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EX 10.2 Form of Named Executive Officer Option Agreement

2012 FORM OF AGREEMENT FOR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY

NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
PURSUANT TO THE
MOTRICITY, INC. 2010 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER GRANT

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Participant:      ________________________

Grant Date:      _________________________

Per Share Exercise Price:  $_____

Number of Shares subject to this Option:  _____________________

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THIS NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of the Grant Date specified above, is entered into by and between Motricity, Inc., a company organized in the State of Delaware (the “Company”), and the Participant specified above, pursuant to the Motricity, Inc. 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as in effect and as amended from time to time (the “Plan”), which is administered by the Committee; and

WHEREAS, it has been determined under the Plan that it would be in the best interests of the Company to grant the non‐qualified stock option provided for herein to the Participant.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto hereby mutually covenant and agree as follows:
1.    Incorporation By Reference; Plan Document Receipt.  This Agreement is subject in all respects to the terms and provisions of the Plan (including, without limitation, any amendments thereto adopted at any time and from time to time unless such amendments are expressly intended not to apply to the award provided hereunder), all of which terms and provisions are made a part of and incorporated in this Agreement as if they were each expressly set forth herein.  Any capitalized term not defined in this Agreement shall have the same meaning as is ascribed thereto in the Plan. The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a true copy of the Plan and that the Participant has read the Plan carefully and fully understands its content.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control. No part of the Option granted hereby is intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code.
2.    Grant of Option.  The Company hereby grants to the Participant, as of the Grant Date specified above, a non‐qualified stock option (this “Option”) to acquire from the Company at the Per Share Exercise Price specified above, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock specified above (the “Option Shares”).  Except as otherwise provided by the Plan, the Participant agrees and understands that nothing contained in this Agreement provides, or is 

intended to provide, the Participant with any protection against potential future dilution of the Participant’s interest in the Company for any reason.  The Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares of Common Stock covered by this Option unless and until the Participant has become the holder of record of the shares, and no adjustments shall be made for dividends in cash or other property, distributions or other rights in respect of any such shares, except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Plan or this Agreement.
3.    Vesting and Expiration.
(a)    Vesting.  The Option subject to this grant shall become vested and exercisable as follows, provided the Participant is then employed by the Company and/or one of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates: (i) twenty-five percent (25%) of the shares subject to the Option shall vest in equal tranches (i.e., 6.25%) on each of the first four (4) anniversaries of the Grant Date specified above; and (ii) 75% of the shares subject to the Option shall vest on the third anniversary of the Grant Date specified above, subject to achievement of the following performance targets: 33% of 75% (i.e., 25%) of the shares must achieve a target price of $X, 33% of 75% (i.e., 25%) of the shares must achieve a target price of $X, and 33% of 75% (i.e., 25%) of the shares must achieve a target price of $X. The target price shall be determined based on the average of the closing prices of the Common Stock on a nationally recognized securities exchange, over a 90-day period and, if not listed, the fair market value as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors. If the target price is achieved for the requisite period, then the applicable target price shall be deemed achieved. There shall be no proportionate or partial vesting in the periods prior to each vesting date and all vesting shall occur only on the appropriate vesting date, subject to the Participant’s continued service with the Company and/or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates on each applicable vesting date.
(b)     Effect of Termination for Cause.  The provisions of Section 6.4(c) of the Plan regarding Termination for Cause shall apply to the Option.
(c)    Expiration.  Unless earlier terminated in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Plan and/or this Agreement, all portions of this Option (whether vested or not vested) shall expire and shall no longer be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the Grant Date (the “Expiration Date”).
4.    Termination.    Subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, the Participant’s Termination shall impact the Option as follows:
(a)    Termination due to Death, Disability or Retirement.  In the event of the Participant’s Termination by reason of death, Disability or Retirement, the vested portion of this Option shall remain exercisable until the earlier of (i) one (1) year from the date of such Termination, and (ii) the expiration of the stated term of the Option pursuant to Section 3 hereof; 
(b)    Termination Without Cause or For Good Reason.  In the event of the Participant’s Termination (i) by the Company without Cause, other than by reason of death, Disability or Retirement or (ii) by the Participant for Good Reason, the vested portion of this Option shall 

remain exercisable until the earlier of (I) ninety (90) days from the date of such Termination, and (II) the expiration of the stated term of the Option pursuant to Section 3 hereof.
(c)    Termination for Cause. In the event of the Participant’s Termination (i) by the Company for Cause or (ii) by the Participant after the occurrence of an event that would be grounds for a Termination for Cause, then the Option granted hereunder (whether or not vested) shall terminate and expire upon such Termination. Furthermore, in the event that the Participant engages in behavior that would result in a Termination for Cause during the twenty-four (24) month period commencing on the date that the Option is exercised or becomes vested, the Company shall be entitled to recover from the Participant at any time within twenty-four (24) months after such exercise or vesting, and the Participant shall pay over to the Company, an amount equal to any gain realized as a result of the exercise (whether at the time of exercise or thereafter).
(d)    Voluntary Termination.  In the event of the Participant’s Termination by the Participant for any reason (other than Good Reason or after the occurrence of an event that would be grounds for a Termination for Cause, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion), the vested portion of this Option shall remain exercisable until the earlier of (I) thirty (30) days from the date of such Termination, and (II) the expiration of the stated term of the Option pursuant to Section 3 hereof.
(e)    Treatment of Unvested Option upon Termination.  Any portion of this Option that is not vested as of the date of the Participant’s Termination shall terminate and expire as of the date of such Termination.
5.    Method of Exercise and Payment.  
(a)    Method. Subject to Section 9, to the extent that the Option has become vested and exercisable with respect to a number of shares of Common Stock as provided herein, the Option may thereafter be exercised by the Participant, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time prior to the expiration of the Option as provided herein and in accordance with Sections 6.4(c) and 6.4(d) of the Plan, by the filing of an exercise notice in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto and payment in full of the Per Share Exercise Price multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the portion of the Option exercised.   No shares of Common Stock shall be issued until payment therefor, as provided herein, has been made or provided for. 
(b)    Condition of Exercise.  As a condition of exercise, the Participant shall be required to certify, in a manner and a form acceptable to the Company, in its sole discretion, that the Participant is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the Plan and that the Participant has not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, any behavior that would result in a Termination for Cause (as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion), as applicable.
6.    Executive Ownership Representation; Restrictions.  The Participant hereby agrees (i) to own, within five (5) years of the Grant Date, shares of Common Stock equal in value to at least [one time (1x) / three times (3x); NOTE: 3x for the CEO only] the Participant’s 

annual base salary (determined as of the last day of the fifth year following the Grant Date); and (ii) that the Participant shall not be permitted to pledge shares of Common Stock or any equity award denominated in shares of the Company’s capital stock as collateral for investment purposes or otherwise. For purposes of this section, ownership shall include all shares of Common Stock deemed "beneficially owned" (as defined in Rule 13d-3(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 without regard to vesting) by the Participant, shares transferred for estate planning purposes or pursuant to a court order. Compliance will be evaluated on a twice-per-year basis, as of June 30 and December 31 of each year, and not on a running basis.  Failure of the Participant to achieve the ownership guidelines within the timelines hereunder will result, in the sole discretion of the Committee, with forfeiture of this Option and may result in Termination for Cause.  When calculating the number of shares of Common Stock that an executive is required to hold hereunder, the Participant’s base salary will be multiplied by [one (1) / three (3); NOTE: 3 for the CEO only] and then divided by the average closing price for shares of Common Stock over the thirty (30) trading days prior to the date of calculation as set forth above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Participant shall be permitted to sell or dispose of the necessary number of shares of Common Stock to pay any state, federal or local tax withholdings arising solely from the exercise of stock options to purchase shares of Common Stock or vesting of restricted shares of Common Stock, if any. In the event that Participant is no longer an active employee of the Company, whether through the termination of the Participant’s employment for any reason or retirement, Participant shall be required to continue to hold for at least six (6) months following such termination or retirement, 100% of the shares of Common Stock needed to meet the [one time (1x) / three times (3x); NOTE: 3x for the CEO only] annual base salary ownership threshold as in effect on the effective date of termination or retirement.
7.    Non-transferability.  The Option, and any rights and interests with respect thereto, issued under this Agreement and the Plan shall not be sold, exchanged, transferred, assigned or otherwise disposed of in any way by the Participant (or any beneficiary(ies) of the Participant), other than by testamentary disposition by the Participant or the laws of descent and distribution.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit the Option to be Transferred to a Family Member for no value, provided that such Transfer shall only be valid upon execution of a written instrument in form and substance acceptable to the Committee in its sole discretion evidencing such Transfer and the transferee’s acceptance thereof signed by the Participant and the transferee, and provided, further, that the Option may not be subsequently Transferred otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or to another Family Member (as permitted by the Committee in its sole discretion) in accordance with the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, and shall remain subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement. Any attempt to sell, exchange, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber or otherwise dispose of or hypothecate in any way the Option, or the levy of any execution, attachment or similar legal process upon the Option, contrary to the terms and provisions of this Agreement and/or the Plan shall be null and void and without legal force or effect.  Further, any shares of Common Stock acquired by a permissible transferee (i) upon the exercise of the Option by a permissible transferee or (ii) pursuant to a Transfer after the exercise of the Option shall be subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement.  
8.    Governing Law.  All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws 

of the State of Delaware, without regard to the choice of law principles thereof.
9.    Withholding of Tax.  The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require the Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and foreign taxes of any kind (including, but not limited to, the Participant’s FICA and SDI obligations) which the Company, in its sole discretion, deems necessary to be withheld or remitted to comply with the Code and/or any other applicable law, rule or regulation with respect to the Option and, if the Participant fails to do so, the Company may otherwise refuse to issue or transfer any shares of Common Stock otherwise required to be issued pursuant to this Agreement. Any statutorily required withholding obligation with regard to the Participant may be satisfied by reducing the amount of cash or shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable upon exercise of the Option.  Any fraction of a share of Common Stock required to satisfy such tax obligations shall be disregarded and the amount due shall be paid instead in cash by the Participant.
10.    Entire Agreement; Amendment.  This Agreement, together with the Plan, contains the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained herein, and supersedes all prior agreements or prior understandings, whether written or oral, between the parties relating to such subject matter.  The Committee shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to modify or amend this Agreement from time to time in accordance with and as provided in the Plan.  This Agreement may also be modified or amended by a writing signed by both the Company and the Participant.  The Company shall give written notice to the Participant of any such modification or amendment of this Agreement as soon as practicable after the adoption thereof.
11.    Notices.  Any notice hereunder by the Participant shall be given to the Company in writing and such notice shall be deemed duly given only upon receipt thereof by the General Counsel of the Company.  Any notice hereunder by the Company shall be given to the Participant in writing and such notice shall be deemed duly given only upon receipt thereof at such address as the Participant may have on file with the Company.
12.    No Right to Employment; Agreement’s Survival.  Any questions as to whether and when there has been a Termination and the cause of such Termination shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee.  Nothing in this Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company, its Subsidiaries or its Affiliates to terminate the Participant’s employment or service at any time, for any reason and with or without Cause.  This Agreement shall survive the termination of the Participant’s employment for any reason.
13.    Transfer of Personal Data.  The Participant authorizes, agrees and unambiguously consents to the transmission by the Company (or any Subsidiary or Affiliate) of any personal data information related to the Option awarded under this Agreement for legitimate business purposes (including, without limitation, the administration of the Plan).  This authorization and consent is freely given by the Participant.
14.    Compliance with Laws.  The issuance of this Option (and the Shares upon exercise of this Option) pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to, and shall comply with, any 

applicable requirements of any foreign and U.S. federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations (including, without limitation, the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the 1934 Act and in each case any respective rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) and any other law or regulation applicable thereto.  The Company shall not be obligated to issue this Option or any of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement if any such issuance would violate any such requirements.
15.    Section 409A.  Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Plan to the contrary, the Option is intended to be exempt from the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code and shall be limited, construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent.
16.    Binding Agreement; Assignment.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, be binding upon, and be enforceable by the Company and its successors and assigns.  The Participant shall not assign (except as provided by Section 7 hereof) any part of this Agreement without the prior express written consent of the Company.
17.    Headings.  The titles and headings of the various sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement.
18.    Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
19.    Further Assurances.  Each party hereto shall do and perform (or shall cause to be done and performed) all such further acts and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents as either party hereto reasonably may request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the Plan and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereunder. Specifically, as a condition to the receipt of shares of Common Stock pursuant to exercise of this Option, the Participant shall execute and deliver a stockholder’s agreement or such other documentation that shall set forth certain restrictions on transferability of the shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise or purchase, and such other terms as the Board or Committee shall from time to time establish, for any such time prior to the Company’s capital stock being registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and listed for trading on a national securities exchange.
20.    Severability.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provisions of this Agreement in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in such jurisdiction or the validity, legality or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction, it being intended that all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
21.    Acquired Rights.  The Participant acknowledges and agrees that: (a) the award of the Option made under this Agreement is completely independent of any other award or 

grant and is made at the sole discretion of the Company; (b) no past grants or awards (including, without limitation, the Option awarded hereunder) give the Participant any right to any grants or awards in the future whatsoever; and (c) any benefits granted under this Agreement are not part of the Participant’s ordinary salary, and shall not be considered as part of such salary in the event of severance, redundancy or resignation.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

	
		
	Motricity Inc.

	 
	 

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	Name:
	 

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	Participant

	 
	 

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	Social Security Number:
	 

EXHIBIT A

MOTRICITY, INC.  
2010 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
EXERCISE NOTICE

Motricity, Inc.
601 108th Avenue NE 
Suite 900 
Bellevue, WA 98004
Attn:  Chief Human Resources Officer

		
	1.
	Exercise of Option.  Effective as of today, ______________, 20___, the undersigned (“Participant”) hereby elects to exercise Participant’s option to purchase _____________ shares of the Common Stock (the “Shares”) of Motricity, Inc. (the “Company”) under and pursuant to the 2010 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and the Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, dated ____________, 20___ (the “Award Agreement”).

		
	2.
	Delivery of Payment.  Participant herewith delivers to the Company the full purchase price of the Shares, as set forth in the Award Agreement.

		
	3.
	Representations of Participant.  Participant acknowledges that Participant has received, read and understood the Plan and the Award Agreement, and agrees to abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions.  Participant hereby certifies that he/she is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the Plan and that to the best of his/her knowledge that he/she has not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, behavior that would result in a Termination for Cause (as defined in the Plan).

		
	4.
	Lock-Up Period.  Participant hereby agrees that, if so requested by the Company or any representative of the underwriters (the “Managing Underwriter”) in connection with any registration of the offering of any securities of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), Participant shall not sell or otherwise transfer any Shares or other securities of the Company during the 180-day period (or such other period as may be requested in writing by the Managing Underwriter and agreed to in writing by the Company) (the “Market Standoff Period”) following the effective date of a registration statement of the Company filed under the Securities Act, and provided further that if requested by the Managing Underwriter or the Company, such Participant shall further evidence the foregoing restrictions by executing a “lock-up” agreement in the form provided by the 

Managing Underwriter or the Company.  The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Shares and its other securities subject to the foregoing restrictions until the end of the Market Standoff Period.
		
	5.
	Rights as Stockholder.  Until the issuance of the Shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to the Option Shares (as defined in the Award Agreement), notwithstanding the exercise of the Option (as defined in the Award Agreement).  The Shares shall be issued to Participant as soon as practicable after the Option is exercised.  No adjustment shall be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance except as provided in Section 4.2 of the Plan.

		
	6.
	Tax Consultation.  Participant understands that Participant may suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Participant’s purchase or disposition of the Shares.  Participant represents that Participant has consulted with any tax consultants Participant deems advisable in connection with the purchase or disposition of the Shares and that Participant is not relying on the Company for any tax advice.

		
	7.
	Successors and Assigns.  The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to single or multiple assignees, and this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company.  Subject to the restrictions on transfer herein set forth, this Agreement shall be binding upon Participant and his or her heirs, executors, successors and assigns.

		
	8.
	Interpretation.  Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this Agreement shall be submitted by Participant or by the Company forthwith to the Committee (as defined in the Plan) which shall review such dispute at its next regular meeting.  The resolution of such a dispute by the Committee shall be final and binding on all parties.

		
	9.
	Governing Law; Venue.  This Agreement and any disputes or claims arising hereunder shall be construed in accordance with, governed by and enforced under the laws of the State of Delaware without regard for any rules of conflicts of law.  Any action at law, suit in equity or judicial proceeding arising directly, indirectly or otherwise in connection with, out of, related to, or from this Agreement, or any provision hereof, shall be litigated only in the courts of the State of Delaware and the parties each hereby waive the right to a trial by jury of any claim, demand, action or causes of action under this Agreement.  Participant and the Company consent to the jurisdiction of such courts over the subject matter of this Agreement.  Participant waives any right Participant might have to transfer or change the venue of any litigation brought against Participant by the Company.  In no event shall any dispute arising out of, or in connection with, this Agreement be submitted to arbitration or mediation.

		
	10.
	Entire Agreement.  The Plan and Award Agreement are incorporated herein by reference.  This Agreement, the Plan and the Award Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to Participant’s interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and Participant.

	
			
	Submitted by:
	 
	Accepted by:

	PARTICIPANT
	 
	MOTRICITY, INC.

	 
	 
	 

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	Date Received by Company:____________exh_4-1.htm

 

EXHIBIT 4.1

 

 

THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.

 

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

 

BLACKROCK, INC.

1.375% Note due 2015

CUSIP No. 09247XAK7

	
No.

	  	
$

 

BlackRock, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of Delaware (herein called the “Company,” which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum of _________________ on June 1, 2015, and to pay interest thereon from May 25, 2012 or the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid, on June 1 and December 1 in each year, beginning on December 1, 2012, at the rate of 1.375% per annum. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the May 15 or November 15 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.

 

Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and any such interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security

  

  

  

 

Register.

 

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereof has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

  

  

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

 

Dated: May 25, 2012

	
BLACKROCK, INC.

	  
	
By:

	  	  
	
Name:

	  	  
	
Title:

	  	  

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within mentioned Indenture.

	
The Bank of New York Mellon,

	
As Trustee

	  
	
By:

	  	  
	  	  	
Authorized Signatory

	  	  	  
	
Dated:

	  	
May 25, 2012

  

  

  

 

BLACKROCK, INC.

 

1.375% Note due 2015

 

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the “Securities”), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of September 17, 2007 (herein called the “Indenture,” which term shall have the meaning assigned to it in such instrument), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee (herein called the "Trustee," which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially limited in aggregate principal amount to $750,000,000. The Company may, from time to time, without the consent of the holders of this series of Securities, issue additional Securities under the Indenture having the same ranking and the same interest rate, maturity and other terms as this series of Securities. Any additional Securities having such similar terms, together with any outstanding Securities of this series, will constitute a single series of Securities under the Indenture if either such additional Securities are part of the same “issue” within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulation Sections 1.1275-1(f) or 1.1275-2(k), or such additional Securities are not issued with more than a de minimis amount of original issue discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes, unless such additional securities are issued under a separate CUSIP.

 

The Securities of this series will be redeemable as a whole or in part, at the Company's option at any time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) the principal amount of such Securities to be redeemed and (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon (exclusive of interest accrued to the date of redemption) discounted to the redemption date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 15 basis points, plus in each case accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption.

 

“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity or interpolated (on a day count basis) of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date.

 

“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security or securities selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having an actual or interpolated maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Securities of this series to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of a comparable maturity to the remaining term of such Securities.

 

“Independent Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Trustee after consultation with the Company.

 

“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date, (1) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (2) if the Trustee obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.

 

“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the

  

  

  

 

Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 3:30 p.m. New York time on the third business day preceding such redemption date.

 

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means (i) Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and a Primary Treasury Dealer (as defined herein) selected by Wells Fargo Securities, LLC or any of their affiliates that are primary U.S. Government securities dealers, and their respective successors; provided that if the foregoing or any of their affiliates shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in The City of New York (a "Primary Treasury Dealer"), the Company shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer; and (ii) one other Primary Treasury Dealer selected by the Company.

 

Notice of any redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each holder of Securities.

 

Unless the Company defaults in payment of the redemption price, on and after the redemption date interest will cease to accrue on the Securities of this series or portions thereof called for redemption.

 

In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.

 

The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire indebtedness of this Security or certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Security, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture.

 

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.

 

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

 

As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee reasonable indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall

  

  

  

 

not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.

 

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

 

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

 

The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

 

No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company or the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

 

Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

All terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

This Security shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York.

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