On August 28, 2019, The Blackstone Group Inc. entered into a withdrawal agreement and senior advisor agreement with Bennett J. Goodman. Pursuant to the agreements, Mr. Goodman will continue to serve as a director and as a senior managing director of the company until January 1, 2020, at which time he will step down from the company board of directors and cease serving as a senior managing director and become a Senior Advisor to GSO Capital Partners and retain the title of Chairman of Blackstone/GSO Secured Lending Fund.