Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  THOMAS SAMUEL F
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/25/2006		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHART INDUSTRIES INC [GTLS]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE INFINITY CORPORATE CENTRE DRIVE, SUITE 300		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OH 44125		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 321,987
D
 
Common Stock 115,658
I
By GRAT (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (2)   (2) 11/23/2015 Common Stock 240,993 (3) $ 6.41 (3) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
THOMAS SAMUEL F
ONE INFINITY CORPORATE CENTRE DRIVE
SUITE 300
GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OH 44125		   X     President and CEO  

Signatures

/s/ Arthur C. Hall III as attorney-in-fact for Samuel F. Thomas under Power of Attorney 07/25/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Owned by the reporting person as Trustee for the Samuel F. Thomas, Jr. 2006 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust created by the reporting person.
(2) These options were granted on November 23, 2005 pursuant to the terms of the Chart Industries Inc. Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. The options vest annually in equal installments over five years based on continued service.
(3) The number of underlying securities is based on a 10.1088-for-one adjustment for the shares underlying options, which will occur immediately prior to the closing of the Company's initial public offering and assumes a pricing at the $20.00 mid-point of an estimated price range of between $19.00 and $21.00. This adjustment ratio, and consequently the number of underlying securities, is subject to change upon pricing of the Company's initial public offering. A $1.00 increase in the offering price to $21.00 per share would result in an increase of the cumulative adjustment ratio to approximately 10.1301-for-one, and a $1.00 decrease in the offering price to $19.00 per share would result in a reduction of the cumulative adjustment ratio to approximately 10.0853-for-one. The exercise price of the derivative security will be adjusted in accordance with the adjustment ratio. The final options (if different than reported herein) will be reflected in future filings made by the reporting person.

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