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8-K for
CHENIERE ENERGY INC
5-Feb-2013
Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Amendments to Articles of Inc. or
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Amendment No. 1 to the 2011 Incentive Plan. The Board of Directors ("Board") of
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (the "Company") unanimously adopted, subject to
stockholder approval, Amendment No. 1 ("Amendment No. 1") to the Cheniere
Energy, Inc. 2011 Incentive Plan (the "2011 Plan"). Amendment No. 1 (i)
increases the number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the
2011 Plan from 10,000,000 shares to 35,000,000 shares (subject to adjustment for
stock dividends, stock splits and certain other changes in capitalization,
pursuant to the terms of the 2011 Plan) and (i) adds a performance goal and
modifies the performance period provisions so that awards can satisfy the
qualified performance-based compensation exception under Section 162(m) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The Board presented Amendment No. 1
to the stockholders and recommended that the stockholders approve Amendment
No. 1 at the Special Meeting of Stockholders held on February 1, 2013 (the
"Special Meeting"). Amendment No. 1 was approved by the stockholders at the
Special Meeting effective as of February 1, 2013. Information regarding
Amendment No. 1 was reported in the Company's Proxy Statement and Notice of
Special Meeting of Stockholders dated December 31, 2012 ("Proxy Statement") and
Amendment No. 1 was filed as Appendix B to the Proxy Statement. The foregoing
description of Amendment No. 1 is qualified in its entirety by the actual
amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is
incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year.
Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation. The Board also unanimously
adopted, subject to stockholder approval, an amendment to the Company's Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the "Amendment") to declassify the
Board. The Board presented the Amendment to the stockholders and recommended
that the stockholders approve the Amendment at the Special Meeting. The
Amendment was approved by the stockholders at the Special Meeting and became
effective upon the Company filing a Certificate of Amendment of Restated
Certificate of Incorporation (the "Certificate of Amendment") with the Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware on February 1, 2013. Additional information
regarding the Amendment was included in the Proxy Statement relating to the
Special Meeting. The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the Certificate of Amendment, which is attached as
Exhibit 3.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
We held the Special Meeting on February 1, 2013 and two proposals, as described
in the Proxy Statement relating to the Special Meeting were voted upon at the
meeting. The following is a brief description of the matters voted upon and the
final voting results.
ITEM 1: APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY'S RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF
INCORPORATION TO DECLASSIFY THE BOARD
Number of Votes Number of Votes Number of Votes Number of Broker
For Against Abstain Non-Votes
161,391,172 417,127 9,363,366 0
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The stockholders voted in favor of the amendment to the Company's Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to declassify the Board.
ITEM 2: APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE 2011 INCENTIVE PLAN
Number of Votes Number of Votes Number of Votes Number of Broker
For Against Abstain Non-Votes
77,011,739 57,907,345 36,252,581 0
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The stockholders voted in favor of Amendment No. 1 to the 2011 Plan.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
Number Description
3.1* Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
10.1* Amendment No. 1 to the Cheniere Energy, Inc. 2011 Incentive Plan
*Filed Herewith
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