Blackstone (BX) Form 3 Falcon Minerals / Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. Blackstone ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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^*

Blackstone Holdings III L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P.

345 PARK AVENUE

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10154

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/23/2018

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Falcon Minerals Corp [ FLMN ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class C Common Stock	55,197,643(8)(9)	I	See footnotes(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Opco Units(7)	(8)(9)	(8)(9)	Class A Common Stock	55,197,643(10)	(8)(9)	I	See footnotes(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Blackstone Holdings III L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P.

345 PARK AVENUE

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10154

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P.

345 PARK AVENUE

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10154

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Blackstone Group L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P.

345 PARK AVENUE

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10154

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Blackstone Group Management L.L.C.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P.

345 PARK AVENUE

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10154

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SCHWARZMAN STEPHEN A

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P.

345 PARK AVENUE

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10154

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects securities held directly by Royal Resources L.P.

2. The general partner of Royal Resources L.P. is Royal Resources GP L.L.C. The managing members of Royal Resources GP L.L.C. are Blackstone Management Associates VI L.L.C. and Blackstone Energy Management Associates L.L.C. The sole member of Blackstone Management Associates VI L.L.C. is BMA VI L.L.C. The sole member of Blackstone Energy Management Associates L.L.C. is Blackstone EMA L.L.C. Blackstone Holdings III L.P. is the managing member of each of BMA VI L.L.C. and Blackstone EMA L.L.C.

3. (Continued from footnote 2) The general partner of Blackstone Holdings III L.P. is Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. The general partner of Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. is Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. The sole member of Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. is The Blackstone Group L.P. The general partner of The Blackstone Group L.P. is Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. is wholly-owned by Blackstone's senior managing directors and controlled by its founder, Stephen A. Schwarzman.

4. Due to the limitations of the electronic filing system certain Reporting Persons are filing a separate Form 3.

5. 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.

6. Each of the Reporting Persons (other than to the extent it directly holds securities reported herein) disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by the other Reporting Persons, 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 to the extent it directly holds securities reported herein) 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 or for any other purpose.

7. "Opco Units" means ownership interests in Falcon Minerals Operating Partnership, LP ("Opco"). Falcon Minerals Corporation (the "Issuer") is the sole managing member of Opco.

8. The limited partnership agreement of Opco provides certain holders of Opco Units with certain rights to cause Opco to acquire all or a portion of the Opco Units (the "Redemption Right") for newly issued shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer ("Class A Common Stock") on a one-for-one basis, provided the ratio of the holder's redeemed Opco Units to the number of Opco Units beneficially held by such holder remains equal to that of Blackstone or any of its affiliates that hold Opco Units (subject to customary adjustments,including for stock splits, stock dividends and reclassifications).

9. (Continued from footnote 8) The Issuer may, at its option, effect a direct exchange of such shares of Class A Common Stock for such Opco Units in lieu of such a redemption by Opco. Upon the future redemption or exchange of Opco Units, a corresponding number of shares of Class C Common Stock of the Issuer ("Class C Common Stock") will be cancelled. The Units and the right to exercise the Redemption Right have no expiration date.

10. Reflects: (a) 35,197,643 Opco Units and an equal number of shares of Class C Common Stock, which are convertible, as a unit, into an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer and (b) 20,000,000 Opco Units and an equal number of shares of Class C Common Stock that are issuable if the Class A Common Stock trades above certain thresholds (the "Earn-Out Shares"), in each case held by Royal Resources L.P.

Remarks:

	BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III L.P., By: Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P., its general partner, By: Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C., its general partner By: /s/ John G. Finley, Name: John G. Finley, Title: Chief Legal Officer	09/04/2018
	BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III GP L.P., By: Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C., its general partner By: /s/ John G. Finley, Name: John G. Finley, Title: Chief Legal Officer	09/04/2018
	BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III GP MANAGEMENT L.L.C., By: /s/ John G. Finley, Name: John G. Finley, Title: Chief Legal Officer	09/04/2018
	THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P., By: Blackstone Group Management L.L.C., By: /s/ John G. Finley, Name: John G. Finley, Title: Chief Legal Officer	09/04/2018
	BLACKSTONE GROUP MANAGEMENT L.L.C., By: /s/ John G. Finley, Name: John G. Finley, Title: Chief Legal Officer	09/04/2018
	/s/ Stephen A. Schwarzman	09/04/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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