FORD WILLIAM E 4

What Happened

• William E. Ford, a director of BlackRock, received a grant/award of 38 shares of BlackRock common stock on March 31, 2026. The filing shows an acquisition price of $0.00 (award), with a per-share valuation of $961.71 (the closing price that day), for an aggregate value of approximately $36,544.98. Transaction code A indicates an award/grant rather than a purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: March 31, 2026; acquisition recorded at $0.00 per share (award). Footnote F1 states the award was granted under the Third Amended and Restated BlackRock, Inc. 1999 Stock Award and Incentive Plan and valued at $961.71 per share (closing price).
• Total shares awarded: 38; total reported value ≈ $36,545.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing.
• Filing date: April 2, 2026 — filed within the typical 2-business-day Form 4 window; no late filing flag indicated.
• Transaction code: A = Award/Grant.

Context

• This was a routine equity award to a nonemployee director as compensation under BlackRock’s director equity plan. Such awards are standard for board members and do not by themselves indicate a buy/sell signal or personal trading intent. The $0.00 acquisition price reflects the grant nature of the transaction, not a market purchase.