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Filing Details

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
1477020	P. Van Whitfield	C/O Two Post Oak Central 1980 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1200 Houston TX 77056	Evp, Coo	No	Yes	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	Disposition	2012-02-29	40,000	$28.00	618,123	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-02-29	60,000	$28.00	706,328	No	4	S	Indirect	see footnote
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-03-01	2,287	$30.33	615,836	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Indirect	see footnote
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	706,328	Indirect	see footnote

Footnotes

Sale of shares in a registered underwritten secondary offering.
The reported price is the price to the public in the secondary offering before underwriting discounts, fees and expenses.
These shares of Common Stock are directly owned by Veer Eagles Partners Ltd.
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.