Edgar Filing: BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS III MERCHANT BANKING FUND LP

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â BLACKSTONE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES III LLC

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/10/2010

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Graham Packaging Co Inc. [GRM]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P.,Â 345 PARK AVENUE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	32,149,860	I	See footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	5,727,916	I	See footnotes ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	2,417,731	I	See footnotes ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BLACKSTONE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES III LLC C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P. 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154	Â	Â X	Â	Â
BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS III MERCHANT BANKING FUND LP C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P. 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154	Â	Â X	Â	Â
BLACKSTONE OFFSHORE CAPITAL PARTNERS III LP C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P. 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154	Â	Â X	Â	Â
SCHWARZMAN STEPHEN A C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P. 345 PARY AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154	Â	Â X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Stephen A. Schwarzman		02/09/2010
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Robert L. Friedman, as a member of Blackstone Management Associates III L.L.C.		02/09/2010
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Robert L. Friedman, as a member of Blackstone Management Associates III L.L.C., the general partner of Blackstone Capital Partners III Merchant Banking Fund L.P.		02/09/2010
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Robert L. Friedman, as a member of Blackstone Management Associates III L.L.C., the general partner of Blackstone Offshore Capital Partners III L.P.		02/09/2010
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	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).
(1)	Shares of common stock owned directly by Blackstone Capital Partners III Merchant Banking Fund L.P. ("BCP III").
(2)	Shares of common stock owned directly by Blackstone Offshore Capital Partners III L.P. ("BOCP III").
(3)	Shares of common stock owned directly by Blackstone Family Investment Partnership III L.P. ("BFIP III").
(4)	Blackstone Management Associates III L.L.C. is the sole general partner of BCP III and BFIP III and the sole investment general partner of BOCP III .
(5)	Blackstone Management Associates III L.L.C. is controlled by Stephen A. Schwarzman, one of its founders.
Â Remarks: TheÂ reportingÂ personsÂ eachÂ disclaimÂ beneficialÂ ownershipÂ ofÂ theÂ securitiesÂ reportedÂ hereinÂ exceptÂ toÂ theÂ extentÂ ofÂ eachÂ ofÂ theirÂ respectiveÂ pecuniaryÂ interestsÂ therein,Â andÂ theÂ inclusionÂ ofÂ theseÂ sharesÂ inÂ thisÂ reportÂ shallÂ notÂ beÂ deemedÂ anÂ admissionÂ ofÂ beneficialÂ ownershipÂ ofÂ allÂ ofÂ theÂ reportedÂ sharesÂ forÂ purposeÂ ofÂ SectionÂ 16Â orÂ forÂ anyÂ otherÂ purpose.

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