Cheniere Energy, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2012

Aug 13, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CHENIERE ENERGY INC (LNG)
CIK: 0000003570
Period of Report: 2012-08-09

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-08-09	Common Stock	A	3500000	—	Acquired	3869059	Direct
2012-08-09	Common Stock	F	446513	$14.06	Disposed	3422546	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	200000	Indirect
Common Stock	300000	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 five installments as follows: 35% vested on August 9, 2012; 10% vests on August 9, 2013; 15% vests on August 9, 2014; 15% vests on August 9, 2015; and 25% vests on August 9, 2016.

F2: These shares were withheld by the Company in order to satisfy the Reporting Person's tax liability incident to a vesting of restricted stock.