---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-229601"
form_type: "8-K12B"
ticker: "BLK"
cik: "0002012383"
company_name: "BlackRock, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-10-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T23:53:48.686340+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BlackRock closes $3B cash + 12M shares acquisition of GIP; becomes successor issuer

## Summary
- Total consideration: $3B cash + ~12M shares of New BlackRock common stock; ~30% deferred subject to post-closing events.
- Each share of Old BlackRock common stock converted 1-for-1 into New BlackRock common stock; BLK ticker continues on NYSE.
- New BlackRock guaranteed Old BlackRock's outstanding senior notes due 2025–2033 on a senior unsecured basis.
- Board expanded to 16 directors; same directors and executive officers as Old BlackRock carry over.
- New BlackRock succeeded Old BlackRock as SEC reporting company under Rule 12g-3.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-229601
- form_type: 8-K12B
- ticker: BLK
- cik: 0002012383
- company_name: BlackRock, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-10-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.03, 3.03, 5.03, 5.01, 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524229601/0001193125-24-229601-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524229601/d856271d8k12b.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Martin S. Small was appointed as Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer at BlackRock, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: the officers of Old BlackRock immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time became the officers of New BlackRock.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524229601/0001193125-24-229601-index.htm
- Executive change
  Mark K. Wiedman was appointed as Senior Managing Director and Head of the Global Client Business at BlackRock, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Managing Director and Head of the Global Client Business
  source text: the officers of Old BlackRock immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time became the officers of New BlackRock.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524229601/0001193125-24-229601-index.htm
- Executive change
  William E. Ford was appointed as Director at BlackRock, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the directors of Old BlackRock immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time became the directors of New BlackRock. The names of the directors of New BlackRock are as follows: Laurence D. Fink, Pamela Daley, William E. Ford, Fabrizio Freda, Murry S. Gerber, Margaret L. Johnson, Robert S. Kapito, Cheryl D. Mills, Amin H. Nasser, Gordon M. Nixon, Kristin C. Peck, Charles H. Robbins, Marco Antonio Slim Domit, Hans E. Vestberg, Susan L. Wagner and Mark Wilson.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524229601/0001193125-24-229601-index.htm
- Executive change
  Caroline Heller was appointed as Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Human Resources at BlackRock, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Human Resources
  source text: the officers of Old BlackRock immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time became the officers of New BlackRock.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524229601/0001193125-24-229601-index.htm
- Executive change
  Amin H. Nasser was appointed as Director at BlackRock, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the directors of Old BlackRock immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time became the directors of New BlackRock. The names of the directors of New BlackRock are as follows: Laurence D. Fink, Pamela Daley, William E. Ford, Fabrizio Freda, Murry S. Gerber, Margaret L. Johnson, Robert S. Kapito, Cheryl D. Mills, Amin H. Nasser, Gordon M. Nixon, Kristin C. Peck, Charles H. Robbins, Marco Antonio Slim Domit, Hans E. Vestberg, Susan L. Wagner and Mark Wilson.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524229601/0001193125-24-229601-index.htm
- Executive change
  Rachel Lord was appointed as Senior Managing Director and Head of International at BlackRock, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Managing Director and Head of International
  source text: the officers of Old BlackRock immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time became the officers of New BlackRock.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524229601/0001193125-24-229601-index.htm
- Executive change
  J. Richard Kushel was appointed as Senior Managing Director and Head of the Portfolio Management Group at BlackRock, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Managing Director and Head of the Portfolio Management Group
  source text: the officers of Old BlackRock immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time became the officers of New BlackRock.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524229601/0001193125-24-229601-index.htm
- Executive change
  Connor Hartley resigned as Director at BlackRock, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Martin Small and Connor Hartley, members of the Board since New BlackRock’s incorporation, resigned from the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524229601/0001193125-24-229601-index.htm
- Executive change
  Robert L. Goldstein was appointed as Senior Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer at BlackRock, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: the officers of Old BlackRock immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time became the officers of New BlackRock.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524229601/0001193125-24-229601-index.htm
- Executive change
  Hans E. Vestberg was appointed as Director at BlackRock, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the directors of Old BlackRock immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time became the directors of New BlackRock. The names of the directors of New BlackRock are as follows: Laurence D. Fink, Pamela Daley, William E. Ford, Fabrizio Freda, Murry S. Gerber, Margaret L. Johnson, Robert S. Kapito, Cheryl D. Mills, Amin H. Nasser, Gordon M. Nixon, Kristin C. Peck, Charles H. Robbins, Marco Antonio Slim Domit, Hans E. Vestberg, Susan L. Wagner and Mark Wilson.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524229601/0001193125-24-229601-index.htm
- Executive change
  Fabrizio Freda was appointed as Director at BlackRock, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the directors of Old BlackRock immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time became the directors of New BlackRock. The names of the directors of New BlackRock are as follows: Laurence D. Fink, Pamela Daley, William E. Ford, Fabrizio Freda, Murry S. Gerber, Margaret L. Johnson, Robert S. Kapito, Cheryl D. Mills, Amin H. Nasser, Gordon M. Nixon, Kristin C. Peck, Charles H. Robbins, Marco Antonio Slim Domit, Hans E. Vestberg, Susan L. Wagner and Mark Wilson.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524229601/0001193125-24-229601-index.htm
- Executive change
  Christopher J. Meade was appointed as Senior Managing Director, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel at BlackRock, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Managing Director, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
  source text: the officers of Old BlackRock immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time became the officers of New BlackRock.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524229601/0001193125-24-229601-index.htm
- Executive change
  Robert S. Kapito was appointed as President at BlackRock, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President
  source text: the officers of Old BlackRock immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time became the officers of New BlackRock.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524229601/0001193125-24-229601-index.htm
- Executive change
  Marco Antonio Slim Domit was appointed as Director at BlackRock, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the directors of Old BlackRock immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time became the directors of New BlackRock. The names of the directors of New BlackRock are as follows: Laurence D. Fink, Pamela Daley, William E. Ford, Fabrizio Freda, Murry S. Gerber, Margaret L. Johnson, Robert S. Kapito, Cheryl D. Mills, Amin H. Nasser, Gordon M. Nixon, Kristin C. Peck, Charles H. Robbins, Marco Antonio Slim Domit, Hans E. Vestberg, Susan L. Wagner and Mark Wilson.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524229601/0001193125-24-229601-index.htm
- Executive change
  Robert S. Kapito was appointed as Director at BlackRock, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the directors of Old BlackRock immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time became the directors of New BlackRock. The names of the directors of New BlackRock are as follows: Laurence D. Fink, Pamela Daley, William E. Ford, Fabrizio Freda, Murry S. Gerber, Margaret L. Johnson, Robert S. Kapito, Cheryl D. Mills, Amin H. Nasser, Gordon M. Nixon, Kristin C. Peck, Charles H. Robbins, Marco Antonio Slim Domit, Hans E. Vestberg, Susan L. Wagner and Mark Wilson.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524229601/0001193125-24-229601-index.htm
- Executive change
  Murry S. Gerber was appointed as Director at BlackRock, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the directors of Old BlackRock immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time became the directors of New BlackRock. The names of the directors of New BlackRock are as follows: Laurence D. Fink, Pamela Daley, William E. Ford, Fabrizio Freda, Murry S. Gerber, Margaret L. Johnson, Robert S. Kapito, Cheryl D. Mills, Amin H. Nasser, Gordon M. Nixon, Kristin C. Peck, Charles H. Robbins, Marco Antonio Slim Domit, Hans E. Vestberg, Susan L. Wagner and Mark Wilson.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524229601/0001193125-24-229601-index.htm
- Executive change
  Pamela Daley was appointed as Director at BlackRock, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the directors of Old BlackRock immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time became the directors of New BlackRock. The names of the directors of New BlackRock are as follows: Laurence D. Fink, Pamela Daley, William E. Ford, Fabrizio Freda, Murry S. Gerber, Margaret L. Johnson, Robert S. Kapito, Cheryl D. Mills, Amin H. Nasser, Gordon M. Nixon, Kristin C. Peck, Charles H. Robbins, Marco Antonio Slim Domit, Hans E. Vestberg, Susan L. Wagner and Mark Wilson.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524229601/0001193125-24-229601-index.htm
- Executive change
  Margaret L. Johnson was appointed as Director at BlackRock, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the directors of Old BlackRock immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time became the directors of New BlackRock. The names of the directors of New BlackRock are as follows: Laurence D. Fink, Pamela Daley, William E. Ford, Fabrizio Freda, Murry S. Gerber, Margaret L. Johnson, Robert S. Kapito, Cheryl D. Mills, Amin H. Nasser, Gordon M. Nixon, Kristin C. Peck, Charles H. Robbins, Marco Antonio Slim Domit, Hans E. Vestberg, Susan L. Wagner and Mark Wilson.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524229601/0001193125-24-229601-index.htm
- Executive change
  Martin Small resigned as Director at BlackRock, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Martin Small and Connor Hartley, members of the Board since New BlackRock’s incorporation, resigned from the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524229601/0001193125-24-229601-index.htm
- Executive change
  Susan L. Wagner was appointed as Director at BlackRock, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the directors of Old BlackRock immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time became the directors of New BlackRock. The names of the directors of New BlackRock are as follows: Laurence D. Fink, Pamela Daley, William E. Ford, Fabrizio Freda, Murry S. Gerber, Margaret L. Johnson, Robert S. Kapito, Cheryl D. Mills, Amin H. Nasser, Gordon M. Nixon, Kristin C. Peck, Charles H. Robbins, Marco Antonio Slim Domit, Hans E. Vestberg, Susan L. Wagner and Mark Wilson.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524229601/0001193125-24-229601-index.htm
- Executive change
  Gordon M. Nixon was appointed as Director at BlackRock, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the directors of Old BlackRock immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time became the directors of New BlackRock. The names of the directors of New BlackRock are as follows: Laurence D. Fink, Pamela Daley, William E. Ford, Fabrizio Freda, Murry S. Gerber, Margaret L. Johnson, Robert S. Kapito, Cheryl D. Mills, Amin H. Nasser, Gordon M. Nixon, Kristin C. Peck, Charles H. Robbins, Marco Antonio Slim Domit, Hans E. Vestberg, Susan L. Wagner and Mark Wilson.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524229601/0001193125-24-229601-index.htm
- Executive change
  Mark Wilson was appointed as Director at BlackRock, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the directors of Old BlackRock immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time became the directors of New BlackRock. The names of the directors of New BlackRock are as follows: Laurence D. Fink, Pamela Daley, William E. Ford, Fabrizio Freda, Murry S. Gerber, Margaret L. Johnson, Robert S. Kapito, Cheryl D. Mills, Amin H. Nasser, Gordon M. Nixon, Kristin C. Peck, Charles H. Robbins, Marco Antonio Slim Domit, Hans E. Vestberg, Susan L. Wagner and Mark Wilson.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524229601/0001193125-24-229601-index.htm
- Executive change
  Charles H. Robbins was appointed as Director at BlackRock, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the directors of Old BlackRock immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time became the directors of New BlackRock. The names of the directors of New BlackRock are as follows: Laurence D. Fink, Pamela Daley, William E. Ford, Fabrizio Freda, Murry S. Gerber, Margaret L. Johnson, Robert S. Kapito, Cheryl D. Mills, Amin H. Nasser, Gordon M. Nixon, Kristin C. Peck, Charles H. Robbins, Marco Antonio Slim Domit, Hans E. Vestberg, Susan L. Wagner and Mark Wilson.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524229601/0001193125-24-229601-index.htm
- Executive change
  Stephen Cohen was appointed as Senior Managing Director and Chief Product Officer at BlackRock, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Managing Director and Chief Product Officer
  source text: the officers of Old BlackRock immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time became the officers of New BlackRock.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524229601/0001193125-24-229601-index.htm
- Executive change
  Laurence D. Fink was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at BlackRock, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: the officers of Old BlackRock immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time became the officers of New BlackRock.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524229601/0001193125-24-229601-index.htm
- Executive change
  Laurence D. Fink was appointed as Director at BlackRock, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the directors of Old BlackRock immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time became the directors of New BlackRock. The names of the directors of New BlackRock are as follows: Laurence D. Fink, Pamela Daley, William E. Ford, Fabrizio Freda, Murry S. Gerber, Margaret L. Johnson, Robert S. Kapito, Cheryl D. Mills, Amin H. Nasser, Gordon M. Nixon, Kristin C. Peck, Charles H. Robbins, Marco Antonio Slim Domit, Hans E. Vestberg, Susan L. Wagner and Mark Wilson.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524229601/0001193125-24-229601-index.htm
- Executive change
  Kristin C. Peck was appointed as Director at BlackRock, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the directors of Old BlackRock immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time became the directors of New BlackRock. The names of the directors of New BlackRock are as follows: Laurence D. Fink, Pamela Daley, William E. Ford, Fabrizio Freda, Murry S. Gerber, Margaret L. Johnson, Robert S. Kapito, Cheryl D. Mills, Amin H. Nasser, Gordon M. Nixon, Kristin C. Peck, Charles H. Robbins, Marco Antonio Slim Domit, Hans E. Vestberg, Susan L. Wagner and Mark Wilson.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524229601/0001193125-24-229601-index.htm
- Executive change
  Cheryl D. Mills was appointed as Director at BlackRock, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the directors of Old BlackRock immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time became the directors of New BlackRock. The names of the directors of New BlackRock are as follows: Laurence D. Fink, Pamela Daley, William E. Ford, Fabrizio Freda, Murry S. Gerber, Margaret L. Johnson, Robert S. Kapito, Cheryl D. Mills, Amin H. Nasser, Gordon M. Nixon, Kristin C. Peck, Charles H. Robbins, Marco Antonio Slim Domit, Hans E. Vestberg, Susan L. Wagner and Mark Wilson.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524229601/0001193125-24-229601-index.htm

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