Q. What exchange does Blackstone trade on and what is its ticker symbol?
A. The Blackstone Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange with BX as its ticker symbol.
Q. When did Blackstone become a publicly traded partnership?
A. The Blackstone Group became a publicly traded partnership on June 21, 2007, with its first day of trading on June 22, 2007.
Q. When is Blackstone's fiscal year-end?
A. December 31st.
Q. Will every investor receive a K-1 regardless of the amount of time they held their units?
A. Yes, regardless of how long the holding period, each unit holder will receive a
K-1 reflecting its share of profit.
Q. Does Blackstone offer a dividend reinvestment program (DRIP) or other direct means of purchasing its units?
A. The Blackstone Group does not offer a DRIP program, nor can investors purchase units through Blackstone. You may purchase common units through a registered brokerage firm.
Q. What is Blackstone's dividend policy?
A. The Blackstone Group will pay quarterly distributions beginning in the fourth quarter of 2007. As stated in our prospectus, through the end of 2009 distributions will be allocated so that public unitholders will receive a minimum annualized distribution of $1.20 per share before any distributions are made to our other equity owners. Our intention is to distribute substantially all of our adjusted cash flow from operations in excess of amounts determined by our management to be needed to run and grow the business.
Q. How may I obtain information about Blackstone's latest financial results?
A. Please click on the SEC Filings page on this Web site for all SEC filings.
Q. How can I receive an Annual Report? a Form 10-K?, or other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission?
A. Those documents are available on the SEC Filings Page of this Web site.
Q. How do I get added to the E-mail distribution list for Blackstone financial information?
A. Please click on the "E-mail Alerts" button in the Investor Services section of this page. You may then choose which e-mail alerts you wish to receive.
Q. Who is Blackstone's transfer agent and how do I contact them?
A. American Stock Transfer & Trust Company maintains our unitholders' records. You can contact them at:
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
Operations Center
6201 15th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11230
Tel (800) 937-5449
Corporate Website: http://www.amstock.com
Q. Who is Blackstone's independent auditor?
A. Blackstone's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm is Deloitte & Touche
