Updated: Harwood Feffer LLP Announces Investigation of Cobalt International Energy, Inc.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Harwood Feffer LLP (www.hfesq.com) is investigating potential claims against the board of directors of Cobalt International Energy, Inc. ("Cobalt" or the "Company") (NYSE: CIE), concerning whether the board has breached its fiduciary duties to shareholders.

On August 5, 2014, the Company disclosed that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission plans to charge the Company with violations of federal law arising out of corruption in Cobalt's Angola operations.    

On November 30, 2014, a class action was filed against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Case No. 4:2014-cv-03428.  According to the complaint, the Company and certain executive officers issued materially false and misleading communications to the public.  The Complaint alleges a widespread fraudulent scheme to bribe officials in the Republic of Angola via shell corporations in order to obtain access to oil wells there.

Our investigation concerns whether the Company board of directors has breached its fiduciary duties to shareholders, grossly mismanaged the Company, and/or committed abuses of control in connection with the foregoing.

If you own Cobalt shares and wish to discuss this matter with us, or have any questions concerning your rights and interests with regard to this matter, please contact:

Robert I. Harwood, Esq.
Benjamin I. Sachs-Michaels, Esq.
Harwood Feffer LLP
488 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Phone Numbers: (877) 935-7400
                                 (212)935-7400
Email:  bsachsmichaels@hfesq.com
Website:   http://www.hfesq.com

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