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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-19-186761
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8 POS
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190701
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190701
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20190701

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Blackstone Group Inc
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001393818
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INVESTMENT ADVICE [6282]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8 POS
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-202359
		FILM NUMBER:		19931580

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		345 PARK AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10154
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(212) 583-5000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		345 PARK AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10154

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Blackstone Group L.P.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20070320
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;1, 2019. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-230020</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-223346</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-216225</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-209758</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-202359</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-194234</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-186999</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-179775</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-172451</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-165115</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-157635</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-143948</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POST-EFFECTIVE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>AMENDMENT NO. 1 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>TO
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>THE BLACKSTONE GROUP INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-8875684</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>345 Park Avenue </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New York, NY 10154 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Telephone: (212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">583-5000</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The Blackstone Group Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full Title of the Plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>John G. Finley </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief
Legal Officer </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The Blackstone Group Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>345 Park Avenue </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New
York, NY 10154 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Telephone: (212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">583-5000</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>With copies to: </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Joshua
Ford Bonnie </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Simpson Thacher&nbsp;&amp; Bartlett LLP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>900 G Street, NW </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20001 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Telephone: (202) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">636-5500</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Facsimile: (202) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">636-5502</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT>
filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 (this &#147;Amendment&#148;) does not reflect any increase in the number of shares issuable pursuant
to The Blackstone Group Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (the &#147;Amended Equity Plan&#148;). This Amendment is being filed pursuant to Rule 414(d) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;),
by The Blackstone Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#147;BX&#148;), as the successor registrant to The Blackstone Group L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (&#147;Blackstone LP&#148;) and relates to the following Registration Statements of
Blackstone LP, on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (collectively, the &#147;Registration Statements&#148;) filed by Blackstone LP with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;): </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-230020,</FONT> originally filed with the
Commission on March&nbsp;1, 2019, registering an additional 12,314,080 Common Units of Blackstone L.P. under The Blackstone Group L.P. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-223346,</FONT> originally filed with the
Commission on March&nbsp;1, 2018, registering an additional 7,743,851 Common Units of Blackstone L.P. under The Blackstone Group L.P. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-216225,</FONT> originally filed with the
Commission on February&nbsp;24, 2017, registering an additional 8,952,217 Common Units of Blackstone LP under The Blackstone Group L.P. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-209758,</FONT> originally filed with the
Commission on February&nbsp;26, 2016, registering an additional 33,943,141 Common Units of Blackstone LP under The Blackstone Group L.P. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-202359,</FONT> originally filed with the
Commission on February&nbsp;27, 2015, registering an additional 8,495,939 Common Units of Blackstone LP under The Blackstone Group L.P. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-194234,</FONT> originally filed with the
Commission on February&nbsp;28, 2014, registering an additional 13,297,044 Common Units of Blackstone LP under The Blackstone Group L.P. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-186999,</FONT> originally filed with the
Commission on March&nbsp;1, 2013, registering an additional 20,706,600 Common Units of Blackstone LP under The Blackstone Group L.P. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-179775,</FONT> originally filed with the
Commission on February&nbsp;28, 2012, registering an additional 13,499,542 Common Units of Blackstone LP under The Blackstone Group L.P. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-172451,</FONT> originally filed with the
Commission on February&nbsp;25, 2011, registering an additional 11,880,752 Common Units of Blackstone LP under The Blackstone Group L.P. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-165115,</FONT> originally filed with the
Commission on March&nbsp;1, 2010, registering an additional 9,556,468 Common Units of Blackstone LP under The Blackstone Group L.P. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-157635,</FONT> originally filed with the
Commission on March&nbsp;2, 2009, registering an additional 54,907,788 Common Units of Blackstone LP under The Blackstone Group L.P. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-143948,</FONT> originally filed with the
Commission on June&nbsp;21, 2007, registering 163,000,000 Common Units of Blackstone LP under The Blackstone Group L.P. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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Delaware limited partnership to a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Conversion&#148;). BX expressly adopts the Registration Statements, as modified by this Amendment, as its own registration statements for all purposes of the Securities Act and the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For the purposes of this Amendment and the Registration
Statements, (i)&nbsp;as of any time prior to the Conversion, references to &#147;Blackstone,&#148; &#147;we,&#148; &#147;us,&#148; &#147;our&#148; and similar terms mean Blackstone LP and its consolidated subsidiaries and, as of any time after the
Conversion, BX and its consolidated subsidiaries, (ii)&nbsp;as of any time prior to the Conversion, references to &#147;The Blackstone Group L.P.&#148; and/or &#147;the Partnership&#148; mean Blackstone LP and its consolidated subsidiaries and, as
of any time after the Conversion, if the context requires, references to &#147;The Blackstone Group L.P.&#148; and/or &#147;the Partnership&#148; are deleted and replaced with &#147;The Blackstone Group Inc.&#148; or &#147;our company,&#148; as
applicable, which means BX and its consolidated subsidiaries, (iii)&nbsp;as of any time prior to the Conversion, references to &#147;the general partner&#148; mean Blackstone Group Management L.L.C., which acted as the general partner of Blackstone
LP, and, as of any time after the Conversion, if the context requires, references to &#147;the general partner&#148; are deleted and replaced with &#147;the Class&nbsp;C Stockholder&#148; which means the holder of Class&nbsp;C common stock, par
value $0.00001 per share, of BX, (iv)&nbsp;as of any time prior to the Conversion, references to &#147;unitholders&#148; mean the holders of any limited partnership interest in Blackstone LP, whether common or preferred, and, as of any time after
the Conversion, if the context requires, references to &#147;unitholders&#148; are deleted and replaced with &#147;stockholders&#148; which means the holders of Class&nbsp;A common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of BX and (v)&nbsp;as of any
time prior to the Conversion, references to &#147;Common Units&#148; mean the common units representing limited partner interests in Blackstone LP and, as of any time after the Conversion, if the context requires, references to &#147;Common
Units&#148; are deleted and replaced with &#147;common stock&#148; which means Class&nbsp;A common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of BX. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The prospectus contained in each of the Registration Statements incorporates by reference all documents filed by Blackstone LP under Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of the initial filing of such Registration Statement and will incorporate by reference all documents filed by BX under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act following the
date of this Amendment. The prospectus contained in each of the Registration Statements, as well as all documents filed by us under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act before the effective time of the Conversion and incorporated
by reference in such Registration Statement, will not reflect the change in our name, type of legal entity or capital stock, among other things. With respect to such information, or any other information contained or incorporated by reference in
each of the Registration Statements that is modified by information subsequently incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement, the statement or information previously contained or incorporated in such Registration Statement shall also be
deemed modified or superseded in the same manner. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with the Conversion, BX has amended and restated The Blackstone Group
L.P. Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan by adopting the Amended Equity Plan. The Amended Equity Plan is filed as an exhibit to this Amendment and is hereby incorporated by reference into this Amendment. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The rights of holders of BX&#146;s Class&nbsp;A common stock are now governed by its Delaware certificate of incorporation, its Delaware
bylaws and the Delaware General Corporation Law, each of which is described in Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Blackstone&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A.</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registration Statements shall remain unchanged in all other respects. Accordingly, this Amendment consists only of this explanatory note
and revised versions of the following parts of the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8:</FONT> Part I, Part II, the signatures, the exhibit index and the exhibits filed in connection with this Amendment. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information specified in Items 1 and 2 of Part I of the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> is omitted from this filing in
accordance with the provisions of Rule 428 under the Securities Act. The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be delivered to the participants in the Amended Equity Plan covered by the Registration Statements, as is defined
by this Amendment, as required by Rule 428(b)(1). </P>
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<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents filed with the Commission by Blackstone pursuant to the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312519061011/d663205d10k.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2018, filed on March&nbsp;1, 2019; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Quarterly Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312519142951/d709126d10q.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT></A> for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2019, filed on May&nbsp;9, 2019; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312519095048/d722322d8k.htm">April&nbsp;2,
 2019</A> <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312519095673/d722335d8k.htm">(two reports)</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312519103004/d726236d8k.htm">April&nbsp;
11, 2019</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312519105303/d725712d8k.htm">April&nbsp;12, 2019</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312519186655/d27713d8k.htm">July&nbsp;1, 2019</A>; and
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(d)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the description of the Class&nbsp;A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of BX in Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to
Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A,</FONT> filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312519186676/d27797d8a12ba.htm">July&nbsp;1, 2019</A>. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents that Blackstone subsequently files pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this
Amendment and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statements indicating that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents (other than information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any Current Report on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> unless expressly stated otherwise therein). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Amendment to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that is or is
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The validity of the Class&nbsp;A common stock will be passed upon for us by Simpson Thacher&nbsp;&amp; Bartlett LLP, Washington, D.C. An
investment vehicle comprised of selected partners of Simpson Thacher&nbsp;&amp; Bartlett LLP, members of their families, related persons and others owns an interest representing less than 1% of the capital commitments of funds affiliated with
Blackstone LP. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>ITEM&nbsp;6.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant is incorporated under the laws of Delaware. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;) provides that a corporation may indemnify directors and
officers as well as other employees and individuals against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, in which such person is made a party by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation (other than an action by or in the right of the
corporation&#151;a &#147;derivative action&#148;), if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person&#146;s conduct was unlawful. A similar standard is applicable in the case of derivative actions, except that indemnification only extends to expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees)
incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action, and the statute requires court approval before there can be any indemnification where the person seeking indemnification has been found liable to the corporation. The statute
provides that it is not exclusive of other indemnification that may be granted by a corporation&#146;s bylaws, disinterested director vote, stockholder vote, agreement or otherwise. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the Registrant&#146;s certificate of incorporation, in most circumstances the
Registrant will indemnify the following persons, to the fullest extent permitted by law, from and against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, expenses (including legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines, penalties,
interest, settlements or other amounts: (a)&nbsp;Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. (&#147;BML&#148;) and any successor or permitted assign that owns the Class&nbsp;C common stock, par value 0.00001 per share, of the Registrant at the applicable
time (the &#147;Class&nbsp;C Stockholder&#148;); (b) BML in its capacity as the former general partner of The Blackstone Group L.P. (the &#147;Former General Partner&#148;); (c) any person who is or was a controlling affiliate of the Class&nbsp;C
Stockholder or the Former General Partner; (d)&nbsp;any person who is or was a director or officer of the Registrant, the Class&nbsp;C Stockholder or the Former General Partner; (e)&nbsp;any person in clause (d)&nbsp;who is or was serving at the
request of the Registrant, the Class&nbsp;C Stockholder or the Former General Partner as an officer, director, employee, member, partner, agent, fiduciary or trustee of another Person (provided that a person shall not be an indemnitee by reason of
providing, on a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">fee-for-services</FONT></FONT> basis, trustee, fiduciary or custodial services); or (f)&nbsp;any person the Registrant in its sole discretion designates as an
indemnitee as permitted by applicable law. Currently, Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the DGCL requires that liability be imposed for the following: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any act or omission not in good faith or which involved intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section&nbsp;174 of
the DGCL; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant has agreed to provide this indemnification if the indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner the indemnitee reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant, and, with respect to any alleged conduct resulting in a criminal proceeding against the indemnitee, such person had no reasonable cause to believe that such person&#146;s
conduct was unlawful. Any indemnification under these provisions will only be out of the Registrant&#146;s assets. Unless it otherwise agrees, the Class&nbsp;C Stockholder will not be liable for, or have any obligation to contribute or loan any
monies or property to the Registrant to enable the Registrant to effectuate, indemnification. The Registrant may purchase (or reimburse the Class&nbsp;C Stockholder or its affiliates for the cost of) insurance against liabilities asserted against
and expenses incurred by persons in connection with its activities, regardless of whether the Registrant would have the power to indemnify the person against liabilities under the Registrant&#146;s certificate of incorporation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant currently maintains liability insurance for its directors and officers. Such insurance would be available to the
Registrant&#146;s directors and officers in accordance with its terms. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>EXHIBITS. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following exhibits are filed or incorporated by reference as part of this Registration Statement: </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><B>Number</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Description of Document</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top">Certificate of Conversion of The Blackstone Group L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of The Blackstone Group Inc.&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312519186655/d27713dex31.htm">July&nbsp;1,
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<TD VALIGN="top">Certificate of Incorporation of The Blackstone Group Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of The Blackstone Group Inc.&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312519186655/d27713dex32.htm">July&nbsp;1,
 2019</A>).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Bylaws of The Blackstone Group Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of The Blackstone Group Inc.&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312519186655/d27713dex33.htm">July&nbsp;1,
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d27852dex44.htm">The Blackstone Group Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan.*</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d27852dex51.htm">Opinion of Simpson Thacher&nbsp;&amp; Bartlett LLP.* </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d27852dex231.htm">Consent of Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP.* </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d27852dex51.htm">Consent of Simpson Thacher&nbsp;&amp; Bartlett LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="#sig">Power of Attorney (included in the signature page to this Amendment).</A></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Filed herewith. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>UNDERTAKINGS. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
registration statement: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in
the effective registration statement. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(iii)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>provided,
however</I>, that Paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)) that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will
be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Registration Statements to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in New York, New York, on July&nbsp;1, 2019. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">The Blackstone Group Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Michael S. Chae</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name: Michael S. Chae</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned directors and officers of the Registrant, which is filing a Post-Effective Amendment
No.&nbsp;1 (this &#147;Amendment&#148;) to the following Registration Statements on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549 under the provisions of the Securities Act of
1933: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-230020;</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-223346;</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-216225;</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-209758;</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-202359;</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">hereby constitute and appoint Stephen A. Schwarzman, Jonathan D. Gray, Hamilton E. James, Michael S. Chae and John G. Finley, and each of them, the
individual&#146;s true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the person and in his or her name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Amendment and any or all amendments, including post-effective amendments to the Amendment, and all other documents in connection therewith to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be
done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT>
as agents or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment has been signed
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Stephen A. Schwarzman</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Chairman and Chief Executive</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Jonathan D. Gray</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>THE BLACKSTONE GROUP INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>AMENDED AND RESTATED 2007 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Blackstone Group Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended through July&nbsp;1, 2019) (the &#147;<U>Plan</U>&#148;)
is designed to promote the long term financial interests and growth of The Blackstone Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;), and its Affiliates by (i)&nbsp;attracting and retaining senior managing directors, employees, <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-employee</FONT> directors, consultants and other service providers of the Company or any of its Affiliates and (ii)&nbsp;aligning the interests of such individuals with those of the Company and its Affiliates by
providing them with equity-based awards based on the shares of Common Stock (as defined below) of the Company or the partnership units (the &#147;<U>Blackstone Holdings Partnership Units</U>&#148;) of Blackstone Holdings (as defined below). </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following capitalized terms used in the Plan have the respective meanings set forth in this Section: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <U>Act</U>: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <U>Administrator</U>: The Compensation Committee of the Board, or such subcommittee thereof or, if the Compensation Committee shall so
determine, the Board or such other committee thereof, to whom authority to administer the Plan has been delegated pursuant to Section&nbsp;4 hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) <U>Affiliate</U>: With respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is
controlled by or is under common control with the Person in question. As used herein, the term &#147;<U>Control</U>&#148; means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a
Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) <U>Award</U>: Individually or collectively, any
Option, Share Appreciation Right, or Other Share-Based Awards based on or relating to the shares of Common Stock or Blackstone Holdings Partnership Units issuable under the Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) <U>Beneficial Owner</U>: A &#147;beneficial owner&#148;, as such term is defined in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13d-3</FONT>
under the Act (or any successor rule thereto). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) <U>Blackstone Holdings</U>: The collective reference to all of the Blackstone Holdings
Partnerships. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) <U>Blackstone Holdings Partnerships</U>: 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. </P>
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Unit&#148; shall consist of one partnership unit in each of the four Blackstone Holdings Partnerships. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) <U>Board</U>: The board of
directors of the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) <U>Change in Control</U>: The occurrence of any Person, other than a Person approved by Blackstone Group
Management L.L.C., becoming the holder of the outstanding Class&nbsp;C common stock of the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(k) <U>Code</U>: The Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor thereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(l) <U>Common Stock</U>: The Class&nbsp;A common stock, par value $0.00001 per share,
of the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(m) <U>Company</U>: The Blackstone Group Inc., a Delaware corporation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(n) <U>Disability</U>: The term &#147;Disability&#148; shall have the meaning as provided under Section&nbsp;409A(a)(2)(C)(i) of the Code.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Plan, the definition of Disability (or any analogous term) in an Award agreement shall supersede the foregoing definition; provided, however, that if no definition of Disability or any
analogous term is set forth in such agreement, the foregoing definition shall apply. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(o) <U>Effective Date</U>: August&nbsp;10, 2014. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(p) <U>Employment</U>: The term &#147;Employment&#148; as used herein shall be deemed to refer to (i)&nbsp;a Participant&#146;s employment if
the Participant is an employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates, (ii)&nbsp;a Participant&#146;s services as a consultant or partner, if the Participant is consultant to, partner of, or other service provider for the Company or of any of its
Affiliates, and (iii)&nbsp;a Participant&#146;s services as an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-employee</FONT> director, if the Participant is a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-employee</FONT> member of the Board. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(q) <U>Fair Market Value</U>: Of a Share on any given date means (i)&nbsp;the closing sale price per Share on the New York Stock Exchange on
that date (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the last reported sale price), (ii) if Shares are not listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the closing sale price (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the last reported sale
price) as reported on that date in composite transactions for the principal national securities exchange registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;6(g) of the Act on which the Shares are listed, (iii)&nbsp;if the Shares are not so listed on a national
securities exchange, the last quoted bid price for Shares on that date in the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">over-the-counter</FONT></FONT> market as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization, or
(iv)&nbsp;if Shares are not so quoted by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization, the average of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">mid-point</FONT> of the last bid and ask prices for Shares on that date from a nationally recognized
independent investment banking firm selected by the Administrator for this purpose. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(r) <U>Option</U>: An option to purchase Shares
granted pursuant to Section&nbsp;6 of the Plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(s) <U>Option Price</U>: The purchase price per Share of an Option, as determined pursuant
to Section&nbsp;6(a) of the Plan. </P>
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</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(u) <U>Participant</U>: A senior managing director, other employee, consultant, partner, director or other service provider of the Company
or of any of its Affiliates who is selected by the Administrator to participate in the Plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(v) <U>Performance-Based Awards</U>: Certain
Other Share-Based Awards granted pursuant to Section&nbsp;8(b) of the Plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(w) <U>Person</U>: A &#147;person&#148;, as such term is used
for purposes of Section&nbsp;13(d) or 14(d) of the Act (or any successor section thereto). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(x) <U>Share Appreciation Right</U>: A share
appreciation right granted pursuant to Section&nbsp;7 of the Plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(y) <U>Shares</U>: Common Stock or Blackstone Holdings Partnership
Units which are issued or may be issued under the Plan. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to Section&nbsp;9 hereof, the total number of Shares which may be issued under the Plan shall be 163,000,000, of which all or any
portion may be issued as shares of Common Stock or Blackstone Holdings Partnership Units. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the total number of Shares subject to the Plan shall be increased on the first day of each fiscal year beginning in calendar
year 2008 by a number of Shares equal to the positive difference, if any, of (x) 15% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock and Blackstone Holdings Partnership Units outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year
(excluding Blackstone Holdings Partnership Units held by the Company or its wholly-owned subsidiaries) minus (y)&nbsp;the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock and Blackstone Holdings Partnership Units covered by the Plan, unless the
Administrator should decide to increase the number of shares of Common Stock and Blackstone Holdings Partnership Units covered by the Plan by a lesser amount on any such date. The issuance of Shares or the payment of cash upon the exercise of an
Award or in consideration of the cancellation or termination of an Award shall reduce the total number of Shares available under the Plan, as applicable. Shares which are subject to Awards which terminate or lapse without the payment of
consideration may be granted again under the Plan. Unless the Administrator shall otherwise determine, shares of Common Stock delivered by the Company or its Affiliates upon exchange of Blackstone Holdings Partnership Units that have been issued
under the Plan shall be issued under the Plan. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Plan shall be administered by the Administrator. Additionally, the Administrator may delegate the authority to grant Awards under the Plan
to any employee or group of employees of the Company or of any Affiliate of the Company; <U>provided</U> <U>that</U> such delegation and grants are consistent with applicable law and guidelines established by the Board from time to time. Awards may,
in the discretion of the Administrator, be made under the Plan in assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by the Company, any Affiliate of the Company or any entity acquired by the Company or with which the
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Company combines. The number of Shares underlying such substitute awards shall be counted against the aggregate number of Shares available for Awards under the Plan. The Administrator is
authorized to interpret the Plan, to establish, amend and rescind any rules and regulations relating to the Plan, and to make any other determinations that it deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. The Administrator may
correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan in the manner and to the extent the Administrator deems necessary or desirable. Any decision of the Administrator in the interpretation and administration of the
Plan, as described herein, shall lie within its sole and absolute discretion and shall be final, conclusive and binding on all parties concerned (including, but not limited to, Participants and their beneficiaries or successors). The Administrator
shall have the full power and authority to establish the terms and conditions of any Award consistent with the provisions of the Plan and to waive any such terms and conditions at any time (including, without limitation, accelerating or waiving any
vesting conditions). The Administrator shall require payment of any amount it may determine to be necessary to withhold for federal, state, local or other taxes as a result of the exercise, grant or vesting of an Award. Unless the Administrator
specifies otherwise, the Participant may elect to pay a portion or all of such withholding taxes by (a)&nbsp;delivery in Shares or (b)&nbsp;having Shares withheld by the Company from any Shares that would have otherwise been received by the
Participant. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No Award may be granted under the Plan after the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date, but Awards theretofore granted may extend beyond that
date. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Options granted under the Plan shall be <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-qualified</FONT> options for federal income tax purposes, and
shall be subject to the foregoing and the following terms and conditions and to such other terms and conditions, not inconsistent therewith, as the Administrator shall determine: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <U>Option Price</U>. The Option Price per Share shall be determined by the Administrator; provided that the Option Price per Share shall
not be less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the applicable date the Option is granted unless the Participant is not subject to Section&nbsp;409A of the Code or the Option is otherwise designed to be compliant with Section&nbsp;409A of the
Code. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <U>Exercisability</U>. Options granted under the Plan shall be exercisable at such time and upon such terms and conditions as
may be determined by the Administrator, but in no event shall an Option be exercisable more than ten years after the date it is granted. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) <U>Exercise of Options</U>. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or in an Award agreement, an Option may be exercised for all, or from
time to time any part, of the Shares for which it is then exercisable. For purposes of Section&nbsp;6 of the Plan, the exercise date of an Option shall be the later of the date a notice of exercise is received by the Company and, if applicable, the
date payment is received by the Company pursuant to clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv)&nbsp;in the following sentence. The purchase price for the Shares as to which an Option is exercised shall be paid to the Company, and in the manner designated by
the Administrator, pursuant to one or </P>
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more of the following methods: (i)&nbsp;in cash or its equivalent (e.g., by personal check), (ii) in Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate Option Price for the Shares being
purchased and satisfying such other requirements as may be imposed by the Administrator, (iii)&nbsp;partly in cash and partly in such Shares, (iv)&nbsp;if there is a public market for the Shares at such time, through the delivery of irrevocable
instructions to a broker to sell Shares obtained upon the exercise of the Option and to deliver promptly to the Company an amount out of the proceeds of such Sale equal to the aggregate Option Price for the Shares being purchased, or (v)&nbsp;to the
extent permitted by the Administrator, through net settlement in Shares. Unless otherwise provided in an Award agreement, no Participant shall have any rights to distributions or other rights of a holder with respect to Shares subject to an Option
until the Participant has given written notice of exercise of the Option, paid in full for such Shares and, if applicable, has satisfied any other conditions imposed by the Administrator pursuant to the Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) <U>Attestation</U>. Wherever in this Plan or any agreement evidencing an Award a Participant is permitted to pay the exercise price of an
Option or taxes relating to the exercise of an Option by delivering Shares, the Participant may, subject to procedures satisfactory to the Administrator, satisfy such delivery requirement by presenting proof of beneficial ownership of such Shares,
in which case the Company shall treat the Option as exercised without further payment and/or shall withhold such number of Shares from the Shares acquired by the exercise of the Option, as appropriate. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) <U>Service Recipient Stock</U>. No Option may be granted to a Participant subject to Section&nbsp;409A of the Code unless (i)&nbsp;the
Shares constitute &#147;service recipient stock&#148; with respect to such Participant (as defined in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;1.409A-1(b)(5)(iii))</FONT> or (ii)&nbsp;the Option is otherwise designed to be compliant with
Section&nbsp;409A of the Code. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <U>Grants</U>. The Administrator may grant (i)&nbsp;a Share Appreciation Right independent of an Option or (ii)&nbsp;a Share Appreciation
Right in connection with an Option, or a portion thereof. A Share Appreciation Right granted pursuant to clause (ii)&nbsp;of the preceding sentence (A)&nbsp;may be granted at the time the related Option is granted or at any time prior to the
exercise or cancellation of the related Option, (B)&nbsp;shall cover the same number of Shares covered by an Option (or such lesser number of Shares as the Administrator may determine) and (C)&nbsp;shall be subject to the same terms and conditions
as such Option except for such additional limitations as are contemplated by this Section&nbsp;7 (or such additional limitations as may be included in an Award agreement). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <U>Terms</U>. The exercise price per Share of a Share Appreciation Right shall be an amount determined by the Administrator;
<U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that (z)&nbsp;the exercise price per Share shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the applicable date the Share Appreciation Right is granted unless the Participant is not subject to
Section&nbsp;409A of the Code or the Share Appreciation Right is otherwise designed to be compliant with Section&nbsp;409A of the Code and (y)&nbsp;in the case of a Share Appreciation Right granted in conjunction with an Option, or a portion
thereof, the exercise price may not be less than the Option Price of the related Option. Each Share Appreciation Right granted independent of an Option shall entitle a Participant upon exercise to an amount equal to (i)&nbsp;the excess of
(A)&nbsp;the Fair Market Value on the exercise date of </P>
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one Share over (B)&nbsp;the exercise price per Share, times (ii)&nbsp;the number of Shares covered by the Share Appreciation Right. Each Share Appreciation Right granted in conjunction with an
Option, or a portion thereof, shall entitle a Participant to surrender to the Company the unexercised Option, or any portion thereof, and to receive from the Company in exchange therefore an amount equal to (i)&nbsp;the excess of (A)&nbsp;the Fair
Market Value on the exercise date of one Share over (B)&nbsp;the Option Price per Share, times (ii)&nbsp;the number of Shares covered by the Option, or portion thereof, which is surrendered. Payment shall be made in Shares or in cash, or partly in
Shares and partly in cash (any such Shares valued at such Fair Market Value), all as shall be determined by the Administrator. Share Appreciation Rights may be exercised from time to time upon actual receipt by the Company of written notice of
exercise stating the number of Shares with respect to which the Share Appreciation Right is being exercised. The date a notice of exercise is received by the Company shall be the exercise date. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may
determine that no fractional Shares will be issued in payment for Share Appreciation Rights, but instead cash will be paid for a fraction or the number of Shares will be rounded downward to the next whole Share. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) <U>Limitations</U>. The Administrator may impose, in its discretion, such conditions upon the exercisability of Share Appreciation Rights
as it may deem fit, but in no event shall a Share Appreciation Right be exercisable more than ten years after the date it is granted. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)
<U>Service Recipient Stock</U>. No Option may be granted to a Participant subject to Section&nbsp;409A of the Code unless (i)&nbsp;the Shares constitute &#147;service recipient stock&#148; with respect to such Participant (as defined in <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;1.409A-1(b)(5)(iii))</FONT> or (ii)&nbsp;the Option is otherwise designed to be compliant with Section&nbsp;409A of the Code. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may grant or sell Awards of Shares, restricted Shares, restricted shares of Common Stock, deferred
restricted shares of Common Stock, phantom restricted shares of Common Stock or other Share-Based awards based in whole or in part on the Fair Market Value of shares of Common Stock or Blackstone Holdings Partnership Units (&#147;Other Share-Based
Awards&#148;). Such Other Share-Based Awards shall be in such form, and dependent on such conditions, as the Administrator shall determine, including, without limitation, the right to receive, or vest with respect to, one or more Shares (or the
equivalent cash value of such Shares) upon the completion of a specified period of service, the occurrence of an event and/or the attainment of performance objectives. Other Share-Based Awards may be granted alone or in addition to any other Awards
granted under the Plan. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Administrator shall determine to whom and when Other Share-Based Awards will be made, the number of Shares to be awarded under (or otherwise related to) such Other Share-Based
Awards; whether such Other Share-Based Awards shall be settled in cash, Shares or a combination of cash and Shares; and all other terms and conditions of such Awards (including, without limitation, the vesting provisions thereof and provisions
ensuring that all Shares so awarded and issued shall be fully paid and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-assessable).</FONT> </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Adjustments Upon Certain Events </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding any other provisions in the Plan to the contrary, the following provisions shall apply to all Awards granted under the Plan:
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <U>Generally</U>. In the event of any change in the outstanding Shares after the Effective Date by reason of any Share distribution or
split, reorganization, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">spin-off,</FONT> combination, combination or transaction or exchange of Shares or other corporate exchange, or any distribution to holders of Shares
other than regular cash distributions or any transaction similar to the foregoing, the Administrator in its sole discretion and without liability to any person shall make such substitution or adjustment, if any, as it deems to be equitable (subject
to Section&nbsp;17), as to (i)&nbsp;the number or kind of Shares or other securities issued or reserved for issuance pursuant to the Plan or pursuant to outstanding Awards, (ii)&nbsp;the maximum number of Shares for which Options or Share
Appreciation Rights may be granted during a calendar year to any Participant (iii)&nbsp;the maximum amount of a Performance-Based Award that may be granted during a calendar year to any Participant, (iv)&nbsp;the Option Price or exercise price of
any Share Appreciation Right and/or (v)&nbsp;any other affected terms of such Awards. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <U>Change in Control</U>. In the event of a
Change in Control after the Effective Date, (i)&nbsp;if determined by the Administrator in the applicable Award agreement or otherwise, any outstanding Awards then held by Participants which are unexercisable or otherwise unvested or subject to
lapse restrictions shall automatically be deemed exercisable or otherwise vested or no longer subject to lapse restrictions, as the case may be, as of immediately prior to such Change of Control and (ii)&nbsp;the Administrator may (subject to
Section&nbsp;17), but shall not be obligated to, (A)&nbsp;accelerate, vest or cause the restrictions to lapse with respect to all or any portion of an Award, (B)&nbsp;cancel such Awards for fair value (as determined in the sole discretion of the
Administrator) which, in the case of Options and Share Appreciation Rights, may equal the excess, if any, of value of the consideration to be paid in the Change in Control transaction to holders of the same number of Shares subject to such Options
or Share Appreciation Rights (or, if no consideration is paid in any such transaction, the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to such Options or Share Appreciation Rights) over the aggregate exercise price of such Options or Share Appreciation
Rights, (C)&nbsp;provide for the issuance of substitute Awards that will substantially preserve the otherwise applicable terms of any affected Awards previously granted hereunder as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion or
(D)&nbsp;provide that for a period of at least 15 days prior to the Change in Control, such Options shall be exercisable as to all shares subject thereto and that upon the occurrence of the Change in Control, such Options shall terminate and be of
no further force and effect. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The granting of an Award under the Plan shall impose no obligation on the Company or any Affiliate to continue the Employment of a Participant
and shall not lessen or affect the Company&#146;s or Affiliate&#146;s right to terminate the Employment of such Participant. No Participant or other Person shall have any claim to be granted any Award, and there is no obligation for uniformity of
treatment of Participants, or holders or beneficiaries of Awards. The terms and conditions of Awards and the Administrator&#146;s determinations and interpretations with respect thereto need not be the same with respect to each Participant (whether
or not such Participants are similarly situated). </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Successors and Assigns </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Plan shall be binding on all successors and assigns of the Company and a Participant, including without limitation, the estate of such
Participant and the executor, administrator or trustee of such estate, or any receiver or trustee in bankruptcy or representative of the Participant&#146;s creditors. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise determined or approved by the Administrator, an Award shall not be transferable or assignable by the Participant otherwise
than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. An Award exercisable after the death of a Participant may be exercised by the legatees, personal representatives or distributees of the Participant. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Amendments or Termination </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board may amend, alter or discontinue the Plan, but no amendment, alteration or discontinuation shall be made, without the consent of a
Participant, if such action would diminish any of the rights of the Participant under any Award theretofore granted to such Participant under the Plan; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that the Administrator may amend the Plan in such manner as it
deems necessary to permit the granting of Awards meeting the requirements of the Code or other applicable laws (including, without limitation, to avoid adverse tax consequences to the Company or to Participants). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event that the Administrator determines that any amounts payable hereunder
will be taxable to a Participant under Section&nbsp;409A of the Code and related Department of Treasury guidance prior to payment to such Participant of such amount, the Company may (a)&nbsp;adopt such amendments to the Plan and Awards and
appropriate policies and procedures, including amendments and policies with retroactive effect, that the Administrator determines necessary or appropriate to preserve the intended tax treatment of the benefits provided by the Plan and Awards
hereunder and/or (b)&nbsp;take such other actions as the Administrator determines necessary or appropriate to avoid the imposition of an additional tax under Section&nbsp;409A of the Code. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">With respect to Participants who reside or work outside the United States of America, the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, amend the
terms of the Plan or Awards with respect to such Participants in order to conform such terms with the requirements of local law or to obtain more favorable tax or other treatment for a Participant, the Company or an Affiliate. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Effectiveness of the Plan </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Plan shall be effective as of the Effective Date. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Section&nbsp;409A </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To the extent applicable, this Plan and Awards issued hereunder shall be interpreted in accordance with Section&nbsp;409A of the Code and
Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretative guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the Effective Date. Notwithstanding other provisions of the Plan or
any Award agreements thereunder, no Award shall be granted, deferred, accelerated, extended, paid out or modified under this Plan in a manner that would result in the imposition of an additional tax under Section&nbsp;409A of the Code upon a
Participant. In the event that it is reasonably determined by the Administrator that, as a result of Section&nbsp;409A of the Code, payments in respect of any Award under the Plan may not be made at the time contemplated by the terms of the Plan or
the relevant Award agreement, as the case may be, without causing the Participant holding such Award to be subject to taxation under Section&nbsp;409A of the Code, the Company may take whatever actions the Administrator determines necessary or
appropriate to comply with, or exempt the Plan and Award agreement from the requirements of Section&nbsp;409A of the Code and related Department of Treasury guidance and other interpretive materials as may be issued after the Effective Date, which
action may include, but is not limited to, delaying payment to a Participant who is a &#147;specified employee&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;409A of the Code until the first day following the
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">six-month</FONT> period beginning on the date of the Participant&#146;s termination of Employment. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to implement the provisions of this Section&nbsp;17 in good
faith; <U>provided</U> that neither the Company, the Administrator nor any employee, director or representative of the Company or of any of its Affiliates shall have any liability to Participants with respect to this Section&nbsp;17. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">July&nbsp;1, 2019 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">[LETTERHEAD OF
SIMPSON THACHER &amp; BARTLETT LLP] </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Blackstone Group Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">345 Park Avenue </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, NY 10154 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have acted as counsel
to The Blackstone Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), in connection with the Registration Statements on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-143948,</FONT>
File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-157635,</FONT> File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-165115,</FONT> File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-172451,</FONT> File
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-179775,</FONT> File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-186999,</FONT> File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-194234,</FONT> File
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-202359,</FONT> File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-209758,</FONT> File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-216225,</FONT> File
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-223346</FONT> and File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-230020),</FONT> each as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 (as amended, the &#147;Registration Statements&#148;), filed by
the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the issuance by the Company of up to 171,502,746 shares of Class&nbsp;A common stock of the Company, par
value $0.00001 (the &#147;Shares&#148;), pursuant to The Blackstone Group Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have examined the Registration Statements, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and the Bylaws of the Company, which have been
filed with the Commission as exhibits to the Registration Statements.&nbsp;In addition, we have examined, and have relied as to matters of fact upon, originals, or duplicates or certified or conformed copies, of such records, agreements, documents
and other instruments and such certificates or comparable documents of public officials and of officers and representatives of the Company and have made such other investigations as we have deemed relevant and necessary in connection with the
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the legal capacity of natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as duplicates or certified or conformed copies and the authenticity of the
originals of such latter documents. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications, assumptions and limitations stated
herein, we are of the opinion that, upon issuance and delivery in accordance with the Plan, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We do not express any opinion herein concerning any law other than the Delaware General Corporation Law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit 5.1 to Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Registration Statements
and to the use of our name under the caption &#147;Interests of Named Experts and Counsel&#148; contained in the Registration Statements. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Registration Statements on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> of our report dated March&nbsp;1, 2019, relating to the consolidated financial statements of The Blackstone Group L.P. and subsidiaries (&#147;Blackstone&#148;) and the effectiveness of Blackstone&#146;s
internal control over financial reporting<I>, </I>appearing in the Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> of Blackstone for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2018. </P>
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