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<ownershipDocument>
    <schemaVersion>X0201</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType><periodOfReport>2003-09-09</periodOfReport>
    <noSecuritiesOwned>1</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001144331</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>EXPRESSJET HOLDINGS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>XJT</issuerTradingSymbol></issuer><reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001262761</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>STATE ST BK &amp; TRUST CO AS INVEST MGR CONTINENTAL RET TRUST</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>THE CONTINENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN TRUST</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity></rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState></rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode></rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
            <reportingOwnerRelationship>
<isDirector>0</isDirector><isOfficer>0</isOfficer><isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner><isOther>0</isOther></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner><footnotes/><remarks>The Reporting Person has the power to vote and the power to dispose over more than ten percent of the Common Stock of ExpressJet Holdings, Inc., but has no pecuniary interest as defined in SEC Rule 16a-1(a)(2) and accordingly is not reporting beneficial ownership of any shares of ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. and will not be reporting any transactions in ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. stock.</remarks><ownerSignature><signatureName>State Street Bank as Investment Manager under The Continental Retirement Plan Trust  by Sydney Marzeotti, Vice President</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-09-16</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

