Edgar Filing: CRIMSON EXPLORATION INC.

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Grady E Joseph

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CRIMSON EXPLORATION INC. [CXPO.OB]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Sr VP & Chief Fin Officer

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O CRIMSON EXPLORATION INC., 717 TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 2900

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/08/2008

(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77002

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	09/08/2008		A		90,000	A	⁽¹⁾	147,334	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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 17

09/08/2008

180,000

⁽²⁾

02/28/2015

Common Stock

180,000

⁽¹⁾

147,334

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Grady E Joseph C/O CRIMSON EXPLORATION INC. 717 TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 2900 HOUSTON, TX 77002			Sr VP & Chief Fin Officer

Signatures

/s/ Stephen W. Schoppe		09/09/2008
^**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)	On September 8, 2008, the reporting person forfeited options granted to hiim on February 28, 2005. In exchange for the forfeiture of the options, the reporting person received 90,000 shares of restricted common stock under the Crimson Exploration Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. Of these shares of restricted stock, 12.5% will vest on each of September 8, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, and the remaining 50% will vest on September 8, 2013.
(2)	The forfeited options have vested and were eligible to be exercised with respect to 15% of the shares on February 28, 2006 and 25% on each of February 28, 2007 and 2008. The options would have vested and could have been exercised with respect to the remaining 35% of the shares on February 28, 2009.
Remarks: This form has been signed by Stephen W. Schoppe, Acting Secretary for Crimson Exploration Inc., on behalf of Mr. Grady pursuant to an instrument of power of attorney dated February 23, 2006. The authority granted pursuant to such instrument is to remain in full force and effect until rescinded in writing by Mr. Grady.

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