cqp-20220923

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): September 23, 2022


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)

(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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Units Representing Limited Partner Interests	CQP	NYSE American

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 September 23, 2022, Corey Grindal, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Trading and Tim Wyatt, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy, were 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. (the “Partnership”). Mr. Wyatt is also expected to be appointed to the CMI SPA Committee. In connection with the appointments of Messrs. Grindal and Wyatt, Eric Bensaude and Aaron Stephenson resigned as members of the Board, and Mr. Bensaude resigned from the CMI SPA Committee, effective as of September 23, 2022.

The appointments of Messrs. Grindal and Wyatt to the Board were made pursuant to the rights of Cheniere GP Holding Company, LLC under the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the General Partner to appoint certain directors to the Board.

In connection with their appointments, each of Messrs. Grindal and Wyatt entered into the General Partner’s standard form of Indemnification Agreement, as described in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed on February 24, 2022.

Mr. Wyatt is not party to any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Grindal’s son Christian Grindal is a non-executive employee of Cheniere Energy, Inc., as described in the Partnership’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 21, 2022, which description is incorporated by reference herein.

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:

September 23, 2022

By:

/s/ Zach Davis

Name:

Zach Davis

Title:

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer