0001306830-23-000106 4 1 20230512 20230516 20230516 Hoffmeister David F 0001305975 4 34 001-32410 23928063 C/O STEPSTONE GROUP INC. 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 31ST FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10017 Celanese Corp 0001306830 2820 980420726 DE 1231 222 W. LAS COLINAS BLVD., SUITE 900N IRVING TX 75039-5421 972-443-4000 222 W. LAS COLINAS BLVD., SUITE 900N IRVING TX 75039-5421 Celanese CORP 20041102 Blackstone Crystal Holdings Capital Partners (Cayman) IV Ltd. 20041022 4 1 wf-form4_168426914725786.xml FORM 4 FORM 4 OMB APPROVAL ? Check this box OMB Number: 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 Hoffmeister David F Celanese Corp [ CE ] Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ (Last) (First) (Middle) 3. Date of Earliest 10% Owner C/O CELANESE CORPORATION, 222 W. Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) _____ Officer (give title LAS COLINS BLVD., SUITE 900N 5/12/2023 below) _____ Other (specify below) (Street) 4. If Amendment, Date 6. Individual or IRVING, TX 75039-5421 Original Filed Joint/Group Filing (Check (MM/DD/YYYY) Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Rule 10b5-1(c) Transaction Indication ? Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. 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 Common Stock 5/12/2023 A 1777 (1) A $98.46 50270 D Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of 2. 3. 3A. 4. Trans. 5. Number of 6. Date Exercisable 7. Title and Amount of 8. Price 9. Number of 10. 11. Nature Derivate Conversion Trans. Deemed Code Derivative and Expiration Date Securities Underlying of derivative Ownership of Security or Date 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 Following Direct (D) (Instr. 4) Security and 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 Explanation of Responses: (1) Annual grant of restricted stock units pursuant to the Company's Amended and Restated 2018 Global Incentive Plan. The restricted stock units vest in full on the one-year anniversary of the date of grant. Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Hoffmeister David F C/O CELANESE CORPORATION X 222 W. LAS COLINS BLVD., SUITE 900N IRVING, TX 75039-5421 Signatures /s/ Adam R. Santosuosso, Attorney-in-Fact for David F. Hoffmeister 5/16/2023 ** 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. 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.