BLK BlackRock Inc

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Mehta Manish	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BlackRock Inc. [ BLK ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) Senior Managing Director
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) BLACKROCK, 55 E. 52ND ST.	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/12/2022
(Street) NEW YORK, NY 10055 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$513.50	1/12/2022		A (1)		27047		(2)	12/4/2026	Common Stock	27047	$0	27047	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Reflects stock options granted to the reporting person on December 4, 2017. As disclosed in BlackRock's 2018 Proxy Statement, these options are subject to both performance and time vesting requirements. At a meeting held on January 12, 2022, the Management Development & Compensation Committee certified that certain performance criteria, which are conditions for the vesting of the number of options granted (27,047), were satisfied. However, these options are not currently exercisable and remain subject to the time-based vesting requirements described below.
(2)	These options shall vest in equal installments on December 4, 2022, December 4, 2023, and December 4, 2024

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Mehta Manish BLACKROCK 55 E. 52ND ST. NEW YORK, NY 10055			Senior Managing Director

Signatures
/s/ R. Andrew Dickson III as Attorney-in-Fact for Manish Mehta		1/14/2022
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date