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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 * WOLFE ROBERT H   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CHART INDUSTRIES INC [GTLS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) V.P., General Counsel and Sec. (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE INFINITY CORPORATE CENTRE DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/02/2017 (Street) GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OH 44125 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, par value $0.01 per share 01/02/2017   F   35 (1) D $ 36.02 4,392 (2) D   Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 01/02/2017   F   43 (3) D $ 36.02 4,349 (4) 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

Stock Option (Right to Buy) (5)

$ 45.46

(6)

05/25/2021

Common Stock

1,125

1,125 (6)

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy) (5)

$ 55.93

(7)

01/03/2022

Common Stock

840

840 (7)

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy) (5)

$ 68.21

(8)

01/02/2023

Common Stock

893

893 (8)

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy) (5)

$ 93.34

(9)

01/02/2024

Common Stock

900

900 (9)

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy) (5)

$ 34.27

(10)

01/02/2025

Common Stock

2,070

2,070 (10)

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy) (5)

$ 17.72

(11)

01/04/2026

Common Stock

4,510

4,510 (11)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WOLFE ROBERT H ONE INFINITY CORPORATE CENTRE DRIVE GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OH 44125			V.P., General Counsel and Sec.

Signatures

/s/ Robert H. Wolfe, by Arthur C. Hall III, his attorney-in-fact pursuant to Power of Attorney dated November 4, 2016 on file with the Commission.		01/04/2017
**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)	Upon the vesting of the final one-third (1/3) of the reporting person's January 2, 2014 restricted stock award, the reporting person surrendered 35 shares of that restricted stock award, to satisfy tax withholding liabilities, in an exempt transaction under Rule 16b-3.
(2)	1,376 and 447 shares of the total amount beneficially owned were granted on January 4, 2016 and January 2, 2015, respectively, pursuant to restricted share unit agreements under the Chart Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated 2009 Omnibus Equity Plan in an exempt transaction under Rule 16b-3 and remain subject to restriction.
(3)	The reporting person surrendered 43 shares upon the vesting of 171 restricted share units, which is one-third (1/3) of the reporting person's January 2, 2015 restricted share unit award, to satisfy tax withholding liabilities, in an exempt transaction under Rule 16b-3.
(4)	1,376 and 276 shares of the total amount beneficially owned were granted on January 4, 2016 and January 2, 2015, respectively, pursuant to restricted share unit agreements under the Chart Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated 2009 Omnibus Equity Plan in an exempt transaction under Rule 16b-3 and remain subject to restriction.
(5)	No transaction is being reported on this line.
(6)	These options were granted on May 25, 2011 pursuant to the Chart Industries, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Equity Plan in an exempt transaction under Rule 16b-3. The options vest with respect to one-fourth (1/4) of the total number of shares of common stock underlying the stock options on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant.
(7)	These options were granted on January 3, 2012 pursuant to the Chart Industries, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Equity Plan in an exempt transaction under Rule 16b-3. The options vest with respect to one-fourth (1/4) of the total number of shares of common stock underlying the stock options on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant.
(8)	These options were granted on January 2, 2013 pursuant to the Chart Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated 2009 Omnibus Equity Plan in an exempt transaction under Rule 16b-3. The options vest with respect to one-fourth (1/4) of the total number of shares of common stock underlying the stock options on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant.
(9)	These options were granted on January 2, 2014 pursuant to the Chart Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated 2009 Omnibus Equity Plan in an exempt transaction under Rule 16b-3. The options vest with respect to one-fourth (1/4) of the total number of shares of common stock underlying the stock options on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant.
(10)	These options were granted on January 2, 2015 pursuant to the Chart Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated 2009 Omnibus Equity Plan in an exempt transaction under Rule 16b-3. The options vest with respect to one-fourth (1/4) of the total number of shares of common stock underlying the stock options on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant.
(11)	These options were granted on January 4, 2016 pursuant to the Chart Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated 2009 Omnibus Equity Plan in an exempt transaction under Rule 16b-3. The options vest with respect to one-fourth (1/4) of the total number of shares of common stock underlying the stock options on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant.

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