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* GSO / Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GSO/BLACKSTONE DEBT FUNDS MGMT, LLC 345 PARK AVE 31ST FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10154 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/25/2012	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Blackstone / GSO Strategic Credit Fund [ BGB ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Invest Advisor&its affiliates	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 Shares	5,235.6	I	See Footnotes(1)(2)(3)(4)

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* GSO / Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GSO/BLACKSTONE DEBT FUNDS MGMT, LLC 345 PARK AVE 31ST FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10154 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Invest Advisor&its affiliates

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* GSO CAPITAL PARTNERS LP (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GSO/BLACKSTONE DEBT FUNDS MGMT, LLC 345 PARK AVE 31ST FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10154 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Affiliate

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

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

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

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

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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Ostrover Douglas I (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GSO/BLACKSTONE DEBT FUNDS MGMT, LLC 345 PARK AVE (Street) NEW YORK NY 10154 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Affiliate

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Goodman Bennett J (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GSO/BLACKSTONE DEBT FUNDS MGMT 345 PARK AVE 31ST FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10154 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Affiliate

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Smith J Albert III (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GSO/BLACKSTONE DEBT FUNDS MGMT, LLC 345 PARK AVE 31ST FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10154 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Affiliate

Explanation of Responses:

1. GSO Capital Partners LP is the sole member of GSO / Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC. GSO Advisor Holdings L.L.C. is the general partner of GSO Capital Partners LP. Blackstone Holdings I L.P. is the sole member of GSO Advisor Holdings L.L.C. Blackstone Holdings I/II GP Inc. is the general partner of Blackstone Holdings I L.P. The Blackstone Group L.P. is the controlling shareholder of Blackstone Holdings I/II GP Inc. Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. is the general partner of The Blackstone Group L.P. Stephen A. Schwarzman is the founding member of Blackstone Group Management L.L.C.

2. In addition, each of Bennett J. Goodman, J. Albert Smith III and Douglas I. Ostrover may have shared investment control with respect to the Common Shares.

3. Information with respect to each of the Reporting Persons is given solely by such Reporting Persons, and no Reporting Person has responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of information supplied by another Reporting Person.

4. Due to the limitations of the electronic filing system, Mr. Stephen A. Schwarzman is filing a separate Form 3.

Remarks:

Additional Reporting Owners: GSO Capital Partners LP 345 Park Ave 31st FL New York, NY 10154 Goodman Bennett J 345 Park Ave 31st FL New York, NY 10154 Smith J Albert III 345 Park Ave 31st FL New York, NY 10154 Ostrover Douglas I 345 Park Ave 31st FL New York, NY 10154 GSO Advisor Holdings L.L.C C/O The Blackstone Group 345 Park Ave New York, NY 10154 Blackstone Holdings I L.P. The Blackstone Group 345 Park Ave New York, NY 10154 Blackstone Holdings I/II G.P. Inc The Blackstone Group 345 Park Ave New York, NY 10154 Blackstone Group L.P. 345 Park Ave New York NY 10154 Blackstone Group Management L.L.C 345 Park Ave New York NY 10154

	/s/ Marisa Janel Beeney	09/25/2012
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