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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(MARK ONE)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File No. 001-36842

NEXTDECADE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware						46-5723951
(State or other jurisdiction of						(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)						Identification No.)

1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 3300, Houston, Texas 77002

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(713) 574-1880

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class:

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered:

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer	o	Accelerated filer	o
Non-accelerated filer	x	Smaller reporting company	x
		Emerging growth company	o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x

As of May 3, 2024, the issuer had 257,994,156 shares of common stock outstanding.

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NEXTDECADE CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2024

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Organizational Structure
Part I. Financial Information			2
Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements			2
Consolidated Balance Sheets			2
Consolidated Statements of Operations			3
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and Convertible Preferred Stock			4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows			5
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements			6
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			14
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			23
Item 4. Controls and Procedures			24
Part II. Other Information			25
Item 1. Legal Proceedings			25
Item 1A. Risk Factors			25
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds			25
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities			25
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures			25
Item 5. Other Information			25
Item 6. Exhibits			25
Signatures			27

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Organizational Structure

The following diagram depicts our abbreviated organizational structure with references to the names of certain entities discussed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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Unless the context requires otherwise, references to “NextDecade,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to NextDecade Corporation (NASDAQ: NEXT) and its consolidated subsidiaries, and references to “Rio Grande” refer to Rio Grande LNG, LLC and its consolidated subsidiaries.

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

NextDecade Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except per share data, unaudited)


	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	45,753	$	38,241
Restricted cash	205,645		256,237
Derivatives	29,327		17,958
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	3,193		2,089
Total current assets	283,918		314,525
Property, plant and equipment, net	3,158,242		2,437,733
Operating lease right-of-use assets	169,504		170,827
Debt issuance costs	371,466		389,695
Derivatives	175,699		—
Other non-current assets	17,054		11,021
Total assets	$	4,175,883	$	3,323,801

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	175,384	$	243,129
Accrued and other current liabilities	321,997		299,264
Common stock warrants	5,297		6,851
Operating leases	2,972		3,143
Total current liabilities	505,650		552,387
Common stock warrants	—		1,818
Operating leases	145,466		145,962
Derivative liability	—		66,899
Debt, net	2,393,730		1,816,301
Total liabilities	3,044,846		2,583,367

Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)

Stockholders’ equity
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 480.0 million authorized: 257.5 million and 256.5 million outstanding, respectively	26		26
Treasury stock: 2.2 million shares and 2.2 million respectively, at cost	(14,308)		(14,214)
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 0.5 million authorized after designation of the convertible preferred stock: none outstanding	—		—
Additional paid-in-capital	897,805		693,883
Accumulated deficit	(363,426)		(391,772)
Total stockholders’ equity	520,097		287,923
Non-controlling interest	610,940		452,511
Total equity	1,131,037		740,434
Total liabilities and equity	$	4,175,883	$	3,323,801

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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NextDecade Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share data, unaudited)


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024		2023
Revenues	$	—	$	—
Operating expenses:
General and administrative expense	32,505		26,271
Development expense	2,509		464
Lease expense	3,019		337
Depreciation expense	84		38
Total operating expenses	38,117		27,110
Total operating loss	(38,117)		(27,110)
Other income (expense):
Loss on common stock warrant liabilities	(1,516)		(367)
Derivative gain	258,872		—
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest	(25,479)		—
Loss on debt extinguishment	(7,440)		—
Other, net	455		130
Total other income (expense)	224,892		(237)
Net income (loss) attributable to NextDecade Corporation	186,775		(27,347)
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interest	158,429		—
Less: preferred stock dividends	—		(6,700)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$	28,346	$	(34,047)

Net income (loss) per common share - basic and diluted	$	0.11	$	(0.23)

Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	256,707		146,931

Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	266,886		146,931

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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NextDecade Corporation

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity and Convertible Preferred Stock

(in thousands, unaudited)


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024		2023
Total stockholders' equity, beginning balances	$	740,434	$	54,371

Common stock:
Beginning balance	26		14
Issuance of common stock	—		1
Ending balance	26		15

Treasury Stock:
Beginning balance	(14,214)		(4,587)
Shares repurchased related to share-based compensation	(94)		(47)
Ending balance	(14,308)		(4,634)

Additional paid-in-capital:
Beginning balance	693,883		289,084
Share-based compensation	4,409		1,559
Issuance of common stock, net	—		34,999
Receipt of equity commitments	194,627		—
Exercise of common stock warrants	4,886		—
Preferred stock dividends	—		(6,700)
Ending balance	897,805		318,942

Accumulated deficit:
Beginning balance	(391,772)		(230,140)
Net income (loss)	28,346		(27,347)
Ending balance	(363,426)		(257,487)

Total stockholders' equity	520,097		56,836

Non-controlling interest:
Beginning balance	452,511		—
Net income	158,429		—
Ending balance	610,940		—

Total equity, ending balances	$	1,131,037	$	54,371


Preferred Stock, Series A-C:
Beginning balance	$	—	$	202,443
Preferred stock dividends	—		6,686
Ending balance	$	—	$	209,129

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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NextDecade Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands, unaudited)


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024		2023
Operating activities:
Net income (loss) attributable to NextDecade Corporation	$	186,775	$	(27,347)
Adjustment to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities
Depreciation	84		38
Share-based compensation expense	4,439		1,559
Loss on common stock warrant liabilities	1,516		367
Derivative gain	(258,872)		—
Derivative settlements	4,905		—
Amortization of right-of-use assets	1,324		258
Loss on extinguishment of debt	7,440		—
Amortization of debt issuance costs	16,388		—
Other	98		—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(1,104)		(421)
Accounts payable	3,466		815
Operating lease liabilities	(668)		(290)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	5,384		1,836
Net cash used in operating activities	(28,825)		(23,185)
Investing activities:
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment	(790,332)		(21,528)
Acquisition of other non-current assets	(6,033)		(1,875)
Net cash used in investing activities	(796,365)		(23,403)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from debt issuance	768,881		—
Receipt of equity commitments	194,627		—
Repayment of debt	(176,000)		—
Costs associated with repayment of debt	(995)		—
Proceeds from sale of common stock	—		35,000
Debt and equity issuance costs	(4,309)		—
Preferred stock dividends	—		(13)
Shares repurchased related to share-based compensation	(94)		(47)
Net cash provided by financing activities	782,110		34,940
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(43,080)		(11,648)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – beginning of period	294,478		62,789
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – end of period	$	251,398	$	51,141

Balance per Consolidated Balance Sheets:
	March 31, 2024
Cash and cash equivalents	$	45,753
Restricted cash	205,645
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	251,398

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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NextDecade Corporation

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

Note 1 — Background and Basis of Presentation

NextDecade Corporation, a Delaware corporation, is a Houston-based energy company primarily engaged in construction and development activities related to the liquefaction of natural gas and sale of LNG and the capture and storage of CO2 emissions. We are constructing a natural gas liquefaction and export facility located in the Rio Grande Valley in Brownsville, Texas (the “Rio Grande LNG Facility”), which currently has three liquefaction trains and related infrastructure under construction. The Rio Grande LNG Facility has received Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") approval and Department of Energy ("DOE") FTA and non-FTA authorizations for the construction of five liquefaction trains and LNG exports totaling 27 million tonnes per annum ("MTPA"). Liquefaction trains 1 through 3 and related infrastructure are currently under construction and liquefaction trains 4 and 5 at the Rio Grande LNG Facility are currently in development. We are also developing a planned carbon capture and storage ("CCS") project at the Rio Grande LNG Facility and other potential CCS projects that would be located at third-party industrial facilities.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. In our opinion, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring items, which are considered necessary for a fair presentation of the unaudited consolidated financial statements, have been included. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year.

Certain reclassifications have been made to conform prior period information to the current presentation. The reclassifications did not have a material effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

The Company has incurred operating losses since its inception and management expects operating losses and negative cash flows to continue until the commencement of operations at the Rio Grande LNG Facility and, as a result, the Company will require additional capital to fund its operations and execute its business plan. As of March 31, 2024, the Company had $45.8 million in cash and cash equivalents and available commitments of $26.2 million under a revolving loan facility, which may not be sufficient to fund the Company's planned operations and development activities for future phases of the Rio Grande LNG Facility, including expected pre-FID spending for Train 4, and CCS projects through one year after the date the consolidated financial statements are issued. Accordingly, there is substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The analysis used to determine the Company's ability to continue as a going concern does not include cash sources outside of the Company's direct control that management expects to be available within the next twelve months.

The Company plans to alleviate the going concern issue by obtaining sufficient funding through additional equity, equity-based or debt instruments or any other means and by managing certain operating and overhead costs. The Company's ability to raise additional capital in the equity and debt markets, should the Company choose to do so, is dependent on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the market demand for the Company's equity or debt securities, which itself is subject to a number of business risks and uncertainties, as well as the uncertainty that the Company would be able to raise such additional capital at a price or on terms that are satisfactory to the Company. In the event the Company is unable to obtain sufficient additional funding, there can be no assurance that it will be able to continue as a going concern.

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis and do not include any adjustments to the amounts and classification of assets and liabilities that may be necessary in the event the Company can no longer continue as a going concern.

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Note 2 — Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):


	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Rio Grande LNG Facility under construction	$	3,150,790	$	2,431,389
Corporate and other	7,711		7,518
Total property, plant and equipment, at cost	3,158,501		$	2,438,907
Less: accumulated depreciation	(259)		(1,174)
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	3,158,242	$	2,437,733

Note 3 — Derivatives

In July 2023, Rio Grande entered into interest rate swaps agreements (the “Swaps”) to protect against interest rate volatility by hedging a portion of the floating-rate interest payments associated with the credit facilities described in Note 6 — Debt. As of March 31, 2024, Rio Grande has the following Swaps outstanding (in thousands):


Initial Notional Amount		Maximum Notional Amount		Maturity (1)	Weighted Average Fixed Interest Rate Paid		Variable Interest Rate Received
$	123,000	$	8,500,000	2048	3.4	%	USD - SOFR

(1) Swaps have an early mandatory termination date in July 2030.

The Company values the Swaps using an income-based approach based on observable inputs to the valuation model including interest rate curves, risk adjusted discount rates, credit spreads and other relevant data. The fair value of the Swaps is approximately $205.0 million as of March 31, 2024, and is classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Note 4 — Leases

The Company commenced the Rio Grande LNG Facility site lease on July 12, 2023 and it has an initial term of 30 years. The Company has the option to renew and extend the term of the lease for up to two consecutive renewal periods of ten years each, but as the Company is not reasonably certain that those options will be exercised, none are recognized as part of our right of use assets and lease liabilities. The Company has also entered into an office space lease which expires on December 31, 2035, and does not include any options for renewal.

For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, our operating lease costs were $3.0 million and $0.3 million, respectively.

Maturity of operating lease liabilities as of March 31, 2024 are as follows (in thousands, except lease term and discount rate):


2024 (remaining)	$	5,568
2025	7,610
2026	9,522
2027	9,565
2028	9,609
Thereafter	199,241
Total undiscounted lease payments	241,115
Discount to present value	(92,676)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	148,438

Weighted average remaining lease term - years	27.6
Weighted average discount rate - percent	4.0

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Other information related to our operating leases is as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024		2023
Operating cash flows for amounts paid included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities	$	2,143	$	290

Note 5 — Accrued Liabilities and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):


	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Rio Grande LNG Facility costs	$	270,393	$	268,821
Accrued interest	44,716		20,392
Employee compensation expense	2,944		9,270
Other accrued liabilities	3,944		781
Total accrued and other current liabilities	$	321,997	$	299,264

Note 6 — Debt

Debt consisted of the following (in thousands):


	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Senior Secured Notes and Loans:
6.67% Senior Secured Notes due 2033	$	700,000	$	700,000
6.72% Senior Secured Loans due 2033	356,000		356,000
7.11% Senior Secured Loans due 2047	251,000		251,000
6.85% Senior Secured Notes due 2047	190,000		—
Total Senior Secured Notes and Loans	1,497,000		1,307,000
Credit Facilities:
CD Senior Working Capital Facility	—		—
CD Credit Facility	817,000		484,000
TCF Credit Facility	102,000		59,000
Corporate Credit Facility	26,881		—
Total debt	2,442,881		1,850,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(49,151)		(33,699)
Total debt, net	$	2,393,730	$	1,816,301

Senior Secured Notes and Loans

The 6.67% Senior Secured Notes and 6.85% Senior Secured Notes (collectively, the “Senior Secured Notes”) as well as the 6.72% Senior Secured Loans and 7.11% Senior Secured Loans (collectively, the “Senior Secured Loans”) are senior secured obligations of Rio Grande, ranking senior in right of payment to any and all of Rio Grande’s future indebtedness that is subordinated to the Senior Secured Notes and the Senior Secured Loans, and equal in right of payment with Rio Grande’s other existing and future indebtedness that is senior and secured by the same collateral securing the Senior Secured Notes and Senior Secured Loans. The Senior Secured Notes and Senior Secured Loans are secured on a first-priority basis by a security interest in all of the membership interests in Rio Grande and substantially all of Rio Grande’s assets, on a pari passu basis with the CD Credit Agreement and the TCF Credit Facility.

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Credit Facilities

Below is a summary of our committed credit facilities outstanding as of March 31, 2024 (in thousands):


	CD Senior Working Capital Facility		CD Credit Facility		TCF Credit Facility		Corporate Credit Facility
Total Facility Size	$	500,000	$	9,554,000	$	800,000	$	62,500
Less:
Outstanding balance	—		817,000		102,000		26,881
Letters of credit issued	120,625		—		—		—
Available commitment	$	379,375	$	8,737,000	$	698,000	$	35,619

Priority ranking	Senior secured		Senior secured		Senior secured		Senior secured
Interest rate on outstanding balance	SOFR + 2.25%		SOFR + 2.25%		SOFR + 2.25%		SOFR + 4.50%
Commitment fees on undrawn balance	0.68 %		0.68 %		0.68 %		1.35 %
Maturity Date	2030		2030		2030		2026

The obligations of Rio Grande under the CD Senior Working Capital Facility and CD Credit Facility are secured by substantially all of the assets of Rio Grande as well as a pledge of all of the membership interests in Rio Grande on a first-priority, pari passu basis with the Senior Secured Notes, the Senior Secured Loans and the loans made under the TCF Credit Facility.

The obligations of Rio Grande under the TCF Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all of the assets of Rio Grande as well as a pledge of all of the membership interests in Rio Grande on a first-priority, pari passu basis with the Senior Secured Notes, the Senior Secured Loans and the loans made under the CD Credit Agreement. Total Energies Holdings SAS (“Total Holdings”) provides contingent credit support to the lenders under the TCF Credit Agreement to pay past due amounts owing from Rio Grande under the agreement upon demand.

The obligations of NextDecade LLC under the Corporate Credit Facility are guaranteed by Rio Grande LNG Super Holdings, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of NextDecade LLC, and Rio Grande LNG Intermediate Super Holdings, LLC, a partially owned subsidiary of NextDecade LLC. The Corporate Credit Facility matures at the earlier of two years from the closing date or 10 business days after a positive Final Investment Decision (FID) on Train 4 at the Rio Grande LNG facility.

Restrictive Debt Covenants

The CD Credit Facility and the TCF Credit Facility (collectively, the “Rio Grande Facilities”) include certain covenants and events of default that are supplemental to the covenants and events of default set forth in the P1 Common Terms Agreement and that are customary for project financing facilities of this type, including a requirement that interest rates for a minimum of 75% of the projected principal amount of Senior Secured Debt outstanding be hedged or have fixed interest rates. In addition, certain covenants and events of default in the Rio Grande Facilities are more restrictive than the corresponding covenants and events of default in the P1 Common Terms Agreement, including covenants limiting Rio Grande’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, make certain investments or pay dividends (which are subject to customary conditions set out in the Facilities and certain related financing documents) or distributions on equity interests or subordinated indebtedness or purchase, redeem, or retire equity interests, sell or transfer assets, incur liens, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate, merge, sell, or lease all or substantially all of Rio Grande’s assets or enter into certain LNG sales contracts. The Rio Grande Facilities include a requirement for Rio Grande to maintain a historical debt service coverage ratio of at least 1.10:1.00 at the end of each fiscal quarter starting from the Initial Principal Payment Date, a default of which may be cured with equity contributions.

The Senior Secured Notes also contain customary terms and events of default and certain covenants that, among other things, limit Rio Grande’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, make certain investments or pay dividends or distributions on equity interests or subordinated indebtedness or purchase, redeem, or retire equity interests, sell or transfer assets, incur liens, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate, merge, or sell or lease all or substantially all of Rio Grande’s assets. The Senior Secured Notes further require Rio Grande to submit certain reports and information to the trustee and holders of the Senior Secured Notes, maintain certain LNG offtake agreements, and maintain a debt service coverage ratio of at least 1.10:1.00 at the end of each fiscal quarter starting from the Initial Principal Payment Date. With respect to certain events,

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including a change of control event and receipt of certain proceeds from asset sales, events of loss or liquidated damages, the indenture governing the Senior Secured Notes requires Rio Grande to make an offer to repurchase the Senior Secured Notes at 101% (with respect to a change of control event) or par (with respect to each other event), in each case on the terms specified in the Indenture. The Senior Secured Notes covenants are subject to a number of important limitations and exceptions, including the terms and covenants contained in the P1 Common Terms Agreement.

The Senior Secured Loan Agreement contains customary terms and events of default and certain covenants that, among other things, limit Rio Grande’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, make certain investments or pay dividends or distributions on equity interests or subordinated indebtedness or purchase, redeem, or retire equity interests, sell or transfer assets, incur liens, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate, merge, or sell or lease all or substantially all of Rio Grande’s assets. The Senior Secured Loan Agreement further requires Rio Grande to submit certain reports and information to the Administrative Agent and the lenders, maintain certain LNG offtake agreements, and maintain a debt service coverage ratio of at least 1.10:1.00 at the end of each fiscal quarter starting from the first quarterly payment date to occur on or after the date that is ninety days following the project completion date. With respect to certain events, including a change of control event and receipt of certain proceeds from asset sales, events of loss or liquidated damages, the Senior Secured Loan Agreement requires Rio Grande to make an offer to the lenders to have their Senior Secured Loans prepaid at 101% (with respect to a change of control event) or par (with respect to each other event), in each case, on the terms specified in the Senior Secured Loan Agreement. The Senior Secured Loan Agreement covenants are subject to a number of important limitations and exceptions, including the terms and covenants contained in the P1 Common Terms Agreement.

As of March 31, 2024, the Company was in compliance with all covenants related to its respective debt agreements.

Debt Extinguishment

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, Rio Grande repaid $176.0 million of the outstanding principal balance of the CD Credit Facility. As a result of the repayment, Rio Grande recognized an approximate $7.4 million loss on extinguishment.

Debt Maturities


	Principal Payments
2024 - 2025	$	—
2026	26,881
2027 - 2028	—
Thereafter	2,416,000
Total	$	2,442,881

Interest Expense

Total interest expense, net of capitalized interest, consisted of the following (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024		2023
Interest per contractual rate	$	36,591	$	—
Amortization of debt issuance costs	16,388		—
Other interest costs	551		—
Total interest cost	53,530		—
Capitalized interest	(28,051)		—
Total interest expense, net of capitalized interest	$	25,479	$	—

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Fair Value Disclosures

The following table shows the carrying amount and estimated fair value of our debt (in thousands):


	March 31, 2024				December 31, 2023
	Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value
Senior Notes - Level 2	$	890,000	$	912,108	$	700,000	$	743,593
Senior Loans - Level 2	607,000		621,969		607,000		632,998

The fair value of the Senior Secured Notes and Senior Secured Loans was calculated based on inputs that are observable in the market or that could be derived from, or corroborated with, observable market data, including interest rates on debt issued by parties with comparable credit ratings.

The fair value of the CD Credit Facility, TCF Credit Facility and Corporate Credit Facility approximates its respective carrying amount due to its variable interest rate, which approximates a market interest rate.

Note 7 – Common Stock Warrants

The Company issued warrants exercisable to purchase Company common stock in connection with its issuances of Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock (collectively, the “Common Stock Warrants”). The Company revalues the Common Stock Warrants at each balance sheet date and recognized a loss of $1.5 million and a loss of $0.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The Common Stock Warrant liabilities are included in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

The assumptions used in the Monte Carlo simulation model to estimate the fair value of the Common Stock Warrants are as follows:


	March 31, 2024			December 31, 2023
Stock price	$	5.68		$	4.77
Exercise price	$	0.01		$	0.01
Risk-free rate	5.1		%	4.7		%
Volatility	68.3		%	78.4		%
Weighted average term (years)	0.5			0.5

Note 8 — Variable Interest Entity

Intermediate Holdings and its wholly owned subsidiaries, including Rio Grande, have been formed to undertake Phase 1 of the construction and operation of the Rio Grande LNG Facility. The Company is not obligated to fund losses of Intermediate Holdings, however, the Company's capital account, which would be considered in allocating the net assets of Intermediate Holdings were it to be liquidated, continues to share in losses of Intermediate Holdings. Further, Rio Grande has granted the Company decision-making rights regarding the construction of Phase 1 of the Rio Grande LNG Facility and key aspects of its operation, which may only be terminated by equity holders for cause, via agreements with NextDecade LLC. Due to the foregoing, the Company determined that it holds a variable interest in Rio Grande through Intermediate Holdings and is its primary beneficiary, and therefore consolidates Intermediate Holdings in these Consolidated Financial Statements.

The following table presents the summarized assets and liabilities (in thousands) of Intermediate Holdings, which are included in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. The assets in the table below may only be used to settle the obligations of Intermediate Holdings. In addition, there is no recourse to us for the consolidated VIE’s liabilities. The assets and liabilities in the table below include assets and liabilities of Intermediate Holdings only and exclude intercompany

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balances between Intermediate Holdings and NextDecade, which are eliminated in the Consolidated Financial Statements of NextDecade.


	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Assets
Current assets
Cash	$	205,644	$	256,237
Derivatives	29,327		17,958
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	77		108
Total current assets	235,048		274,303
Property, plant and equipment, net	3,147,946		2,428,583
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	156,218		157,053
Debt issuance costs	370,064		389,695
Derivatives	175,699		—
Other non-current assets	15,407		9,374
Total assets	$	4,100,382	$	3,259,008

Liabilities
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	171,667	$	238,582
Accrued liabilities and other current liabilities	314,464		288,779
Operating lease	2,577		2,554
Total current liabilities	488,708		529,915
Operating lease	131,248		131,901
Non-current derivative liability	—		66,899
Debt, net	2,368,124		1,816,301
Total liabilities	$	2,988,080	$	2,545,016

Note 9 — Net Loss Per Share

Potentially dilutive securities not included in the diluted net income (loss) per share computations because their effect would have been anti-dilutive were as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024	2023
Unvested stock and stock units (1)	—	2,053
Convertible preferred stock	—	52,622
Common Stock Warrants	—	1,380
Total potentially dilutive common shares	—	56,055

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(1)Includes the impact of unvested shares containing performance conditions to the extent that the underlying performance conditions are satisfied based on actual results as of the respective dates.

Note 10 — Share-based Compensation

We have granted shares of Company common stock, restricted Company common stock and restricted stock units to employees, consultants and non-employee directors under our 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2017 Plan”).

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Total share-based compensation expense consisted of the following (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024		2023
Equity awards	$	4,409	$	1,559
Liability awards	30		—
Total share-based compensation expense	$	4,439	$	1,559

Note 11 — Income Taxes

Due to our cumulative loss position, we have established a full valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. Due to our full valuation allowance, we have not recorded a provision for federal or state income taxes during either of the three months ended March 31, 2024 or 2023.

Note 12 — Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Proceedings

From time to time the Company may be subject to various claims and legal actions that arise in the ordinary course of business. As of March 31, 2024, management is not aware of any claims or legal actions that, separately or in the aggregate, are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows, although the Company cannot guarantee that a material adverse effect will not occur.

Note 13 — Supplemental Cash Flows

The following table provides supplemental disclosure of cash flow information (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024		2023
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	$	1,461	$	—
Accounts payable for acquisition of property, plant and equipment	$	166,893	$	72
Accruals for acquisition of property, plant and equipment	270,393		15,826
Non-cash settlement of warrant liabilities	4,886		—
Corporate fixed asset retirements	1,000		—
Accrued liabilities for acquisition of other non-current assets	—		140
Non-cash settlement of paid-in-kind dividends on convertible preferred stock	$	—	$	6,686

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, strategy and plans, and our expectations for future operations, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “contemplate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “plan,” “intend,” “believe,” “may,” “might,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “can have,” “likely,” “continue,” “design” and other words and terms of similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives and financial needs.

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results could differ from those expressed in our forward-looking statements. Our future financial position and results of operations, as well as any forward-looking statements are subject to change and inherent risks and uncertainties, including those described in the section titled “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K as supplemented by Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. You should consider our forward-looking statements in light of a number of factors that may cause actual results to vary from our forward-looking statements including, but not limited to:

•our progress in the development of our liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) liquefaction and export project and any carbon capture and storage projects (“CCS projects”) we may develop and the timing of that progress;

•the timing and cost of the development, construction and operation of the first three liquefaction trains and related common facilities (“Phase 1”) of the multi-plant integrated natural gas and liquefaction and LNG export terminal facility to be located at the Port of Brownsville in southern Texas (the “Rio Grande LNG Facility”);

•the availability and frequency of cash distributions available to us from our joint venture owning Phase 1 of the Rio Grande LNG Facility;

•the timing and cost of the development of subsequent liquefaction trains at the Rio Grande LNG Facility;

•the ability to generate sufficient cash flow to satisfy Rio Grande's significant debt service obligations or to refinance such obligations ahead of their maturity;

•restrictions imposed by Rio Grande's debt agreements that limit flexibility in operating its business;

•increases in interest rates increasing the cost of servicing Rio Grande's indebtedness;

•our reliance on third-party contractors to successfully complete the Rio Grande LNG Facility, the pipeline to supply gas to the Rio Grande LNG Facility and any CCS projects we develop;

•our ability to develop and implement CCS projects;

•our ability to secure additional debt and equity financing in the future, including any refinancing of outstanding indebtedness, on commercially acceptable terms and to continue as a going concern;

•the accuracy of estimated costs for the Rio Grande LNG Facility and CCS projects;

•our ability to achieve operational characteristics of the Rio Grande LNG Facility and CCS projects, when completed, including amounts of liquefaction capacities and amount of CO2 captured and stored, and any differences in such operational characteristics from our expectations;

•the development risks, operational hazards and regulatory approvals applicable to our LNG and carbon capture and storage development, construction and operation activities and those of our third-party contractors and counterparties;

•technological innovation which may lessen our anticipated competitive advantage or demand for our offerings;

•the global demand for and price of LNG;

•the availability of LNG vessels worldwide;

•changes in legislation and regulations relating to the LNG and carbon capture industries, including environmental laws and regulations that impose significant compliance costs and liabilities;

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•scope of implementation of carbon pricing regimes aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions;

•global development and maturation of emissions reduction credit markets;

•adverse changes to existing or proposed carbon tax incentive regimes;

•global pandemics, including the 2019 novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Israel-Hamas conflict, other sources of volatility in the energy markets and their impact on our business and operating results, including any disruptions in our operations or development of the Rio Grande LNG Facility and the health and safety of our employees, and on our customers, the global economy and the demand for LNG or carbon capture;

•risks related to doing business in and having counterparties in foreign countries;

•our ability to maintain the listing of our securities on the Nasdaq Capital Market or another securities exchange or quotation medium;

•changes adversely affecting the businesses in which we are engaged;

•management of growth;

•general economic conditions, including inflation and rising interest rates;

•our ability to generate cash; and

•the result of future financing efforts and applications for customary tax incentives.

Should one or more of the foregoing risks or uncertainties materialize in a way that negatively impacts us, or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results may vary materially from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements, and our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

The forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are made as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. In addition, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of any of these forward-looking statements.

Except as required by applicable law, we do not undertake any obligation to publicly correct or update any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements as well as others made in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K as well as other filings we have made and will make with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and our public communications. You should evaluate all forward-looking statements made by us in the context of these risks and uncertainties.

Overview of Business and Significant Developments

Overview of Business

We are constructing the Rio Grande LNG Facility on the north shore of the Brownsville Ship Channel. The site is located on 984 acres of land which has been leased long-term and includes 15 thousand feet of frontage on the Brownsville Ship Channel. We believe the site is advantaged due to its proximity to abundant natural gas resources in the Permian Basin and Eagle Ford Shale, access to an uncongested waterway for vessel loading, and location in a region that has historically been subject to fewer and less severe weather events relative to other locations along the US Gulf Coast. The Rio Grande LNG Facility has been permitted by the FERC and authorized by the DOE to export up to 27 MTPA of LNG from up to five liquefaction trains.

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In July 2023, our partially owned subsidiary Rio Grande LNG, LLC ("Rio Grande") commenced construction on the first three liquefaction trains and related infrastructure (“Phase 1”) of the Rio Grande LNG Facility following a positive final investment decision (“FID”) and the closing of project financing by Rio Grande, which owns Phase 1 of the Rio Grande LNG Facility. Construction will be completed by Bechtel Energy Inc. (“Bechtel”) under fully wrapped, lump-sum turnkey engineering, procurement, and construction (“EPC”) contracts, and will utilize APCI liquefaction technology, which is the predominant liquefaction technology utilized globally.

Pursuant to a joint venture agreement with equity partners for ownership of Rio Grande, we expect to receive up to approximately 20.8% of distributions of available cash generated from Phase 1 operations, provided that a majority of the cash distributions to which we are otherwise entitled will be paid for any distribution period only after our equity partners receive an agreed distribution threshold in respect of such distribution period and certain other deficit payments from prior distribution periods, if any, are made.

Rio Grande has entered into long-term LNG Sale and Purchase Agreements (“SPAs”) for over 90% of the expected Phase 1 nameplate LNG production capacity, pursuant to which Rio Grande customers are generally required to pay a fixed fee with respect to the contracted volumes, irrespective of whether they cancel or suspend deliveries of LNG cargoes. These SPAs create a stable foundation of predictable, long-term cash flows to Rio Grande. We believe our SPAs are attractive to our customers for several reasons, including long-term reliable supply, volumes to support growing demand for LNG and to replace customers’ contracts with legacy LNG suppliers, diversification of supply portfolios in terms of geography, price indexation, delivery points, and/or tenor, flexibility of volumes with no destination restrictions, and compatibility of some of our customers’ ESG goals with our expected lower carbon intensity LNG and planned CCS project at the Rio Grande LNG Facility.

Rio Grande expects to sell any commissioning LNG volumes and operational LNG volumes in excess of SPA volumes into the LNG market through spot, short-term, and medium-term agreements. Rio Grande has entered into certain time charter agreements and expects to enter into additional time charter agreements with vessel owners to provide shipping capacity for LNG sales related to its existing DES SPA, commissioning volumes, and expected portfolio volumes.

Rio Grande will provide a number of services in support of producing and selling LNG from the Rio Grande LNG Facility pursuant to its SPAs, including natural gas feedstock procurement and transportation, liquefaction, and delivery of LNG to customers either at the loading dock of the Rio Grande LNG Facility or at the customer’s global delivery points via chartered vessels.

We are focused on constructing and operating the Rio Grande LNG Facility safely, efficiently, reliably, and sustainably. We seek to provide a less carbon-intensive and more sustainable LNG through project design, responsibly sourced gas, proposed net-zero power, and our planned CCS project at the Rio Grande LNG Facility. We also seek to make additional measurable contributions toward a net-zero future by developing CCS projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at other industrial facilities.

Unless the context requires otherwise, references to “NextDecade,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to NextDecade Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries, and references to “Rio Grande” refer to Rio Grande LNG, LLC and its subsidiaries.

Significant Recent Developments

Significant developments since January 1, 2024 and through the filing date of this 10-Q include the following:

Construction

Under the EPC contracts with Bechtel, Phase 1 progress is tracked for Train 1, Train 2, and the common facilities on a combined basis and Train 3 on a separate basis. As of March 2024:

•The overall project completion percentage for Trains 1 and 2 and the common facilities of the Rio Grande LNG Facility was 18.2%, which is in line with the schedule under the EPC contract. Within this project completion percentage, engineering was 54.9% complete, procurement was 34.4% complete, and construction was 1.9% complete.

•The overall project completion percentage for Train 3 of the Rio Grande LNG Facility was 6.9%, based on preliminary schedules, which is also in line with the schedule under the EPC contract. Within this

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project completion percentage, engineering was 5.2% complete, procurement was 16.7% complete, and construction was 0.0% complete.

Financial

•In January 2024, the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary NextDecade LLC entered into a credit agreement that provides for a $50 million senior secured revolving credit facility with additional capacity of $12.5 million to cover interest. Borrowings under the revolving credit facility may be used for general corporate purposes, including development costs related to Train 4 at the Rio Grande LNG Facility. Borrowings bear interest at SOFR or the base rate plus an applicable margin as defined in the credit agreement. The revolving credit facility and interest term loan mature at the earlier of two years from the closing date of 10 business days after a positive FID on Train 4.

•In February 2024, Rio Grande issued and sold $190 million of senior secured notes in a private placement transaction to finance a portion of Phase 1. The Senior secured notes were issued on February 9, 2024 and resulted in a reduction in the commitments outstanding under Rio Grande's existing bank credit facilities for Phase 1. These senior secured notes will be amortized over a period of approximately 18 years beginning in mid-2029, with a final maturity in June 2047. The senior secured notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 6.85% and rank pari passu to Rio Grande's existing senior secured financings.

Rio Grande LNG Facility Activity

Liquefaction Facilities Overview

In July 2023, construction commenced on Phase 1 of the Rio Grande LNG Facility following a positive FID and the closing of project financing by Rio Grande, which owns Phase 1 of the Rio Grande LNG Facility. Phase 1 includes three liquefaction trains with a total expected nameplate capacity of approximately 17.6 MTPA, two 180,000 cubic meter full containment LNG storage tanks, two jetty berthing structures designed to load LNG carriers up to 216,000 cubic meters in capacity, and associated site infrastructure and common facilities including feed gas pretreatment facilities, electric and water utilities, two totally enclosed ground flares for the LNG tanks and marine facilities, two ground flares for the liquefaction trains, roads, levees surrounding the entire site, and warehouses, administrative, operations control room and maintenance buildings.

As of March 2024, progress on Trains 1 through 3 is in line with the schedule under the EPC Contracts. The civil works program has continued to progress via the deep soil mixing program, as Train 1 deep soil mixing is approaching completion and rigs are preparing to move to Train 2 for production and Train 3 for testing. Concrete foundation pours for Train 1 are underway. Delivery of key materials to site has begun, including large bore above-ground pipe and structural steel. Additionally, LNG tank piling has progressed significantly, berth 1 piling work commenced, and levee construction continues.

Bechtel has made meaningful progress on procurement for Phase 1, with a focus on completing purchase orders for critical and high-value items early in the construction process. As of March 2024, Bechtel has issued approximately 90% of the total purchase orders for Trains 1 and 2 based on dollar value and approximately 84% of the total purchase orders for Train 3 based on dollar value.

LNG Sale and Purchase Agreements

For Phase 1 of the Rio Grande LNG Facility, Rio Grande has entered into long-term LNG SPAs with nine creditworthy counterparties for aggregate volumes of approximately 16.2 MTPA of LNG, which is over 90% of the expected Phase 1 nameplate LNG production capacity. The SPAs have a weighted average term of 19.2 years. Under these SPAs, the customers will purchase LNG from Rio Grande for a price consisting of a fixed fee per MMBtu of LNG plus a variable fee per MMBtu of LNG, with the variable fees structured to cover the expected cost of natural gas plus fuel and other sourcing costs to produce LNG. In certain circumstances, customers may elect to cancel or suspend deliveries of LNG cargoes, in which case the customers would still be required to pay the fixed fee with respect to cargoes that are not

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delivered. A portion of the fixed fee under each SPA will be subject to annual adjustment for inflation. The SPAs and contracted volumes to be made available under the SPAs are not tied to a specific train; however, the commencement of the term of each SPA is tied to a specified train.

Rio Grande’s portfolio of LNG SPAs for Phase 1 of the Rio Grande LNG Facility is as follows:


Customer	Volume (MTPA)	Tenor (years)	Delivery Model (1)
TotalEnergies	5.4	20	FOB
Shell NA LNG LLC (“Shell”)	2.0	20	FOB
ENN LNG Singapore Pte Ltd.	2.0	20	FOB
ENGIE S.A.	1.75	15	FOB
China Gas Hongda Energy Trading Co., LTD	1.0	20	FOB
Guangdong Energy Group	1.0	20	DES
Exxon Mobil LNG Asia Pacific	1.0	20	FOB
Galp Trading S.A.	1.0	20	FOB
Itochu	1.0	15	FOB
Total	16.15	19.2 years weighted average

(1)FOB - free on board; DES - delivered ex-ship

Each of these SPAs is currently effective, and deliveries of LNG under these SPAs will commence on the respective Date of First Commercial Delivery (“DFCD”), which is primarily tied to the substantial completion or guaranteed substantial completion dates of specific trains as defined in each SPA. In aggregate, approximately 14.65 MTPA of Phase 1 Henry Hub-linked SPAs have average fixed fees, unadjusted for inflation, totaling approximately $1.8 billion expected to be paid annually.

Marketing of Uncontracted Volumes

Engineering, Procurement and Construction (“EPC”)

Rio Grande entered into fully wrapped, lump-sum turnkey contracts with Bechtel, a well-established and reputable LNG engineering and construction firm, for the engineering, procurement, and construction of Phase 1 at the Rio Grande LNG Facility, under which Bechtel has generally guaranteed cost, performance, and schedule. Under the Phase 1 EPC contracts, Bechtel is responsible for the engineering, procurement, construction,commissioning, and startup of three liquefaction trains and related infrastructure.

On July 12, 2023, Rio Grande issued final notice to proceed to Bechtel under the EPC contracts for Phase 1. Total expected capital costs for Phase 1 are estimated to be approximately $18.0 billion, including estimated owner’s costs, contingencies, and financing costs, and including amounts spent prior to FID under limited notices to proceed.

Natural Gas Transportation and Supply

Rio Grande has entered into a firm transportation agreement for capacity on the Rio Bravo Pipeline to transport natural gas feedstock to the Rio Grande LNG Facility. Subject to the closing of a transaction announced on March 26, 2024, the Rio Bravo Pipeline will be developed by Whistler LLC, a joint venture between WhiteWater, I Squared, MPLX LP, and Enbridge, and will be constructed and operated by WhiteWater. The Rio Bravo Pipeline will provide Rio Grande access to purchase natural gas supplies in the Agua Dulce area and will connect to six regional intra and interstate pipelines, giving Rio Grande access to prolific gas production from the Permian Basin and Eagle Ford Shale and providing significant flexibility to obtain competitively priced natural gas feedstock.

The Rio Bravo Pipeline is under development and is expected to be constructed and completed prior to the start of commissioning of Train 1 at the Rio Grande LNG Facility. Rio Grande has also entered into an agreement for capacity on an interruptible basis with Enbridge’s Valley Crossing Pipeline to provide redundant capacity for commissioning and operations.

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We have proposed and are in the process of executing on a substantial and diversified natural gas feedstock sourcing strategy to spread risk exposure across multiple contracts, counterparties, and pricing hubs. We expect to enter into gas supply arrangements with a wide range of suppliers, and we also expect to leverage trading platforms and exchanges to lock in natural gas supply prices and/or hedge risk. Certain of our LNG offtake counterparties have the option to sell to Rio Grande some or all of the natural gas required to produce their respective contracted LNG volumes pursuant to structured options which define how much volume can be supplied and how much notice must be provided to switch to and from self-sourcing.

We believe our proximity to major reserve basins and shale plays, increasing pipeline capacity in the area, a significant amount of natural gas production and infrastructure investment, as well as our existing contacts and discussions with some of the largest regional operators, represent key elements of a comprehensive and effective feed gas strategy.

Final Investment Decision of Train 4 and Train 5 at the Rio Grande LNG Facility

We expect to make a positive final investment decision and commencement of construction of Train 4 and related infrastructure, and subsequently Train 5 and related infrastructure, at the Rio Grande LNG Facility, subject to, among other things, finalizing and entering into EPC contracts, entering into appropriate commercial arrangements, and obtaining adequate financing to construct each train and related infrastructure.

The Company has undertaken certain pre-FID activities for Train 4, including the FEED and EPC contract processes with Bechtel.

An affiliate of TotalEnergies SE (“TotalEnergies”) has an LNG purchase option of 1.5 MTPA for Train 4. If TotalEnergies exercises this purchase option, the Company currently estimates that an additional approximately 3 MTPA of LNG must be contracted on a long-term basis for Train 4 prior to making a positive FID. The Company continues to advance commercial discussions with multiple potential counterparties and expects to finalize commercial arrangements for Train 4 in the coming months to support a positive FID on Train 4.

The Company expects to finance construction of Train 4 utilizing a combination of debt and equity funding. The Company expects to enter into bank facilities for the debt portion of the funding. In connection with consummating the Rio Grande Phase 1 equity joint venture, the Company's equity partners each have options to invest in Train 4 equity, which, if exercised, would provide approximately 60% of the equity funding required for Train 4. Inclusive of these options, NextDecade currently expects to fund 40% of the equity commitments for Train 4 and to have an initial economic interest of 40% in Train 4, increasing to 60% after its equity partners achieve certain returns on their investments in Train 4. The Company expects to complete the financing process for Train 4 after the EPC contract and commercial arrangements are finalized.

The Company expects to begin the EPC contracting process for Train 5 after a positive FID on Train 4. TotalEnergies also holds an LNG purchase option for 1.5 MTPA for Train 5, and the Rio Grande Phase 1 equity partners have options to invest in Train 5 equity which are materially equivalent to their options to participate in Train 4 equity.

FERC Update

On April 21, 2023, the FERC issued the order on remand (the “Remand Order”) reaffirming the order issued by FERC on November 22, 2019, authorizing the siting, construction and operation of the Rio Grande LNG Facility (the “Order”). The Remand Order reaffirmed that the Rio Grande LNG Facility is not inconsistent with the public interest under the Natural Gas Act Section 3.

The Remand Order was issued as a result of the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia dated August 3, 2021, which denied all petitions filed by parties who filed requests for re-hearing of the Order, except for two technical issues dealing with environmental justice and GHG emissions, which were remanded to the FERC for further consideration.

Parties sought rehearing of the Remand Order, which FERC denied by operation of law on June 22,2023, and subsequently issued a substantive order on the merits upholding the conclusions in the Remand Order, and its reaffirmation of the FERC Order. On August 17, 2023, parties petitioned the D.C. Circuit for review of the Remand Order, which is still pending. Oral arguments have been scheduled for May 17, 2024.

On November 24, 2023, a motion was filed with FERC to stay construction of the Rio Grande LNG Facility, which FERC denied on January 24,2024. On February 2, 2024, parties filed a motion with the D.C. Circuit to stay construction of the Rio Grande LNG Facility. On March 1, 2024 the motion to stay was denied by the D.C. Circuit.

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We do not expect the appeal process to have any material negative impact on construction or operations of Phase 1 or our expected Train 4 and Train 5 expansions at the Rio Grande LNG Facility.

Corporate and Other Activities

We are required to maintain corporate and general and administrative functions to serve our business activities described above. We are also in various stages of developing other projects, such as Train 4 and Train 5 at the Rio Grande LNG Facility, additional liquefaction expansions at the Rio Grande LNG Facility, a CCS project at the Rio Grande LNG Facilities, and potential CCS projects at third party industrial facilities.

Financing Activity

Corporate Credit Facility

In January 2024, our wholly-owned subsidiary NextDecade LLC entered into a credit agreement that provides for a $50 million senior secured revolving credit facility with additional capacity of $12.5 million to cover interest. Borrowings under the revolving credit facility may be used for general corporate purposes, including development costs related to Train 4 at the Rio Grande LNG Facility. Borrowings bear interest at SOFR or the base rate plus an applicable margin as defined in the credit agreement. The revolving credit facility and interest term loan mature at the earlier of two years from the closing date or 10 business days after a positive FID on Train 4.

Rio Grande Senior Secured Notes

In February 2024, Rio Grande issued and sold $190 million of senior secured notes to finance a portion of Phase 1. The senior secured notes were issued on February 9, 2024 and resulted in a reduction in the commitments outstanding under Rio Grande's existing bank credit facilities for Phase 1. These senior secured notes will be amortized over a period of approximately 18 years beginning in mid-2029, with a final maturity in June 2047. The senior secured notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 6.85% and rank pari passu to Rio Grande's existing senior secured financings.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Following FID on Phase 1 and the project financing obtained by Rio Grande, NextDecade and Rio Grande operate with independent capital structures. Although our sources and uses are presented from a consolidated standpoint, certain restrictions under debt and equity agreements limit the ability of NextDecade and Rio Grande to use and distribute cash. Rio Grande is required to deposit all cash received under its debt agreements into restricted accounts. The usage or withdrawal of such cash is restricted to the payment of obligations related to Phase 1 and other restricted payments, and such cash and capital resources are not available to service the obligations of NextDecade.

Phase 1 FID Rio Grande Financing

In connection with the FID on Phase 1 of the Rio Grande LNG Facility, Rio Grande obtained approximately $6.2 billion in equity capital commitments, inclusive of commitments from the NextDecade Member, entered into senior secured non-recourse bank credit facilities of $11.6 billion, consisting of $11.1 billion in construction term loans and a $500 million working capital facility, and closed a $700 million senior secured non-recourse private notes offering. Rio Grande will utilize these capital resources to fund the approximately $18.0 billion total cost of Phase 1, including EPC cost, which was approximately $12.0 billion at FID, and to fund owner’s costs and contingencies, dredging for the Brazos Island Harbor Channel Improvement Project, conservation of more than 4,000 acres of wetland and wildlife habitat area and installation of utilities, and interest during construction and other financing costs.

Near Term Liquidity and Capital Resources of NextDecade Corporation

Prior to the FID on Phase 1 of the Rio Grande LNG Facility, our primary cash needs historically were funding development activities in support of the Rio Grande LNG Facility and our CCS projects, which included payments of initial direct costs of the Rio Grande site lease and expenses in support of engineering and design activities, regulatory approvals and compliance, commercial and marketing activities and corporate overhead. We spent approximately $97.7 million on such development activities year-to-date through FID on July 12, 2023, which we funded through our cash on hand and proceeds from the issuances of equity and equity-based securities. Following the FID on Phase 1 of the Rio Grande LNG Facility, costs associated with the Phase 1 EPC agreements, Rio Grande site lease, and other Phase 1 related costs are being funded by debt and equity proceeds received by Rio Grande.

Because our businesses and assets are under construction or in development, we have not historically generated significant cash flow from operations, nor do we expect to do so until liquefaction trains at the Rio Grande LNG Facility begin operating or until we install CCS systems at third-party industrial facilities. We intend to fund development activities for the foreseeable future with cash and cash equivalents on hand and through the sale of additional equity, equity-based or

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debt securities in us or in our subsidiaries. There can be no assurance that we will succeed in selling equity or equity-based securities or, if successful, that the capital we raise will not be expensive or dilutive to stockholders.

Our consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2024 have been prepared on the basis that we will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. Based on our balance of cash and cash equivalents of $45.8 million in cash and cash equivalents and available commitments under a revolving loan facility of $26.2 million at March 31, 2024, there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that our consolidated financial statements were issued. Our ability to continue as a going concern will depend on managing certain operating and overhead costs and our ability to raise capital through equity, equity-based or debt financings. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.

Our capital raising activities since January 1, 2024 have included the following:

In January 2024, NextDecade LLC entered into a Credit and Guaranty Agreement by and among NextDecade LLC, as borrower, Rio Grande LNG Super Holdings, LLC and Rio Grande LNG Intermediate Super Holdings, LLC, as subsidiary guarantors, MUFG Bank, Ltd., as the administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as the collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent”), MUFG Bank, Ltd., as coordinating lead arranger and bookrunner and the financial institutions party thereto as lenders. The Credit and Guarantee Agreement provides for the following facilities:

•a revolving loan facility (the “Revolving Loans”) in an amount up to $50.0 million available to NextDecade LLC to be used for (a) general corporate purposes and working capital requirements of NextDecade LLC and its subsidiaries, including development costs related to the fourth liquefaction train and related common facilities at the Rio Grande LNG Facility, and (b) certain permitted payments on behalf of the Company and its subsidiaries; and

•an interest loan facility (the “Interest Loans” and together with the Revolving Loans, the “Loans”) in an amount up to $12.5 million available to NextDecade LLC to pay interest obligations, fees, and expenses due and payable under the Credit Agreement and the other finance documents.

Long Term Liquidity and Capital Resources of NextDecade Corporation

We will not receive significant cash flows from Phase 1 of the Rio Grande LNG Facility until it is operational, and the commercial operation date for the first train of Phase 1 is expected to occur in late 2027 based on the schedule under the EPC contracts. Any future phases of development at the Rio Grande LNG Facility and CCS projects will similarly take an extended period of time to develop, construct and become operational and will require significant capital deployment.

We currently expect that the long-term capital requirements for future phases of development at the Rio Grande LNG Facility and any CCS projects will be financed predominantly through the proceeds from future debt, equity-based, and equity offerings by us or our subsidiaries. As a result, our business success will depend, to a significant extent, upon our ability to obtain financing required to fund future phases of development and construction at the Rio Grande LNG Facility and any CCS projects, to bring them into operation on a commercially viable basis and to finance any required increases in staffing, operating and expansion costs during that process. There can be no assurance that we will succeed in securing additional debt and/or equity financing in the future to fund future phases of development and construction at the Rio Grande LNG Facility or complete any CCS projects or, if successful, that the capital we raise will not be expensive or dilutive to stockholders. Additionally, if these types of financing are not available, we will be required to seek alternative sources of financing, which may not be available on terms acceptable to us, if at all.

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Sources and Uses of Cash

The following table summarizes the sources and uses of our cash for the periods presented (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024		2023
Operating cash flows	$	(28,825)	$	(23,185)
Investing cash flows	(796,365)		(23,403)
Financing cash flows	782,110		34,940
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(43,080)		(11,648)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – beginning of period	294,478		62,789
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – end of period	$	251,398	$	51,141

Operating Cash Flows

Operating cash outflows during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were $28.8 million and $23.2 million, respectively. The increase in operating cash outflows during the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023 was primarily due to an increase in employee costs and professional fees paid to consultants as we construct Phase 1 of the Rio Grande LNG Facility and continue to develop subsequent phases.

Investing Cash Flows

Investing cash outflows during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were $796.4 million and $23.4 million, respectively. Investing cash outflows primarily consist of cash used in the construction of Phase 1 of the Rio Grande LNG Facility. The increase in investing cash outflows during the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the same period in 2023 was primarily due to a positive FID on Phase 1 of the Rio Grande LNG Facility and the mobilization of the Bechtel workforce that began in July 2023 and carried into 2024.

Financing Cash Flows

Financing cash inflows during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were $782.1 million and $34.9 million, respectively. Financing cash inflows during the 2024 period are primarily comprised of $768.9 million of proceeds from borrowings under Rio Grande's credit facilities and its issuance of senior secured notes and proceeds from the receipt of equity commitments in Intermediate Holdings of $194.6 million, partially offset by debt and equity issuance costs of $4.3 million and repayment of $176.0 million of debt using proceeds of the senior secured notes offering during the 2024 period. Financing cash inflows during the 2023 period were primarily comprised of the sale of Company common stock.

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Results of Operations

The following table summarizes costs, expenses and other income for the periods indicated (in thousands):


	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024		2023		Change
Revenues	$	—	$	—	$	—
General and administrative expense	32,505		26,271		6,234
Development expense	2,509		464		2,045
Lease expense	3,019		337		2,682
Depreciation expense	84		38		46
Total operating loss	(38,117)		(27,110)		(11,007)
Other income (expense):
Loss on common stock warrant liabilities	(1,516)		(367)		(1,149)
Derivative gain	258,872		—		258,872
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest	(25,479)		—		(25,479)
Loss on debt extinguishment	(7,440)		—		(7,440)
Other, net	455		130		325
Net income (loss) attributable to NextDecade Corporation	186,775		(27,347)		214,122
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interest	158,429		—		158,429
Less: preferred stock dividends	—		6,700		(6,700)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$	28,346	$	(34,047)	$	62,393

Net income attributable to common stockholders was $28.3 million, or $0.11 per common share (basic and diluted) for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to a net loss of $34.0 million, or $(0.23) per common share (basic and diluted), for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The $62.4 million decrease in net loss was primarily a result of derivative gain, partially offset by increases in general and administrative expense, net income attributable to non-controlling interest, loss on debt extinguishment and interest expense, net of capitalized interest.

Derivative gain during the three months ended March 31, 2024 of $258.9 million is due to the reversal of derivative liabilities recognized at December 31, 2023 and an increase in forward SOFR rates from December 31, 2023 to March 31, 2024 relative to the fixed interest rates under Rio Grande's interest rate swap agreements.

General and administrative expense during the three months ended March 31, 2024 increased approximately $6.2 million compared to the same period in 2023 primarily due to an increase in professional fees, employee costs and share-based compensation expense.

Net income attributable to non-controlling interest during the three months ended March 31, 2024 of $158.4 million is due to derivative gains of $258.9 million, partially offset by expenses of approximately $71.1 million.

Interest expense, net of capitalized interest during the three months ended March 31, 2024 of $25.5 million represents total interest cost on debt of $53.4 million, net of capitalized interest of $28.1 million.

Summary of Critical Accounting Estimates

The preparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying notes. There have been no significant changes to our critical accounting estimates from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are not required to provide the information under this item.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

We maintain a set of disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports filed by us under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. As of the end of the period covered by this report, we evaluated, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of March 31, 2024, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

During the most recent fiscal quarter, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

None.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There were no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer

The following table summarizes stock repurchases for the three months ended March 31, 2024:


Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased (1)	Average Price Paid Per Share (2)		Total Number of Shares Purchased as a Part of Publicly Announced Plans	Maximum Number of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans
January 2024	4,826	$	4.69	—	—
February 2024	2,205	5.00		—	—
March 2024	13,536	5.28		—	—

(1)Represents shares of Company common stock surrendered to us by participants in the 2017 Plan to settle the participants’ personal tax liabilities that resulted from the lapsing of restrictions on awards made to the participants under the 2017 Plan.

(2)The price paid per share of Company common stock was based on the closing trading price of such stock on the dates on which we repurchased shares of Company common stock from the participants under the 2017 Plan.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Securities Trading Plans of Directors and Executive Officers

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, none of our directors or executive officers adopted or terminated any contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of our securities that was intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) or any “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement.”

Item 6. Exhibits


Exhibit No.						Description
3.1						Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of NextDecade Corporation, dated July 24, 2017(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed July 28, 2017).
3.2						Amended and Restated Bylaws of NextDecade Corporation, as amended March 3, 2021(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed June 24, 2022).
3.3						Certificate of Designations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, dated August 9, 2018 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed December 20, 2018).
3.4						Certificate of Designations of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, dated September 28, 2018 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed November 9, 2018).

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3.5						Certificate of Designations of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, dated March 17, 2021 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed March 18, 2021).
3.6						Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Designations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, dated July 12, 2019 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed July 15, 2019).
3.7						Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Designations of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, dated July 12, 2019 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed July 15, 2019).
3.8						Certificate of Increase to Certificate of Designations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of NextDecade Corporation, dated July 15, 2019 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.7 of the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed August 6, 2019).
3.9						Certificate of Increase to Certificate of Designations of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of NextDecade Corporation, dated July 15, 2019 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.8 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed August 6, 2019).
10.1						Indenture, dated as of February 9, 2024, by and between Rio Grande LNG, LLC and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee.
10.2						Change Orders to the Amended and Restated Fixed Price Turnkey Agreement for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction of Trains 1 and 2 of the Rio Grande Natural Gas Liquefaction Facility, made and executed as of September 14, 2022, by and between Rio Grande LNG, LLC and Bechtel Energy Inc.: (i) EC00093, dated as of January 10, 2024; (ii) EC00100, EC00105 and EC00124, each dated as of January 30, 2024, (iii) EC00092, dated as of February 6, 2024; (iv) EC00110, dated as of February 23, 2024; (v) EC00127, dated as of March 21, 2024; and (vi) EC00137, dated as of March 26, 2024
10.3						Change Orders to the Amended and Restated Fixed Price Turnkey Agreement for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction of Train 3 of the Rio Grande Natural Gas Liquefaction Facility, made and executed as of September 14, 2022, by and between Rio Grande LNG, LLC and Bechtel Energy Inc.: (i) EC00094, dated as of January 18, 2024; (ii) EC00101 and EC00125, each dated as of January 30, 2024; and (iii) EC00138, dated as of March 26, 2024
10.4						Credit Agreement, dated as of January 4, 2024, by and among NextDecade LNG, LLC, as Borrower, MUFG Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral Agent, and the guarantors and senior lenders party thereto.
10.5						Supplemental Indenture No. 1, dated as of March 4, 2024, to Indenture, dated as of July 12, 2023, by and between Rio Grande LNG, LLC and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee.
31.1*						Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*						Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1**						Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2**						Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS						Inline XBRL Instance Document (the Instance Document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
101.SCH*						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL*						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.LAB*						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE*						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF*						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

______________________

*Filed herewith.

**Furnished herewith.

+Certain portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.


	NEXTDECADE CORPORATION

Date: May 9, 2024	By:	/s/ Matthew K. Schatzman
		Matthew K. Schatzman
		Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)


Date: May 9, 2024	By:	/s/ Brent E. Wahl
		Brent E. Wahl
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer)

Document

Exhibit 10.1


RIO GRANDE LNG, LLC 6.85% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2047 __________________ INDENTURE Dated as of February 9, 2024 __________________ WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Trustee

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1. DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE			1
1.1 Defined Terms			1
1.2 Interpretation			22
1.3 UCC Terms			22
1.4 Accounting and Financial Determinations			22
2. THE NOTES			23
2.1 Form and Dating			23
2.2 Execution and Authentication			23
2.3 Registrar and Paying Agent			24
2.4 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust			25
2.5 Noteholder Lists			25
2.6 Transfer and Exchange			25
2.7 Replacement Notes			28
2.8 Outstanding Notes			29
2.9 Treasury Notes			29
2.10 Temporary Notes			30
2.11 Cancellation			30
2.12 Defaulted Interest			30
2.13 CUSIP Numbers / PPN			30
2.14 Tax Withholding			31
2.15 Net of Taxes			31
3. REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT			34
3.1 Notices to Trustee			34
3.2 Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed			35
3.3 Notice of Redemption			35
3.4 Effect of Notice of Redemption			36
3.5 Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price			36
3.6 Notes Redeemed in Part			37
3.7 Optional Redemption			37
3.8 Open Market Purchases; No Mandatory Redemption			38
3.9 Offer to Purchase by Application of Collateral Proceeds; LNG SPA Termination Offer			38
4. COVENANTS			40
4.1 Payment of Notes			40
4.2 Maintenance of Office or Agency			40
4.3 Reports			41
4.4 Compliance Certificate			49
4.5 Distributions			49
4.6 Use of Proceeds			50
4.7 Incurrence of Indebtedness			50
4.8 Maintenance of Designated Offtake Agreements			51
4.9 Maintenance of Liens			53
4.10 Maintenance of Ratings			53

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4.11 Payments for Consent			53
4.12 Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event			53
4.13 Events of Loss			56
4.14 Asset Sales			56
4.15 Performance Liquidated Damages			57
4.16 BLK Senior Notes DSRA			57
4.17 Material Project Documents.			58
4.18 Insurance.			58
4.19 Maintenance of Properties.			58
4.20 Books and Records.			58
4.21 Inspection Reports.			59
4.22 Sanctions Regulations, Etc.			59
4.23 Designated Offtake Agreements.			59
4.24 Accounts			59
4.25 Limitation on Formation of Controlled Subsidiaries			59
4.26 Historical DSCR			60
4.27 Affiliated Noteholder Cap			60
4.28 Note Guarantees			60
4.29 Supplemental Indenture			60
5. SUCCESSORS			61
5.1 Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets			61
5.2 Successor Corporation Substituted			61
6. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES			61
6.1 Events of Default			61
6.2 Acceleration			63
6.3 Other Remedies			63
6.4 Waiver of Past Defaults			64
6.5 Control by Majority			64
6.6 Limitation on Suits			64
6.7 Rights of Noteholders to Receive Payment			65
6.8 Collection Suit by Trustee			65
6.9 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim			65
6.10 Priorities			66
6.11 Undertaking for Costs			66
7. TRUSTEE			66
7.1 Duties of Trustee			66
7.2 Rights of Trustee			67
7.3 Individual Rights of Trustee			69
7.4 Trustee’s Disclaimer			69
7.5 Notice of Defaults			69
7.6 Compensation and Indemnity			69
7.7 Replacement of Trustee			70
7.8 Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.			71
7.9 Eligibility; Disqualification			71
7.10 Authorization to Enter Into Accession Agreements			72

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7.11 Trustee Protective Provisions			72
8. LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE			72
8.1 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance			72
8.2 Legal Defeasance and Discharge			72
8.3 Covenant Defeasance			73
8.4 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance			73
8.5 Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions			74
8.6 Repayment to Company			75
8.7 Reinstatement			75
9. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER			75
9.1 Without Consent of Noteholders			75
9.2 With Consent of Noteholders			76
9.3 Decisions under Other Financing Documents			78
9.4 Revocation and Effect of Consents			80
9.5 Notation on or Exchange of Notes			80
9.6 Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.			80
10. COLLATERAL AND SECURITY			80
10.1 Senior Secured Debt			80
10.2 Release of Collateral			81
11. SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE			81
11.1 Satisfaction and Discharge			81
11.2 Application of Trust Money			82
12. MISCELLANEOUS			83
12.1 Notices			83
12.2 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent			85
12.3 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion			85
12.4 Rules by Trustee and Agents			86
12.5 No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders			86
12.6 Applicable Law, Jurisdiction, etc.			86
12.7 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements			87
12.8 Successors			87
12.9 Severability			87
12.10 Counterpart Originals			88
12.11 Trustee’s Receipt of Funds to the Extent not Required to be Applied to Payment of the Notes			88
12.12 Table of Contents, Headings, etc.			88
12.13 USA Patriot Act			88

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ANNEX AND EXHIBITS

ANNEX A PAYMENT SCHEDULE

ANNEX B DISQUALIFIED INSTITUTIONS

Exhibit A FORM OF NOTE

Exhibit B FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

Exhibit C FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE

Exhibit D ADDITIONAL NOTES AND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE FOR ADDITIONAL NOTES

Exhibit E FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR

Exhibit 2.15-A FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

Exhibit 2.15-B FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

Exhibit 2.15-C FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

Exhibit 2.15-D FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

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This INDENTURE dated as of February 9, 2024 between Rio Grande LNG, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Company”) and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, each a “Party” and together the “Parties”.

The Company and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Noteholders (as defined herein).

1.DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

1.1Defined Terms

Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings provided in the Common Terms Agreement. In addition, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“2033 Notes First Supplemental Indenture” means the proposed first supplemental indenture to the 2033 Notes Indenture substantially in the form delivered to by email the Trustee on or prior to the date hereof.

“2033 Notes Indenture” means the Indenture, dated July 12, 2023, by and between the Company and Wilmington Trust, N.A., as trustee, governing the Company’s senior secured notes due 2033.

“ACQ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the applicable Designated Offtake Agreement.

“Additional Notes” means Notes (other than the Initial Notes) issued under this Indenture in accordance with Section 2.1(b) and Exhibit D.

“Administrative Decision” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Collateral and Intercreditor Agreement.

“Agent” means any Registrar, co-registrar, Paying Agent or additional paying agent.

“Aggregate Funded Equity” has the meaning assigned to such term in the P1 Equity Contribution Agreement.

“Annual Facility Budget” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Definitions Agreement.

“Anti-Terrorism and Money Laundering Laws” means any of the following (a) Section 1 of Executive Order 13224 of September 24, 2001, Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (Title 12, Part 595 of the US Code of Federal Regulations), (b) the Terrorism Sanctions Regulations (Title 31 Part 595 of the US Code of Federal Regulations), (c) the Terrorism List Governments Sanctions Regulations (Title 31 Part 596 of the US Code of Federal Regulations), (d) the Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations (Title 31 Part 597 of the US Code of Federal Regulations), (e) the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (Pub. L. No. 107-56), (f) the U.S. Money Laundering Control Act of 1986, as amended, (g) the Bank Secrecy Act, 31 U.S.C. sections 5301 et seq., (h) Laundering of Monetary Instruments, 18 U.S.C. section 1956, (i) Engaging in Monetary Transactions in Property Derived from Specified Unlawful Activity, 18 U.S.C. section 1957, (j) the Financial Recordkeeping and Reporting of Currency and Foreign Transactions Regulations (Title 31 Part 103 of the US Code of Federal Regulations), (k) any other similar rule by any Sanctions Authority having the force of

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law and relating to money laundering, terrorist acts or acts of war, and (l) any regulations promulgated under any of the foregoing.

“Applicable Prepayment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(c).

“Approved Owners” means (a) Global Infrastructure Management, LLC, (b) Devonshire Investment Pte. Ltd., (c) MIC TI Holding Company 2 RSC Limited, (d) Global LNG North America Corp., (e) any Qualified Mezzanine Entity, and (f) to the extent satisfying the KYC Requirements, any other Person approved by the Trustee acting at the instruction of the Noteholders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.

“Asset Sale Offer” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.

“Asset Sale Proceeds” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Collateral and Intercreditor Agreement.

“Authentication Order” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

“Base Committed Quantity” means 844.880 million MMBtu (equivalent to approximately 16.19 MTPA), being the aggregate ACQ under the Initial Offtake Agreements; provided, that (a) following the full payment of the required amount of Senior Secured Debt (taking into account any amounts offered but not accepted by the Noteholders or other applicable Senior Secured Debt Holders) upon any LNG Sales Mandatory Prepayment Event pursuant to Section 4.8(a), the Base Committed Quantity will be equal to the aggregate ACQ under the Designated Offtake Agreements used to calculate the amount of Senior Secured Debt that the Company is not required to repay pursuant to Section 4.8(a), (b) to the extent that any other Offtake Agreement becomes a Designated Offtake Agreement or an existing Designated Offtake Agreement is amended to adjust the quantity of LNG contracted to be sold thereunder, the Base Committed Quantity will be equal to the aggregate ACQ under such Designated Offtake Agreements as at such time, and (c) following prepayment of Senior Secured Debt (other than any prepayment referenced in the foregoing clause (a)), the Base Committed Quantity will be reduced to the minimum ACQ under the Designated Offtake Agreements in effect at such time that is required to achieve an Indenture Projected DSCR of at least 1.40:1.00 (or, at any time after any prepayment referenced in clause (a), 1.20:1.00) based on the Base Case Forecast updated only to reflect such prepayment.

“Beneficial Owner” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such “person” will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such “person” has the right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only after the passage of time. The terms “beneficially owns,” “beneficially owned” and “beneficial ownership” have a corresponding meaning.

“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation (31 C.F.R. § 1010.230).

“BLK Senior Notes DSRA” means the account established pursuant to Section 2.3(b) of the P1 Accounts Agreement with respect to the Company’s debt service reserve requirement thereunder.

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“Canada Blocked Person” means (i) a “terrorist group” as defined for the purposes of Part II.1 of the Criminal Code (Canada), as amended or (ii) a Person identified in or pursuant to (w) Part II.1 of the Criminal Code (Canada), as amended or (x) the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, as amended or (y) the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law), as amended or (z) regulations or orders promulgated pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act (Canada), as amended, the United Nations Act (Canada), as amended, or the Freezing Assets of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Canada), as amended, in any case pursuant to this clause (ii) as a Person in respect of whose property or benefit a holder of Notes would be prohibited from entering into or facilitating a related financial transaction.

“Change Order” means, as the context may require, a “Change Order” as defined in the T1/T2 EPC Contract, a “Change Order” as defined in the T3 EPC Contract, or both.

“Change of Control” means:

(a)prior to the Project Completion Date, the Sponsor and the Approved Owners collectively fail to directly or indirectly hold legally and beneficially more than 50% of the total voting and economic Equity Interests of the Company and voting Equity Interests of the Pledgor;

(b)prior to the Project Completion Date, the Sponsor fails to directly or indirectly hold legally and beneficially 15% or more of the voting and economic Equity Interests of the Company;

(c)on and after the Project Completion Date, the Sponsor, any Approved Owners, any Qualified Public Company, any Qualified Investment Entity, any Qualified Offtaker Investor, and any Qualified Energy Company collectively fail to directly or indirectly hold legally and beneficially more than 50% of the total voting and economic Equity Interests of the Company; or

(d)at any time, the Pledgor fails to hold legally and beneficially 100% of the total voting and economic Equity Interests in the Company;

provided, that in clauses (a), (b), and (c), any Equity Interests of the Pledgor that are held legally and beneficially through an entity of which the Sponsor, any Approved Owners, any Qualified Investment Entity, any Qualified Offtaker Investor, or any Qualified Energy Company, as applicable, is the general partner and has the power, whether by contract, equity ownership, or otherwise, to direct or cause the direction of the policies and management of such entity, shall be included when calculating such percentage; provided, further, that for purposes of clauses (a) and (c) and the definition of Approved Owners, (w) “Global Infrastructure Management, LLC” means Global Infrastructure Management, LLC, its Related Entities and its Affiliates, where (i) “Affiliates” means (A) any Person that is managed or advised by Global Infrastructure Management, LLC or its Related Entities or (B) any trustee, custodian, or nominee of any fund managed or advised by Global Infrastructure Management, LLC or its Related Entities and (ii) “advised” means being in receipt of an implementing advice in relation to the management of investments of that Person which (other than in relation to actually making decisions to implement such advice) is substantially the same as the services which would be provided

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by a fund manager of the relevant Person, (x) “Devonshire Investment Pte. Ltd.” means Devonshire Investment Pte. Ltd., its Related Entities and its Affiliates, where “Affiliates” means any Person that is, or is managed or advised by, GIC Private Limited or its Related Entities and (y) “MIC TI Holding Company 2 RSC Limited” means MIC TI Holding Company 2 RSC Limited, its Related Entities and its Affiliates, where “Affiliates” means the government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and any Person it Controls, whether directly or indirectly.

“Change of Control Offer” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12.

“Change of Control Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12.

“Change of Control Payment Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12.

“Change of Control Triggering Event” means the occurrence of a Change of Control; provided, that, a Change of Control shall not be deemed to have occurred if the Company shall have received written confirmation that a Rating Reaffirmation shall have occurred.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time.

“Collateral Proceeds” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Collateral and Intercreditor Agreement.

“Common Terms Agreement” means the Common Terms Agreement, dated as of July 12, 2023, by and among the Company, each Senior Secured Debt Holder Representative that is a party thereto and the P1 Intercreditor Agent.

“Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble hereto.

“Construction Budget and Schedule” means (a) a budget attached as Exhibit O-1 to the CD Credit Agreement setting forth, on a monthly basis, the timing and amount of all projected payments of P1 Project Costs through the date on which Substantial Completion under each P1 EPC Contract shall have occurred under each of the P1 EPC Contracts and (b) a schedule attached as Exhibit O-2 to the CD Credit Agreement setting forth the proposed engineering, procurement, construction and testing milestone schedule for the Project’s Development through the projected date on which Final Completion shall have occurred under each of the P1 EPC Contracts, which budget and schedule shall (i) be certified by the Company as the best reasonable estimate of the information set forth therein as of the Closing Date, (ii) be consistent with the requirements of the P1 Financing Documents and the Material Project Documents, and (iii) as of the Closing Date, be in form and substance acceptable to the Noteholders in consultation with the Independent Engineer, in each case as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified to take into account any Change Orders permitted under the CD Credit Agreement.

“Contracted Revenues” means, for any period, Cash Flow projected to be received by the Company during such period under Qualified Offtake Agreements calculated solely to reflect the price paid if no LNG is lifted under Qualified Offtake Agreements then in effect.

“Controlled Subsidiary” means, with respect to any specified Person, a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other Person of which a majority of the Equity Interests of such Person having ordinary voting power or authority for the election or

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appointment of directors, managers or other governing body (other than Equity Interests having such power or authority only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise Controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such specified Person.

“Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee” will be at the address of the Trustee specified in Section 12.1 or such other address as to which the Trustee may give notice to the Company and the Noteholders or the designated corporate trust office of any successor Trustee.

“Covenant Defeasance” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3.

“Custodian” means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Notes in registered book-entry form, or any successor entity thereto.

“Date Certain” shall mean, the “Date Certain” as defined under the CD Credit Agreement, as of the date of this Indenture and without giving effect to how that term may be amended, waived, extended or otherwise modified from time to time, pursuant to the terms of the CD Credit Agreement notwithstanding any contrary provision in any P1 Financing Document.

“DBRS” means Morningstar DBRS or any successor thereto.

“Debt Fund Affiliate” means any Affiliate of the Company or any if its subsidiaries that is, in each case, a bona fide debt fund or an investment vehicle that is engaged in the making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course, is not organized for the purpose of making equity investments, and with respect to which (a) any such Debt Fund Affiliate has in place customary information barriers between it and the applicable Equity Owner and any Affiliate of the applicable Equity Owner that is not primarily engaged in the investing activities described above, (b) its managers have fiduciary duties to the investors thereof independent of and in addition to their duties to the applicable Equity Owner and any Affiliate of the applicable Equity Owner, and (c) the Equity Owners and investment vehicles managed or advised by any Equity Owner that are not engaged primarily in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course do not, either directly or indirectly, make investment decisions for such entity.

“Debt to Equity Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Senior Secured Debt (other than the principal of Working Capital Debt) at such time outstanding to (b) the sum of Aggregate Funded Equity and Voluntary Equity Contributions, in each case, made on or prior to such date.

“Debtor Relief Law” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Collateral and Intercreditor Agreement.

“Default” means (i) any CTA Default and (ii) any other event or condition which, with the giving of notice, lapse of time or upon a declaration or determination being made (or any combination thereof), would become an Event of Default.

“Definitive Note” means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Noteholder, issued in accordance with Section 2.6, and, in the case of Initial Notes, substantially in the form of Exhibit A.

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“Delivered” refers to quantities of LNG sold “cost, insurance and freight,” “cost and freight,” “delivered ex ship,” “delivered at terminal,” or otherwise where the Company is responsible for the transportation of LNG to a delivery point other than at the Rio Grande Facility under the terms of the relevant Offtake Agreement.

“Disqualified Institution” means (a) any person set forth by the Company on Annex B as of the date hereof, as updated from time to time by the Company by three Business Days’ prior written notice to the Trustee to add any competitor of any Loan Party, Global Infrastructure Management, LLC, TotalEnergies SE, and their respective subsidiaries, and such competitor’s Affiliates or (b) any clearly identifiable (solely on the basis of its name or as identified by the Company to the Trustee) Affiliate of the entities described in clause (a); provided, that “Disqualified Institution” shall not include in each case a Disqualified Institution Debt Fund Affiliate of any entity not listed under the heading “Group A” in Annex B hereto; provided, further, that the Company shall not add more than two additional entity names per calendar year to “Group A” under Annex B following the date hereof; provided, further, that any designation as a “Disqualified Institution” shall not apply retroactively to any then current Noteholder.

“Disqualified Institution Debt Fund Affiliate” means a bona fide debt fund or an investment vehicle that is engaged in the making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course, is not organized for the purpose of making equity investments, and with respect to which (a) any such Disqualified Institution Debt Fund Affiliate has in place customary information barriers between it and the applicable Disqualified Institution and any Affiliate of the applicable Disqualified Institution that is not primarily engaged in the investing activities described above, (b) its managers have fiduciary duties to the investors thereof independent of and in addition to their duties to the applicable Disqualified Institution and any Affiliate of the applicable Disqualified Institution, and (c) the Disqualified Institution and investment vehicles managed or advised by such Disqualified Institution that are not engaged primarily in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course do not, either directly or indirectly, make investment decisions for such entity.

“DOE Export Authorizations” means (a) the Order Granting Long-Term Multi-Contract Authorization to Export LNG to Free Trade Agreement Nations issued by DOE/FE in FE Docket No. 15-190-LNG in its Order No. 3869 on August 17, 2016, and (b) the Opinion and Order Granting Long-Term Multi-Contract Authorization to Export LNG to Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations issued by DOE/FE in FE Docket No. 15-190-LNG in its Order No. 4492 on February 10, 2020, as amended to extend the term in DOE/FE Order No. 4492-A issued on October 21, 2020.

“DOE/FE” means the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy or, as subsequently renamed, Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management.

“Environmental and Social Action Plan” means the Environmental and Social Action Plan attached to the report of the Environmental Advisor delivered pursuant to this Indenture, together with any updates thereto as may be made from time to time by the Company as required or permitted under the P1 Financing Documents.

“Equator Principles” means the principles named “The Equator Principles EP4 – A financial industry benchmark for determining, assessing and managing environmental and social risk in

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projects” adopted by various financial institutions in the form dated July 2020 that became effective on October 1, 2020.

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

“ERISA Affiliate” means any corporation or trade or business which is a member of any group of organizations: (a) described in Section 414(b) or Section 414(c) of the Code of which the Company is a member and (b) solely for purposes of potential liability under Section 302(b) of ERISA and Section 412(b) of the Code and the lien created under Section 303(k) of ERISA and Section 430(k) of the Code, described in Section 414(m) or Section 414(o) of the Code of which the Company is a member.

“ERISA Event” means:

(a)any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan, other than events for which the 30-day notice period has been waived by current regulation under PBGC Regulation Subsections .27, .28, .29 or .31;

(b)the failure with respect to any Plan to meet the minimum funding requirements of Section 412 or Section 430 of the Code or Section 302 or Section 303 of ERISA, whether or not waived;

(c)the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan;

(d)the incurrence by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan;

(e)the filing of notice of intent to terminate a Plan or the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 of ERISA;

(f)the institution of proceedings to terminate a Plan by PBGC or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan;

(g)the withdrawal by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates from a multiple employer plan (within the meaning of Section 4064 of ERISA) during a plan year in which it was a “substantial employer”, as such term is defined under Section 4064 of ERISA, upon the termination of a Multiemployer Plan or the cessation of operations under a Plan pursuant to Section 4062(e) of ERISA;

(h)the incurrence by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan;

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(i)the attainment of any Plan of “at risk” status within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA;

(j)the receipt by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in critical, endangered or critical and declining status, within the meaning of the Code or Title IV of ERISA;

(k)the failure of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate to pay when due any amount that has become liable to the PBGC, any Plan or trust established thereunder pursuant to Title IV of ERISA or the Code;

(l)the adoption of an amendment to a Plan requiring the provision of security to such Plan pursuant to Section 436(f) of the Code;

(m)the Company or any of its Controlled Subsidiaries engages in a “prohibited transaction” within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA that is not otherwise exempt by statute, regulation or administrative pronouncement; or

(n)the imposition of a lien under ERISA or the Code with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan.

“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.

“Excess Loss Proceeds” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.13.

“Excess Asset Sale Proceeds” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.14.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

“Export Authorization Remediation” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8.

“Facility Independent Engineer” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Definitions Agreement.

“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among governmental authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code.

“Final Completion” means, as the context may require, a “Final Completion” as defined in the T1/T2 EPC Contract, a “Final Completion” as defined in the T3 EPC Contract, or both.

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“Foreign Noteholder” means a Noteholder that is not a U.S. Noteholder.

“Funding Shortfall Debt” means Supplemental Debt that satisfies:

(a)the conditions set forth in Section 2.6 (Supplemental Debt) of the Common Terms Agreement,

(b)the conditions set forth in Section 4.7(d), and

(c)the following conditions:

(i)the principal amount of such Funding Shortfall Debt does not exceed: (A) (1) if incurred prior to the Project Completion Date or the completion date of the Permitted Capital Improvement (as applicable), an amount equal to 75% of the aggregate amount of P1 Project Costs, or the costs of such Permitted Capital Improvement (as applicable) and (2) if incurred on or after the Project Completion Date or the completion date of the applicable Capital Improvement (as applicable), (x) in the case of Funding Shortfall Debt incurred to finance P1 Project Costs, an amount that, together with all funded or unfunded commitments under the CD Construction/Term Loans, the TCF Senior Loans, the Notes, any Supplemental Debt incurred to fund such P1 Project Costs, any Replacement Debt incurred to replace such funded or unfunded commitments, and any other Funding Shortfall Debt to finance P1 Project Costs, does not exceed 75% of aggregate P1 Project Costs as at the Project Completion Date or (y) in the case of Funding Shortfall Debt incurred to finance Permitted Capital Improvements, an amount that, together with all Senior Secured Debt incurred to finance such Permitted Capital Improvement, does not exceed 75% of aggregate costs in respect of such Permitted Capital Improvement as at the completion of such Permitted Capital Improvement, plus (B) all premiums, fees, costs, expenses, and reserves (including any incremental increase in the DSRA Reserve Amounts resulting from the incurrence of such Funding Shortfall Debt) associated with arranging, issuing and incurring such Funding Shortfall Debt plus (C) 105% of the P1 IR Hedge Termination Amounts reasonably projected as of such date of incurrence to be due and payable by the Company with respect to any portion of one or more Senior Secured IR Hedge Agreement to be terminated in connection with any such incurrence;

(ii)such Funding Shortfall Debt is incurred prior to the second anniversary of the Project Completion Date or the completion date of such Permitted Capital Improvement (as applicable); and

(iii)simultaneously with the incurrence of any Funding Shortfall Debt, the Company shall use a portion of the proceeds of such Funding Shortfall Debt to fund any reserves (including any incremental increase in the

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DSRA Reserve Amounts) resulting from the incurrence of such Funding Shortfall Debt.

“Guarantor” means any subsidiary of the Company which provides a Note Guarantee pursuant to or in accordance with this Indenture and its successors and assigns, in each case, until the Note Guarantee of such Person has been released in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.

“Government Securities” means direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, the United States of America, and the payment for which the United States of America pledges its full faith and credit.

“Historical DSCR” has the meaning set forth in the Common Terms Agreement; provided, however, that for all purposes under this Indenture, “Historical DSCR” shall be deemed to exclude subclause (b)(vii) of the definition thereof in the Common Terms Agreement.

“HMT” means His Majesty’s Treasury, the economic and finance ministry of the United Kingdom.

“incur” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.

“Indemnified Taxes” means any taxes, which term includes any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable in respect thereof, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Company under any Notes Document other than any of the following taxes imposed on or with respect to a Noteholder or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Noteholder: (a) taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise taxes, and branch profits taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Noteholder being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Noteholder and the jurisdiction imposing such tax (other than connections arising from such holder of a Note having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Notes Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Note or Notes Document), (b) U.S. federal withholding taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Noteholder with respect to an applicable interest in a Note pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Noteholder acquires such interest in the Note or (ii) such Noteholder changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.15, amounts with respect to such taxes were payable either to an assignor of such Noteholder immediately before such Noteholder acquired the Note or to such Noteholder immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) taxes attributable to the failure of such holder of the Notes to comply with Section 2.15(d) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding taxes imposed under FATCA.

“Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.

“Indenture Debt Service Reserve Amount” means as of any date of determination, an amount reasonably projected by the Company to be the amount necessary to pay the forecasted Debt Service in respect of the Notes from such date through (and including) the next Interest Payment Date; provided, that for purposes of calculation of the amount specified in clause (c) of the definition of Debt Service, any final balloon payment or bullet maturity of Senior Secured Debt shall not be taken into account and instead only the equivalent of the principal payment on the

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immediately preceding Interest Payment Date prior to such balloon payment or bullet maturity shall be taken into account.

“Indenture Projected CFADS” means, for any period, an amount equal to (a) the amount of Cash Flow from Contracted Revenues projected to be received by the Company during such period minus (b) all amounts projected to be paid during such period pursuant to Sections 3.3(c)(i) and 3.3(c)(ii) (P1 Revenue Account) of the P1 Accounts Agreement (other than any fee projected to be payable to any Senior Secured Party), which amounts under this clause (b) shall exclude any such amounts that (i) are related to the lifting of LNG or (ii) are P1 Project Costs, RCI EPC CAPEX (as defined in the Definitions Agreement), or RCI Owners’ Costs (as defined in the Definitions Agreement), in each case, to the extent funded with Indebtedness or equity.

“Indenture Projected DSCR” means, for the applicable period, the ratio of (a) Indenture Projected CFADS to (b) Debt Service (other than (i) principal of Working Capital Debt and the principal amount of Senior Secured Debt payable on the Maturity Date thereof, (ii) commitment fees, front-end fees and up-front fees paid prior to the Project Completion Date or, if later, out of the proceeds of Senior Secured Debt, (iii) LC Costs, (iv) interest in respect of the Senior Secured Debt and Senior Secured Obligations under Senior Secured IR Hedge Agreements, in each case, paid prior to the Project Completion Date, (v) amounts payable under Senior Secured Hedge Agreements that are not in respect of interest rates, (vi) without duplication of amounts in clause (v), P1 Hedge Termination Amounts under Senior Secured Hedge Agreements, and (vii) for purposes of satisfying the conditions set forth in Section 4.7, incremental carrying costs of such Senior Secured Debt and the costs associated with arranging, issuing, and incurring such Senior Secured Debt projected for such period).

“Initial Notes” means $190,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.85% Senior Secured Notes due 2047 issued under this Indenture on the date hereof.

“Initial Offtakers” means:

(a) China Gas Hongda Energy Trading Co., Ltd.;

(b) Engie S.A.;

(d) ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.;

(e) Galp Trading S.A.;

(f)Guangdong Energy Group Natural Gas Co., Ltd.;

(g) Guangdong Energy Group Co., Ltd.;

(h) Itochu Corporation;

(i)Shell NA LNG LLC; and

(j)TotalEnergies Gas & Power North America, Inc.

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“Institutional Accredited Investor” means an institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3), (7) or (9) under the Securities Act, who is not also a QIB.

“Institutional Investor” means (a) any Noteholder holding (together with one or more of its affiliates) more than 15% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, (b) any bank, trust company, savings and loan association or other financial institution, any pension plan, any investment company, any insurance company, any broker or dealer, or any other similar financial institution or entity, regardless of legal form, and (c) any Related Fund of any Noteholder referred to in clause (a).

“Interest Payment Date” means June 30 and December 30 of each year, commencing on June 30, 2024, or if any such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.

“Investment Grade” means that such person is rated by at least one Recognized Credit Rating Agency and at least one such rating is equal to or better than “Baa3” by Moody’s, “BBB-” by S&P, “BBB-” by Fitch, or a comparable credit rating that is a Recognized Credit Rating Agency.

“Issue Date” means the first date of original issuance of the Notes under this Indenture.

“KYC Requirements” means the consistently applied “know your customer” requirements of the Noteholders under applicable “know your customer” and Anti-Terrorism and Money Laundering Laws, including the USA Patriot Act.

“Legal Defeasance” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2.

“Liquefaction Owners” means (a) the Company and (b) any other Person that (i) is permitted under the CFAA to construct and own the assets comprising a Train Facility, (ii) has entered into a construction advisor services agreement in respect of a Subsequent Train Facility, and (iii) has acceded to the RG Facility Agreements in accordance therewith.

“LNG Sales Mandatory Prepayment Event” means any event triggering a mandatory prepayment or any requirement to make an offer to prepay (including any such requirement pursuant to Section 4.8) of Senior Secured Debt in connection with the termination of a Offtake Agreement or any Impairment of any related Government Approval.

“LNG Sales Mandatory Prepayment” means any prepayment of Senior Secured Debt in connection with an LNG Sales Mandatory Prepayment Event.

“LNG SPA Termination Offer” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.

“LNG SPA Termination Prepayment Amount” means an amount determined by the Company and allocated to a prepayment offer in respect of the notes pursuant to Section 4.8(a).

“Loss Proceeds Offer” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.

“Make-Whole Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7.

“Material Project Party” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Collateral and Intercreditor Agreement.

“Maturity Date” means June 30, 2047.

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“Mezzanine Financing Facility” means any financing facility entered into at any time by a Person that is a parent of the Pledgor in connection with the Project.

“Modification” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Collateral and Intercreditor Agreement.

“MTPA” means million metric tonnes per annum.

“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan defined as such in Section 3(37) of ERISA to which contributions have been made by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate in the past five years and which is covered by Title IV of ERISA.

“Necessary Senior Secured Debt Instrument” means any Senior Secured Debt Instrument providing for Indebtedness without which the Company could not reasonably expect to have sufficient funds (on the basis of all available funds, including Senior Secured Debt Commitments, cash on deposit in the P1 Construction Account or the Distribution Account, or other committed equity, and projected Contracted Revenues under the Designated Offtake Agreements) to achieve the Project Completion Date by the Date Certain.

“Note Guarantee” means the Guarantee by each Guarantor of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes, contained in this Indenture or in any Supplemental Indenture.

“Noteholder” or “Holder” means a Person in whose name a Note is registered.

“Notes” means the Initial Notes and any Additional Notes, unless the context otherwise requires.

“Notes Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(d).

“OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

“OFAC Laws” means any laws, regulations, and executive orders relating to the economic sanctions programs administered by OFAC, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. sections 1701 et seq.; the Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 App. U.S.C. sections 1 et seq.; and the Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Parts 500 et seq. (implementing the economic sanctions programs administered by OFAC).

“OFAC SDN List” means the list of “Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons” maintained by OFAC.

“Offer Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.

“Offer Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.

“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by one Authorized Officer of the Company, which officer must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer, the principal accounting officer or the general counsel and secretary that meets the requirements of Section 12.3.

“Offtaker” means each counterparty to an Offtake Agreement (but excluding the Company).

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“Opinion of Counsel” means an opinion or opinions from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee that meets the requirements of Section 12.3. The counsel may be an employee of, or counsel to, the Company or to a Holder, as applicable.

“P1 CASA Advisor” has the meaning assigned to such term in the P1 CASA.

“Party” or “Parties” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble hereto.

“Paying Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.

“Payment Schedule” means the payment and amortization schedule attached hereto as Annex A, as the same may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and Annex A.

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA (or any successor).

“Performance Liquidated Damages” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Collateral and Intercreditor Agreement.

“Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, including any “employee welfare benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) and/or any “employee pension benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), that is or was maintained or contributed to by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate.

“PLD Excess Proceeds” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.15.

“PLD Proceeds Offer” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.

“Private Placement Legend” means (a) in the case of the Initial Notes, the legend set forth in Section 2.6(b)(i) and (b) in the case of any Additional Notes, any legend required or permitted by Section 2.1(b).

“Purchase Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.

“QIB” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.

“Qualified Energy Company” means, to the extent satisfying the KYC Requirements, a person: (a) (i) that is, owns, or is Controlled by, or whose ultimate parent company is, (A) an international reputable oil and gas or LNG company (integrated or non-integrated) substantially involved in the exploration, development, production or marketing of hydrocarbons, or (B) a power company or utility that has not less than 5000 megawatts of power generation assets under ownership, management and operation of which at least 2500 megawatts are attributable to gas-fired power generation assets, or (C) a utility or trading company, a substantial portion of whose business involves the ownership, transportation, liquefaction, regasification or purchase, sale or trading of gas or LNG, (ii) with a tangible net worth of no less than $5,000,000,000, and (iii) that is not, or whose ultimate parent company is not, an affiliate of any Government Authority or (b) that is, or is an affiliate of, the Sponsor or any Approved Owner.

“Qualified Investment Entities” means, to the extent satisfying the KYC Requirements, any Person that is managed or advised by a Qualified Investment House or its Related Entities;

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where “advised” means being in receipt of implementing advice in relation to the management of investments of a person which (other than in relation to actually making decisions to implement such advice) is substantially the same as the services which would be provided by a fund manager of the relevant Person.

“Qualified Investment House” means (a) Global Infrastructure Management, LLC or (b) any other investment manager (i) who has aggregate assets under management and committed capital in excess of $10,000,000,000 and (ii) has satisfied the KYC Requirements.

“Qualified Manager” means an entity that (a) manages (by contract, as the manager of a limited liability company, or the general partner of a limited partnership) or advises infrastructure funds, private equity funds, pension funds, government sponsored funds or other similar funds (including publicly traded entities commonly referred to as “master limited partnerships”), which collectively hold assets that in the aggregate are valued in excess of $5,000,000,000, (b) has the expertise, experience, and technical resources to successfully manage the relevant managed entity’s ownership interest in the Project, and (c) satisfies the KYC Requirements. For purposes of this definition of “Qualified Manager”, “advised” means being in receipt of and implementing advice in relation to the management of investments of that person which (other than in relation to actually making decisions to implement such advice) is substantially the same as the services which would be provided by a fund manager of the relevant person.

“Qualified Mezzanine Entity” means, in connection with a foreclosure under any Mezzanine Financing Facility, a Person that:

(a) is one of (i) an agent under such Mezzanine Financing Facility who acquires, holds, or controls the relevant Equity Interests, as agent, pending further disposition thereof for a period not to exceed 270 days (unless, prior to the expiration of such 270 days, a Rating Reaffirmation shall have occurred), (ii) either (A) any infrastructure fund, private equity fund, pension fund, government sponsored fund, or other similar fund (including publicly traded entities commonly referred to as “master limited partnerships”) or an investment vehicle owned directly or indirectly by one or more such entities that is a lender under such Mezzanine Financing Facility and is Controlled by a Qualified Manager or (B) the Qualified Manager of any entity referred to in subpart (A) of this subpart (ii) and, in each of cases (A) and (B) acquires the relevant Equity Interests for its own account or for further disposition thereof, or (iii) a Person who receives the relevant Equity Interests through a bona fide foreclosure over the security interests granted in respect of such Mezzanine Financing Facility and such Person is (A) otherwise an Approved Owner, Qualified Investment Entity, Qualified Offtaker Investor, or Qualified Energy Company or (B) has caused each Specified Rating Agency then-rating all or a portion of the Notes to provide a Ratings Reaffirmation of such Notes that gives effect to the acquisition, holding or control of such Equity Interests by such Person; and

(b) is not, and is not 50% or more owned or otherwise Controlled by, and does not own or Control, a Restricted Person and satisfies the KYC Requirements.

“Qualified Offtake Agreement” means the Initial Offtake Agreements and any other Offtake Agreement that meets each of the following conditions: (a) such Offtake Agreement is entered into for a Qualified Term with a Qualified Offtaker, (b) such Offtake Agreement provides for the delivery of LNG on an FOB or Delivered basis, (c) the Company has delivered to the P1 Intercreditor Agent notice of the proposed terms of such Offtake Agreement and such terms

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(other than as specified in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b)) are consistent, in all material respects with (or not materially less favorable in the aggregate to the interests of the Company than) those set forth in any of Qualified Offtake Agreements then in effect, and (d) the execution of such Qualified Offtake Agreement and performance by the Company of its obligations under such Qualified Offtake Agreement shall not result in a breach of any Qualified Offtake Agreement then in effect, or any Required Export Authorization then in-effect and any additional Required Export Authorizations that are necessary in connection with the execution of such Offtake Agreement.

“Qualified Offtaker” means, to the extent satisfying the KYC Requirements:

(a)(i) any Initial Offtaker so long as, either (A) such Initial Offtaker is not required to provide credit support on the Closing Date in respect of its obligations under the Initial Offtake Agreement to which is a party or (B) such Initial Offtaker has entered into the applicable Designated Offtake Agreement after the Closing Date that provides for credit support requirements that are either substantially similar to those included in the applicable Initial Offtake Agreement or more favorable to the Company and (ii) any entity that, as of the Closing Date, provides a guaranty in respect of an Initial Offtaker’s obligations under the Initial Offtake Agreement to which it is a party;

(b)any Offtaker under any Offtake Agreement which, as of the date it enters into the applicable Designated Offtake Agreement (or, if later, the date on which the applicable Offtake Agreement is designated as a Designated Offtake Agreement pursuant to Section 4.8, as applicable), is, or whose obligations under such Designated Offtake Agreement are guaranteed by an entity that is, Investment Grade;

(c)any Offtaker under any Offtake Agreement that has provided one or more (x) guarantees from a guarantor that is Investment Grade and/or (y) letters of credit issued by a Qualifying LC Issuer (as defined in the P1 Accounts Agreement), that are each issued for the benefit of the Company in respect of its obligations under its applicable Offtake Agreement, in the case of clauses (x) and/or (y), in an amount (in the aggregate) equal to the greater of:

(i)50% of the present value of the Contracted Revenues from the applicable Designated Offtake Agreement during the remaining Qualified Term of such Designated Offtake Agreement; and

(ii)100% of the present value of the Contracted Revenues from the applicable Designated Offtake Agreement during the lesser of (A) the succeeding seven years under such Designated Offtake Agreement and (B) the remaining term of such Designated Offtake Agreement;

(d)any of Vitol Inc., Glencore Ltd., Trafigura Pte Ltd, Gunvor Singapore Pte Ltd, NFE North Trading, LLC, Mercuria Energy Group Ltd, Petrobras Global Trading B.V., Axpo Singapore Pte Ltd., and Litasco SA; and

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(e)so long as the Company has other Designated Offtake Agreements for at least 12.25 MTPA of ACQ with an Offtaker that satisfies the criteria set forth in any of clauses (a)-(d) above, any Offtaker that has, or whose obligations under the applicable Designated Offtake Agreement are guaranteed by an entity that has, a tangible net worth of at least $3,000,000,000 per 1.0 MTPA of ACQ.

“Qualified Offtaker Investors” means (a) any Initial Offtaker that is not required to provide credit support on the Closing Date in respect of its obligations under the Initial Offtake Agreement to which is a party, (b) any entity that, as of the Closing Date, provides a guaranty in respect of an Initial Offtaker’s obligations under the Initial Offtake Agreement to which such Initial Offtaker is a party, (c) any entity that provides a guaranty as contemplated by clause (b) or clause (c) of the definition of “Qualified Offtaker”, (d) any entity referred to in clause (d) or clause (e) of the definition of “Qualified Offtaker”, and (e) to the extent satisfying the KYC Requirements, any entity that Controls any of the foregoing.

“Qualified Public Company” means any publicly listed indirect parent of the Company following a Qualified Public Offering, so long as following such Qualified Public Offering, no person (other than such entity, the Sponsor, the Approved Owners, Qualified Investment Entities, Qualified Offtaker Investors, Qualified Energy Companies, such publicly listed parent company following such Qualified Public Offering or any underwriter or placement agent participating in such Qualified Public Offering) or persons constituting a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any successor provision) (excluding employee benefit plans of the Company or any of its Affiliates and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the economic interests in the Company and, directly or indirectly, Controls the Company.

“Qualified Public Offering” means any public offering of the Sponsor or its Affiliates with any indirect ownership interest in the Company or any direct or indirect shareholder of the Company.

“Qualified Term” means (a) with respect to any Designated Offtake Agreement other than a replacement Designated Offtake Agreement, the term of such Offtake Agreement used in the Base Case Forecast when determining the applicable quantum of Senior Secured Debt that could be incurred based on the revenues projected to be generated under such Offtake Agreement and (b) with respect to one or more Offtake Agreements entered into to replace any terminated Designated Offtake Agreement, (i) a term at least as long, taken as a whole, as the remaining term of the terminated Designated Offtake Agreement that such Offtake Agreement(s) are replacing or (ii) the term for such replacement Offtake Agreement(s) used in the Base Case Forecast to calculate the quantum of Senior Secured Debt required to be prepaid as a result of the terminated Designated Offtake Agreement and entry into such replacement Offtake Agreement(s).

“Rating Reaffirmation” means, with respect to any matter under this Indenture requiring a Rating Reaffirmation, that any two Specified Rating Agencies that are then rating the Notes (or, if only one Specified Rating Agency is then rating the Notes, such agency) have considered the matter and confirmed that, if implemented (or if such matter is an Event of Default, if such event continued), they would reaffirm the then current rating or provide a more favorable rating.

“Registrar” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.

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“Regulation S” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.

“Reinstatement Debt” means Relevering Debt that satisfies (a) the conditions set forth in Section 2.5 (Relevering Debt) of the Common Terms Agreement and (b) the following conditions:

(i)any LNG Sales Mandatory Prepayment Event has occurred;

(ii)such LNG Sales Mandatory Prepayment Event shall have been cured pursuant to each applicable Senior Secured Debt Instrument;

(iii)such Reinstatement Debt is incurred no later than two years after all applicable LNG Sales Mandatory Prepayments in respect of such LNG Sales Mandatory Prepayment Event have been made pursuant to the applicable Senior Secured Debt Instruments;

(iv)the principal amount of such Reinstatement Debt does not exceed: (A) the amount of such LNG Sales Mandatory Prepayment, plus (B) all premiums, fees, costs, expenses and reserves (including any incremental increase in the DSRA Reserve Amounts resulting from the incurrence of such Reinstatement Debt) associated with arranging, issuing and incurring such Reinstatement Debt, plus (C) 105% of the P1 IR Hedge Termination Amounts reasonably projected as of such date of incurrence to be due and payable by the Company with respect to any Senior Secured IR Hedge Agreement to be terminated in connection with any such incurrence;

(v)the Company shall have demonstrated by delivery to the Trustee of an updated Base Case Forecast that all Senior Secured Debt (after taking into account the incurrence of such Reinstatement Debt) outstanding at such time is capable of amortization such that the Indenture Projected DSCR commencing on the Initial Principal Payment Date and for each rolling four Fiscal Quarter period (as of the end of each Fiscal Quarter) through the Maturity Date shall not be less than 1.40:1.00; provided, that for purposes of this clause (v), the Debt Service used to calculate the Indenture Projected DSCR shall assume, if such Reinstatement Debt is incurred prior to the Term Conversion Date, that all Senior Secured Debt Commitments will be fully drawn; and

(vi)concurrently with the incurrence of any Reinstatement Debt, the Company shall apply the proceeds of such Reinstatement Debt in the following order: (A) first, to pay all premiums, fees, costs, expenses and reserves (including any incremental increase in the DSRA Reserve Amount resulting from the incurrence of such Reinstatement Debt) associated with arranging, issuing, and incurring such Reinstatement Debt; (B) second, to fund any reserves (including any incremental increase in the DSRA Reserve Amount) resulting from the incurrence of such Reinstatement Debt; (C) third, to (1) pay any P1 IR Hedge

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Termination Amount that is or will be due and payable with respect to any Senior Secured IR Hedge Agreement to be terminated in connection with any such incurrence or (2) reserve an amount equal to 105% of the P1 IR Hedge Termination Amounts reasonably projected as of such date of incurrence to be due and payable by the Company with respect to any Senior Secured IR Hedge Agreement to be terminated in connection with any such incurrence; and (D) fourth, to make Distributions to the Pledgor.

“Related Entity” means, with respect to any Person, any other person directly or indirectly Controlling, Controlled by or under direct or indirect common Control with such Person.

“Related Fund” means, with respect to any Noteholder, any fund or entity that (a) invests in securities or bank loans, and (b) is advised or managed by such Noteholder, the same investment advisor as such Noteholder or by an Affiliate of such Noteholder or such investment advisor.

“Required Export Authorization” means, with respect to each Designated Offtake Agreement at any time, the DOE Export Authorization and any other export authorization that the Company designates as a “Required Export Authorization” in connection with the entry into, or designation of, a Designated Offtake Agreement, in each case, to the extent that, at such time, the volumes permitted to be exported under the DOE Export Authorization or such export authorization, as the case may be, are required in order to enable the sale of such Designated Offtake Agreement’s share of the then-applicable Base Committed Quantity of LNG in accordance with the terms of such Designated Offtake Agreement.

“Responsible Officer,” when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee (or any successor division or unit of the Trustee) located at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, who has direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture and also means any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

“Restricted Definitive Note” means a Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.

“Restricted Period” means the forty-day distribution compliance period as defined in Regulation S.

“Restricted Person” means a Person that is: (a) the target of Sanctions Regulations; (b) a Canada Blocked Person, (c) a Person listed on, or acting on behalf of a Person listed on, any Sanctions List; (d) a Person located, organized, or ordinarily resident in a country, territory, or region that is, or whose government is, the target of country-wide or territory-wide comprehensive Sanctions Regulations (as of the date of this Agreement, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, the Crimea region of Ukraine, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, and the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic) but excluding, for the elimination of doubt, the United States; or (e) a Person owned more than 50% by or otherwise controlled by a Person or Persons, country, territory or region in (a) through (d).

“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

“Rule 144A” means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.

“Rule 144A Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.

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“Rule 903” means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act.

“Rule 904” means Rule 904 promulgated under the Securities Act.

“Sanctions Authorities” means (a) the United States; (b) the United Nations (acting through the United Nations Security Council as a whole and not each individual member or member state); (c) the European Union (as a whole and not each member state); (d) the United Kingdom; (e) Canada; or (f) the respective governmental institutions and agencies of any of the foregoing, including OFAC, the United States Department of State, and HMT.

“Sanctions List” means the OFAC SDN List, the Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets and the Investment Ban List maintained by HMT, or any similar list maintained by, or public announcement of sanctions designation under Sanctions Regulations made by, any of the Sanctions Authorities but excluding, in all cases, to the extent such list is made by any Sanctions Authority and targeted against the United States or Persons in or connected to the United States.

“Sanctions Regulations” means the applicable economic sanctions laws, regulations, embargoes or restrictive measures administered, enacted or enforced by the Sanctions Authorities, including the OFAC Laws but excluding, in all cases, to the extent administered, enacted or enforced by any other Sanctions Authority against the United States.

“Screened Affiliate” means any Affiliate of a Holder (i) that makes investment decisions independently from such Holder and any other Affiliate of such holder that is not a Screened Affiliate, (ii) that has in place customary information screens between it and such Holder and any other Affiliate of such Holder that is not a Screened Affiliate and such screens prohibit the sharing of information with respect to the Company or its subsidiaries, (iii) whose investment policies are not directed by such Holder or any other Affiliate of such Holder that is acting in concert with such Holder in connection with its investment in the Notes, and (iv) whose investment decisions are not influenced by the investment decisions of such Holder or any other Affiliate of such Holder that is acting in concert with such Holders in connection with its investment in the Notes.

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“Senior Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or comptroller of the Company.

“Senior Secured Bank Debt” has the meaning set forth in the Collateral and Intercreditor Agreement.

“Senior Secured Bank Debt Holder Representative” has the meaning set forth in the Collateral and Intercreditor Agreement.

“Senior Secured Creditor Representative” has the meaning set forth in the Collateral and Intercreditor Agreement.

“Specified Rating Agency” means Moody’s, S&P, Fitch or DBRS or such other nationally recognized rating agency as approved by Noteholders that individually or collectively hold at least 25% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Notes.

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“Subsequent Train Facility” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Definitions Agreement.

“Supplemental Indenture” means any indenture supplemental to this Indenture governing the terms and conditions of any Additional Notes issued from time to time pursuant to Section 2.1(b), in each case, to the extent that the Indebtedness evidence by any Additional Notes, and the terms and conditions of any such Indebtedness, Additional Notes and Supplemental Indenture, are permitted by this Indenture, including Article 4.

“Train Facility” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Definitions Agreement.

“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, the yield determined by the Company in accordance with the following two paragraphs.

The Treasury Rate shall be determined by the Company after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third Business Day preceding the redemption date based upon the yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as “Selected Interest Rates (Daily) – H.15” (or any successor designation or publication) (“H.15”) under the caption “U.S. government securities–Treasury constant maturities–Nominal” (or any successor caption or heading) (“H.15 TCM”). In determining the Treasury Rate, the Company shall select, as applicable: (1) the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the redemption date to the Par Call Date (the “Remaining Life”); or (2) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields – one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining Life – and shall interpolate to the Par Call Date on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the redemption date.

If on the third Business Day preceding the redemption date H.15 TCM is no longer published, the Company shall calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day preceding such redemption date of the United States Treasury security maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the Par Call Date, as applicable. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a Maturity Date equally distant from the Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date and one with a maturity date following the Par Call Date, the Company shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the Par Call Date or two or more United States Treasury securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, the Company shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for such United State