UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 30, 2017

NEXTDECADE CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-36842	46-5723951
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3 Waterway Square Place, The Woodlands, Texas 77380

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(832) 403-1874

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Appointment of Certain Directors or Officers

On August 30, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of NextDecade Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Eric Garcia, as the Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Garcia, age 39, had more than 15 years of experience in the public accounting industry. He began his career at KPMG LLP in January 2002, and was most recently, an audit managing director at KPMG LLP’s Houston, Texas office. Eric received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico. He is a Certified Public Accountant in Texas and New Mexico and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

SIGNATURE

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 hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: September 1, 2017

NEXTDECADE CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Krysta De Lima
	Name: Krysta De Lima Title: General Counsel