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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): July 28, 2025
Venture Global, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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1001 19th Street North, Suite 1500 |
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Arlington, VA |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (202) 759-6740
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share |
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New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On July 28, 2025, Venture Global CP2 LNG, LLC (“CP2”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Venture Global, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into new secured credit facilities in an aggregate amount of $12.1 billion, consisting of a $11.25 billion senior secured first lien construction term loan facility (the “Construction/Term Facility”) and a $850.0 million senior secured first lien working capital revolving loan and letter of credit facility (the “Working Capital Facility”, and together with the Construction/Term Facility, the “Project Facilities”), to fund a portion of project costs for Phase 1 of the CP2 natural gas liquefaction and export facility to be located alongside the Calcasieu Ship Channel in Cameron Parish, Louisiana and the related CP Express pipeline (collectively, the “CP2 Project”). The proceeds from the Construction/Term Facility can be drawn up until the earliest of (i) Phase 1 date certain (January 23, 2030) or (ii) the Phase 1 project completion date, subject to termination of commitments, and the proceeds therefrom will be deposited into the corresponding account to fund a portion of the costs of developing and constructing Phase 1 of the CP2 Project. Proceeds from the Working Capital Facility may be applied to satisfy obligations under existing project documents, fund reserve requirements, pay transaction fees and expenses in connection with the Project Facilities, working capital purposes and other general corporate purposes up to a certain amount. Borrowings under the Project Facilities bear interest at either the secured overnight financing rate (“SOFR”) or base rate, plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin rate for SOFR-based loans ranges from 2.25% to 2.75%. The applicable margin rate for base rate loans ranges from 1.25% to 1.75%. Interest on term SOFR loans is due and payable at the end of each interest period (but at least every three months) and interest on base rate loans is due and payable at the end of each calendar quarter. The obligations of CP2 under the Project Facilities are guaranteed by Venture Global CP Express, LLC and CP2 Procurement, LLC (jointly, the “Guarantors”), each an affiliate of CP2. The Project Facilities contain certain customary affirmative and negative covenants that among other things, limit the Company's and the Guarantors' ability to incur additional indebtedness, create liens, dispose of assets, or pay dividends, distributions or other restricted payments.
On July 28, 2025, CP2 LNG Holdings, LLC (“Holdings”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into new secured credit facilities in an aggregate amount of $3.0 billion, consisting of a $2.809 billion secured equity bridge credit facility (the “Equity Bridge Facility”) and a $191 million three-year secured interest reserve credit facility (the “Interest Reserve Facility”, and together with the Equity Bridge Facility, the “EBL Facilities”, and together with the Project Facilities, the “Facilities”), to fund equity contributions to CP2, interest, fees and other expenses in relation to the CP2 Project. The Equity Bridge Facility was fully drawn on the closing date of the Equity Bridge Facility and proceeds therefrom will be used to indirectly make equity contributions to CP2 to be deposited in the corresponding construction account. Such proceeds will be utilized to prepay, in full, the existing bridge credit facilities entered into by CP2 on May 1, 2025, and to fund a portion of the costs of developing and constructing Phase 1 of the CP2 Project. Proceeds from the Interest Reserve Facility will be deposited in the Holdings interest reserve account and may be applied only to pay interest, fees and other expenses in connection with the EBL Facilities. Borrowings under the EBL Facilities bear interest at either SOFR or base rate, plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin rate for SOFR-based loans is 3.50%. The applicable margin rate for base rate loans is 2.50%. Interest on term SOFR loans is due and payable at the end of each interest period (but at least every three months) and interest on base rate loans is due and payable at the end of each calendar quarter. The EBL Facilities contain certain customary affirmative and negative covenants that among other things, limit the Holdings' ability to incur additional indebtedness, create liens, dispose of assets, or pay dividends, distributions or other restricted payments.
The loans under the Project Facilities must be repaid in full no later than July 28, 2032. The loans made under the EBL Facilities must be repaid in full no later than July 28, 2028. The outstanding principal of the Facilities may be repaid, in whole or in part, at any time without premium or penalty (subject to breakage fees).
The Project Facilities will be secured by a first-priority lien on substantially all of the assets of, as well as the equity interests in, CP2 and each of the Guarantors. The EBL Facilities will be secured by a lien on substantially all of the assets of, as well as the equity interests in, Holdings.
A copy of the credit agreements governing the Facilities will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2025.
Further, in connection with the EBL Facilities, Venture Global LNG, Inc. (“VGLNG”) has entered into a contingent equity contribution agreement, which requires VGLNG to make equity contributions to Holdings based on certain percentages of the cash proceeds received from the sale of LNG commissioning cargos from the Plaquemines project, subject to certain limitations, to be deposited in a reserve account and which Holdings is required to use to prepay any outstanding principal amounts under the EBL Facilities.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On July 28, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing that CP2 had closed the Facilities. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Venture Global, Inc. |
| Dated: July 28, 2025 |
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By: /s/ Jonathan Thayer |
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Jonathan Thayer |
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Chief Financial Officer |
EX-99.1
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EX-99.1
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Venture Global Announces Final Investment Decision and Financial Close for
Phase 1 of CP2 LNG
$15.1 billion project financing for CP2 Phase 1 formally launches company’s 3rd project
Project expected to make Venture Global the largest exporter of US LNG
Unprecedented milestone of four FIDs in less than 6 years, with over $80 billion in capital markets transactions
Arlington, Va. – Today, Venture Global, Inc. (NYSE: VG) is announcing a final investment decision (FID) and successful closing of the $15.1 billion project financing for the first phase of the company’s third project, Venture Global CP2 LNG (CP2), together with the associated CP Express Pipeline. This milestone represents the largest standalone project financing ever, and the second largest project financing after the combined financings of Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG. The transaction garnered enormous interest from the world’s leading banks, resulting in over $34 billion of commitments, and required no outside equity investment.
“We are extremely proud to have taken FID on our third greenfield project in under 6 years with over $80 billion in capital markets transactions executed to date,” said Venture Global CEO Mike Sabel. “This success would not be possible without the dedication and relentless execution of the entire Venture Global team. Our significant early investments and work on the project make CP2 the most advanced project at FID to date. This project, fully owned by Venture Global and our shareholders, is expected to deliver reliable American LNG to the world beginning in 2027.”
CP2 will have a peak production capacity of 28 MTPA. Phase 1 has contracted long-term SPAs with customers in Europe, Asia and the rest of the world. Accordingly, CP2 is a strategically important project to global energy supply and security. Venture Global now has a total contracted capacity of 43.5 MTPA across all three of its projects in Louisiana.
The lender group for the construction financing is comprised of the world’s leading banks, signaling significant demand for U.S. LNG investment not only in the United States but also in Europe and Asia. The lender group includes: Bank of America, Barclays, Bayern LB, BBVA, CIBC, Deutsche Bank, FirstBank, Flagstar, Goldman Sachs, Helaba, ICBC, ING, Intesa, J.P. Morgan, LBBW, Mizuho, MUFG, Natixis, NBC, Nord LB, Raymond James, RBC, Regions, Santander, Scotiabank, SMBC, Standard Chartered, Truist and Wells Fargo.
ING and Santander served as Lead Arrangers for CP2 LNG Phase 1’s Construction Term Loan and Working Capital Facility, while Bank of America and Scotiabank served as Lead Arrangers for CP2 LNG Phase 1’s Equity Bridge Loan. Latham & Watkins LLP served as counsel to Venture Global and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP served as counsel to lenders across all facilities.
About Venture Global
Venture Global is an American producer and exporter of low-cost U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) with over 100 MTPA of capacity in production, construction, or development. Venture Global began producing LNG from its first facility in 2022 and is now one of the largest LNG exporters in the United States. The company’s vertically integrated business includes assets across the LNG supply chain including LNG production, natural gas transport, shipping and regasification. The company’s first three projects, Calcasieu Pass, Plaquemines LNG, and CP2 LNG, are located in Louisiana along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Venture Global is developing Carbon Capture and Sequestration projects at each of its LNG facilities.
Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included herein are “forward-looking statements.” In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “project,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “pursue,” “target,” “continue,” the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology.
These forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us, may include statements about our future performance, our contracts, our anticipated growth strategies and anticipated trends impacting our business. These statements are only predictions based on our current expectations and projections about future events. There are important factors that could cause our actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, level of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Those factors include our need for significant additional capital to construct and complete future projects and related assets, and our potential inability to secure such financing on acceptable terms, or at all; our potential inability to accurately estimate costs for our projects, and the risk that the construction and operations of natural gas pipelines and pipeline connections for our projects suffer cost overruns and delays related to obtaining regulatory approvals, development risks, labor costs, unavailability of skilled workers, operational hazards and other risks; the uncertainty regarding the future of global trade dynamics, international trade agreements and the United States’ position on international trade, including the effects of tariffs; our dependence on our EPC and other contractors for the successful completion of our projects, including the potential inability of our contractors to perform their obligations under their contracts; various economic and political factors, including opposition by environmental or other public interest groups, or the lack of local government and community support required for our projects, which could negatively affect the permitting status, timing or overall development, construction and operation of our projects; and risks related to other factors discussed under “Item 1A.—Risk Factors” of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and any subsequent reports filed with the SEC.
Any forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date of this press release and are based on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable as of this date. We undertake no obligation to update these statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as may be required by law.
Investor contact:
Ben Nolan
IR@ventureglobalLNG.com
Media contact:
Shaylyn Hynes
press@ventureglobalLNG.com