Form 8-K BlackRock Inc. For: May 25

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 25, 2022

 

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.)

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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 25, 2022, BlackRock, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2022 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 ratified the appointment of Deloitte LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2022 (Item 3). Further, the shareholder proposal regarding stewardship policies was not approved (Item 4).

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 17 nominees:

 

		For		Against				Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
Bader M. Alsaad		115,587,252			994,578			5,565,804		10,341,501
Pamela Daley		116,060,790			578,211			5,508,633		10,341,501
Laurence D. Fink		111,864,391			4,288,417			5,994,826		10,341,501
Beth Ford		116,190,368			446,836			5,510,430		10,341,501
William E. Ford		113,228,930			3,354,047			5,564,657		10,341,501
Fabrizio Freda		115,586,578			998,054			5,563,002		10,341,501
Murry S. Gerber		109,748,440			6,832,632			5,566,562		10,341,501
Margaret “Peggy” L. Johnson		114,674,266			1,965,542			5,507,826		10,341,501
Robert S. Kapito		115,487,939			1,143,719			5,515,976		10,341,501
Cheryl D. Mills		114,035,368			2,553,847			5,558,419		10,341,501
Gordon M. Nixon		113,448,195			3,135,128			5,564,311		10,341,501
Kristin C. Peck		116,236,492			401,910			5,509,232		10,341,501
Charles H. Robbins		116,171,028			463,935			5,512,671		10,341,501
Marco Antonio Slim Domit		107,464,553			9,169,835			5,513,246		10,341,501
Hans E. Vestberg		116,165,582			468,183			5,513,869		10,341,501
Susan L. Wagner		115,021,996			1,616,101			5,509,537		10,341,501
Mark Wilson		116,210,254			421,598			5,515,782		10,341,501

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

 

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
116,134,422		5,899,624		113,588		10,341,501

Item 3 – Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2022:

 

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
128,229,711		4,194,077		65,347		0

Item 4 – Shareholder proposal requesting that the Company adopt stewardship policies designed to curtail corporate activities that externalize social and environmental costs:

 

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
4,412,888		115,721,363		2,013,383		10,341,501

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 27, 2022				R. Andrew Dickson III
				Corporate Secretary