Sec Form 4 Filing - OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC @ CHART INDUSTRIES INC - 2005-10-17

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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 OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CHART INDUSTRIES INC [ CIDI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 10/17/2005 (Street) LOS ANGELES, CA90071 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 10/17/2005 S( 1 ) 2,463,638 D $ 64.75 0 I See footnote ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 )

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CA90071 X OCM PRINCIPAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND II LP 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CA90071 X Signatures OCM Principal Opportunities Fund II, L.P. By: Oaktree Capital Management, LLC, its general partner /s/ Michael P. Harmon, Managing Director /s/ Richard Ting, Vice President 10/19/2005 Signature of Reporting Person Date Oaktree Capital Management, LLC /s/ Michael P. Harmon, Managing Director /s/ Richard Ting, Vice President 10/19/2005 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Sold to CI Acquisition, Inc. (the "Buyer") pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 2, 2005, among the Issuer, First Reserve Fund X, L.P., certain principal stockholders of the Issuer, including OCM Principal Opportunities Fund II, L.P., and the Buyer. ( 2 )The reporting person, Oaktree Capital Management, LLC ("Oaktree"), is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, acting as the general partner of OCM Principal Opportunities Fund II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("OCM Fund"). ( 3 )The OCM Fund was the direct beneficial owner of the Common Stock. Oaktree disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to, the extent of its pecuniary interest therein. The filing of this Form 4 shall not be deemed an admission that Oaktree is the beneficial owner of any securities not held directly for its account for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise. ( 4 )Oaktree is a limited liability company managed by an executive committee, the members of which are Howard S. Marks, Bruce A. Karsh, David Kirchheimer, Sheldon M. Stone, D. Richard Masson, Larry W. Keele, Stephen A. Kaplan, Russel S. Bernard, Kevin L. Clayton and John B. Frank. Each of such persons may be deemed a beneficial owner of the securities listed herein by virtue of such status as members of Oaktree. Each such person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities listed herein and the filing of this Form 4 shall not be construed as an admission that such person is the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this Form 4, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.

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