Cheniere Energy, Inc.
Capital Allocation Presentation
June 17, 2024
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Premier LNG Platform with Global Scale
#1 | ~8% | ~3,500 | ~$45B |
LARGEST LIQUEFACTION | OF US NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION | CARGOES EXPORTED FROM | INVESTMENT IN |
PLATFORM IN THE U.S. | PROCESSED DAILY AT SPL & CCL | CHENIERE PROJECTS | INFRASTRUCTURE1 |
11%+ | 39 | 21 | #200 |
OF GLOBAL LIQUEFACTION | COUNTRIES & REGIONS | CREDIT RATING UPGRADES | 2024 Fortune 500 |
CAPACITY | DELIVERED TO FROM CHENIERE | ACROSS COMPLEX SINCE 2021 |
Sabine Pass Liquefaction | Corpus Christi Liquefaction | >30 Creditworthy Counterparties Across the Globe |
~30 mtpa Total Production Capacity | ~25+ mtpa Total Production Capacity1 |
Leading EPC and Infrastructure Providers
3 Note: Cargo count as of May 2024.
- Includes 10+ mtpa under construction for CCL Stage 3.
Today's Announcements
$4 Billion | $2/share |
Upsized share repurchase | Annualized dividend; |
authorization through 2027 | 15% increase to 3Q'24 dividend1 |
(1) Subject to declaration by Board of Directors.
Line of Sight to Achieve '20/20 Vision' of Deploying >$20 Billion through 2026 and Reaching >$20/Share of Run-Rate Distributable Cash Flow
'20/20 Vision' Capital Allocation Plan: Ahead of Schedule >$20 >$20
A | GROWTH | ||
▪ Stage 3 Expected to Come | |||
(2022) | |||
Online Starting 2025 | |||
Target | ▪ | Development at Corpus | |
and Sabine to be Pursued | |||
B | SHARE | C | DEBT | ||
REPURCHASES | PAYDOWN | ||||
▪ ~10% of LNG Market Cap | ▪ ~4x Debt / EBITDA | ||||
▪ | Incremental Buyback | ▪ | Investment Grade Ratings | ||
Once Completed | across Corporate Structure |
- DIVIDEND
- ~10% Annual Growth Through Mid-2020s
- ~20% Payout Ratio1
✓ | ||
Progress | ▪ Stage 3 Expected to | |
Produce First LNG in 2024 | ||
▪ | Future FIDs Planned For | |
2025 and 2026 | ||
✓
- Set to Deploy $4 Billion in ~2 years
- >20 Million Shares Repurchased2
✓
- Repaid ~$4 Billion
- Achieved Investment Grade Ratings
✓
- ~$1 Billion of Cumulative Dividends Paid3
- 10% Annual Increases
- Payout ratio consists of full-year dividends divided by full-year DCF.
5 (2) Under current authorization only and as of April 25, 2024.
- Since 2021.
Capital Allocation Progress Since 2021
- CCL Stage 3 Cumulative Equity Spend & Project Progress
$5.0 | 55.9% | 60.4%1 | |||||
51.4% | |||||||
$4.0 | |||||||
44.1% | |||||||
billions) | |||||||
$3.0 | 38.1% | ||||||
28.7% | |||||||
in | $2.0 | 22.7% | |||||
($ | |||||||
$1.0 | 6.8% | 12.0% | |||||
0.0% | Project Completion Percentage | ||||||
$0.0 | |||||||
1Q'22 | 2Q'22 3Q'22 4Q'22 1Q'23 2Q'23 3Q'23 4Q'23 1Q'24 | May '24 | |||||
- Total Shares Outstanding
255
shares)of | >10% |
245 | |
(Millions | 235 |
225
1Q'21 2Q'21 3Q'21 4Q'21 1Q'22 2Q'22 3Q'22 4Q'22 1Q'23 2Q'23 3Q'23 4Q'23 1Q'24 Apr '242
- Total Consolidated Debt Balance
$32 | |||||||||||||||
$30 | Jan '23 | ||||||||||||||
IG Rated Across | |||||||||||||||
billions)in | ~25% | ||||||||||||||
$28 | Corporate Structure | ||||||||||||||
($ | $26 | ||||||||||||||
$24 | |||||||||||||||
$22 | |||||||||||||||
1Q'21 | 2Q'21 | 3Q'21 | 4Q'21 | 1Q'22 | 2Q'22 | 3Q'22 | 4Q'22 | 1Q'23 | 2Q'23 | 3Q'23 | 4Q'23 | 1Q'24 |
- Quarterly Dividends Paid
$0.45 | +10% | |
share) | ||
$0.40 | +20% | |
per($common | ||
$0.30 | Initiation | |
$0.35 |
$0.25
1Q'21 2Q'21 3Q'21 4Q'21 1Q'22 2Q'22 3Q'22 4Q'22 1Q'23 2Q'23 3Q'23 4Q'23 1Q'24
Note: Figures as of March 31, 2024 except for total shares outstanding and CCL Stage 3 project completion.
6 (1) As of May 31, 2024 and reflects engineering 92.9% complete, procurement 78.0% complete, subcontract 82.1% complete and construction 22.3% complete.
- As of April 25, 2024 from 10-Q filing.
Cheniere's Balanced Capital Allocation Philosophy
Operational Excellence + Relentless Focus on Safety
Cash Flow Visibility
✓ Best-in-class operations and safety at the foundation | |
Long-TermTake-or-Pay Style Fixed Fee Cash Flows | ✓ Unmatched contracted portfolio ensures cash flow resiliency |
Investment Grade Balance Sheet
Capital Management
- Balance sheet management increases debt capacity for future growth
Sustainable Dividend✓ Dividend and payout ratio strategy enables future financial flexibility
Organic Growth | >$20 >$20 Long-Term Value Creation |
- Brownfield growth paired with share repurchases maximize shareholder returns
Share Repurchases | ✓ Growth always measured against returns embedded in LNG stock |
Cash Flow Visibility and Capital Management Core to Enabling Long-Term Value Creation
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Today's Updates Under '20/20 Vision'
>$20 >$20
A | Accretive Growth | B Share Repurchase Program | ||
▪ | Committed to financially disciplined, brownfield growth | ▪ | Upsized authorization by additional $4 billion through 2027 | |
accretive to stock | ▪ | Target repurchasing another ~10% of LNG market cap | ||
▪ Target FID of Midscale Trains 8 & 9 in 2025 | ||||
▪ | Remain opportunistic with track to reach | |||
▪ Target FID of SPL Expansion Project in 2026 | ~200 million shares outstanding |
- Long-TermSustainable IG Balance Sheet
- Sustain long-term,run-rate leverage of <4x
- Target 'BBB' corporate credit ratings over time
- Increase future debt capacity for LNG build-out and enhance free cash flow throughout
- Growing Dividend
- Increase annual dividend by ~15% to $2.00/share for 3Q'241
- Plan to continue ~10% annual growth rate guidance to achieve ~20% payout ratio2 later this decade
- Competitive and growing shareholder return in combination with share repurchases
Significant Cash Flow Generation and Visibility Enable Follow-Through on All-of-the-Above Capital Allocation Plan
8 | (1) | Subject to declaration by Board of Directors. |
(2) | Payout ratio consists of full-year dividends divided by full-year DCF. | |
Line of Sight to Deploy >$20 Billion
>$20 >$20
Capital Deployed Under '20/20 Vision' Plan and Remaining Available Cash Through 2026
($ in billions)
D
C
B
A
>$10
~$4
Capital Allocation Deployment Variables | ||
▪ | Stage 3 7-TrainIn-Service Timing | |
>$3 | ||
▪ | LNG Market Margins | |
▪ | Share Price Performance | |
▪ FID Timing of Future Growth |
>$20
Total Cash Deployed
A | B | C | D | Pillars of Capital Allocation Remain Intact |
Plan Designed to Deploy >$20 Billion Through 2026 While Retaining Flexibility to Optimally Deploy Capital to Maximize Shareholder Returns
9 Note: Capital deployed as of March 31, 2024. Available cash reflects updated forecast as of March 31, 2024. Forecast subject to change based upon, among other things, changes in commodity prices.
- Target ~35 MTPA of Growth
Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA)
80
SPL Expansion Project
60 | Midscale Trains 8 & 9 |
CCL Stage 3 |
40
20
Cheniere Current & Planned Liquefaction Capacity
0 | ||||||
Today | + CCL Stage 3 | + Midscale | + SPL Expansion | +Future | ||
Trains 8&9 | Project | Growth |
CCL Stage 3 (>10 MTPA)
✓ 60.4% complete and ahead of schedule1 ✓ | Substantial completion forecast 1H | ||
✓ | First LNG expected by year-end | 2025 - 2H 2026 | |
✓ | ~3,400 workers on-site | ✓ | ~$3.5B capex funded through 1Q'24 |
Midscale Trains 8 & 9 (~5 MTPA3)
✓ FERC application2 filed in March 2023 | ✓ Up to ~2.8 mtpa of long-term contracts |
✓ DOE application2 filed in April 2023 | ✓ On track for 2025 FID |
✓ Debottlenecking also planned | ✓ EA expected by 6/21/244 |
SPL Expansion Project (up to ~20 MTPA3)
✓ FERC application2 filed in Feb. 2024 | ✓ | Up to ~6.5 MTPA of long-term | |
✓ | DOE application2 filed in Feb. 2024 | contracts available | |
✓ | Debottlenecking also planned | ✓ | On track for 2026 FID |
Cheniere Investment Parameters are the Foundation of Disciplined, Accretive Growth | |||||
✓ | Highly Contracted | ✓ | Value Accretive | ✓ | Credit Accretive |
Targeting 80-90% liquefaction capacity | Attractive unlevered returns under run-rate | Committed to conservative funding | |||
contracted long-term with creditworthy | LNG market scenarios & exceeds CEI | that enhances Investment Grade | |||
counterparties prior to FID | cost of equity / return in stock | balance sheet (<4x Debt/EBITDA) |
Disciplined Brownfield Growth Pipeline Supports Increasing Future Shareholder Returns Sustainably
Note: | Incremental capacity from Midscale T8&9 and SPL Expansion Project includes estimated debottlenecking potential. | (2) | Excludes debottlenecking potential. | |
10 | (1) | CCL Stage 3 project completion is as of May 31, 2024 and reflects engineering 92.9% complete, procurement 78.0% | (3) | Includes debottlenecking potential. |
complete, subcontract 82.1% complete and construction 22.3% complete. | (4) | Per FERC Notice of Schedule dated 5/16/24. |
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