0001005477-05-003192 3/A 1 20050831 20050909 20050909 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 GALLAGHER JOHN J III 0001205956 3/A 34 001-32410 051078830 C/O GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL 500 E 96TH ST STE 500 INDIANAPOLIS IN 46240 3/A 1 edgar123.xml AMENDMENT TO FORM 3 FORM 3 OMB APPROVAL UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB Number: Washington, D.C. 20549 3235-0104 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF Estimated SECURITIES average burden hours per response... 0.5 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. Date of Event 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Person * Requiring Symbol GALLAGHER JOHN J III Statement Celanese CORP [CE] (MM/DD/YYYY) 8/31/2005 (Last) (First) (Middle) 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check C/O CELANESE CORPORATION, 1601 W. all applicable) LBJ FREEWAY _____ Director _____ 10% Owner ___X___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Exec. VP & Chief Fin. Off.(1) / (Street) 5. If Amendment, 6. Individual or Joint/Group DALLAS, TX 75234 Date Original Filing(Check Applicable Line) (City) (State) (Zip) Filed(MM/DD/YYYY) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One 9/8/2005 Reporting Person Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security 2. Amount of 3. 4. Nature of Indirect (Instr. 4) Securities Ownership Beneficial Ownership Beneficially Form: (Instr. 5) Owned Direct (Instr. 4) (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) Series A Common Stock (1) 37000 D Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivate 2. Date Exercisable 3. Title and 4. 5. 6. Nature of Security and Expiration Date Amount of Conversion Ownership Indirect (Instr. 4) (MM/DD/YYYY) Securities or Form of Beneficial Underlying Exercise Derivative Ownership Derivative Price of Security: (Instr. 5) Security Derivative Direct (D) (Instr. 4) Security or Indirect (I) Date Expiration Title Amount (Instr. 5) Exercisable Date or Number of Shares Non-Qualified Stock Series A Option (Right to Buy) (2) 8/31/2005 Common 292000 $18.30 D Stock Non-Qualified Stock Series A Option (Right to Buy) (3) 8/31/2005 Common 438000 $18.30 D Stock Explanation of Responses: (1) On September 8, 2005, the reporting person filed a Form 3 reporting an incorrect title for the reporting person. The correct title is indicated above. (2) Upon his employment with the Company, the reporting person received a grant of options pursuant to the Company's 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, 20% of which options will vest, subject to continued employment, on each of December 31, 2005, December 31, 2006, December 31, 2007, December 31, 2008, and March 31, 2009. (3) Upon his employment with the Company, the reporting person received a grant of options pursuant to the Company's 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, which options will vest (i) subject to continued employment and achievement of certain performance targets, with respect to 15% of the options on December 31, 2005, with respect to 30% of the options on December 31, 2006, with respect to 30% of the options on December 31, 2007, and with respect to 25% of the option shares on December 31, 2008, and (ii) 100%, in any event, regardless of the achievement of certain performance targets, no later than January 21, 2013. Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other GALLAGHER JOHN J III C/O CELANESE CORPORATION Exec. VP & Chief Fin. 1601 W. LBJ FREEWAY Off.(1) DALLAS, TX 75234 Signatures /s/ John J. Gallagher III 9/9/2005 ** 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 5(b)(v). ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.