A group including activist investor Carl Icahn has disclosed an
8.18% stake in Cheniere Energy Inc., saying it intends to have
talks with the company's management and board about operations,
capital expenditures, financing and executive compensation.
Mr. Icahn "may also seek shareholder board representation if
appropriate," according to a filing with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. As of Wednesday, Mr. Icahn hadn't talked to
Cheniere representatives, the filing said.
Mr. Icahn's group, which reported a combined stake of 19.4
million shares of Cheniere, said it believes the stock is
undervalued.
The company's share price, down nearly 8% for the year, was up
5.7% at $68.50 in after-hours trading on Thursday.
A Cheniere spokeswoman couldn't immediately be reached for
comment.
Houston-based Cheniere is primarily involved in liquefied
natural gas-related businesses. It owns the Sabine Pass LNG
terminal and Creole Trail Pipeline.
As of March 31, the largest Cheniere shareholder was Viking
Global Investors LP, with a holding of 15.4 million shares.
In late 2011, British energy company BG Group PLC agreed to buy
LNG from Cheniere on the Gulf Coast to supply Asian and European
markets, the first deal of its kind in the U.S. The agreement
called for BG to pay Cheniere about $8.2 billion over 20 years. The
Sabine Pass terminal in Cameron Parish, La., may begin exporting
later this year.
Royal Dutch Shell PLC announced in April that it agreed to buy
BG for about $70 billion.
In the second quarter, Cheniere Energy posted a net loss of
$142.3 million, or 52 cents a share, narrowing from a year-earlier
loss of $280.7 million, or 90 cents a share. Revenue rose to $67.9
million from $66.8 million.
Mr. Icahn's energy holdings have included Chesapeake Energy
Corp. and CVR Energy Inc.
Corrections & Amplifications: A group including Carl Icahn
has disclosed an 8.18% stake in Cheniere Energy. An earlier version
of this article misspelled Cheniere in the second paragraph. (Aug.
6)
Write to Josh Beckerman at josh.beckerman@wsj.com and Maria
Armental at maria.armental@wsj.com
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