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November 4 , 2021 CHENIERE Cheniere Reports Third Quarter 2021 Results , Raises 2021 EBITDA Guidance and Provides 2022 Guidance HOUSTON -- ( BUSINESS WIRE ) -- Cheniere Energy , Inc. ( " Cheniere " ) ( NYSE American : LNG ) today announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2021 . RECENT HIGHLIGHTS • Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA¹ of approximately $ 1.1 billion and $ 3.5 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30 , 2021 , respectively . Distributable Cash Flow¹ of approximately $ 390 million and $ 1.48 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30 , 2021 , respectively , an increase of approximately 45 % over the nine months ended September 30 , 2020. Net loss² of approximately $ 1.1 billion and $ 1.0 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30 , 2021 , respectively . • Raising full year 2021 Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA¹ guidance to $ 4.6 - $ 5.0 billion and reconfirming full year 2021 Distributable Cash Flow¹ guidance of $ 1.8 - $ 2.1 billion . • Introducing full year 2022 Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA¹ guidance of $ 5.8 - $ 6.3 billion and full year 2022 Distributable Cash Flow¹ guidance of $ 3.1 - $ 3.6 billion . • In September 2021 , our Board of Directors approved a comprehensive long - term capital allocation plan designed to achieve an investment grade balance sheet , return significant capital to shareholders over time , and enable investment in accretive growth . The plan includes ( i ) debt repayment of approximately $ 1.0 billion annually through 2024 until consolidated investment grade credit metrics are met , ( ii ) the initiation of a quarterly dividend , with an initial dividend of $ 0.33 per share for the third quarter of 2021 , payable November 17 , 2021 , and ( iii ) a new three - year , $ 1.0 billion share repurchase program , inclusive of any amounts remaining under the previous authorization as of September 30 , 2021 , effective October 1 , 2021 . • During the nine months ended September 30 , 2021 , in line with our capital allocation plan , we repaid $ 750 million of consolidated indebtedness and repurchased an aggregate of 77,100 shares of our common stock for approximately $ 6 million . • In October 2021 , Cheniere Marketing LLC , ( " Cheniere Marketing " ) entered into a new long - term LNG sale and purchase agreement ( " SPA " ) with ENN LNG ( Singapore ) Pte Ltd ( " ENN LNG " ) , under which ENN LNG has agreed to purchase approximately 0.9 million tonnes per annum of LNG from Cheniere Marketing on a free - on - board basis for a term of approximately 13 years beginning in July 2022 . • In October 2021 , Cheniere Marketing entered into a new long - term LNG SPA with a subsidiary of Glencore plc ( " Glencore " ) , under which Glencore has agreed to purchase approximately 0.8 million tonnes per annum of LNG from Cheniere Marketing on a free - on - board basis for a term of approximately 13 years beginning in April 2023 .