X0202 4 2008-05-09 0 0001022345 MARINER ENERGY INC ME 0001351486 VAN DEN BOLD MIKE C ONE BRIARLAKE PLAZA, SUITE 2000 2000 WEST SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY SOUTH HOUSTON TX 77042 0 1 0 0 Sr VP & Chief Expl. Officer Common Stock 2008-05-09 4 F 0 6869 D 129427 D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 14 2008-03-11 2015-03-11 Common Stock 74000 74000 D On May 9, 2008, 23,325 shares of the issuer's common stock granted to the reporting person under the issuer's Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated from time to time (the "Plan"), vested. To satisfy withholding tax obligations in connection with the vesting, the issuer withheld the shares this Form reports were disposed. In accordance with the Plan, the number of shares withheld was determined by reference to the closing price per share of the issuer's common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on May 8, 2008 of $31.73. Mike C. van den Bold by Teresa G. Bushman pursuant to Power of Attorney dated March 1, 2006 (previously filed as Exhibit 24 to Mr. van den Bold's Form 4 filed on May 31, 2006). 2008-05-12