Edgar Filing: CHENIERE ENERGY INC

CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.

Date: May 5, 2009

/s/ Meg A. Gentle

Meg A. Gentle

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Form 8-K

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): April 29, 2009

CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

1-16383

95-4352386

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

700 Milam Street

Suite 800

Houston, Texas

77002

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 375-5000

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 3.02

Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities.

In separate, privately negotiated agreements with unrelated holders, Cheniere Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) agreed to issue 3,985,000 shares of its common stock and pay cash in the aggregate amount of $13,525,000 in exchange for $77,170,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2012. The Company issued 520,000 of the shares on April 16, 2009, 465,000 of the shares on April 29, 2009 and 3,000,000 of the shares on April 30, 2009, pursuant to the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, contained in Section 3(a)(9) of such Act.

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.