Goldstein Robert L. Form 4 BlackRock / Robert L. Goldstein ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Goldstein Robert L.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

BLACKROCK, INC.

55 EAST 52ND STREET

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10055

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BlackRock Inc. [ BLK ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief Operating Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/31/2018

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

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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
Shares Of Common Stock (par Value $0.01 Per Share)	01/31/2018		A		6,368(1)	A	$0	59,377(2)	D
Shares Of Common Stock (par Value $0.01 Per Share)	01/31/2018		F		10,984(3)	D	$562.29	48,393(2)	D

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 (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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 (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects a 2015 BlackRock Performance Incentive Plan award value of $1,999,861 (converted to 5,816 Restricted Stock Units by dividing the award value by $343.855, which was the average of the high and low price per share of Common Stock on January 16, 2015). The award was disclosed in the table on page 35 of BlackRock's 2015 Proxy Statement in the column headed "Long-Term Incentive Award (BPIP)". As outlined in BlackRock's 2015 Proxy Statement, the award was subject to adjustment based on certain performance metrics approved by the Management Development and Compensation Committee at the time of the award. Based on the Company's performance, the Restricted Stock Units vesting represent 109.5% of original award.

2. Includes Common Stock and Restricted Stock Units that will vest over a period of 1 to 3 years. Each Restricted Stock Unit is payable solely by delivery of an equal number of shares of Common Stock.

3. Represents the withholding by BlackRock of common stock to satisfy tax obligation on the vesting of the reporting person's awards granted under the Second Amended and Restated BlackRock, Inc. 1999 Stock Award and Incentive Plan.

	/s/ Daniel R. Waltcher as Attorney-in-Fact for Robert L. Goldstein	02/02/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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