0001140361-08-017758 4 1 20080724 20080728 20080728 Celanese CORP 0001306830 2820 980420726 DE 1231 1601 W. LBJ FREEWAY DALLAS TX 75234 972-443-4000 1601 W. LBJ FREEWAY DALLAS TX 75234 Blackstone Crystal Holdings Capital Partners (Cayman) IV Ltd. 20041022 SHAW CURTIS S 0001098953 4 34 001-32410 08974063 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC 12405 POWERSCOURT DRIVE ST LOUIS MO 63131 972-443-4000 C/O CELANESE CORPORATION 1601 W. LBJ FREEWAY DALLAS TX 75234 4 1 doc1.xml FORM 4 FORM 4 OMB APPROVAL [ ] Check this OMB Number: box if no longer UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 3235-0287 subject to Washington, D.C. 20549 Estimated Section 16. Form STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF average burden 4 or Form 5 SECURITIES hours per obligations may response... 0.5 continue. See Instruction 1(b). Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 1. Name and Address of Reporting 2. Issuer Name and Ticker 5. Relationship of Person * or Trading Symbol Reporting Person(s) to SHAW CURTIS S Celanese CORP [ CE ] Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title (Last) (First) (Middle) 3. Date of Earliest below) _____ Other C/O CELANESE CORPORATION, 1601 W. Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) (specify below) LBJ FREEWAY 7/24/2008 EVP, General Counsel and Sec. (Street) 4. If Amendment, Date 6. Individual or DALLAS, TX 75234 Original Filed Joint/Group Filing (Check (City) (State) (Zip) (MM/DD/YYYY) Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security 2. Trans. Date 2A. 3. Trans. 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature of (Instr. 3) Deemed Code or Disposed of (D) Securities Form: Direct (D) Indirect Execution (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially or Indirect (I) Beneficial Date, if Owned Following (Instr. 4) Ownership any Reported (Instr. 4) Transaction(s) (A) (Instr. 3 and 4) or Code V Amount (D) Price Series A Common Stock 7/24/2008 M 18500 A $15.16 45600 D Series A Common Stock 7/24/2008 M 31500 A $16.83 77100 D Series A Common Stock 7/24/2008 S 49800 D $39.47 (1) 27300 D Series A Common Stock 7/24/2008 S 200 D $39.98 27100 D Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of 2. 3. Trans. Date 3A. 4. Trans. 5. Number of 6. Date Exercisable and 7. Title and Amount of 8. Price 9. Number of 10. 11. Nature Derivate Conversion Deemed Code Derivative Expiration Date Securities Underlying of derivative Ownership of Security or Execution (Instr. 8) Securities Derivative Security Derivative Securities Form of Indirect (Instr. 3) Exercise Date, if Acquired (A) or (Instr. 3 and 4) Security Beneficially Derivative Beneficial Price of any Disposed of (D) (Instr. 5) Owned Security: Ownership Derivative (Instr. 3, 4 and Following Direct (D) (Instr. 4) Security 5) Reported or Transaction(s) Indirect Date Expiration Amount or (Instr. 4) (I) Exercisable Date Title Number of (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Shares Non- Qualified Series A Stock Option $15.16 7/24/2008 M 18500 (2) 4/18/2015 Common 18500 $0 55500 D (right to buy) Stock Non-Qualified Series A Stock Option $16.83 7/24/2008 M 31500 (2) 10/10/2015 Common 31500 $0 76000 D (right to buy) Stock Explanation of Responses: (1) The reported sales price in this line is a weighted average sales price. The prices actually received range from $38.96 to $39.94. The reporting person will provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the SEC staff, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range. (2) Granted pursuant to the Company's 2004 Stock Incentive Plan. The option shares vested with respect to 30% of the option shares on each of December 31, 2005 and 2006, with respect to 15% of the option shares on December 31, 2007 and, subject to continued employment and achievement of certain performance targets, will vest with respect to 25% of the option shares on December 31, 2008. Remarks: The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person. Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other SHAW CURTIS S C/O CELANESE CORPORATION EVP, General Counsel and 1601 W. LBJ FREEWAY Sec. 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