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 INC. 345 PARK AVENUE (Street) NEW YORK NY 10154 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/30/2019	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Crocs, Inc. [ CROX ]
		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)
Common Stock	6,844,929	I	See Footnote(1)(4)(5)(6)
Common Stock	17,137	I	See Footnote(2)(4)(5)(6)
Common Stock	2,479	I	See Footnote(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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Blackstone Holdings III L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP INC. 345 PARK AVENUE (Street) NEW YORK NY 10154 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Blackstone Capital Partners VI L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP INC. 345 PARK AVENUE (Street) NEW YORK NY 10154 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Blackstone Family Investment Partnership VI ESC L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP INC. 345 PARK AVENUE (Street) NEW YORK NY 10154 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Blackstone Management Associates VI L.L.C. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP INC. 345 PARK AVENUE (Street) NEW YORK NY 10154 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BMA VI L.L.C. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP INC. 345 PARK AVENUE (Street) NEW YORK NY 10154 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP INC. 345 PARK AVENUE (Street) NEW YORK NY 10154 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP INC. 345 PARK AVENUE (Street) NEW YORK NY 10154 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Blackstone Group Inc (Last) (First) (Middle) 345 PARK AVENUE (Street) NEW YORK NY 10154 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP INC. 345 PARK AVENUE (Street) NEW YORK NY 10154 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* SCHWARZMAN STEPHEN A (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP INC. 345 PARK AVENUE (Street) NEW YORK NY 10154 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. These securities are directly held by Blackstone Capital Partners VI L.P.

2. These securities are directly held by Blackstone Family Investment Partnership VI-ESC L.P.

3. These securities are directly held by Blackstone Management Partners L.L.C. (collectively with Blackstone Capital Partners VI L.P. and Blackstone Family Investment Partnership VI-ESC L.P., the "Blackstone Entities"), an indirect subsidiary of The Blackstone Group Inc.

4. The general partner of Blackstone Capital Partners VI L.P. is Blackstone Management Associates VI L.L.C. The sole member of Blackstone Management Associates VI L.L.C. is BMA VI L.L.C. The general partner of Blackstone Family Investment Partnership VI-ESC L.P. is BCP VI Side-by-Side GP L.L.C. The sole member of each of BCP VI Side-by-Side GP L.L.C. and BMA VI L.L.C. is Blackstone Holdings III L.P. 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 Inc. (f/k/a The Blackstone Group L.P.). The sole holder of the Class C common stock of the Blackstone Group Inc. 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.

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 such Blackstone entities and Mr. Schwarzman may be deemed to beneficially own the shares reported herein directly or indirectly controlled by it or him, but each (other than the Blackstone Entities to the extent of their direct holdings) disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein. The filing of this statement shall not be deemed to be an admission that, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise, the Reporting Persons are the beneficial owners of any securities reported herein.

Remarks:

This Form 3 is being filed by the Reporting Persons as a result of the Form 10-Q filed by the Issuer on October 30, 2019 (the "10-Q"). The 10-Q disclosed that during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Issuer repurchased 1.0 million and 5.7 million shares, respectively, resulting in 68,607,426 shares of common stock of the Issuer remaining outstanding as of October 23, 2019. Based on the reduced number of Issuer shares outstanding reported in the 10-Q, the Reporting Persons were deemed to beneficially own 10.006% of the outstanding shares as of October 30, 2019, the date the 10-Q was filed.

	BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS VI L.P., By: Blackstone Management Associates VI L.L.C., its general partner, By: BMA VI L.L.C., its sole member, By: /s/ John G. Finley, Name: John G. Finley, Title: Chief Legal Officer	11/04/2019
	BLACKSTONE FAMILY INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP VI-ESC L.P., By: BCP VI Side-by-Side GP L.L.C., its general partner, By: /s/ John G. Finley, Name: John G. Finley, Title: Chief Legal Officer	11/04/2019
	BLACKSTONE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES VI L.L.C., By: BMA VI L.L.C., its sole member, By: /s/ John G. Finley, Name: John G. Finley, Title: Chief Legal Officer	11/04/2019
	BMA VI L.L.C., By: /s/John G. Finley, Name: John G. Finley, Title: Chief Legal Officer	11/04/2019
	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	11/04/2019
	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	11/04/2019
	BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III GP MANAGEMENT L.L.C., By: /s/ John G. Finley, Name: John G. Finley, Title: Chief Legal Officer	11/04/2019
	THE BLACKSTONE GROUP INC., By: /s/ John G. Finley, Name: John G. Finley, Title: Chief Legal Officer	11/04/2019
	BLACKSTONE GROUP MANAGEMENT L.L.C., By: /s/ John G. Finley, Name: John G. Finley, Title: Chief Legal Officer	11/04/2019
	/s/Stephen A. Schwarzman	11/04/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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