0001209191-17-014416.txt : 20170224 0001209191-17-014416.hdr.sgml : 20170224 20170224170525 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-17-014416 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170222 FILED AS OF DATE: 20170224 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170224 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: COBALT CENTER STREET 2: 920 MEMORIAL CITY WAY, SUITE 100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77024 BUSINESS PHONE: (713) 579-9100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: COBALT CENTER STREET 2: 920 MEMORIAL CITY WAY, SUITE 100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77024 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Smith Richard Anthony CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001477063 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34579 FILM NUMBER: 17638310 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O TWO POST OAK CENTRAL STREET 2: 1980 POST OAK BOULEVARD, SUITE 1200 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 4 1 doc4.xml FORM 4 SUBMISSION X0306 4 2017-02-22 0 0001471261 Cobalt International Energy, Inc. CIE 0001477063 Smith Richard Anthony C/O COBALT CENTER 920 MEMORIAL CITY WAY, SUITE 100 HOUSTON TX 77024 0 1 0 0 Senior Vice President Restricted Stock Units 2017-02-22 4 A 0 277200 0.00 A Common Stock 277200 277200 D The reporting person was awarded the reported securities under the Issuer's 2015 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock, the cash equivalent of Common Stock or a combination thereof, at the Issuer's election. The restricted stock units will vest one-third (1/3) on each of March 15, 2018, March 15, 2019 and March 15, 2020, subject to the terms of the award agreement under the Plan. /s/ Robert F. Bell, Attorney-in-Fact 2017-02-24 EX-24.4_705704 2 poa.txt POA DOCUMENT POWER OF ATTORNEY Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Jeffrey A. Starzec, Robert F. Bell and Troy S. Allen as the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to: (1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as a reporting person of Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (the "Company") pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the rules thereunder, Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act; (2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and the applicable stock exchange or similar authority; and (3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of either of such attorneys-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by either of such attorneys-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as either of such attorneys-in-fact may approve in his discretion. The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that either of such attorneys-in-fact, or the substitute or substitutes of either of such attorneys-in-fact, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act. This Power of Attorney shall supersede any power of attorney previously executed by the undersigned for the purposes outlined herein, and the authority of the attorneys-in-fact named in any such prior powers of attorney is hereby revoked. This Power of Attorney shall remain in effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked as to any attorney-in-fact by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to such attorney-in-fact. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 13th day of December, 2016. Signature: /s/ Richard A. Smith Name: Richard A. Smith