Current Report Filing (8-k)
17 February 2018 - 9:24AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
February 13, 2018
The Blackstone Group L.P.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-33551
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20-8875684
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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345 Park Avenue
New York, New York
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10154
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(212)
583-5000
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below
if the Form
8-K
filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth
company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule
12b-2
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Item 5.02
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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On February 13, 2018, Blackstone issued a press release announcing that Jonathan D. Gray has been
appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of Blackstone Group Management L.L.C., the general partner (the General Partner) of The Blackstone Group L.P. (the Partnership and, together with the General Partner,
Blackstone). In connection with the appointment of Mr. Gray, which will be effective March 1, 2018, Hamilton E. James will transition from his current role as President and Chief Operating Officer and will continue in a
full-time role as Executive Vice Chairman of the General Partner. Mr. Gray and Mr. James will also continue to serve as members of the board of directors of our General Partner and as members of Blackstones Management Committee.
Mr. Gray, age 48, most recently served as Global Head of Real Estate, a position he held since 2012. Mr. Gray is
also a member of the board of directors of our General Partner. Mr. Gray became a member of the board of directors of our General Partner effective February 24, 2012. He also sits on the firms Management Committee. Since joining
Blackstone in 1992, Mr. Gray has helped build the largest real estate platform in the world with $115.3 billion in investor capital under management. He was promoted to Managing Director in 2000, Senior Managing Director in 2001 and Global
Co-Head
of Real Estate in 2005.
Mr. Gray currently serves as Chairman of the board of directors of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. and Nevada Property 1 LLC (The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas). He is
also a member of the board of directors of Invitation Homes Inc. Mr. Gray also previously served as a board member of Brixmor Property Group Inc. and La Quinta Holdings Inc. He also serves on the board of Harlem Village Academies and Trinity
School. Mr. Gray and his wife, Mindy, established the Basser Center for BRCA at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine focused on the prevention and treatment of certain genetically caused cancers. Mr. Gray received a BS in
Economics from the Wharton School, as well as a BA in English from the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania.
As described in our Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2016, Mr. Gray receives compensation as an employee of Blackstone and
invests in and alongside Blackstones funds. In addition, an entity currently controlled by Mr. Gray, and an entity previously jointly controlled by Mr. Gray (in which he no longer holds an interest), each wholly own aircraft that we
use for business purposes in the course of our operations. Mr. Gray paid for his respective ownership interest in the aircraft himself and bore his respective share of the operating, personnel and maintenance costs associated with their
operation. The hourly payments we make for such use are based on market rates.
Item 7.01
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Regulation FD Disclosure.
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A copy of the press release regarding the matters described above has been furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K.
Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits.
SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly authorized.
Date: February 16, 2018
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The Blackstone Group L.P.
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By: Blackstone Group Management L.L.C.,
its General Partner
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/s/ John G. Finley
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John G. Finley
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Chief Legal Officer
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