Cheniere Energy Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Amendments to the Registrant's Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 13, 2024
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Item 5.05 Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics.
On November 13, 2024, the Board of Directors of Cheniere Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) adopted and approved certain amendments, to be effective January 2, 2025, to the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code”). The changes to the Code, among other things: (i) clarified and revised provisions relating to gifts and entertainment, insider trading, conflicts of interest, and protection of Company assets and information, including the use of artificial intelligence, (ii) added provisions relating to whistleblower protections and other protected activity, and (iii) updated other administrative and non-substantive matters.
The foregoing summary of the amendments to the Code does not purport to be a complete description and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Code, which is filed as Exhibit 14.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. A copy of the Code is also available on the Company’s website at www.cheniere.com.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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* Filed 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: | November 19, 2024 | By: | /s/ Zach Davis | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Name: | Zach Davis | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||||||||||||||