secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Blackstone Inc. (BX)
CIK:        0001393818
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-15T20:12:04+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-422888
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.25
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Blackstone director Joseph Baratta to resign Dec 31, 2026; board shrinks to seven
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- Joseph Baratta notified Blackstone's board on October 9, 2026 of his intent to resign as a director effective December 31, 2026.
- Departure is tied to Baratta's planned retirement from Blackstone Inc.; he continues to serve as a director until the effective date.
- Board size will be reduced from eight members to seven members as of the December 31, 2026 effective date.
- No replacement director or successor committee role was named in the filing.
- 8-K signed October 15, 2026 by Victoria Portnoy, Managing Director – Assistant Secretary.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393818/000119312526422888/0001193125-26-422888-index.htm
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