Blackstone Inc. — Director's Dealing 2015

Apr 30, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Blackstone Group L.P. (BX)
CIK: 0001393818
Period of Report: 2015-04-23

Reporting Person: Goodman Bennett J (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-04-23	Common units representing limited partner interests	A	476306	—	Acquired	733493	Direct
2015-04-23	Common units representing limited partner interests	A	158769	—	Acquired	421271	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-03-18	Blackstone Holdings partnership units	$	G	1663008	Disposed		Common units representing limited partner interests (1663008)	Direct
2015-03-18	Blackstone Holdings partnership units	$	G	1663008	Acquired		Common units representing limited partner interests (1663008)	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common units representing limited partner interests	530319	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Blackstone Holdings partnership units	$		Common units representing limited partner interests (199542)	199542	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: These units were issued as partial consideration in connection with the acquisition by the Blackstone Group L.P. of GSO Capital Partners L.P.

F2: These units are held by a limited liability company, of which the Reporting Person's spouse is the manager.

F3: These units are held by two limited liability companies, of which the Reporting Person is a manager.

F4: A "Blackstone Holdings partnership" unit collectively refers to one limited partner interest in each of Blackstone Holdings I L.P., Blackstone Holdings II L.P., Blackstone Holdings III L.P., and Blackstone Holdings IV L.P. Subject to the minimum retained ownership requirements and transfer restrictions set forth in the partnership agreements of the Blackstone partnerships, the holder has the rights, exercisable from time to time, to exchange each Blackstone Holdings partnership unit for one common unit of The Blackstone Group L.P. The Blackstone Holdings partnership units have no expiration date and may not be exchanged at any time prior to December 31, 2015 other than pursuant to transactions or programs approved by Blackstone.