2018 PROXY STATEMENT

April 13, 2018 BlackRock, Inc. 40 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10022 Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Wednesday, May 23, 2018: our Proxy Statement and 2017 Annual Report are available free of charge on our website at ................
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