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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 28, 2010 (May 24, 2010)

BLACKROCK, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

DELAWARE
001-33099
32-0174431
(State or Other
(Commission
(IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of
File Number)
Identification No.)
Incorporation)
    


55 East 52nd Street, New York, New York
10055
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 810-5300

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

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Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 24, 2010, BlackRock, Inc. ("BlackRock") held its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of BlackRock approved the amendment and restatement of the BlackRock, Inc. 1999 Stock Award and Incentive Plan (the "Incentive Plan") in order to (i) increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the Incentive Plan from 17,000,000 to 27,000,000 shares (ii) ensure the Incentive Plan's compliance with Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code and (iii) ensure the Incentive Plan's compliance with the NYSE Corporate Governance Standards concerning stockholder approval of equity compensation plans. Further, as part of the approval of the amendment and restatement of the Incentive Plan, BlackRock's stockholders re-approved the performance goals set forth under the Incentive Plan.

At the Annual Meeting, BlackRock's stockholders also re-approved the performance goals set forth under the Amended and Restated BlackRock, Inc. 1999 Annual Incentive Performance Plan (the "Performance Plan").

Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 24, 2010, BlackRock held its Annual Meeting.  At the Annual Meeting, all director nominees were elected (Item 1). In addition, the stockholders approved management's proposals to amend and restate the Incentive Plan, re-approved the performance goals set forth under the Performance Plan and ratified the retention of Deloitte & Touche LLP as BlackRock's independent registered public accounting firm for 2010.  The following are the voting results on each matter submitted to BlackRock's stockholders at the Annual Meeting.  The proposals below are described in detail in BlackRock's definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2010.

Item 1 – Election to BlackRock's Board of Directors of the following six nominees:

   
For
  
Withheld
  
Broker Non-Votes
Abdlatif Y. Al-Hamad
  
55,621,496
  
   304,574
  
3,421,248
Mathis Cabiallavetta
  
55,622,474
  
   303,596
  
3,421,248
Dennis D. Dammerman
  
53,958,067
  
1,968,003
  
3,421,248
Robert E. Diamond, Jr.
  
54,968,968
  
   957,102
  
3,421,248
David H. Komansky
  
53,954,624
  
1,971,446
  
3,421,248
James E. Rohr
  
52,944,761
  
2,981,309
  
3,421,248

Item 2 – Approval of the Amended and Restated Incentive Plan

For
  
Against
  
Abstentions
  
Broker Non-Votes
44,254,812
  
11,652,630
  
18,628
  
3,421,248

Item 3 – Re-Approval of Performance Goals under the Performance Plan

For
  
Against
  
Abstentions
  
Broker Non-Votes
53,872,259
  
2,034,185
  
19,626
  
3,421,248


 
 
 

Item 4 – Ratification of Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

For
  
Against
  
Abstentions
    
58,792,606
  
544,607
  
10,105
    


 
 
 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


 
BlackRock, Inc.
  
 
(Registrant)
  
Date: May 28, 2010
      
 
By:
/s/ Daniel R. Waltcher
  
 
Name:
Daniel R. Waltcher
  
 
Title:
Managing Director and Deputy General
   
Counsel