---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-115956"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LNG"
cik: "0000003570"
company_name: "Cheniere Energy, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-03-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T09:44:46.620696+00:00"
event_type: "debt"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cheniere issues $1.75B senior notes in two tranches; $1B @5.200% due 2036, $750M @6.000% due 2056

## Summary
- $1B of 5.200% Senior Notes due 2036 issued at 99.658% of par; $750M of 6.000% Senior Notes due 2056 issued at 99.524% of par.
- Notes are senior unsubordinated obligations; no subsidiary guarantees initially, but future 4.625% note guarantors will also guarantee.
- Both tranches mature July 30, 2036 and July 30, 2056 respectively; interest semi-annual starting July 30, 2026.
- Make-whole call provisions apply prior to par call date; after that, redeemable at 100% plus accrued interest.
- Registration rights agreement requires filing exchange offer registration statement within 360 days or pay additional interest.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-115956
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LNG
- cik: 0000003570
- company_name: Cheniere Energy, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-03-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: debt
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000119312526115956/0001193125-26-115956-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000119312526115956/d105636d8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 3aef9c5ec0c0fcff45d05e42fd49cdaed499e08a
  claim: Cheniere Energy, Inc. incurred senior notes of $1 billion with The Bank of New York Mellon at 5.200% maturing July 30, 2036.
  evidence_excerpt: On March 19, 2026 (the “Issue Date”), Cheniere Energy, Inc. (“Cheniere”) closed the sale of its previously announced offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.200% Senior Notes due 2036 (the “2036 Notes”)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000119312526115956/0001193125-26-115956-index.htm
- claim_id: 7093da0273643f981cebe1b3d534001378e9e73c
  claim: Cheniere Energy, Inc. incurred senior notes of $750 million with The Bank of New York Mellon at 6.000% maturing July 30, 2056.
  evidence_excerpt: and $750 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.000% Senior Notes due 2056 (the “2056 Notes” and, together with the 2036 Notes, the “Notes”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000119312526115956/0001193125-26-115956-index.htm
- claim_id: 1ba5dde15e95254a619f36bc84b7668a3efc33c4
  claim: Cheniere Energy, Inc. entered into Base Indenture with The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (effective 2026-03-19).
  evidence_excerpt: On March 19, 2026 (the “Issue Date”), Cheniere Energy, Inc. (“Cheniere”) closed the sale of its previously announced offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.200% Senior Notes due 2036 (the “2036 Notes”) and $750 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.000% Senior Notes due 2056 (the “2056 Notes” and, together with the 2036 Notes, the “Notes”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000119312526115956/0001193125-26-115956-index.htm
- claim_id: 3397c70bfcaef642f8e5772e47d05c388ba3b166
  claim: Cheniere Energy, Inc. entered into Second Supplemental Indenture (effective 2026-03-19).
  evidence_excerpt: the second supplemental indenture, dated as of the Issue Date, between Cheniere and the Trustee, relating to the 2056 Notes (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000119312526115956/0001193125-26-115956-index.htm
- claim_id: 3d98a76ce3e5f70cd120822c392c83db20b0ed27
  claim: Cheniere Energy, Inc. entered into Registration Rights Agreement with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as representative of the initial purchasers (effective 2026-03-19).
  evidence_excerpt: Cheniere and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as representative of the initial purchasers, entered into a Registration Rights Agreement dated as of the Issue Date (the “Registration Rights Agreement”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000119312526115956/0001193125-26-115956-index.htm
- claim_id: 7926b2da7807f52e966c2a1340ad623c305b0987
  claim: Cheniere Energy, Inc. entered into First Supplemental Indenture (effective 2026-03-19).
  evidence_excerpt: the first supplemental indenture, dated as of the Issue Date, between Cheniere and the Trustee, relating to the 2036 Notes (the “First Supplemental Indenture”)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000119312526115956/0001193125-26-115956-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.