Blackstone (BX) Form 4 Blackstone / Michael Chae ownership change

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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Chae Michael

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP

345 PARK AVENUE

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10154

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Blackstone Group Inc [ BX ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/01/2019

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	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

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
Blackstone Holdings partnership units	(1)	07/01/2019		A(2)		47,241		(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	47,241	$0.00	5,710,486	D
Blackstone Holdings partnership units	(1)							(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	1,000,000		1,000,000	I	See footnote(3)
Blackstone Holdings partnership units	(1)							(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	150,070		150,070	I	See footnote(4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. 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., Blackstone Holdings IV L.P. and Blackstone Holdings AI 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 right, exercisable from time to time, to exchange each Blackstone Holdings partnership unit for one share of Class A Common Stock of The Blackstone Group Inc. The Blackstone Holdings partnership units have no expiration date and may not be exchanged at any time prior to December 31, 2019 other than pursuant to transactions or programs approved by Blackstone.

2. Granted under the Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, 20% of these deferred restricted Blackstone Holdings partnership units, or 9,448 units, will vest on July 1, 2022; an additional 30%, or 14,172 units, will vest on July 1, 2023; and the remaining 50%, or 23,621 units, will vest on July 1, 2024. As these deferred restricted Blackstone Holdings partnership units vest, the underlying Blackstone Holdings partnership units will be delivered to the Reporting Person, except that 1/4 of the vested units will be held back and delivered on a future date pursuant to the terms of the Reporting Person's award agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the units may be delivered earlier upon a change in control of Blackstone.

3. Such Blackstone Holdings partnership units are held in a trust, for the benefit of the Reporting Person's family members, of which the Reporting Person is the investment trustee.

4. Such Blackstone Holdings partnership units are held in a trust, for the benefit of the Reporting Person's children, of which the Reporting Person is the investment trustee.

Remarks:

On July 1, 2019, The Blackstone Group L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, converted into a Delaware corporation named The Blackstone Group Inc. As a result of such conversion, each common unit of limited partner interest of The Blackstone Group L.P. converted into a share of Class A common stock of The Blackstone Group Inc. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported on this form except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.

	Tabea Y. Hsi as Attorney-In-Fact	07/03/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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