0001209191-15-059863.txt : 20150706 0001209191-15-059863.hdr.sgml : 20150703 20150706211759 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-15-059863 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150701 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150706 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150706 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Blackstone Group L.P. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001393818 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INVESTMENT ADVICE [6282] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 345 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10154 BUSINESS PHONE: (212) 583-5000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 345 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10154 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Finley John G CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001500278 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33551 FILM NUMBER: 15975114 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP STREET 2: 345 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10154 4 1 doc4.xml FORM 4 SUBMISSION X0306 4 2015-07-01 0 0001393818 Blackstone Group L.P. BX 0001500278 Finley John G C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P. 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10154 0 1 0 0 Chief Legal Officer Blackstone Holdings partnership units 2015-07-01 4 A 0 176685 0.00 A Common units representing limited partner interests 176685 697788 D 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 Reporting Person 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. Granted under the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, 20% of these deferred restricted Blackstone Holdings partnership units, or 35,337 units, will vest on July 1, 2018; an additional 30%, or 53,006 units, will vest on July 1, 2019; and the remaining 50%, or 88,342 units, will vest on July 1, 2020. As these deferred restricted Blackstone Holdings partnership units vest, the underlying Blackstone Holdings partnership units will be delivered to the Reporting Person, except that no more than 3/4 of the vested units will be delivered during the Reporting Person's service with Blackstone (with the remaining units to be delivered after the expiration of the Reporting Person's restrictive covenant period). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the units may be delivered earlier upon a change in control of Blackstone. Tabea Y. Hsi as Attorney-In-Fact 2015-07-06