John G. Finley, Chief Legal Officer of Blackstone Inc., filed a Form 4 on October 30, 2026, reporting a gift transfer of 2,000 shares of Blackstone common stock to a trust at a price of $0.

Key Highlights

  • Transaction: Finley transferred 2,000 shares of Blackstone Inc. common stock via a gift (transaction code G) on October 30, 2026, at a price of $0.
  • Recipient: The 2,000 shares were transferred to a trust for the benefit of Finley's spouse and descendants, of which Finley is the investment trustee.
  • Direct holdings after transaction: Finley directly holds 514,017 shares of common stock following the reported transaction.
  • Indirect holdings: Finley indirectly holds shares across multiple vehicles, including 52,500 shares in a grantor retained annuity trust, 22,523 shares through a limited liability company, 11,000 shares in a family trust, 9,500 shares in the recipient trust, 2,000 shares each in two additional trusts.
  • Disclaimer: According to the filing, Finley "disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported on this form except to the extent of his pecuniary interest."

Finley's Transfer and Beneficial Ownership Structure at Blackstone

According to the Form 4 filed with the SEC on October 30, 2026, John G. Finley, Chief Legal Officer of Blackstone Inc. (NYSE:BX), reported a single gift transaction involving 2,000 shares of Blackstone common stock. The transfer was made at a price of $0, with the shares disposed of from his direct holdings and acquired indirectly through a trust for the benefit of his spouse and descendants, of which he serves as investment trustee.

Following the reported transaction, the filing discloses that Finley directly holds 514,017 shares of Blackstone common stock. His indirect holdings, as reported in the filing, span several entities: 9,500 shares held in the trust that received the transferred shares; 22,523 shares held through a limited liability company of which Finley is the manager; 11,000 shares in a trust for the benefit of Finley and his family; 2,000 shares in a trust for the benefit of his spouse and her family; 2,000 shares in a trust of which Finley's spouse is trustee; and 52,500 shares in a grantor retained annuity trust of which Finley is investment trustee.

The filing was signed by Victoria Portnoy as Attorney-in-Fact on October 30, 2026. No derivative securities transactions were reported. The filing notes that Finley disclaims beneficial ownership of the indirectly held securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.

What Was Disclosed

Finley's Form 4 disclosed a gift transfer of 2,000 Blackstone common shares at $0, reducing his direct holdings to 514,017 shares while increasing an indirectly held trust by the same amount, with total indirect holdings spanning six separate vehicles.