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Amend. No. 1 to the amended and restated stockhold

  Exhibit 10.25
 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE
 AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS
AGREEMENT
                     This AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS
AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of October 10, 2002, by and among BLACKROCK, INC., a Delaware corporation (together with any successor, “BlackRock”), PNC ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. a Delaware
corporation (together with any successor and with any assignee or group of assignees (treated for this purpose as a single assignee) that holds or beneficially owns at least a majority of the voting power of BlackRock’s Common Stock,
“PAM”), and the director(s) of BlackRock nominated by the BlackRock Management Committee (“Management Committee Directors”), amending and supplementing the Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated as of
September 30, 1999 (the “Stockholders Agreement”), among BlackRock, PAM and the Employee Stockholders.  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Stockholders
Agreement.
 RECITALS:
                     WHEREAS, BlackRock, PAM and the Management Committee Directors have agreed to make certain amendments to
the Stockholders Agreement; 
                     WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7.6 of the
Stockholders Agreement, the Stockholders Agreement may be amended by written agreement of BlackRock, PAM and the Management Committee Directors;
                     WHEREAS, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, BlackRock, PAM and the Management Committee
Directors have agreed to amend the Stockholders Agreement as provided herein; and
                     WHEREAS, BlackRock, PAM and the Management Committee Directors have duly authorized the execution and
delivery of this Amendment and have done all things necessary to make this Amendment a valid agreement in accordance with its terms;
                     NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:
 Section 1.  Amendment of Certain Definitions.  

   EXHIBIT 10.25
 
 
 
           (a)     In Section 1.6 of the Stockholders Agreement, the definition of “Change of Control of PNC” is hereby amended to read as
follows:

	  
 	 ““Change of Control of PNC” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Initial Public Offering Agreement, dated as of September 30, 1999 and amended
as of October 10, 2002 (the “IPO Agreement”), as in effect on the date hereof.
 

           (b)     In Section 1.7 of the Stockholders Agreement, the definition of “Change of Control of BlackRock” is hereby amended to read
as follows:

	  
 	 ““Change of Control of BlackRock” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the IPO Agreement, as in effect on the date hereof.”
 

 Section 3.  Amendment to Section 4.11.
           Section 4.11 of the
Stockholders Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:

	  
 	 “4.11       Nothing in Section 4.2 of this Agreement shall be deemed to prohibit PNC, any PNC Affiliate or PAM and its affiliates from effecting
a distribution (including, but not limited to, a spin-off or a split-off) of BlackRock Common Stock held by such entity to the public stockholders of PNC, PAM or any parent company of PNC or PAM, as the case may be (a
“Distribution”).  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no party to this Agreement shall have any rights set forth in this Article 4 with respect to any (x) Distribution or (y) transaction undertaken by
PAM pursuant to Section 3.3(b)(1)(z) of the IPO Agreement.”
 

 Section 4.  Amendments to Section 6.2.
           Section 6.2(b) of the Stockholders Agreement is hereby amended by the addition of the following sentence at the end of such subsection:

	  
 	 “Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in the event that PAM ceases to own any shares of Class B Common Stock as a result of the conversion of such shares to shares of Class
A Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.3(b)(1)(x) of the IPO Agreement, all rights and obligations of PAM set forth in this Agreement shall terminate only upon termination of the Voting Trust Agreement contemplated by the IPO
Agreement.
 

 Section 5.  Amendments to Section 6.3.
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           Section 6.3 of the Stockholders Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following sentence to the end of such
section:

	  
 	 “Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Person who receives shares of Class B Common Stock as a result of a Distribution shall be required to or shall be entitled to become a party
to this Agreement.”
 

 Section 6.  Ratification.
           Except as expressly affected by the provisions hereof, the Stockholders Agreement as amended shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and
ratified and confirmed by the parties hereto.  On and after the date hereof, each reference in the Stockholders Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “herein” or words of like import shall mean and be a
reference to the Stockholders Agreement as amended by this Amendment.
 Section 7.  Effect of Headings.
           The Section headings herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not effect the construction hereof.
 Section 8.  Governing Law.
           This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with,
the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of laws principles thereof.  
 Section 9.  Counterparts.
           This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
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           IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed, all as of the day and
year first above written.

	  
 	 BLACKROCK, INC.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	 By:
 	 /s/ LAURENCE D. FINK
 
	  
 	  
 	 
 
	  
 	 Name:
 	 Laurence D. Fink
 
	  
 	 Title:
 	 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	 PNC ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	 By:
 	 /s/ JAMES E. ROHR
 
	  
 	  
 	 
 
	  
 	 Name:
 	 James E. Rohr
 
	  
 	 Title:
 	 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	 DIRECTORS
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  
 	 /s/ LAURENCE D. FINK
 
	  
 	  
 	 
 
	  
 	  
 	 Laurence D. Fink
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  
 	 /s/ RALPH L. SCHLOSSTEIN
 
	  
 	  
 	 
 
	  
 	  
 	 Ralph L. Schlosstein
 

 4Amendment No.1 to registration rights agreement

  Exhibit 10.26
 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE
 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

                    This AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this
“Amendment”) is made and entered into as of October 10, 2002, by and among BLACKROCK, INC., a Delaware corporation (“BlackRock”), PNC ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation (“PNC”), and the
persons listed on the signature pages hereof (the “Management Stockholders”), amending and supplementing the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 6, 1999 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), among
BlackRock, PNC and the Employee Stockholders.  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Registration Rights Agreement.
 RECITALS:
                     WHEREAS, BlackRock, PNC and the
Management Stockholders have agreed to make certain amendments to the Registration Rights Agreement; 
                     WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement
may be amended in such a manner that the rights of any Holder are not adversely affected with the written consent of PNC and Employee Stockholders representing a majority of the aggregate number of outstanding Class B Common Stock beneficially owned
by the Employee Stockholders;
                     WHEREAS, on the terms and conditions set forth
herein, BlackRock, PNC and the Management Stockholders have agreed to amend the Registration Rights Agreement as provided herein; and
                     WHEREAS, BlackRock, PNC and the Management Stockholders have duly authorized the execution and delivery of
this Amendment and have done all things necessary to make this Amendment a valid agreement in accordance with its terms;
                     NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:
 Section 1.  Amendment of Certain Definitions.    
                     (a)     The definition of “Registrable Securities” in Section 1
of the Registration Rights Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:

  

	  
 	 “Registrable Securities” shall mean collectively, (i) the shares of Class A Common Stock into which shares of Class B Common Stock as of the date hereof (which, in
the case of the Employee Stockholders, are not subject to resale restrictions under the Stockholders Agreement or under any employment agreement with the Company) are convertible pursuant to the Company’s certificate of incorporation (the
“Shares”); provided that in the case of a distribution (including, but not limited to a spin-off or split-off) by PNC or any PNC Affiliate of BlackRock Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock held by such entity to the public
stockholders of PNC or any parent company of PNC, as the case may be (a “Distribution”), “Shares” shall include the shares of Class B Common Stock held by PNC or its Affiliates, (ii) any stock or other securities into which or
for which the Shares may hereafter be changed, converted or exchanged, (iii) any other securities issued or distributed in respect of the Shares by way of stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization,
reorganization, merger, consolidation or otherwise and (iv) any other securities into which or for which shares of any other successor securities are received in respect of any of the foregoing (i) through (iii); provided that in the event that
any Registrable Securities (as defined without giving effect to this proviso) are being registered pursuant hereto, the Holder may include in such registration (subject to the limitations of this Agreement otherwise applicable to the inclusion of
Registrable Securities) any shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock (in the case of a Distribution) or securities acquired in respect thereof thereafter acquired by such Holder, which shall also be deemed to be “Shares,” and
accordingly Registrable Securities, for purposes of such registration.  Registrable Securities will cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) a Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities has been declared effective under the
Securities Act and they have been disposed of pursuant to such effective Registration Statement, (ii) such Registrable Securities are distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act or
otherwise transferred in a manner that results in the transferred security being delivered not being subject to transfer restrictions under the Securities Act, (iii) such Registrable Securities shall have been otherwise transferred to a person who
is not a Holder or (iv) such Registrable Securities shall have ceased to be outstanding.
 

                    (b)     The definition of “Required Registration Statement” in Section
1 of the Registration Rights Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:

	  
 	 “Required Registration Statement” shall mean a Registration Statement which covers the Registrable Securities requested to be included therein pursuant to the
provisions of Section 2(a) on an appropriate form (in accordance with Section 4(a) hereof) pursuant to the Securities Act, and which form shall be available for the sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the
intended method or methods
 

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 	 of distribution thereof, and all amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained
therein, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein.
 
	  
 	  
 
	 Section 2.
 	 Amendment to Section 2(a)(i).
 

           The first
sentence of Section 2(a)(i) of the Registration Rights Agreement is hereby amended by striking the period at the end of the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following:

	  
 	 ; provided, that no Employee Stockholder shall be entitled to include Registrable Securities in a Required Registration Statement filed by the Company in response to a Request from
PNC indicating that PNC will effect a Distribution pursuant to the Required Registration Statement.
 
	  
 	  
 
	 Section 3.
 	 Ratification.
 

           Except as expressly
affected by the provisions hereof, the Registration Rights Agreement as amended shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and ratified and confirmed by the parties hereto.  On and after the date hereof, each reference
in the Registration Rights Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “herein” or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Registration Rights Agreement as amended by this Amendment.

	 Section 4.
 	 Effect of Headings.
 

           The Section headings
herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not effect the construction hereof.

	 Section 5.
 	 Governing Law.
 

           This Amendment shall be
governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of laws principles thereof.  

	 Section 6.
 	 Counterparts.
 

                     This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original,
but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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           IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed, all as of the day and
year first above written.

	  
 	 BLACKROCK, INC.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	 By:
 	 /s/ LAURENCE D. FINK
 
	  
 	  
 	 
 
	  
 	 Name:
 	 Laurence D. Fink
 
	  
 	 Title:
 	 Chairman and Chief Executive 
 Officer
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	 PNC ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	 By:
 	 /s/ JAMES E. ROHR
 
	  
 	  
 	 
 
	  
 	 Name:
 	 James E. Rohr
 
	  
 	 Title:
 	 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	 MANAGEMENT STOCKHOLDERS:
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  
 	 /s/ LAURENCE D. FINK
 
	  
 	  
 	 
 
	  
 	  
 	 Laurence D. Fink
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  
 	 /s/ RALPH L. SCHLOSSTEIN
 
	  
 	  
 	 
 
	  
 	  
 	 Ralph L. Schlosstein
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  
 	 /s/ ROBERT S. KAPITO
 
	  
 	  
 	 
 
	  
 	  
 	 Robert S. Kapito
 

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