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): June 6, 2013
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 | ||||||
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its annual meeting of stockholders on June 6, 2013, with 204,651,555 shares of the Company's common stock present or represented by proxy at the meeting. This represented nearly 85% of the Company's shares of common stock outstanding as of the record date of the meeting. Three proposals, as described in the Company's Proxy Statement dated April 26, 2013 (the “2013 Proxy Statement”), were voted upon at the meeting. The following is a brief description of the matters voted upon and the final voting results.
ITEM 1: | ELECTION OF CLASS III DIRECTORS |
Director | Number of Votes For | Number of Votes Withheld | Number of Broker Non-Votes |
Vicky A. Bailey | 151,139,284 | 19,670,045 | 33,842,226 |
David B. Kilpatrick | 151,394,256 | 19,415,073 | 33,842,226 |
G. Andrea Botta | 162,948,455 | 7,860,874 | 33,842,226 |
Each of the nominated directors was elected as a Class III director to serve for a one-year term until the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.
ITEM 2: | ADVISORY AND NON-BINDING VOTE ON THE COMPANY'S 2012 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION |
Number of Votes For | Number of Votes Against | Number of Abstentions | Number of Broker Non-Votes |
96,766,135 | 56,888,707 | 17,154,487 | 33,842,226 |
In a non-binding advisory vote, the stockholders approved the compensation paid for 2012 to the Company's executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table, as disclosed in the 2013 Proxy Statement.
ITEM 3: | RATIFICATION OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS |
Number of Votes For | Number of Votes Against | Number of Abstentions | Number of Broker Non-Votes |
191,452,338 | 5,530,906 | 7,668,311 | — |
The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013.
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.
CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. | |||||
Date: | June 12, 2013 | By: | /s/ Meg A. Gentle | ||
Name: | Meg A. Gentle | ||||
Title: | Senior Vice President and | ||||
Chief Financial Officer | |||||