Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Small Martin

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 2/24/2023

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

BlackRock Inc. [BLK]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

50 HUDSON YARDS

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___X___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CFO & Senior Managing Director /

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10001

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	10901.4148 ⁽¹⁾	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)*
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽²⁾	12/4/2026	Common Stock	24047	$513.50	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Includes (i) 1,518 Restricted Stock Units vesting on January 31, 2024, (ii) 907 Restricted Stock Units vesting on January 31, 2025, and (iii) 112 Restricted Stock Units vesting on January 31, 2026. Each Restricted Stock Unit is payable solely by delivery of an equal number of shares of Common Stock.
(2)	Represents an initial award of 24,074 stock options that vest in equal installments on December 4, 2022, December 4, 2023 and December 4, 2024.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Small Martin 50 HUDSON YARDS NEW YORK, NY 10001			CFO & Senior Managing Director

Signatures
/s/ R. Andrew Dickson III as Attorney-in-Fact for Martin Small		2/28/2023
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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