X0202 4 2007-12-05 1 0001086774 Centerplate, Inc. CVP 0001070729 BLACKSTONE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES II LLC 345 PARK AVE NEW YORK NY 10154 0 0 1 0 0001070840 BLACKSTONE OFFSHORE CAPITAL PARTNERS II LP C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVE NEW YORK NY 10154 0 0 1 0 0001070844 SCHWARZMAN STEPHEN A C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVE NEW YORK NY 10154 0 0 1 0 Income Deposit Security(1) 2007-12-05 4 S 0 1188394 10.1761 D 0 I See Note 2 Income Deposit Security(1) 2007-12-05 4 S 0 308298 10.1761 D 0 I See Note 3 Income Deposit Security(1) 2007-12-05 4 S 0 106935 10.1761 D 0 I See Note 4 The Income Deposit Securities ("IDSs") reported as disposed of in the above table were sold in a secondary offering of the Issuer's IDSs pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated December 3, 2007. Pursuant to the underwriting agreement, the underwriter paid $10.1761 per IDS, representing a price to public of $11.00 per IDS, less underwriting discounts and commissions of $0.8239. In accordance with an amended and restated stockholders agreement with the Issuer, on the Transaction Date, immediately prior to the disposition referred to in the above table, BCP Volume L.P. ("BCP Volume"), BCP Offshore Volume L.P. ("BCP Offshore") and VSI Management Direct L.P. ("Management Direct") each exchanged a portion of the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock") of the Issuer previously reported as owned by them for [footnote text continued under "Remarks"] Immediately prior to the exchange described in Note 1 above, BCP Volume directly owned 1,916,765 shares of Common Stock of which it exchanged 728,371 shares for $6,773,845.80 aggregate principal amount of Subordinated Notes that the Issuer combined with BCP Volume's remaining 1,188,394 shares of Common Stock to form 1,188,394 IDSs. Blackstone Capital Partners II Merchant Banking Fund ("BCP II") is the sole general partner of BCP Volume and may have been deemed to have beneficially owned the securities owned by BCP Volume. Immediately prior to the exchange described in Note 1 above, BCP Offshore directly owned 497,254 shares of Common Stock of which it exchanged 188,956 shares for $1,757,298.60 aggregate principal amount of Subordinated Notes that the Issuer combined with BCP Offshore's remaining 308,298 shares of Common Stock to form 308,298 IDSs. Blackstone Offshore Capital Partners II L.P. ("BOCP II") is the sole general partner of BCP Offshore and may have been deemed to have beneficially owned the securities owned by BCP Offshore. Immediately prior to the exchange described in Note 1 above, Management Direct owned 172,476 shares of Common Stock of which it exchanged 65,541 shares for $609,529.50 aggregate principal amount of Subordinated Notes that the Issuer combined with Management Direct's remaining 106,935 shares of Common Stock to form 106,935 IDSs. VSI Management I L.L.C. ("VSI") is the sole general partner of Management Direct and may have been deemed to have beneficially owned the securities owned by Management Direct. Blackstone Management Associates II L.L.C. ("BMA II") is the sole general partner of BCP II, the sole investment general partner of BOCP II and the sole managing member of VSI. Peter G. Peterson and Stephen A. Schwarzman are the founding members of BMA II. Therefore, each of BMA II, Peter G. Peterson and Stephen A. Schwarzman may have been deemed to have beneficially owned the securities owned by BCP Volume, BCP Offshore and Management Direct, which collectively owned 2,586,495 shares of Common Stock or 1,603,627 IDSs. 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. Any disclosures made hereunder with respect to persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after making appropriate inquiry. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(4) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of the Reporting Persons herein states that the following shall not be deemed an admission that he or it was the beneficial owner of any of the securities covered by this Statement. Each of BMA II, Peter G. Peterson, Stephen A. Schwarzman, BCP II, BOCP II and VSI disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities directly owned by BCP Volume, BCP Offshore and Management Direct. footnote 1 cont'd: 13.5% subordinated notes due 2013 ("Subordinated Notes") of the Issuer, which the Issuer then combined with all of the remaining shares of common stock previously held by BCP Volume, BCP Offshore and Management Direct to form the IDSs referenced in the above table. /s/ Robert L. Friedman 2007-12-07