SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 144
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ATTENTION: Transmit for filing three copies of this form concurrently with either placing an order with a broker to execute sale or
executing a sale directly with a market maker.
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1(a) NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print) (b) IRS IDENT. NO. (c) SEC. FILE NO.
Chart Industries, Inc. 34-1712937 1-11442
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1(d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER STREET CITY STATE ZIP CODE (e) TELEPHONE NO.
5885 Landerbrook Dr., Suite 205 Cleveland OH 44124 (440) 753-1490
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2(a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE (b) IRS IDENT. NO. (c) RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER (d) ADDRESS STREET CITY STATE ZIP CODE
SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD
Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund 36-6911789 None 1221 Avenue of the Americas,
New York, NY 10020
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INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number
and the S.E.C. File Number.
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3(a) (b) SEC USE ONLY (c) (d) (e) (f) (g)
Name and Address
of Each Broker
through Whom the
Securities Are To Number Number
Title of the Be Offered or Each of Shares or Aggregate of Shares or Approximate Name of Each
Class of Market Maker Who Broker- Other Units to Market Other Units Date of Sale Securities
Securities Is Acquiring Dealer Be Sold (See Value (See Outstanding (See See Instr. 3(f)) Exchange (See
To Be Sold The Securities File Number Instr. 3(c)) Instr. 3(d)) Instr. 3(e)) (MO. DAY YR.) Instr. 3(g))
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Common Stock Jefferies & Company 40,000 $2,396,000.00 5,359,013 05/04/2005 NYSE
11100 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Knight Equity Markets, L.P.
525 Washington Blvd
Jersey City, NJ 07310
UBS
677 Washington Blvd
Stamford, CT 06901
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. (a) Name of issuer.
(b) Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number.
(c) Issuer's S.E.C. file number, if any.
(d) Issuer's address, including zip code.
(e) Issuer's telephone number, including area code.
2. (a) Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
(b) Such person's I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an entity.
(c) Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10 percent stockholder, or member of immediate
family of any of the foregoing).
(d) Such person's address, including zip code
3. (a) Title of the class of securities to be sold.
(b) Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold.
(c) Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount).
(d) Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days prior to the
filing of this notice.
(e) Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt securities the face amount thereof
outstanding, as shown by the most recent report or statement
published by the issuer.
(f) Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold.
(g) Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold.
TABLE I -- SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold
and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefore:
Name of Person from
Whom Acquired
Title of Date Nature of (If Gift, Also Give Date Amount of Date of
The Class Acquired Acquisition Transaction Donor Acquired) Securities Acquired Payment Nature of Payment
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Common Stock 09/25/2003 share conversion Chart Industries, Inc. 345,454 09/25/2003 share conversion
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. If the securities were purchased and full payment therefore was not made in
cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the
nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any
note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe
the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged
in full or the last installment paid.
2. If within two years after the acquisition of the securities the person for
whose account they are to be sold had any short positions, put or other
option to dispose of securities referred to in paragraph (d)(3) of Rule
144, furnish full information with respect thereto.
TABLE II -- SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST THREE MONTHS
Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past three months by the person for whose
account the securities are to be sold.
Name and Address of Seller Title of Securities Sold Date of Sale Amount of Securities Sold Gross Proceeds
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Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund Common Stock 01/05/2005 500 $25,050.00
Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund Common Stock 01/07/2005 1,500 $75,006.00
Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund Common Stock 01/07/2005 2,000 $100,000.00
Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund Common Stock 01/11/2005 400 $20,000.00
Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund Common Stock 01/12/2005 700 $35,000.00
Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund Common Stock 01/14/2005 500 $25,000.00
Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund Common Stock 02/21/2005 700 $34,825.00
Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund Common Stock 01/24/2005 700 $34,300.00
Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund Common Stock 01/27/2005 5,000 $242,500.00
Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund Common Stock 02/01/2005 4,600 $223,100.00
Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund Common Stock 02/03/2005 400 $19,200.00
REMARKS:
INSTRUCTIONS:
See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to
be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be
sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition,
information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required
by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the
person filing this notice.
May 3, 2005
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(date of notice)
ATTENTION:
The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to
be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any
material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations
of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly
disclosed.
/s/ Alice J. Gerstel
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(signature)
The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to
be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed. Any copies
not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.
ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001.)