Blackstone Inc

Item 5. Other Information

Election of Directors

On

July 31, 2024

, Blackstone Group Management L.L.C., by a written consent as the sole holder of our Series II preferred stock, elected Stephen A. Schwarzman, Jonathan D. Gray, Joseph P. Baratta, William G. Parrett, Kelly A. Ayotte, James W. Breyer, Reginald J. Brown, Rochelle B. Lazarus, and Ruth Porat as directors of Blackstone Inc. Each director was serving as a director of Blackstone Inc. at the time of election.

Annual Meeting of Stockholders

We will hold our 2024 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on September 17, 2024. The Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only. Stockholders of record at the close of business on August 12, 2024 (the “Record Date”) can attend the meeting at https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1678314&tp_key=f6003bfcbc. In order to access the Annual Meeting, please be prepared to confirm your ownership of common stock as of the Record Date. Please note that there will not be any matter for stockholders to vote on at the Annual Meeting, and, as such, no action is expected to be taken at the Annual Meeting. Please note that we are not planning on providing any update on our business during the Annual Meeting.

Section 13(r) Disclosure

Pursuant to Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, which added Section 13(r) of the Exchange Act, Blackstone hereby incorporates by reference herein Exhibit 99.1 of this report, which includes disclosures provided to us by Mundys S.p.A.