8-K

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 14, 2026

CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-16383	95-4352386
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

845 Texas Avenue, Suite 1250

Houston, Texas 77002

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(713) 375-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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:

☐    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐    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:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.003 par value	LNG	NYSE

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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 14, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cheniere Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board to ten members and appointed Mr. Britt Vitalone to serve as a member of the Board. Mr. Vitalone was appointed to the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Board. Mr. Vitalone is considered an independent director and satisfies the applicable requirements for service on both Board committees under the NYSE corporate governance listing standards.

Mr. Vitalone will receive the same compensation as the Company’s other non-employee directors, pro-rated from the date of his appointment, as described in the Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2026 (the “Proxy Statement”). In connection with his appointment, Mr. Vitalone has entered into the Company’s standard form of Indemnification Agreement, as described in the Company’s Proxy Statement.

There are no transactions between Mr. Vitalone and the Company that would be reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

The Company’s press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Vitalone to the Board is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.

The information included in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the attached Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1*	Press Release, dated July 14, 2026
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

* Furnished herewith.

SIGNATURES

    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.

		CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.
Date:	July 14, 2026	By:	/s/ Zach Davis
		Name:	Zach Davis
		Title:	Executive Vice President and
			Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. NEWS RELEASE

Cheniere Appoints Britt Vitalone to Board of Directors

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cheniere Energy, Inc. (“Cheniere”) (NYSE: LNG) today announced that its Board of Directors (“Board”) has appointed Britt Vitalone to serve as a member of the Board, effective July 14, 2026. Mr. Vitalone is considered an independent director and has been appointed to the Audit and Compensation Committees.

Mr. Vitalone brings over 30 years of executive leadership experience to the Board. In 2026, he retired from McKesson Corporation, a leading diversified healthcare services company, where he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. As Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Vitalone was responsible for ensuring the company’s strategy created and was aligned to shareholder value. Mr. Vitalone had responsibility for the accounting, financial planning and analysis, treasury, real estate, investor relations, internal audit, merger & acquisition and tax functions at McKesson. In addition to leading McKesson’s Enterprise Finance organization, he also had responsibility for the company’s global procurement and sourcing, corporate security, and McKesson Technology organizations. Mr. Vitalone served in a variety of strategic and financial executive leadership roles across multiple segments at McKesson since joining the company in 2006. Prior to McKesson, Mr. Vitalone held financial leadership roles at companies across various industries. Mr. Vitalone is a board member and member of the audit committee of Align Technology, Inc., a leading global medical device company. Mr. Vitalone holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from St. John Fisher University. He earned his Certified Public Accountant (CPA) approval from the State of New York and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

“We are pleased to welcome Britt to our Board of Directors today,” said Jack Fusco, Cheniere’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Britt’s decades of executive leadership experience and financial expertise will complement and enhance the perspectives of our Board for the benefit of our stakeholders. We look forward to Britt’s insight and contributions to help support and guide Cheniere’s success into the future.”

About Cheniere

Cheniere Energy, Inc. is the leading producer and exporter of liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) in the United States, reliably providing a clean, secure, and affordable solution to the growing global need for natural gas. Cheniere is a full-service LNG provider, with capabilities that include gas procurement and transportation, liquefaction, vessel chartering, and LNG delivery. Cheniere has one of the largest liquefaction platforms in the world, consisting of the Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi liquefaction facilities on the U.S. Gulf Coast, with a total combined production capacity of approximately 55 million tonnes per annum (“mtpa”) of LNG in operation and an additional over 6 mtpa of expected production capacity under construction. Cheniere is also pursuing liquefaction expansion opportunities and other projects along the LNG value chain. Cheniere is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and has additional offices in London, Singapore, Beijing, Tokyo, Dubai and Washington, D.C.

For additional information, please refer to the Cheniere website at www.cheniere.com and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contacts

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

Investors
Randy Bhatia	713-375-5479
Frances Smith	713-375-5753
Media Relations
Randy Bhatia	713-375-5479
Bernardo Fallas	713-375-5593

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