Blackstone Inc. - 12 Mar 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for Gates Industrial Corp plc (GTES)

Footnote F1

The aggregate premium amounts received by each Reporting Person for the sale of the call options is as follows: (a) $1,687,796.79 to BX Gates ML-1 Holdco LLC, (b) $1,632,041.30 to BX Gates ML-2 Holdco LLC, (c) $5,588.26 to BX Gates ML-3 Holdco LLC, (d) $344,246.30 to BX Gates ML-4 Holdco LLC and (e) $79,327.35 to BX Gates ML-5 Holdco LLC.

Footnote F2

Reflects written call options held directly by BX Gates ML-1 Holdco LLC. The sole member of BX Gates ML-1 Holdco LLC is Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) VI L.P.

Footnote F3

Reflects written call options held directly by BX Gates ML-2 Holdco LLC. The sole member of BX Gates ML-2 Holdco LLC is Blackstone GTS Co-Invest L.P.

Footnote F4

Reflects written call options held directly by BX Gates ML-3 Holdco LLC. The sole member of BX Gates ML-3 Holdco LLC is Blackstone Family Investment Partnership (Cayman) VI-ESC L.P.

Footnote F5

Reflects written call options held directly by BX Gates ML-4 Holdco LLC. The sole member of BX Gates ML-4 Holdco LLC is BTO Omaha Holdings L.P. The general partner of BTO Omaha Holdings L.P. is BTO Omaha Manager L.L.C. The managing member of BTO Omaha Manager L.L.C. is Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Management Associates (Cayman) L.P. The general partners of Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Management Associates (Cayman) L.P. are BTO GP L.L.C. and Blackstone Tactical Opportunities LR Associates (Cayman) Ltd.

Footnote F6

Reflects written call options held directly by BX Gates ML-5 Holdco LLC. The sole member of BX Gates ML-5 Holdco LLC is Omaha Aggregator (Cayman) L.P.

Footnote F7

The general partner of each of Omaha Aggregator (Cayman) L.P., Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) VI L.P. and Blackstone GTS Co-Invest L.P. is Blackstone Management Associates (Cayman) VI L.P. The general partners of each of Blackstone Management Associates (Cayman) VI L.P. and Blackstone Family Investment Partnership (Cayman) VI-ESC L.P. are BCP VI GP L.L.C. and Blackstone LR Associates (Cayman) VI Ltd.

Footnote F8

Blackstone Holdings III L.P. is the sole member of each of BCP VI GP L.L.C. and BTO GP L.L.C. and the controlling shareholder of each of Blackstone LR Associates (Cayman) VI Ltd. and Blackstone Tactical Opportunities LR Associates (Cayman) Ltd. The general partner of Blackstone Holdings III L.P. is Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. The general partner of Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. is Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. The sole member of Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. is Blackstone Inc. The sole holder of Series II preferred stock of Blackstone Inc. is Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. is wholly-owned by Blackstone's senior managing directors and controlled by its founder, Stephen A. Schwarzman.

Footnote F9

Due to the limitations of the electronic filing system certain Reporting Persons are filing separate Forms 4.

Footnote F10

Information with respect to each of the Reporting Persons is given solely by such Reporting Person, and no Reporting Person has responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of information supplied by another Reporting Person.

Footnote F11

Each of the Reporting Persons (other than to the extent it directly holds securities reported herein) disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by the other Reporting Persons, except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein, and, pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the Reporting Persons (other than to the extent it directly holds securities reported herein) states that the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

Footnote F12

The Transaction expires evenly over a series of expiration dates from October 29, 2024 to December 13, 2024, inclusive.