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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 * HARRIS BRADLEY W   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol International Coal Group, Inc. [ICO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP, CFO and Treasurer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O INTERNATIONAL COAL GROUP, INC., 300 CORPORATE CENTRE DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/03/2009 (Street) SCOTT DEPOT, WV 25560 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 03/03/2009   A   29,759 (1) A $ 0 86,759 (2) 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

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 1.52

03/03/2009

A

101,453

(3)

03/03/2019

Common Stock

101,453

$ 0

101,453

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HARRIS BRADLEY W C/O INTERNATIONAL COAL GROUP, INC. 300 CORPORATE CENTRE DRIVE SCOTT DEPOT, WV 25560			SVP, CFO and Treasurer

Signatures

/s/ Roger L. Nicholson, Attorney-in-fact for Bradley W. Harris		03/05/2009
**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)	Represents a restricted stock grant of 29,759 shares of common stock, the restriction on such shares will lapse in equal installments of 7,440 shares on April 30, 2010, 2011 and 2012 and 7,439 shares on April 30, 2013.
(2)	Includes (a) a restricted stock grant of 40,000 shares of common stock, the restrictions on which 20,000 have lapsed and the restrictions on the remaining 20,000 will lapse in equal installments of 10,000 shares on June 30, 2009 and 2010; (b) a restricted stock grant of 6,000 shares of common stock, the restrictions on which 1,500 have lapsed and the restrictions on the remaining 4,500 will lapse in equal installments of 1,500 shares on June 30, 2009, 2010 and 2011; (c) a restricted stock grant of 6,000 shares of common stock, the restrictions on which will lapse in equal installments of 1,500 shares on March 25, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; (d) a restricted stock grant of 29,759 shares of common stock, the restrictions on which will lapse in equal installments of 7,440 shares on April 30, 2010, 2011 and 2012 and 7,439 shares on April 30, 2013.
(3)	Represents stock options for 101,453 shares of common stock, which will vest in equal installments of 25,363 shares on April 30, 2010, 2011 and 2012 and 25,364 shares on April 30, 2013.

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