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): May 26, 2017 (May 25, 2017)

BLACKROCK, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 810-5300

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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).

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On May 25, 2017, BlackRock, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, all director nominees were elected (Item 1). The proposal to approve the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement, through an advisory, non-binding resolution, was approved (Item 2). Additionally, the shareholders voted to recommend a frequency of one year for future executive compensation advisory votes, through an advisory, non-binding resolution (Item 3). Further, the shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2017 (Item 4). In addition, the shareholder proposal regarding proxy voting record on executive compensation was not approved (Item 5). Finally, the shareholder proposal regarding production of an annual report on certain trade association and lobbying expenditures was not approved (Item 6).

The following are the voting results on each matter submitted to the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting. The proposals below are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting.

Item 1 – Election to the Company’s Board of Directors of the following 18 nominees:

Item 2 – Approval, in a non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation for named executive officers:

Item 3 – Recommendation, in a non-binding advisory vote, on the frequency of future executive compensation advisory votes:

Item 4 – Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2017:

Item 5 – Shareholder proposal regarding proxy voting record on executive compensation:

Item 6 – Shareholder proposal regarding production of an annual report on certain trade association and lobbying expenditures:

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.

Date: May 26, 2017