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Cheniere Energy, Inc.

For the period ended Mar 31, 2026. Filed May 7, 2026.

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Mar 31, 2026 · Filed May 7, 2026

LNG$277.95-0.6%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026

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Overview of Significant Events

Our significant events since January 1, 2026 and through the filing date of this Form 10-Q include the following:

Strategic

Growth

Following our pre-filing in July 2025, in February 2026, we filed an application with the FERC under the NGA for authorization to site, construct and operate in a phased approach the CCL Expansion Project, a potential further expansion of the Corpus Christi LNG Terminal, inclusive of four liquefaction trains and supporting infrastructure, with an expected total peak production capacity of up to 24 mtpa of LNG, inclusive of estimated debottlenecking opportunities.

Commercialization

In February 2026, we announced the execution of our second long-term LNG SPA between Cheniere Marketing and CPC Corporation, Taiwan (“CPC”), under which CPC has agreed to purchase up to approximately 1.2 mtpa of LNG from Cheniere Marketing on a DAP basis from 2026 through 2050.

Operational

As of May 1, 2026, over 4,760 cumulative LNG cargoes totaling over 325 million tonnes of LNG have been produced, loaded and exported from the Liquefaction Projects.

In March 2026, substantial completion of Train 5 of the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project was achieved.

Financial

In March 2026, Cheniere issued and sold $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.200% Senior Notes due 2036 and $750 million aggregate principal amount of 6.000% Senior Notes due 2056, and a portion of the net proceeds was used to prepay $550 million of CCH’s outstanding borrowings under the CCH Credit Facility. Concurrently, we canceled $600 million of unused commitments under the CCH Credit Facility.

In February 2026, Moody’s Ratings (“Moody’s”) upgraded its rating of Cheniere’s senior unsecured notes from Baa3 to Baa2 with a stable outlook. Moody’s also upgraded their rating of CCH’s senior secured notes from Baa2 to Baa1 with a stable outlook.

In February 2026, our board of directors (our“Board”) approved an increase in our share repurchase authorization to approximately $10 billion from 2026 through 2030 with a $9 billion increase to the existing authorization.

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we accomplished the following pursuant to our capital allocation priorities:

We repurchased approximately 2.7 million shares of our common stock as part of our share repurchase program for approximately $537 million.

SPL redeemed or repaid $253 million aggregate principal amount of notes across its complex.

We paid a dividend of $0.555 per share of common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2026.

We continued to invest in accretive organic growth, including our investments in the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project and the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project, as further described under Investing Cash Flows in Sources and Uses of Cash within Liquidity and Capital Resources.

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