Blackstone Inc. — Director's Dealing 2011

Jul 21, 2011

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SARATOGA RESOURCES INC /TX (SROE)
CIK: 0001096339
Period of Report: 2011-07-12

Reporting Person: Blackstone Group L.P. (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: Blackstone Holdings I L.P. (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: Blackstone Holdings I/II GP Inc (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: SCHWARZMAN STEPHEN A (10% Owner)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2982321	Indirect
Common Stock	1017679	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Blackstone / GSO Capital Solutions Fund L.P. and Blackstone / GSO Capital Solutions Overseas Master Fund L.P. (collectively, the "GSO Funds") respectively hold 2,982,321 and 1,017,679 shares of $0.001 par value Common Stock (the "Common Stock"), of Saratoga Resources, Inc. (the "Issuer").

F2: Blackstone / GSO Capital Solutions Associates LLC is the general partner of Blackstone / GSO Capital Solutions Fund LP. GSO Holdings I LLC is the managing member of Blackstone / GSO Capital Solutions Associates LLC. GSO Capital Partners LP is the investment manager of Blackstone / GSO Capital Solutions Overseas Master Fund L.P., and in that respect holds discretionary investment authority for, and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares held by, Blackstone / GSO Capital Solutions Overseas Master Fund L.P. GSO Advisor Holdings L.L.C. is the general partner of GSO Capital Partners LP.

F3: Blackstone Holdings I L.P. is the sole member of each of GSO Holdings I LLC and GSO Advisor Holdings L.L.C. Blackstone Holdings I/II GP Inc. is the general partner of Blackstone Holdings I L.P. The Blackstone Group L.P. is the controlling shareholder of Blackstone Holdings I/II GP Inc. Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. is the general partner of The Blackstone Group L.P. Stephen A. Schwarzman is the founding member of Blackstone Group Management L.L.C.

F4: In addition, each of Bennett J. Goodman, J. Albert Smith III and Douglas I. Ostrover, each of whom serves as an executive of GSO Holdings I LLC, which is an affiliate of Blackstone / GSO Capital Solutions Associates LLC, may have shared investment control with respect to the Common Stock held by the GSO Funds.

F5: Due to the limitations of the electronic filing system, Blackstone / GSO Capital Solutions Fund L.P., Blackstone / GSO Capital Solutions Overseas Master Fund L.P., Blackstone / GSO Capital Solutions Associates LLC, GSO Holdings I LLC, GSO Capital Partners LP, GSO Advisor Holdings L.L.C., Bennett J. Goodman, J. Albert Smith III and Douglas I. Ostrover are filing a separate Form 3.

F6: Information with respect to each of the Reporting Persons is given solely by such Reporting Person, and no Reporting Person has responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of information supplied by another Reporting Person.

F7: Each of the Reporting Persons, other than the GSO funds as to their direct holdings of securities, disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by the GSO Funds except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein, and, pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the Reporting Persons, other than the GSO funds as to their direct holdings of securities, states that the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purpose.