UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 2, 2024
Blackstone Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33551 | 20-8875684 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 345 Park Avenue | ||
| New York, New York | 10154 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(212) 583-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock | BX | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On December 2, 2024, Blackstone Inc. (“Blackstone”) issued a press release announcing that Blackstone Reg Finance Co. L.L.C., an indirect subsidiary of Blackstone, priced an underwritten public offering of $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.000% Senior Notes due 2034. The notes are to be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Blackstone, 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. Blackstone intends to use the proceeds from the notes offering for general corporate purposes.
The notes were offered pursuant to an automatically effective shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 2, 2024.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit | Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press release of Blackstone, dated December 2, 2024. | |
| Exhibit 104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL. | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: December 2, 2024
| Blackstone Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Tabea Hsi | |
| Name: | Tabea Hsi | |
| Title: | Senior Managing Director – Assistant Secretary | |
