SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
LEHOTSKY Ed

(Last) (First) (Middle)
700 MILAM STREET
SUITE 1900

(Street)
HOUSTON TX 77002

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHENIERE ENERGY INC [ LNG ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
SVP, Engineer and Construction
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/01/2017
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/01/2017 S(1) 9,600 D $46.9613(2) 95,777 I By Trust
Common Stock 02/01/2017 S(1) 400 D $47.655(3) 95,377 I By Trust
Common Stock 02/01/2017 M 22,648 A (4) 118,025 D
Common Stock 02/01/2017 D 22,648 D $47.1 95,377 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
PHANTOM UNITS (4) 02/01/2017 M 22,648 02/01/2017 02/01/2017 Common Stock 22,648 (4) 47,648(5) D
Explanation of Responses:
1. The sales reported in this Form 4 were made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person.
2. This price represents the weighted average sale price. The sale prices for these transactions ranged from $46.52 to $47.49. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide upon the request of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
3. This price represents the weighted average sale price. The sale prices for these transactions ranged from $47.52 to $48.04. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide upon the request of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
4. On 04/21/2015, the Reporting Person was granted 70,000 phantom units payable in cash and previously reported on Form 4. One-third of this grant vested on 02/01/2017. Each phantom unit is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of the Issuer.
5. Total was adjusted by 1,371 phantom units that were inadvertently included in the Reporting Person's Form 3.
Remarks:
/s/ Sean N. Markowitz under POA by Ed Lehotsky 02/03/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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