Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Fairbairn Robert W
   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, INC., 55 EAST 52ND STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/27/2011
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10055		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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
Shares of Common Stock (par value $0.01 per share) 01/27/2011   A   8,282 (1) A $ 0 72,441 (2) D  
Shares of Common Stock (par value $0.01 per share) 01/27/2011   A   13,098 (3) A $ 0 85,539 (4) D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction 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
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Fairbairn Robert W
BLACKROCK, INC.
55 EAST 52ND STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10055		       Senior Managing Director  

Signatures

 /s/ Daniel R. Waltcher as Attorney-in-Fact for Robert W. Fairbairn   01/31/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Shares of Restricted Stock granted under the Amended and Restated BlackRock, Inc. 1999 Stock Award and Incentive Plan (the "Incentive Plan") as part of the reporting person's bonus and approved by the Management Development and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors for the 2010 fiscal year under the Amended and Restated 1999 Annual Incentive Performance Plan. The number of shares of Restricted Stock was determined by dividing the approved dollar value of the equity award by $200.405, which was the average of the high and low price per share of Common Stock on January 27, 2011. This formula was approved by the Management Development and Compensation Committee on January 18, 2011. Shares of Restricted Stock vest in installments on 1/31/12, 1/31/13 and 1/31/14.
(2) Includes (i) 2,865 Restricted Stock Units vesting on 1/31/11, (ii) 5,071 Restricted Stock Units vesting in installments on 1/31/11 and 1/31/12, (iii) 5,828 shares of Restricted Stock vesting in installments on 1/31/11, 1/31/12 and 1/31/13, (iv) 6,000 shares of Restricted Stock vesting on 1/31/11, (v) 4,001 shares of Restricted Stock vesting on 1/31/12 and (vi) 8,282 shares of Restricted Stock vesting in installments on 1/31/12, 1/31/13 and 1/31/14. Each Restricted Stock Unit is payable solely by delivery of an equal number of shares of Common Stock.
(3) The Reporting Person also received a 3 year grant of shares of Restricted Stock under the Incentive Plan with a vesting date of 1/31/14. The grant was approved by the Management Development and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The number of shares of Restricted Stock was determined by dividing the approved dollar value of the equity award by $200.405, which was the average of the high and low price per share of Common Stock on January 27, 2011. This formula was approved by the Management Development and Compensation Committee on January 18, 2011.
(4) Includes (i) 2,865 Restricted Stock Units vesting on 1/31/11, (ii) 5,071 Restricted Stock Units vesting in installments on 1/31/11 and 1/31/12, (iii) 5,828 shares of Restricted Stock vesting in installments on 1/31/11, 1/31/12 and 1/31/13, (iv) 6,000 shares of Restricted Stock vesting on 1/31/11, (v) 4,001 shares of Restricted Stock vesting on 1/31/12, (vi) 8,282 shares of Restricted Stock vesting in installments on 1/31/12, 1/31/13 and 1/31/14 and (vii) 13,098 shares of Restricted Stock vesting on 1/31/14. Each Restricted Stock Unit is payable solely by delivery of an equal number of shares of Common Stock.

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