Meade Christopher J. 4

What Happened

• Christopher J. Meade, General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer of BlackRock (BLK), received a grant/award of 5,175 shares (reported as code A) on 2026-01-31.
• To satisfy tax obligations tied to the vesting, BlackRock withheld 3,475 shares (reported as code F) on 2026-01-30 at a reported per‑share value of $1,118.94, totaling $3,888,317. The withholding is a company settlement of tax liability, not an open‑market sale.

Key Details

• Transaction dates and amounts:
  • 2026-01-30: 3,475 shares withheld for taxes at $1,118.94/share — $3,888,317 (disposition via tax withholding, code F).
  • 2026-01-31: 5,175 shares acquired as an award/grant (code A), reported at $0.00 acquisition price (equity award/RSU issuance).
• Shares owned after the transactions: not specified in the Form 4 filing.
• Relevant footnotes:
  • F1: The 3,475‑share disposition represents BlackRock withholding common stock to satisfy tax obligations on vesting awards.
  • F2: The award includes Common Stock and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) that vest over 1–3 years; each RSU is payable in shares.
  • F3: The RSUs reflect conversion/adjustment of a 2022 performance award (original value $3,300,141 converted using a $743.61 price and adjusted to 116.6% based on performance), which produced the vested RSU amount.
• Filing: Form 4 was filed 2026-02-03 for transactions dated Jan 30–31, 2026; the filing shows no indication of being late.

Context

• This is routine equity compensation activity: Meade received RSU awards and the company withheld shares to cover tax withholding (a common, non‑market sale method). The award (acquisition) is the more informative item for investors; the withheld shares simply satisfy tax obligations and do not necessarily indicate selling pressure or change in insider sentiment.