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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></B></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:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; 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:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;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:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Blackstone Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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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>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>345 Park Avenue </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New York, New York 10154 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Telephone: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(212)&nbsp;583-5000</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Blackstone Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>John G. Finley</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief Legal Officer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Blackstone Inc.</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>345 Park
Avenue</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New York, New York 10154</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Telephone: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(212)&nbsp;583-5000</FONT></B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>With copies to:</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Joshua Ford Bonnie</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; 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:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>900 G Street, NW</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20001</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Telephone: (202) 636-5500</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Facsimile: (202) 636-5502</B></P></TD></TR>
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</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated 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 Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:9.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-size:9.5pt"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>&#9744;<B></B><B></B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:9.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Smaller&nbsp;reporting&nbsp;company</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B></B>&#9744;<B></B><B></B></TD></TR>
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for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed for the purpose of registering an additional 16,859,920&nbsp;shares of common stock,
par value $0.00001 per share, of Blackstone Inc. (&#147;Common Stock&#148;) reserved for issuance under the Blackstone Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). These additional shares of Common Stock are
additional securities of the same class as other securities for which an original registration statement (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-143948)</FONT> on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> was filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000110465907049121/a07-16428_7s8.htm">June&nbsp;21, 2007</A> and additional registration statements (File No. 333-157635, File
No. 333-165115, File No.&nbsp;
333-172451, File No. 333-179775, File No. 333-186999, File No. 333-194234, File No. 333-202359, File No. 333-209758, File No. 333-216225, File No. 333-223346, and File No. 333-230020) were filed with the Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312509042654/ds8.htm">March&nbsp;2,
 2009</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312510044357/ds8.htm">March&nbsp;
1, 2010</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312511047399/ds8.htm">February 25, 2011</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312512085665/d287569ds8.htm">February 28, 2012</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312513087773/d470230ds8.htm">March
 1, 2013</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312514077247/d653691ds8.htm">February&nbsp;28, 2014</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312515069742/d855967ds8.htm">February&nbsp;27,
2015</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312516482078/d123250ds8.htm">February 26, 2016</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312517056314/d324764ds8.htm">February 24, 2017</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312518067107/d512842ds8.htm">March
 1, 2018</A>, and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312519061034/d693704ds8.htm">March 1, 2019</A>, respectively (the &#147;Original Registration Statements&#148;). On <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312519186777/d27852ds8pos.htm">July
 1, 2019</A>, in connection with the conversion of The Blackstone Group L.P. from a Delaware limited partnership to a Delaware corporation, Blackstone Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;), the Company filed Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 (S-8 POS to Registration
 Statements <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312519186812/d27852ds8pos.htm">File No. 333-143948</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312519186808/d27852ds8pos.htm">File No. 333-157635</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312519186798/d27852ds8pos.htm">File
 No. 333-165115</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312519186787/d27852ds8pos.htm">File No. 333-172451</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312519186777/d27852ds8pos.htm">File No. 333-179775
</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312519186772/d27852ds8pos.htm">File No. 333-186999</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312519186763/d27852ds8pos.htm">File No. 333-194234</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312519186761/d27852ds8pos.htm">File
 No. 333-202359</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312519186756/d27852ds8pos.htm">File No. 333-209758</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312519186752/d27852ds8pos.htm">File No. 333-216225
</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312519186738/d27852ds8pos.htm">File No. 333-223346</A>, and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312519186735/d27852ds8pos.htm">File No. 333-230020</A>) to
each of the Original Registration Statements to reflect the adoption by the Company of the Original Registration Statements as its own registration statements for all purposes of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities
Act&#148;) and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;). Additional registration statements (File No. 333-236788, File No. 333-253660, File No. 333-263058 and File No. 333-270007) were filed with the Commission
on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312520057014/d874865ds8.htm">February 28, 2020</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312521061068/d847857ds8.htm">February 26, 2021</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312522054709/d226656ds8.htm">February
 25, 2022</A>, and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312523048824/d396308ds8.htm">February 24, 2023,</A> respectively. These additional shares of Common Stock have become reserved for issuance as a result of the operation
of the &#147;evergreen&#148; provision of the Plan, which provides that the total number of shares subject to the Plan will be increased on the first day of each fiscal year pursuant to a specified formula. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> the contents of such earlier registration statements,
as amended by the post-effective amendments, where applicable, are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement, except that the provisions contained in Part II of such earlier registration statements are modified as set forth in this
Registration Statement. </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:12pt; 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"> <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 the Company pursuant to the Exchange Act, 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="5%" 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 Company&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312524044485/d734131d10k.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023, filed on February 23, 2024; </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">The description of the Company&#146;s capital stock, contained in <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312522054433/d299999dex41.htm">Exhibit
 4.1</A> to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, filed on February 25, 2022, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. </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 the Company subsequently files pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement 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 8-K, 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 Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also 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>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The validity of the Common Stock will be passed upon for us by Simpson Thacher &amp; Bartlett LLP, Washington, D.C. An investment vehicle
comprised of select partners of Simpson Thacher &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 the Company. </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 exhibits are filed or incorporated by reference as part of this Registration Statement: </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001393818/000119312521239233/d188135dex31.htm">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
 of Blackstone Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 filed with the SEC on August 6, 2021). </A></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001393818/000119312521239233/d188135dex32.htm">Amended and Restated Bylaws of Blackstone Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312524044485/d734131dex109.htm">Blackstone Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of the Registrant&#146;s Annual
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; 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 Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of New York, State of New
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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/ Michael S. Chae</P></TD></TR>
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</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="sig"></A>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; 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 Registration Statement 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 hereby constitute and appoint Stephen A. Schwarzman, Jonathan D. Gray, Michael S.
Chae, John G. Finley and Vikrant Sawhney, 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 Registration Statement and any or all amendments, including post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, 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>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; 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 Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on the 23rd day of February, 2024. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Signatures </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chief Executive Officer and<BR>Chairman of the Board of Directors</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Jonathan D. Gray, President, Chief Operating Officer and Director</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Michael S. Chae, Chief Financial Officer</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Principal Financial
Officer)</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">David Payne, Chief Accounting Officer</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Principal Accounting
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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">/s/ William G. Parrett</P>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2024
Registration
No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Blackstone Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
20-8875684
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
Telephone:
(212) 583-5000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices)
Blackstone Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
John G. Finley
Chief Legal Officer
Blackstone Inc.
345 Park
Avenue
New York, New York 10154
Telephone:
(212) 583-5000
With copies to:
Joshua Ford Bonnie
Simpson
Thacher & Bartlett LLP
900 G Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
Telephone: (202) 636-5500
Facsimile: (202) 636-5502
(Name and 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, a smaller reporting
company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
☑
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed for the purpose of registering an additional 16,859,920 shares of common stock,
par value $0.00001 per share, of Blackstone Inc. ("Common Stock") reserved for issuance under the Blackstone Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). These additional shares of Common Stock are
additional securities of the same class as other securities for which an original registration statement (File
No. 333-143948)
on Form
S-8
was filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on
June 21, 2007
and additional registration statements (File No. 333-157635, File
No. 333-165115, File No. 
333-172451, File No. 333-179775, File No. 333-186999, File No. 333-194234, File No. 333-202359, File No. 333-209758, File No. 333-216225, File No. 333-223346, and File No. 333-230020) were filed with the Commission on
March 2,
 2009
,
March 
1, 2010
,
February 25, 2011
,
February 28, 2012
,
March
 1, 2013
,
February 28, 2014
,
February 27,
2015
,
February 26, 2016
,
February 24, 2017
,
March
 1, 2018
, and
March 1, 2019
, respectively (the "Original Registration Statements"). On
July
 1, 2019
, in connection with the conversion of The Blackstone Group L.P. from a Delaware limited partnership to a Delaware corporation, Blackstone Inc. (the "Company"), the Company filed Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 (S-8 POS to Registration
 Statements
File No. 333-143948
,
File No. 333-157635
,
File
 No. 333-165115
,
File No. 333-172451
,
File No. 333-179775
,
File No. 333-186999
,
File No. 333-194234
,
File
 No. 333-202359
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File No. 333-209758
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File No. 333-216225
,
File No. 333-223346
, and
File No. 333-230020
) to
each of the Original Registration Statements to reflect the adoption by the Company of the Original Registration Statements as its own registration statements for all purposes of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act") and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Additional registration statements (File No. 333-236788, File No. 333-253660, File No. 333-263058 and File No. 333-270007) were filed with the Commission
on
February 28, 2020
,
February 26, 2021
,
February
 25, 2022
, and
February 24, 2023,
respectively. These additional shares of Common Stock have become reserved for issuance as a result of the operation
of the "evergreen" provision of the Plan, which provides that the total number of shares subject to the Plan will be increased on the first day of each fiscal year pursuant to a specified formula.
Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form
S-8,
the contents of such earlier registration statements,
as amended by the post-effective amendments, where applicable, are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement, except that the provisions contained in Part II of such earlier registration statements are modified as set forth in this
Registration Statement.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed with the Commission by the Company pursuant to the Exchange Act, are hereby incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement:
(a)
The Company's Annual Report on
Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed on February 23, 2024;
(b)
The description of the Company's capital stock, contained in
Exhibit
 4.1
to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, filed on February 25, 2022, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents that the Company subsequently files pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement 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 8-K, unless expressly
stated otherwise therein).
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 which also 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.
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Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The validity of the Common Stock will be passed upon for us by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Washington, D.C. An investment vehicle
comprised of select partners of Simpson Thacher & 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 the Company.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed or incorporated by reference as part of this Registration Statement:
Exhibit
Number
Description of Document
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
 of Blackstone Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 filed with the SEC on August 6, 2021).
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Blackstone Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on
 Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 filed with the SEC on August 6, 2021).
4.3
Blackstone Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of the Registrant's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on February 23, 2024).
5.1*
Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
23.1*
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.2
Consent of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included in the signature page to this Registration Statement).
107.1*
Filing Fees
*
Filed herewith
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SIGNATURES
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
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 New York, State of New
York on February 23, 2024.
Blackstone Inc.
By:
/s/ Michael S. Chae
Name:
Michael S. Chae
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned directors and officers of the Registrant, which is filing a Registration Statement on Form
S-8
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549 under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 hereby constitute and appoint Stephen A. Schwarzman, Jonathan D. Gray, Michael S.
Chae, John G. Finley and Vikrant Sawhney, and each of them, the individual's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact
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 Registration Statement and any or all amendments, including post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, and all other
documents in connection therewith to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact
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
attorneys-in-fact
as agents or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on the 23rd day of February, 2024.
Signatures
/s/ Stephen A. Schwarzman
Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of Directors
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ James W. Breyer
James W. Breyer, Director
/s/ Jonathan D. Gray
Jonathan D. Gray, President, Chief Operating Officer and Director
/s/ Reginald J. Brown
Reginald J. Brown, Director
/s/ Michael S. Chae
Michael S. Chae, Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial
Officer)
/s/ Rochelle B. Lazarus
Rochelle B. Lazarus, Director
/s/ David Payne
David Payne, Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting
Officer)
/s/ Brian Mulroney
Brian Mulroney, Director
/s/ Joseph P. Baratta
Joseph P. Baratta, Director
/s/ William G. Parrett
William G. Parrett, Director
/s/ Kelly A. Ayotte
Kelly A. Ayotte, Director
/s/ Ruth Porat
Ruth Porat, Director
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