X0306 4 2016-07-01 0 0001393818 Blackstone Group L.P. BX 0001510762 Chae Michael 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10154 0 1 0 0 Chief Financial Officer Blackstone Holdings partnership units 2016-07-01 4 A 0 981883 A Common units representing limited partner interests 981883 5663245 D Blackstone Holdings partnership units Common units representing limited partner interests 1000000 1000000 I See Footnote Blackstone Holdings partnership units Common units representing limited partner interests 150070 150070 I See Footnote A "Blackstone Holdings partnership" unit collectively refers to one limited partner interest in each of Blackstone Holdings I L.P., Blackstone Holdings AI 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 holder 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, 2016 other than pursuant to transactions or programs approved by Blackstone. Granted under the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, these deferred restricted Blackstone Holdings partnership units will vest in six annual installments, with 163,647 units vesting on each of July 1, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 and 163,648 units vesting on July 1, 2024. As these deferred restricted Blackstone Holdings partnership units vest, the underlying Blackstone Holdings partnership units will be delivered to the Reporting Person, except that 1/4 of the vested units will not be delivered until the sooner of the expiration of the Reporting Person's restrictive covenant period or 10 years from the vesting date. Such Blackstone Holdings partnership units are held in a trust, for the benefit of the Reporting Person's family members, of which the Reporting Person is the investment trustee. Such Blackstone Holdings partnership units are held in a trust, for the benefit of the Reporting Person's children, of which the Reporting Person is the investment trustee. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported on this form except to the extent of his pecuniary interest. Tabea Y. Hsi as Attorney-In-Fact 2016-08-26