0001140361-10-040130 4 1 20101001 20101005 20101005 Jensen Christopher W 0001434671 4 34 001-32410 101110282 1601 W. LBJ FREEWAY DALLAS TX 75234 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 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 Jensen Christopher W 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 10/1/2010 SVP, Finance and Treasurer (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 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature of (Instr. 3) Deemed Code Acquired (A) or Securities Form: Direct (D) Indirect Execution (Instr. 8) Disposed of (D) Beneficially or Indirect (I) Beneficial Date, if (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 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 10/1/2010 M 17500 A (1) 23604 D Stock Series A Common 10/1/2010 M 306 A (2) 23910 D Stock Series A Common 10/1/2010 F 6817 D $32.35 17093 D Stock (5) Series A Common 10/1/2010 A 7155 A (3) 24248 D Stock (3) Series A Common 10/1/2010 A 3580 A (4) 27828 D Stock (4) 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 7. Title and Amount of 8. Price 9. Number of 10. 11. Nature Derivate Conversion Deemed Code Derivative and 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 Restricted Stock Series A Units (1) (1) 10/1/2010 M 17500 (1) (1) Common 17500 (1) 17500 D Stock Dividend Series A Equivalent (2) 10/1/2010 M 306 (2) (2) Common 306 (2) 306 D Right (2) Stock Explanation of Responses: (1) Vesting of Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") granted to the reporting person on April 23, 2008. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Series A Common Stock. (2) Settlement of Dividend Equivalent Rights ("DERs") in connection with the vesting of the RSUs on which such DERs accrued. The DERs accrue and vest concurrently with, and in proportion to, the RSUs to which they relate. Each DER represents the right to received one share of Series A Common Stock. (3) Represents RSUs granted pursuant to the Company's 2009 Global Incentive Plan. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Series A Common Stock. The RSUs will vest, subject to continued employment, on October 1, 2014. (4) Represents RSUs granted pursuant to the Company's 2009 Global Incentive Plan. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Series A Common Stock. The RSUs will vest, subject to continued employment, with respect to 30% of the RSUs on October 1, 2011, with respect to 30% of the RSUs on October 1, 2012 and with respect to 40% of the RSUs on October 1, 2014. (5) Shares withheld for the payment of taxes on the vesting of Restricted Stock Units granted to the reporting person on October 1, 2009. Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Jensen Christopher W C/O CELANESE CORPORATION SVP, Finance and Treasurer 1601 W. LBJ FREEWAY DALLAS, TX 75234 Signatures Alexander M Ludlow, Attorney-in-fact for Christopher W. Jensen 10/5/2010 ** Signature of Reporting Person Date Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. 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