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Deals with insiders in the proxy filed 2026-04-10
Deals between BLK and its directors, executives, owners of more than 5% or their families: a relative on the payroll, a plane the company charters from its CEO, a director's company that buys from it. SEC rules (Item 404) make the company list every such deal over $120,000 in its proxy statement.
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Paragraphs about a deal, a person or a relative with nothing like them in the proxy filed 2025-04-04.
Transactions with BlackRock Directors, Executive Officers and Other Related Parties“The daughter of Mark Wilson, one of our directors, is employed by BlackRock, Inc. as an Associate in our Private Financing Solutions Environmental, Social and Governance group. In 2025, Ms. Wilson earned cash compensation of approximately £112,500. The compensation for Ms. Wilson is commensurate with her peers’ compensation and established in accordance with our compensation practices applicable to employees with equivalent qualifications, experience and responsibilities. In addition, Ms. Wilson participates in employee benefit plans and programs generally made available to employees of similar responsibility levels.”
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Transactions with BlackRock Directors, Executive Officers and Other Related Parties“From time to time, certain directors, their family members and related charitable foundations may have investments in various BlackRock investment vehicles or accounts. For certain types of products and services offered by BlackRock’s subsidiaries, BlackRock directors may receive discounts that are available to our employees generally. In addition, certain of the companies or affiliates of the companies that employ BlackRock’s independent directors may have investments in various BlackRock investment vehicles or accounts or may receive advisory, technology and risk management services. These investments and services are entered into in the ordinary course of business on substantially the same terms as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with similarly situated customers and eligible employees.”
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Transactions with BlackRock Directors, Executive Officers and Other Related Parties“One of our directors, Adebayo Ogunlesi, indirectly through a limited liability company he controls (the “Aircraft LLC”), is a party to an aircraft lease agreement (the “GIP Aircraft Lease”) with GIP. Following the closing of the GIP acquisition, BlackRock assumed GIP’s obligations under the GIP Aircraft Lease. Pursuant to the GIP Aircraft Lease, BlackRock is responsible for lease and other trip specific costs for use of a private aircraft by Mr. Ogunlesi for business travel. Our cost under the GIP Aircraft Lease for use of the aircraft by Mr. Ogunlesi for business travel in 2025 was $6.0 million. Mr. Ogunlesi has a separate lease agreement with the Aircraft LLC for the lease of the aircraft for his personal travel for which he bears the cost.”
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Transactions with BlackRock Directors, Executive Officers and Other Related Parties“The daughter of Mark Wilson, one of our directors, is employed by BlackRock, Inc. as an Associate in our Private Financing Solutions Environmental, Social and Governance group. In 2025, Ms. Wilson earned cash compensation of approximately £112,500. The compensation for Ms. Wilson is commensurate with her peers’ compensation and established in accordance with our compensation practices applicable to employees with equivalent qualifications, experience and responsibilities. In addition, Ms. Wilson participates in employee benefit plans and programs generally made available to employees of similar responsibility levels.”
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How We Review, Approve or Ratify Transactions with Related Persons“The Board has adopted a written policy regarding related person transactions, which governs and establishes procedures for approving and ratifying related person transactions.”
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How We Review, Approve or Ratify Transactions with Related Persons“The policy defines a related person transaction as any transaction or arrangement in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000, where BlackRock or any of its subsidiaries is a participant and a related person has a direct or indirect material interest. For purposes of the policy, a “related person” is any person who is, or was during the last fiscal year, a BlackRock director or executive officer, or a director nominee, or any person who is a beneficial owner of more than 5% of any class...”
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How We Review, Approve or Ratify Transactions with Related Persons“Related person transactions must be approved or ratified by a majority of the members of the NGC or the Board. In the event it is not practicable for BlackRock to wait for approval until the next meeting of the NGC or the Board, the Chair of the NGC may approve the transaction. In reviewing any related person transaction, all of the relevant facts and circumstances must be considered, including:”
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How We Review, Approve or Ratify Transactions with Related Persons“The related person’s relationship to BlackRock and his or her interest in the transaction;”
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How We Review, Approve or Ratify Transactions with Related Persons“The impact on a director’s independence in the event the related person is a director, an immediate family member of a director or an entity in which a director is a partner, shareholder or executive officer;”
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How We Review, Approve or Ratify Transactions with Related Persons“The availability of comparable products or services that would avoid the need for a related person transaction; and • The terms of the transaction and the terms available to unrelated third parties or to employees generally.”
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How We Review, Approve or Ratify Transactions with Related Persons“The members of the MDCC during 2025 were Mses. Daley, Mills and Peck and Messrs. Ford (Chair), Nixon and Wilson. No member of the MDCC was, during the fiscal year, an officer or employee, or formerly an officer or employee, of BlackRock or involved in any related person transactions requiring disclosure in this Proxy Statement.”
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How We Review, Approve or Ratify Transactions with Related Persons“Member of the MDCC (or other Board committee performing equivalent functions or, in the absence of any such committee, the entire Board) of another entity, one of whose executive officers served on the MDCC;”
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How We Review, Approve or Ratify Transactions with Related Persons“Director of another entity, one of whose executive officers served on the MDCC; or • Member of the MDCC (or other Board committee performing equivalent functions or, in the absence of any such committee, the entire Board) of another entity, one of whose executive officers served as a director of BlackRock.”
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