# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0002012383
**File Stem:** 0001193125-26-024549
**Filing Date:** 2026-1
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**Document Hash:** 885575c6351cb12e3a3893da1973db8c
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-26-024549.hdr.sgml**: 20260127

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-26-024549

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 14

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260127

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260127

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260127

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** BlackRock, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0002012383
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES [6211]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 991116001
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-42297
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26565961

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 50 HUDSON YARDS
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10001
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (212) 810-5800

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 50 HUDSON YARDS
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10001

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** BlackRock Funding, Inc. /DE
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20240215

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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): January 27, 2026

## BLACKROCK, INC.

#### (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **DELAWARE** | **001-42297** | **99-1116001** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction**<br> **of incorporation)** | **(Commission**<br> **File Number)** | **(IRS Employer**<br> **Identification No.)** |

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| **50 Hudson Yards, New York, New York** | **10001** |
| **(Address of principal executive offices)** | **(Zip Code)** |

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#### Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 810-5800

#### (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:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading**<br> **Symbol(s)** | **Name of exchange**<br> **on which registered** |
| Common Stock, $.01 par value | BLK | New York Stock Exchange |
| 3.750% Notes due 2035 | BLK 35 | New York Stock Exchange |

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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. ☐

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| **Item 5.02** | **Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.**  |

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On January 27, 2026, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of BlackRock, Inc. (the "Company") elected Gregg R. Lemkau to serve as a director of the Board. Mr. Lemkau is joining the Board as an independent director.

Mr. Lemkau has served as Co-Chief Executive Officer of BDT & MSD Partners ("BDT & MSD"), a merchant bank with an advisory and investment platform, since 2023. Previously, Mr. Lemkau was CEO of MSD Partners, a predecessor firm of BDT & MSD, from 2021 to 2023. Prior to joining MSD Partners, Mr. Lemkau was Co-Head of the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs and served on the firm's Management Committee.

Neither Mr. Lemkau, nor any of his immediate family members, is a party, directly or indirectly, to any related person transaction required to be reported pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Lemkau will be appointed to one or more Board committees following a review of the Board's existing committee composition. Until then, he will rotate through each Board committee. Mr. Lemkau will participate in the Company's standard compensation program for non-employee directors.

The Company issued a press release on January 27, 2026 announcing the director election described above. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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| **Item 9.01.** | **Financial Statements and Exhibits.**  |

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(d) Exhibits.

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| **Exhibit**<br>**No.** | **Description of Exhibit** |
| 99.1 | [Press Release issued by the Company on January 27, 2026.](d281445dex991.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |

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#### 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.

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| BlackRock, Inc. | BlackRock, Inc. |
| (Registrant) | (Registrant) |
| By: | /s/ R. Andrew Dickson III |
|  | R. Andrew Dickson III |
|  | Managing Director and Corporate Secretary |

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Date: January 27, 2026

## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1** 

**BlackRock Elects Gregg Lemkau to Board of Directors** 

NEW YORK – January 27, 2026 – The Board of Directors ("Board") of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) has elected Gregg R. Lemkau, Co-Chief Executive Officer of BDT & MSD Partners, to the BlackRock Board. Mr. Lemkau joins the Board today as an independent director.

Laurence D. Fink, Chairman and CEO of BlackRock, said: "Gregg has positioned himself throughout his career as a trusted advisor and skilled investor with uniquely broad and deep expertise across markets and cycles. Throughout his career, Gregg has served as a long-term partner to entrepreneurs and some of the world's largest, most complex organizations at their most critical junctures. His extensive financial, investment, and capital markets experience will be invaluable in helping BlackRock and the Board execute on its next phase of growth."

BlackRock's approach to board composition emphasizes the importance of deep industry expertise as well as unique perspectives from various sectors to support the firm's future growth. With Mr. Lemkau's election, BlackRock's Board consists of 19 members, including 16 independent directors, with six new independent directors since 2020.

**Gregg R. Lemkau** 

Gregg Lemkau is Co-Chief Executive Officer of BDT & MSD Partners, a merchant bank serving founders, family business owners, and strategic, long-term investors. He is also Chairman of DFO Management, the investment office of Dell Technologies founder Michael Dell and his family, and previously served as Chief Executive Officer of MSD Partners, a predecessor firm of BDT & MSD.

Prior to joining the firm, Gregg was Co-Head of the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs and a member of the firm's Management Committee. Over his 28-year tenure, he advised clients on transactions totaling more than $1 trillion in aggregate deal value while working in offices across the United States and Europe.

Gregg currently serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees at Dartmouth College, where he earned a B.A. in Government and Economics.

**About BlackRock** 

BlackRock's purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. As a fiduciary to investors and a provider of financial technology, we help millions of people build savings that serve them throughout their lives by making investing easier and more affordable. For additional information on BlackRock, please visit www.blackrock.com/corporate.