Sec Form 4 Filing - Blackstone Group L.P. @ STANDARD PARKING CORP - 2009-11-09

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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 Blackstone Group L.P. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol STANDARD PARKING CORP [ STAN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 345 PARK AVENUE, 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 11/09/2009 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10154 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 11/09/2009 S 2,178,617 D $ 15.14 326,792 I See Footnotes ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 ) Common Stock 11/09/2009 S 1,463,627 D $ 15.14 243,636 I See Footnotes ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 ) Common Stock 11/09/2009 S 160,615 D $ 15.14 0 I See Footnotes ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 ) Common Stock 11/09/2009 S 1,214,655 D $ 15.14 182,199 I See Footnotes ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 )

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Blackstone Group L.P. 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY10154 X Blackstone Holdings I L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY10154 X Blackstone Holdings I/II GP Inc C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY10154 X Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY10154 X SCHWARZMAN STEPHEN A C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY10154 X Signatures /s/ Robert L. Friedman, Authorized Person 11/11/2009 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )GSO Special Situations Funds LP, GSO Special Situations Overseas Master Fund, Ltd., GSO Special Situations Overseas Benefits Plan Fund, Ltd. and GSO Capital Opportunities Fund LP (collectively, the "GSO Funds") respectively hold 326,792, 243,636, 0 and 182,199 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Issuer. ( 2 )GSO Capital Partners LP is the investment manager of each of the GSO Funds, and in that respect holds discretionary investment authority for each of them, and, accordingly, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares held by the GSO Funds. GSO Advisor Holdings L.L.C. is the general partner of GSO Capital Partners LP, and, accordingly, may also be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares held by the GSO Funds. Blackstone Holdings I L.P. is the sole member of GSO Advisor Holdings L.L.C., and, accordingly, may also be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares held by the GSO Funds. Blackstone Holdings I/II GP Inc. is the general partner of Blackstone Holdings I L.P., and, accordingly, may also be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares held by the GSO Funds. (Continued in footnote 3). ( 3 )The Blackstone Group L.P. is the controlling shareholder of Blackstone Holdings I/II GP Inc., and, accordingly, may also be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares held by the GSO Funds. Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. is the general partner of The Blackstone Group L.P., and, accordingly, may also be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares held by the GSO Funds. Stephen A. Schwarzman is the founding member of Blackstone Group Management L.L.C., and, accordingly, may also be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares held by the GSO Funds. In addition, each of Bennett J. Goodman, J. Albert Smith III and Douglas I. Ostrover may have shared investment control with respect to the shares held by the GSO Funds, and, accordingly, may also be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares held by the GSO Funds. ( 4 )Due to the limitations of the electronic filing system, GSO Special Situations Fund LP, GSO Special Situations Overseas Master Fund, Ltd., GSO Special Situations Overseas Benefit Plan Fund, Ltd., GSO Capital Opportunities Fund LP, GSO Capital Partners LP, GSO Advisor Holdings L.L.C., Bennett J. Goodman, J. Albert Smith III and Douglas I. Ostrover are filing a separate Form 4. ( 5 )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. ( 6 )Each of the Reporting Persons, other than the GSO Funds, disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by each of the GSO Funds, 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 the GSO Entities, states that the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

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