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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 * Beckerle Joseph R   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol International Coal Group, Inc. [ICO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Accounting Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O INTERNATIONAL COAL GROUP, INC., 300 CORPORATE CENTRE DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/03/2009 (Street) SCOTT DEPOT, WV 25560 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 03/03/2009   A   7,669 (1) A $ 0 18,369 (2) 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

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 1.52

03/03/2009

A

26,147

(3)

03/03/2019

Common Stock

26,147

$ 0

26,147

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Beckerle Joseph R C/O INTERNATIONAL COAL GROUP, INC. 300 CORPORATE CENTRE DRIVE SCOTT DEPOT, WV 25560			Chief Accounting Officer

Signatures

/s/ Joseph R. Beckerle		03/05/2009
**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)	Represents a restricted stock grant of 7,669 shares of common stock, the restriction on such shares will lapse in equal installments of 1,917 shares on April 30, 2010, 2011 and 2012 and 1,918 shares on April 30, 2013.
(2)	Includes (a) a restricted stock (?RS?) grant of 3,200 shares of common stock, the restrictions on which 2,400 have lapsed and the restrictions on the remaining 800 will lapse on June 30, 2009; (b) a RS grant of 900 shares of common stock, the restrictions on which 450 have lapsed and the restrictions on the remaining 450 will lapse on June 30, 2009 and 2010; (c) a RS grant of 900 shares of common stock, the restrictions on which 225 have lapsed and the restrictions on the remaining 675 will lapse on June 30, 2009, 2010 and 2011; (d) a RS grant of 900 shares of common stock, the restrictions on which will lapse on March 25, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; (e) a RS grant of 4,800 shares of common stock, the restrictions on which 1,200 have lapsed and the restrictions on the remaining 3,600 will lapse on June 30, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; and (f) a RS grant of 7,669 shares of common stock, the restrictions on such shares will lapse on April 30, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
(3)	Represents stock options for 26,147 shares of common stock, which will vest in equal installments of 6,537 shares on April 30, 2010, 2011 and 2012 and 6,536 shares on April 30, 2013.

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