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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
769993	Goldman Sachs & Co	200 West Street New York NY 10282		No	No	Yes	No
886982	Goldman Sachs Group Inc	200 West Street New York NY 10282		No	No	Yes	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	2010-05-05	2,300	$10.40	74,870,448	No	4	P	Indirect	See footnotes
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01	Disposition	2010-05-05	2,300	$10.40	74,868,148	No	4	S	Indirect	See footnotes
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01	Acquisiton	2010-05-10	481	$9.10	74,868,629	No	4	P	Indirect	See footnotes
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01	Disposition	2010-05-10	481	$9.10	74,868,148	No	4	S	Indirect	See footnotes

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	P	Indirect	See footnotes
No	4	S	Indirect	See footnotes
No	4	P	Indirect	See footnotes
No	4	S	Indirect	See footnotes

Footnotes

This statement is being filed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group") and Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs" and, together with GS Group, the "Reporting Persons"). The Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly, in the aggregate 74,868,148 shares of Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (the "Company") common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), 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. The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
The Common Stock of the Company reported herein as indirectly purchased and sold were beneficially owned directly by GoldmanSachs 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.