0001223043-05-000001 3 2 20050124 20050126 20050126 HAIN J TRAVIS 0001223043 3 34 001-32410 05550374 100 N TRYON ST 25TH FL CHARLOTTE NC 28255 Celanese CORP 0001306830 2810 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 3 1 primary_doc.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT 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 HAIN J TRAVIS Statement Celanese CORP [CE] (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/24/2005 (Last) (First) (Middle) 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director ___X___ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Street) 5. If Amendment, 6. Individual or Joint/Group 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 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) Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivate Security 2. Date Exercisable 3. Title and 4. 5. 6. Nature of (Instr. 4) and Expiration Date Amount of Conversion Ownership Indirect (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 Series A See Series B Common Stock 1/24/2005 (1) Common 7350435 (1) I Footnote (2) Stock Explanation of Responses: (1) Convertible at the option of the holder into Series A Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis. Conversion is automatic upon payment of a special dividend. (2) BA Capital Investors Sidecar Fund, L.P. owns the 7,350,435 shares of Series B Common Stock reported as beneficially owned in the above table. As the director of BACM I Sidecar GP Limited, the general partner of BA Capital Management Sidecar, L.P., which is the general partner of BA Capital Investors Sidecar Fund, L.P., Mr. Hain controls BA Capital Investors Sidecar Fund, L.P. Mr. Hain disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other HAIN J TRAVIS X Signatures /s/ J. Travis Hain 1/26/2005 ** 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. EX-99.1 2 jointfiler.htm JOINT FILER INFORMATION EXHIBIT 99.1 Information Regarding Joint Filers Designated Filer of Form 3: J. Travis Hain Item 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement: January 24, 2005 Item 4. Issuer Name and Ticker Symbol: Celanese Corporation (CE) Designated Filer: Ownership Form Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership J. Travis Hain Indirect Indirect 100% Owner of Reported 100 North Tryon Street Shares, as director of BACM I Bank of America Plaza Sidecar GP Limited Charlotte, NC 28255 Joint Filers: BA Capital Investors Sidecar Fund, L.P. 100 North Tryon Street Direct Bank of America Plaza Charlotte, NC 28255 BA Capital Management Sidecar, Indirect Indirect 100% Owner of Reported L.P. Shares, as general partner of BA 100 North Tryon Street Capital Investors Sidecar Fund, Bank of America Plaza L.P. Charlotte, NC 28255 BACM I Sidecar GP Limited Indirect 100% Owner of Reported 100 North Tryon Street Indirect Shares, as general partner of BA Bank of America Plaza Capital Management Sidecar, L.P. Charlotte, NC 28255 SIGNATURES BA CAPITAL INVESTORS SIDECAR FUND, L.P. Dated: January 26, 2005 By: BA Capital Management Sidecar, L.P., its general partner By: BACM I Sidecar GP Limited, its general partner By: /s/ J. Travis Hain Name: J. Travis Hain Title: Director BA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT SIDECAR, L.P. Dated: January 26, 2005 By: BACM I Sidecar GP Limited, its general partner By: /s/ J. Travis Hain Name: J. Travis Hain Title: Director BACM I SIDECAR GP LIMITED Dated: January 26, 2005 By: /s/ J. Travis Hain Name: J. Travis Hain Title: Director