0000893750-05-000056 3 2 20050119 20050120 20050120 BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS CAYMAN IV LP 0001273169 3 34 001-32410 05539867 BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVE NEW YORK NY 10154 BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS CAYMAN IV- A LP 0001273170 3 34 001-32410 05539865 BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVE NEW YORK NY 10154 BLACKSTONE FAMILY INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP CAYMAN IV-A LP 0001273171 3 34 001-32410 05539866 BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVE NEW YORK NY 10154 BLACKSTONE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES CAYMAN IV LP 0001273623 3 34 001-32410 05539868 C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10154 Celanese CORP 0001306830 2810 980420726 DE 1231 1601 W. LBJ FREEWAY DALLAS TX 75234 972-443-4000 1601 W. LBJ FREEWAY DALLAS TX 75234 Blackstone Crystal Holdings Capital Partners (Cayman) IV Ltd. 20041022 Blackstone Chemical Coinvest Partners (Cayman) L.P. 0001314706 E9 1231 3 34 001-32410 05539864 WALKER HOUSE, P.O. BOX 265 GT MARY STREET, GEORGE TOWN GRAND CAYMAN E9 E9 (212) 583-5000 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10154 3 1 form3_ex.xml FORM 3 OMB APPROVAL UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB Number: Washington, D.C. 20549 3235-0104 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF Estimated SECURITIES average burden hours per response... 0.5 Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 1. Name and Address of Reporting 2. Date of Event 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Person * Requiring Symbol BLACKSTONE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES Statement Celanese CORP [CE] CAYMAN IV LP (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/19/2005 (Last) (First) (Middle) 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP, 345 PARK all applicable) AVENUE _____ Director ___X___ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Street) 5. If Amendment, 6. Individual or Joint/Group NEW YORK, NY 10154 Date Original Filing(Check Applicable Line) (City) (State) (Zip) Filed(MM/DD/YYYY) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security 2. Amount of 3. 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Securities Ownership (Instr. 5) Beneficially Form: Owned Direct (Instr. 4) (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) Series B common stock, par value 57051899 I See footnotes (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) $0.0001 per share Series B common stock, par value 3956714 I See footnotes (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) $0.0001 per share Series B common stock, par value 31018837 I See footnotes (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) $0.0001 per share Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivate Security 2. Date Exercisable 3. Title and Amount 4. 5. 6. Nature of (Instr. 4) and Expiration Date of Securities Conversion Ownership Indirect (MM/DD/YYYY) Underlying or Form of Beneficial Derivative Security Exercise Derivative Ownership (Instr. 4) Price of Security: (Instr. 5) Derivative Direct (D) Security or Indirect (I) Date Expiration Title Amount (Instr. 5) Exercisable Date or Number of Shares Explanation of Responses: (1) The 92,027,450 shares of Celanese Corporation's Series B common stock reported as beneficially owned in the above table reflects the 152.772947 for one common stock split, expected to be effected immediately after the consummation of the initial public offering by Celanese Corporation. (2) Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) Ltd. 1 ("Cayman 1"), Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) Ltd. 2 ("Cayman 2") and Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) Ltd. 3 ("Cayman 3" and, collectively with Cayman 1 and Cayman 2, the "Cayman Entities") respectively own 57,051,899, 3,956,714 and 31,018,837 shares of the Series B common stock reported as beneficially owned in the above table. Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) IV L.P. ("BCP IV") owns 100% of Cayman 1. Blackstone Family Investment Partnership (Cayman) IV-A L.P. ("BFIP") and Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) IV-A L.P. ("BCP IV-A") collectively own 100% of Cayman 2. Blackstone Chemical Coinvest Partners (Cayman) L.P. ("BCCP" and, collectively with BCP IV, BFIP and BCP IV-A, the "Blackstone Funds") owns 100% of Cayman 3. Each of the Blackstone Funds may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares of Series B common stock held by the Cayman Entities (continued on footnote 3) (3) (continued from footnote 2) owned by such Blackstone Funds. Blackstone Management Associates (Cayman) IV L.P. ("BMA") is the general partner of each of the Blackstone Funds and, therefore, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares of Series B common stock held by the Cayman Entities. Blackstone LR Associates (Cayman) IV Ltd. ("BLRA") is the general partner of BMA and may, therefore, be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares of Series B common stock held by the Cayman Entities. (4) Messrs. Peter G. Peterson and Stephen A. Schwarzman are directors and controlling persons of BLRA and, as such, may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares of Series B common stock held by the Cayman Entities. (5) Due to the electronic system's limitation of 10 Reporting Persons per joint filing, this statement is being filed in duplicate. (6) Information with respect to each of the Reporting Persons is given solely by such Reporting Persons, and no Reporting Person has responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of information supplied by another Reporting Person. (7) Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of the Reporting Persons, other than the Cayman Entities, herein states that this filing shall not be deemed an admission that he or it is the beneficial owner of any of the shares of Series B common stock covered by this Statement. Each of BLRA, BMA, Messrs. Peter G. Peterson and Stephen A. Schwarzman disclaims beneficial ownership of the Series B common stock, except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest in such shares of Series B common stock. Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other BLACKSTONE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES CAYMAN IV LP C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP X 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10154 BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS CAYMAN IV LP C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP X 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10154 BLACKSTONE FAMILY INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP CAYMAN IV-A LP C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP X 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10154 BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS CAYMAN IV- A LP C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP X 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10154 Blackstone Chemical Coinvest Partners (Cayman) L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP X 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10154 Signatures /s/ Robert L. Friedman, Director of Blackstone LR Associates (Cayman) IV Ltd. (See signatures of other Reporting Persons 1/20/2005 attached as Exhibit 99.1) ** Signature of Reporting Person Date Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. EX-99.1 2 exh99.txt JOINT FILER INFORMATION Exhibit 99.1 Joint Filer Information Date of Event Requiring Statement: January 19, 2005 Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol: Celanese Corporation (CE) Designated Filer: Blackstone Management Associates (Cayman) IV L.P. Other Joint Filers: Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) IV L.P., Blackstone Family Investment Partnership (Cayman) IV-A L.P., Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) IV-A L.P., Blackstone Chemical Coinvest Partners (Cayman) L.P. Addresses: The principal business address of each of the Joint Filers above is c/o The Blackstone Group, 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154 Signatures: Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) IV L.P. By: Blackstone Management Associates IV (Cayman) L.P., its general partner By:/s/ Robert L. Friedman --------------------------------- Name: Robert L. Friedman Title: Director Blackstone Family Investment Partnership (Cayman) IV-A L.P. By: Blackstone Management Associates IV (Cayman) L.P., its general partner By: Blackstone LR Associates (Cayman) IV Ltd., its general partner By:/s/ Robert L. Friedman --------------------------------- Name: Robert L. Friedman Title: Director Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) IV-A L.P. By: Blackstone Management Associates IV (Cayman) L.P., its general partner By: Blackstone LR Associates (Cayman) IV Ltd., its general partner By:/s/ Robert L. Friedman --------------------------------- Name: Robert L. Friedman Title: Director Blackstone Chemical Coinvest Partners (Cayman) L.P. By: Blackstone Management Associates IV (Cayman) L.P., its general partner By: Blackstone LR Associates (Cayman) IV Ltd., its general partner By:/s/ Robert L. Friedman --------------------------------- Name: Robert L. Friedman Title: Director