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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): August 14, 2017

CHENIERE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware	001-33366	20-5913059
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

700 Milam Street Suite 1900 Houston, Texas		77002
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 375-5000

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:


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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.

Jamie Welch was appointed to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cheniere Energy Partners GP, LLC, the general partner (the “General Partner”) of Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P., effective as of August 14, 2017. Mr. Welch’s appointment to the Board was made pursuant to the rights of Blackstone CQP Holdco LP under the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the General Partner (the “Amended LLC Agreement”) to appoint certain directors to the Board. Mr. Welch was also appointed to the Executive Committee of the Board. In connection with the appointment of Mr. Welch and pursuant to the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement, Sean T. Klimczak was removed as a member of the Board.

Mr. Welch currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of EagleClaw Midstream Ventures LLC. Mr. Welch was the Group Chief Financial Officer and Head of Business Development for the Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. ("ETE") family from June 2013 to February 2016. Mr. Welch also served on the Board of Directors of ETE, Energy Transfer Partners, and Sunoco Logistics from June 2013 to February 2016. Before joining ETE, Mr. Welch was Head of the EMEA Investment Banking Department and Head of the Global Energy Group at Credit Suisse. He was also a member of the Investment Banking Division Global Management Committee and the EMEA Operating Committee. Mr. Welch joined Credit Suisse First Boston in 1997 from Lehman Brothers Inc. in New York, where he was a Senior Vice President in the global utilities & project finance group. Prior to that he was an attorney with Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy (New York) and a barrister and solicitor with Minter Ellison in Melbourne, Australia.

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 PARTNERS, L.P.
		By:	Cheniere Energy Partners GP, LLC,
			its general partner

Date:	August 16, 2017	By:	/s/ Michael J. Wortley
		Name:	Michael J. Wortley
		Title:	Executive Vice President and
			Chief Financial Officer