FOURTH AMENDMENT, dated as of December 3, 2007 (this “Amendment”), to the CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of December 22, 2003 (as amended by the First Amendment dated as of February 1, 2006, as amended by the Second Amendment dated as of April 26, 2007, as...Fourth Amendment • March 12th, 2008 • Blackstone Group L.P. • Investment advice • New York
WHEREAS, the Lenders have agreed to extend credit to the Borrower on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement; and
THIRD AMENDMENT AND WAIVER dated as of June 11, 2007 (this “Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement dated as of December 22, 2003 (as amended by the First Amendment dated as of February 1, 2006, as amended by the Second Amendment dated as of April 26,...Third Amendment and Waiver • March 12th, 2008 • Blackstone Group L.P. • Investment advice • New York
WHEREAS the Borrower has requested that the Lenders (a) waive compliance with the provisions of the Loan Documents to the extent necessary to permit the initial public offering (the “IPO”) of the shares of common stock of the Blackstone Group L.P. (the “Issuer”) as more fully described in the Amendment No. 4 to the Form S-1 filed on June 11, 2007 by the Issuer with the SEC, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties set forth in Article III of the Credit Agreement to the extent that such inaccuracies result from the consummation of the IPO, (c) waive compliance with paragraphs (a) through (e) of Section 5.04, (d) waive compliance with Section 5.10 of Article V and Article VI of the Credit Agreement and (e) waive compliance with any provision of the Loan Documents to the extent such provision requires the existence of the Borrowing Base, in each case, through (and including) the Waiver Termination Date (as defined below). The waivers described to in this recital ar
