Blackstone 10-Q 2023-06-30

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM

10-Q

(Mark One)

☒	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2023

OR

☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO

Commission File Number:

001-33551

Blackstone Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		20-8875684 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

345 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10154

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

(212)

583-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock		BX		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes

☒

No

☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation

S-T

(§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes

☒

No

☐

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a

non-accelerated

filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule

12b-2

of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☒						Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☐						Smaller reporting company ☐
						Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule

12b-2

of the Exchange Act). Yes

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No

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As of July 28, 2023, there were 709,749,707 shares of common stock of the registrant outstanding.

Table of Contents

				Page
Part I.		Financial Information
Item 1.		Financial Statements			6
		Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements:
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022			6
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022			8
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022			9
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022			10
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022			14
		Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements			16
Item 1A.		Unaudited Supplemental Presentation of Statements of Financial Condition			67
Item 2.		Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			69
Item 3.		Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			142
Item 4.		Controls and Procedures			142
Part II.		Other Information
Item 1.		Legal Proceedings			143
Item 1A.		Risk Factors			143
Item 2.		Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities, Use of Proceeds, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities			144
Item 3.		Defaults Upon Senior Securities			144
Item 4.		Mine Safety Disclosures			144
Item 5.		Other Information			144
Item 6.		Exhibits			145
Signatures					147

Forward-Looking Statements

This report may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, our operations, taxes, earnings and financial performance, share repurchases and dividends. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “outlook,” “indicator,” “believes,” “expects,” “potential,” “continues,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “predicts,” “intends,” “plans,” “scheduled,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “opportunity,” “leads,” “forecast” or the negative version of these words or other comparable words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. We believe these factors include but are not limited to those described under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on

Form 10-K

for the year ended December 31, 2022, as such factors may be updated from time to time in our periodic filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this report and in our other periodic filings. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

Website and Social Media Disclosure

We use our website (www.blackstone.com), Facebook page (www.facebook.com/blackstone), Twitter (www.twitter.com/blackstone), LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/company/blackstonegroup), Instagram (www.instagram.com/blackstone), SoundCloud (www.soundcloud.com/blackstone-300250613), PodBean (www.blackstone.podbean.com), Spotify (https://spoti.fi/2LJ1tHG), YouTube (www.youtube.com/user/blackstonegroup) and Apple Podcast (https://a

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Blackstone Inc.

Unaudited Consolidating Statements of Financial Condition

(Dollars in Thousands)

		June 30, 2023
		Consolidated				Consolidated
		Operating				Blackstone				Reclasses and
		Partnerships				Funds (a)				Eliminations				Consolidated
Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents		$	3,280,204			$	—			$	—			$	3,280,204
Cash Held by Blackstone Funds and Other			—				215,444				—				215,444
Investments			22,265,924				5,490,773				(708,076	)			27,048,621
Accounts Receivable			653,090				10,938				—				664,028
Due from Affiliates			4,329,222				10,692				(45,477	)			4,294,437
Intangible Assets, Net			219,221				—				—				219,221
Goodwill			1,890,202				—				—				1,890,202
Other Assets			904,673				781				—				905,454
Right-of-Use Assets			888,190				—				—				888,190
Deferred Tax Assets			2,176,983				—				—				2,176,983
Total Assets		$	36,607,709			$	5,728,628			$	(753,553	)		$	41,582,784
Liabilities and Equity
Loans Payable		$	10,585,621			$	1,714,234			$	—			$	12,299,855
Due to Affiliates			1,989,910				151,177				(48,250	)			2,092,837
Accrued Compensation and Benefits			5,685,879				—				—				5,685,879
Securities Sold, Not Yet Purchased			3,821				—				—				3,821
Repurchase Agreements			18,262				—				—				18,262
Operating Lease Liabilities			1,013,813				—				—				1,013,813
Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities			1,245,129				132,709				—				1,377,838
Total Liabilities			20,542,435				1,998,120				(48,250	)			22,492,305
Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests in Consolidated Entities			1				1,626,348				—				1,626,349
Equity
Common Stock			7				—				—				7
Series I Preferred Stock			—				—				—				—
Series II Preferred Stock			—				—				—				—
Additional Paid-in-Capital			6,076,366				681,401				(681,400	)			6,076,367
Retained Earnings			1,160,278				23,903				(23,903	)			1,160,278
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			(35,153	)			17,948				—				(17,205	)
Non-Controlling Interests in Consolidated Entities			3,794,053				1,380,908				—				5,174,961
Non-Controlling Interests in Blackstone Holdings			5,069,722				—				—				5,069,722
Total Equity			16,065,273				2,104,160				(705,303	)			17,464,130
Total Liabilities and Equity		$	36,607,709			$	5,728,628			$	(753,553	)		$	41,582,784

Blackstone Inc.

Unaudited Consolidating Statements of Financial Condition - Continued

(Dollars in Thousands)

		December 31, 2022
		Consolidated				Consolidated
		Operating				Blackstone				Reclasses and
		Partnerships				Funds (a)				Eliminations				Consolidated
Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents		$	4,252,003			$	—			$	—			$	4,252,003
Cash Held by Blackstone Funds and Other			—				241,712				—				241,712
Investments			23,236,603				5,136,542				(819,894	)			27,553,251
Accounts Receivable			407,681				55,223				—				462,904
Due from Affiliates			4,185,982				8,417				(47,692	)			4,146,707
Intangible Assets, Net			217,287				—				—				217,287
Goodwill			1,890,202				—				—				1,890,202
Other Assets			798,299				2,159				—				800,458
Right-of-Use Assets			896,981				—				—				896,981
Deferred Tax Assets			2,062,722				—				—				2,062,722
Total Assets		$	37,947,760			$	5,444,053			$	(867,586	)		$	42,524,227
Liabilities and Equity
Loans Payable		$	10,899,584			$	1,450,000			$	—			$	12,349,584
Due to Affiliates			2,039,549				128,681				(49,749	)			2,118,481
Accrued Compensation and Benefits			6,101,801				—				—				6,101,801
Securities Sold, Not Yet Purchased			3,825				—				—				3,825
Repurchase Agreements			89,944				—				—				89,944
Operating Lease Liabilities			1,021,454				—				—				1,021,454
Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities			1,132,213				25,858				—				1,158,071
Total Liabilities			21,288,370				1,604,539				(49,749	)			22,843,160
Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests in Consolidated Entities			3				1,715,003				—				1,715,006
Equity
Common Stock			7				—				—				7
Series I Preferred Stock			—				—				—				—
Series II Preferred Stock			—				—				—				—
Additional Paid-in-Capital			5,935,273				800,381				(800,381	)			5,935,273
Retained Earnings			1,748,106				17,456				(17,456	)			1,748,106
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			(35,346	)			7,871				—				(27,475	)
Non-Controlling Interests in Consolidated Entities			3,757,677				1,298,803				—				5,056,480
Non-Controlling Interests in Blackstone Holdings			5,253,670				—				—				5,253,670
Total Equity			16,659,387				2,124,511				(817,837	)			17,966,061
Total Liabilities and Equity		$	37,947,760			$	5,444,053			$	(867,586	)		$	42,524,227

(a)	The Consolidated Blackstone Funds consisted of the following:

Blackstone / GSO Global Dynamic Credit Feeder Fund (Cayman) LP**

Blackstone / GSO Global Dynamic Credit Funding Designated Activity Company**

Blackstone / GSO Global Dynamic Credit Master Fund**

Blackstone / GSO Global Dynamic Credit USD Feeder Fund (Ireland)**

Blackstone Annex Onshore Fund L.P.

Blackstone Horizon Fund L.P.

Blackstone Real Estate Special Situations Holdings L.P.**

Blackstone Strategic Alliance Fund L.P.**

BTD CP Holdings LP

Blackstone Dislocation Fund L.P.

BEPIF (Aggregator) SCSp

BX Shipston SCSp

Blackstone Private Equity Strategies Fund L.P.

Blackstone Private Equity Strategies Fund SICAV

Blackstone Private Equity Strategies Fund (Master) FCP*

Blackstone Infrastructure Hogan

Co-Invest

(CYM) L.P.

Clover Credit Partners CLO III, Ltd.*

Mezzanine

side-by-side

investment vehicles**

Private equity

side-by-side

investment vehicles

Real estate

side-by-side

investment vehicles

Hedge Fund Solutions

side-by-side

investment vehicles.

*Consolidated as of June 30, 2023 only

** Consolidated as of December 31, 2022 only

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with Blackstone Inc.’s condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes included within this Quarterly Report on

Form 10-Q.

In this report, references to “Blackstone,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” refer to Blackstone Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Our Business

Blackstone is one of the world’s leading investment firms. We generate revenue from fees earned pursuant to contractual arrangements with funds, fund investors and fund portfolio companies (including management, transaction and monitoring fees), and from capital markets services. We also invest in the funds we manage and we are entitled to a

pro-rata

share of the income of the fund

(a “pro-rata

allocation”). In addition to a

pro-rata

allocation, and assuming certain investment returns are achieved, we are entitled to a disproportionate allocation of the income otherwise allocable to the limited partners, commonly referred to as carried interest (“Performance Allocations”). In certain structures, we receive a contractual incentive fee from an investment fund based on achieving certain investment returns (an “Incentive Fee,” and together with Performance Allocations, “Performance Revenues”). The composition of our revenues will vary based on market conditions and the cyclicality of the different businesses in which we operate. Net investment gains and investment income generated by the Blackstone Funds are driven by the performance of the underlying investments as well as overall market conditions. Fair values are affected by changes in the fundamentals of our portfolio company and other investments, the industries in which they operate, the overall economy and other market conditions.

Our business is organized into four segments:

Real Estate

Our Real Estate business is a global leader in real estate investing. Our Real Estate segment operates as one globally integrated business, with investments across the globe, including in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Our real estate investment teams seek to utilize our global expertise and presence to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for our investors.

Our Blackstone Real Estate Partners (“BREP”) business is geographically diversified and targets a broad range of opportunistic real estate and real estate-related investments. The BREP funds include global funds as well as funds focused specifically on Europe or Asia investments. BREP seeks to invest thematically in high-quality assets, focusing where we see outsized growth potential driven by global economic and demographic trends.

Our Core+ strategy invests in substantially stabilized real estate globally primarily through perpetual capital vehicles. These include our (a) Blackstone Property Partners funds (“BPP”), which are focused on high-quality assets in the Americas, Europe and Asia and (b) Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (“BREIT”) and our Blackstone European Property Income (“BEPIF”) funds, which provide income-focused individual investors access to institutional quality real estate globally in developed markets.

Our Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies (“BREDS”) vehicles primarily target real estate-related debt investment opportunities. BREDS invests in both public and private markets, primarily in the U.S. and Europe. BREDS’ scale and investment mandates enable it to provide a variety of lending options for our borrowers and investment options for our investors, including commercial real estate and mezzanine loans, residential mortgage loan pools and liquid real estate-related debt securities. The BREDS platform includes high-yield real estate debt funds, liquid real estate debt funds and Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (“BXMT”), a NYSE-listed real estate investment trust (“REIT”). The BREDS platform also includes real estate credit products managed on behalf of insurance companies.

Private Equity

Our Private Equity segment includes our corporate private equity business, which consists of: (a) our global private equity funds, Blackstone Capital Partners (“BCP”), (b) our sector-focused funds, including our energy- and energy transition-focused funds, Blackstone Energy Transition Partners (“BETP”), (c) our Asia-focused private equity funds, Blackstone Capital Partners Asia and (d) our core private equity funds, Blackstone Core Equity Partners (“BCEP”). Our Private Equity segment also includes (a) our opportunistic investment platform that invests globally across asset classes, industries and geographies, Blackstone Tactical Opportunities (“Tactical Opportunities”), (b) our secondary fund of funds business, Strategic Partners Fund Solutions (“Strategic Partners”), (c) our infrastructure-focused funds, Blackstone Infrastructure Partners (“BIP”), (d) our life sciences investment platform, Blackstone Life Sciences (“BXLS”), (e) our growth equity investment platform, Blackstone Growth (“BXG”), (f) our multi-asset investment program for eligible high net worth investors offering exposure to certain of Blackstone’s key illiquid investment strategies through a single commitment, Blackstone Total Alternatives Solution (“BTAS”) and (g) our capital markets services business, Blackstone Capital Markets (“BXCM”).

We are a global leader in private equity investing. Our corporate private equity business pursues transactions across industries on a global basis. It strives to create value by investing in great businesses where our capital, strategic insight, global relationships and operational support can drive transformation. Our corporate private equity business’s investment strategies and core themes continually evolve in anticipation of, or in response to, changes in the global economy, local markets, regulation, capital flows and geopolitical trends. We seek to construct a differentiated portfolio of investments with a well-defined, post-acquisition value creation strategy. Similarly, we seek investments that can generate strong unlevered returns regardless of entry or exit cycle timing. Blackstone Core Equity Partners pursues control-oriented investments in high-quality companies with durable businesses and seeks to offer a lower level of risk and a longer hold period than traditional private equity.

Tactical Opportunities pursues a thematically driven, opportunistic investment strategy. Our flexible, global mandate enables us to find differentiated opportunities across asset classes, industries, and geographies and invest behind them with the frequent use of structure to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns. With a focus on businesses and/or asset-backed investments in market sectors that are benefitting from long-term transformational tailwinds, Tactical Opportunities seeks to leverage the full power of Blackstone to help those businesses grow and improve. Tactical Opportunities’ ability to dynamically shift focus to the most compelling opportunities in any market environment, combined with the business’ expertise in structuring complex transactions, enables Tactical Opportunities to invest behind attractive market areas often with securities that provide downside protection and maintain upside return.

Strategic Partners, our secondary fund of funds business, is a total fund solutions provider. As a secondary investor it acquires interests in high-quality private funds from original holders seeking liquidity. Strategic Partners focuses on a range of opportunities in underlying funds such as private equity, real estate, infrastructure, venture and growth capital, credit and other types of funds, as well as general

partner-led

transactions and primary investments and

co-investments

with financial sponsors. Strategic Partners also provides investment advisory services to separately managed account clients investing in primary and secondary investments in private funds and

co-investments.

BIP targets a diversified mix of core+, core and public-private partner

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Our predominant exposure to market risk is related to our role as general partner or investment adviser to the Blackstone Funds and the sensitivities to movements in the fair value of their investments, including the effect on management fees, performance revenues and investment income. There were no material changes in our market risks as of June 30, 2023 as compared to March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. For additional information, refer to our Quarterly Report on Form

10-Q

for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 and our Annual Report on

Form 10-K

for the year ended December 31, 2022.

We maintain “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in

Rules 13a-15(e)

and

15d-15(e)

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing disclosure controls and procedures, our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired objectives.

Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to

Rule 13a-15

under the Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in

Rule 13a-15(e)

under the Exchange Act) are effective at the reasonable assurance level to accomplish their objectives of ensuring that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

No change in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in

Rules 13a-15(f)

and

15d-15(f)

under the Exchange Act) occurred during our most recent quarter, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Part II. Other Information

We may from time to time be involved in litigation and claims incidental to the conduct of our business. Our businesses are also subject to extensive regulation, which may result in regulatory proceedings against us. See “Part I. Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on

Form 10-K

for the year ended December 31, 2022. We are not currently subject to any pending legal (including judicial, regulatory, administrative or arbitration) proceedings that we expect to have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements. However, given the inherent unpredictability of these types of proceedings and the potentially large and/or indeterminate amounts that could be sought, an adverse outcome in certain matters could have a material effect on Blackstone’s financial results in any particular period. See “Part I. Item 1. Financial Statements — Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 17. Commitments and Contingencies — Contingencies — Litigation.”

Item 1A. Risk Factors

For a discussion of our potential risks and uncertainties, see the information under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on

Form 10-K

for the year ended December 31, 2022 and in our subsequently filed periodic reports as such factors may be updated from time to time, all of which are accessible on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

See “Part I. Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Business Environment” in this report for a discussion of the conditions in the financial markets and economic conditions affecting our businesses. This discussion updates, and should be read together with, the risk factor entitled “Difficult market and geopolitical conditions can adversely affect our business in many ways, each of which could materially reduce our revenue, earnings and cash flow and adversely affect our financial prospects and condition.” in our Annual Report on

Form 10-K

for the year ended December 31, 2022.

The risks described in our Annual Report on

Form 10-K

and in our subsequently filed periodic reports are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities, Use of Proceeds, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table sets forth information regarding repurchases of shares of our common stock during the three months ended June 30, 2023:

														Approximate Dollar
						Average				Total Number of Shares				Value of Shares that
		Total Number				Price Paid				Purchased as Part of				May Yet Be Purchased
		of Shares				per				Publicly Announced				Under the Program
Period		Purchased				Share				Plans or Programs (a)				(Dollars in Thousands) (a)
Apr. 1 - Apr. 30, 2023			—			$	—				—			$	1,017,935
May 1 - May 31, 2023			550,000			$	83.50				550,000			$	972,011
Jun. 1 - Jun. 30, 2023			450,000			$	89.13				450,000			$	931,901
			1,000,000								1,000,000

(a)

On December 7, 2021, Blackstone’s board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to $2.0 billion of common stock and Blackstone Holdings Partnership Units. Under the repurchase program, repurchases may be made from time to time in open market transactions, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. The timing and the actual numbers repurchased will depend on a variety of factors, including legal requirements, price and economic and market conditions. The repurchase program may be changed, suspended or discontinued at any time and does not have a specified expiration date. See “Part I. Item 1. Financial Statements – Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 14. Earnings Per Share and Stockholders’ Equity — Share Repurchase Program” and “Part I. Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity and Capital Resources – Share Repurchase Program” for further information regarding this repurchase program.

As permitted by our policies and procedures governing transactions in our securities by our directors, executive officers and other employees, from time to time some of these persons may establish plans or arrangements complying with

Rule 10b5-1

under the Exchange Act, and similar plans and arrangements relating to our common stock and Blackstone Holdings Partnership Units.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Election of Directors

On August 2, 2023, Blackstone Group Management L.L.C., by a written consent as the sole holder of our Series II preferred stock, elected Stephen A. Schwarzman, Jonathan D. Gray, Joseph P. Baratta, William G. Parrett, Kelly A. Ayotte, James W. Breyer, Reginald J. Brown, Sir John Antony Hood, Rochelle B. Lazarus, The Right Honorable Brian Mulroney and Ruth Porat as directors of Blackstone Inc. Each director was serving as a director of Blackstone Inc. at the time of election.

Annual Meeting of Stockholders

We will hold our 2023 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on September 19, 2023. The Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only. Stockholders of record at the close of business on August 14, 2023 (the “Record Date”) can attend the meeting at https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1619587&tp_key=154f369d45. In order to access the Annual Meeting, please be prepared to confirm your ownership of common stock as of the Record Date. Please note that there will not be any matter for stockholders to vote on at the Annual Meeting, and, as such, no action is expected to be taken at the Annual Meeting. Please note that we are not planning on providing any update on our business during the Annual Meeting.

Section 13(r) Disclosure

Pursuant to Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, which added Section 13(r) of the Exchange Act, Blackstone hereby incorporates by reference herein Exhibit 99.1 of this report, which includes disclosures provided to us by Mundys S.p.A.

Exhibit Number		Exhibit Description
10.1*		Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Strategic Partners Fund Solutions Associates VI L.P., dated as of May 23, 2023.
31.1*		Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).
31.2*		Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).
32.1*		Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).
32.2*		Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).
99.1*		Section 13(r) Disclosure.
101.INS*		Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
104.		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

*	Filed herewith.

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 4, 2023

Blackstone Inc.
/s/ Michael S. Chae
Name:		Michael S. Chae
Title:		Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer and
		Authorized Signatory)