Black Stone Minerals, L.P. — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2018

Apr 27, 2018

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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SCHEDULE 14A

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Black Stone Minerals, L.P.

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Limited Partners of

BLACK STONE MINERALS, L.P.

To Be Held On:

June 14, 2018 at 2:00 p.m., local time

at the Four Seasons Hotel-Houston, 1300 Lamar Street, Houston, Texas, 77002

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This communication is not a form for voting and presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

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| | • Notice of Annual Meeting of Limited Partners • Proxy Statement • Form of
Electronic Proxy Card • Annual Report on Form 10-K |
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| TO REQUEST MATERIAL: | TELEPHONE: 888-Proxy-NA (888-776-9962) 718-921-8562 (for international callers) |
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visit www.voteproxy.com and follow the on-screen instructions or scan the QR code with your smartphone. You may enter your voting instructions at www.voteproxy.com up until 11:59 PM Eastern Time the day before the cut-off or meeting
date. |
| | IN PERSON: You may vote your units in person by attending the Annual Meeting. For directions to attend the Annual
Meeting and vote in person, please contact Investor Relations at (713) 445-3229. |
| | TELEPHONE: To vote by telephone, please visit www.voteproxy.com to view the materials and to obtain the toll free number to call. |
| | MAIL: You may request a card by following the
instructions above. |

| 1. Election of directors to the board of directors of Black
Stone Minerals, L.P.’s general partner, each to serve until the 2019 annual meeting of limited partners and thereafter until such director’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, or until such director’s earlier death,
resignation or removal: |
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| NOMINEES: |
| William G. Bardel Carin M. Barth Thomas L. Carter, Jr. D. Mark DeWalch Ricky J. Haeflinger Jerry V. Kyle, Jr. Michael C. Linn John H. Longmaid William N. Mathis William E. Randall Alexander D. Stuart Allison K. Thacker |
| Please note that you cannot use this notice to vote by mail. |