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): March 23, 2006 BLACKROCK, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) DELAWARE 001-15305 51-0380803 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of incorporation) Identification No.) 40 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10022 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 810-5300 (Former name or address, if changed since last report.) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: |_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement On March 23, 2006, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of BlackRock, Inc. (the "Company") determined that the performance goal to be used under the Company's 1999 Annual Incentive Performance Plan (the "Annual Bonus Plan") for 2006 would be based upon the Company's pre-incentive operating income. The Annual Bonus Plan is the plan pursuant to which the Company pays bonuses to officers and other Company employees, including the Company's executive officers. Bonuses that may become payable under the Annual Bonus Plan are paid following the end of the year in respect of which they were earned. Consistent with prior years, for 2006, a bonus pool equal to a percentage of pre-incentive operating income was authorized under the Annual Bonus Plan to be allocated to certain executive officers. Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year The Board of Directors of the Company approved amendments to Sections 3.16(e), 3.16(e)(iv) and 4.5(a) of the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws to reflect the change in name from the "Compensation Committee" to the "Management Development and Compensation Committee". The amendments are effective as of March 27, 2006. The text of the amendments is filed with this Current Report as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits (d) Exhibits Exhibit Description ------- ----------- 3.1 Amendment No. 4 to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of BlackRock, Inc. 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: March 29, 2006 By: /s/ Robert P. Connolly --------------------------------- Robert P. Connolly Managing Director, General Counsel and Secretary