EX-99.(a)(1)(iii)

Investor Name:

Document #:

Account #:

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Exhibit (a)(1)(iii)

Letter of Transmittal

Regarding Shares in Blackstone Alternative Alpha Fund

For Clients of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC

Tendered Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase

Dated March 27, 2013

The Offer and withdrawal rights will expire on April 24, 2013

and this Letter of Transmittal must be received by

the Fund’s Administrator, either by mail or by fax, by 11:59 p.m.,

Eastern Time, on April 24, 2013, unless the Offer is extended

Complete this Letter of Transmittal and follow the Transmittal

Instructions included herein

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned hereby tenders to Blackstone Alternative Alpha Fund, a closed-end, non-diversified, management investment company organized under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the “Fund”), the shares of beneficial interest in the Fund or portion thereof held by the undersigned, described and specified below, on the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated March 27, 2013 (the “Offer to Purchase”), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and in this Letter of Transmittal (which together with the Offer to Purchase constitute the “Offer”). The Tender and this Letter of Transmittal are subject to all the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, including, but not limited to, the absolute right of the Fund to reject any and all tenders determined by it, in its sole discretion, not to be in the appropriate form.

The undersigned hereby sells to the Fund the shares of beneficial interest in the Fund or portion thereof tendered hereby pursuant to the Offer.

The undersigned hereby warrants that the undersigned has full authority to sell the shares of beneficial interest in the Fund or portion thereof tendered hereby and that the Fund will acquire good title thereto, free and clear of all liens, charges, encumbrances, conditional sales agreements or other obligations relating to the sale thereof, and not subject to any adverse claim, when and to the extent the same are purchased by it. Upon request, the undersigned will execute and deliver any additional documents necessary to complete the sale in accordance with the terms of the Offer. The undersigned recognizes that under certain circumstances set forth in the Offer, the Fund may not be required to purchase any of the beneficial shares of interest in the Fund or portions thereof tendered hereby.

A non-transferable, non-interest bearing promissory note for the purchase price will be issued to the undersigned if the Fund accepts for purchase the shares tendered hereby. The undersigned acknowledges that Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., the Fund’s administrator, will hold the promissory note on behalf of the undersigned. The cash payment(s) of the purchase price for the shares of beneficial interest in the Fund or portion thereof of the undersigned, as described in Section 6 of the Offer to Purchase, shall be wired to the account at your financial intermediary from which your subscription funds were debited.

All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred shall survive the death or incapacity of the undersigned and the obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding on the heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned. Except as stated in Section 5 of the Offer to Purchase, this tender is irrevocable.

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VALUATION DATE: June 30, 2013

TENDER OFFER EXPIRATION DATE: 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time), April 24, 2013

PARTS 1, 2, 3, AND 4 MUST BE COMPLETED AND IN GOOD ORDER IN ORDER TO PROCESS YOUR REQUEST

If You Invest In The Fund Through A Financial Intermediary Through Whom You Expect To Have Your Tender Offer Request Submitted, Please Allow For Additional Processing Time As The Letter of Transmittal Must Ultimately Be Received By The Fund’s Administrator No Later Than 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) On The Expiration Date.

PLEASE FAX OR MAIL TO THE FUND’S ADMINISTRATOR AT:

Regular Mail

Overnight Mail

Fax: (866) 903-9130

Citi Fund Services

Attn: Blackstone Alternative Alpha Fund

PO Box 182649

Columbus, Ohio 43218-2649

Citi Fund Services

Attn: Blackstone Alternative Alpha Fund

3435 Stelzer Road, Suite 1000

Columbus, Ohio 43219

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CALL:

(888) 386-9490

PART 1 – NAME (AS IT APPEARS ON YOUR BLACKSTONE ALTERNATIVE ALPHA FUND STATEMENT) AND CONTACT INFORMATION


Fund Name:
Fund Account #:
Account Name/Registration:
Address:
City, State, Zip:
Telephone Number:
Email Address:
Financial Intermediary Firm Name:
Financial Intermediary Account #:
Financial Advisor Name:
Financial Advisor Telephone #:

PART 2 – REQUESTED TENDER AMOUNT

Please select repurchase type by checking one of the boxes below. If you are requesting a partial repurchase, please provide a number of Shares.

¨	Full Repurchase

¨	Partial Repurchase* of Shares

*	If the requested partial repurchase would put the account balance below the required minimum balance, the Fund may reduce the amount to be repurchased such that the required minimum balance is maintained, unless you indicate otherwise by checking the following box:

¨	Change request to Full Repurchase if amount requested to be repurchased would need to be reduced to maintain minimum account balance

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BLACKSTONE ALTERNATIVE ALPHA FUND ACCOUNT #: (Should be the same as on page 2)

PART 3 – PAYMENT

Payments will be directed back to the account at your financial intermediary from which your subscription funds were debited. Contact your financial intermediary if you have any questions.

PART 4 – SIGNATURE(S)

The undersigned subscriber acknowledges that this request is subject to all the terms and conditions set forth in the Fund’s Prospectus and the Offer to Purchase dated March 27, 2013 (the “Offer to Purchase”) and all capitalized terms used herein have the meaning as defined in the Fund’s Prospectus. This request is irrevocable except as described in the Offer to Purchase. The undersigned represents that the undersigned is the beneficial owner of the shares in the Fund to which this repurchase request relates, or that the person signing this request is an authorized representative of the tendering shareholder.

In the case of joint accounts, each joint holder must sign this repurchase request. Requests on behalf of a foundation, partnership or any other entity should be accompanied by evidence of the authority of the person(s) signing.



Signature	Print Name of Authorized Signatory (and Title if applicable)	Date


Signature	Print Name of Authorized Signatory (and Title if applicable)	Date

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Letter of Transmittal

Regarding Shares in Blackstone Alternative Alpha Fund

For Clients of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

Tendered Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase

Dated March 27, 2013

Your Merrill Lynch Financial Advisor/Portfolio Manager must submit

this Letter of Transmittal for processing by

11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on April 24, 2013

The Offer and withdrawal rights will expire on

April 24, 2013, unless the Offer is extended

Should you wish to participate in the Offer, please contact your Merrill Lynch Financial Advisor/Portfolio Manager who will enter the order and provide you with a customized Letter of Transmittal for your account. The Letter of Transmittal generated for your account will need to be signed and returned or delivered to your Merrill Lynch Financial Advisor/Portfolio Manager.

For additional information call your Merrill Lynch Financial Advisor/Portfolio Manager.

Blackstone Alternative Alpha Fund

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned hereby tenders to Blackstone Alternative Alpha Fund, a closed-end, non-diversified, management investment company organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the “Fund”), the shares of beneficial interest in the Fund or portion thereof held by the undersigned, described and specified below, on the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated March 27, 2013 (the “Offer to Purchase”), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and in this Letter of Transmittal (which together with the Offer to Purchase constitute the “Offer”). The Tender and this Letter of Transmittal are subject to all the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, including, but not limited to, the absolute right of the Fund to reject any and all tenders determined by it, in its sole discretion, not to be in the appropriate form.

The undersigned hereby sells to the Fund the shares of beneficial interest in the Fund or portion thereof tendered hereby pursuant to the Offer.

Instructions to Tendering Shareholder:

Please contact your Merrill Lynch Financial Advisor/Portfolio Manager who will enter the tender order and provide you with a customized Letter of Transmittal for your account. The Letter of Transmittal generated for your account will need to be signed and returned or delivered to your Merrill Lynch Financial Advisor/Portfolio Manager. For additional information, call your Merrill Lynch Financial Advisor/Portfolio Manager. If the shareholder chooses to fax the signed Letter of Transmittal (or otherwise deliver not in original form), it should mail the original Letter of Transmittal to its Merrill Lynch Financial Advisor/Portfolio Manager promptly after it is initially delivered (although the original does not have to be received before 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on April 24, 2013).

SAMPLE


Requested Tender or Redemption Order Form

1.		INFORMATION

a.		Investor Information

		Investor Name(s):



		Account Number:

		Distribution Channel:

		Phone Number:

		Account Registration:











b.		Financial Advisor or Portfolio Manager Information

		FA / PM Name:

		Production Number / Common Associate ID:

		Wire Call / Location:

		Phone Number:

		E-Mail Address:

2.		REQUESTED TENDER OR REDEMPTION DETAILS

a.		Fund Information

		Fund Name:

b.		Order Information

		Effective Date:

Full Tender / Redemption: ¨

Partial Tender / Redemption: ¨

Units:

OR Dollars:

PAYMENT

Cash Payment

Cash payment due pursuant to this request will be made directly to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. or U.S. Trust, as indicated above, who will facilitate the distribution of proceeds into the undersigned’s account.

SAMPLE


4.	SIGNATURE(S)

	The undersigned acknowledges that this request is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer and Letter of Transmittal; all capitalized terms used herein have the meaning defined in the Offer. Except as stated in the Offer, this request is irrevocable. The undersigned acknowledges the right of the Fund (i) to reject any and all tenders determined by the Fund, in its sole discretion, not to be in the appropriate form and (ii) in the case of a partial tender that would cause the undersigned’s account balance to fall below $50,000, to reduce the number of Shares to be repurchased so that the required minimum balance is maintained. The undersigned represents that it is the beneficial owner of the Shares to which this request relates, or that the person signing this request is an authorized representative of the beneficial owner.

a.	Individual or Joint Investors (Including spouses invested jointly)

	Subscriber Name: (Print clearly)

	Subscriber Signature:	x	Date:

	Joint Subscriber Name: (If any, print clearly)

	Joint Subscriber Signature: (If any)	x	Date:

	Entity Investors (Including IRAs/IRRAs, trusts, endowments, foundations, corporations and partnerships)
	If more than two Authorizing Signatures are required, please attach a separate Authorizing Signature Page. Include Name, Title, Signature and Date.

	Entity Name: (Print clearly)

	Authorizing Signature Name: (Print clearly)

	Authorizing Signature Title: (Print clearly)

	Authorizing Signature:	x	Date:

	Authorizing Signature Name: (If any, print clearly)

	Authorizing Signature Title: (If any, print clearly)

	Authorizing Signature: (If any)	x	Date:

b.	Financial Advisor or Portfolio Manager

	FA/PM Name: (Print clearly)

	FA/PM Signature:	x	Date:

Investors should retain a copy of this form for their records.

For Financial Advisors/Portfolio Managers:

Please verify or complete all of the required fields and update on the document if necessary. To complete this order, you must scan the signed and completed form and upload within the AI Processing Center. Please note that this order is not considered complete until the AI Dashboard shows Document Approved. All documents must be submitted and approved prior to the deadline.