Cheniere Energy, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2006

Jan 5, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CHENIERE ENERGY INC (LNG)
CIK: 0000003570
Period of Report: 2006-01-03

Reporting Person: SOUKI CHARIF (Director, Chairman & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-01-03	Common Stock	A	23866	—	Acquired	954986	Direct
2005-01-03	Common Stock	M	33333	$0.625	Acquired	988319	Direct
2005-01-05	Common Stock	S	33133	$38.2	Disposed	955186	Direct
2006-01-05	Common Stock	S	200	$38.22	Disposed	954986	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-01-03	Employee Stock Option (Right to buy)	$0.625	M	33333	Disposed	2007-12-19	Common Stock (33333)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	149500	Indirect
Common Stock	1600000	Indirect
Common Stock	120000	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The shares were issued as a restricted stock grant and therefore no consideration was given by the Reporting Person. The stock grant vests in three equal installments on January 3, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

F2: These shares are owned of record by a trust of which the Reporting Person is the sole beneficiary and over which the Reporting Person has investment control.

F3: These shares are held by the Reporting Person's three children who share the same household or are economically dependent on the Reporting Person.