X0202 3 2006-01-25 0 0000889949 HUNGARIAN TELEPHONE & CABLE CORP HTC 0001344491 Blackstone FI Communications Associates (Cayman) Ltd C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154 0 0 1 0 0001326319 Blackstone NSS Communications Partners (Cayman) L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154 0 0 1 0 0001326323 Blackstone Family Communications Partnership (Cayman) L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154 0 0 1 0 0001344489 Blackstone Communications Management Associates (Cayman) L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154 0 0 1 0 0001070844 SCHWARZMAN STEPHEN A C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154 0 0 1 0 0001070843 PETERSON PETER G C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154 0 0 1 0 Common Stock 7999789 I See Notes Series A Convertible Preferred Stock 0 Common Stock 30000 I See Notes Warrants to purchase Common Stock 0 Common Stock 2500000 I See Notes Holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock have the right, at any time, to convert any such shares into ten shares of common stock of Hungarian Telephone and Cable Corp. TDC A/S entered into agreements on March 30, 2005 to acquire warrants to purchase 2,500,000 shares of Common Sock for a period of 60 days from the date of acquisition for a price representing $9.50 per share. See Exhibit 99.2 for explanation of the nature of indirect beneficial ownership. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of the Reporting Persons herein states that this filing shall not be deemed an admission that he or it is the beneficial owner of any of the shares of Common Stock, Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrants to purchase Common Stock (the "Securities") covered by this Statement. Each of the reporting persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the Securities, except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest in such Securities. Due to the electronic system's limitation of 10 Reporting Persons per joint filing, this statement is being filed in 9 parts. Information with respect to each of the Reporting Persons is given solely by such Reporting Person, and no Reporting Person has responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of information supplied by another Reporting Person. Exhibits: 99.1 Filing Person information; 99.2 Indirect Beneficial Ownership; 99.3 Joint Filing Agreement. See signatures of reporting persons attached as Exhibit 99.1 2006-02-03