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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 14, 2026

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Cheniere Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2026 Annual Meeting”) on May 14, 2026. At the 2026 Annual Meeting, there were 185,107,232 shares of the Company's common stock present or represented by proxy. This represented approximately 88.08% of the Company's shares of common stock outstanding as of the record date of the 2026 Annual Meeting. Three proposals, as described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2026 (the “2026 Proxy Statement”), were voted upon at the 2026 Annual Meeting. The following is a brief description of the matters voted upon and the final voting results.

Each of the director nominees was elected as a director to serve for a one-year term until the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.

In an advisory and non-binding vote, the shareholders approved the compensation paid for 2025 to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the 2026 Proxy Statement.

The shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026.

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    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.