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Filing Details

Accession Number:: 0000769993-12-000256
Form Type:: 4
Zero Holdings:: No
Publication Time:: 2012-02-14 16:47:14
Reporting Period:: 2012-02-10

Filing Date:: 2012-02-14
Accepted Time:: 2012-02-14 16:47:14
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
1414603	L Scott Lebovitz	C/O Goldman, Sachs &Amp; Co. 200 West Street New York NY 10282		Yes	No	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

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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	2012-02-10	2,500	$32.45	74,870,648	No	4	P	Indirect	See footnotes
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01	Disposition	2012-02-10	2,500	$32.36	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

Footnotes

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.
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.
The Common Stock of the Company reported herein as indirectly purchased and sold 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.
Reflects a weighted average purchase price of $32.4548 per share, at prices ranging from $32.40 to $32.48 per share.
Reflects a weighted average sale price of $32.3614 per share, at prices ranging from $32.27 to $32.45 per share.
Upon request by the staff of the Securities Exchange Commission, the Company, or a security holder of the Company, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided.