Lord Rachel 4
4 · BlackRock, Inc. · Filed Feb 3, 2026
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BlackRock (BLK) Senior MD Rachel Lord Sells Shares for Tax Withholding
What Happened Rachel Lord, a Senior Managing Director at BlackRock (BLK), had 2,787 shares disposed on 2026-01-30 as tax-withholding related to the vesting of her awards (disposed at $1,118.94 each for a total reported value of $3,118,486). On 2026-01-31 she was granted/acquired 6,308 shares (reported as a $0.00 per-share grant because these are awards/RSUs rather than an open-market purchase).
Key Details
- Transactions: 2026-01-30 — 2,787 shares withheld/disposed at $1,118.94 (total $3,118,486) to satisfy tax obligations; 2026-01-31 — 6,308 shares granted as awards (reported $0.00 per share).
- Filing date: Report filed with the SEC on 2026-02-03, covering transactions dated Jan 30–31, 2026.
- Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the summary provided.
- Notable footnotes:
- F1: The Jan 30 disposition represents BlackRock withholding common stock to satisfy tax obligations on vesting awards under the company's 1999 Stock Award and Incentive Plan (i.e., tax withholding).
- F2: The Jan 31 amount includes common stock and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) that will vest over 1–3 years; each RSU is payable in shares of common stock.
- F3: Part of the award traces to a 2022 Performance Incentive Plan award originally valued at $4,022,930, converted using a $743.61 per-share reference and adjusted based on performance — the vesting reflects 116.6% of the original award.
Context
- The Jan 30 action is a tax-withholding sale (routine administrative disposition) rather than an open-market sale reflecting a directional bet. The Jan 31 entries are awards/RSUs that typically vest over time, so they are restricted and not equivalent to an immediate market purchase.
- For retail investors: purchases or open-market buys are often more informative about insider sentiment; tax withholdings and scheduled RSU grants are common compensation-related filings and do not, by themselves, indicate a change in the insider’s view of the company.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Lord Rachel
Senior Managing Director
Transactions
- Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-01-30$1118.94/sh−2,787$3,118,486→ 6,757 total - Award
Common Stock
[F3][F2]2026-01-31+6,308→ 13,065 total
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]Represents the withholding by BlackRock of common stock to satisfy tax obligations on the vesting of the reporting person's awards granted under the Third Amended and Restated BlackRock, Inc. 1999 Stock Award and Incentive Plan.
- [F2]Includes Common Stock as well as Restricted Stock Units that will vest over a period of 1 to 3 years. Each Restricted Stock Unit is payable solely by delivery of an equal number of shares of Common Stock.
- [F3]Reflects a 2022 BlackRock Performance Incentive Plan award value of $4,022,930 converted to 5,410 Restricted Stock Units by dividing the award value by $743.61, which was the average of the high and low price per share of Common Stock on January 17, 2023. As outlined in BlackRock's 2023 Proxy Statement, the award was subject to adjustment based on certain performance metrics approved by the Management Development and Compensation Committee at the time of the award. Based on the Company's performance, the Restricted Stock Units vesting represent 116.6% of the original award.
Signature
/s/ R. Andrew Dickson III as Attorney-in-Fact for Rachel Lord|2026-02-03