Cobalt International Energy Inc. - 2011-04-18

Closed a public offering of 35.65 million shares of its common stock, including 4.65 million shares sold pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option. Cobalt intends to use the proceeds to fund its capital expenditures and for general corporate purposes. Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. were joint book-running managers.