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): January 31, 2017
CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-16383 | 95-4352386 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
700 Milam Street Suite 1900 Houston, Texas | 77002 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 375-5000 | ||
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On January 31, 2017, Cheniere Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) held a Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Special Meeting”) to approve the issuance of awards with respect to 7,845,630 shares of common stock available for issuance under the Cheniere Energy, Inc. 2011 Incentive Plan, as amended. This item is more fully described in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 20, 2016.
At the close of business on December 14, 2016, the record date for the Special Meeting, there were a total of 234,961,842 shares of common stock of the Company (“Common Stock”) outstanding. The holders of 179,239,669 shares of Common Stock were present at the Special Meeting, either in person or represented by proxy, constituting a quorum. The item voted upon at the Special Meeting was approved by approximately 85% of the shares present and entitled to vote on the matter. The final voting results are as follows:
Proposal 1 - To approve the issuance of awards with respect to 7,845,630 shares of common stock available for issuance under the Cheniere Energy, Inc. 2011 Incentive Plan, as amended | |||
Number of Votes For | Number of Votes Against | Number of Abstentions | Number of Broker Non-Votes |
152,294,838 | 26,731,898 | 212,933 | — |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. | ||||
Date: February 6, 2017 | By: | /s/ Michael J. Wortley | ||
Name: | Michael J. Wortley | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President and | |||
Chief Financial Officer | ||||