0000950103-12-001123.txt : 20120302 0000950103-12-001123.hdr.sgml : 20120302 20120302143303 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950103-12-001123 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120301 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120302 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120302 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Farnsworth James W. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001477019 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34579 FILM NUMBER: 12662385 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O TWO POST OAK CENTRAL STREET 2: 1980 POST OAK BOULEVARD, SUITE 1200 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Cobalt International Energy, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001471261 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 270821169 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO POST OAK CENTRAL STREET 2: 1980 POST OAK BOULEVARD, SUITE 1200 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 BUSINESS PHONE: (713) 579-9101 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO POST OAK CENTRAL STREET 2: 1980 POST OAK BOULEVARD, SUITE 1200 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0304 4 2012-03-01 0001471261 Cobalt International Energy, Inc. CIE 0001477019 Farnsworth James W. C/O TWO POST OAK CENTRAL 1980 POST OAK BOULEVARD, SUITE 1200 HOUSTON TX 77056 0 1 0 0 Chief Exploration Officer Common Stock 2012-03-01 4 S 0 1580 30.33 D 1999851 D These shares were sold to cover taxes in connection with the vesting of a portion of the reporting person's performance-based restricted stock units granted under the Issuer's Long Term Incentive Plan on December 3, 2010. This sale price is a weighted average sale price that represents the sale of these shares of Common Stock at prices ranging from $30.06 to $30.58, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the SEC staff, the Issuer or any security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares of Common Stock sold at each separate price. /s/ Jeffrey A. Starzec, Attorney-in-Fact 2012-03-02