Filing Details

Accession Number:
0000769993-11-000553
Form Type:
4
Zero Holdings:
No
Publication Time:
2011-08-12 15:02:14
Reporting Period:
2011-08-10
Filing Date:
2011-08-12
Accepted Time:
2011-08-12 15:02:14
SEC Url:
Form 4 Filing
Issuer
Cik Name Symbol Sector (SIC) IRS No
1471261 Cobalt International Energy Inc. CIE Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas (1311) 270821169
Insiders
Cik Name Reported Address Insider Title Director Officer Large Shareholder Other
1172484 A Kenneth Pontarelli C/O Goldman, Sachs &Amp; Co.
200 West Street
New York NY 10282
Yes No No No
Reported Non-Derivative Transactions
Sec. Name Acquisiton - Disposition Date Amount Price Remaning Holdings Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Acquisiton 2011-08-10 9,444 $8.82 74,868,148 No 4 P Indirect See footnotes
Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
No 4 P Indirect See footnotes
Footnotes
  1. The Reporting Person is a managing director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs"). Goldman Sachs is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group"). The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), of Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (the "Company") in excess of his pecuniary interest, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of, or has any pecuniary interest in, such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
  2. Goldman Sachs and GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly, in the aggregate, 74,868,148 shares of Common Stock of the Company through certain limited partnerships (the "Limited Partnerships"). Affiliates of GS Group and Goldman Sachs are the general partner, managing limited partner or managing partner of the Limited Partnerships.
  3. The Common Stock of the Company reported herein as indirectly purchased were beneficially owned directly by Goldman Sachs and may be deemed to have been beneficially owned indirectly by GS Group. Without admitting any legal obligation, Goldman Sachs or another wholly-owned subsidiary of GS Group will remit appropriate profits, if any, to the Company.
  4. Reflects a weighted average purchase price of $8.8221 per share, at prices ranging from $8.71 to $8.905 per share. Upon request by the staff of the Securities Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided.