Blackstone REIT Director Frank Cohen Receives Restricted Stock Award

What Happened

• Frank Cohen, a director of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, received a grant of 13,653.834 restricted shares on August 14, 2026. The shares were issued at $0.00 as a compensation award (total reported dollar value $0) and vest on August 14, 2027. This is an award/grant (not an open-market purchase or sale) and is typically part of routine director compensation.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-08-14; Form 4 filed: 2026-08-18 (filed within the required two business days).
• Transaction type/code: A — Award/Grant (restricted stock).
• Shares granted: 13,653.834; price per share reported: $0.00; total reported consideration: $0.
• Vesting: Grant vests on August 14, 2027 (per footnote F1).
• Other footnotes: F2 notes inclusion of shares acquired via the issuer’s Distribution Reinvestment Plan; F3 indicates some shares are held in a trust for family benefit of which Cohen is trustee and he disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.

Context

• This was a compensation grant (restricted stock) rather than a market purchase or sale; such awards are common for directors and are subject to vesting conditions, so they do not necessarily signal immediate trading intent.
• The filing appears timely (filed two business days after the grant).