Cheniere Energy Inc

Our significant events since January 1, 2024 and through the filing date of this Form 10-Q include the following:

Strategic

•In July 2024, Cheniere Marketing entered into a long-term SPA with Galp Trading S.A. (“Galp”), a subsidiary of Galp Energia, SGPS, S.A., under which Galp has agreed to purchase approximately 0.5 mtpa of LNG from Cheniere Marketing on a free-on-board basis for a term of 20 years. Deliveries are expected to commence in the early 2030s and are subject to, among other things, a positive FID with respect to the second train of the SPL Expansion Project (“SPL Train 8”) and includes a limited number of early cargoes to be purchased by Galp prior to the start of SPL Train 8.

•In June 2024, we received a positive Environmental Assessment from the FERC relating to the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project. We expect to receive all remaining necessary regulatory approvals for the project in 2025.

•In February 2024, certain subsidiaries of CQP submitted an application to the FERC under the NGA for authorization to site, construct and operate the SPL Expansion Project, as well as an application to the DOE requesting authorization to export LNG to FTA countries and non-FTA countries, both of which applications exclude debottlenecking. In October 2024, the authorization from the DOE to export LNG to FTA countries was received.

Operational

•As of October 25, 2024, approximately 3,720 cumulative LNG cargoes totaling over 255 million tonnes of LNG have been produced, loaded and exported from the Liquefaction Projects.

Financial

•In June 2024, we announced updates to our ‘20/20 Vision’ comprehensive long-term capital allocation plan, which included an increase to our share repurchase authorization by $4 billion through 2027 and a plan to increase our quarterly dividend by approximately 15% to $2.00 per common share annualized, which commenced with the dividend pertaining to the third quarter of 2024.

•In May 2024, CQP issued $1.2 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.750% Senior Notes due 2034 (the“2034 CQP Senior Notes”). In June 2024, the net proceeds, together with cash on hand, were used to retire $1.2 billion outstanding aggregate principal amount of SPL’s 5.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (the“2025 SPL Senior Notes”).

•In May 2024, in connection with the 2034 CQP Senior Notes issuance, Moody’s Ratings (“Moody’s”) upgraded CQP’s issuer credit rating to Baa2 from Ba1 and revised CQP’s outlook to stable from positive. Moody’s also upgraded SPL’s issuer credit rating to Baa1 from Baa2 and revised SPL’s outlook to stable from positive. In July 2024, Fitch Ratings upgraded CCH’s issuer credit rating to BBB+ from BBB with a stable outlook. In October 2024, S&P Global Ratings changed the outlook of CCH’s senior secured debt rating to positive from stable.

•In March 2024, Cheniere issued $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.650% Senior Notes due 2034 (the“2034 Cheniere Senior Notes”). In April 2024, the net proceeds, together with cash on hand, were used to retire the approximately $1.5 billion outstanding aggregate principal amount of CCH’s 5.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (the“2025 CCH Senior Notes”).

•During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, we accomplished the following pursuant to our capital allocation priorities:

◦We repurchased approximately 1.6 million and over 12.2 million shares of our common stock, respectively, as part of our share repurchase program for approximately $282 million and $2.0 billion, respectively.

◦SPL repaid $150 million and $450 million, respectively, of outstanding aggregate principal amounts of its senior secured notes.

◦We paid dividends of $0.435 and $1.305 per share of common stock, respectively.

◦We continued to invest in accretive organic growth, including our investment in the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project, as further described under Investing Cash Flows in Sources and Uses of Cash within Liquidity and Capital Resources.