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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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 24, 2023

 

 

BLACKROCK, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

DELAWARE   001-33099   32-0174431

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

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.)

 

 

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))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 

Name of exchange
on which registered

Common Stock, $.01 par value   BLK   New York Stock Exchange
1.250% Notes due 2025   BLK25   New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 


Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 24, 2023, BlackRock, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The following are the voting results on each matter submitted to the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting. All director nominees were elected (Item 1). The proposal to approve the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement, through a non-binding advisory vote, was approved (Item 2). Additionally, shareholders voted to recommend a frequency of one year for future executive compensation advisory votes, through a non-binding advisory vote (Item 3). Further, shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2023 (Item 4). In addition, the shareholder proposal regarding a civil rights, non-discrimination and returns to merit audit was not approved (Item 5). The shareholder proposal regarding production of a report on the Company’s ability to “engineer decarbonization in the real economy” was not approved (Item 6). Finally, the shareholder proposal regarding production of an impact report for climate-related human risks of iShares U.S. Aerospace and Defense Exchange-Traded Fund was not approved (Item 7).

Below are detailed voting results on each matter voted on and described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting.

Item 1 – Election to the Company’s Board of Directors of the following 16 nominees:

 

     For    Against      Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes

Bader M. Alsaad

   113,836,422      1,229,562        7,337,154      11,232,503

Pamela Daley

   121,265,368      1,055,929        81,841      11,232,503

Laurence D. Fink

   117,607,712      4,329,071        466,355      11,232,503

William E. Ford

   118,917,311      3,411,271        74,556      11,232,503

Fabrizio Freda

   120,314,690      2,009,394        79,054      11,232,503

Murry S. Gerber

   116,515,373      5,809,225        78,540      11,232,503

Margaret “Peggy” L. Johnson

   121,150,235      1,177,294        75,609      11,232,503

Robert S. Kapito

   120,905,363      1,417,880        79,895      11,232,503

Cheryl D. Mills

   120,136,956      2,194,457        71,725      11,232,503

Gordon M. Nixon

   117,913,972      4,412,616        76,550      11,232,503

Kristin C. Peck

   121,694,016      633,553        75,569      11,232,503

Charles H. Robbins

   121,706,633      618,072        78,433      11,232,503

Marco Antonio Slim Domit

   107,768,566      14,517,035        117,537      11,232,503

Hans E. Vestberg

   121,541,855      781,509        79,774      11,232,503

Susan L. Wagner

   119,355,991      2,976,280        70,867      11,232,503

Mark Wilson

   121,736,848      589,689        76,601      11,232,503

Item 2 – Approval, in a non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation for named executive officers:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

112,961,654    9,320,925    120,559    11,232,503

Item 3 – Approval, in a non-binding advisory vote, of the frequency of future executive compensation advisory votes:

 

1 Year

  

2 Years

  

3 Years

  

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

120,853,475    146,734    1,309,543    93,386    11,232,503

In accordance with the Board’s recommendation and in light of the voting results on this advisory proposal and other factors, the Company has determined that it will continue to hold an annual advisory vote on executive compensation until the next shareholder advisory vote regarding the frequency.

 


Item 4 – Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2023:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

128,353,933    5,196,349    85,359    0

Item 5 – Shareholder proposal requesting a civil rights, non-discrimination and returns to merit audit:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

1,345,019    119,182,820    1,875,299    11,232,503

Item 6 – Shareholder proposal requesting the production of a report on the Company’s ability to “engineer decarbonization in the real economy”:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

11,582,649    109,100,393    1,720,096    11,232,503

Item 7 – Shareholder proposal requesting the production of an impact report for climate-related human risks of iShares U.S. Aerospace and Defense Exchange-Traded Fund:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

9,254,969    110,873,454    2,274,715    11,232,503

 


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)
      By:/s/ R. Andrew Dickson III                                                    
Date: May 26, 2023       R. Andrew Dickson III
      Corporate Secretary
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