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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 May&nbsp;6, 2015 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
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<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>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>BLACK STONE MINERALS, L.P. </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>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></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>(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>1001 Fannin Street </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Suite 2020 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Houston,
Texas 77002 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(713)&nbsp;658-0647 </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 registrant&#146;s principal executive offices) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BLACK STONE MINERALS, L.P. LONG-TERM 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>Steve Putman </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Senior
Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2020 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Houston, Texas 77002 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(713)&nbsp;658-0647 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </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 non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;). </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">Name of Plan</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Title of&nbsp;securities</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">to be registered</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">to be<BR>registered (1)</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">price per unit (2)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Proposed<BR>maximum<BR>aggregate</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">offering&nbsp;price (2)</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">registration&nbsp;fee</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Black Stone Minerals, L.P. Long-Term Incentive
Plan</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common units and subordinated units representing limited partner interests (3)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">17,420,310</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$17.99</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$313,391,377</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$36,417</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), there are also being registered such additional common units and subordinated units representing limited partner
interests (&#147;Units&#148;) as may become issuable pursuant to the adjustment provisions of the Black Stone Minerals, L.P. Long-Term Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act. The price for the Units being registered hereby is calculated on the basis of the
average high and low sale prices of Black Stone Minerals, L.P.&#146;s (the &#147;Registrant&#146;s&#148;) common units on May&nbsp;5, 2015, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Registrant&#146;s subordinated units registered pursuant to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) may be converted into common units of the Registrant on a one-to-one
basis pursuant to the terms and conditions of the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Registrant, as amended, restated and otherwise modified from time to time (the &#147;Partnership Agreement&#148;). The securities
registered under this Registration Statement include any common units of the Registrant that may be issued in connection with the conversion of the subordinated units. </TD></TR></TABLE>

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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:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Black Stone Minerals GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner (the &#147;General Partner&#148;) of the
Registrant, will provide all participants in the Plan with the document(s) containing the information required by Part I of Form S-8, as specified in Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;)
under the Securities Act. In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission, the Registrant has not filed such document(s) with the Commission, but such documents (along with the documents incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part II hereof), taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. The Registrant shall maintain a file of such documents in accordance
with the provisions of Rule 428(a)(2) of the Securities Act. Upon request, the Registrant shall furnish to the Commission or its staff a copy or copies of all of the documents included in such file. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except to the extent that information is
deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to securities laws and regulations, the following documents have been filed by the Registrant with the Commission and are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and will be deemed to be a
part hereof: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Registrant&#146;s prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act on
May&nbsp;1, 2015, relating to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No.&nbsp;333-202875), originally filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;19, 2015; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) All other reports filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of
the fiscal year covered by the registration document referred to in (a)&nbsp;above; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The description of the Registrant&#146;s
Common Units included under the caption &#147;Description of Our Common Units&#148; contained in the prospectus forming part of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No.&nbsp;333-202875), originally filed with
the Commission on March&nbsp;19, 2015, which description has been incorporated by reference in Item&nbsp;1 of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Exchange Act, on April&nbsp;28, 2015,
including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating, changing or otherwise modifying such description. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except to the
extent that information is deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to securities laws and regulations, all documents filed with the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and all reports on
Form 8-K subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall also be deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the dates of filing of such documents. 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 Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any 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"><B>Description of Securities. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;6.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the terms of the Registrant&#146;s
Partnership Agreement, the Registrant will generally indemnify the directors, officers, and affiliates of the General Partner against all losses, claims, damages, or similar events. Subject to any terms, conditions, or restrictions set forth in the
Partnership Agreement, Section&nbsp;17-108 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act empowers a Delaware limited partnership to indemnify and hold harmless any partner or other person from and against all claims and demands whatsoever.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the terms of the Registrant&#146;s Partnership Agreement the Registrant will indemnify the following persons: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">any person who is or was an affiliate of the General Partner; </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">any person who is or was a manager, managing member, general partner, director, officer, fiduciary, or trustee of the Registrant, its subsidiaries, the General Partner, or any of their affiliates; </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">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">any person who is or was serving as a manager, managing member, general partner, director, officer, employee, agent, fiduciary, or trustee of another person owing a fiduciary duty to the Registrant or its subsidiaries;
and </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">any person designated by the General Partner. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any indemnification under these provisions will
only be out the assets of the Registrant. The Registrant may purchase insurance covering liabilities that may be asserted against, or expense that may be incurred by such persons for the Registrant&#146;s activities, regardless of whether the
Registrant would have the power to indemnify such person against such liabilities under the Partnership Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;18-108 of
the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act provides that a Delaware limited liability company may indemnify and hold harmless any member or manager or other person from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever. The amended and restated
limited liability company agreement of the General Partner provides for the indemnification of its directors and executive officers against liabilities they incur in their capacities as such. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The underwriting agreement that the Registrant entered into on April&nbsp;30, 2015 with the underwriters contains indemnification and
contribution provisions that indemnify and hold harmless the directors and executive officers of the General Partner. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Plan provides
that the committee that administers the Plan (the &#147;Committee&#148;) and all members thereof are entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information furnished to them by any officer or employee of the Registrant, the
General Partner, any of their affiliates, the Registrant&#146;s or General Partner&#146;s legal counsel, independent auditors, consultants or any other agents assisting in the administration of this Plan. Members of the Committee and any officer or
employee of the General Partner, the Registrant, or any of their affiliates acting at the direction or on behalf of the Committee shall not be personally liable for any action or determination taken or made in good faith with respect to the Plan,
and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be indemnified and held harmless by the Registrant with respect to any such action or determination. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">3 </P>


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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exhibits.</B> <B> </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by reference
to another filing of the Registrant with the Commission, each of the following exhibits is filed herewith: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Certificate of Limited Partnership of Black Stone Minerals, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;19, 2015 (File No.
333-202875)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Limited Partnership of Black Stone Minerals, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on
March&nbsp;19, 2015 (File&nbsp;No. 333-202875)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Form of First Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Black Stone Minerals, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Prospectus filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)(4)&nbsp;filed with the Commission on
March&nbsp;19, 2015 (File No.&nbsp;333-202875)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Black Stone Minerals, L.P. Long-Term Incentive Plan.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Form of IPO Award Grant Notice and Award Agreement for Senior Management (Restricted Units) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on
April&nbsp;13, 2015 (File No. 333-202875)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Form of IPO Award Grant Notice and Award Agreement for Senior Management (Performance Units) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.10 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on
April&nbsp;13, 2015 (File No. 333-202875)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Non-Employee Director Unit Grant Notice and Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.11 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;13, 2015 (File
No. 333-202875)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Richards, Layton &amp; Finger, P.A. as to the legality of the securities being registered.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of BDO USA, LLP.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of UHY LLP.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Pressler Petroleum Consultants, Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Netherland, Sewell &amp; Associates, Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Richards, Layton &amp; Finger, P.A. (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page hereof).</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Filed herewith. </TD></TR></TABLE> <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;9.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Undertakings. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) 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 </P>
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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 a prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective
registration statement; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) 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> <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) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, 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<I> bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; 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> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s
annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) 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<I> bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act 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 Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act 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 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on May&nbsp;6, 2015. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>BLACK STONE MINERALS, L.P.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Black Stone Minerals GP, L.L.C.,</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">its general partner</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Steve Putman</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Steve Putman</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each person whose signature appears below appoints each of Thomas L. Carter, Marc Carroll, and Steve Putman, as his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement
and any Registration Statement (including any amendment thereto) for this offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully
to all intents and purposes as he might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following
persons in the capacities and the dates indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Thomas L. Carter, Jr.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Thomas L. Carter, Jr.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman (Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Marc Carroll</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">May 6, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ William G. Bardel</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">William G. Bardel</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">May 6, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Carin M. Barth</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Carin M. Barth</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">May 6, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ D. Mark DeWalch</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">D. Mark DeWalch</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">May 6, 2015</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Ricky J. Haeflinger</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Ricky J. Haeflinger</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Jerry V. Kyle, Jr.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Jerry V. Kyle, Jr.</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Michael C. Linn</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Michael C. Linn</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;6, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ John H. Longmaid</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">John H. Longmaid</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ William N. Mathis</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">William N. Mathis</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Richard N. Papert</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Richard N. Papert</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Robert E.W. Sinclair</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Robert E.W. Sinclair</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;6, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Alexander D. Stuart</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Alexander D. Stuart</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Allison K. Thacker</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Allison K. Thacker</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;6, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Certificate of Limited Partnership of Black Stone Minerals, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;19, 2015 (File No.
333-202875)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Limited Partnership of Black Stone Minerals, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on
March&nbsp;19, 2015 (File No. 333-202875)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of First Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Black Stone Minerals, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Prospectus filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)(4)&nbsp;filed with the Commission on
March&nbsp;19, 2015 (File No. 333-202875)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.4*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Black Stone Minerals, L.P. Long-Term Incentive Plan.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Form of IPO Award Grant Notice and Award Agreement for Senior Management (Restricted Units) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on
April&nbsp;13, 2015 (File No. 333-202875)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of IPO Award Grant Notice and Award Agreement for Senior Management (Performance Units) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on
April&nbsp;13, 2015 (File No. 333-202875)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Non-Employee Director Unit Grant Notice and Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;13, 2015 (File No.
333-202875)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Richards, Layton &amp; Finger, P.A. as to the legality of the securities being registered.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of BDO USA, LLP.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of UHY LLP.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Pressler Petroleum Consultants, Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Netherland, Sewell &amp; Associates, Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Richards, Layton &amp; Finger, P.A. (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>24.1*</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page hereof).</TD></TR>
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Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6, 2015
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
BLACK STONE MINERALS, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
47-1846692
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1001 Fannin Street
Suite 2020
Houston,
Texas 77002
(713) 658-0647
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
BLACK STONE MINERALS, L.P. LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Steve Putman
Senior
Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2020
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 658-0647
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").
Large accelerated filer
¨
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
x
Smaller Reporting Company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Name of Plan
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount
to be
registered (1)
Proposed
maximum
offering
price per unit (2)
Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering price (2)
Amount of
registration fee
Black Stone Minerals, L.P. Long-Term Incentive
Plan
Common units and subordinated units representing limited partner interests (3)
17,420,310
$17.99
$313,391,377
$36,417
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), there are also being registered such additional common units and subordinated units representing limited partner
interests ("Units") as may become issuable pursuant to the adjustment provisions of the Black Stone Minerals, L.P. Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan").
(2)
Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act. The price for the Units being registered hereby is calculated on the basis of the
average high and low sale prices of Black Stone Minerals, L.P.'s (the "Registrant's") common units on May 5, 2015, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.
(3)
The Registrant's subordinated units registered pursuant to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this "Registration Statement") may be converted into common units of the Registrant on a one-to-one
basis pursuant to the terms and conditions of the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Registrant, as amended, restated and otherwise modified from time to time (the "Partnership Agreement"). The securities
registered under this Registration Statement include any common units of the Registrant that may be issued in connection with the conversion of the subordinated units.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Black Stone Minerals GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner (the "General Partner") of the
Registrant, will provide all participants in the Plan with the document(s) containing the information required by Part I of Form S-8, as specified in Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
under the Securities Act. In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission, the Registrant has not filed such document(s) with the Commission, but such documents (along with the documents incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof), taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act. The Registrant shall maintain a file of such documents in accordance
with the provisions of Rule 428(a)(2) of the Securities Act. Upon request, the Registrant shall furnish to the Commission or its staff a copy or copies of all of the documents included in such file.
PART II
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Except to the extent that information is
deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to securities laws and regulations, the following documents have been filed by the Registrant with the Commission and are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and will be deemed to be a
part hereof:
(a) The Registrant's prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act on
May 1, 2015, relating to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-202875), originally filed with the Commission on March 19, 2015;
(b) All other reports filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of
the fiscal year covered by the registration document referred to in (a) above; and
(c) The description of the Registrant's
Common Units included under the caption "Description of Our Common Units" contained in the prospectus forming part of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-202875), originally filed with
the Commission on March 19, 2015, which description has been incorporated by reference in Item 1 of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, on April 28, 2015,
including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating, changing or otherwise modifying such description.
Except to the
extent that information is deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to securities laws and regulations, all documents filed with the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and all reports on
Form 8-K subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall also be deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the dates of filing of such documents. 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 Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified
or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
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Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Under the terms of the Registrant's
Partnership Agreement, the Registrant will generally indemnify the directors, officers, and affiliates of the General Partner against all losses, claims, damages, or similar events. Subject to any terms, conditions, or restrictions set forth in the
Partnership Agreement, Section 17-108 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act empowers a Delaware limited partnership to indemnify and hold harmless any partner or other person from and against all claims and demands whatsoever.
Under the terms of the Registrant's Partnership Agreement the Registrant will indemnify the following persons:
(1)
any person who is or was an affiliate of the General Partner;
(2)
any person who is or was a manager, managing member, general partner, director, officer, fiduciary, or trustee of the Registrant, its subsidiaries, the General Partner, or any of their affiliates;
(3)
any person who is or was serving as a manager, managing member, general partner, director, officer, employee, agent, fiduciary, or trustee of another person owing a fiduciary duty to the Registrant or its subsidiaries;
and
(4)
any person designated by the General Partner.
Any indemnification under these provisions will
only be out the assets of the Registrant. The Registrant may purchase insurance covering liabilities that may be asserted against, or expense that may be incurred by such persons for the Registrant's activities, regardless of whether the
Registrant would have the power to indemnify such person against such liabilities under the Partnership Agreement.
Section 18-108 of
the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act provides that a Delaware limited liability company may indemnify and hold harmless any member or manager or other person from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever. The amended and restated
limited liability company agreement of the General Partner provides for the indemnification of its directors and executive officers against liabilities they incur in their capacities as such.
The underwriting agreement that the Registrant entered into on April 30, 2015 with the underwriters contains indemnification and
contribution provisions that indemnify and hold harmless the directors and executive officers of the General Partner.
The Plan provides
that the committee that administers the Plan (the "Committee") and all members thereof are entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information furnished to them by any officer or employee of the Registrant, the
General Partner, any of their affiliates, the Registrant's or General Partner's legal counsel, independent auditors, consultants or any other agents assisting in the administration of this Plan. Members of the Committee and any officer or
employee of the General Partner, the Registrant, or any of their affiliates acting at the direction or on behalf of the Committee shall not be personally liable for any action or determination taken or made in good faith with respect to the Plan,
and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be indemnified and held harmless by the Registrant with respect to any such action or determination.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
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Item 8.
Exhibits.
Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by reference
to another filing of the Registrant with the Commission, each of the following exhibits is filed herewith:
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Certificate of Limited Partnership of Black Stone Minerals, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on March 19, 2015 (File No.
333-202875)).
4.2
Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Limited Partnership of Black Stone Minerals, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on
March 19, 2015 (File No. 333-202875)).
4.3
Form of First Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Black Stone Minerals, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) filed with the Commission on
March 19, 2015 (File No. 333-202875)).
4.4*
Black Stone Minerals, L.P. Long-Term Incentive Plan.
4.5
Form of IPO Award Grant Notice and Award Agreement for Senior Management (Restricted Units) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on
April 13, 2015 (File No. 333-202875)).
4.5
Form of IPO Award Grant Notice and Award Agreement for Senior Management (Performance Units) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on
April 13, 2015 (File No. 333-202875)).
4.6
Form of Non-Employee Director Unit Grant Notice and Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on April 13, 2015 (File
No. 333-202875)).
5.1*
Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. as to the legality of the securities being registered.
23.1*
Consent of BDO USA, LLP.
23.2*
Consent of UHY LLP.
23.3*
Consent of Pressler Petroleum Consultants, Inc.
23.4*
Consent of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc.
23.5*
Consent of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
24.1*
Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page hereof).
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Filed herewith.
Item 9.
Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) 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
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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 a prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
registration statement; and
(iii) 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;
provided,
however,
that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, 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.
(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.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) 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.
(c) Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act 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 Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act 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 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on May 6, 2015.
BLACK STONE MINERALS, L.P.
By:
Black Stone Minerals GP, L.L.C.,
its general partner
By:
/s/ Steve Putman
Steve Putman
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below appoints each of Thomas L. Carter, Marc Carroll, and Steve Putman, as his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement
and any Registration Statement (including any amendment thereto) for this offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully
to all intents and purposes as he might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following
persons in the capacities and the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Thomas L. Carter, Jr.
Thomas L. Carter, Jr.
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman (Principal Executive Officer)
May 6, 2015
/s/ Marc Carroll
Marc Carroll
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
May 6, 2015
/s/ William G. Bardel
William G. Bardel
Director
May 6, 2015
/s/ Carin M. Barth
Carin M. Barth
Director
May 6, 2015
/s/ D. Mark DeWalch
D. Mark DeWalch
Director
May 6, 2015
/s/ Ricky J. Haeflinger
Ricky J. Haeflinger
Director
May 6, 2015
/s/ Jerry V. Kyle, Jr.
Jerry V. Kyle, Jr.
Director
May 6, 2015
/s/ Michael C. Linn
Michael C. Linn
Director
May 6, 2015
/s/ John H. Longmaid
John H. Longmaid
Director
May 6, 2015
/s/ William N. Mathis
William N. Mathis
Director
May 6, 2015
/s/ Richard N. Papert
Richard N. Papert
Director
May 6, 2015
/s/ Robert E.W. Sinclair
Robert E.W. Sinclair
Director
May 6, 2015
/s/ Alexander D. Stuart
Alexander D. Stuart
Director
May 6, 2015
/s/ Allison K. Thacker
Allison K. Thacker
Director
May 6, 2015
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Certificate of Limited Partnership of Black Stone Minerals, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on March 19, 2015 (File No.
333-202875)).
4.2
Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Limited Partnership of Black Stone Minerals, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on
March 19, 2015 (File No. 333-202875)).
4.3
Form of First Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Black Stone Minerals, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) filed with the Commission on
March 19, 2015 (File No. 333-202875)).
4.4*
Black Stone Minerals, L.P. Long-Term Incentive Plan.
4.5
Form of IPO Award Grant Notice and Award Agreement for Senior Management (Restricted Units) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on
April 13, 2015 (File No. 333-202875)).
4.5
Form of IPO Award Grant Notice and Award Agreement for Senior Management (Performance Units) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on
April 13, 2015 (File No. 333-202875)).
4.6
Form of Non-Employee Director Unit Grant Notice and Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on April 13, 2015 (File No.
333-202875)).
5.1*
Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. as to the legality of the securities being registered.
23.1*
Consent of BDO USA, LLP.
23.2*
Consent of UHY LLP.
23.3*
Consent of Pressler Petroleum Consultants, Inc.
23.4*
Consent of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc.
23.5*
Consent of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
24.1*
Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page hereof).
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Filed herewith.