Cobalt International Energy, Inc. Announces Effectiveness of 1-for-15 Reverse Stock Split
Cobalt’s shares of common stock will continue to trade on the New York
Stock Exchange ("
No fractional shares will be issued in connection with the reverse stock split. Any fractional shares resulting from the reverse stock split will be rounded up to the nearest whole share. Stockholders with certificated shares will receive a transmittal letter from the Company’s transfer agent which will contain instructions on how to surrender certificates representing pre-split shares of common stock. Stockholders should not send in their old stock certificates until they receive the transmittal letter from the transfer agent. Stockholders with book-entry shares or who hold their shares in “street name” through a bank, broker, custodian or other nominee will not need to take any action.
The transfer agent for Cobalt’s common stock is
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