Blackstone CAO David Payne sells 9,500 shares

Blackstone Inc. Chief Accounting Officer David Payne reported selling 9,500 shares of Blackstone common stock on 2026-08-11 in a sale coded as an open-market or private transaction.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Blackstone Inc. Chief Accounting Officer David Payne reported selling 9,500 shares of Blackstone common stock on 2026-08-11 in a sale coded as an open-market or private transaction. The weighted average sale price was $145.23 per share, with individual trades executed between $145.085 and $145.405. Following this transaction, Payne directly holds 64,448 shares of Blackstone common stock.

Insider Trade Summary

Net Seller: 9,500 shares

Net Sell 1 txn

Insider Payne David

Role Chief Accounting Officer

Sold 9,500 shs ($1.38M)

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Sale	Common Stock F1	9,500	$145.23	$1.38M

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 64,448 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

1. F1. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $145.085 to $145.405, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide, upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price for all transactions reported on this Form 4.

Key Figures

Shares sold: 9,500 shares Weighted average sale price: $145.23 per share Sale price range: $145.085 to $145.405 per share +1 more

4 metrics

Shares sold 9,500 shares Common stock sale by David Payne on 2026-08-11

Weighted average sale price $145.23 per share Average price across multiple sale transactions on 2026-08-11

Sale price range $145.085 to $145.405 per share Range of individual transaction prices for the reported sale

Shares held after transaction 64,448 shares Direct ownership by David Payne after the reported sale

Key Terms

weighted average price, open market or private transaction, beneficial ownership

3 terms

weighted average price financial

"The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price."

Weighted average price is the average price of a security where each trade or component is counted according to its size, so bigger trades pull the average more than smaller ones. Think of it like calculating the average cost of a grocery haul where items you bought more of have greater influence on the final per-item cost. Investors use it to understand the true average price paid or received, judge execution quality, and compare trading performance against market movement.

open market or private transaction financial

"Transaction code description: Sale in open market or private transaction"

beneficial ownership financial

"full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price for all transactions reported on this Form 4."

Beneficial ownership means the person or entity that actually enjoys the benefits of owning shares or other assets — such as receiving dividends, voting rights, or price gains — even if the legal title is held in another name. For investors it matters because knowing who truly controls and profits from a company reveals who can influence decisions, exposes potential conflicts of interest or hidden concentration of power, and affects transparency and risk in the stock.

FAQ

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What insider transaction did Blackstone (BX) report for David Payne?

Blackstone reported that Chief Accounting Officer David Payne sold 9,500 shares of common stock on 2026-08-11 in a transaction coded as a sale in an open-market or private transaction.

At what prices did David Payne sell Blackstone (BX) shares?

The reported weighted average price was $145.23 per share. According to the footnote, the individual sale prices ranged from $145.085 to $145.405 across multiple transactions on 2026-08-11.

How many Blackstone (BX) shares does David Payne hold after the sale?

After selling 9,500 shares, Chief Accounting Officer David Payne directly holds 64,448 shares of Blackstone common stock, as reported in the post-transaction holdings column of the Form 4 filing.

Was David Payne’s Blackstone (BX) share sale under a Rule 10b5-1 plan?

The filing’s Rule 10b5-1 checkbox is not checked, and the footnotes do not state that the sale was made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, so no trading-plan status is indicated.

What does the weighted average price mean in David Payne’s Blackstone (BX) sale?

The filing explains that $145.23 is a weighted average price for multiple trades. Shares were sold in separate transactions at prices from $145.085 to $145.405; detailed trade-by-trade data is available on request.

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Accepted by SEC EDGAR 08/12/2026 - 06:03 PM EDT Learn about SEC filing dates

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Payne David

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O BLACKSTONE INC.

345 PARK AVE

(Street)

NEW YORK NEW YORK 10154

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Blackstone Inc. [ BX ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	Chief Accounting Officer

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/11/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	08/11/2026		S		9,500	D	$145.23(1)	64,448	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $145.085 to $145.405, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide, upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price for all transactions reported on this Form 4.

	Victoria Portnoy as Attorney-In-Fact	08/12/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)