UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 18, 2008
THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33551 | 20-8875684 | ||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||
| 345 Park Avenue New York, New York |
10154 | |||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||
(212) 583-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
(d) On September 18, 2008, Jay O. Light was appointed to the board of directors of Blackstone Group Management L.L.C., the general partner (the “General Partner”) of The Blackstone Group L.P. (the “Partnership”).
Mr. Light will receive an annual cash retainer of $100,000. In addition, Mr. Light received upon his appointment a grant of 15,000 deferred restricted common units under the Partnership’s 2007 Equity Incentive Plan. These deferred restricted common units will vest, and the underlying common units will be delivered, in equal installments on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant, subject to such director’s continued service on the board of directors of the General Partner.
A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Light to the board of directors of the General Partner is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press release, dated as of September 18, 2008. | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | ||||||||
| By: Blackstone Group Management L.L.C., its general partner | ||||||||
| Date: | September 18, 2008 | By: | /s/ Robert L. Friedman | |||||
| Name: | Robert L. Friedman | |||||||
| Title: | Chief Legal Officer | |||||||