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): November 6,
2009
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CHENIERE
ENERGY, INC.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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1-16383
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95-4352386
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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700
Milam Street
Suite
800
Houston,
Texas
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77002
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (713)
375-5000
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Item
2.02 Results of Operations and Financial
Condition.
On
November 6, 2009, Cheniere Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release
announcing the Company’s results of operations for the third quarter ended
September 30, 2009. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein in its
entirety.
The
information included in this Item 2.02 of Current Report on Form 8-K, including
the attached Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such filing.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
d) Exhibits
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1
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Press
Release, dated November 6, 2009 (filed
herewith).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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CHENIERE
ENERGY INC
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/s/ MEG
A. GENTLE
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Meg
A. Gentle
Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Date:
November 6, 2009
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
99.1 Press Release, dated November 6, 2009
(filed herewith).
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