term leases and (4) vessel time charters that were executed as of December 31, 2025 but will commence in the future. Payments during future renewal option periods that are exercisable at our sole discretion are included only to the extent that the option is believed to be reasonably certain to be exercised. Leases are presented net of future income associated with vessel time charters that were subchartered to third parties, which was immaterial as of December 31, 2025.

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*Natural Gas Supply, Transportation and Storage Service Agreements*

Excluding IPM agreements and unexercised extension options, we have secured approximately 6,847 TBtu of natural gas feedstock for our Liquefaction Projects through long-term natural gas supply agreements with remaining fixed terms of up to 14 years. As of December 31, 2025, we have secured approximately 70% of the natural gas supply required to support the total forecasted production capacity of the Liquefaction Projects during 2026, excluding the 8% of which has been secured under IPM agreements. Natural gas supply secured decreases as a percentage of forecasted production capacity beyond 2026. As further described in *LNG Revenues from Executed SPAs*, the pricing structure of our SPAs often incorporates a variable fee per MMBtu of LNG generally equal to 115% of Henry Hub, thus limiting our net exposure to future increases in natural gas prices.

To ensure that we are able to transport natural gas feedstock to the Liquefaction Projects, we have transportation precedent and other agreements to secure firm pipeline transportation capacity from interstate and intrastate pipeline companies. We have also entered into firm storage services agreements with third parties to assist in managing variability in natural gas needs for the Liquefaction Projects.

*Capital Expenditures*

We enter into lump sum turnkey contracts with third party contractors for the EPC of our Liquefaction Projects. The future capital expenditures included in the table above primarily consist of fixed costs under the lump sum Bechtel EPC contracts for both the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project and the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project, in which Bechtel charges a lump sum and generally bears project cost, schedule and performance risks unless certain specified events occur, in which case Bechtel causes us to enter into a change order, or we agree with Bechtel to a change order. As of December 31, 2025, substantial completions of the first four of seven midscale Trains of the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project were achieved. Additionally, in June 2025, our Board made a positive FID with respect to the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project and issued a full notice to proceed with construction to Bechtel under an EPC contract for a contract price of approximately $2.9 billion, subject to adjustment only by change order. Refer to *Corpus Christi LNG Terminal* in <u>[Items 1. and 2. Business and Properties — Our Business](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_223)</u> for a summary of the construction status and estimated completion of both the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project and CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project as of December 31, 2025. In addition to amounts presented in the table above, we expect to incur ongoing capital expenditures to maintain our facilities and other assets, as well as to optimize our existing assets and purchase new assets that are intended to grow our productive capacity.

*Leases*

Our obligations under our lease arrangements primarily consist of LNG vessel time charters with fixed minimum terms of up to 15 years to ensure delivery of cargoes sold on a DAP basis. We have also entered into leases for the use of tug vessels, office space and facilities, land sites and equipment.

*Additional Future Cash Requirements for Operations and Capital Expenditures*

*Taxes*

Our cash tax payments may fluctuate over time and may be influenced by (1) accelerated tax depreciation deductions on qualifying assets, including the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project and the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project and (2) timing of utilization of our existing net operating loss (**"NOL"**) carryforwards. See the risk *Additions or changes in tax laws and regulations or variables impacting our tax obligations could potentially affect our financial results or liquidity* under *Risks Relating to Regulations* in <u>[Item 1A. Risk Factors](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_241)</u>.

As part of our ongoing effort to mitigate our emissions from our shipping transport operations, we primarily utilize the LNG that we produce at our terminals as transport fuel in our shipping vessel operations, serving as a substitute for diesel and heavy fuel oils, which have higher emission factors. Our use of LNG as transport fuel in our operations enabled us to claim federal alternative fuel excise tax credits totaling $370 million for the period spanning from 2018 to 2024, preceding the expiration of the incentive program on December 31, 2024. We accounted for the claims as a gain contingency under ASC 450-30, *Contingencies - Gain Contingencies*, which does not allow recognition until cash or claims to cash are realized or realizable. We did not recognize the claims as of December 31, 2025 because there were inherent uncertainties associated with the realizability of these claims. Subsequent to December 31, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (the **"IRS"**) issued a closing

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letter to us indicating completion of their review, confirming our eligibility and issuing final cash payment. As such, we will recognize a $370 million reduction to cost of sales during the three months ending March 31, 2026.

*Disciplined Accretive Growth*

The FID of any expansion projects, including the SPL Expansion Project and CCL Expansion Project, will result in additional cash requirements to fund the construction and operations of such projects in excess of our current contractual obligations under executed contracts discussed above, although expansion may be designed to leverage shared infrastructure to reduce the incremental costs of any potential expansion.

In January 2026, we acquired the remaining redeemable noncontrolling interest in our consolidated subsidiary that owns the Gregory Power Plant, a natural gas-fired combined cycle facility located immediately proximal to the Corpus Christi LNG Terminal. Such acquisition enhances operational control and further mitigates risk exposure associated with increased power demand from the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project and the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project, but is expected to require further capital injection for operating liquidity and capital improvements.

*Future Cash Requirements for Financing under Executed Contracts*

We are committed to make future cash payments for financing pursuant to certain of our contracts. The following table summarizes our estimate of material cash requirements for financing under executed contracts as of December 31, 2025 (in billions):

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| | **Estimated Payments Due Under Executed Contracts by Period (1) (2)** | **Estimated Payments Due Under Executed Contracts by Period (1) (2)** | **Estimated Payments Due Under Executed Contracts by Period (1) (2)** | **Estimated Payments Due Under Executed Contracts by Period (1) (2)** |
| | **2026** | **2027 - 2030** | **Thereafter** | **Total** |
| Debt | $0.3 | $11.8 | $10.9 | $23.0 |
| Interest payments | 1.1 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 6.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $1.4 | $15.0 | $12.6 | $29.0 |

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(1)Debt and interest payments are based on the total debt balance, scheduled contractual maturities and fixed or estimated forward interest rates in effect at December 31, 2025. Debt and interest payments do not contemplate repurchases, repayments and retirements that we may make prior to contractual maturity.

(2)Table excludes payments under finance leases, which are included in *Future Cash Requirements for Operations and Capital Expenditures under Executed Contracts* table above.

*Debt*

As of December 31, 2025, our debt complex was comprised of senior notes with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $22.4 billion and credit facilities with $550 million outstanding loan balances. As of December 31, 2025, each of our issuers was in compliance with all covenants related to their respective debt agreements. Further discussion of our debt obligations, including the restrictions imposed by these arrangements, can be found in <u>[Note 10—Debt](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_70)</u> of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

*Interest*

As of December 31, 2025, our senior notes had a weighted average contractual interest rate of 4.65%. Interest on borrowings under our credit facilities is indexed to SOFR, and we are subject to interest rates on outstanding balances, commitment fees on undrawn balances and letter of credit fees on issued letters of credit. We had $286 million aggregate amount of issued letters of credit under our credit facilities as of December 31, 2025. Further details of our credit facilities can be found in <u>[Note 10—Debt](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_73)</u> of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

*Additional Future Cash Requirements for Financing*

*CQP Distributions*

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partner interest in CQP in the form of 239.9 million common units, 100% of the general partner interest and 100% of the incentive distribution rights, with the remaining non-controlling limited partner interest held by Blackstone Inc., Brookfield Asset Management Inc. and the public. During the year ended December 31, 2025, $803 million in distributions were paid to our non-controlling interests.

*Capital Allocation Plan*

In June 2024, our Board approved an updated comprehensive long-term capital allocation plan, which included an increase to our share repurchase authorization by $4.0 billion through 2027. As of December 31, 2025, we had up to $1.2 billion available under the share repurchase program. In February 2026, our Board approved an increase in our share repurchase authorization to approximately $10 billion from 2026 through 2030 with a $9 billion increase to the existing authorization. The timing and amount of any shares of our common stock that are repurchased under the share repurchase program will be determined by management based on market conditions and other factors, with the majority of the repurchases executed within trading parameters pre-established for each applicable trading period in compliance with SEC Rule 10b5-1 and some repurchases executed on the open market. During the year ended December 31, 2025, we repurchased approximately 12.1 million shares of our common stock for $2.7 billion at a weighted average price per share of $221.55. A discussion of our share repurchase program can be found in <u>[Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholders Matters and Issuer Purchase of Equity Securities](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_268)</u>.

Another aspect of our capital allocation plan is to lower our long-term leverage target through debt paydown to approximately 4x, which may involve the repayment, redemption or repurchase, on the open market or otherwise, of our indebtedness, including senior notes of SPL, CQP, CCH and Cheniere. The timing and amount of any paydown of our indebtedness will be determined by management based on market conditions and other factors. During the year ended December 31, 2025, we used $0.7 billion of available cash to reduce our outstanding indebtedness, all of which was pursuant to our capital allocation plan.

In June 2025, we announced updates to our company outlook, which included a plan to increase our annualized dividend by over 10% to $2.22 per common share, which commenced with the dividend pertaining to the third quarter of 2025. On January 27, 2026, we declared a quarterly dividend of $0.555 per share of common stock that is payable on February 27, 2026 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 6, 2026.

*Financially Disciplined Growth*

To the extent that liquefaction capacity at the Corpus Christi LNG Terminal and the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal is expanded beyond the Liquefaction Projects, such as the SPL Expansion Project and the CCL Expansion Project, we expect that additional financing would be used to fund construction of the expansion.

***Sources and Uses of Cash***

The following table summarizes the sources and uses of our cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents (in millions). The table presents capital expenditures on a cash basis; therefore, these amounts differ from the amounts of capital expenditures, including accruals, which are referred to elsewhere in this report. Additional discussion of these items follows the table.

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| | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $5539 | $5394 |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (3012) | (2279) |
| Net cash used in financing activities | (4130) | (4451) |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents | (3) | 1 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents | $(1606) | $(1335) |

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*Operating Cash Flows* 

The $145 million increase between the periods was primarily related to higher net cash inflows from LNG sales, as explained above in <u>[Results of Operations](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_139)</u>, and increased cash inflows from settlement of derivative instruments. Partially offsetting the increase was lower cash flows attributed to working capital from differences in timing of cash collections from the sale of LNG cargoes and payments to suppliers*.*

As described in <u>[Results of Operations](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_139)</u>, the OBBBA was signed into law during the third quarter of 2025 and includes, among other provisions, reinstating 100% accelerated tax bonus depreciation on qualifying assets acquired after January 19, 2025, which deferred our cash tax obligations, ultimately reducing our income tax payable to a nominal amount in 2025, and modifying the export-promoting FDII deduction rules, renamed to the FDDEI under the OBBBA, which is expected to reduce our income taxes payable relative to prior policy in future periods. Additionally, on September 30, 2025, the IRS issued Notice 2025-49, which revised rules for calculating CAMT adjusted financial statement income, deferring our cash tax obligations and entitling us to a refund of $380 million of previously paid CAMT, which we received in December 2025.

*Investing Cash Flows* 

Our investing net cash outflows primarily related to: (1) construction costs for the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project, which were $1.3 billion and $1.5 billion during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively; (2) $1.0 billion of costs paid for the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project during the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily related to procurement and engineering; and (3) optimization and other site improvement projects during both periods. The $0.2 billion decrease in construction costs for the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project between the periods was primarily related to a decline in expenditures in the current year related to the EPC contract as the project approaches completion. We expect to continue to incur capital expenditures for the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project and the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project as construction progresses on these projects.

*Financing Cash Flows*

The following table summarizes our financing activities (in millions):

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| | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
| Proceeds from issuances of debt and borrowings | $1987 | $2725 |
| Redemptions and repayments of debt | (2092) | (3521) |
| Distributions to NCI | (803) | (846) |
| Contributions from redeemable NCI | 122 | 6 |
| Payments related to tax withholdings for share-based compensation | (51) | (46) |
| Repurchase of common stock, inclusive of excise taxes paid | (2724) | (2262) |
| Dividends to stockholders | (451) | (412) |
| Other, net | (118) | (95) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net cash used in financing activities | $(4130) | $(4451) |

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*Proceeds from Issuances of Debt and Borrowings*

The following table shows the proceeds from issuances of debt and borrowings, including intra-year activity (in millions):

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| | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
| **Cheniere:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.650% Senior Notes due 2034  | $— | $1497 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility | 175 |  |
| **CQP:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.750% Senior Notes due 2034 |  | 1198 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2035 CQP Senior Notes | 997 |  |
| **SPL:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SPL Revolving Credit Facility | 265 | 30 |
| **CCH:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CCH Credit Facility | 550 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total proceeds from issuances of debt and borrowings | $1987 | $2725 |

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*Debt Redemptions and Repayments*

The following table shows the redemptions and repayments of debt, including intra-year activity (in millions):

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| | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
| **Cheniere:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility | $(175) | $— |
| **SPL:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 |  | (300) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2025 SPL Senior Notes | (300) | (1700) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2026 SPL Senior Notes | (1300) |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.746% weighted average rate Senior Notes due 2037 | (52) |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SPL Revolving Credit Facility | (265) | (30) |
| **CCH:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.875% Senior Notes due 2025 |  | (1491) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total redemptions and repayments of debt | $(2092) | $(3521) |

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*Repurchase of Common Stock*

During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, we paid $2.7 billion and $2.3 billion to repurchase approximately 12.1 million and 13.8 million shares of our common stock, respectively, under our share repurchase program. Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2025, we paid $33 million of excise taxes related to our repurchase of common stock during the fiscal years 2023 and 2024, since the IRS imposes an excise tax of 1% on the fair market value of our stock repurchases less our stock issuances. In April 2026, we expect to pay $26 million of excise taxes related to our repurchases during the fiscal year 2025. As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately $1.2 billion remaining under our share repurchase program. In February 2026, our Board approved an increase in our share repurchase authorization to approximately $10 billion from 2026 through 2030 with a $9 billion increase to the existing authorization.

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*Cash Dividends to Stockholders*

During the year ended December 31, 2025, we paid aggregate dividends of $2.055 per share of common stock for a total of $451 million and during the year ended December 31, 2024, we paid aggregate dividends of $1.805 per share of common stock for a total of $412 million.

On January 27, 2026, we declared a quarterly dividend of $0.555 per share of common stock that is payable on February 27, 2026 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 6, 2026.

**Summary of Critical Accounting Estimates**

The preparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying notes. Management evaluates its estimates and related assumptions regularly, including those related to the valuation of derivative instruments. Changes in facts and circumstances or additional information may result in revised estimates, and actual results may differ from these estimates. Management considers the following to be its most critical accounting estimates that involve significant judgment.

***Fair Value of Level 3 Liquefaction Supply Derivatives***

Our derivative instruments are recorded at fair value unless they satisfy criteria for, and we elect, the normal purchases and normal sales exception, as described in <u>[Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_298)</u> of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. We record changes in the fair value of our derivative positions through earnings, based on the value for which the derivative instrument could be exchanged between willing parties. Valuation of our liquefaction supply derivative contracts is often developed through the use of internal models which includes significant unobservable inputs representing Level 3 fair value measurements as further described in <u>[Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_298)</u> of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. In instances where observable data is unavailable, consideration is given to the assumptions that market participants may use in valuing the asset or liability. To the extent valued using an option pricing model, we consider the future prices of energy units for unobservable periods to be a significant unobservable input to estimated net fair value. In estimating the future prices of energy units, we make judgments about market risk related to liquidity of commodity indices and volatility utilizing available market data. Changes in facts and circumstances or additional information may result in revised estimates and judgments, and actual results may differ from these estimates and judgments. We derive our volatility assumptions based on observed historical settled global LNG market pricing or accepted proxies for global LNG market pricing as well as settled domestic natural gas pricing. Such volatility assumptions also contemplate, as of the balance sheet date, observable forward curve data of such indices, as well as evolving available industry data and independent studies. In developing our volatility assumptions, we acknowledge that the global LNG industry is inherently influenced by events such as unplanned supply constraints, geopolitical incidents, unusual climate events including drought and uncommonly mild, by historical standards, winters and summers, and real or threatened disruptive operational impacts to global energy infrastructure. Our current estimate of volatility does not exclude the impact of otherwise rare events unless we believe market participants would exclude such events on account of their assertion that those events were specific to our company and deemed within our control.

Our fair value estimates incorporate market participant-based assumptions pertaining to applicable contractual uncertainties, including those related to the availability of market information for delivery points, as well as the timing of both satisfaction of contractual events or states of affairs and delivery commencement. We may recognize changes in fair value through earnings that could be significant to our results of operations if and when such uncertainties are resolved.

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Additionally, the valuation of certain liquefaction supply derivatives requires significant judgment in estimating underlying forward commodity curves due to periods of unobservability or limited liquidity. Such valuations are more susceptible to variability particularly when markets are volatile. Provided below are the changes in fair value from valuation of liquefaction supply derivatives valued through the use of internal models which incorporate significant unobservable inputs for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 (in millions). The changes in fair value shown are limited to instruments still held at the end of each respective period.

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
| Favorable changes in fair value of liquefaction supply derivatives still held at the end of the period | $2887 | $738 |

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The changes in fair value on instruments held at the end of both years are primarily attributed to a significant variance in the estimated and observable forward international LNG commodity prices on our IPM agreements in effect during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.

The estimated fair value of level 3 liquefaction supply derivatives recognized in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 amounted to an asset of $2.9 billion and a liability of $801 million, respectively.

The ultimate fair value of our derivative instruments is uncertain, and we believe that it is reasonably possible that a material change in the estimated fair value could occur in the near future, particularly as it relates to commodity prices impacting the valuation of our liquefaction supply derivatives, given the level of volatility to which such prices are subjected. See <u>[Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_154)</u> for further analysis of the sensitivity of the fair value of our derivatives to hypothetical changes in underlying prices.

**Recent Accounting Standards**

For a summary of recently issued accounting standards, see <u>[Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_298)</u> of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

**ITEM 7A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK**

**Marketing and Trading Commodity Price Risk**

We have commodity derivatives consisting of natural gas and power supply contracts for the commissioning and operation of the Liquefaction Projects and the SPL Expansion Project, and associated economic hedges (collectively, the **"Liquefaction Supply Derivatives"**) and LNG derivatives in which we have contractual net settlement and economic hedges on the exposure to the commodity markets in which we have contractual arrangements to purchase or sell physical LNG (collectively, **"LNG Trading Derivatives"**). In order to test the sensitivity of the fair value of the Liquefaction Supply Derivatives and the LNG Trading Derivatives to changes in underlying commodity prices, management modeled a 10% change in the commodity price for natural gas for each delivery location and a 10% change in the commodity price for LNG, respectively, as follows (in millions):

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2024** | **December 31, 2024** |
| | **Fair Value** | **Change in Fair Value** | **Fair Value** | **Change in Fair Value** |
| Liquefaction Supply Derivatives | $2865 | $2722 | $(742) | $2516 |
| LNG Trading Derivatives | (17) | 1 | 17 | 49 |

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See <u>[Note 6—Derivative Instruments](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_55)</u> of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details about our commodity derivative instruments.

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**ITEM 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA**

**INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**

**CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES**

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|:---|:---|
| <u>[Management's Report to the Stockholders of Cheniere Energy, Inc.](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_205)</u> | <u>[55](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_205)</u> |
| <u>[Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_208)</u> | <u>[56](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_208)</u> |
| <u>[Consolidated Statements of Operations](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_19)</u> | <u>[59](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_19)</u> |
| <u>[Consolidated Balance Sheets](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_22)</u> | <u>[60](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_22)</u> |
| <u>[Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) and Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_25)</u> | <u>[61](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_25)</u> |
| <u>[Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_31)</u> | <u>[62](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_31)</u> |
| <u>[Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_34)</u> | <u>[63](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_34)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Note 1—Organization and Nature of Operations](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_37)</u> | <u>[63](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_37)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_298)</u> | <u>[63](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_298)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Note 3—Trade and Other Receivables, Net of Current Expected Credit Losses](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_46)</u> | <u>[71](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_46)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Note 4—Inventory](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_49)</u> | <u>[72](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_49)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Note 5—Property, Plant and Equipment, Net of Accumulated Depreciation](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_52)</u> | <u>[72](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_52)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Note 6—Derivative Instruments](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_55)</u> | <u>[72](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_55)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Note 7—Other Non-current Assets, Net](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_310)</u> | <u>[77](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_310)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Note 8—Non-Controlling Interests and Variable Interest Entities](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_58)</u> | <u>[78](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_58)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Note 9—Accrued Liabilities](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_67)</u> | <u>[79](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_67)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Note 10—Debt](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_70)</u> | <u>[80](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_70)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Note 11—Leases](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_85)</u> | <u>[84](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_85)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Note 12—Revenues](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_94)</u> | <u>[86](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_94)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Note 13—Related Party Transactions](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_100)</u> | <u>[88](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_100)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Note 14—Income Taxes](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_325)</u> | <u>[88](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_325)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Note 15—Share-based Compensation](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_331)</u> | <u>[92](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_331)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Note 16—Employee Benefit Plan](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_340)</u> | <u>[94](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_340)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Note 17—Net Income per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_106)</u> | <u>[94](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_106)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Note 18—Share Repurchase Programs](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_109)</u> | <u>[95](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_109)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Note 19—Commitments and Contingencies](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_343)</u> | <u>[95](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_343)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Note 20—Segment Information and Customer Concentration](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_112)</u> | <u>[96](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_112)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Note 21—Supplemental Cash Flow Information](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_118)</u> | <u>[97](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_118)</u> |

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**MANAGEMENT'S REPORT TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.**

**Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting**

As management, we are responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for Cheniere. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, we have conducted an assessment, including testing using the criteria in *Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013)* issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (**"COSO"**). Cheniere's system of internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements and, even when determined to be effective, can only provide reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.

Based on our assessment, we have concluded that Cheniere maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria in *Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013)* issued by the COSO.

Cheniere's independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG LLP, has issued an audit report on Cheniere's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, which is contained in this Form 10-K.

**Management's Certifications**

The certifications of Cheniere's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 have been included as Exhibits 31 and 32 in Cheniere's Form 10-K.

CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.

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| By: | /s/ Jack A. Fusco | /s/ Zach Davis |
|  | Jack A. Fusco | Zach Davis |
|  | President and Chief Executive Officer<br>(Principal Executive Officer) | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<br>(Principal Financial Officer) |

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**Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm**

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors

Cheniere Energy, Inc.:

*Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements*

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Cheniere Energy, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity (deficit) and redeemable non-controlling interest, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes (collectively, the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2025, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in *Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013)* issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, and our report dated February 25, 2026 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

*Basis for Opinion*

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

*Critical Audit Matter*

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of a critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

*Fair value of the level 3 liquefaction supply derivatives* 

As discussed in Notes 2 and 6 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company recorded fair value of level 3 liquefaction supply derivatives of $2,902 million as of December 31, 2025, which included the fair value of IPM agreements. The IPM agreements are natural gas supply contracts for the operation of the liquefied natural gas facilities. The fair value of the IPM agreements is developed using internal models, including option pricing models. The models incorporate significant unobservable inputs, including future prices of energy units in unobservable periods and volatility.

We identified the evaluation of the fair value of the level 3 liquefaction supply derivatives for the IPM agreements as a critical audit matter. Specifically, complex auditor judgment and specialized skills and knowledge were required to evaluate the appropriateness and application of the option pricing model as well as the assumptions for future prices of energy units in unobservable periods and volatility.

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The following are the primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter. We evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of certain internal controls related to the valuation of liquefaction supply derivatives, including those under certain IPM agreements. This included controls related to the appropriateness and application of the option pricing model and the evaluation of assumptions for future prices of energy units in unobservable periods and volatility. We involved valuation professionals with specialized skills and knowledge who assisted in testing management's process for developing the fair value of certain IPM agreements by:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• evaluating the design and testing the operating effectiveness of certain internal controls related to the appropriateness and application of the option pricing model

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• evaluating the appropriateness and application of the option pricing model by inspecting the contractual agreements and model documentation to determine whether the model is suitable for its intended use

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• evaluating the reasonableness of management's assumptions for future prices of energy units in unobservable periods and volatility by comparing to market data.

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| /s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KPMG LLP |
| KPMG LLP |

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We have served as the Company's auditor since 2014.

Houston, Texas

February 25, 2026

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**REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM**

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors

Cheniere Energy, Inc.:

*Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting* 

We have audited Cheniere Energy, Inc. and subsidiaries' (the Company) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in *Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013)* issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in *Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013)* issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity (deficit) and redeemable non-controlling interest, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes (collectively, the consolidated financial statements), and our report dated February 25, 2026 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

*Basis for Opinion* 

The Company's management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

*Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting* 

A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

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| /s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KPMG LLP |
| KPMG LLP |

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February 25, 2026

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**CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES**

**CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS** 

**(in millions, except per share data)**

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Revenues |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;LNG revenues | $19435 | $14899 | $19569 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regasification revenues | 136 | 135 | 135 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other revenues | 405 | 669 | 690 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total revenues | 19976 | 15703 | 20394 |
| Operating costs and expenses |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cost of sales (excluding operating and maintenance expense and depreciation, amortization and accretion expense shown separately below) | 7150 | 6021 | 1356 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Operating and maintenance expense | 1966 | 1857 | 1835 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Selling, general and administrative expense | 383 | 441 | 474 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense | 1329 | 1220 | 1196 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other operating costs and expenses | 36 | 36 | 44 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total operating costs and expenses | 10864 | 9575 | 4905 |
| Income from operations | 9112 | 6128 | 15489 |
| Other income (expense) |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest expense, net of capitalized interest | (948) | (1010) | (1141) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gain (loss) on modification or extinguishment of debt | (8) | (9) | 15 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest and dividend income | 106 | 189 | 211 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other income, net | 20 | 5 | 4 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total other expense | (830) | (825) | (911) |
| Income before income taxes and NCI | 8282 | 5303 | 14578 |
| Less: income tax provision | 1488 | 811 | 2519 |
| Net income | 6794 | 4492 | 12059 |
| Less: net income attributable to NCI | 1464 | 1240 | 2178 |
| Net income attributable to Cheniere | $5330 | $3252 | $9881 |
| Net income per share attributable to common stockholders—basic (1) | $24.19 | $14.24 | $40.99 |
| Net income per share attributable to common stockholders—diluted (1) | $24.13 | $14.20 | $40.72 |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding—basic | 219.7 | 228.4 | 241.0 |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding—diluted | 220.3 | 229.1 | 242.6 |
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(1)In computing basic and diluted net income per share attributable to common stockholders, net income attributable to Cheniere is adjusted for the remeasurement of the redeemable NCI, net of tax, to its redemption value, as required under the two-class method. See <u>[Note 17—Net Income per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_106)</u> for the full computation.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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**CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES**

**CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (1)**

**(in millions, except share data)**

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| | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
| ASSETS | ASSETS | ASSETS |
| Current assets |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cash and cash equivalents | $1099 | $2638 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Restricted cash and cash equivalents | 485 | 552 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Trade and other receivables, net of current expected credit losses | 1380 | 727 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Inventory | 524 | 501 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Current derivative assets | 9 | 155 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Margin deposits | 76 | 128 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other current assets, net | 119 | 100 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total current assets | 3692 | 4801 |
| Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation | 35755 | 33552 |
| Operating lease assets | 2700 | 2684 |
| Derivative assets | 4663 | 1903 |
| Deferred tax assets | 12 | 19 |
| Other non-current assets, net | 1060 | 899 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total assets | $47882 | $43858 |
| LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NCI AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NCI AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NCI AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
| Current liabilities |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accounts payable | $123 | $171 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accrued liabilities | 2081 | 2179 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Current debt, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs | 306 | 351 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deferred revenue | 150 | 163 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Current operating lease liabilities | 539 | 592 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Current derivative liabilities | 618 | 902 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other current liabilities | 99 | 83 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total current liabilities | 3916 | 4441 |
| Long-term debt, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs | 22507 | 22554 |
| Operating lease liabilities | 2163 | 2090 |
| Derivative liabilities | 1208 | 1865 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 3698 | 1856 |
| Other non-current liabilities | 1312 | 992 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total liabilities | 34804 | 33798 |
| Commitments and contingencies (see <u>[Note 19](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_343)</u>) |  |  |
| Redeemable NCI | 136 | 7 |
| Stockholders' equity |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Preferred stock: $0.0001 par value, 5.0 million shares authorized, none issued |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Common stock: $0.003 par value, 480.0 million shares authorized; 279.2 million shares and 278.7 million shares issued at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 1 | 1 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Treasury stock: 66.8 million shares and 54.7 million shares at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, at cost | (8852) | (6136) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Additional paid-in-capital | 4523 | 4452 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Retained earnings | 12243 | 7382 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total Cheniere stockholders' equity | 7915 | 5699 |
| NCI | 5027 | 4354 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total stockholders' equity | 12942 | 10053 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total liabilities, redeemable NCI and stockholders' equity | $47882 | $43858 |

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(1)Amounts presented include balances held by our consolidated variable interest entities (**"VIEs"**), substantially all of which are related to CQP. As of December 31, 2025, total assets and liabilities of our VIEs were $17.3 billion and $17.0 billion, respectively, as further detailed in <u>[Note 8—Non-Controlling Interests and Variable Interest Entities](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_58)</u>, including $182 million of cash and cash equivalents and $22 million of restricted cash and cash equivalents.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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**CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES**

**CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) AND REDEEMABLE NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST**

**(in millions)**

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)** | **Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)** | **Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)** | **Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)** | **Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)** | **Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)** | **Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)** | **Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)** | |
| | **Common Stock** | **Common Stock** | **Treasury Stock** | **Treasury Stock** | **Additional Paid-in Capital** | **Retained Earnings** | **NCI** | **Total Equity (Deficit)** | **Redeemable NCI (1)** |
| | **Shares** | **Par Value Amount** | **Shares** | **Amount** | **Additional Paid-in Capital** | **Retained Earnings** | **NCI** | **Total Equity (Deficit)** | **Redeemable NCI (1)** |
| Balance at December 31, 2022 | 245.5 | $1 | 31.2 | $(2342) | $4314 | $(4942) | $2798 | $(171) | $— |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Net income |  |  |  |  |  | 9881 | 2178 | 12059 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Dividends declared ($1.62 per common share) and dividend equivalents accrued |  |  |  |  |  | (393) |  | (393) |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Shares repurchased, at cost and inclusive of excise taxes | (9.5) |  | 9.5 | (1496) |  |  |  | (1496) |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Distributions to NCI |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1016) | (1016) |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Vesting of share-based compensation awards | 1.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  | 100 |  |  | 100 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Issued shares withheld from employees related to share-based compensation, at cost | (0.2) |  | 0.2 | (26) | (37) |  |  | (63) |  |
| Balance at December 31, 2023 | 237.0 | 1 | 40.9 | (3864) | 4377 | 4546 | 3960 | 9020 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Net income |  |  |  |  |  | 3252 | 1240 | 4492 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Dividends declared ($1.805 per common share) and dividend equivalents accrued |  |  |  |  |  | (415) |  | (415) |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Shares repurchased, at cost and inclusive of excise taxes | (13.8) |  | 13.8 | (2272) |  |  |  | (2272) |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Accretion of redeemable NCI (2) |  |  |  |  |  | (1) |  | (1) | 1 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Distributions to NCI |  |  |  |  |  |  | (846) | (846) |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Contributions from redeemable NCI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Vesting of share-based compensation awards | 0.8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  | 121 |  |  | 121 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Issued shares withheld from employees related to share-based compensation, at cost |  |  |  |  | (46) |  |  | (46) |  |
| Balance at December 31, 2024 | 224.0 | 1 | 54.7 | (6136) | 4452 | 7382 | 4354 | 10053 | 7 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Net income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  | 5330 | 1476 | 6806 | (12) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Dividends declared ($2.055 per common share) and dividend equivalents accrued |  |  |  |  |  | (454) |  | (454) |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Shares repurchased, at cost and inclusive of excise taxes | (12.1) |  | 12.1 | (2716) |  |  |  | (2716) |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Accretion of redeemable NCI (2) |  |  |  |  |  | (15) |  | (15) | 19 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Distributions to NCI |  |  |  |  |  |  | (803) | (803) |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Contributions from redeemable NCI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 122 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Vesting of share-based compensation awards | 0.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  | 122 |  |  | 122 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Issued shares withheld from employees related to share-based compensation, at cost |  |  |  |  | (51) |  |  | (51) |  |
| Balance at December 31, 2025 | 212.4 | $1 | 66.8 | $(8852) | $4523 | $12243 | $5027 | $12942 | $136 |

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(1)Redeemable NCI represents the economic interest held by a third party in one of our consolidated VIEs that is redeemable for cash under certain circumstances, including those that are outside of our control. As such, the economic interest is not a component of permanent equity on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. In January 2026, we redeemed the remaining redeemable NCI in our consolidated VIE that owns the Gregory Power Plant, a natural gas-fired combined cycle facility located immediately proximal to the Corpus Christi LNG Terminal, at a price that approximated our carrying value.

(2)Amount in retained earnings presented net of tax.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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**CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS**

**(in millions)**

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Cash flows from operating activities |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net income | $6794 | $4492 | $12059 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense | 1329 | 1220 | 1196 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Share-based compensation expense | 161 | 215 | 250 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amortization of discount and debt issuance costs | 38 | 42 | 44 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reduction of right-of-use assets | 623 | 670 | 623 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total gains on derivative instruments, net | (3844) | (1315) | (7890) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net cash provided by (used for) settlement of derivative instruments | 289 | (100) | (79) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deferred taxes | 1859 | 330 | 2389 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other, net | 25 | 28 | 3 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Trade and other receivables | (640) | 380 | 840 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Inventory | (32) | (57) | 377 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Margin deposits | 52 | (111) | 116 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other non-current assets | (156) | (80) | (64) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (232) | 248 | (982) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total deferred revenue | (41) | (2) | 3 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total operating lease liabilities | (619) | (658) | (607) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other, net | (67) | 92 | 140 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net cash provided by operating activities | 5539 | 5394 | 8418 |
| Cash flows from investing activities |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Property, plant and equipment, net of proceeds from commissioning sales of LNG of $174 million, zero and zero, respectively | (3078) | (2238) | (2121) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investments in equity method investments | (2) | (12) | (61) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other, net | 68 | (29) | (20) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net cash used in investing activities | (3012) | (2279) | (2202) |
| Cash flows from financing activities |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Proceeds from issuances of debt and borrowings | 1987 | 2725 | 1397 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Redemptions and repayments of debt | (2092) | (3521) | (2598) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Distributions to NCI | (803) | (846) | (1016) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Contributions from redeemable NCI | 122 | 6 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Payments related to tax withholdings for share-based compensation | (51) | (46) | (63) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Repurchase of common stock, inclusive of excise taxes paid | (2724) | (2262) | (1473) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dividends to stockholders | (451) | (412) | (393) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other, net | (118) | (95) | (34) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net cash used in financing activities | (4130) | (4451) | (4180) |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents | (3) | 1 | 2 |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents | (1606) | (1335) | 2038 |
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period | 3190 | 4525 | 2487 |
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents—end of period | $1584 | $3190 | $4525 |

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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**CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES**

**NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**

**NOTE 1—ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS**

We operate natural gas liquefaction and export facilities located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana at Sabine Pass and near Corpus Christi, Texas (respectively, the **"Sabine Pass LNG Terminal"** and **"Corpus Christi LNG Terminal"**), with total expected production capacity of over 60 mtpa of LNG, inclusive of estimated debottlenecking opportunities, of which over 9 mtpa was under construction and the remainder was in operation as of December 31, 2025, comprised of the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• over 30 mtpa of total production capacity in operation from natural gas liquefaction facilities at the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal owned by CQP (the **"SPL Project"**). The Sabine Pass LNG Terminal also has five LNG storage tanks, vaporizers and three marine berths. CQP also owns and operates a 94-mile natural gas supply pipeline that interconnects the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal with several large interstate and intrastate pipelines (the **"Creole Trail Pipeline"**). As of December 31, 2025, we owned 100% of the general partner interest, a 48.6% limited partner interest and 100% of the incentive distribution rights of CQP.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• over 30 mtpa of total expected production capacity, inclusive of estimated debottlenecking opportunities, including over 9 mtpa under construction and the remainder in operation as of December 31, 2025, from our natural gas liquefaction facilities at the Corpus Christi LNG Terminal, of which we have 100% ownership interest. The Corpus Christi LNG Terminal also has three LNG storage tanks and two marine berths. We also own an approximately 21-mile natural gas supply pipeline that interconnects the Corpus Christi LNG Terminal with several large interstate and intrastate natural gas pipelines (the **"Corpus Christi Pipeline"**). The projects under construction at the Corpus Christi LNG Terminal include:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;◦ a project consisting of seven midscale Trains that is expected to add total production capacity of over 10 mtpa of LNG once fully completed (the **"Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project"**), with over 4 mtpa under construction and the remainder in operation from the first four midscale Trains that have reached substantial completion as of December 31, 2025; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;◦ a project consisting of two additional midscale Trains that is expected to add total production capacity of approximately 5 mtpa of LNG once fully completed, inclusive of estimated debottlenecking opportunities (the **"CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project"** and together with the existing assets at the Corpus Christi LNG Terminal, the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project and the Corpus Christi Pipeline, the **"CCL Project"**), which was under construction as of December 31, 2025. Our board of directors (our **"Board"**) made a positive FID with respect to the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project on June 17, 2025, and issued a full notice to proceed with construction to Bechtel Energy Inc. (**"Bechtel"**) effective June 18, 2025.

In addition to the SPL Project and the CCL Project (collectively, the **"Liquefaction Projects"**), we are developing expansion projects to provide additional liquefaction capacity at both the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal and the Corpus Christi LNG Terminal and are commercializing to support the additional liquefaction capacity associated with these potential expansion projects. These projects or other projects, including infrastructure projects in support of natural gas supply and LNG demand, will require, among other things, acceptable commercial and financing arrangements before our Board makes a positive FID.

**NOTE 2—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES**

**Basis of Presentation**

Our Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Cheniere, its subsidiaries in which we hold a controlling interest and VIEs we consolidate under certain criteria discussed further below. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

**VIEs**

We make a determination at the inception of each arrangement whether an entity in which we have made an investment or in which we have other variable interests is considered a VIE. Generally, an entity is a VIE if either (1) the entity does not have sufficient equity at risk to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties, (2) the entity's investors lack any characteristics of a controlling financial interest or (3) the entity was established with non-substantive voting rights.

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**CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES**

**NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—CONTINUED**

We consolidate VIEs when we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary of a VIE is generally the party that both: (1) has the power to make decisions that most significantly affect the economic performance of the VIE and (2) has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that in either case could potentially be significant to the VIE. If we are not deemed to be the primary beneficiary of a VIE, we account for the investment or other variable interests in a VIE in accordance with applicable GAAP.

See <u>[Note 8—Non-controlling Interests and Variable Interest Entities](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_58)</u> for additional details about our assessment of VIEs.

**Non-controlling Interests**

When we consolidate an entity, we include 100% of the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of the entity in our Consolidated Financial Statements. For those entities that we consolidate in which our ownership is less than 100%, we record a non-controlling interest as a component of equity on our Consolidated Balance Sheets, which represents the third party ownership in the net assets of the respective consolidated subsidiary. Changes in our ownership interests in an entity that do not result in deconsolidation are generally recognized within equity.

Non-controlling interests are presented in permanent equity within our Consolidated Balance Sheets unless they are redeemable at a fixed or determinable price on a fixed or determinable date at the option of the holder or upon the occurrence of an event that is not solely within our control, in which case they are presented in temporary equity. The carrying amount of the redeemable non-controlling interest is equal to the greater of (1) the carrying value of the non-controlling interest adjusted each reporting period for income or loss attributable to the non-controlling interest as well as any applicable distributions made or (2) the redemption value. Remeasurements to the redemption value of the redeemable non-controlling interest are recognized in retained earnings within the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The portion of the net income or loss attributable to the non-controlling interests and redeemable non-controlling interest is reported as net income or loss attributable to non-controlling interests on our Consolidated Statements of Operations. See <u>[Note 8—Non-controlling Interests and Variable Interest Entities](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_58)</u> for additional details about our non-controlling interests.

**Estimates**

The preparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying notes. Management evaluates its estimates and related assumptions regularly, including those related to fair value measurements of derivatives and other instruments, useful lives of property, plant and equipment, leases, asset retirement obligations (**"AROs"**) and recoverability of deferred tax assets, each as further discussed under the respective sections within this note. Changes in facts and circumstances or additional information may result in revised estimates, and actual results may differ from these estimates.

**Fair Value Measurements**

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. Hierarchy Levels 1, 2 and 3 are terms for the priority of inputs to valuation approaches used to measure fair value. Hierarchy Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Hierarchy Level 2 inputs are inputs that are directly or indirectly observable for the asset or liability, other than quoted prices included within Level 1. Hierarchy Level 3 inputs are inputs that are not observable in the market.

In determining fair value, we use observable market data, or models that incorporate observable market data, when such data is available. In addition to market information, we incorporate transaction-specific details that, in management's judgment, market participants would take into account in measuring fair value. We attempt to maximize our use of observable inputs and minimize our use of unobservable inputs in arriving at fair value estimates.

Recurring fair-value measurements are performed for derivative instruments, as disclosed in <u>[Note 6—Derivative Instruments](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_55)</u>, and liability-classified share-based compensation awards, as disclosed in <u>[Note 15—Share-Based Compensation](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_331)</u>.

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**CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES**

**NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—CONTINUED**

The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables, net of current expected credit losses, margin deposits, accounts payable and accrued liabilities reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets approximates fair value. The fair value of debt is the estimated amount we would have to pay to repurchase our debt in the open market, including any premium or discount attributable to the difference between the stated interest rate and market interest rate at each balance sheet date. Refer to <u>[Note 10—Debt](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_70)</u> for our debt fair value estimates, including our estimation methods.

**Revenue Recognition**

Revenues from the sale of LNG are recognized at a point in time when the LNG is delivered to the customer based on the FOB or DAP delivery terms, which is generally the point legal title, physical possession and the risks and rewards of ownership transfer to the customer. Each individual molecule of LNG is viewed as a separate performance obligation. We allocate the contract price (including both fixed and variable fees) in each LNG sales arrangement based on the stand-alone selling price of each performance obligation as of the time the contract was negotiated. We have concluded that the variable fees meet the exception for allocating variable consideration to specific parts of the contract. As such, the variable consideration for these contracts is allocated to each distinct molecule of LNG and recognized when that distinct molecule of LNG is delivered to the customer.

Sales generated during the commissioning phase of a Train are offset against the cost of construction for the respective Train, as further described under the caption *Property, Plant and Equipment* below. After substantial completion of a Train is achieved, fees received for LNG volumes produced are recognized as LNG revenues.

With respect to regasification revenues, we have concluded that SPLNG provides a single performance obligation to its customers on a continuous basis over time because SPLNG is continuously available to provide regasification service on a daily basis with the same pattern of transfer. We have determined that an output method of recognition based on elapsed time best reflects the benefits of this service to the customer and accordingly, LNG regasification capacity reservation fees are recognized as regasification revenues on a straight-line basis over the term of the respective TUAs. We have concluded that the variable fees under our TUAs meet the exception for allocating variable consideration to a wholly unsatisfied promise to transfer a distinct good or service that forms part of a single performance obligation that is a series. As such, the variable consideration for the TUA is allocated to the period that the respective good or service is delivered to the customer.

For transactions where we receive consideration from the customer, we assess whether we are the principal or the agent in the arrangement. Arrangements where we have concluded that we act as a principal are presented within our <u>[Consolidated Statements of Operations](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_19)</u> on a gross basis, and arrangements where we have concluded that we act as an agent are presented within our <u>[Consolidated Statements of Operations](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_19)</u> on a net basis. For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, we did not have any material revenue arrangements that were presented within our Consolidated Statements of Operations on a net basis.

See <u>[Note 12—Revenues](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_94)</u> for additional information regarding our revenues.

**Cash and Cash Equivalents**

We consider all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

**Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents**

Restricted cash and cash equivalents consist of funds that are contractually or legally restricted as to usage or withdrawal and have been presented separately from cash and cash equivalents on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Our restricted cash and cash equivalents were primarily restricted for the payment of liabilities related to the Liquefaction Projects, as required under certain debt arrangements. Our subsidiaries that are subject to such restrictions are required to deposit all cash received into reserve accounts controlled by the collateral trustee pursuant to the respective accounts agreement entered into with the collateral trustee for the benefit of the debt holders.

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**NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—CONTINUED**

**Current Expected Credit Losses**

Current expected credit losses consider the risk of loss based on past events, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. A counterparty's ability to pay is assessed through a credit review process that considers contract and payment terms, the counterparty's established credit rating and credit worthiness and other risks or available financial assurances. We calculate the allowance for credit losses under a probability-of-default method applied to pools of assets with similar risk characteristics and reflect credit enhancements such as letters of credit and guarantees to the extent that such enhancements are contractually linked to the underlying asset and with the same counterparty. Quarterly, we evaluate whether our method continues to be appropriate based on historical collections and additional information as it becomes available and adjust our reserve as necessary.

The following table reflects the changes in our current expected credit losses (in millions):

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Current expected credit losses, beginning of period | $4 | $3 | $5 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Charges (reversals), net |  | 1 | (2) |
| Current expected credit losses, end of period | $4 | $4 | $3 |

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**Inventory**

LNG, natural gas and other commodity inventory are recorded at the lower of weighted average cost and net realizable value. Materials and other inventory are recorded at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Inventory is charged to expense when sold, or, for certain qualifying costs, capitalized to property, plant and equipment when issued, primarily using the weighted average method.

**Property, Plant and Equipment**

Property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost. Expenditures for construction or acquisition of assets, commissioning activities and costs that significantly extend the useful life or increase the functionality and/or capacity of an asset are capitalized. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs (including those for planned major maintenance projects) to maintain property, plant and equipment in operating condition are generally expensed as incurred.

Generally, we begin capitalizing the costs of LNG terminal construction once the individual project meets the following criteria: (1) regulatory approval has been received, (2) financing for the project is available and (3) management has committed to commence construction.

Generally, costs that benefit us more broadly than for a specific project are capitalized prior to a project meeting the criteria otherwise necessary for capitalization and typically include land and land acquisition costs, preliminary material and equipment procurement and engineering design work.

Sales proceeds earned from volumes produced and sold during the commissioning phase of a respective Train, which includes test activities such as production and removal of LNG from storage, are offset against the cost of construction for the respective Train, net of associated costs, as such activities are necessary to test the facility and bring the asset to the condition necessary for its intended use.

We depreciate our property, plant and equipment using the straight-line depreciation method over assigned useful lives, except (1) assets under finance leases which are depreciated over the lesser of the respective lease term or the useful lives and (2) land which is not depreciated. Refer to <u>[Note 5—Property, Plant and Equipment, Net of Accumulated Depreciation](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_52)</u> for additional discussion of our useful lives by asset category and <u>[Note 11—Leases](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_85)</u> for additional details of our finance leases. Upon retirement or other disposition of property, plant and equipment, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the Consolidated Balance Sheets, and any resulting gains or losses on disposal are recorded in other operating costs and expenses.

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Management tests property, plant and equipment for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances have indicated that the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment might not be recoverable. Assets are grouped at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows that are largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets for purposes of assessing recoverability. Recoverability generally is determined by comparing the carrying value of the asset to the expected undiscounted future cash flows of the asset. If the carrying value of the asset is not recoverable, the amount of impairment loss is measured as the excess, if any, of the carrying value of the asset over its estimated fair value.

We did not record any material impairments related to property, plant and equipment during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.

**Interest Capitalization**

We capitalize interest costs as part of the historical cost of qualifying assets, mainly during the construction period of the qualifying assets, which primarily consists of LNG terminals and related assets. Upon placing the underlying asset in service, these costs are depreciated or amortized over the estimated useful life of the corresponding assets for which interest costs were incurred.

**Derivative Instruments**

We use derivative instruments to hedge our exposure to cash flow variability from commodity price and foreign currency exchange (**"FX"**) rate risk. Derivative instruments are recorded at fair value and included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as current or non-current assets or liabilities depending on the derivative position and the expected timing of settlement, unless a derivative instrument satisfies criteria for, and we elect, the normal purchases and normal sales exception and account for the instrument under the accrual method of accounting, whereby the designated instrument's revenues or expenses, as applicable, are recognized only upon delivery, receipt or realization of the underlying transaction.

We did not have any derivative instruments designated as cash flow, fair value or net investment hedges during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023; therefore, the changes in the fair value of our derivative instruments are recorded in earnings.

As described in *Concentration of Credit Risk* below, the use of derivative instruments exposes us to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that a counterparty will be unable to meet its commitments, in instances when our derivative instruments are in an asset position. Additionally, counterparties are at risk that we will be unable to meet our commitments in instances where our derivative instruments are in a liability position. We incorporate both our own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty's nonperformance risk in fair value measurements depending on the position of the derivative. In adjusting the fair value of our derivative contracts for the effect of nonperformance risk, we have considered the impact of any applicable credit enhancements, such as collateral postings, set-off rights and guarantees. Variation margins or other daily margining posted for exchange-traded transactions that are contractually characterized as settlement of the respective derivative position are netted against the respective derivative asset or liability positions.

We have elected to report derivative assets and liabilities under master netting arrangements with the same counterparty on a net basis. Additionally, the fair value amounts recognized as cash collateral pledged or received, such as initial margins and other collateral that are not contractually characterized as settlement of the respective derivative positions, are offset against the fair value of derivatives executed with the same counterparty under a master netting arrangement. Collateral balances not offset against a derivative position are presented on our Consolidated Balance Sheets within margin deposits and other current liabilities. Derivative assets and liabilities not subject to master netting arrangements are presented net when we have a legally enforceable right and the intent to offset amounts with the same counterparty.

See <u>[Note 6—Derivative Instruments](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_55)</u> for additional details about our derivative instruments.

**Leases**

We determine if an arrangement is, or contains, a lease at inception of the arrangement. When we determine the arrangement is, or contains, a lease in which we are the lessee, we classify the lease as either an operating lease or a finance lease. Operating and finance leases are recognized on our Consolidated Balance Sheets by recording a lease liability

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representing the obligation to make future lease payments and a right-of-use asset representing the future right to use the underlying asset over the lease term.

Operating and finance lease right-of-use assets and liabilities are generally recognized based on the present value of minimum lease payments over the lease term. In determining the present value of minimum lease payments, we use the implicit interest rate in the lease if readily determinable. In the absence of a readily determinable implicit interest rate, we discount our expected future lease payments using the incremental borrowing rate of the relevant Cheniere entity, which can be a parent entity when the terms of the lease arrangements are significantly influenced by the parent's credit standing. The incremental borrowing rate is an estimate of the interest rate that a given entity would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term to that of the lease term. Options to renew a lease are included in the lease term and recognized as part of the right-of-use asset and lease liability when they are reasonably certain to be exercised.

We have elected practical expedients to (1) omit leases with an initial term of 12 months or less from recognition on our Consolidated Balance Sheets and (2) to combine both the lease and non-lease components of an arrangement's contractual consideration in calculating the right-of-use asset and lease liability for all classes of leased assets.

Lease expense for operating lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Lease expense for finance leases is recognized as the sum of the amortization of the right-of-use assets on a straight-line basis and the interest on lease liabilities using the effective interest method over the lease term.

Certain of our leases also contain variable payments that are included in the right-of-use asset and lease liability only when the payments are in-substance fixed payments that are, in effect, unavoidable.

When we determine the arrangement is, or contains, a lease in which we are the lessor or sublessor, we assess classification of the lease as either an operating lease, sales-type lease or direct financing lease. All such arrangements have been assessed as operating leases and consist of sublessor arrangements in which we have not been relieved of our primary obligation under the original lease. Our sublessor arrangements are not recognized on our Consolidated Balance Sheets and we recognize income from fixed lease payments under these arrangements on a straight-line basis over the sublease term. We recognize income from variable lease payments in the period in which the changes in facts and circumstances on which the variable lease payments are based occur.

**Concentration of Credit Risk**

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to a concentration of counterparty credit risk, or the risk that a counterparty will be unable to meet its commitments, consist principally of accounts receivable and contract assets related to our long-term SPAs, as our contracted LNG sales are primarily under SPAs with terms exceeding 10 years. As of December 31, 2025, we had SPAs with initial terms of 10 or more years with approximately 30 different third party customers, with customers under common control being considered a single customer. We are dependent on the respective customers' creditworthiness and their ability to perform under their respective agreements. While substantially all of our long-term third party customer arrangements are executed with a creditworthy company or secured by a parent company guarantee or other form of collateral, we are nonetheless exposed to credit risk in the event of a customer default that requires us to seek recourse.

Additionally, we maintain cash balances at financial institutions, which may at times be in excess of federally insured levels. We have not incurred credit losses related to these cash balances to date.

While we use derivative instruments that expose us to counterparty credit risk, our underlying arrangements typically include provisions that protect us and our counterparties against such risk. For example, our commodity derivatives executed over-the-counter or through an exchange often require collateral that is returned to us (or to the counterparty) on or near the settlement date or are settled on a daily margin basis with investment grade financial institutions, and are primarily facilitated by independent system operators and by clearing brokers. For non-exchange traded transactions, payments on margin deposits, either by us or by the counterparty depending on the position, are required when the value of a derivative exceeds the pre-established credit limit with the counterparty. Our FX derivative instruments are placed with investment grade financial institutions whom we believe have insignificant credit risks.

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We monitor counterparty creditworthiness on an ongoing basis; however, we cannot predict sudden changes in counterparties' creditworthiness. Even if such changes are not sudden, we may be limited in our ability to mitigate an increase in counterparty credit risk. Should one of these counterparties not perform, we may not realize the benefit of some of our assets.

**Debt**

Our debt consists of current and long-term secured and unsecured debt securities and credit facilities with banks and other lenders. Debt issuances are placed directly by us or through securities dealers or underwriters and are held by institutional and retail investors.

Term debt is recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at par value adjusted for unamortized discount or premium and net of unamortized debt issuance costs. Debt issuance costs consist primarily of arrangement fees, professional fees, legal fees and commitment fees. Costs associated with entering into a line of credit or on undrawn funds are presented as an asset and classified as current or non-current, consistent with the respective credit facility. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, all of such costs were classified as other non-current assets, net, on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Discounts, premiums and debt issuance costs directly related to the issuance of debt are amortized over the life of the debt except in the case of our credit facilities, in which such items are amortized on a straight-line basis over the contractual term of the facility. Amortization is recorded in interest expense, net of capitalized interest using the effective interest method.

We classify debt on our Consolidated Balance Sheets based on contractual maturity, with the following exceptions:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• We classify term debt that is contractually due within one year as long-term debt if management has the intent and ability to refinance the current portion of such debt with future cash proceeds from an executed long-term debt or equity agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• We evaluate the classification of long-term debt extinguished after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued based on facts and circumstances existing as of the balance sheet date.

**Asset Retirement Obligations**

We recognize AROs for legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived assets that result from the acquisition, construction, development and/or normal use of the asset and for conditional AROs in which the timing or method of settlement are conditional on a future event that may or may not be within our control. The fair value of a liability for an ARO is recognized in the period in which it is incurred, if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. The fair value of the liability is added to the carrying amount of the associated asset. This additional carrying amount is depreciated over the estimated useful life of the asset.

Our real property lease agreements at the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal require us to surrender the LNG terminal in good order and repair, with normal wear and tear and casualty excepted, at the expiration of the term of the leases, with renewal options extending such terms up to 90 years. We have determined that the cost to surrender the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal in good order and repair, with normal wear and tear and casualty excepted, is immaterial, thus we have not recorded an ARO associated with the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal.

Our Creole Trail Pipeline and Corpus Christi Pipeline are subject to regulations by the FERC for proper abandonment of a pipeline, including the disconnection of the pipeline from all sources and supplies of gas and other decommissioning costs. We believe that it is not feasible to predict when the natural gas transportation services provided by the Creole Trail Pipeline or the Corpus Christi Pipeline will no longer be utilized. In addition, our right-of-way agreements associated with the Creole Trail Pipeline and the Corpus Christi Pipeline have no stipulated termination dates. We intend to operate the Creole Trail Pipeline and the Corpus Christi Pipeline as long as supply and demand for natural gas exists in the U.S. and intend to maintain them regularly. For these reasons, we have not recorded an ARO associated with the Creole Trail Pipeline or the Corpus Christi Pipeline.

**Share-based Compensation**

We have awarded share-based compensation in the form of restricted stock shares, restricted stock units, performance stock units and phantom units, as further described in <u>[Note 15—Share-based Compensation](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_331)</u>. We initially measure share-based

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compensation based upon the estimated fair value of awards. The recognition period for these costs begins at the earlier of the applicable service inception date or grant date and continues throughout the requisite service period.

For equity-classified share-based compensation awards, compensation cost is recognized based on the grant-date fair value and not subsequently remeasured unless modified. For liability-classified share-based compensation awards that cash settle or include an election to be cash settled, compensation costs are remeasured at fair value through settlement or maturity. Except for awards that contain market conditions, the grant-date fair value is estimated based on our stock price on the grant date. The fair value of awards containing market conditions is estimated using a Monte Carlo model as of the grant date, which utilizes inputs such as expected stock volatility, risk-free rates and dividend yield.

For awards that contain graded vesting periods, the fair value is recognized as expense (net of any capitalization in accordance with GAAP) on a straight-line basis, generally over the term of the entire award, except when modifications may require an accelerated method. For awards that contain cliff vesting periods, the fair value is recognized as expense (net of any capitalization in accordance with GAAP) on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.

For awards with both time and performance-based conditions, we recognize compensation cost based on the probable outcome of the performance condition at each reporting period.

We account for forfeitures as they occur.

**Foreign Currency**

The functional currency of all of our subsidiaries is the U.S. dollar. Certain of our subsidiaries transact in currencies outside of the U.S. dollar, which gives rise to the recognition of transaction gains and losses based on the change in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the currency in which the foreign currency transaction is denominated. During the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, we recognized net transaction gains (losses) totaling $(5) million, $1 million and $1 million, respectively, excluding gains and losses from FX derivatives which are further detailed in <u>[Note 6—Derivative Instruments](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_55)</u>. Substantially all of our transaction gains and losses related to commercial transactions were executed by Cheniere Marketing, primarily consisting of Euro denominated receivables, which are presented within LNG revenues in our Consolidated Statements of Operations with the underlying activities.

**Income Taxes**

Provisions for income taxes are based on taxes payable or refundable for the current year and deferred taxes on temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in our Consolidated Financial Statements. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are included in our Consolidated Financial Statements at currently enacted income tax rates applicable to the period in which the deferred tax assets and liabilities are expected to be realized or settled. As changes in tax laws or rates are enacted, deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted through the current period's provision for income taxes.

A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce the carrying value of our deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that some or all of our deferred tax assets will not be realized. We evaluate the realizability of our deferred tax assets as of each reporting date, weighing all positive and negative evidence. The assessment requires significant judgment and is performed in each of our applicable jurisdictions. In making such determination, we consider various factors such as historical profitability, future projections of sustained profitability underpinned by fixed-price long-term SPAs and reversal of existing deferred tax liabilities.

We recognize the financial statement effects of a tax position when it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the position will be sustained upon examination.

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (**"IRA"**) imposed a 15% CAMT effective in 2023, that is based on 15% of an applicable corporation's adjusted financial statement income. We have elected to account for the effects of the CAMT on deferred tax assets, carryforwards and tax credits in the period they arise.

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**Net Income or Loss Per Share**

Basic net income or loss per share attributable to common stockholders excludes dilution and is computed by dividing net income or loss attributable to common stockholders during the period by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income or loss per share reflects potential dilution from our unvested stock and is computed by dividing net income or loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, which is increased by the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common shares had been issued. The additional common shares are calculated using the treasury stock method, which assumes the unvested shares are issued at the beginning of the period (or at the time of grant, if later) and that the amount of unrecognized compensation cost is used to purchase our common stock at the average market price during the period. However, if the effect of any additional securities are anti-dilutive (i.e., resulting in a higher net income per share or lower net loss per share), they are excluded from the dilutive net income or loss computation.

Refer to <u>[Note 17—Net Income per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_106)</u> for additional details of the computation for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.

**Recent Accounting Standards**

***ASU 2023-09***

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, *Income Taxes (Topic 740),* which we adopted prospectively on December 31, 2025. This guidance further enhances income tax disclosures, primarily through standardization and disaggregation of rate reconciliation categories and income taxes paid by jurisdiction. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on our results of operations and financial condition, but updated the required disclosures — see <u>[Note 14—Income Taxes](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_325)</u>.

***ASU 2024-03***

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, *Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income – Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses*, as clarified by ASU No. 2025-01 in January 2025. This guidance requires disaggregated disclosures about certain income statement expense line items on an annual and interim basis. We continue to evaluate the impact of the provisions of this guidance on our disclosures, but plan to adopt this guidance prospectively and conform with the disclosure requirements when it becomes mandatorily effective for our annual report for the year ending December 31, 2027.

 **NOTE 3—TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES, NET OF CURRENT EXPECTED CREDIT LOSSES**

Trade and other receivables, net of current expected credit losses, consisted of the following (in millions):

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| | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
| Trade receivables |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SPL and CCL | $755 | $548 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cheniere Marketing | 472 | 109 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Other subsidiaries | 10 | 4 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total trade receivables | 1237 | 661 |
| Other receivables |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SPL and CCL | 54 | 19 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other subsidiaries | 89 | 47 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total other receivables | 143 | 66 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total trade and other receivables, net of current expected credit losses | $1380 | $727 |

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Upon collection of our receivables by SPL and CCL, cash will be immediately restricted for the payment of liabilities related to the Liquefaction Projects. See <u>[Note](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_298)[2](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_298)[—](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_298)[Summar](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_298)[y of Significant Accounting Policies](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_298)</u> for further discussion of our Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents.

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**NOTE 4—INVENTORY**

Inventory consisted of the following (in millions):

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|:---|:---|:---|
| | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
| Materials | $275 | $226 |
| LNG | 84 | 93 |
| LNG in-transit | 102 | 137 |
| Natural gas | 33 | 30 |
| Other | 30 | 15 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total inventory | $524 | $501 |

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**NOTE 5—PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET OF ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION**

Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation consisted of the following (in millions):

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
| | **Useful life**<br>**(years)** | **2025** | **2024** |
| Terminal and related assets |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Terminal and interconnecting pipeline facilities | 6 - 50 | $38422 | $34282 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Land |  | 745 | 465 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Construction-in-process |  | 4096 | 5486 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accumulated depreciation |  | (8434) | (7231) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total terminal and related assets, net of accumulated depreciation |  | 34829 | 33002 |
| Fixed assets and other assets |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fixed assets and other assets | 3 - 10 | 260 | 260 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accumulated depreciation |  | (195) | (188) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total fixed assets and other assets, net of accumulated depreciation |  | 65 | 72 |
| Assets under finance leases |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Marine assets | 5 - 20 | 1060 | 587 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accumulated depreciation |  | (199) | (109) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total assets under finance leases, net of accumulated depreciation |  | 861 | 478 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation |  | $35755 | $33552 |

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The following table shows depreciation expense and offsets to terminal assets (in millions):

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Depreciation expense | $1320 | $1213 | $1190 |
| Sales proceeds earned from commissioning sales of LNG offset to terminal assets (1) | 187 |  |  |

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(1)We realize offsets to terminal assets for sales proceeds from commissioning volumes that were earned or loaded prior to the start of commercial operations of the respective Train during the testing phase for its construction.

**NOTE 6—DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS**

We have the following derivative instruments:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• commodity derivatives consisting of the following (collectively, **"Commodity Derivatives"**):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;◦ natural gas and power supply contracts, including our IPM agreements, for the development, commissioning and operation of the Liquefaction Projects and expansion projects, as well as the associated economic hedges (collectively, the **"Liquefaction Supply Derivatives"**); and,

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;◦ LNG derivatives in which we have contractual net settlement and economic hedges on the exposure to the commodity markets in which we have contractual arrangements to purchase or sell physical LNG (collectively, **"LNG Trading Derivatives"**); and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**•** FX contracts to hedge exposure to currency risk associated with cash flows denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollar (**"FX Derivatives"**), associated with both LNG Trading Derivatives and operations in countries outside of the U.S.

The following table shows the fair value of our derivative instruments that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis, distinguished by the fair value hierarchy levels prescribed by GAAP (in millions):

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| | **Fair Value Measurements as of** | **Fair Value Measurements as of** | **Fair Value Measurements as of** | **Fair Value Measurements as of** | **Fair Value Measurements as of** | **Fair Value Measurements as of** | **Fair Value Measurements as of** | **Fair Value Measurements as of** |
| | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2024** | **December 31, 2024** | **December 31, 2024** | **December 31, 2024** |
| | **Quoted Prices in Active Markets<br>(Level 1)** | **Significant Other Observable Inputs <br>(Level 2)** | **Significant Unobservable Inputs <br>(Level 3)** | **Total** | **Quoted Prices in Active Markets<br>(Level 1)** | **Significant Other Observable Inputs <br>(Level 2)** | **Significant Unobservable Inputs <br>(Level 3)** | **Total** |
| Liquefaction Supply Derivatives asset (liability) | $— | $(37) | $2902 | $2865 | $— | $59 | $(801) | $(742) |
| LNG Trading Derivatives asset (liability) |  | (17) |  | (17) |  | 17 |  | 17 |
| FX Derivatives asset (liability) |  | (2) |  | (2) |  | 16 |  | 16 |

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We value the Liquefaction Supply Derivatives and LNG Trading Derivatives using a market or option-based approach incorporating present value techniques, as needed, which incorporates observable commodity price curves, when available, and other relevant data. We value our FX Derivatives with a market approach using observable FX rates and other relevant data.

We include a significant portion of the Liquefaction Supply Derivatives as Level 3 within the valuation hierarchy as the fair value is developed through the use of internal models, which incorporate significant unobservable inputs. In instances where observable data is unavailable, consideration is given to the assumptions that market participants may use in valuing the asset or liability. To the extent valued using an option pricing model, we consider the future prices of energy units for unobservable periods to be a significant unobservable input to estimated net fair value. In estimating the future prices of energy units, we make judgments about market risk related to liquidity of commodity indices and volatility utilizing available market data. Changes in facts and circumstances or additional information may result in revised estimates and judgments, and actual results may differ from these estimates and judgments. We derive our volatility assumptions based on observed historical settled global LNG market pricing or accepted proxies for global LNG market pricing as well as settled domestic natural gas pricing. Such volatility assumptions also contemplate, as of the balance sheet date, observable forward curve data of such indices, as well as evolving available industry data and independent studies.

In developing our volatility assumptions, we acknowledge that the global LNG industry is inherently influenced by events such as unplanned supply constraints, geopolitical incidents, unusual climate events including drought and uncommonly mild, by historical standards, winters and summers, and real or threatened disruptive operational impacts to global energy infrastructure. Our current estimate of volatility includes the impact of otherwise rare events unless we believe market participants would exclude such events on account of their assertion that those events were specific to our company and deemed within our control. As applicable to our natural gas supply contracts, our fair value estimates incorporate market participant-based assumptions pertaining to certain contractual uncertainties, including those related to the availability of market information for delivery points, as well as the timing of satisfaction of certain events or development of infrastructure to support natural gas gathering and transport. We may recognize changes in fair value through earnings that could significantly impact our results of operations if and when such uncertainties are resolved.

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**NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—CONTINUED**

The Level 3 fair value measurements of our natural gas positions within the Liquefaction Supply Derivatives could be materially impacted by a significant change in certain natural gas and international LNG prices. The following table includes quantitative information for the unobservable inputs for the Level 3 Liquefaction Supply Derivatives as of December 31, 2025:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Net Fair Value Asset**<br>**(in millions)** | **Valuation Approach** | **Significant Unobservable Input** | **Range of Significant Unobservable Inputs / Weighted Average (1)** |
| Liquefaction Supply Derivatives | $2902 | Market approach incorporating present value techniques | Henry Hub basis spread | $(4.085) - $0.195 / $(0.120) |
|  |  | Option pricing model | International LNG pricing spread, relative to Henry Hub (2) | 60% - 407% / 175% |

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(1)Unobservable inputs were weighted by the relative fair value of the instruments.

(2)Spread contemplates U.S. dollar-denominated pricing.

Increases or decreases in basis or pricing spreads, in isolation, would decrease or increase, respectively, the fair value of the Liquefaction Supply Derivatives.

The following table shows the changes in the fair value of the Level 3 Liquefaction Supply Derivatives (in millions):

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Balance, beginning of period | $(801) | $(2178) | $(9924) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Realized and change in fair value gains included in net income (1): |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Included in cost of sales, existing deals (2) | 2178 | 716 | 5685 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Included in cost of sales, new deals (3) | 709 | 22 | 15 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Purchases and settlements: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Purchases (4) |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Settlements (5) | 822 | 639 | 2045 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Transfers out of level 3 (6) | (6) |  | 1 |
| Balance, end of period | $2902 | $(801) | $(2178) |
| Favorable changes in fair value relating to instruments still held at the end of the period | $2887 | $738 | $5700 |

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(1)Does not include the realized value associated with derivative instruments that settle through physical delivery, as settlement is equal to the contractually fixed price from trade date multiplied by contractual volume. See settlements line item in this table.

(2)Impact to earnings on deals that existed at the beginning of the period and continue to exist at the end of the period.

(3)Impact to earnings on deals that were entered into during the reporting period and continue to exist at the end of the period.

(4)Includes any day one gain (loss) recognized during the reporting period on deals that were entered into during the reporting period, which continue to exist at the end of the period.

(5)Roll-off in the current period of amounts recognized in our Consolidated Balance Sheets at the end of the previous period due to settlement of the underlying instruments in the current period.

(6)Transferred out of Level 3 as a result of observable market for the underlying natural gas purchase agreements.

**Commodity Derivatives**

We hold Liquefaction Supply Derivatives, which are indexed to Henry Hub, global LNG or other natural gas price indices. As of December 31, 2025, the remaining fixed terms of the Liquefaction Supply Derivatives ranged up to approximately 15 years, some of which commence or accelerate upon the satisfaction of certain events or development of infrastructure to support natural gas gathering and transport.

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Cheniere Marketing has historically entered into, and may from time to time enter into, LNG transactions that provide for contractual net settlement. Such transactions are accounted for as LNG Trading Derivatives along with financial commodity contracts in the form of swaps or futures. The terms of LNG Trading Derivatives range up to approximately one year.

The following table shows the notional amounts of our Commodity Derivatives:

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| | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2024** | **December 31, 2024** |
| | **Liquefaction Supply Derivatives (1)** | **LNG Trading Derivatives** | **Liquefaction Supply Derivatives (1)** | **LNG Trading Derivatives** |
| Notional amount, net (in TBtu) | 12218 | 39 | 12503 | (8) |

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(1)Inclusive of amounts under contracts with unsatisfied contractual conditions and exclusive of extension options that were uncertain to be taken as of both December 31, 2025 and 2024.

The following table shows the effect and location of our Commodity Derivatives recorded on our Consolidated Statements of Operations (in millions):

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| | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | | **Gain (Loss) Recognized in Consolidated Statements of Operations** | **Gain (Loss) Recognized in Consolidated Statements of Operations** | **Gain (Loss) Recognized in Consolidated Statements of Operations** |
| | **Consolidated Statements of Operations Location (1)** | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **Consolidated Statements of Operations Location (1)** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| LNG Trading Derivatives | LNG revenues | $389 | $(111) | $139 |
| LNG Trading Derivatives | Cost of sales | (62) | (2) | (132) |
| Liquefaction Supply Derivatives (2) | LNG revenues | 1 | (3) | (5) |
| Liquefaction Supply Derivatives (2) | Cost of sales | 3562 | 1390 | 7912 |

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(1)Fair value fluctuations associated with activities of our Commodity Derivatives are classified and presented consistently with the item economically hedged and the nature and intent of the derivative instrument.

(2)Does not include the realized value associated with the Liquefaction Supply Derivatives that settle through physical delivery.

**FX Derivatives**

Cheniere Marketing holds FX Derivatives to protect against the volatility in future cash flows attributable to changes in international currency exchange rates. The FX Derivatives are executed primarily to economically hedge the foreign currency exposure arising from cash flows expended for both physical and financial LNG transactions that are denominated in a currency other than the U.S. dollar. The terms of FX Derivatives range up to approximately one year.

The total notional amount of our FX Derivatives was $783 million and $642 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

The following table shows the effect and location of our FX Derivatives recorded on our Consolidated Statements of Operations (in millions):

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| | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | | **Gain (Loss) Recognized in Consolidated Statements of Operations** | **Gain (Loss) Recognized in Consolidated Statements of Operations** | **Gain (Loss) Recognized in Consolidated Statements of Operations** |
| | **Consolidated Statements of Operations Location** | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **Consolidated Statements of Operations Location** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| FX Derivatives | LNG revenues | $(46) | $41 | $(24) |

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The following table shows the fair value and location of our derivative instruments on our Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):

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| | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2025** |
| | **Liquefaction Supply Derivatives** | **LNG Trading Derivatives**  | **FX Derivatives** | **Total** |
| **Consolidated Balance Sheets Location** | | | | |
| Current derivative assets | $7 | $1 | $1 | $9 |
| Derivative assets | 4663 |  |  | 4663 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total derivative assets | 4670 | 1 | 1 | 4672 |
| Current derivative liabilities | (597) | (18) | (3) | (618) |
| Derivative liabilities | (1208) |  |  | (1208) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total derivative liabilities | (1805) | (18) | (3) | (1826) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Derivative asset (liability), net | $2865 | $(17) | $(2) | $2846 |
|  | **December 31, 2024** | **December 31, 2024** | **December 31, 2024** | **December 31, 2024** |
|  | **Liquefaction Supply Derivatives** | **LNG Trading Derivatives** | **FX Derivatives** | **Total** |
| **Consolidated Balance Sheets Location** |  |  |  |  |
| Current derivative assets | $105 | $32 | $18 | $155 |
| Derivative assets | 1903 |  |  | 1903 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total derivative assets | 2008 | 32 | 18 | 2058 |
| Current derivative liabilities | (885) | (15) | (2) | (902) |
| Derivative liabilities | (1865) |  |  | (1865) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total derivative liabilities | (2750) | (15) | (2) | (2767) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Derivative asset (liability), net | $(742) | $17 | $16 | $(709) |

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**NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—CONTINUED**

**Consolidated Balance Sheets Presentation**

The following table reconciles the fair value of our derivative assets and liabilities on a gross basis, by contract, to net amounts as presented on our Consolidated Balance Sheets after offsetting for any balances with the same counterparty under master netting arrangements or other relevant netting criteria under GAAP (in millions):

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Liquefaction Supply Derivatives** | **LNG Trading Derivatives** | **FX Derivatives** |
| | **Liquefaction Supply Derivatives** | **LNG Trading Derivatives** | **FX Derivatives** |
| **As of December 31, 2025** | | | |
| Gross assets | $5688 | $2 | $2 |
| Offsetting amounts | (1018) | (1) | (1) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net assets (1) | $4670 | $1 | $1 |
| Gross liabilities | $(1855) | $(54) | $(5) |
| Offsetting amounts | 50 | 36 | 2 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net liabilities (2) | $(1805) | $(18) | $(3) |
| **As of December 31, 2024** |  |  |  |
| Gross assets | $3064 | $42 | $25 |
| Offsetting amounts | (1056) | (10) | (7) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net assets (1) | $2008 | $32 | $18 |
| Gross liabilities | $(2790) | $(16) | $(3) |
| Offsetting amounts | 40 | 1 | 1 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net liabilities (2) | $(2750) | $(15) | $(2) |

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(1)Includes current and non-current derivative assets of $9 million and $4,663 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2025 and $155 million and $1,903 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2024.

(2)Includes current and non-current derivative liabilities of $618 million and $1,208 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2025 and $902 million and $1,865 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2024.

The table below shows the collateral balances that are recorded within margin deposits and other current liabilities that are not netted on our Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Consolidated Balance Sheets Location** | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
| | **Consolidated Balance Sheets Location** | **2025** | **2024** |
| Liquefaction Supply Derivatives | Margin deposits | $20 | $18 |
| Liquefaction Supply Derivatives | Other current liabilities | 3 |  |
| LNG Trading Derivatives | Margin deposits | 56 | 110 |
| LNG Trading Derivatives | Other current liabilities | 5 |  |

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**NOTE 7—OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS, NET**

Other non-current assets, net consisted of the following (in millions):

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
| Contract assets, net of current expected credit losses | $394 | $325 |
| Advances to service providers | 196 | 203 |
| Tax-related assets | 90 | 20 |
| Equity method investments | 78 | 129 |
| Goodwill | 77 | 77 |
| Debt issuance costs and deferred commitment fees, net of accumulated amortization | 66 | 65 |
| Other, net | 159 | 80 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total other non-current assets, net | $1060 | $899 |

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**NOTE 8—NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS AND VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES** 

Substantially all of our consolidated VIEs' assets and liabilities relate to CQP. We own a 48.6% limited partner interest in CQP, and we also own all of the 2% general partner interest and 100% of the incentive distribution rights in CQP. The remaining 49.4% non-controlling limited partner interest in CQP is held by affiliates of Blackstone Inc. and Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. as well as the public.

CQP is a limited partnership formed by us in 2006 to own and operate the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal and related assets. Our wholly-owned subsidiary, Cheniere Partners GP, is the general partner of CQP. The board of directors of Cheniere Partners GP includes three directors appointed by CQP Holdco LP (an affiliate of Blackstone Inc. and Brookfield Asset Management Inc.) (**"CQP Holdco"**), four directors appointed by us and four independent directors mutually agreed upon by CQP Holdco and us and appointed by us. In addition, we provided CQP Holdco with a right to maintain one board seat on our Board. A quorum of Cheniere Partners GP directors consists of a majority of all directors, including at least two directors appointed by CQP Holdco, two directors appointed by us and two independent directors. CQP Holdco will no longer be entitled to appoint Cheniere Partners GP directors in the event that CQP Holdco's ownership in CQP is less than 20% of outstanding common units.

As a holder of common units of CQP, we are not obligated to fund losses of CQP. However, our capital account, which would be considered in allocating the net assets of CQP were it to be liquidated, continues to share in losses of CQP. We have determined that Cheniere Partners GP is a VIE and that we, as the holder of the equity at risk, do not have a controlling financial interest due to the rights held by CQP Holdco. However, we continue to consolidate CQP as a result of CQP Holdco's right to maintain one board seat on our Board which creates a de facto agency relationship between CQP Holdco and us. GAAP requires that when a de facto agency relationship exists, one of the members of the de facto agency relationship must consolidate the VIE based on certain criteria. As a result, we consolidate CQP in our Consolidated Financial Statements.

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The following table presents the summarized consolidated assets and liabilities (in millions) of our consolidated VIEs, which are included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The assets in the table below may only be used to settle obligations of the respective VIEs. In addition, there is no recourse to us for the consolidated VIEs' liabilities. The assets and liabilities in the table below exclude intercompany balances between the respective VIEs and Cheniere that eliminate in our Consolidated Financial Statements.

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
| ASSETS |  |  |
| Current assets |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cash and cash equivalents | $182 | $270 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Restricted cash and cash equivalents | 22 | 125 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Trade and other receivables, net of current expected credit losses | 512 | 381 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Inventory | 186 | 154 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Current derivative assets |  | 84 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Margin deposits | 11 | 13 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other current assets, net | 55 | 54 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total current assets | 968 | 1081 |
| Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation | 15397 | 15880 |
| Operating lease assets | 77 | 80 |
| Derivative assets | 541 | 98 |
| Other non-current assets, net | 287 | 206 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total assets | $17270 | $17345 |
| LIABILITIES |  |  |
| Current liabilities |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accounts payable | $58 | $70 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accrued liabilities | 1000 | 881 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Current debt, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs | 306 | 351 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deferred revenue | 119 | 120 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Current operating lease liabilities | 5 | 4 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Current derivative liabilities | 164 | 250 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other current liabilities | 11 | 16 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total current liabilities | 1663 | 1692 |
| Long-term debt, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs | 14161 | 14761 |
| Operating lease liabilities | 73 | 76 |
| Derivative liabilities | 900 | 1213 |
| Other non-current liabilities | 159 | 176 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total liabilities | $16956 | $17918 |

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**NOTE 9—ACCRUED LIABILITIES**

Accrued liabilities consisted of the following (in millions):

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
| Natural gas purchases | $1209 | $886 |
| Terminal and related asset costs | 306 | 272 |
| Interest costs and related debt fees | 219 | 214 |
| Compensation and benefits | 215 | 283 |
| Tax-related liabilities | 90 | 472 |
| Other accrued liabilities | 42 | 52 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total accrued liabilities | $2081 | $2179 |

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**NOTE 10—DEBT**

Debt consisted of the following (in millions):

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
| **SPL:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Senior Secured Notes: |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.625% due 2025 | $— | $300 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.875% due 2026 (the **"2026 SPL Senior Notes"**) (1) | 200 | 1500 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.00% due 2027 | 1500 | 1500 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.200% due 2028 | 1350 | 1350 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.500% due 2030 | 2000 | 2000 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;due 2037 with weighted average rate of 4.747% and 4.746% at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively (2) | 1730 | 1782 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total SPL Senior Secured Notes | 6780 | 8432 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Revolving credit and guaranty agreement (the **"SPL Revolving Credit Facility"**) |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total debt - SPL** | 6780 | 8432 |
| **CQP:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Senior Notes: |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.500% due 2029 (the **"2029 CQP Senior Notes"**) | 1500 | 1500 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.000% due 2031 (the **"2031 CQP Senior Notes"**) | 1500 | 1500 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.25% due 2032 (the **"2032 CQP Senior Notes"**) | 1200 | 1200 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.950% due 2033  | 1400 | 1400 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.750% due 2034 | 1200 | 1200 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.550% due 2035  | 1000 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total CQP Senior Notes | 7800 | 6800 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Revolving credit and guaranty agreement (the **"CQP Revolving Credit Facility"**) |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total debt - CQP** | 7800 | 6800 |
| **CCH:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Senior Secured Notes: |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.125% due 2027 | 1201 | 1201 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.700% due 2029 | 1125 | 1125 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.788% weighted average rate due 2039 (2) | 2539 | 2539 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total CCH Senior Secured Notes | 4865 | 4865 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Term loan facility agreement (the **"CCH Credit Facility"**) | 550 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Working capital facility agreement (the **"CCH Working Capital Facility"**) |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total debt - CCH** | 5415 | 4865 |
| **Cheniere:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Senior Notes: |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.625% due 2028 | 1500 | 1500 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.650% due 2034  | 1500 | 1500 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total Cheniere Senior Notes | 3000 | 3000 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Revolving credit agreement (the **"Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility"**) |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total debt - Cheniere** | 3000 | 3000 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total debt** | 22995 | 23097 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Current debt, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs (2) | (306) | (351) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs | (182) | (192) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total long-term debt, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs** | $22507 | $22554 |

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(1)Subsequently in February 2026, SPL redeemed the remaining $200 million aggregate principal amount of its 2026 SPL Senior Notes.

(2)Includes notes that amortize based on a fixed amortization schedule as set forth in their respective indentures.

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**Senior Notes**

***SPL Senior Secured Notes***

The SPL Senior Secured Notes are senior secured obligations of SPL, ranking equally in right of payment with SPL's other existing and future senior debt that is secured by the same collateral and senior in right of payment to any of its future subordinated debt. Subject to permitted liens, the SPL Senior Secured Notes are secured on a *pari passu* first-priority basis by a security interest in all of the membership interests in SPL and substantially all of SPL's assets. SPL may, at any time, redeem all or part of the SPL Senior Secured Notes at specified prices set forth in the respective indentures governing the SPL Senior Secured Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, prior to the date of redemption. The series of SPL Senior Secured Notes due in 2037 are fully amortizing according to a fixed sculpted amortization schedule, as set forth in the respective indentures.

***CQP Senior Notes*** 

The CQP Senior Notes are jointly and severally guaranteed by each of CQP's current and certain future subsidiaries other than SPL and, subject to certain conditions governing its guarantee, Sabine Pass LP (each a **"Guarantor"** and collectively, the **"CQP Guarantors"**). The CQP Senior Notes are senior obligations of CQP, ranking equally in right of payment with CQP's other existing and future unsubordinated debt and senior to any of its future subordinated debt. In the event that the aggregate amount of CQP's secured indebtedness and the secured indebtedness of the CQP Guarantors (other than the CQP Senior Notes or any other series of notes issued under the CQP Base Indenture) outstanding at any one time exceeds the greater of (1) $1.5 billion and (2) 10% of net tangible assets, the 2029 CQP Senior Notes, 2031 CQP Senior Notes and 2032 CQP Senior Notes will be secured by a first-priority lien (subject to permitted encumbrances) on substantially all the existing and future tangible and intangible assets and rights of CQP and the CQP Guarantors, as well as the equity interests in the CQP Guarantors. The liens securing the CQP Senior Notes, if applicable, will be shared equally and ratably (subject to permitted liens) with the holders of any other senior secured obligations. CQP may, at any time, redeem all or part of the CQP Senior Notes at specified prices set forth in the respective indentures governing the CQP Senior Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, prior to the date of redemption.

***CCH Senior Secured Notes***

The CCH Senior Secured Notes are jointly and severally guaranteed by CCH's subsidiaries, CCL, CCP and Corpus Christi Pipeline GP, LLC (each a **"CCH Guarantor"** and collectively, the **"CCH Guarantors"**). The CCH Senior Secured Notes are senior secured obligations of CCH, ranking senior in right of payment to any and all of CCH's future indebtedness that is subordinated to the CCH Senior Secured Notes and equal in right of payment with CCH's other existing and future indebtedness that is senior and secured by the same collateral securing the CCH Senior Secured Notes. The CCH Senior Secured Notes are secured by a first-priority security interest in substantially all of CCH's and the CCH Guarantors' assets. CCH may, at any time, redeem all or part of the CCH Senior Secured Notes at specified prices set forth in the respective indentures governing the CCH Senior Secured Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, prior to the date of redemption. The series of CCH Senior Secured Notes due in 2039 are fully amortizing according to a fixed sculpted amortization schedule, as set forth in the respective indentures.

***Cheniere Senior Notes***

The Cheniere Senior Notes are our general senior obligations and rank senior in right of payment to all of our future obligations that are, by their terms, expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Cheniere Senior Notes and equally in right of payment with all of our other existing and future unsubordinated indebtedness. The Cheniere Senior Notes are currently unsecured, but in certain instances may become secured in the future in connection with the incurrence of additional secured indebtedness by us. When required, the Cheniere Senior Notes will be secured on a first-priority basis by a lien on substantially all of our assets and equity interests in our direct subsidiaries (other than certain excluded subsidiaries), which liens rank *pari passu* with the liens securing the Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2025, the Cheniere Senior Notes are not guaranteed by any of our subsidiaries. In the future, any subsidiary that guarantees any of our material indebtedness will also guarantee the Cheniere Senior Notes. We may, at any time, redeem all or part of the Cheniere Senior Notes at specified

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prices set forth in the indenture governing the Cheniere Senior Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, prior to the date of redemption.

Below is a schedule of future principal payments that we are obligated to make on our outstanding debt at December 31, 2025 (in millions):

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| **Years Ending December 31,** | **Principal Payments** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2026 | $307 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2027 | 2933 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2028 | 3597 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2029 | 2923 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2030 | 2311 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thereafter | 10924 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $22995 |

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**Credit Facilities**

Below is a summary of our committed credit facilities outstanding as of December 31, 2025 (in millions):

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **SPL Revolving Credit Facility (1)** | **SPL Revolving Credit Facility (1)** | **CQP Revolving Credit Facility (2)** | **CQP Revolving Credit Facility (2)** | **CCH Credit Facility (3)** | **CCH Credit Facility (3)** | **CCH Working Capital Facility (4)** | **CCH Working Capital Facility (4)** | **Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility (5)** | **Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility (5)** |
| Total facility size | $| 1000 | $| 1000 | $| 3260 | $| 1500 | $| 1250 |
| Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Outstanding balance |  |  |  |  | 550 | 550 |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Letters of credit issued | 176 | 176 |  |  |  |  | 110 | 110 |  |  |
| Available commitment | $| 824 | $| 1000 | $| 2710 | $| 1390 | $| 1250 |
| Priority ranking | Senior secured | Senior secured | Senior unsecured | Senior unsecured | Senior secured | Senior secured | Senior secured | Senior secured | Senior unsecured | Senior unsecured |
| Interest rate on available balance (6) | SOFR plus credit spread adjustment of 0.1%, plus margin of 1.0% - 1.75% or base rate plus 0.0% - 0.75% | SOFR plus credit spread adjustment of 0.1%, plus margin of 1.0% - 1.75% or base rate plus 0.0% - 0.75% | SOFR plus credit spread adjustment of 0.1%, plus margin of 1.125% - 2.0% or base rate plus 0.125% - 1.0% | SOFR plus credit spread adjustment of 0.1%, plus margin of 1.125% - 2.0% or base rate plus 0.125% - 1.0% | SOFR plus credit spread adjustment of 0.1%, plus margin of 1.5% or base rate plus 0.5% | SOFR plus credit spread adjustment of 0.1%, plus margin of 1.5% or base rate plus 0.5% | SOFR plus credit spread adjustment of 0.1%, plus margin of 1.0% - 1.5% or base rate plus 0.0% - 0.5% | SOFR plus credit spread adjustment of 0.1%, plus margin of 1.0% - 1.5% or base rate plus 0.0% - 0.5% | SOFR plus margin of 1.075% - 2.00% or base rate plus 0.075% - 1.00% | SOFR plus margin of 1.075% - 2.00% or base rate plus 0.075% - 1.00% |
| Weighted average interest rate of outstanding balance | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 5.316% | 5.316% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Commitment fees on undrawn balance (6) | 0.075% - 0.30% | 0.075% - 0.30% | 0.10% - 0.30% | 0.10% - 0.30% | 0.525% | 0.525% | 0.10% - 0.20% | 0.10% - 0.20% | 0.090% - 0.300% | 0.090% - 0.300% |
| Letter of credit fees (6) | 1.0% - 1.75% | 1.0% - 1.75% | 1.125% - 2.0% | 1.125% - 2.0% | N/A | N/A | 1.0% - 1.5% | 1.0% - 1.5% | 1.075% - 2.00% | 1.075% - 2.00% |
| Maturity date | June 23, 2028 | June 23, 2028 | June 23, 2028 | June 23, 2028 | (7) | (7) | June 15, 2027 | June 15, 2027 | August 1, 2030 | August 1, 2030 |

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(1)The obligations of SPL under the SPL Revolving Credit Facility are secured by substantially all of the assets of SPL as well as a pledge of all of the membership interests in SPL and certain future subsidiaries of SPL on a *pari passu* basis by a first priority lien with the SPL Senior Secured Notes. The SPL Revolving Credit Facility contains customary contractual conditions for extensions of credit.

(2)The obligations under the CQP Revolving Credit Facility are jointly, severally and unconditionally guaranteed by Cheniere Energy Investments, LLC, SPLNG, CTPL, Sabine Pass LNG-GP, LLC, Sabine Pass Tug Services, LLC and Cheniere Pipeline GP Interests, LLC, each subsidiaries of CQP.

(3)The obligations of CCH under the CCH Credit Facility are secured by a first priority lien on substantially all of the assets of CCH and its subsidiaries and by a pledge by Cheniere CCH Holdco I, LLC, the direct parent company of CCH, of its limited liability company interests in CCH.

(4)The obligations of CCH under the CCH Working Capital Facility are secured by substantially all of the assets of CCH and the CCH Guarantors as well as all of the membership interests in CCH and each of the CCH Guarantors on a *pari passu* basis with the CCH Senior Secured Notes and the CCH Credit Facility.

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(5)In August 2025, we entered into an amendment and restatement of the Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility, resulting in an extended maturity date, reduced rate of interest and commitment fees applicable thereunder and certain other changes to terms and conditions.

(6)The margins on the interest rate, the commitment fees and the letter of credit fees are subject to change based on the applicable entity's credit rating. The interest rate and the commitment fees of the Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility are also based on the achievement of certain methane emissions management standards.

(7)The CCH Credit Facility matures the earlier of June 15, 2029 or two years after the substantial completion of the last Train of the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project.

**Restrictive Debt Covenants**

The agreements governing our and our subsidiaries' indebtedness contain customary terms and events of default and certain covenants that, among other things, may limit our and our subsidiaries' ability to make certain investments or pay dividends or distributions. For example, SPL and CCH are restricted from making distributions under agreements governing their respective indebtedness generally until, among other requirements, appropriate reserves have been established for debt service using cash or letters of credit and a historical and projected debt service coverage ratio of at least 1.25:1.00 is satisfied. Additionally, as described in <u>[Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_298)</u>, our restricted cash and cash equivalents were primarily restricted for the payment of liabilities related to the Liquefaction Projects as required under certain debt arrangements. At December 31, 2025, our restricted net assets of consolidated subsidiaries, as imposed under certain debt agreements and certain other third party agreements, were approximately $407 million.

As of December 31, 2025, we were, and each of our subsidiaries was, in compliance with all covenants related to our respective debt agreements.

**Interest Expense**

Total interest expense, net of capitalized interest, consisted of the following (in millions):

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Total interest cost | $1197 | $1226 | $1265 |
| Capitalized interest | (249) | (216) | (124) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total interest expense, net of capitalized interest | $948 | $1010 | $1141 |

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**Fair Value Disclosures**

The following table shows the carrying amount and estimated fair value of our senior notes (in millions):

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| | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2024** | **December 31, 2024** |
| | **Carrying<br>Amount (1)** | **Estimated<br>Fair Value (2)** | **Carrying<br>Amount (1)** | **Estimated<br>Fair Value (2)** |
| Senior notes | $22995 | $22313 | $23097 | $22220 |

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(1)Carrying amounts exclude unamortized discount and debt issuance costs.

(2)As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, $3.1 billion and $3.0 billion, respectively, of the fair value of our senior notes were classified as Level 3 since these senior notes were valued by applying an unobservable illiquidity adjustment to the price derived from trades or indicative bids of instruments with similar terms, maturities and credit standing. The remainder of the fair value of our senior notes was classified as Level 2, based on prices derived from trades or indicative bids of the instruments.

The estimated fair value of any outstanding borrowings under our credit facilities approximates the principal amount outstanding because the interest rates are indexed to market rates and the debt may be repaid, in full or in part, at any time without penalty.

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**NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—CONTINUED**

**NOTE 11—LEASES**

We are the lessee of LNG vessels leased under time charters (**"vessel charters"**) as well as tug vessels, office space and facilities, land sites and equipment.

The following table shows the classification and location of our right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):

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| | | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
| |<br>**Consolidated Balance Sheets Location** | **2025** | **2024** |
| Right-of-use assets—Operating | Operating lease assets | $2700 | $2684 |
| Right-of-use assets—Financing | Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation | 861 | 478 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total right-of-use assets |  | $3561 | $3162 |
| Current operating lease liabilities | Current operating lease liabilities | $539 | $592 |
| Current finance lease liabilities | Other current liabilities | 88 | 44 |
| Non-current operating lease liabilities | Operating lease liabilities | 2163 | 2090 |
| Non-current finance lease liabilities | Other non-current liabilities | 843 | 486 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total lease liabilities |  | $3633 | $3212 |

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The following table shows the classification and location of our lease costs on our Consolidated Statements of Operations (in millions):

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| | **Consolidated Statements of Operations Location** | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **Consolidated Statements of Operations Location** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Operating lease cost (a) | Operating costs and expenses (1) | $796 | $839 | $783 |
| Finance lease cost: |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amortization of right-of-use assets | Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense | 90 | 53 | 50 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest on lease liabilities | Interest expense, net of capitalized interest | 52 | 35 | 35 |
| Total lease cost |  | $938 | $927 | $868 |
| (a) Included in operating lease cost: |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Short-term lease costs |  | $5 | $16 | $33 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Variable lease costs |  | 23 | 14 | 17 |

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(1)Presented in the appropriate line item within operating costs and expenses, consistent with the nature of our use of the asset under lease.

Future annual minimum lease payments for operating and finance leases as of December 31, 2025 are as follows (in millions):

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| **Years Ending December 31,** | **Operating Leases** | **Finance Leases** |
| 2026 | $670 | $142 |
| 2027 | 586 | 143 |
| 2028 | 404 | 146 |
| 2029 | 315 | 146 |
| 2030 | 300 | 146 |
| Thereafter | 1027 | 500 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total lease payments (1) | 3302 | 1223 |
| Less: Interest | (600) | (292) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Present value of lease liabilities | $2702 | $931 |

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(1)Does not include approximately $4.3 billion of legally binding minimum payments for leases executed as of December 31, 2025 that will commence in future periods, consisting primarily of vessel charters, with fixed minimum lease terms of up to 15 years.

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The following table shows the weighted-average remaining lease term and the weighted-average discount rate for our operating leases and finance leases:

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| | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2024** | **December 31, 2024** |
| | **Operating Leases** | **Finance Leases** | **Operating Leases** | **Finance Leases** |
| Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years) | 7.4 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 8.8 |
| Weighted-average discount rate (1) | 5.2% | 6.6% | 5.0% | 7.4% |

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(1)The weighted average discount rate is impacted by certain finance leases that commenced prior to the adoption of the current leasing standard under GAAP. In accordance with previous accounting guidance, the implied rate is based on the fair value of the underlying assets.

The following table includes other quantitative information for our operating and finance leases (in millions):

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| | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Operating cash flows from operating leases | $764 | $803 | $720 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Operating cash flows from finance leases | 52 | 35 | 35 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financing cash flows from finance leases | 73 | 35 | 28 |
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities (1) | 639 | 713 | 646 |
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for finance lease liabilities (2) | 472 | 61 | 8 |

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(1)Net of $33 million reclassified from operating leases to finance leases during the year ended December 31, 2024, as a result of modifications of the underlying tug vessel leases.

(2)Net of $15 million reclassified from finance leases to operating leases during the year ended December 31, 2024, as a result of modifications of the underlying tug vessel leases.

*LNG Vessel Subleases*

We sublease certain LNG vessels under charter to third parties while retaining our existing obligation to the original lessor. All of our sublease arrangements have been assessed as operating leases. The following table shows the sublease income recognized in other revenues on our Consolidated Statements of Operations (in millions):

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| | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Fixed income | $90 | $283 | $446 |
| Variable income | 55 | 39 | 57 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total sublease income | $145 | $322 | $503 |

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As of December 31, 2025, the aggregate future annual minimum sublease payment to be received from LNG vessel subleases was $5 million and is expected to be received during the year ending December 31, 2026.

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**NOTE 12—REVENUES**

The following table represents a disaggregation of revenue earned (in millions):

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| | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;LNG revenues (excluding net derivative gain (loss) below) | $19091 | $14972 | $19459 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regasification revenues | 136 | 135 | 135 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Other revenues (1) | 237 | 307 | 187 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total revenues from contracts with customers | 19464 | 15414 | 19781 |
| Net derivative gain (loss) (see <u>[Note 6](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_55)</u>) | 344 | (73) | 110 |
| Sublease income (see <u>[Note 11](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_85)</u>) | 145 | 322 | 503 |
| Other revenues | 23 | 40 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total revenues | $19976 | $15703 | $20394 |

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(1)Includes revenues from LNG vessel subcharters that do not qualify as leases for accounting purposes.

**LNG Revenues**

We have numerous SPAs with third party customers for the sale of LNG on an FOB basis or a DAP basis. Our customers generally purchase LNG for a price consisting of a fixed fee per MMBtu of LNG (a portion of which is subject to annual adjustment for inflation) plus a variable fee per MMBtu of LNG generally equal to 115% of Henry Hub. The fixed fee component is the amount payable to us regardless of a cancellation or suspension of LNG cargo deliveries by the customers. The variable fee component is the amount generally payable to us only upon delivery of LNG plus all future adjustments to the fixed fee for inflation. The SPAs and contracted volumes to be made available under the SPAs are not tied to a specific Train.

We intend to primarily use LNG sourced from our Sabine Pass LNG Terminal or our Corpus Christi LNG Terminal to provide contracted volumes to our customers. However, we supplement this LNG with volumes procured from third parties. LNG revenues recognized from LNG that was procured from third parties was $226 million, $280 million and $359 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

**Regasification Revenues**

The Sabine Pass LNG Terminal has operational regasification capacity of approximately 4 Bcf/d. Approximately 1 Bcf/d of the regasification capacity at the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal has been reserved under a long-term TUA with TotalEnergies Gas & Power North America, Inc. (**"TotalEnergies"**) under which they are required to pay fixed monthly fees to SPLNG, regardless of their use of the LNG terminal. The aggregate annual payment of approximately $125 million (indexed for inflation) they are required to pay under the 20 year contract that commenced in 2009 represents fixed consideration. A portion of this fee is adjusted annually for inflation which is considered variable consideration. Approximately 2 Bcf/d of regasification capacity of the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal has been reserved by SPL, for which the associated revenues are eliminated in consolidation.

In 2012, SPL entered into a partial TUA assignment agreement with TotalEnergies, whereby upon substantial completion of Train 5 of the SPL Project, SPL gained access to substantially all of TotalEnergies' capacity and other services provided under TotalEnergies' TUA with SPLNG. This agreement provides SPL with additional berthing and storage capacity at the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal that may be used to provide increased flexibility in managing LNG cargo loading and unloading activity and permit SPL to more flexibly manage its LNG storage capacity. Notwithstanding any arrangements between TotalEnergies and SPL, payments required to be made by TotalEnergies to SPLNG will continue to be made by TotalEnergies to SPLNG in accordance with its TUA and we continue to recognize the payments received from TotalEnergies as revenue. Costs incurred to TotalEnergies are recognized in operating and maintenance expense. During the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, SPL recorded $134 million, $133 million and $132 million, respectively, as operating and maintenance expense under this partial TUA assignment agreement.

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**Contract Assets and Liabilities**

The following table shows our contract assets, net of current expected credit losses, which are included in other current assets, net and other non-current assets, net on our Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):

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| | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
| Contract assets, net of current expected credit losses | $424 | $331 |

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Contract assets include our right to consideration for transferring goods or services to the customer under the terms of a sales contract when the associated consideration is not yet due and have primarily arisen from certain SPAs that have tiered payment structures.

The following table reflects the changes in our contract liabilities, which are included in deferred revenue and other non-current liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):

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| | **Year Ended December 31, 2025** |
| Deferred revenue, beginning of period | $318 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cash received but not yet recognized in revenue | 123 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Revenue recognized from prior period deferral | (169) |
| Deferred revenue, end of period | $272 |

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We record deferred revenue when we receive consideration, or such consideration is unconditionally due from a customer, prior to transferring goods or services to the customer under the terms of a sales contract. The change in deferred revenue between the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 is primarily attributable to differences between the timing of revenue recognition and the receipt of advance payments related to delivery of LNG under certain SPAs.

**Transaction Price Allocated to Future Performance Obligations**

Because many of our sales contracts have long-term durations, we are contractually entitled to significant future consideration, which we have not yet recognized as revenue. The following table discloses the aggregate amount of the transaction price that is allocated to performance obligations that have not yet been satisfied:

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| | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2024** | **December 31, 2024** |
| | **Unsatisfied Transaction Price (in billions)** | **Weighted Average Recognition Timing (years) (1)** | **Unsatisfied Transaction Price (in billions)** | **Weighted Average Recognition Timing (years) (1)** |
| LNG revenues | $107.7 | 8 | $104.7 | 8 |
| Regasification revenues | 0.4 | 2 | 0.5 | 3 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total revenues | $108.1 |  | $105.2 |  |

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(1)The weighted average recognition timing represents an estimate of the number of years during which we shall have recognized half of the unsatisfied transaction price.

The following potential future sources of revenue are omitted from the table above under exemptions we have elected: (1) all performance obligations that are part of a contract that has an original expected duration of one year or less and (2) substantially all variable consideration under our SPAs and TUAs that is allocated entirely to a wholly unsatisfied performance obligation or to a wholly unsatisfied promise to transfer a distinct good or service that forms part of a single performance obligation when that performance obligation qualifies as a series. The amount of revenue from variable fees that is not included in the transaction price, and allocable to wholly unsatisfied future performance obligations or otherwise constrained, will vary based on (1) the future prices of the underlying variable index, primarily Henry Hub, throughout the contract terms, to the extent customers elect to take delivery of their LNG, (2) adjustments to the consumer price index and (3) the outcome of certain contingent events, including the achievement of milestones upon which delivery of LNG under certain contracts is conditioned.

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The following table summarizes the percentage of variable consideration earned under contracts with customers included in the table above:

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| | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
| LNG revenues | 67% | 59% |
| Regasification revenues | 8% | 8% |

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**NOTE 13—RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS**

Below is a summary of our related party transactions, all in the ordinary course of business, as reported on our Consolidated Statements of Operations (in millions):

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| **Other revenues** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Operating agreement and construction management agreement with equity method investee (1) | $1 | $9 | $10 |
| **Operating and maintenance expense** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Natural gas transportation and storage agreements with equity method investees (1) | 32 | 24 | 9 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Natural gas transportation and storage agreements with other related party (2) | 28 | 73 | 62 |

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(1)On February 13, 2025, we sold all of our equity interests in one of our equity method investments to a third party. Additionally, we assigned certain operating and construction management agreements to the purchaser of such interests. Included in the table above are $1 million, $9 million and $10 million of other revenues and $1 million, $8 million and $9 million of operating and maintenance expense from the investee during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

(2)These arrangements were with a party that was related to the entity that indirectly owns a portion of CQP's limited partner interests. Due to the sale of such interests by that entity effective May 13, 2025, this party is no longer considered a related party as of that date.

Below is a summary of our related party balances, all in the ordinary course of business, as reported on our Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
| Trade and other receivables, net of current expected credit losses | $— | $4 |
| Accrued liabilities | 3 | 8 |

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**NOTE 14—INCOME TAXES**

The jurisdictional components of income before income taxes and non-controlling interests on our Consolidated Statements of Operations are as follows (in millions):

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| U.S. federal | $7239 | $4696 | $11176 |
| International | 1043 | 607 | 3402 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total income before income taxes and non-controlling interests | $8282 | $5303 | $14578 |

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Income tax provision included in our reported net income consisted of the following (in millions):

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Current: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;U.S. federal | $(383) | $471 | $130 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Foreign | 11 | 8 | (1) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total current | (371) | 481 | 130 |
| Deferred: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;U.S. federal | 1846 | 319 | 2377 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State | 12 | 9 | 15 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Foreign | 1 | 2 | (3) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total deferred | 1859 | 330 | 2389 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total income tax provision | $1488 | $811 | $2519 |

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The table below provides the updated requirements of *ASU No. 2023-09* for 2025. See <u>[Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_43)</u> for additional details on the adoption of *ASU No. 2023-09*.

Our income tax rates do not bear a customary relationship to statutory income tax rates. A reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 21% to our effective income tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2025 is as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Year Ended December 31, 2025** | **Year Ended December 31, 2025** |
| | **Amount<br>(in millions)** | **Percent (2)** |
| U.S. federal statutory tax rate | $1739 | 21.0% |
| State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect (1) | 11 | 0.1 |
| Foreign tax effects |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;United Kingdom |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cheniere Marketing income not taxable in the U.K. under transfer pricing principles | (249) | (3.0) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other | 40 | 0.5 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other foreign jurisdictions | 2 |  |
| Effects of cross-border tax laws | (2) |  |
| Tax credits | (4) | (0.1) |
| Changes in valuation allowance | 54 | 0.7 |
| Nontaxable or nondeductible items |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CQP income not taxable to Cheniere | (313) | (3.8) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other | 9 | 0.1 |
| Changes in unrecognized tax benefits | 3 |  |
| Other adjustments |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cheniere Marketing income taxable in the U.S. under transfer pricing principles | 209 | 2.5 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other | (11) |  |
| Effective tax rate as reported | $1488 | 18.0% |

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(1)State taxes in Louisiana and Texas contributed to the majority of the tax effect in this category.

(2)The percentages in the table may not recalculate exactly due to rounding as the percentages are calculated based on whole numbers, not the rounded numbers presented.

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As previously disclosed for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, prior to the adoption of *ASU 2023-09*, a reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 21% to our effective income tax rate was as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **2024** | **2023** |
| U.S. federal statutory tax rate | 21.0% | 21.0% |
| Income not taxable to Cheniere | (5.0) | (3.1) |
| Foreign-derived intangible income deduction | (1.0) | (0.7) |
| Changes in valuation allowance | (0.7) |  |
| Other | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Effective tax rate as reported | 15.3% | 17.3% |

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Significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in millions):

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
| Deferred tax assets |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net operating loss (**"NOL"**) carryforwards |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;U.S. federal | $245 | $313 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State | 119 | 119 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tax Credits |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CAMT carryforward |  | 383 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other tax credits | 50 | 40 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Operating lease liabilities | 566 | 562 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other | 447 | 306 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Less: valuation allowance (1) | (170) | (110) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total deferred tax assets | 1257 | 1613 |
| Deferred tax liabilities |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investment in partnerships | (375) | (305) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Property, plant and equipment | (3277) | (2459) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Operating lease assets | (553) | (548) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Derivative instruments | (696) | (108) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other | (42) | (30) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total deferred tax liabilities | (4943) | (3450) |
| Net deferred tax liabilities | $(3686) | $(1837) |

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(1)Valuation allowance primarily relates to a valuation allowance recorded on U.S. federal capital loss carryforwards and state NOL carryforwards and increased by $60 million during the year ended December 31, 2025 primarily due to a capital loss carryforward generated in the current year that we do not expect to realize before expiration. The valuation allowance decreased by $37 million during the year ended December 31, 2024 and increased by $4 million during the year ended December 31, 2023.

***NOL and tax credit carryforwards***

As of December 31, 2025, we had U.S. federal and state NOL carryforwards of approximately $1.2 billion and $2.2 billion, respectively. All of our NOLs have an indefinite carryforward period.

As of December 31, 2025, our other tax credits expire between 2028 and 2035.

Our NOL and tax credit carryforwards are not subject to, nor impacted by, any prior tax ownership change. We continue to monitor public trading activity in our shares to identify potential tax ownership changes that could impact our timing and ability to utilize such attributes.

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***Tax Law Changes***

On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (**"OBBBA"**) was signed into law with significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code that impact us, including, among other provisions, reinstating 100% accelerated tax bonus depreciation on qualifying assets acquired after January 19, 2025 and modifying the export-promoting Foreign Derived Intangible Income (**"FDII"**) deduction rules, renamed to the Foreign Derived Deduction Eligible Income **("FDDEI")** under the OBBBA beginning in 2026.

The legislation did not have a material impact on our income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2025, and it did not materially change our effective income tax rate for 2025. However, the 100% bonus depreciation provision under the OBBBA deferred our tax liability, ultimately reducing our 2025 income taxes payable to a nominal amount, primarily due to the accelerated tax deduction on qualifying Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project assets.

On September 30, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2025-49, which includes, among other provisions, revised interim rules for calculating CAMT adjusted financial statement income, including rules allowing us to utilize and benefit from our existing net operating loss carryovers for both CAMT and regular tax in the same period. As a result, our cash tax obligations have been deferred, and we received a refund of $380 million of previously paid CAMT in December 2025.

***Unrecognized Tax Benefits***

As of December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, there were $63 million, $65 million and $66 million, respectively, of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect our effective tax rate in future periods. Interest and penalties related to income tax matters are recognized as part of income tax provision. Interest and penalties recognized as part of income tax provision was $6 million, $6 million and $4 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and cumulative accrued interest was $15 million and $10 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

We are subject to tax in the U.S. and various state and foreign jurisdictions, and we are subject to periodic audits and reviews by taxing authorities. Federal tax returns for the years after 2017, United Kingdom tax returns for the years after 2020, Louisiana tax returns for the years after 2021 and Texas tax returns for the years after 2020 remain open for examination. Tax authorities may have the ability to review and adjust carryover attributes that were generated prior to these periods if utilized in an open tax year.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of our unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in millions):

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Balance at beginning of the year | $72 | $73 | $74 |
| Statute of limitations expiration | (3) |  |  |
| Reductions for tax positions of prior years |  | (1) | (1) |
| Balance at end of the year | $69 | $72 | $73 |

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The following is a supplemental schedule of cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds, for the year ended December 31, 2025 (in millions):

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| | **Year Ended December 31,**<br>**2025** |
| U.S. federal | $47 |
| State and local | 2 |
| Foreign |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;United Kingdom | (18) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other | 1 |
| Total Foreign | (17) |
| Total income taxes paid, net of refunds received | $32 |

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We received an aggregate of $92 million in income tax refunds, net of payments, during the year December 31, 2024 and we made an aggregate of $117 million in income tax payments, net of refunds, during the year ended December 31, 2023.

**NOTE 15—SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION**

Our Amended and Restated 2020 Incentive Plan (the **"2020 Plan"**) is a broad-based incentive plan which allows for the issuance of stock options and stock appreciation rights and awards of bonus stock, phantom stock, restricted stock, restricted stock units and performance awards and other stock-based awards to employees, consultants and non-employee directors. The 2020 Plan provides for the issuance of 12.5 million shares of our common stock, of which we had 7.5 million shares available for future issuance as of December 31, 2025. Our outstanding awards as of December 31, 2025 primarily consisted of restricted stock units (**"RSUs"**) and performance stock units (**"PSUs"**). Other outstanding awards were not material to our Consolidated Financial Statements.

***Restricted Stock Units***

RSUs are stock awards that contain a graded vesting period of up to three years and, with the exception of awards to certain officers which contain a cash settlement option, as described in *Liability-Classified Awards* below, will settle in stock upon vesting subject to restrictions on transfer and to a risk of forfeiture if the recipient terminates employment with us prior to the lapse of the restrictions.

***Performance Stock Units***

PSUs provide for cliff vesting after a period of approximately three years with payouts dependent upon the achievement of metrics compared to pre-established performance targets over the defined performance period, including a performance condition consisting of cumulative distributable cash flow per share, and in certain circumstances, a market condition consisting of absolute total shareholder return (**"ATSR"**) of our common stock. All PSUs will settle in stock, with the exception of awards to certain officers which contain cash settlement features, either as granted or modified, as described in *Liability-Classified Awards* below.

Compensation cost attributed to the performance metric will vary due to changing estimates of units to be earned, based on expected achievement of the performance metric. The number of units that may be earned at the end of the vesting period ranges from 0% up to 300% of the target award amount.

***Liability-Classified Awards***

RSUs and PSUs granted to certain officers may be, as granted or modified, settled in cash in lieu of shares at the option of the officer following approval by the Compensation Committee, in order to limit the dilution from equity grants consistent with our share repurchase program under our long-term capital allocation plan, provided that we have sufficient liquidity to do so and the officers maintain certain stock ownership requirements. Except for those awards which contain a cash settlement option, PSUs granted to certain officers contain a cash settlement cap of $3 million.

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During the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, we paid $108 million, $109 million and $84 million, respectively, in cash upon vesting of the liability-classified awards.

Total share-based compensation costs, net of forfeitures, consisted of the following (in millions):

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Share-based compensation costs before income taxes: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Equity awards | $121 | $121 | $100 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Liability awards | 48 | 101 | 155 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total share-based compensation | 169 | 222 | 255 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Capitalized share-based compensation | (8) | (7) | (5) |
| Total share-based compensation expense before income taxes | $161 | $215 | $250 |
| Tax benefit associated with share-based compensation costs | $44 | $46 | $54 |

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The table below provides a summary of activity related to our RSUs and PSUs (in millions, except for per unit information):

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Restricted Stock Units** | **Restricted Stock Units** | **Restricted Stock Units** | **Restricted Stock Units** | **Performance Stock Units** | **Performance Stock Units** | **Performance Stock Units** | **Performance Stock Units** |
| | **Equity Awards** | **Equity Awards** | **Liability Awards** | **Liability Awards** | **Equity Awards** | **Equity Awards** | **Liability Awards** | **Liability Awards** |
| | **Units** | **Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Unit** | **Units** | **Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Unit** | **Units** | **Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Unit** | **Units** | **Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Unit** |
| Non-vested at January 1, 2025 | 1.3 | $149.52 | 0.2 | $214.87 | 0.4 | $153.07 | 0.5 | $298.22 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Granted (1) | 0.6 | 220.62 | 0.0 | 194.39 | 0.1 | 246.04 |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incremental units achieved (2) |  |  |  |  | 0.1 | 171.01 |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Forfeited | (0.1) | 183.41 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reclassifications (3) | 0.0 | 156.26 | 0.0 | 200.77 | (0.2) | 176.25 | 0.2 | 226.72 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vested (4) | (0.7) | 143.97 | (0.1) | 223.29 | (0.1) | 115.84 | (0.3) | 314.57 |
| Non-vested at December 31, 2025 | 1.1 | $189.87 | 0.1 | $194.39 | 0.3 | $188.17 | 0.4 | $224.20 |

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(1)The Equity Awards column for PSUs includes 0.1 million PSUs granted in 2025 to certain officers containing a cash settlement cap of $3 million.

(2)Represents incremental units recognized as a result of final performance measures or changes in estimated measures. As of December 31, 2025, there were 0.1 million PSUs that would be issued if the maximum level of performance under the target awards amount is achieved.

(3)During the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, we recognized $5 million, $14 million and $86 million, respectively, in incremental expense as a result of significant modifications involving reclassification between equity awards and liability awards, attributable to six, seven and six employees, respectively.

(4)The total fair value of RSUs and PSUs vested was $175 million and $107 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2025.

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The table below provides the assumptions used in estimating the fair value of unvested awards containing market conditions as of the end of the respective periods, and for which the performance period had not yet ended:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Fair value assumptions: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dividend yield (1) | —% | —% | —% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Expected volatility (2)(3) | 26.5% - 30.1% | 21.5% - 24.3% | 27.5% - 32.7% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Weighted average expected volatility | 28.5% | 22.9% | 29.9% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Risk-free interest rate (2) | 3.5%  | 4.2% - 4.3% | 4.2% - 4.8% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Weighted average expected remaining term, in years | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 |

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(1)The performance stock units are entitled to dividend equivalents during the performance period. Therefore, when calculating simulated returns, we applied an annual dividend yield of zero percent.

(2)Represents the range associated with individual vesting years. As of December 31, 2025, the risk-free interest rate is consistent across the individual vesting years and as such, no range is presented.

(3)The expected volatility is based on historical and implied volatilities of our common stock price.

The total unrecognized compensation cost at December 31, 2025 relating to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements was $168 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.4 years.

**NOTE 16—EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN**

We have a defined contribution plan (**"401(k) Plan"**) which allows eligible employees to contribute up to 75% of their compensation up to the Internal Revenue Service maximum. We match each employee's deferrals (contributions) up to 6% of compensation and may make additional contributions at our discretion. Employees are immediately vested in the contributions made by us. Our contributions to the 401(k) Plan were $20 million, $18 million and $17 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. We have made no discretionary contributions to the 401(k) Plan to date.

**NOTE 17—NET INCOME PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS**

We utilize the two-class method for computing earnings per share, which requires an allocation of earnings as if all earnings were distributed during the period to the common stockholders and participating securities. The redeemable NCI held by a third party in one of our consolidated VIEs is considered participating because, under certain circumstances, it is redeemable for cash at a return. Therefore, the accretion of the redeemable NCI to its redemption value, net of tax, which is recognized as a deemed dividend within retained earnings, is deducted from net income in computing net income per share attributable to common stockholders. In January 2026, we redeemed the remaining redeemable NCI in our consolidated VIE that owns the Gregory Power Plant, a natural gas-fired combined cycle facility located immediately proximal to the Corpus Christi LNG Terminal, at a price that approximated our carrying value.

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The following table provides a reconciliation of net income attributable to common stockholders and basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in millions, except per share data):

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Net income attributable to Cheniere | $5330 | $3252 | $9881 |
| Less: accretion of redeemable NCI, net of tax | 15 |  |  |
| Net income attributable to common stockholders | $5315 | $3252 | $9881 |
| Weighted average common shares outstanding: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Basic | 219.7 | 228.4 | 241.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dilutive unvested stock | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Diluted | 220.3 | 229.1 | 242.6 |
| Net income per share attributable to common stockholders—basic (1) | $24.19 | $14.24 | $40.99 |
| Net income per share attributable to common stockholders—diluted (1) | $24.13 | $14.20 | $40.72 |

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(1)Earnings per share in the table may not recalculate exactly due to rounding because it is calculated based on whole numbers, not the rounded numbers presented.

On January 27, 2026, we declared a quarterly dividend of $0.555 per share of common stock that is payable on February 27, 2026 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 6, 2026.

**NOTE 18—SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMS**

The following table presents information with respect to common stock repurchased under our share repurchase program (in millions, except per share data):

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Total shares repurchased | 12.14 | 13.75 | 9.54 |
| Weighted average price paid per share | $221.55 | $163.72 | $155.50 |
| Total cost of repurchases (1) | $2690 | $2251 | $1484 |

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(1)Amount excludes associated commission fees and excise taxes incurred, which are excluded costs under the repurchase program.

As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately $1.2 billion remaining under our share repurchase program. Subsequently, in February 2026, our Board approved an increase in our share repurchase authorization to approximately $10 billion from 2026 through 2030 with a $9 billion increase to the existing authorization. Under the share repurchase authorization, repurchases can be made from time to time using a variety of methods, which may include open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, all in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and other applicable legal requirements. The timing and amount of any shares of Cheniere's common stock that are repurchased under the share repurchase authorization will be determined by Cheniere's management based on market conditions and other factors. The share repurchase authorization does not obligate Cheniere to acquire any particular amount of common stock, and may be modified, suspended or discontinued at any time or from time to time at Cheniere's discretion.

**NOTE 19—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES**

**Commitments**

We have various future contractual commitments which do not meet the definition of a liability as of December 31, 2025 and thus are not recognized as liabilities in our Consolidated Financial Statements. Executed contracts containing such future commitments include agreements for capital expenditures, the use of LNG vessels contracted for future delivery, natural gas transportation and storage services, goods and services necessary to operate our Liquefaction Projects and letters of credit.

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**CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES**

**NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—CONTINUED**

CCL has contractual commitments under lump sum turnkey contracts with Bechtel for the engineering, procurement and construction of the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project and the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project. The total contract price of the EPC contracts, inclusive of amounts incurred under change orders, for the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project and the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project were approximately $6.0 billion and $2.9 billion, respectively, of which we had remaining obligations of approximately $0.7 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively, as of December 31, 2025.

**Environmental and Regulatory Matters**

Our LNG terminals and pipelines are subject to extensive regulation under federal, state and local statutes, rules, regulations and laws. These laws require that we engage in consultations with appropriate federal and state agencies and that we obtain and maintain applicable permits and other authorizations. Failure to comply with such laws could result in legal proceedings, which may include substantial penalties. We believe that, based on currently known information, compliance with these laws and regulations will not have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

**Legal Proceedings**

We are, and may in the future be, involved as a party to various legal proceedings, which are incidental to the ordinary course of business. We regularly analyze current information and, as necessary, provide accruals for probable liabilities on the eventual disposition of these matters. We recognize legal costs in connection with legal and regulatory matters as they are incurred. While the results of these litigation matters and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, we believe the reasonably possible losses from such matters, individually and in the aggregate, are not material. Additionally, we believe the probable final outcome of such matters will not have a material impact on our operating results, financial position or cash flows.

**NOTE 20—SEGMENT INFORMATION AND CUSTOMER CONCENTRATION**

We have determined that we operate as a single operating and reportable segment. Our executive team is organized by function, rather than legal entity or discrete financial data oversight, with no business component managers reporting to the chief operating decision maker (**"CODM"**), who is our president and chief executive officer. The CODM regularly analyzes financial and operational data on a single basis of segmentation at the consolidated level, consistent with our integrated service offering, in order to allocate resources and assess performance.

The measure of profit and loss regularly provided to the CODM that is most consistent with GAAP is net income attributable to Cheniere, as presented in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. This measure contributes to the CODM's assessment of performance and resource allocation, which includes monitoring of budget versus actual results, establishing compensation and deciding on capital allocation priorities. Significant expenses regularly provided to the CODM, and included in the measure of profit and loss, are cost of sales, operating and maintenance expense and selling, general and administrative expense, as reported in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Also provided regularly to the CODM are changes in the fair value of our derivative instruments, which are inclusive of significant noncash items, which were $3.6 billion, $1.3 billion and $8.0 billion in gains for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023. Interest income, which is included in interest and dividend income on our Consolidated Statements of Operations, was $102 million, $188 million and $206 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.

The measure of segment assets is reported on our Consolidated Balance Sheets as total assets. Substantially all of our tangible long-lived assets, which consist of property, plant and equipment, are located in the U.S. Total expenditures for additions to long-lived assets is reported on our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, we had no customers with revenues that were 10% or more of total revenues from contracts with external customers. We had one customer with a balance of 10% or more of trade receivables and contract assets, both net of current expected credit losses, representing 15% and 21% of total trade receivables and contract assets, both net of current expected credit losses, as of December 31, 2025 and 2024. Customers under common control are considered to be a single customer.

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**CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES**

**NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—CONTINUED**

The following table shows total revenues from contracts with external customers attributable to the country in which the revenues were derived (in millions). We attribute revenues to the country in which the party to the applicable agreement has its principal place of business, with foreign countries that individually accounted for 10% or more of total revenues from contracts with external customers shown separately from the remaining countries. Revenues attributed to foreign countries exclude certain sales and other operating revenues for which attribution to a specific country is not practicable.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Total Revenues from Contracts with External Customers** | **Total Revenues from Contracts with External Customers** | **Total Revenues from Contracts with External Customers** |
| | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| U.S. | $3664 | $2792 | $3012 |
| Singapore | 2093 | 1907 | 3305 |
| United Kingdom | 1639 | 1257 | 2823 |
| Other countries | 12068 | 9458 | 10641 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $19464 | $15414 | $19781 |

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**NOTE 21—SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION**

The following table provides supplemental disclosure of substantive cash flow information (in millions):

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** | **Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Cash paid during the period for interest on debt, net of amounts capitalized | $844 | $1075 | $1032 |
| Non-cash investing activities: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unpaid purchases of property, plant and equipment (1)(2) | 261 | 256 | 204 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Conveyance of other non-current assets to equity method investee in exchange for infrastructure support |  | 34 | 30 |
| Non-cash financing activities (1): |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unpaid excise tax on stock repurchased during the year | 26 | 21 | 13 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unpaid repurchase of common stock |  |  | 10 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unpaid dividends |  |  | 3 |

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(1)Reflects unpaid portion, as of the end of each period, of assets and liabilities recognized during the respective periods.

(2)Net of proceeds not yet collected from commissioning sales of LNG of $13 million, zero and zero, respectively.

See <u>[Note 11—Leases](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_85)</u> and <u>[Note 14—Income Taxes](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_325)</u> for supplemental cash flow information related to our leases and income taxes, respectively.

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**ITEM 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE**

None.

**ITEM 9A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES**

**Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures**

Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Based on their evaluation as of the end of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act are (1) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and (2) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms.

During the most recent fiscal quarter, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

**Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting**

Our <u>[Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_205)</u> is included in our Consolidated Financial Statements and is incorporated herein by reference.

**ITEM 9B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;OTHER INFORMATION**

**Rule 10-b5-1 Trading Arrangements**

Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act provides an affirmative defense that enables prearranged transactions in securities in a manner that avoids concerns about initiating transactions at a future date while possibly in possession of material nonpublic information. Our Insider Trading Policy permits our directors and executive officers to enter into trading plans designed to comply with Rule 10b5-1. During the three-month period ending December 31, 2025, none of our executive officers or directors adopted or terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan or adopted or terminated a non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as defined in Item 408(c) of Regulation S-K).

**ITEM 9C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS**

Not applicable.

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**PART III**

Pursuant to paragraph 3 of General Instruction G to Form 10-K, the information required by Items 10 through 13 of Part III of this Report is incorporated by reference from Cheniere's definitive proxy statement, which is to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after the end of Cheniere's fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.

**ITEM 14. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES**

Our independent registered public accounting firm is KPMG LLP, Houston, Texas, Auditor Firm ID 185.

The remaining information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from Cheniere's definitive proxy statement, which is to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after the end of Cheniere's fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.

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**PART IV**

**ITEM 15.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES**

(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements, Schedules and Exhibits

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements—Cheniere Energy, Inc. and Subsidiaries:

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| <u>[Management's Report to the Stockholders of Cheniere Energy, Inc.](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_205)</u> | <u>[55](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_205)</u> |
| <u>[Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_208)</u> | <u>[56](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_208)</u> |
| <u>[Consolidated Statements of Operations](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_19)</u> | <u>[59](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_19)</u> |
| <u>[Consolidated Balance Sheets](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_22)</u> | <u>[60](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_22)</u> |
| <u>[Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) and Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_25)</u>  | <u>[61](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_25)</u> |
| <u>[Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_31)</u> | <u>[62](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_31)</u> |
| <u>[Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_34)</u> | <u>[63](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_34)</u> |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statement Schedules:

All financial statement schedules have been omitted because they are not required, are not applicable, or the required information has been included in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in this Form 10-K.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits:

Certain of the agreements filed as exhibits to this Form 10-K contain representations, warranties, covenants and conditions by the parties to the agreements that have been made solely for the benefit of the parties to the agreement. These representations, warranties, covenants and conditions:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• should not in all instances be treated as categorical statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating the risk to one of the parties if those statements prove to be inaccurate;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• may have been qualified by disclosures that were made to the other parties in connection with the negotiation of the agreements, which disclosures are not necessarily reflected in the agreements;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• may apply standards of materiality that differ from those of a reasonable investor; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• were made only as of specified dates contained in the agreements and are subject to subsequent developments and changed circumstances.

Accordingly, these representations and warranties may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time. These agreements are included to provide you with information regarding their terms and are not intended to provide any other factual or disclosure information about the Company or the other parties to the agreements. Investors should not rely on them as statements of fact.

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Exhibit No.** | | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** |
| **Exhibit No.** |<br>**Description** | **Entity** | **Form** | **Exhibit** | **Filing Date** |
| 2.1 | <u>[Amended and Restated Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2012, by and among CQP, Cheniere Pipeline Company, Grand Cheniere Pipeline, LLC and the Company](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000119312512347746/d393725dex102.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 10.2 | 8/9/2012 |
| 3.1 | <u>[Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000110465904023465/a04-8883_1ex3d1.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-Q | 3.1 | 8/10/2004 |
| 3.2 | <u>[Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000119312505022250/dex31.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 8-K | 3.1 | 2/8/2005 |

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Exhibit No.** | | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** |
| **Exhibit No.** |<br>**Description** | **Entity** | **Form** | **Exhibit** | **Filing Date** |
| 3.3 | <u>[Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000119312509131820/dex43.htm)</u> | Cheniere<br>(SEC File No. 333-160017) | S-8 | 4.3 | 6/16/2009 |
| 3.4 | <u>[Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357012000072/cei2012form8kexhibit31amen.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 8-K | 3.1 | 6/7/2012 |
| 3.5 | <u>[Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357013000019/cei20138kvotingex31.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 8-K | 3.1 | 2/5/2013 |
| 3.6 | <u>[Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000003570/000000357024000069/exhibit31-certificateofame.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 8-K | 3.1 | 5/24/2024 |
| 3.7 | <u>[Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, effective August 30, 2024](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357024000105/exhibit31amendedandrestate.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 8-K | 3.1 | 9/3/2024 |
| 4.1 | <u>[Specimen Common Stock Certificate of the Company](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/0000899243-96-001157.txt)</u> | Cheniere<br>(SEC File No. 333-10905) | S-1 | 4.1 | 8/27/1996 |
| 4.2 | <u>[Indenture, dated as of February 1, 2013, by and among SPL, the guarantors that may become party thereto from time to time and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000119312513036955/d479511dex41.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.1 | 2/4/2013 |
| 4.3 | <u>[First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 16, 2013, between SPL and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000119312513156927/d522088dex411.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.1.1 | 4/16/2013 |
| 4.4 | <u>[Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 16, 2013, between SPL and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000119312513156927/d522088dex412.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.1.2 | 4/16/2013 |
| 4.5 | <u>[Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 25, 2013, between SPL and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000119312513453037/d632185dex41.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.1 | 11/25/2013 |
| 4.6 | <u>[Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 20, 2014, between SPL and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000138365014000047/exhibit41cqp2014form8kmayc.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.1 | 5/22/2014 |
| 4.7 | <u>[Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 20, 2014, between SPL and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000138365014000047/exhibit42cqp2014form8kmayc.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.2 | 5/22/2014 |
| 4.8 | <u>[Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 3, 2015, between SPL and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000119312515075058/d882888dex41.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.1 | 3/3/2015 |
| 4.9 | <u>[Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 14, 2016, between SPL and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee under the Indenture](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000119312516621288/d204213dex41.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.1 | 6/14/2016 |
| 4.10 | <u>[Form of 5.875% Senior Secured Note due 2026 (Included as Exhibit A-1 to Exhibit 4.09 above)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000119312516621288/d204213dex41.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.1 | 6/14/2016 |
| 4.11 | <u>[Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 19, 2016, between SPL and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee under the Indenture](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000119312516718472/d265247dex41.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.1 | 9/23/2016 |
| 4.12 | <u>[Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 23, 2016, between SPL and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee under the Indenture](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000119312516718472/d265247dex42.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.2 | 9/23/2016 |
| 4.13 | <u>[Form of 5.00% Senior Secured Note due 2027 (Included as Exhibit A-1 to Exhibit 4.12 above)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000119312516718472/d265247dex42.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.2 | 9/23/2016 |
| 4.14 | <u>[Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 6, 2017, between SPL and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee under the Indenture](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000119312517071597/d299480dex41.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.1 | 3/6/2017 |
| 4.15 | <u>[Form of 4.200% Senior Secured Note due 2028 (Included as Exhibit A-1 to Exhibit 4.14 above)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000119312517071597/d299480dex41.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.1 | 3/6/2017 |
| 4.16 | <u>[Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 8, 2020, between SPL and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee under the Indenture](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1499200/000119312520137601/d928410dex41.htm)</u> | SPL | 8-K | 4.1 | 5/8/2020 |
| 4.17 | <u>[Form of 4.500% Senior Secured Note due 2030 (Included as Exhibit A-1 to Exhibit 4.16 above)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1499200/000119312520137601/d928410dex41.htm)</u> | SPL | 8-K | 4.1 | 5/8/2020 |
| 4.18 | <u>[Twelfth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 29, 2022, between SPL and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee under the Indenture](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1499200/000119312522294361/d363365dex41.htm)</u> | SPL | 8-K | 4.1 | 11/29/2022 |

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Exhibit No.** | | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** |
| **Exhibit No.** |<br>**Description** | **Entity** | **Form** | **Exhibit** | **Filing Date** |
| 4.19 | <u>[Form of 5.900% Senior Secured Amortizing Notes due 2037 (Included as Exhibit A-1 to Exhibit 4.18 above)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1499200/000119312522294361/d363365dex41.htm)</u> | SPL | 8-K | 4.1 | 11/29/2022 |
| 4.20 | <u>[Indenture, dated as of February 24, 2017, between SPL, the guarantors that may become party thereto from time to time and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee under the Indenture](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000119312517057570/d302663dex41.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.1 | 2/27/2017 |
| 4.21 | <u>[Form of 5.00% Senior Secured Note due 2037 (Included as Exhibit A-1 to Exhibit 4.20 above)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000119312517057570/d302663dex41.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.1 | 2/27/2017 |
| 4.22 | <u>[Indenture, dated as of December 15, 2021, between SPL and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357022000024/exhibit424cei2021form10k.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-K | 4.24 | 2/24/2022 |
| 4.23 | <u>[Form of 2.95% Senior Secured Notes due 2037 (Included as Exhibit A-1 to Exhibit 4.22 above)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357022000024/exhibit424cei2021form10k.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-K | 4.24 | 2/24/2022 |
| 4.24 | <u>[Indenture, dated as of December 15, 2021, between SPL and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357022000024/exhibit426cei2021form10k.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-K | 4.26 | 2/24/2022 |
| 4.25 | <u>[Form of 3.17% Senior Secured Notes due 2037 (Included as Exhibit A-1 to Exhibit 4.24 above)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357022000024/exhibit426cei2021form10k.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-K | 4.26 | 2/24/2022 |
| 4.26 | <u>[First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 15, 2021, between SPL and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357022000024/exhibit428cei2021form10k.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-K | 4.28 | 2/24/2022 |
| 4.27 | <u>[Form of 3.19% Senior Secured Notes due 2037 (Included as Exhibit A-1 to Exhibit 4.26 above)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357022000024/exhibit428cei2021form10k.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-K | 4.28 | 2/24/2022 |
| 4.28 | <u>[Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 15, 2021, between SPL and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357022000024/exhibit430cei2021form10k.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-K | 4.30 | 2/24/2022 |
| 4.29 | <u>[Form of 3.08% Senior Secured Notes due 2037 (Included as Exhibit A-1 to Exhibit 4.28 above)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357022000024/exhibit430cei2021form10k.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-K | 4.30 | 2/24/2022 |
| 4.30 | <u>[Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 15, 2021, between SPL and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357022000024/exhibit432cei2021form10k.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-K | 4.32 | 2/24/2022 |
| 4.31 | <u>[Form of 3.10% Senior Secured Notes due 2037 (Included as Exhibit A-1 to Exhibit 4.30 above)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357022000024/exhibit432cei2021form10k.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-K | 4.32 | 2/24/2022 |
| 4.32 | <u>[Indenture, dated as of September 22, 2020, between the Company, as issuer, and the Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000119312520251363/d436874dex41.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 8-K | 4.1 | 9/22/2020 |
| 4.33 | <u>[First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 22, 2020, between the Company, as issuer, and the Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000119312520251363/d436874dex42.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 8-K | 4.2 | 9/22/2020 |
| 4.34 | <u>[Form of 4.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (Included as Exhibit A-1 to Exhibit 4.33 above)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000119312520251363/d436874dex42.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 8-K | 4.2 | 9/22/2020 |
| 4.35 | <u>[Indenture, dated as of March 19, 2024, between the Company, as issuer, and the Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000119312524071356/d813428dex41.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 8-K | 4.1 | 3/19/2024 |
| 4.36 | <u>[First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 19, 2024, between the Company, as issuer, and the Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000119312524071356/d813428dex42.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 8-K | 4.2 | 3/19/2024 |
| 4.37 | <u>[Form of 5.650% Senior Notes due 2034 (Included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.36 above)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000119312524071356/d813428dex42.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 8-K | 4.2 | 3/19/2024 |
| 4.38 | <u>[Indenture, dated as of May 18, 2016, among CCH, as Issuer, CCL, CCP and Corpus Christi Pipeline GP, LLC, as Guarantors, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000119312516594601/d195576dex41.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 8-K | 4.1 | 5/18/2016 |
| 4.39 | <u>[First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 9, 2016, among CCH, as Issuer, CCL, CCP and Corpus Christi Pipeline GP, LLC, as Guarantors, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000119312516789706/d293583dex41.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 8-K | 4.1 | 12/9/2016 |
| 4.40 | <u>[Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 19, 2017, among CCH, as issuer, CCL, CCP and Corpus Christi Pipeline GP, LLC, as Guarantors, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1693317/000119312517176638/d398240dex41.htm)</u> | CCH | 8-K | 4.1 | 5/19/2017 |
| 4.41 | <u>[Form of 5.125% Senior Secured Note due 2027 (Included as Exhibit A-1 to Exhibit 4.40 above)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1693317/000119312517176638/d398240dex41.htm)</u> | CCH | 8-K | 4.1 | 5/19/2017 |

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| **Exhibit No.** | | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** |
| **Exhibit No.** |<br>**Description** | **Entity** | **Form** | **Exhibit** | **Filing Date** |
| 4.42 | <u>[Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 6, 2019, among CCH, as issuer, CCL, CCP and Corpus Christi Pipeline GP, LLC, as Guarantors, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1693317/000169331719000012/exhibit41cch2019thirds.htm)</u> | CCH | 8-K | 4.1 | 9/12/2019 |
| 4.43 | <u>[Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 13, 2019, among CCH, as issuer, CCL, CCP and Corpus Christi Pipeline GP, LLC, as guarantors, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1693317/000119312519291028/d827589dex41.htm)</u> | CCH | 8-K | 4.1 | 11/13/2019 |
| 4.44 | <u>[Form of 3.700% Note due 2029 (Included as Exhibit A-1 to Exhibit 4.43 above)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1693317/000119312519291028/d827589dex41.htm)</u> | CCH | 8-K | 4.1 | 11/13/2019 |
| 4.45 | <u>[Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 24, 2021, among CCH, as issuer, CCL, CCP, and Corpus Christi Pipeline GP, LLC, as guarantors, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1693317/000119312521255120/d209825dex41.htm)</u> | CCH | 8-K | 4.1 | 8/24/2021 |
| 4.46 | <u>[Form of 2.742% Senior Secured Note due 2039 (Included as Exhibit A-1 to Exhibit 4.45 above)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1693317/000119312521255120/d209825dex41.htm)</u> | CCH | 8-K | 4.1 | 8/24/2021 |
| 4.47 | <u>[Indenture, dated as of August 20, 2020, among CCH, as issuer, and CCL, CCP and Corpus Christi Pipeline GP, LLC, as guarantors, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1693317/000119312520226064/d97990dex41.htm)</u> | CCH | 8-K | 4.1 | 8/21/2020 |
| 4.48 | <u>[Form of 3.52% Senior Secured Note due December 31, 2039 (Included as Exhibit A-1 to Exhibit 4.47 above)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1693317/000119312520226064/d97990dex41.htm)</u> | CCH | 8-K | 4.1 | 8/21/2020 |
| 4.49 | <u>[Indenture, dated as of September 27, 2019, among CCH, as issuer, and CCL, CCP and Corpus Christi Pipeline GP, LLC, as guarantors, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1693317/000119312519258137/d779137dex41.htm)</u> | CCH | 8-K | 4.1 | 9/30/2019 |
| 4.50 | <u>[Form of 4.80% Senior Note due December 31, 2039 (Included as Exhibit A-1 to Exhibit 4.49 above)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1693317/000119312519258137/d779137dex41.htm)</u> | CCH | 8-K | 4.1 | 9/30/2019 |
| 4.51 | <u>[Indenture, dated as of October 17, 2019, among CCH, as issuer, and CCL, CCP and Corpus Christi Pipeline GP, LLC, as guarantors, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1693317/000119312519269724/d824245dex41.htm)</u> | CCH | 8-K | 4.1 | 10/18/2019 |
| 4.52 | <u>[Form of 3.925% Senior Note due December 31, 2039 (Included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.51 above)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1693317/000119312519269724/d824245dex41.htm)</u> | CCH | 8-K | 4.1 | 10/18/2019 |
| 4.53 | <u>[Indenture, dated as of September 18, 2017, between CQP, the guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee under the Indenture](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000119312517287388/d452875dex41.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.1 | 9/18/2017 |
| 4.54 | <u>[First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 18, 2017, between CQP, the guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee under the Indenture](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000119312517287388/d452875dex42.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.2 | 9/18/2017 |
| 4.55 | <u>[Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 11, 2018, among CQP, the guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee under the Indenture](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000119312518271759/d621748dex41.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.1 | 9/12/2018 |
| 4.56 | <u>[Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 12, 2019, among CQP, the guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee under the Indenture](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000119312519243952/d803023dex41.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.1 | 9/12/2019 |
| 4.57 | <u>[Form of 4.500% Senior Notes due 2029 (Included as Exhibit A-1 to Exhibit 4.56 above)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000119312519243952/d803023dex41.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.1 | 9/12/2019 |
| 4.58 | <u>[Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 5, 2020, between CQP, the guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee under the Indenture](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357020000103/exhibit44cei20orm3rdqtr.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-Q | 4.4 | 11/6/2020 |
| 4.59 | <u>[Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 11, 2021, among CQP, the guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee under the Indenture](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000119312521077827/d134781dex41.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.1 | 3/11/2021 |
| 4.60 | <u>[Form of 4.000% Senior Notes due 2031 (Included as Exhibit A-1 to Exhibit 4.59 above)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000119312521077827/d134781dex41.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.1 | 3/11/2021 |
| 4.61 | <u>[Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 27, 2021, among CQP, the guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee under the Indenture](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000119312521284255/d210820dex41.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.1 | 9/27/2021 |

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| **Exhibit No.** | | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** |
| **Exhibit No.** |<br>**Description** | **Entity** | **Form** | **Exhibit** | **Filing Date** |
| 4.62 | <u>[Form of 3.25% Senior Notes due 2032 (Included as Exhibit A-1 to Exhibit 4.61 above)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000119312521284255/d210820dex41.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.1 | 9/27/2021 |
| 4.63 | <u>[Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 27, 2021, among CQP, the guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee under the Indenture](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001383650/000119312521289757/d228108dex41.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.1 | 10/1/2021 |
| 4.64 | <u>[Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 21, 2023, among CQP, the guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee under the Indenture](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000119312523171150/d525079dex41.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.1 | 6/21/2023 |
| 4.65 | <u>[Form of 5.950% Senior Notes due 2033 (Included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.64 above)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000119312523171150/d525079dex41.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.1 | 6/21/2023 |
| 4.66 | <u>[Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 22, 2024, among CQP, the guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee under the Indenture](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000119312524144937/d796485dex41.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.1 | 5/22/2024 |
| 4.67 | <u>[Form of 5.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2034 (Included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.66 above)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000119312524144937/d796485dex41.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.1 | 5/22/2024 |
| 4.68 | <u>[Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 10, 2025, among CQP, the guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee under the Indenture](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000119312525157626/d93966dex41.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.1 | 7/10/2025 |
| 4.69 | <u>[Form of 5.550% Senior Notes due 2035 (Included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.68 above)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000119312525157626/d93966dex41.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 4.1 | 7/10/2025 |
| 4.70 | <u>[Description of the Registrant's Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357025000033/exhibit469cheniere-descrip.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-K | 4.69 | 2/20/2025 |
| 10.1† | <u>[Cheniere Energy, Inc. 2020 Incentive Plan](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000119312520142825/d842623dex49.htm)</u> | Cheniere (SEC No. 333-238261) | S-8 | 4.9 | 5/14/2020 |
| 10.2† | <u>[Cheniere Energy, Inc. Amended and Restated 2020 Incentive Plan](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000003570/000000357024000069/exhibit101-ar2020incentive.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 8-K | 10.1 | 5/24/2024 |
| 10.3† | <u>[Form of Restricted Stock Grant under the Cheniere Energy, Inc. 2020 Incentive Plan (Director)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357021000094/exhibit101cei2021form2ndqtr.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-Q | 10.1 | 8/5/2021 |
| 10.4† | <u>[Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Cheniere Energy, Inc. 2020 Incentive Plan (NEO) (2024, 2025 and 2026)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357024000040/exhibit105cei2023q4form10k.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-K | 10.5 | 2/2/2024 |
| 10.5† | <u>[Form of Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement Under the Cheniere Energy, Inc. 2020 Incentive Plan (NEO) (2024, 2025 and 2026)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357024000040/exhibit108cei2023q4form10k.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-K | 10.8 | 2/22/2024 |
| 10.6† | <u>[Amended and Restated Cheniere Energy, Inc. Key Executive Severance Pay Plan (Effective as of November 17, 2023) and Summary Plan Description](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357024000040/exhibit109cei2023q4form10k.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-K | 10.9 | 2/22/2024 |
| 10.7† | <u>[Director Deferred Compensation Plan (Effective February 10, 2022)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357022000024/exhibit1046cei2021form10k.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-K | 10.46 | 2/24/2022 |
| 10.8† | <u>[Form of Deferred Stock Unit Award Agreement Under the Director Deferred Compensation Plan](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357022000024/exhibit1047cei2021form10k.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-K | 10.47 | 2/24/2022 |
| 10.9† | <u>[Employment Agreement between the Company and Jack A. Fusco, dated May 12, 2016](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000119312516588116/d178688dex101.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 8-K | 10.1 | 5/12/2016 |
| 10.10† | <u>[Employment Agreement Amendment between the Company and Jack Fusco, dated August 15, 2019](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000119312519222601/d790486dex101.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 8-K | 10.1 | 8/15/2019 |
| 10.11† | <u>[Second Employment Agreement Amendment between the Company and Jack Fusco, dated August 11, 2021](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357021000098/exhibit101cei2021formemplo.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 8-K | 10.1 | 8/13/2021 |
| 10.12† | <u>[Cheniere Energy, Inc. Amended and Restated Retirement Policy, dated effective January 1, 2021](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357024000040/exhibit1015cei2023q4form10k.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-K | 10.15 | 2/22/2024 |
| 10.13† | <u>[Form of Indemnification Agreement for officers of the Company](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000119312520147321/d921754dex102.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 8-K | 10.2 | 5/20/2020 |
| 10.14† | <u>[Form of Indemnification Agreement for directors of the Company](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000119312520147321/d921754dex101.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 8-K | 10.1 | 5/20/2020 |

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| **Exhibit No.** | | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** |
| **Exhibit No.** |<br>**Description** | **Entity** | **Form** | **Exhibit** | **Filing Date** |
| 10.15 | <u>[Senior Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement, among SPL, as borrower, certain subsidiaries of the Company, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Senior Facility Agent, Société Générale, as the Common Security Trustee, the issuing banks and lenders from time to time party thereto and other participants](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1499200/000119312523186632/d494041dex1046.htm)</u> | SPL<br>(SEC File No. 333-273238) | S-4 | 10.46 | 7/13/2023 |
| 10.16 | <u>[Fourth Amended and Restated Common Terms Agreement, among SPL, as borrower, the Secured Debt Holder Group Representatives party thereto, the Secured Hedge Representatives party thereto, the Secured Gas Hedge Representatives party thereto and Société Générale, as the Common Security Trustee and the Intercreditor Agent](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1499200/000119312523186632/d494041dex1044.htm)</u> | SPL<br>(SEC File No. 333-273238) | S-4 | 10.44 | 7/13/2023 |
| 10.17 | <u>[Third Amended and Restated Accounts Agreement, among SPL, certain subsidiaries of SPL, Société Générale, as the Common Security Trustee, and Citibank, N.A. as the Accounts Bank](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1499200/000119312520081579/d819754dex103.htm)</u> | SPL | 8-K | 10.3 | 3/23/2020 |
| 10.18 | <u>[Second Amended and Restated Term Loan Facility Agreement, dated June 15, 2022, among CCH, CCP, Corpus Christi Pipeline GP, LLC, CCL, the lenders party thereto from time to time and Société Générale as the Term Loan Facility Agent](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000119312522178180/d341283dex101.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 8-K | 10.1 | 6/22/2022 |
| 10.19 | <u>[First Amendment to Second A&R Term Loan Facility Agreement, dated April 19, 2024](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357024000095/exhibit104cei2024q2form10q.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-Q | 10.4 | 8/8/2024 |
| 10.20 | <u>[Second Amended and Restated Common Terms Agreement, dated June 15, 2022, among CCH, CCP, Corpus Christi Pipeline GP, LLC, CCL, Société Générale, as Term Loan Facility Agent, The Bank of Nova Scotia as Working Capital Facility Agent, and Société Générale as Intercreditor Agent, and any other facility lenders party thereto from time to time](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000119312522178180/d341283dex103.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 8-K | 10.3 | 6/22/2022 |
| 10.21 | <u>[First Amendment to Second A&R Common Terms Agreement, dated April 19, 2024](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357024000095/exhibit105cei2024q2form10q.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-Q | 10.5 | 8/8/2024 |
| 10.22 | <u>[Second Amended and Restated Common Security and Account Agreement, dated June 15, 2022, among CCH, CCP, Corpus Christi Pipeline GP, LLC, CCL, the Senior Creditor Group Representatives, Société Générale as the Intercreditor Agent, Société Générale as Security Trustee and Mizuho Bank, Ltd as the Account Bank](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000119312522178180/d341283dex104.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 8-K | 10.4 | 6/22/2022 |
| 10.23 | <u>[First Amendment to Second A&R Common Security and Account Agreement, dated April 19, 2024](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357024000095/exhibit106cei2024q2form10q.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-Q | 10.6 | 8/8/2024 |
| 10.24 | <u>[Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement, dated May 22, 2018, among CCH HoldCo I and Société Générale as Security Trustee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000119312518173630/d583086dex104.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 8-K | 10.4 | 5/24/2018 |
| 10.25 | <u>[Amended and Restated Equity Contribution Agreement, dated May 22, 2018, among CCH and the Company](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000119312518173630/d583086dex105.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 8-K | 10.5 | 5/24/2018 |
| 10.26 | <u>[Second Amended and Restated Working Capital Facility Agreement, dated June 15, 2022, among CCH, CCP, Corpus Christi Pipeline GP, LLC, CCL, the lenders party thereto from time to time, the issuing banks party thereto from time to time, the swing line lenders party thereto from time to time, The Bank of Nova Scotia as Working Capital Facility Agent and Société Générale as Security Trustee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000119312522178180/d341283dex102.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 8-K | 10.2 | 6/22/2022 |
| 10.27 | <u>[First Amendment to Second A&R Working Capital Facility Agreement, dated April 19, 2024](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357024000095/exhibit107cei2024q2form10q.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-Q | 10.7 | 8/8/2024 |
| 10.28 | <u>[Third Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2025, among the Company, Various Lenders and Issuing Banks, MUFG Bank, Ltd., as Coordinating Lead Arranger, the Joint Lead Arrangers party thereto, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as Sustainability Advisor, and Société Générale, as Administrative Agent](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357025000094/exhibit103cei2025q2form10q.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-Q | 10.3 | 8/7/2025 |
| 10.29 | <u>[Credit Agreement, dated June 18, 2020, among the Company, the Lenders party thereto, Société Générale, as Administrative Agent, and the other agents and arrangers party thereto from time to time](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000119312520173340/d949394dex101.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 8-K | 10.1 | 6/19/2020 |

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| **Exhibit No.** | | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** |
| **Exhibit No.** |<br>**Description** | **Entity** | **Form** | **Exhibit** | **Filing Date** |
| 10.30 | <u>[Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2023, among CQP, as borrower, certain subsidiaries of CQP, as Subsidiary Guarantors, the lenders from time to time party thereto, Société Générale, Natixis, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, The Bank of Nova Scotia, and Wells Fargo Bank, as Issuing Banks, MUFG Bank, LTD as Administrative Agent and Coordinating Lead Arranger, and certain arrangers and other participants](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357023000082/exhibit104cei2023q2form10q.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-Q | 10.4 | 8/3/2023 |
| 10.31 | <u>[Fixed Price Separated Turnkey Agreement for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction of the Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 3 Project, dated March 1, 2022, by and between CCL (successor of CCL Stage III) and Bechtel Energy Inc. (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted and filed separately with the SEC pursuant to a request for confidential treatment)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357022000046/cei2022ex101stageiiiepcagr.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-Q | 10.1 | 5/4/2022 |
| 10.32 | <u>[Change orders to the Lump Sum Turnkey Agreement for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction of the Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 3 Project, dated March 1, 2022, by and between CCL (successor of CCL Stage III) and Bechtel Oil Gas and Chemicals, Inc.: (i) the Change Order CO-00001 Maintaining Elevated Ground Flare Option, dated March 28, 2022, (ii) the Change Order CO-00002 Package 7 Pre-Investment of Trains 8 and 9 (Without Site Work), dated April 29, 2022 and (iii) the Change Order CO-00003 Modifications to Insurance Language, dated June 13, 2022 (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357022000080/exhibit107cei2022form2ndqtr.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-Q | 10.7 | 8/4/2022 |
| 10.33 | <u>[Change orders to the Lump Sum Turnkey Agreement for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction of the Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 3 Project, dated March 1, 2022, by and between CCL and Bechtel Oil Gas and Chemicals, Inc.: (i) the Change Order CO-00004 Currency Conversion, dated June 27, 2022, (ii) the Change Order CO-00005 Fuel Adjustment, dated July 15, 2022, (iii) the Change Order CO-00006 Removal of Laydown Yard Scope Option, dated August 2, 2022, (iv) the Change Order CO-00007 Removal of Air Bridges Scope Option, dated August 22, 2022, (v) the Change Order CO-00008 Acid Gas Flare K/O Drum, dated August 16, 2022, and (vi) the Change Order CO-00009 Package 7A (Without Site Work), dated August 16, 2022 (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357022000106/exhibit102cei2022form3rdqtr.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-Q | 10.2 | 11/3/2022 |
| 10.34 | <u>[Change orders to the Lump Sum Turnkey Agreement for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction of the Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 3 Project, dated March 1, 2022, by and between CCL and Bechtel Oil Gas and Chemicals, Inc.: (i) the Change Order CO-000010 Insurance Provisional Sum Interim Adjustment, dated September 13, 2022 and (ii) the Change Order CO-000011 Package 6 Descope and Transfer to Owner, dated September 14, 2022 (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357023000042/exhibit1096cei2022form10k.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-K | 10.96 | 2/23/2023 |

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| 10.35 | <u>[Change orders to the Lump Sum Turnkey Agreement for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction of the Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 3 Project, dated March 1, 2022, by and between Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage III, LLC and Bechtel Oil Gas and Chemicals, Inc.: (i) the Change Order CO-00012 Chart License Fee Provisional Sum Closure, dated September 16, 2022, (ii) the Change Order CO-00013 HRU Nozzles and Block Headers, dated September 21, 2022, (iii) the Change Order CO-00014 Addition of Nitrogen Receiver, dated December 13, 2022, (iv) the Change Order CO-00015 Package 6 Feed Gas Pipeline Interfaces, dated December 14, 2022, (v) the Change Order CO-00016 Old Sherwin Building Security, dated November 23, 2022, (vi) the Change Order CO-00017 Remote Monitoring Diagnostic for Mixed Refrigerant (MR) Compressors, dated December 14, 2022, (vii) the Change Order CO-00018 EFG Package #1, dated January 9, 2023, (viii) the Change Order CO-00019 Q3 2022 Commodity Price Rise and Fall (ATT MM), dated January 17, 2023, (ix) the Change Order CO-00020 ICSS Vendor Selection and EPC Warranty (Yokogawa), dated September 21, 2022 and (x) the Change Order CO-00021 Laydown Development Package, dated February 6, 2023 (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357023000050/exhibit102cei2023q1form10q.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-Q | 10.2 | 5/2/2023 |
| 10.36 | <u>[Change orders to the Lump Sum Turnkey Agreement for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction of the Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 3 Project, dated March 1, 2022, by and between Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC and Bechtel Energy, Inc.: (i) the Change Order CO-00022 Refrigerant Storage Packages 1 and 2, dated February 13, 2023, (ii) the Change Order CO-00023 EFG Package #2, dated February 21, 2023, (iii) the Change Order CO-00024 Defrost Improvements (Cold Box), dated February 23, 2023, (iv) the Change Order CO-00025 Miscellaneous Design Improvements, dated February 23, 2023, (v) the Change Order CO-00026 EFG Package #3, dated February 23, 2023, (vi) the Change Order CO-00027 Addition of 86 Lockout Relay on Transformers, dated February 14, 2023, (vii) the Change Order CO-00028 Additional Duct Banks, dated September 15, 2022, (viii) the Change Order CO-00029 2022 FERC Support Hours Interim Adjustment, dated March 13, 2023, (ix) the Change Order CO-00030 Drainage Blanket (A Street), dated April 6, 2023, (x) the Change Order CO-00031 Refrigerant Storage Interface Package #3, dated April 7, 2023, (xi) the Change Order CO-00032 Q4 2022 Commodity Price Rise and Fall (ATT MM), dated April 24, 2023, (xii) the Change Order CO-00033 Lift Owner-Provided Dewar System (Nitrogen Receiver Facility), dated March 1, 2022, (xiii) the Change Order CO-00034 HAZOP Package #1 - Addition of Flame Arrestors for Oil Mist Eliminator Vent, dated April 25, 2023 and (xiv) the Change Order CO-00035 EFG Package #4 (Water Pipeline Pipe Bridge), dated May 19, 2023 (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357023000082/exhibit101cei2023q2form10q.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-Q | 10.1 | 8/3/2023 |
| 10.37 | <u>[Change orders to the Lump Sum Turnkey Agreement for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction of the Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 3 Project, dated March 1, 2022, by and between CCL and Bechtel Energy, Inc.: (i) the Change Order CO-00036 Payment Milestone Updates (Schedule C-1), dated June 19, 2023, (ii) the Change Order CO-00037 Geotechnical Soils Investigation Period & Security Division of Responsibility Change, dated June 20, 2023, (iii) the Change Order CO-00038 Power Monitoring System (ETAP HMI), dated June 29, 2023 and (iv) the Change Order CO-00039 EFG Firewater Connection, dated June 30, 2023 (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357023000097/exhibit102cei2023q3form10q.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-Q | 10.2 | 11/2/2023 |

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| **Exhibit No.** |<br>**Description** | **Entity** | **Form** | **Exhibit** | **Filing Date** |
| 10.38 | <u>[Change orders to the Lump Sum Turnkey Agreement for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction of the Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 3 Project, dated March 1, 2022, by and between CCL and Bechtel Energy, Inc.: (i) the Change Order CO-00040 Q1 2023 Commodity Price Rise and Fall (ATT MM), dated August 29, 2023, (ii) the Change Order CO-00041 Q2 2023 Commodity Price Rise and Fall (ATT MM), dated August 29, 2023, (iii) the Change Order CO-00042 HAZOP Package #2 – Additional IPL (Pressure Transmitter Across the Strainer), dated July 5, 2023, (iv) the Change Order CO-00043 Total Condensate Flowmeter on Three (3) Inch Condensate Line, dated August 31, 2023, (v) the Change Order CO-00044 FERC Package #1 ISA 84 (Accommodation for Two Hundred and Fifty (250) Fire and Gas Detectors), dated August 31, 2023, (vi) the Change Order CO-00045 Increase LNG Rundown Line Check Valve Bypass Size to Six (6) Inches, dated August 31, 2023, (vii) the Change Order CO-00046 Add Manual Bypass Valves Around 31XV-13071, dated September 13, 2023, (viii) the Change Order CO-00047 Relocate Existing 16" Process Water Line and Provide Tie-In, dated September 8, 2023, (ix) the Change Order CO-00048 Future HRU Bypass Tie-In and Thermowell Updates, dated September 12, 2023, (x) the Change Order CO-00049 Butterfly Valves for Flare Drums, dated September 5, 2023, (xi) the Change Order CO-00050 Condensate Shroud on Condensate Rundown Line (Blue Engineering Report), dated September 12, 2023, (xii) the Change Order CO-00051 EFG Package #5 (138KV Feeder Cable), dated September 8, 2023, (xiii) the Change Order CO-00052 Defect Correction Period for Cementitious Fireproofing, dated August 7, 2023, (xiv) the Change Order CO-00053 Chart Transition Joint Spares, dated October 5, 2023, (xv) the Change Order CO-00054 CCL Tank(s) "A" and "C" Tie-In Study & Long Lead Item Purchases, dated September 19, 2023, (xvi) the Change Order CO-00055 FERC Package #2 Firewater Layout, dated September 13, 2023, (xvii) the Change Order CO-00056 HAZOP Package #3 – Stainless Steel C And D Pass Piping / Two Temperature Transmitters per Train, dated February 14, 2023, (xviii) the Change Order CO-00057 HAZOP Package #4 ("Phase Two Items"), dated October 10, 2023, (xix) the Change Order CO-00058 E-HAZOP Package #1 ("LV MCC Ride Through"), dated September 8, 2023, (xx) the Change Order CO-00059 Level Transmitter on Stand Pipe Inside Liquefaction Cold Boxes, dated October 13, 2023, (xxi) the Change Order CO-00060 Small Spill Containment (Additional Curbs), dated July 5, 2023, (xxii) the Change Order CO-00061 Remote Input/Output (RIO) Junction Box Grounding, dated October 10, 2023, (xxiii) the Change Order CO-00062 Geomembrane Liner and Geocell for Laydown 6 Channel, dated August 31, 2023, (xxiv) the Change Order CO-00063 Phased Surfacing of Permanent Plant Roads, dated August 7, 2023, (xxv) the Change Order CO-00064 Provisional Sum Interim Adjustment - Schedule KK-1 12-Month COVID Countermeasures, dated July 24, 2023, (xxvi) the Change Order CO-00065 Modification to FTZ Zone Site (Exhibit A of Attachment LL), dated August 3, 2023, (xxvii) the Change Order CO-00066 Attachment B (Contract Deliverables), dated June 2, 2023, (xxviii) the Change Order CO-00067 Sheet Pile Joint Sealing 310Q02 Sump, dated October 5, 2023, (xxix) the Change Order CO-00068 E-HAZOP Package #2 ("Phase One Items"), dated October 19, 2023, (xxx) the Change Order CO-00069 Package 6 Feed Gas Pipeline and Pig Receiver DMM, dated August 3, 2023, (xxxi) the Change Order CO-00070 Dry Flare Knockout Drum Spill Pad Drain Specification Change, dated October 5, 2023, (xxxii) the Change Order CO-00071 Viewing Platform Piles, dated October 18, 2023, (xxxiii) the Change Order CO-00072 Site Plan Update Package #1 – Re-Route Contractor's Utility Water & Nitrogen Pipelines and Provide Power & Fiber Cables To Nitrogen Tie-In Point, dated November 2, 2023, (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357024000040/exhibit1057cei2023q4form10k.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-K | 10.57 | 2/22/2024 |

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| **Exhibit No.** |<br>**Description** | **Entity** | **Form** | **Exhibit** | **Filing Date** |
| 10.39 | <u>[Change orders to the Lump Sum Turnkey Agreement for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction of the Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 3 Project, dated March 1, 2022, by and between CCL and Bechtel Energy, Inc.: (i) the Change Order CO-00073 Amendment to Add Provisional Sums for the Performance and Attendance Bonus (PAB) and Saturday Work Shift Program, dated November 6, 2023, (ii) the Change Order CO-00074 Q3 2023 Commodity Price Rise and Fall Adjustment (Final Attachment MM Adjustment), dated November 6, 2023, (iii) the Change Order CO-00075 Surcharge Fill Material Transportation, dated October 11, 2023, (iv) the Change Order CO-00076 FERC Package #3 Firewall Layout (310R18), dated November 6, 2023, (v) the Change Order CO-00077 Site Plan Update Package #2 - Re-route Heavy Haul Road, dated November 2, 2023, (vi) the Change Order CO-00078 Firewater Loop Interconnect with CCL Stage 1 and CCL Stage 2, dated December 6, 2023, (vii) the Change Order CO-00079 Refrigerant Loading Manifold Design Changes, dated December 6, 2023, (viii) the Change Order CO-00080 CCL Tank(s) "A" and "C" Tie-in Long Lead Item Purchases Package #2, dated January 26, 2024, (ix) the Change Order CO-00081 CCL Tank(s) "A" and "C" Tie-in Bridging Engineering (Through 29-Mar-2024), dated February 8, 2024, (x) the Change Order CO-00082 ISA 84 Owner Requested Changes, dated January 24, 2024, (xi) the Change Order CO-00083 HAZOP Package #5 ("Phase Three Items"), dated October 19, 2023, (xii) the Change Order CO-00084 CCL Tank(s) "A" and "C" Long-Lead Item Purchases Package #3, dated March 4, 2024, (xiii) the Change Order CO-00085 Site Plan Update Package #3 - Fencing, dated January 17, 2024 (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357024000055/exhibit102cei2024q1form10q.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-Q | 10.2 | 5/3/2024 |
| 10.40 | <u>[Change orders to the Lump Sum Turnkey Agreement for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction of the Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 3 Project, dated March 1, 2022, by and between CCL and Bechtel Energy, Inc.: (i) the Change Order CO-00086 CCL Tanks "A" and "C" Engineering, Procurement and Construction, dated March 15, 2024, (ii) the Change Order CO-00087 HAZOP Package #6 ("Phase Four Items"), dated January 1, 2024, (iii) the Change Order CO-00088 FERC & PHMSA (DOT) Support Hours (Through to Period 24-Dec-2023), dated February 2, 2024, and (iv) the Change Order CO-00089 30PK-3301A/B/C Firewater Pump Protection - Blast Analysis, Design and Calculation Report, dated May 7, 2024 (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357024000095/exhibit101cei2024q2form10q.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-Q | 10.1 | 8/8/2024 |
| 10.41 | <u>[Change orders to the Lump Sum Turnkey Agreement for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction of the Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 3 Project, dated March 1, 2022, by and between CCL and Bechtel Energy, Inc.: (i) the Change Order CO-00090 30PK-3301 A/B/C Firewater Pump Protection - Detailed Design and Partial Procurement of Blast Resistant Doors, dated June 11, 2024, (ii) the Change Order CO-00091 30PK-3301 A/B/C Firewater Pump Protection - Purchase and Installation of Retrofit Steel, dated July 30, 2024, and (iii) the Change Order CO-00092 Intermediate Work Platform for the Tank(s) "A" and "C" Finger Rack, dated July 31, 2024 (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357024000120/exhibit102cei2024q3form10q.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-Q | 10.2 | 10/31/2024 |

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| **Exhibit No.** | | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** |
| **Exhibit No.** |<br>**Description** | **Entity** | **Form** | **Exhibit** | **Filing Date** |
| 10.42 | <u>[Change orders to the Lump Sum Turnkey Agreement for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction of the Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 3 Project, dated March 1, 2022, by and between CCL and Bechtel Energy, Inc.: (i) the Change Order CO-00093 Local Temperature Indication at LNG Rundown Line, dated September 23, 2024, (ii) the Change Order CO-00094 Tie-In Connection for Future Isopentane Injection, dated October 21, 2024, (iii) the Change Order CO-00095 Flame Detection Coverage Package #1, dated October 21, 2024, (iv) the Change Order CO-00096 Metering Telemetry in GIS Substation, dated November 13, 2024, (v) the Change Order CO-00097 Sifting and Sorting Operations, dated October 1, 2024, and (vi) the Change Order CO-000-98 Acceleration Program Provisional Sum, dated December 20, 2024 (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357025000033/exhibit1046cei2024form10-k.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-K | 10.46 | 2/20/2025 |
| 10.43 | <u>[Change order to the Lump Sum Turnkey Agreement for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction of the Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 3 Project, dated March 1, 2022, by and between CCL and Bechtel Energy, Inc.: the Change Order CO-00099 #57 Crushed Rock for Surface Paving - ISBL Areas, dated January 24, 2025 (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357025000049/exhibit101ceiq12025form10q.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-Q | 10.1 | 5/8/2025 |
| 10.44 | <u>[Change order to the Lump Sum Turnkey Agreement for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction of the Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 3 Project, dated March 1, 2022, by and between CCL and Bechtel Energy, Inc.: (i) the Change Order CO-000100 HAZOP Provisional Sum Closure, dated August 24, 2024, (ii) the Change Order CO-00101 Hot Oil Spools and Heat Exchange Coating Specification, dated March 5, 2025, (iii) the Change Order CO-00102 Reconciliation (Tax) - Change Orders CO-00014 through CO-00061, dated February 2, 2024, (iv) the Change Order CO-00103 Lube Oil for Refrigeration Compressor, dated April 30, 2025, (v) the Change Order CO-00104 Miscellaneous Scope Revisions, dated March 13, 2025, (vi) the Change Order CO-00105 FERC and PHMSA (DOT) Support Hours (2024 Period), dated May 16, 2025, (vii) the Change Order CO-00106 Closure of Performance and Attendance Bonus (PAB) and Saturday Work Shift Program Provisional Sum, dated May 16, 2025, (viii) the Change Order CO-00107 P&ID Natives for Trains 1- 2 and OSBL Phase 1, dated May 16, 2025, (ix) the Change Order CO-00108 Stormwater Sampling Outfall 003 (Small Triangle Area), dated May 22, 2025, and (x) the Change Order CO-00109 Owner Request for Train 1 Refrigerant Staging (Standby Driver), dated May 22, 2025 (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357025000094/exhibit101ceiq22025form10q.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-Q | 10.1 | 8/7/2025 |
| 10.45 | <u>[Change order to the Lump Sum Turnkey Agreement for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction of the Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 3 Project, dated March 1, 2022, by and between CCL and Bechtel Energy, Inc.: (i) the Change Order CO-00110 Owner Accommodations at Contractor CityWest Offices, dated May 22, 2025, (ii) the Change Order CO-00111 Trim Modifications on PV-17016 and PV-17516 Valves, dated July 21, 2025, (iii) the Change Order CO-00112 Supply of Train 2 Demineralized Water (Owner Request), dated July 25, 2025 and (iv) the Change Order CO-00113 Acceleration Program Extension (August - November 2025), dated August 4, 2025 (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357025000107/exhibit101ceiq32025form10q.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-Q | 10.1 | 10/30/2025 |

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| **Exhibit No.** |<br>**Description** | **Entity** | **Form** | **Exhibit** | **Filing Date** |
| 10.46\* | <u>[Change order to the Lump Sum Turnkey Agreement for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction of the Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 3 Project, dated March 1, 2022, by and between CCL and Bechtel Energy, Inc.: (i) the Change Order CO-00114 P&ID Natives for Trains 3 through 7 and OSBL Phase 2, dated October 29, 2025](exhibit1046cei2025form10k.htm)[and](exhibit1046cei2025form10k.htm)[(ii) the Change Order CO-00115 Acceleration Program Extension (January - April 2026), dated December 23, 2025 (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted.)](exhibit1046cei2025form10k.htm)</u> |  |  |  |  |
| 10.47 | <u>[LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement (FOB), dated November 21, 2011, between SPL (Seller) and Gas Natural Aprovisionamientos SDG S.A. (subsequently assigned to Gas Natural Fenosa LNG GOM, Limited) (Buyer)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000138365011000079/exhibit101gasnaturallngsal.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 10.1 | 11/21/2011 |
| 10.48 | <u>[Amendment No. 1 of LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement (FOB), dated April 3, 2013, between SPL (Seller) and Gas Natural Aprovisionamientos SDG S.A. (subsequently assigned to Gas Natural Fenosa LNG GOM, Limited) (Buyer)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000138365013000051/cqp20131stqtrex101.htm)</u> | CQP | 10-Q | 10.1 | 5/3/2013 |
| 10.49 | <u>[Amendment of LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement (FOB), dated January 12, 2017, between SPL (Seller) and Gas Natural Fenosa LNG GOM, Limited (assignee of Gas Natural Aprovisionamientos SDG S.A.) (Buyer)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1499200/000119312517030773/d322346dex103.htm)</u> | SPL<br>(SEC File No. 333-215882) | S-4 | 10.3 | 2/3/2017 |
| 10.50 | <u>[Letter agreement regarding change from LIBOR to SOFR, dated June 8, 2023, to LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated November 21, 2011, between SPL and Naturgy LNG GOM, Limited (assignee of Gas Natural Aprovisionamientos SDG S.A.), as amended](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357023000082/exhibit1013cei2023q2form10q.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-Q | 10.13 | 8/3/2023 |
| 10.51 | <u>[Amended and Restated LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement (FOB), dated January 25, 2012, between SPL (Seller) and BG Gulf Coast LNG, LLC (Buyer)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000138365012000006/exhibit101-amendedbgspa.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 10.1 | 1/26/2012 |
| 10.52 | <u>[Letter agreement regarding change from LIBOR to SOFR, dated May 18, 2023, to LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated January 25, 2012, between SPL and BG Gulf Coast LNG, LLC, as amended](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357023000082/exhibit1010cei2023q2form10q.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-Q | 10.10 | 8/3/2023 |
| 10.53 | <u>[LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement (FOB), dated June 2, 2014, between CCL (Seller) and Gas Natural Fenosa LNG SL (subsequently assigned to Gas Natural Fenosa LNG GOM, Limited) (Buyer)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357014000117/cei2014form8kex101gasnatspa.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 8-K | 10.1 | 6/2/2014 |
| 10.54 | <u>[Amendment No. 1 of LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement (FOB), dated February 27, 2018, between CCL (Seller) and Gas Natural Fenosa LNG GOM, Limited (Buyer)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357018000065/exhibit106cei2018form10q1s.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-Q | 10.6 | 5/4/2018 |
| 10.55 | <u>[Letter agreement regarding change from LIBOR to SOFR, dated June 8, 2023, to LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated June 2, 2014, between CCL and Naturgy LNG GOM, Limited (assignee of Gas Natural Fenosa LNG SL), as amended](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357023000082/exhibit109cei2023q2form10q.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-Q | 10.9 | 8/3/2023 |
| 10.56 | <u>[Cooperative Endeavor Agreement & Payment in Lieu of Tax Agreement with eleven Cameron Parish taxing authorities, dated October 23, 2007, by and between Cheniere Marketing, Inc. and SPLNG](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000119312507236894/dex107.htm)</u> | Cheniere | 10-Q | 10.7 | 11/6/2007 |
| 10.57 | <u>[Investors' and Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2012, by and among the Company, Cheniere Energy Partners GP, LLC, CQP, Cheniere Class B Units Holdings, LLC, Blackstone CQP Holdco LP and the other investors party thereto from time to time](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000119312512338029/d389213dex101.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 10.1 | 8/6/2012 |
| 10.58 | <u>[Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of CQP, dated February 14, 2017](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383650/000138365017000008/cqp2017exhibit31fourthagre.htm)</u> | CQP | 8-K | 3.1 | 2/21/2017 |
| 10.59 | <u>[Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Cheniere GP Holding Company, LLC, dated December 13, 2013](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1582966/000119312513477840/d646540dex103.htm)</u> | Cheniere Holdings | 8-K | 10.3 | 12/18/2013 |
| 14.1\* | <u>[Code of Business Conduct and Ethics](exhibit141cei2025form-code.htm)</u> |  |  |  |  |
| 19\* | <u>[Policy on Insider Trading and Compliance](exhibit19cei2025form-polic.htm)</u> |  |  |  |  |

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<u>[**Table of Contents**](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_7)</u>

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Exhibit No.** | | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** | **Incorporated by Reference (1)** |
| **Exhibit No.** |<br>**Description** | **Entity** | **Form** | **Exhibit** | **Filing Date** |
| 21.1\* | <u>[Subsidiaries of the Company](exhibit211cei2025form10k.htm)</u> |  |  |  |  |
| 23.1\* | <u>[Consent of KPMG LLP](exhibit231cei2025form10k.htm)</u> |  |  |  |  |
| 31.1\* | <u>[Certification by Chief Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act](exhibit311cei2025form10k.htm)</u> |  |  |  |  |
| 31.2\* | <u>[Certification by Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act](exhibit312cei2025form10k.htm)</u> |  |  |  |  |
| 32.1\*\* | <u>[Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002](exhibit321cei2025form10k.htm)</u> |  |  |  |  |
| 32.2\*\* | <u>[Certification by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002](exhibit322cei2025form10k.htm)</u> |  |  |  |  |
| 97\* | <u>[Cheniere Energy Inc. Clawback Policy](exhibit97cei2025form10k.htm)</u> |  |  |  |  |
| 101.INS\* | XBRL Instance Document |  |  |  |  |
| 101.SCH\* | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |  |  |  |  |
| 101.CAL\* | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document |  |  |  |  |
| 101.DEF\* | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |  |  |  |  |
| 101.LAB\* | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document |  |  |  |  |
| 101.PRE\* | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |  |  |  |  |
| 104\* | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |  |  |  |  |

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|:---|:---|
| (1) | Exhibits are incorporated by reference to reports of Cheniere (SEC File No. 001-16383), CQP (SEC File No. 001-33366), Cheniere Energy Partners LP Holdings, LLC (**"Cheniere Holdings"**) (SEC File No. 001-36234), SPL (SEC File No. 333-192373), CCH (SEC File No. 333-215435) and SPLNG (SEC File No. 333-138916), as applicable, unless otherwise indicated. |
| \* | Filed herewith. |
| \*\* | Furnished herewith. |
| † | Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. |

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**ITEM 16.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FORM 10-K SUMMARY**

None.

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<u>[**Table of Contents**](#ifd2352f372f648e988ff398e3b537744_7)</u>

**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. | CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. |
| (Registrant) | (Registrant) |
| By: | /s/ Jack A. Fusco |
|  | Jack A. Fusco |
|  | President and Chief Executive Officer<br>(Principal Executive Officer) |
| Date: | February 25, 2026 |

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **<u>Signature</u>** | **<u>Title</u>** | **<u>Date</u>** |
| /s/ Jack A. Fusco | President and Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | February 25, 2026 |
| Jack A. Fusco | President and Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |  |
| /s/ Zach Davis | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | February 25, 2026 |
| Zach Davis | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |  |
| /s/ David Slack | Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer <br>(Principal Accounting Officer) | February 25, 2026 |
| David Slack | Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer <br>(Principal Accounting Officer) |  |
| /s/ G. Andrea Botta | Chairman of the Board | February 25, 2026 |
| G. Andrea Botta |  |  |
| /s/ Patricia K. Collawn | Director | February 25, 2026 |
| Patricia K. Collawn |  |  |
| /s/ Brian E. Edwards | Director | February 25, 2026 |
| Brian E. Edwards |  |  |
| /s/ Denise Gray | Director | February 25, 2026 |
| Denise Gray |  |  |
| /s/ Lorraine Mitchelmore | Director | February 25, 2026 |
| Lorraine Mitchelmore |  |  |
| /s/ W. Benjamin Moreland | Director | February 25, 2026 |
| W. Benjamin Moreland |  |  |
| /s/ Donald F. Robillard, Jr. | Director | February 25, 2026 |
| Donald F. Robillard, Jr. |  |  |
| /s/ Matthew Runkle | Director | February 25, 2026 |
| Matthew Runkle |  |  |
| /s/ Neal A. Shear | Director | February 25, 2026 |
| Neal A. Shear |  |  |

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## Exhibit 10.46

**Exhibit 10.46**

**[\*\*\*] indicates certain identified information has been excluded because it is both (a) not material and (b) would be competitively harmful if publicly disclosed.**

**CHANGE ORDER**

**P&ID NATIVES FOR TRAINS 3 THROUGH 7 AND OSBL PHASE 2**

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| **PROJECT NAME**: Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 3 Project **OWNER:** Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC<br>**CONTRACTOR:** Bechtel Energy Inc. | &nbsp;&nbsp;**CHANGE ORDER NUMBER:** CO-00114<br>**DATE OF AGREEMENT:** 01-Mar-2022<br>**DATE OF CHANGE ORDER:** 29-Oct-2025 |

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**The Agreement between the Parties listed above is changed as follows:** 

1. In accordance with Section 6.1 of the Agreement ("Owner's Right to Change Order"), at Owner's request, Contractor will provide .dwg (AutoCAD Natives) for Trains 3 through 7 P&IDs and OSBL Phase 2 (only).

2. The .dwg (AutoCAD Natives) will be provided according to the schedule outlined in Attachment 1.

3. The detailed cost breakdown for this Change Order is detailed in Exhibit A of this Change Order.

4. Schedule C-1 Aggregate Labor and Skills Price Monthly Payment Schedule of Attachment C of the Agreement will be amended by including the milestone(s) listed in Exhibit 1 of this Change Order.

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| **Adjustment to Contract Price** | |
| 1. The original Contract Price was …………………………………………………….................. | $5484000000 |
| 2. Net change by previously authorized Change Orders (# CO-00001 – CO-00113)…….…… | $549899555 |
| 3. The Contract Price prior to this Change Order was ………………………………………........ | $6033899555 |
| 4. The Aggregate Equipment Price will be (unchanged) by this Change Order in the amount of . | $[\*\*\*] |
| 5. The Aggregate Labor and Skills Price will be (increased) by this Change Order in the amount of .................................................................................................................................... | $[\*\*\*] |
| 6. The Aggregate Provisional Sum Equipment Price will be (unchanged) by this Change Order in the amount of ……………………………………………………………………………...... | $[\*\*\*] |
| 7. The Aggregate Provisional Sum Labor and Skills Price will be (unchanged) by this Change Order in the amount of ..……………………………………………………………………… | $[\*\*\*] |
| 8. The new Contract Price including this Change Order will be ………………………………… | $6035170715 |

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The following dates are modified *(list all dates modified; insert N/A if no dates modified)*: **N/A**

**Impact to other Changed Criteria** (insert N/A if no changes or impact; attach additional documentation if necessary)

Adjustment to Payment Schedule: **Yes; see Exhibit 1 of this Change Order.**

Adjustment to Minimum Acceptance Criteria: **N/A**

Adjustment to Performance Guarantees: **N/A**

Adjustment to Basis of Design: **N/A**

Adjustment to Attachment CC (Equipment List): **To be updated on a quarterly basis**

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Other adjustments to liability or obligation of Contractor or Owner under the Agreement: **N/A**

***Select either A or B***:

[A]This Change Order **shall** constitute a full and final settlement and accord and satisfaction of all effects of the change reflected in this Change Order upon the Changed Criteria and **shall** be deemed to compensate Contractor fully for such change. Initials: <u>MDR</u> Contractor <u>IS</u> Owner

[B]This Change Order **shall not** constitute a full and final settlement and accord and satisfaction of all effects of the change reflected in this Change Order upon the Changed Criteria and **shall not** be deemed to compensate Contractor fully for such change. Initials: ____Contractor _____ Owner

Upon execution of this Change Order by Owner and Contractor, the above-referenced change shall become a valid and binding part of the original Agreement without exception or qualification, unless noted in this Change Order. Except as modified by this and any previously issued Change Orders, all other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. This Change Order is executed by each of the Parties' duly authorized representatives.

CORPUS CHRISTI LIQUEFACTION, LLC

By: <u>/s/ Ian Swanbeck</u> 

Name: <u>Ian Swanbeck</u> 

Title: <u>Vice President, Project Execution</u> 

BECHTEL ENERGY INC.

By: <u>/s/ Maurissa Douglas Rogers</u> 

Name: <u>Maurissa Douglas Rogers</u> 

Title: <u>Cheniere Program Manager and Senior Vice President</u>

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**CHANGE ORDER**

**ACCELERATION PROGRAM EXTENSION (JANUARY – APRIL 2026)**

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| **PROJECT NAME**: Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 3 Project **OWNER:** Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC <br>**CONTRACTOR:** Bechtel Energy Inc. | **CHANGE ORDER NUMBE**R: CO-00115<br>**DATE OF AGREEMEN**T: 01-Mar-2022<br>**DATE OF CHANGE ORD**ER: 23-Dec-2025 |

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**The Agreement between the Parties listed above is changed as follows:** 

1. Capitalized terms not defined in this Change Order have the meaning set forth in the Agreement;

2. Whereas Owner has requested Contractor developed a program targeting acceleration of respective present Forecast 1st LNG/RFSU dates as noted in the table below:

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **Train** | **Milestone** | **Forecast 1**<sup>st</sup> <br>**LNG/RFSU range** |
| Train 6 (1<sup>st</sup> string) | &nbsp;&nbsp;First LNG | &nbsp;&nbsp;[\*\*\*] |
| Train 6 (2<sup>nd</sup> string) | &nbsp;&nbsp;RFSU | &nbsp;&nbsp;[\*\*\*] |

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Note 1: For clarity; such contractual RFSU dates are the RFSU dates as provided in the original Level 3 Project Schedule submission; while the Agreement does not recognize RFSU as a milestone date or a Guaranteed Date, such dates are nevertheless identified in order to ensure that Contractor has adequate time completing the Trains by their respective Guaranteed Substantial Completion Date.

3. Contractor will issue a monthly individual forecast curve to substantial completion for Train 6 reflecting the Acceleration Program Extension.

4. Accordingly, the Parties agree to implement an acceleration program with respect to Train 6, compensable as a new Provisional Sum (together the "***Acceleration Program Extension***", with this Provisional Sum being the "***APE Provisional Sum***"). Therefore, Attachment GG (Provisional Sums) of the Agreement is revised to include Section 12 as set forth in <u>Attachment 1</u> of this Change Order.

5. Notwithstanding that the Parties have agreed to call this a Provisional Sum, in this case Contractor may not invoice any costs or expenses incurred for the Acceleration Program Extension in excess of the APE Provisional Sum amount of [\*\*\*] in the aggregate. Unless Owner otherwise agrees by Change Order, any amounts invoiced for the Acceleration Program Extension in excess of U.S. [\*\*\*] shall be for Contractor's account. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Contractor shall not be obligated to continue the Acceleration Program Extension once the APE Provisional Sum has been exceeded.

6. The APE Provisional Sum shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, apply only to the methodologies necessary to accelerate the Work (as further detailed in this Change Order) and any such amounts may not be applied to any activities that Contractor would otherwise be performing, or would otherwise have performed, if the Parties had not executed this Change Order. The APE Provisional Sum mechanism shall be as follows: Contractor shall submit a formal offer of proposed APE Provisional Sum methodologies and corresponding amounts for the subsequent month, and the Parties shall mutually agree on such methodologies and amounts. In the subsequent month, actual methodologies performed by Contractor will be trued up as set forth in Section 12.3 of Attachment 1.

7. Parties agree that Contractor will not charge Owner any type of markup for the subject Acceleration Program.

8. Parties agree there shall be one (1) cost reconciliation to adjust the APE Provisional Sum by Change Order at the end of the Acceleration Program Extension (but only if the costs and expenses incurred by Contractor for the Acceleration Program Extension are less than the APE Provisional Sum), provided, however, there shall be a rolling Monthly process (as set forth in Attachment 1) by which to review and true up such payments from previous Months.

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9. Parties acknowledge that Owner may unilaterally cancel the Acceleration Program Extension provided that a minimum notice of one (1) Month is given to Contractor. The Parties agree that continuation of the Acceleration Program Extension is predicated on improvement in schedule on Train 6 with RFSU dates reforecast on a monthly basis. Contractor shall provide Owner with the following items on the same day Contractor provides Owner the Monthly Updated Project Schedule as required under Section 5.4D of the Agreement: 1) planned and actual progress for Train 6; 2) the proposed subsequent month APE Provisional Sum; and 3) the revised RFSU date summary table.

10. Schedule C-1 (Aggregate Labor and Skills Price Payment Milestones) of the Agreement will be updated to add the Payment Milestone(s) listed in Exhibit 1 of this Change Order.

11. For the avoidance of doubt, there shall be no adjustment to the Guaranteed Dates as a result of this Change Order.

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| **Adjustment to Contract Price** | |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;1. The original Contract Price was …………………………………………………………............... | $5484000000 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;2. Net change by previously authorized Change Orders (# CO-00001 – CO-00114)……….…........ | $551170715 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;3. The Contract Price prior to this Change Order was ………………………………………............. | $6035170715 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;4. The Aggregate Equipment Price will be (unchanged) by this Change Order in the amount of ....... | $[\*\*\*] |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;5. The Aggregate Labor and Skills Price will be (unchanged) by this Change Order in the amount of ...................................................................................................................................................... | $[\*\*\*] |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;6. The Aggregate Provisional Sum Equipment Price will be (unchanged) by this Change Order in the amount of …………………………………………………………………………………....... | $[\*\*\*] |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;7. The Aggregate Provisional Sum Labor and Skills Price will be (increased) by this Change Order in the amount of ..…………………………………………………………………………............. | $[\*\*\*] |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;8. The new Contract Price including this Change Order will be …………………………………..... | $6041170715 |

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The following dates are modified *(list all dates modified; insert N/A if no dates modified)*: **N/A**

**Impact to other Changed Criteria** *(insert N/A if no changes or impact; attach additional documentation if necessary)*

Adjustment to Payment Schedule: **N/A**

Adjustment to Minimum Acceptance Criteria: **N/A** 

Adjustment to Performance Guarantees: **N/A** 

Adjustment to Basis of Design: **N/A**

Adjustment to Attachment CC (Equipment List): **To be updated on a quarterly basis**

Other adjustments to liability or obligation of Contractor or Owner under the Agreement: **N/A**

This Change Order **shall** constitute a full and final settlement and accord and satisfaction of all effects of the change reflected in this Change Order upon the Changed Criteria and **shall** be deemed to compensate Contractor fully for such change. Initials: <u>MDR</u> Contractor <u>IS</u> Owner

Upon execution of this Change Order by Owner and Contractor, the above-referenced change shall become a valid and binding part of the original Agreement without exception or qualification, unless noted in this Change Order. Except as modified by this and any previously issued Change Orders, all other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. This Change Order is executed by each of the Parties' duly authorized representatives.

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**CORPUS CHRISTI LIQUEFACTION, LLC**

By: <u>/s/ Ian Swanbeck</u> 

Name: <u>Ian Swanbeck</u> 

Title: <u>Vice President, Project Execution</u> 

**BECHTEL ENERGY INC.**

By: <u>/s/ Maurissa Douglas Rogers</u> 

Name: <u>Maurissa Douglas Rogers</u> 

Title: <u>Cheniere Program Manager and Senior Vice President</u>

## Exhibit 14.1

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|:---|:---|
| Code of Business Conduct and Ethics – CEI | ![image_0.jpg](image_0.jpg) |
| Controlled Document Type: Policy | ![image_0.jpg](image_0.jpg) |

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**Exhibit 14.1**

**Code of Business Conduct and Ethics – Cheniere Energy, Inc.**

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Security Classification: Confidential** | **Page 1 of 21** | **Uncontrolled When Printed** |
| **Owner: Compliance and Ethics** |  | **Effective Date: 01/02/2026**  |
| **Doc No: LCG-CPL-POL-000008** | **Doc No: LCG-CPL-POL-000008** | **Doc No: LCG-CPL-POL-000008** |

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|:---|:---|
| Code of Business Conduct and Ethics – CEI | ![image_0.jpg](image_0.jpg) |
| Controlled Document Type: Policy | ![image_0.jpg](image_0.jpg) |

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**Contents**

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|:---|:---|
| [1.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Introduction](#i69bc7f28effb4ab2930b7809f5ca1e1d) | [4](#i69bc7f28effb4ab2930b7809f5ca1e1d) |
| [2.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Values](#i9c2135b9161845819522e7a8f6caab3c) | [5](#i9c2135b9161845819522e7a8f6caab3c) |
| [3.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Compliance with Laws](#i7f36d3a2defb4d7c8b1b439febdd151d) | [5](#i7f36d3a2defb4d7c8b1b439febdd151d) |
| [4.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fraud](#ib12bd754ca0645879d50628b315b161e) | [6](#ib12bd754ca0645879d50628b315b161e) |
| [5.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bribery and Corruption](#icb7793e4b3394d8cae47158434678675) | [7](#icb7793e4b3394d8cae47158434678675) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[5.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gifts and Entertainment](#i79fdb4a402cf4877bd5160028d44e73d) | [7](#i79fdb4a402cf4877bd5160028d44e73d) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[5.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Political Contributions and Activities](#i764b244b82d44d16b73545fc54f2792c) | [8](#i764b244b82d44d16b73545fc54f2792c) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[5.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Competition Laws](#i4d81ed488e234272902d2b083ecab464) | [8](#i4d81ed488e234272902d2b083ecab464) |
| [6.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Anti-Money Laundering](#if33feb6962af4affba86eb7c84cde379) | [8](#if33feb6962af4affba86eb7c84cde379) |
| [7.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Trade Controls](#i09d978e982e147aa84ffa6d83791b754) | [9](#i09d978e982e147aa84ffa6d83791b754) |
| [8.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fair Dealing and Anti-trust](#ie4090f9b4a574041a610693c0740786a) | [9](#ie4090f9b4a574041a610693c0740786a) |
| [9.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insider Trading and Stock Tipping](#i518fd975c84f45039d63beddddc547e0) | [9](#i518fd975c84f45039d63beddddc547e0) |
| [10.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Environment and Human Rights](#i5048a928a02e42aca2d14c97b65f3adf) | [10](#i5048a928a02e42aca2d14c97b65f3adf) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[10.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Harassment and Discrimination](#i2d9fe3f15304463b9c76de26b3e1fec5) | [10](#i2d9fe3f15304463b9c76de26b3e1fec5) |
| [11.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Protection of Company Assets and Information](#ifa383239c0494aacb6385f756c953e61) | [10](#ifa383239c0494aacb6385f756c953e61) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[11.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Confidential Information and Intellectual Property](#i6325b0c482e04a1ba74b26f9ebda6937) | [12](#i6325b0c482e04a1ba74b26f9ebda6937) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[11.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Physical Assets](#if99534e3603645f1b5c4cf0f475c78a7) | [13](#if99534e3603645f1b5c4cf0f475c78a7) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[11.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Privacy](#i0bd946ba8ea546219d05dc78f0fac04c) | [13](#i0bd946ba8ea546219d05dc78f0fac04c) |
| [12.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Records Retention/Destruction](#i38e7015ec2f14b2cbeee19619293256e) | [14](#i38e7015ec2f14b2cbeee19619293256e) |
| [13.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Conflicts of Interest](#i2fd6e8206bd34a4e8ba1f79b38291bb3) | [14](#i2fd6e8206bd34a4e8ba1f79b38291bb3) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[13.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Outside Activities](#ia3a4bb4dc2664c1ab342d45be751e53b) | [17](#ia3a4bb4dc2664c1ab342d45be751e53b) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[13.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Corporate Opportunities](#ie3e35a5548874f9ab2554612d655ab7d) | [17](#ie3e35a5548874f9ab2554612d655ab7d) |
| [14.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accuracy in Reporting and Other Public Communications](#i23cfb410c3f54bd4a06698963a2e3400) | [17](#i23cfb410c3f54bd4a06698963a2e3400) |
| [15.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Culture of Compliance](#if6a41eb4221a4a83ba82bdf4c03a5fc0) | [18](#if6a41eb4221a4a83ba82bdf4c03a5fc0) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[15.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Employee Accountability](#i84532ab3de414e9da43d407e64ad4f85) | [19](#i84532ab3de414e9da43d407e64ad4f85) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[15.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Disciplinary Action](#id8a1403c86234c8081f92e157fc8c82f) | [19](#id8a1403c86234c8081f92e157fc8c82f) |

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Security Classification: Confidential** | **Page 2 of 21** | **Uncontrolled When Printed** |
| **Owner: Compliance and Ethics** |  | **Effective Date: 01/02/2026**  |
| **Doc No: LCG-CPL-POL-000008** | **Doc No: LCG-CPL-POL-000008** | **Doc No: LCG-CPL-POL-000008** |

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| Code of Business Conduct and Ethics – CEI | ![image_0.jpg](image_0.jpg) |
| Controlled Document Type: Policy | ![image_0.jpg](image_0.jpg) |

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|:---|:---|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[15.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Retaliation/Whistleblower Protection](#if3cac2de26ae455993be7d2a130639e1) | [19](#if3cac2de26ae455993be7d2a130639e1) |
| [16.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Safe and Healthy Workplace](#icd9fc8be6beb43f29b5bfaeb0890c9b7) | [20](#icd9fc8be6beb43f29b5bfaeb0890c9b7) |
| [17.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Asking Questions and Raising Concerns](#ieef86e901837463b8712cb4c5806f685) | [20](#ieef86e901837463b8712cb4c5806f685) |
| [18.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Code Reviews and Amendments](#id284f3ef0a1b48dda19c4f7eae756c6b) | [21](#id284f3ef0a1b48dda19c4f7eae756c6b) |
| [19.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Certification](#ie7417a4215f04ef596caa0604967d541) | [21](#ie7417a4215f04ef596caa0604967d541) |
| [20.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other Rights](#id856d60a3e4747f6a7f46e91c6c9285e) | [22](#id856d60a3e4747f6a7f46e91c6c9285e) |
| [21.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;References](#ifa5a66de8db94e7191b211b529d81cf2) | [22](#ifa5a66de8db94e7191b211b529d81cf2) |

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| **Security Classification: Confidential** | **Page 3 of 21** | **Uncontrolled When Printed** |
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**1.0Introduction**

Operating ethically and in compliance with both external regulations and our own rigorous internal standards is fundamental to managing risk and achieving operational excellence. This Code of Business Conduct and Ethics ("Code") of Cheniere Energy, Inc. ("Cheniere") covers a wide range of business practices and procedures. It does not cover every issue that may arise, but it sets out basic principles to guide all of our personnel and may require conduct that exceeds legal minimums. If you have questions about applying the Code, it is your responsibility to seek guidance from Compliance & Ethics, Human Resources, or your supervisor, as applicable.

The Code is not the exclusive source of guidance and information regarding the conduct of our business. This Code applies to every member of Cheniere's Board of Directors (the "Board"), officer and employee of Cheniere and its subsidiaries and affiliates in which it directly or indirectly holds a majority interest (collectively referred to as the "Company").

To further the Company's fundamental principles of honesty, loyalty, fairness and forthrightness, the Company has established this Code. This Code strives to deter wrongdoing and promote the following objectives:

• Honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;

• Full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in all reports and documents required to be filed with or submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and in other public communications made by the Company;

• Compliance with applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations;

• Prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code to the company Hotline, the Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer, or the Chief Legal Officer; and

• Accountability for adherence to this Code.

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**2.0Values**

To emphasize that Cheniere is differentiated not only by what we do but the way we do it, we use TRAINS as an acronym for the values we embrace:

• **T**eamwork — Trust each other, share ideas and collaborate to meet our shared goals.

• **R**espect — Respect each other, the company, our stakeholders and the environment.

• **A**ccountability — Set high, measurable performance goals, keep commitments and hold yourself and others responsible.

• **I**ntegrity — Hold yourself and each other to the highest standards of honesty and transparency.

• **N**imble — Innovate and be flexible and adaptable when facing change.

• **S**afety — Protect the safety and well-being of people, our customers and the communities in which we operate.

**3.0Compliance with Laws**

The activities of the Company and each director, officer and employee are expected to be in full compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in the cities, states and countries in which the Company operates.

It would be impossible to summarize here all of the laws, rules and regulations with which the Company and its directors, officers, and employees must comply. However, each director, officer and employee of the Company is expected to understand, respect and comply with all of the laws, regulations, policies and procedures that apply to him or her in his or her position with the Company. Each employee is responsible for consulting with his or her manager or the Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer to determine which laws, regulations and policies apply to his or her position and to undertake training as may be necessary to understand and comply with such laws, regulations and policies.

If any director, officer or employee has any questions about his or her obligations under any applicable law, regulation or policy, he or she should seek advice from the Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer, Chief Legal Officer, or their designees.

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**4.0Fraud**

Cheniere prohibits fraud of any kind, including any fraud committed that benefits the Company. Involvement in fraud may expose the Company and the person committing the fraud to criminal offenses, which carry severe penalties. It can also damage our reputation and the confidence of our customers, suppliers, and stakeholders.

Directors, officers, and employees must never commit, encourage, assist, or ignore any fraudulent activity, regardless of actual or perceived materiality or impact.

Fraud is a crime that involves dishonest deception or theft intended to gain an advantage for oneself or another, or to cause loss to another person or expose them to the risk of loss.

Fraud can take many forms, and may involve, but is not limited to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Fraud by false representation or by failing to disclose information (including false or misleading statements, records, or data)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Fraud by abuse of position (including misappropriation or misuse of Company funds, property, or assets)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• False accounting (including concealment or misreporting of transactions or data)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Fraudulent trading or participating in a fraudulent business

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Tax-related fraud (including by false classifications or product descriptions)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Obtaining services dishonestly (including vendor or procurement fraud)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Cyber or data-related fraud, and misuse of intellectual property

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Aiding, abetting, counseling, or procuring any of the above

There is no materiality threshold for fraud. Even minor actions can create significant risk for the Company, its employees, and its stakeholders.

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**5.0Bribery and Corruption**

Directors, officers, and employees are strictly prohibited from offering, promising, or giving money, gifts, loans, rewards, favors or anything of value to any governmental official, employee, agent or other intermediary (either inside or outside the United States) that is prohibited by law. Those paying a bribe may subject the Company and themselves to civil and criminal penalties. When dealing with government customers or officials, improper payments are prohibited.

The Company prohibits improper payments in all of its activities, whether these activities are with governments or in the private sector.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**5.1Gifts and Entertainment**

Employees, officers and directors are permitted to provide or receive meals, refreshments, entertainment, and other business courtesies of reasonable value to current or potential customers, government regulators, or other parties in support of Cheniere business activities, so long as this practice (i) does not violate any law or regulation, and (ii) is consistent with industry practices, infrequent in nature, and not lavish or extravagant. In addition to the guidelines set forth in Section II above, the Company has the following policies with respect to the receipt of gifts and entertainment:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• In any case where a gift could reasonably raise a question that an individual's judgment is influenced, such director, officer or employee should report such gift to the Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• A director, officer or employee should decline a gift if there would be any implication of influence on current or future dealings.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• A director, officer or employee should not do indirectly what he or she is prohibited from doing directly. For example, a director, officer or employee should not have a family member accept a prohibited gift.

Every effort should be made to refuse or return an impermissible gift. If it would be inappropriate to refuse a gift or a gift cannot be returned, the gift should promptly be reported to the attention of the Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer, who may require that the gift be donated to an appropriate community organization.

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Directors should disclose to the Chief Legal Officer or the Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer any gift or entertainment given to or received from a government official or relevant or applicable third party by the director in connection with their service on the Board. Officers and employees are expected to disclose gifts or receipts of gifts and entertainment in accordance with the *Enterprise Gifts and Entertainment Policy*.

Please see the Company's *Enterprise Gifts and Entertainment Policy* for additional detail.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**5.2Political Contributions and Activities**

Federal and state contribution and lobbying laws severely limit the contributions that the Company can make to political parties or candidates. It is Company policy that Company funds or assets shall not be used to make a political contribution to any political party or candidate, unless approval has been given by the Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer or delegate.

When a director, officer, or employee is involved in political activities it must be on an individual basis, on their own time and at their own expense. The use of any Company assets for personal political activities, including IT systems, is prohibited. Furthermore, when a director, officer or employee speaks or otherwise takes a position on political or public issues in an individual capacity, it must be made clear that comments or statements made are those of the individual and not the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**5.3Competition Laws**

Competition laws are designed to promote a free and open marketplace by prohibiting arrangements with competitors that restrain trade. Directors, officers, and employees must not enter into any anti-competitive arrangements, such as agreements with competitors as to prices, costs, terms or conditions of sale, the markets in which the Company and/or they will compete, or customers or suppliers with whom the Company and/or they will do business. Any questions with respect to whether an arrangement is anti-competitive should be directed to Legal or Compliance.

**6.0Anti-Money Laundering**

Money laundering is the process by which individuals or entities move criminal funds through the financial system in order to hide traces of their criminal origin or otherwise try to make these funds look legitimate. The Company is committed to complying fully with all applicable anti-money laundering laws in the countries in which it operates.

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**7.0Trade Controls**

Directors, officers, and employees are required to comply with all applicable trade laws and economic sanctions laws and regulations in the countries in which the Company operates. These laws generally apply to the import, export and transfer of certain products and technology by U.S. companies.

For more information, please reference the Company's *Anti-Corruption and Economic Sanctions Policy*.

**8.0Fair Dealing and Anti-trust**

The Company believes that behaving ethically is a good business practice. The Company intends to live up to its obligations and be honest and fair in its dealings with others. Each director, officer and employee may not seek unfair advantage with the Company's customers, suppliers, co-workers or competitors or anyone else with whom he or she has contact in the course of performing his or her job, by concealment, manipulation, abuse of privileged information, misrepresentation of material facts, or any other practice of unfair dealing.

**9.0Insider Trading and Stock Tipping**

Directors, officers, and employees are not permitted to use or share information concerning the Company for stock trading purposes or for any other purpose except as appropriate for the conduct of the Company's business. All non-public information about the Company or other companies acquired in the capacity of a director, officer or employee should be considered confidential information. To use material non-public information for personal financial benefit or to "tip" others who might make an investment decision on the basis of this information is not only unethical but also illegal. In order to assist with compliance with laws against insider trading, the Company has adopted a *Policy on Insider Trading and Compliance* governing trading in securities of the Company and tipping of material non-public information.

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**10.0Environment and Human Rights**

Directors, officers, and employees are required to comply with all applicable environmental laws and regulations in the countries in which the Company operates.

To enable the Company to conduct business in a way that respects and upholds fundamental human rights, directors, officers, and employees are required to comply with applicable laws and regulations with respect to human rights in the countries in which it operates.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**10.1Harassment and Discrimination**

Directors, officers, and employees must not harass others or create or allow a hostile work environment. Harassing behavior may be sexual or non-sexual and can include, for example, unwelcome sexual advances or physical contact, offensive or sexually suggestive comments, requests for sexual favors or the display or circulation of offensive or degrading images, text, or other material.

Harassment or discrimination of any kind are prohibited. For more information regarding prohibited conduct, employees should review the Company's *US Policy Prohibiting Discrimination and Harassment* and/or speak with their Human Resources Business Partner.

**11.0Protection of Company Assets and Information** 

The Company acquires assets to promote its business affairs. The Company employs a combination of people, processes, procedures and technology to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of its assets, networks and systems and the confidential and proprietary data contained therein from theft, damage, loss, and misuse. Each director, officer and employee has a duty to protect the Company's assets and to take all reasonable steps to ensure their proper and efficient use. Assets include all of the Company's financial assets, real estate assets, other tangible property such as facilities, equipment, vehicles, software, and computers, as well as the Company's network and computer systems; power and energy sources; innovations; and confidential information, as defined below. The use of Company assets, whether for personal gain or not, for any unlawful or improper purpose is strictly prohibited.

For the protection and proper use of the Company's assets, each director, officer and employee should:

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• exercise reasonable care to prevent theft, breach, damage, loss or misuse of Company property;

• promptly report the actual or suspected theft, breach, damage, loss or misuse of Company property to the Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer directly or by contacting the Cheniere Help desk;

• use the Company's voicemail, other electronic communication services or written materials for business-related purposes or as otherwise authorized by the Company and in a manner that does not reflect negatively on the Company; provided that reasonable and incidental personal use for non-political activities is permitted as long as such activities do not interfere with business responsibilities or put any of the Company's assets or property at risk of theft, breach, damage, or loss;

• safeguard all electronic programs, systems, data, communications, and written materials from inadvertent access by others;

• only use authorized Generative AI ("GenAI") tools and applications responsibly and in compliance with the Acceptable Use of IT Policy, including verification of outputs, clearly identifying content generated by GenAI and only using Company credentials for GenAI applications on Company systems and networks; and

• use Company property only for legitimate business purposes, as authorized in connection with his or her job responsibilities, or as otherwise authorized by the Company.

Company property includes all data and communications transmitted or received to or by, or contained in, the Company's electronic or telephonic systems or by written media. Directors, officers, employees and other users of Company property should understand with respect to anything created, viewed, stored, sent or received using Company property, and to the extent permitted by law, the Company has the ability, and reserves the right, to monitor all electronic and telephonic communications. These communications may also be subject to disclosure to law enforcement or government officials at the Company's discretion. Non-business use of Company assets is subject to monitoring and, to the extent permitted by law, disclosure. Company assets should not be used for personal activities intended to be private.

For more information please refer to the Enterprise Security Policy and the Information Technology Security Policy.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**11.1Confidential Information and Intellectual Property**

Directors, officers, and employees will receive confidential information about the Company, its customers, operations, business prospects and opportunities in the course of their employment or tenure with the Company. Confidential information includes the following, although this list is not exhaustive:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• financial performance information;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• current and prospective client and customer lists;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• information about client and customer accounts, requirements and practices;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• business methods and ideas;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• employee lists and employment data;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• personal information collected by the Company

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• documents, books, records, data, materials, supplies, and contract forms; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• other non-public information relating to the Company and its employees, customers, suppliers, products, services, and operations.

The obligation to preserve the confidentiality of non-public information continues even after employment or the relationship with Company ends.

Patents, copyrights, and trademarks are legal terms that define when an invention, product, written work or name is owned by an individual or company and use of these by others is prohibited without express permission. Ownership rights in patents, copyrights and trademarks are granted on a country-by-country basis. Directors, officers, and employees shall protect the Company's patents, copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property and respect the intellectual property rights of others. All intellectual property relating to the Company and created in the course of employment with the Company belong to and shall remain the sole property of the Company.

Ensure that confidential information and intellectual property being submitted into an approved GenAI application has preauthorized approval. Confidential information and intellectual property should not be submitted into any unapproved GenAI application.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**11.2Physical Assets**

All documents and other tangible objects containing or representing confidential information, and all copies or extracts thereof that are in the possession of directors, officers, and employees shall be and remain the sole and exclusive property of the Company. Directors, officers, and employees are given this information because it is necessary or useful in carrying out their duties for the benefit of the Company and are required to maintain the confidentiality of such information, except when disclosure is authorized or legally mandated. No director, officer or employee may use it to further his or her personal interests, to make a profit or for any other purpose. All work product developed during employment with the Company shall remain Company property and shall not be taken or transferred from the Company without the Company's consent.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**11.3Privacy**

The Company is committed to protecting personal data obtained in connection with its business activities and shall ensure that personal data is only collected, accessed, processed, transferred, shared, retained, and/or disclosed if there is a legitimate purpose to do so and doing so complies with applicable, laws and regulations.

For more information, please refer to the *General Privacy Policy* and the *Staff Privacy Policy.*

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**12.0Records Retention/Destruction**

The Company's corporate records are important assets. The Company is required by law to maintain certain types of corporate records, usually for a specified period of time. Failure to retain such documents for such minimum periods could subject the Company to penalties and fines, cause the loss of rights, obstruct justice, place the Company in contempt of court, or place the Company at a serious disadvantage in litigation.

Accordingly, the Company retains corporate records for not less than their respective legally required minimum periods, and, with respect to unregulated records, for periods deemed appropriate in the ordinary course of business.

"Corporate records" in this context include records in every form and at all locations, including paper records, computer-stored, cloud-stored and other electronic records, video and sound tapes, microfiche and microfilm and social media. They also include chronologic work product files and desk copies of documents. Records which remain retrievable (such as from computer storage) after "hard copies" are destroyed are in fact not destroyed and remain, for instance, subject to discovery in litigation.

For more information please refer to the *Information Management Policy* and the Records Retention Schedule.

**13.0Conflicts of Interest**

All directors, officers, and employees of the Company have a primary business responsibility to the Company and must avoid any activity that may interfere or appear to interfere with the performance of this responsibility. Business decisions must be based solely on the best interests of the Company, without regard to personal, family or other extraneous considerations.

A "conflict of interest" exists when:

• a real or perceived private interest of a director, officer or employee is in conflict with the interest of the Company;

• any such individual receives improper personal benefits as a result of his or her position with the Company; or

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• the individual has other duties, loyalties, responsibilities or obligations that are, or may be viewed as being, inconsistent with his or her duties, loyalties, responsibilities or obligations to the Company.

Conflicts of interest may arise when an individual's position or responsibilities with the Company present an opportunity for gain apart from his or her normal rewards of employment. Conflicts of interest may also arise when an individual's personal or family interests are, or may be viewed as being, inconsistent with those of the Company and therefore as creating conflicting loyalties. Such conflicting loyalties may cause a director, officer or employee to give preference to personal interests, either internal or external, in situations where Company responsibilities must come first. Personal interest which might affect, directly or indirectly, the proper exercise of judgment should be avoided.

Conflicts of interest may not always be easily recognized or identified. The following are examples of situations in which a conflict of interest may arise, although this list is not exhaustive:

• The handling of a transaction which is or could be viewed as a conflict of interest because of a material connection with the individual or company involved.

• Service as a director of an outside company or on boards of charitable and civic organizations if such service interferes with the duties and responsibilities of such director, officer or employee.

• Ownership by an employee or, to the employee's knowledge, an employee's family member of a significant financial interest in any outside enterprise that does or seeks to do business with, or competes with, the Company. A significant financial interest is a direct or indirect combined interest of an employee and their family members of more than: 1% of any class of the outstanding securities of a firm or corporation, 10% interest in a partnership or association, and/or 5% of total assets or gross income of such employee and their family members.

• Participation in a business decision with respect to an entity that is a material competitor of the Company in which a family member is an employee.

• Solicitation of contributions or the sale of goods and services by or for other businesses or organizations on Company property or while acting as an agent of the Company.

• Acceptance of a loan from any Company customer or supplier.

• Acceptance of a fee from a third-party for performing any act that the Company could have performed.

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• Abusing a position within the Company for personal gain.

Conflicts of interest are prohibited as a matter of Company policy unless specifically authorized as described below. The appearance of a conflict of interest can be as damaging to the Company as an actual conflict. Each director, officer and employee should conduct themselves at all times so as to avoid, where possible, conflicts of interest and the appearance of conflicts of interest unless specifically authorized as described below.

Persons other than directors and Section 16 officers<sup>1</sup> who become aware of an actual or potential conflict of interest should discuss the matter with and seek a determination and authorization from the Chief Legal Officer or the Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer as set forth in the Enterprise Conflicts of Interest Policy. Please see the Company's *Enterprise Conflicts of Interest Policy* for additional information.

In addition to any review required under Section 13.1 and except to the extent specifically provided otherwise elsewhere in this Code, any situation, transaction or relationship that involves a director or Section 16 officer that may give rise to an actual, apparent, or potential conflict of interest must be disclosed in advance to the Chief Legal Officer and the Chair of the Audit Committee and, if appropriate, approved in advance by the Audit Committee or other independent committee of the Board. Non-employee directors of Cheniere should promptly notify the Chief Legal Officer or Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer in advance of accepting any new board position outside of charitable and civic organizations.

A director, officer or employee may not personally benefit from their relationship or employment with the Company except through compensation received directly from the Company. This prohibition does not apply to discounts offered by merchants that are generally available to all employees of the Company.

<sup>1</sup> The term "officer" for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") is defined to mean an issuer's president, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer (or, if there is no such accounting officer, the controller), any vice president of the issuer in charge of a principal business unit, division or function (such as sales, administration or finance), any other officer who performs a policy-making function, or any other person who performs similar policy-making functions for the issuer. Officers of the issuer's parent(s) or subsidiaries are deemed officers of the issuer if they perform such policy-making functions for the issuer. When the issuer is a limited partnership, officers or employees of the general partner(s) who perform policy-making functions for the limited partnership are deemed officers of the limited partnership. If pursuant to Item 401(b) of Regulation S-K the issuer identifies a person as an "executive officer," it is presumed that the Board of Directors has made that judgment and that the persons so identified are the officers for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, as are such other persons enumerated above.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**13.1Outside Activities**

A director, officer or employee must disclose and obtain approval from the Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer (with respect to an officer or employee) or the Chief Legal Officer (with respect to a director) before participating in business activities outside the Company that could either unreasonably interfere with their duties and responsibilities to the Company or reflect poorly on the Company. The Company will generally approve such activities unless they are not in the best interest of the Company or that a conflict of interest otherwise exists.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**13.2Corporate Opportunities**

A director, officer or employee shall not take personal advantage or obtain personal gain from an opportunity learned of or discovered during the course and scope of his or her employment or relationship with the Company when that opportunity or discovery could be of benefit or interest to the Company. Any such opportunity or discovery shall first be presented to the Company before being pursued in an individual capacity. Likewise, no director, officer or employee should use Company property, information or position for personal gain.

**14.0Accuracy in Reporting and Other Public Communications**

The Company must provide full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in all reports and documents filed with, or submitted to, the SEC, other regulators, and in public communications made by the Company. The full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in all such reports and documents and other public communications made by the Company is required by laws, rules and regulations and is of critical importance to the Company. This means, among other things, that any director, officer or employee who is responsible for, or who contributes to, the preparation or review of the Company's financial statements or other information that is to be filed with the SEC or otherwise made publicly available, shall exercise due care in preparing and reviewing any such materials.

Depending on the position with the Company, an officer or employee may be called upon to provide necessary information to assure that the Company's public reports are full, fair, accurate and understandable. The Company expects all officers and employees to take this responsibility seriously and to provide prompt and accurate answers to inquiries related to the Company's disclosure requirements. In addition, each director, officer and employee has a responsibility to ensure that all Company documents and reports for which he or she is responsible are free of any materially false, misleading, incomplete or otherwise improper information. No person shall

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mislead, manipulate, defraud or coerce, or improperly influence the Company's auditors or any employee, officer or director of the Company or any advisor to the Company, including outside counsel or auditors, with respect to the Company's audit or SEC reports. Each director, officer and employee must cooperate fully with the Company's accounting and internal audit departments, as well as the Company's independent public accountants and counsel.

A director, officer or employee who becomes aware of a material error or potential misstatement in any Company financial statements or other documents filed with the SEC, must promptly report the error or potential misstatement either to the Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer, the Chief Legal Officer or using the Company's internal reporting procedures.

**15.0Culture of Compliance**

The Company strives to maintain an environment where employees, officers, and directors work in accordance with our stated values and have the knowledge and understanding to comply with laws and regulations that govern their job functions. All officers, directors, and supervisors are expected to be familiar with laws, regulations, and rules and ensure their teams have sufficient knowledge with respect thereto. All employees are expected to supplement compliance with laws and regulations by completing all assigned training in the time allowed and asking questions where clarification is required. If any employee, officer, or director has questions about compliance expectations and standards, please reach out to the relevant department VP, the Chief Legal Officer, or to the Compliance and Ethics team for assistance.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**15.1Employee Accountability**

All employees, officers and directors shall comply with all laws, regulations and market rules applicable to our business. This includes, but is not limited to, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Standards of Conduct ("Standards"). Each director, officer and employee should be alert and sensitive to situations that could result in actions that might violate federal, state, or local laws or the standards of conduct set forth in this Code. If any director, officer or employee believes that their conduct or that of a fellow director, officer or employee may have violated any such laws or this Code, such individual has an obligation to report the matter.

If any director, officer or employee desires to report a suspected violation of this Code, they may report such violations pursuant to the Company's internal reporting procedures. The Company has a system for the anonymous reporting of violations of this Code of Business Conduct. This includes a United States Hotline at 866-207-4751, a United Kingdom Hotline at 0808-234-1127, and internet access at cheniere.ethicspoint.com. These details can also be accessed from the Cheniere.com website.

Please see section 17.0 of this Code, "Asking Questions and Raising Concerns," below for more information.<br>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**15.2Disciplinary Action**

A director, officer or employee will be subject to disciplinary action if he or she violates this Code.

Appropriate actions will be taken in the event of a violation of this Code. Such action shall be reasonably designed to deter wrongdoing and to permit accountability for adherence to this Code. Violations of this Code may result in disciplinary actions up to and including termination. In addition, any violation of laws, rules or regulations that may subject the Company to fines and other penalties may result in the individual's criminal prosecution.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**15.3Retaliation/Whistleblower Protection**

Retaliation for complying with or reporting a violation of this Code is prohibited.

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The Company prohibits retaliation of any kind against individuals who have made good faith reports or complaints of violations of this Code or other known or suspected illegal or unethical conduct. Any reprisal or retaliation against an employee because the employee, in good faith, sought help, filed a report, or participated in an investigation will be subject to disciplinary action, including potential termination of employment.

**16.0Safe and Healthy Workplace**

All directors, officers, and employees of the Company are expected to perform their duties in accordance with safety protocols, rules and training in order to recognize and mitigate potential hazards and ensure a safe working environment. Operating activities should be conducted in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in the countries in which the Company operates. Work areas must be secured and free from hazards and workplace violence. Accidents, injuries and unsafe equipment, practices or conditions should be promptly reported. Employees, officers and directors of the Company must not use, possess or be under the influence of illegal drugs or any substance that interferes with safely performing their work.

All directors, officers, and employees are expected to dress appropriately in consideration of professional or occupational norms, health, safety, laws, regulations, policies, and procedures. This includes compliance with the Company's Personal Protection Equipment ("PPE") Standard and relevant site-specific procedures.

**17.0Asking Questions and Raising Concerns**

Directors, officers, and employees are encouraged to seek guidance if ever unsure about the right thing to do in a business situation. In addition, all directors, officers, and employees have a responsibility to promptly report in good faith if they know of or suspect misconduct. Reporting concerns contributes to the Company's ethical culture and helps the Company promptly address situations that, if left unaddressed, could adversely impact the Company and others.

The Company is committed to fostering an environment in which all employees are encouraged to ask questions and raise concerns about any potential, suspected or known violation that has occurred, may occur and/or is occurring of any applicable law, regulation, or rule, this Code or any other Company policy, free from fear of discrimination, harassment or other forms of retaliation.

Retaliation is a violation of this Code and may also violate the law. Any retaliation should be reported in accordance with this Code.

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**18.0Code Reviews and Amendments**

This Code may be amended, modified, or waived from time to time.

This Code may be amended, modified, or waived as to non-executive officer employees only by an executive officer of Cheniere, who will ascertain whether an amendment, modification or waiver is appropriate. Waivers will be granted on a case-by-case basis and only in extraordinary circumstances. Any amendment, modification or waiver of this Code that applies to an executive officer or director of Cheniere must be approved by the Board of Directors which will ascertain whether an amendment, modification or waiver is appropriate. Sections 3.0, 13.0, 14.0, 15.1, and 15.2 of this Code (and no other provisions) shall constitute the Code of Ethics for principal financial officers under Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the "Principal Financial Officers") and the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics under the NYSE Listing Rules (the "Designated Code").

Any amendment, modification, or waiver to the Designated Code for directors, executive officers and Principal Financial Officers shall be posted on Cheniere's website or shall be otherwise disclosed in each case to the extent required by applicable securities laws or the applicable rules of the NYSE. Notice posted on Cheniere's website shall remain there for a period of 12 months and shall be retained in Cheniere's files as required by law.

**19.0Certification**

Each director, officer and employee shall certify annually to the Company that he or she acknowledges receipt of, understands and agrees to be bound by, and comply in full with, this Code. All new employees must sign a statement of agreement to be bound by this Code of Business Conduct.

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**20.0Other Rights**

Neither the adoption of this Code nor any description of its provisions constitutes a representation of full compliance with this Code. This Code does not, in any way, constitute an employment contract or an assurance of continued employment. This Code is not intended to create any third-party rights and should not be construed to do so.

For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Code shall prohibit any employee from confidentially or otherwise communicating or filing a charge or complaint with a federal, state, local or other governmental agency or regulatory (including self-regulatory) entity, including concerning alleged or suspected criminal conduct or unlawful employment practices; participating in a governmental agency or regulatory entity investigation or proceeding; giving truthful testimony, statements or disclosures to a governmental agency or regulatory entity, or if properly subpoenaed or otherwise required to do so under applicable law (including any regulation or legal process); requesting or receiving confidential legal advice (at the employee's own expense); or making other statements or disclosures believed in good faith to be truthful factual information relating to unlawful employment practices. In addition, this Code does not limit an employee's right to receive an award (if any) under applicable law for information provided to any government agency or regulatory entity (including under any federal whistleblower program). Nothing in this Code prohibits, limits, or restricts, or is intended to prohibit, limit, or restrict any employee from engaging in protected concerted activity under the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA") for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection.

**21.0References**

• Anti-Corruption and Economic Sanctions Policy

• US Policy Prohibiting Discrimination and Harassment

• Enterprise Gifts and Entertainment (G&E) Policy

• Policy on Insider Trading and Compliance – CEI

• Prohibition of Workplace Violence Policy

• Enterprise Conflicts of Interest Policy

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## Ex-19

**Exhibit 19**

<br>**CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.**<br>**POLICY ON INSIDER TRADING<br>AND COMPLIANCE**<br>***Effective: January 2, 2026***<br>

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**Policy on Insider Trading and Compliance**

It is the policy of Cheniere Energy, Inc. ("<u>Cheniere</u>") and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "<u>Company</u>") to comply fully with all federal and state securities laws applicable to transactions in Company securities. It is the policy of the Company that neither the Company, nor any Covered Person (defined below), may trade in any security issued by the Company, or any option or similar right to buy or sell such a security, while in possession of material nonpublic information regarding the Company. In addition, every Covered Person must maintain the confidentiality of material nonpublic information regarding the Company that he or she may possess and shall not give advice or make recommendations regarding investments in the Company based on material nonpublic information. It is further the policy of the Company that no Covered Person may, while in possession of material nonpublic information about another company received in the course of the Covered Person performing his or her duties on behalf of the Company, trade in the securities of the other company or disclose nonpublic information to any other person. For purposes of this policy, a "trade" or "transaction" includes any purchase, sale, gift, or similar exchange.

In furtherance of this policy, the Company has appointed the Chief Legal Officer of Cheniere as the "<u>Compliance Officer.</u>" The Compliance Officer shall assist (1) members of the Board of Directors (the "<u>Directors</u>"), (2) Cheniere's Section 16 officers<sup>1</sup> (the "<u>Section 16 Officers</u>"), (3) the employees of the Company designated by the Compliance Officer ("<u>Designated Persons</u>") and (4) all other employees of the Company (the "<u>Employees</u>" and collectively with the Directors, Section 16 Officers and Designated Persons, the "<u>Covered Persons</u>") with compliance with this policy. In this regard, the Company depends upon the conduct and diligence of the Covered Persons, in both their professional and personal capacities, to ensure full compliance with this policy.

Every Covered Person has the personal obligation and responsibility to comply with this policy and to ensure that Related Persons (defined below) comply with this policy. The existence of a personal financial emergency does not excuse compliance with this policy. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("<u>SEC</u>") takes the position that *if a person is aware of material nonpublic information, that person is prohibited from trading, regardless of whether the information actually motivated the trade. Thus, there is no excuse for trading while a Covered Person is in possession of material nonpublic information.*

***<u>Inside Information</u>***

"Inside" or "nonpublic" information is information of the Company that has not been publicly released or filed with the SEC. Information is "material" if there is a substantial likelihood that the average investor would reasonably attach importance to it in determining

<sup>1</sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The term "officer" for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") is defined to mean an issuer's president, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer (or, if there is no such accounting officer, the controller), any vice president of the issuer in charge of a principal business unit, division or function (such as sales, administration or finance), any other officer who performs a policy-making function, or any other person who performs similar policy-making functions for the issuer. Officers of the issuer's parent(s) or subsidiaries are deemed officers of the issuer if they perform such policy-making functions for the issuer. If pursuant to Item 401(b) of Regulation S-K the issuer identifies a person as an "executive officer," it is presumed that the Board of Directors has made that judgment and that the persons so identified are the officers for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, as are such other persons enumerated above.

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whether to purchase or sell Company securities. Any information that could be expected to affect the price of Company securities should be considered material - sometimes referred to as "market-moving" information. Insider trading investigations are usually triggered by unusual trading on public markets, and the materiality of information is judged by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and government investigators after the fact. Any insider who trades in advance of material movements in stock price may be swept up in government investigations and become the target of enforcement actions, along with any family, friends and neighbors who traded during the same time frame. **A good general rule is: when in doubt, do not trade**. For examples of types of information that are generally considered to be material, please see *<u>Annex A</u>*.

***<u>Information Deemed Public</u>*.** Information is not deemed public until *at least* one trading day after it has been disclosed by the Company (a) in a press release, (b) on a Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the SEC, (c) on a publicly-accessible conference call for which adequate notice to the public was given, or (d) by another method reasonably expected to effect a broad and non-exclusionary distribution of information to the public. For example, if the Company were to make an announcement on a Monday, Covered Persons shall not trade in Company securities until at least Tuesday (or Wednesday depending on the time of the announcement), and may only trade if they do not possess material nonpublic information at that time.

***<u>Safeguarding Material Information</u>.*** During the period that material information relating to the business or affairs of the Company is unavailable to the general public, it must be kept in strict confidence. Accordingly, such "inside" or "material nonpublic" information should be discussed only with Company personnel who have a "need to know" such information, and should be confined to as small a group as possible with the exercise of the utmost care and circumspection. Thus, conversations in public places, such as elevators, restaurants, taxis and airplanes should be limited to matters that do not involve information of a sensitive or confidential nature.

***<u>Necessity for Authorized Release</u>.*** This prohibition against the disclosure of inside information of the Company applies specifically, but not exclusively, to inquiries about the Company that may be made by the financial press, shareholders, investment analysts or others in the financial community. It is important that all such communications on behalf of the Company be through an appropriately designated officer under carefully controlled circumstances (generally through the Chief Financial Officer and other designated Investor Relations personnel). Unless expressly authorized to the contrary, Covered Persons should decline comment on any inquiries regarding the Company from the media, shareholders, analysts and other outsiders and refer the inquirer to the Compliance Officer. The foregoing policy is in addition to any prohibitions set forth in any other Company policy or in any confidentiality agreement Covered Persons may have with the Company.

***<u>General Open Trading Windows</u>*.** Covered Persons may only trade in Company securities during a general "open trading window." This general open trading window *begins* one trading day after the Company issues its earnings release for any given quarter and *ends* at the close of market on the 1st day following the subsequent quarter. *All other times outside of the open trading window are considered to be "blackout periods" when trading is not permitted*. The existence of a general open trading window should not be considered a "safe harbor" for trading in Company securities, and all Covered Persons should use good judgment at all times.

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***<u>Special Blackout Periods</u>*.** There may be occasions when the Company imposes a temporary blackout on trading applicable to all Covered Persons or to Covered Persons designated by the Compliance Officer, such as when the Company plans to issue interim earnings guidance or is engaged in discussions regarding a significant business combination. If a Covered Person is made subject to a special blackout period, he or she may not engage in any transaction involving Company securities until advised that the special blackout period has been terminated. Covered Persons must keep information related to the events giving rise to a special blackout period and the existence of such special blackout period confidential from all other persons. The failure of the Compliance Officer to designate an employee as being subject to a special blackout period will not relieve that person of the obligation not to trade while aware of material nonpublic information. The absence of a special blackout period should not be considered a "safe harbor" for trading in Company securities, and all Covered Persons should use good judgment at all times.

***<u>Prohibition on Trading in Derivatives and Commodities</u>*.** In order to avoid any appearance that Covered Persons or their Related Persons are speculating in Company securities, hedging or in-and-out trading (involving holding of Company securities for brief periods) is prohibited. In addition, no Covered Person may, directly or indirectly, (1) trade in options, warrants, puts, calls, forward contracts or similar instruments on Company securities; or (2) engage in "short sales" or "sales against the box" of Company securities, which are legally prohibited for certain Covered Persons in all events. Additionally, no Covered Person may, except in the scope of their employment, directly or indirectly, trade in natural gas or liquefied natural gas futures or options.

***<u>Prohibition on Pledging Company Securities.</u>*** Directors and Section 16 Officers are prohibited from holding any Company securities in a margin account or otherwise pledging any Company securities as collateral for a loan.

***<u>Prohibition on Tipping</u>.*** It is illegal for an insider to disclose or "tip" material nonpublic information about the Company or another company to any third party who then trades based on the information. The person who receives such material nonpublic information, or the "tippee," is prohibited by law from making financial and physical transactions based on the material nonpublic information received. The concept of tipping includes passing on material nonpublic information to friends or family members, whether or not under circumstances that suggest that the insider was trying to help them make a profit or avoid a loss. The concept of tipping can also include making recommendations, "signaling," or expressing opinions about trading, while aware of material nonpublic information. There is, therefore, a need to exercise care when speaking with other Company personnel who do not have a "need to know," and when communicating with family, friends and other persons not associated with the Company.

***<u>Gifts</u>*.** Covered Persons are not permitted to gift Company securities outside of a general open trading window except (1) to immediate family members, *provided that* Company securities gifted to such immediate family members are subject to the restrictions of this policy and may not be traded outside of an open trading window, and (2) subject to the prior approval of the Compliance Officer on a case-by-case basis, to a charitable, educational, or religious institution, or other exempt organization as defined in Internal Revenue Code §501(c), *provided that* the recipient is unaffiliated with the donor and will be notified not to dispose of the Company securities until the next unrestricted trading period.

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***<u>Policy Applicable to Related Persons</u>.*** Each Covered Person shall be responsible for the compliance with this policy by (a) individuals (including but not limited to Family Members of such Covered Person) who reside with such Covered Person, and (b) Family Members of such Covered Person who do not reside with such Covered Person but whose transactions in Company securities are directed by such Covered Person and/or are subject to the influence or control of such Covered Person (such as parents or children who consult with such Covered Person before they trade in Company securities) (each of the foregoing persons under (a) and/or (b), a "<u>Related Person</u>"). A "<u>Family Member</u>" means a child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law. This policy also applies to any entities that a Covered Person controls, including any corporations, partnerships, or trusts, and transactions by these entities should be treated for the purposes of this policy and applicable securities laws as if they were for such Covered Person's own account.

***<u>Section 16 Reporting Obligations</u>*.** The Compliance Officer will assist or arrange for assistance to all Directors and Section 16 Officers (collectively, "<u>Section 16 Insiders</u>") who request assistance in the preparation and filing of their Form 3, Form 4 and Form 5 reports, which generally must be filed within 2 business days after consummation of the transaction (including gifts). The Compliance Officer will be available to answer any questions regarding compliance with Section 16. If a Section 16 Insider requests the Company's assistance with his or her Section 16 filings, such Section 16 Insider must sign a power of attorney and provide it to the Compliance Officer immediately. Each Section 16 Insider is solely responsible for his or her own filings under Section 16.

***<u>Short-Swing Trading/Rule 144 Sales</u>*.** For Directors and Section 16 Officers, opposite-way trades within a six-month period may result in confiscation of any profit realized pursuant to the "short-swing" profit provisions of the federal securities laws. Directors and Section 16 Officers should take care not to violate the prohibition on short-swing trading.

Directors and Section 16 Officers generally may only resell Company securities on the open market pursuant to Rule 144. Rule 144 requires compliance with a number of technical and complicated requirements and the filing of a Form 144 in connection with sales. The broker typically files the Form 144 on behalf of the Section 16 Insider. Accordingly, after consulting with the Compliance Officer, the Section 16 Insider should inform the broker that the sale is being made by a Section 16 Insider, and confirm that the broker will file a Form 144 in advance of the sale (in practice, generally concurrently with the earliest sale covered by the form). Filing a Form 144 is a necessary element of complying with Rule 144. Please contact the Compliance Officer with questions regarding compliance with Rule 144.

***<u>Pre-Clearance of Transactions Involving Company Securities</u>*.** No Director, Section 16 Officer or Designated Person may engage in *any* transaction or arrangement involving Company securities (including an option exercise, gift or loan, contribution to a trust or any other transfer) without first obtaining pre-clearance of the transaction from the Compliance Officer. In addition, "cashless exercises" of options by Directors or Section 16 Officers may require special treatment and must be pre-cleared by the Compliance Officer. Pre-clearance of a transaction is valid only for a 48-hour period. If the person becomes aware of material nonpublic information before the trade is executed, the pre-clearance is void and the trade must not be completed.

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***<u>Exceptions to the Trading Restrictions in this Policy</u>.*** The trading restrictions in this policy, including blackout periods and pre-clearance requirements, do not apply to transactions in Company securities made in accordance with a properly qualified, adopted and pre-approved Rule 10b5-1 trading plans (discussed below). The SEC permits trades to be executed even if the securityholder is aware of material nonpublic information if the trade is executed pursuant to a written trading plan that meets the applicable SEC rules and regulations for such plans.

***<u>Pre-Clearance of 10b5-1 Trading Plans</u>*.** If a Director, Section 16 Officer or Designated Person wishes to implement, modify or terminate a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, the Company requires that they first pre-clear the trading plan, modification or termination with the Compliance Officer. A Director, Section 16 Officer or Designated Person may enter into, modify or terminate a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan only in good faith and at a time when they are not in possession of material nonpublic information. Further, a Director, Section 16 Officer or Designated Person may not enter into, modify or terminate a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan during a blackout period. Upon adoption, a written copy of the Rule 10b5-1 trading plan and any modifications thereto must be delivered to the Chief Legal Officer within five business days of its adoption and signing.

A Covered Person who has established a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is prohibited from engaging in any transactions that (a) have the effect of modifying the plan (e.g., trades that would reduce the number of shares available for sale under the plan due to applicable volume limitations on trading) and (b) reduce or eliminate the economic consequences of the transactions under the plan (e.g., hedging transactions).

*The Company strongly recommends that a person seeking to adopt, modify or terminate a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan consult an attorney prior to the adoption, modification or termination of such plan*. *The Company does not undertake any obligation to ensure that a trading plan presented to the Company complies with Rule 10b5-1.*

***<u>Termination of Service</u>*.** Covered Persons may <u>not</u> trade in Company securities after termination of service with the Company if they are aware of material nonpublic information until that information has become public or is no longer material. In all other respects, the prohibitions regarding trading will cease to apply to transactions in Company securities upon the expiration of any blackout period in effect at the time of a Covered Person's termination of service. However, Section 16 and Rule 144 may continue to apply to Directors and Section 16 Officers, and therefore the Company's pre-clearance policies will continue to apply to Directors and Section 16 Officers until 6 months after termination of service.

***<u>Liability and Consequences</u>.*** The penalties under the securities laws for violating the insider trading provisions are severe. The courts can levy treble damages, fines and criminal penalties (including prison terms) against persons who misuse inside information in connection with the purchase or sale of a security or who reveal confidential information to others who then trade on the basis of that information. Moreover, there may be adverse consequences for the Company and its controlling persons if action is not taken to prevent insider trading violations by persons under their control. *Given the extremely serious nature of any violation of this policy, the Company wishes to make clear that any person found to have committed such a violation will be subject to dismissal and* 

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*to possible claims for any damages sustained by the Company as a result of the person's illicit activities, whether or not the person violated federal securities laws.*

***<u>Questions</u>.*** Please contact the Compliance Officer regarding any questions with respect to this policy.

***<u>Covered Person Certification</u>.*** Every Covered Person will be provided with a copy of this policy. All Covered Persons must sign, date and return the attached certification stating that they received this policy and agree to comply with it. All Covered Persons are bound by this policy, regardless of whether they sign the certification. Please return the enclosed certification to the Compliance Officer immediately.

*This Policy on Insider Trading and Compliance (1) states a policy of the Company and is not intended to be regarded as the rendering of legal advice and (2) is not the Company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.*

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***<u>Annex A</u>***

What is and is not material information is, of course, often extremely difficult to determine. The following types of information are generally considered to be material:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• operating or financial results (or "bottom line" numbers),

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• projections or guidance on earnings or other financial data,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• significant pending or proposed business or asset acquisitions, dispositions or joint ventures,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• significant related party transactions,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• gain or loss of a significant customer, strategic relationship or contract,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• major changes in corporate structure, directors or management personnel,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• public or private debt or equity transactions,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• plans for substantial capital investment,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• significant expansion or reduction of operations,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• significant new products, services or marketing plans,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• patents, technology, and results of significant research and studies,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• operational results, successes, delays or difficulties, and expected timing and status of important projects,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• substantial write-ups or write-downs of assets,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• significant litigation or disputes and expected settlement timing or value,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• significant internal or external investigations, including government investigations, and related developments,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• significant government assistance programs,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• adoption of a stock redemption or repurchase program,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• change of control,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• increases or decreases in cash dividends, or the issuance of a stock dividend,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• stock splits or other forms of recapitalization,

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• changes in auditor or indications that the Company may no longer rely on an audit,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• impending bankruptcy or financial liquidity problems,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• non-reliance on previously issued financial statements or restatements of financial statements,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• significant cybersecurity incidents or risks, including vulnerabilities and breaches, and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• actual or projected changes in industry circumstances or competitive conditions that could significantly affect the earnings, financial position or future prospects of the Company.

The foregoing examples are not exhaustive. Either positive or negative information may be material. In case of doubt, the information should be presumed to be material.

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**COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION**

I certify that I have read and understand, and agree to comply in full with, the Policy on Insider Trading and Compliance for Cheniere Energy, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the "<u>Insider Trading Policy</u>"), copies of which were distributed with this certification. I understand that the Compliance Officer is available to answer any questions regarding the Insider Trading Policy.

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Certification

## Exhibit 21.1

**Exhibit 21.1**

**Subsidiaries of the Registrant as of December 31, 2025**

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| **Entity Name** | **Jurisdiction of Incorporation** |
| CCL Midscale 8-9, LLC | Delaware |
| Cheniere ADCC Investments, LLC | Delaware |
| Cheniere CCH HoldCo I, LLC | Delaware |
| Cheniere CCH HoldCo II, LLC | Delaware |
| Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, LLC | Delaware |
| Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, L.P. | Delaware |
| Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline, L.P. | Delaware |
| Cheniere Energy Investments, LLC | Delaware |
| Cheniere Energy Operating Co., Inc. | Delaware |
| Cheniere Energy Partners GP, LLC | Delaware |
| Cheniere Energy Partners LP Holdings, LLC | Delaware |
| Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. | Delaware |
| Cheniere Energy Shared Services, Inc. | Delaware |
| Cheniere Financial Services, LLC | Delaware |
| Cheniere Foundation (fka Cheniere Cares, Inc.) | Texas |
| Cheniere GP Holding Company, LLC | Delaware |
| Cheniere Ingleside Marine Terminal, LLC | Delaware |
| Cheniere Land Holdings, LLC | Delaware |
| Cheniere Liquids, LLC | Delaware |
| Cheniere LNG O&M Services, LLC | Delaware |
| Cheniere LNG Terminals, LLC | Delaware |
| Cheniere Logistics, LLC | Delaware |
| Cheniere Low Carbon Ventures, LLC | Delaware |
| Cheniere Major Project Development, LLC | Delaware |
| Cheniere Marketing Holdco, LLC | Delaware |
| Cheniere Marketing International, LLP | United Kingdom |
| Cheniere Marketing, LLC | Delaware |
| Cheniere Marketing, Ltd. | United Kingdom |
| Cheniere Marketing PTE Ltd. | Singapore |
| Cheniere Midship Holdings, LLC | Delaware |
| Cheniere Midstream Holdings, Inc. | Delaware |
| Cheniere Operating, LLC | Delaware |
| Cheniere Overseas Management Services Ltd | United Arab Emirates |
| Cheniere Pipeline GP Interests, LLC | Delaware |
| Cheniere Project Construction, LLC | Delaware |
| Cheniere SCM Holdings, LLC | Delaware |
| Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC | Delaware |

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| **Entity Name** | **Jurisdiction of Incorporation** |
| Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage IV, LLC | Delaware |
| Corpus Christi Pipeline GP, LLC | Delaware |
| Corpus Christi Tug Services, LLC | Delaware |
| GPIL Power Marketing, LLC | Delaware |
| Gregory Connector, LLC | Delaware |
| Gregory Power Investments, LLC | Delaware |
| Sabine Crossing Pipeline, LLC | Delaware |
| Sabine Pass Carbon Solutions, LLC | Delaware |
| Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC | Delaware |
| Sabine Pass Liquefaction Stage V, LLC | Delaware |
| Sabine Pass LNG-GP, LLC | Delaware |
| Sabine Pass LNG-LP, LLC | Delaware |
| Sabine Pass LNG, L.P. | Delaware |
| Sabine Pass Project Development, LLC | Delaware |
| Sabine Pass Tug Services, LLC | Delaware |
| Texas Gulf Coast Header, LLC | Delaware |

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## Exhibit 23.1

**Exhibit 23.1**

**Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm**

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos. 333-238261 and 333-279768) on Form S-8 of our reports dated February 25, 2026, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Cheniere Energy, Inc. and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting.

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| /s/ KPMG LLP |
| KPMG LLP |

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Houston, Texas

February 25, 2026

## Exhibit 31.1

**Exhibit 31.1**

**CERTIFICATION BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER** 

**PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a) UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT**

I, Jack A. Fusco, certify that:

1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Cheniere Energy, Inc.;

2. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;d) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: February 25, 2026

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| /s/ Jack A. Fusco |
| Jack A. Fusco<br>Chief Executive Officer of |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |

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## Exhibit 31.2

**Exhibit 31.2**

**CERTIFICATION BY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER**

**PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a) UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT**

I, Zach Davis, certify that:

1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Cheniere Energy, Inc.;

2. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;d) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: February 25, 2026

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| /s/ Zach Davis |
| Zach Davis<br>Chief Financial Officer of |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |

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## Exhibit 32.1

**Exhibit 32.1**

**CERTIFICATION BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER**

**PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO**

**SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002**

In connection with the annual report of Cheniere Energy, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Jack A. Fusco, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to my knowledge, that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: February 25, 2026

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| /s/ Jack A. Fusco |
| Jack A. Fusco<br>Chief Executive Officer of |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |

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## Exhibit 32.2

**Exhibit 32.2**

**CERTIFICATION BY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER**

**PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO**

**SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002**

In connection with the annual report of Cheniere Energy, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Zach Davis, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to my knowledge, that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: February 25, 2026

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| /s/ Zach Davis |
| Zach Davis<br>Chief Financial Officer of |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |

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## Ex-97

**Exhibit 97**

**<u>CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. CLAWBACK POLICY</u>**

<u>(as amended and restated November 13, 2025)</u>

**I. BACKGROUND**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cheniere Energy, Inc. (the "<u>Company</u>") has adopted this policy (this "<u>Policy</u>") to provide for the recovery or "clawback" of certain incentive compensation in the event of a Restatement. This Policy is intended to comply with, and will be interpreted to be consistent with, the requirements of Section 303A.14 of the New York Stock Exchange ("<u>NYSE</u>") Listed Company Manual (the "<u>Listing Standard</u>") and, to the extent this Policy is in any manner deemed inconsistent with such rules, this Policy shall be treated as retroactively amended to be compliant with such rules. Certain terms used in this Policy are defined in Section VIII below.

**II. STATEMENT OF POLICY**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company shall recover reasonably promptly the amount of erroneously awarded Incentive-Based Compensation in the event that the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance of the Company with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws, including any required accounting restatement to correct an error in previously issued financial statements that is material to the previously issued financial statements, or that would result in a material misstatement if the error were corrected in the current period or left uncorrected in the current period (a "<u>Restatement</u>"). For the avoidance of doubt, a Restatement does not include situations in which financial statement changes did not result from material non-compliance with financial reporting requirements, such as, but not limited to retrospective: (i) application of a change in accounting principles, (ii) revision to reportable segment information due to a change in the structure of the Company's internal organization, (iii) reclassification due to a discontinued operation, (iv) application of a change in reporting entity, such as from a reorganization of entities under common control, (v) adjustment to provision amounts in connection with a prior business combination and (vi) revision for stock splits, stock dividends, reverse stock splits or other changes in capital structure.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company shall recover erroneously awarded Incentive-Based Compensation in compliance with this Policy except to the extent provided under Section V below.

**III. SCOPE OF POLICY**

***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*A. *Covered Persons and Recovery Period.*** This Policy applies to Incentive-Based Compensation received by a person where all of the following are met:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• after beginning service as an Executive Officer,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• who served as an Executive Officer at any time during the performance period for that Incentive-Based Compensation,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• while the Company has a class of securities listed on a national securities exchange, <u>and</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• during the three completed fiscal years immediately preceding the date that the Company is required to prepare a Restatement (the "<u>Recovery Period</u>").

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding this look-back requirement, the Company is only required to apply this Policy to Incentive-Based Compensation received on or after October 2, 2023.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For purposes of this Policy, Incentive-Based Compensation shall be deemed "received" in the Company's fiscal period during which the Financial Reporting Measure (as defined herein) specified in the Incentive-Based Compensation award is attained, even if the payment or grant of the Incentive-Based Compensation occurs after the end of that period.

***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*B. *Transition Period.*** In addition to the Recovery Period, this Policy applies to any transition period (that results from a change in the Company's fiscal year) within or immediately following the Recovery Period (a "<u>Transition Period</u>"), provided that a Transition Period between the last day of the Company's previous fiscal year end and the first day of the Company's new fiscal year that comprises a period of nine to 12 months

will be deemed a completed fiscal year.

***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*C. *Determining Recovery Period and Method of Recovery.*** For purposes of determining the relevant Recovery Period, the date that the Company is required to prepare the Restatement is the earlier to occur of:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the date the board of directors of the Company (the "<u>Board</u>"), a committee of the Board, or the officer or officers of the Company authorized to take such action if Board action is not required, concludes, or reasonably should have concluded, that the Company is required to prepare a Restatement, and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the date a court, regulator, or other legally authorized body directs the Company to prepare a Restatement.

For clarity, the Company's obligation to recover erroneously awarded Incentive-Based Compensation under this Policy is not dependent on if or when a Restatement is filed.

Without limiting this Section III, the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board (the "<u>Committee</u>") will have discretion in determining how to accomplish recovery of erroneously awarded Incentive-Based Compensation under this Policy, recognizing that different means of recovery may be appropriate in different circumstances. The Committee is authorized to interpret and construe this Policy and to make all determinations necessary, appropriate or advisable for the administration of this Policy, in all cases consistent with the Listing Standard.

**IV. AMOUNT SUBJECT TO RECOVERY**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A. *Recoverable Amount.*** The amount of Incentive-Based Compensation subject to recovery under this Policy is the amount of Incentive-Based Compensation received that exceeds the amount of Incentive-Based Compensation that otherwise would have been received had it been determined based on the restated amounts, computed without regard to any taxes paid.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**B. *Covered Compensation Based on Stock Price or TSR.*** For Incentive-Based Compensation based on stock price or total shareholder return ("<u>TSR</u>"), where the amount of erroneously awarded Incentive-Based Compensation is not subject to mathematical recalculation directly from the information in a Restatement, the recoverable amount shall be determined by the Committee based on a reasonable estimate of the effect of the Restatement on the stock price or TSR upon which the Incentive-Based Compensation was received. In such event, the Company shall maintain documentation of the determination of that reasonable estimate and provide such documentation to NYSE.

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**V. EXCEPTIONS**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company shall recover erroneously awarded Incentive-Based Compensation in compliance with this Policy except to the extent that the conditions set out below are met and the Committee has made a determination that recovery would be impracticable:

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A. *Direct Expense Exceeds Recoverable Amount.*** The direct expense paid to a third party to assist in enforcing this Policy would exceed the amount to be recovered.

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B. *Recovery from Certain Tax-Qualified Retirement Plans*.** Recovery would

likely cause an otherwise tax-qualified retirement plan, under which benefits are broadly available to employees of the Company, to fail to meet the requirements of 26 U.S.C. 401(a)(13) or 26 U.S.C. 411(a) and regulations thereunder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**C. *Violation of Law.*** Recovery would violate home country law adopted prior to November 28, 2022.

In the case of clause (A), before concluding it would be impracticable to recover any amount of erroneously awarded Incentive-Based Compensation based on expense of enforcement, the Company shall make a reasonable attempt to recover such erroneously awarded Incentive-Based Compensation, document such reasonable attempt(s) to recover, and provide that documentation to NYSE; and in the case of clause (C), before concluding it would be impracticable to recover any amount of erroneously awarded compensation based on violation of home country law, obtain an opinion of home country counsel, acceptable to NYSE, that recovery would result in such a violation and provide that

opinion to NYSE.

**VI. PROHIBITION AGAINST INDEMNIFICATION**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding the terms of any indemnification arrangement or insurance policy with any individual covered by this Policy, the Company shall not indemnify any Executive Officer or former Executive Officer against the loss of erroneously awarded Incentive-Based Compensation, including any payment or reimbursement for the cost of insurance obtained by any such covered individual to fund amounts recoverable under this Policy.

**VII. DISCLOSURE**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company shall file all disclosures with respect to this Policy and recoveries under this Policy in accordance with the requirements of the U.S. Federal securities laws, including the disclosure required by the applicable Securities and Exchange Commission ("<u>SEC</u>") filings.

**VIII. DEFINITIONS**

*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions apply for purposes of this Policy:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"<u>Executive Officer</u>" means the individuals identified in accordance with Section 303A.14 of the Listing Standard.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"<u>Financial Reporting Measures</u>" means any of the following: (i) measures that are determined and presented in accordance with the accounting principles used in preparing the Company's financial statements, and any measures that are derived wholly or in part from such measures (including "non-GAAP" financial measures), (ii) stock price and (iii) TSR. A Financial

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Reporting Measure need not be presented within the Company's financial statements or included in a filing with the SEC.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"<u>Incentive-Based Compensation</u>" means any compensation that is granted, earned, or vested based wholly or in part upon the attainment of a Financial Reporting Measure; however it does not include (i) base salaries, (ii) discretionary cash bonuses, (iii) cash or equity-based awards that are based upon subjective, strategic or operational standards and (iv) equity-based awards that vest solely on the passage of time.

**IX. ADMINISTRATION; AMENDMENT; TERMINATION**

*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*This Policy will be administered by the Committee. Any determinations of the Committee will be final, binding and conclusive and need not be uniform with respect to each individual covered by this Policy.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Committee may amend this Policy from time to time and may terminate this Policy at any time, in each case in its sole discretion.

**X. EFFECTIVENESS; OTHER RECOUPMENT RIGHTS**

*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*Any right of recoupment under this Policy is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other remedies or rights of recoupment that may be available to the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates under applicable law or pursuant to the terms of any similar policy or similar provision in any employment agreement, equity award agreement or similar agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be no duplication of recovery of the same Incentive-Based Compensation under this Policy and any other such rights or remedies.

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