# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000003570
**File Stem:** 0000003570-26-000019
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 8161
**Document Hash:** 83dd7929d6318e0fff3e267105463543
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000003570-26-000019.hdr.sgml**: 20260515

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000003570-26-000019

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260514

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260515

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260515

**FILER**: 

**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:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-16383
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26986692

**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 8-K** 

**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): **May 14, 2026**![colorlogoonwhitecmyka56.gif](lng-20260514_g1.gif)

**CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Delaware** | **001-16383** | **95-4352386** |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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** | **NYSE** |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

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. ☐

    

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**Item 5.07&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders**

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "2026 Annual Meeting") on May 14, 2026. At the 2026 Annual Meeting, there were 185,107,232 shares of the Company's common stock present or represented by proxy. This represented approximately 88.08% of the Company's shares of common stock outstanding as of the record date of the 2026 Annual Meeting. Three proposals, as described in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2026 (the "2026 Proxy Statement"), were voted upon at the 2026 Annual Meeting. The following is a brief description of the matters voted upon and the final voting results.

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| ITEM 1: | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS |
| <u>Director</u> | | <u>Number of Votes For</u> | <u>Number of Votes Against</u> | <u>Number of Abstentions</u> | <u>Number of Broker Non-Votes</u> |
| Jack A. Fusco | Jack A. Fusco | 160,263,892 | 6,540,063 | 76,304 | 18,226,973 |
| Patricia K. Collawn | Patricia K. Collawn | 157,152,171 | 9,649,312 | 78,776 | 18,226,973 |
| Brian E. Edwards | Brian E. Edwards | 166,005,507 | 792,522 | 82,230 | 18,226,973 |
| Denise Gray | Denise Gray | 165,972,916 | 828,141 | 79,202 | 18,226,973 |
| Lorraine Mitchelmore | Lorraine Mitchelmore | 164,267,533 | 2,533,127 | 79,599 | 18,226,973 |
| W. Benjamin Moreland | W. Benjamin Moreland | 162,751,394 | 4,042,392 | 86,473 | 18,226,973 |
| Scott Peak | Scott Peak | 165,626,020 | 1,171,789 | 82,450 | 18,226,973 |
| Donald F. Robillard, Jr. | Donald F. Robillard, Jr. | 158,280,434 | 8,512,141 | 87,684 | 18,226,973 |
| Neal A. Shear | Neal A. Shear | 162,438,284 | 4,356,101 | 85,874 | 18,226,973 |

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Each of the director nominees was elected as a director to serve for a one-year term until the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.

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| ITEM 2: | ADVISORY AND NON-BINDING VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS FOR 2025 | ADVISORY AND NON-BINDING VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS FOR 2025 | ADVISORY AND NON-BINDING VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS FOR 2025 | ADVISORY AND NON-BINDING VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS FOR 2025 |
| | <u>Number of Votes For</u> | <u>Number of Votes Against</u> | <u>Number of Abstentions</u> | <u>Number of Broker Non-Votes</u> |
| | 150,356,296 | 15,400,645 | 1,123,318 | 18,226,973 |

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In an advisory and non-binding vote, the shareholders approved the compensation paid for 2025 to the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the 2026 Proxy Statement.

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| ITEM 3: | RATIFICATION OF KPMG LLP AS INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2026 | RATIFICATION OF KPMG LLP AS INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2026 | RATIFICATION OF KPMG LLP AS INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2026 |
| | <u>Number of Votes For</u> | <u>Number of Votes Against</u> | <u>Number of Abstentions</u> |
| | 183,080,904 | 1,932,648 | 93,680 |

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The shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2026.

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**Item 9.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

(d) Exhibits

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| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

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\* Filed herewith.

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**SIGNATURES**

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

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| | | CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. | CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. |
| Date: | May 15, 2026 | By: | /s/ Zach Davis |
|  |  | Name: | Zach Davis |
|  |  | Title: | Executive Vice President and |
|  |  |  | Chief Financial Officer |

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