CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I Items 1. and 2. Business and Properties 4 Item 1A. Risk Factors 19 Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments 34 Item 3. Legal Proceedings 34 Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosure 36 PART II Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 37 Item 6. Selected Financial Data 40 Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 41 Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 65 Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 67 Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 119 Item 9A. Controls and Procedures 119 Item 9B. Other Information 119 PART III PART IV Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules 120 Item 16. Form 10-K Summary 141 Signatures 142 i