Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Hoppel James H JR
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHART INDUSTRIES INC [GTLS] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP - Corp. Dev. and Treasurer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE INFINITY CORPORATE CENTRE DRIVE, SUITE 300		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/22/2010
(Street)

GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OH 44125		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (1) 02/22/2010   A   3,830 A $ 0 3,830 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 02/22/2010   A   524 (2) A $ 0 4,354 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 02/22/2010   F   201 (3) D $ 17.94 4,153 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (4) $ 6.5             06/12/2007 11/23/2015 Common Stock 35,690   35,690 (5) D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (4) $ 6.5               (6) 11/23/2015 Common Stock 23,738   23,738 (6) D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (4) $ 12.16             06/12/2007 04/27/2016 Common Stock 4,777   4,777 (7) D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (4) $ 12.16               (8) 04/27/2016 Common Stock 3,137   3,137 (8) D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (4) $ 27.74               (9) 08/02/2017 Common Stock 2,500   2,500 (9) D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (4) $ 30.95               (10) 01/02/2018 Common Stock 2,760   2,760 (10) D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (4) $ 11               (11) 01/02/2019 Common stock 4,140   4,140 (11) D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (4) $ 17.03               (12) 01/04/2020 Common Stock 4,520   4,520 (12) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Hoppel James H JR
ONE INFINITY CORPORATE CENTRE DRIVE
SUITE 300
GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OH 44125		       VP - Corp. Dev. and Treasurer  

Signatures

 /s/ James H. Hoppel, by Matthew J. Klaben, his attorney-in-fact pursuant to Power of Attorney dated June 29, 2006 on file with the Commission.   02/24/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* 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).
(1) These securities were granted on February 22, 2010 pursuant to a restricted stock award agreement under the Chart Industries, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Equity Plan in an exempt transaction under Rule 16b-3. The restricted stock awards vest in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant.
(2) Represents performance units granted on August 2, 2007 under the Chart Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan that have vested and are paid out in shares of common stock.
(3) The reporting person surrendered 201 shares upon vesting of performance units, to satisfy tax withholding liabilities, in an exempt transaction under Rule 16b-3.
(4) No transaction is being reported on this line. Reported on a previously filed Form 4 or Form 5.
(5) These options were granted on November 23, 2005 as performance options under the Chart Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan in an exempt transaction under Rule 16b-3 and became fully vested on June 12, 2007.
(6) These options were granted on November 23, 2005 pursuant to the terms of the Chart Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan in an exempt transaction under Rule 16b-3. The options vest annually from the date of grant in equal installments over five years based on continued service.
(7) These options were granted on April 27, 2006 as performance options under the Chart Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan in an exempt transaction under Rule 16b-3 and became fully vested on June 12, 2007.
(8) These options were granted on April 27, 2006 pursuant to the terms of the Chart Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan in an exempt transaction under Rule 16b-3. The options vest annually in equal installments over five years based on continued service.
(9) These options were granted on August 2, 2007 pursuant to the Chart Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan in an exempt transaction under Rule 16b-3. The options vest with respect to one-fourth (1/4) of the total number of shares of common stock underlying the stock options on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant.
(10) These options were granted on January 2, 2008 pursuant to the Chart Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan in an exempt transaction under Rule 16b-3. The options vest with respect to one-fourth (1/4) of the total number of shares of common stock underlying the stock options on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant.
(11) These options were granted on January 2, 2009 pursuant to the Chart Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan in an exempt transaction under Rule 16b-3. The options vest with respect to one-fourth (1/4) of the total number of shares of common stock underlying the stock options on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant.
(12) These options were granted on January 4, 2010 pursuant to the Chart Industries, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Equity Plan in an exempt transaction under Rule 16b-3. The options vest with respect to one-fourth (1/4) of the total number of shares of common stock underlying the stock options on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant.

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