SEC Form 4 
FORM 4	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 	  
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
INTEGRATED CORE STRATEGIES (US) LLC	

(Last)	(First)	(Middle)	
C/O MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC	
666 FIFTH AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR	

(Street) 
NEW YORK	NY	10103-0899	

(City)	(State)	(Zip)	
	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 
Global Ship Lease, Inc. [ GSL ] 	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer 
(Check all applicable) 
	Director	X	10% Owner	
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)	

	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2008 		
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) 
	Form filed by One Reporting Person	
X	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	
	
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				
Class A Common Shares								1,941,018(1) 	D(3)(4)(5) 		
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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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					
Warrant	$6(2) 	12/31/2008		S			89,850	09/22/2008(2) 	08/24/2010(2) 	Class A Common Shares	89,850	$0.17 	4,212,818(1) 	D(3)(4)(5) 		
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
INTEGRATED CORE STRATEGIES (US) LLC	

(Last)	(First)	(Middle)	
C/O MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC	
666 FIFTH AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR	

(Street) 
NEW YORK	NY	10103-0899	

(City)	(State)	(Zip)	
	
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC	

(Last)	(First)	(Middle)	
666 FIFTH AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR	

(Street) 
NEW YORK	NY	10103-0899	

(City)	(State)	(Zip)	
	
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
ENGLANDER ISRAEL A	

(Last)	(First)	(Middle)	
C/O MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC	
666 FIFTH AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR	

(Street) 
NEW YORK	NY	10103-0899	

(City)	(State)	(Zip)	
	
Explanation of Responses:	
1. As of the date of this filing, Integrated Core Strategies (US) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Integrated Core Strategies"), is the beneficial owner of 6,153,936 Class A common shares, par value $0.01 per share ("Class A Common Shares") of Global Ship Lease, Inc. (the "Issuer") consisting of 1,941,018 Class A Common Shares and warrants ("Warrants") to purchase 4,212,818 Class A Common Shares.	
2. Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one of the Issuer's Class A Common Shares at an exercise price of $6.00 per share. The Warrants became exercisable on September 22, 2008, the date that the Issuer's registration statement was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Warrants will expire on August 24, 2010, unless earlier redeemed by the Issuer.	
3. Millennium Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Millennium Management"), is the general partner of the managing member of Integrated Core Strategies, and consequently may be deemed to have shared voting control and investment discretion over securities owned by Integrated Core Strategies.	
4. Israel A. Englander ("Mr. Englander"), is the managing member of Millennium Management, and consequently may be deemed to have shared voting control and investment discretion over securities beneficially owned by Integrated Core Strategies.	
5. The foregoing should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by Millennium Management or Mr. Englander as to beneficial ownership of the securities owned by Integrated Core Strategies.	
Remarks:	
*INTEGRATED CORE STRATEGIES (US) LLC, By: Integrated Holding Group LP, its managing member, By: Millennium Management LLC, its general partner, By: David Nolan, Co-President	
	*David Nolan, Co-President	12/31/2008	
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date	
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  EXHIBIT 99 - JOINT FILER INFORMATION

  Name:                       Millennium Management LLC
  Address:                    666 Fifth Avenue, 8th Floor
                              New York, NY 10103

  Designated Filer:           Integrated Core Strategies (US) LLC

  Issuer & Ticker Symbol:     Global Ship Lease, Inc. (GSL)

  Date of Event Requiring
  Statement:                  12/31/08

  Signature:                  MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC

                              By: /s/ David Nolan
                                 ------------------------------------
                              Name:  David Nolan
                              Title: Co-President

  Name:                       Israel A. Englander
  Address:                    c/o Millennium Management LLC
                              666 Fifth Avenue, 8th Floor
                              New York, NY 10103

  Designated Filer:           Integrated Core Strategies (US) LLC

  Issuer & Ticker Symbol:     Global Ship Lease, Inc. (GSL)

  Date of Event Requiring
  Statement:                  12/31/08

  Signature:                  /s/ Israel A. Englander by David Nolan
                              pursuant to a Power of Attorney
                              filed with the SEC on June 6, 2005
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                              Israel A. Englander