Exhibit 99.1
CHENIERE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. NEWS RELEASE
Cheniere Partners Announces Closing of Private Placement of $800 Million of Senior Secured Notes due 2037 by Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC
Houston, Texas –February 27, 2017 –Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (“Cheniere Partners”) (NYSE MKT: CQP) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC (“SPL”), closed on the previously announced private placement transaction, and has issued $800 million principal amount of 5.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2037 (the “SPL 2037 Notes”) pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
SPL has received gross proceeds of $800 million, which it intends to use to prepay all of the principal amounts currently outstanding under SPL’s credit facilities and to pay capital costs in connection with the construction of Trains 1 through 5 of the Sabine Pass Liquefaction Project (after deducting the estimated fees, expenses and incremental interest during construction related to the SPL 2037 Notes).
Forward-Looking Statements
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