UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 10-K 1 cei2018form10-k.htm 10-K FORM 10-K For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. Washington, D.C. 20549 or  For the transition period from to Commission file number 001-16383 x  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 ¨  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 95-4352386 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 77002 (Zip code) 700 Milam Street, Suite 1900 Houston, Texas (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (713) 375-5000 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  Common Stock, $ 0.003 par value (Title of each class) NYSE American (Name of each exchange on which registered) 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 x No o  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 o No x  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 x No o  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 x No o  Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o  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 Act. Large accelerated filer x Non-accelerated filer o Accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company o Emerging growth company o 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 Act. o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No x  The aggregate market value of the registrant’s Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $16.0 billion as of June 30, 2018. 257,415,723 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, $0.003 par value, were outstanding as of February 20, 2019.  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.