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Get filing alertsBlackRock completes routine 2026 Annual Meeting, elects 19 directors and ratifies auditor
Filed May 22, 2026 · Period ending May 20, 2026 · ~1 min read
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All 19 director nominees elected to BlackRock's board at May 20 annual meeting, maintaining board continuity.
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Executive compensation approved in advisory vote with 65% support (78.7M for vs 42.4M against), showing moderate shareholder backing.
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Deloitte & Touche LLP ratified as independent auditor for fiscal 2026 with 98% approval.
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Shareholders approved removing pass-through voting provision from subsidiary BlackRock Finance, Inc.'s charter with 97% support.
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Summary
BlackRock filed routine disclosure of its May 20, 2026 Annual Meeting results. The meeting proceeded without surprises: all 19 director nominees were elected, the independent auditor was ratified with near-unanimous support, and a technical charter amendment for subsidiary BlackRock Finance passed overwhelmingly.
Executive compensation received advisory approval, though the 65% support level was lower than the auditor ratification, suggesting some shareholder concern about pay levels. For retail investors, this filing represents standard corporate housekeeping with no material business changes. The board composition remains stable, and governance processes functioned normally.
The only item worth monitoring is whether executive compensation support trends lower in future years, which could signal growing shareholder dissatisfaction with pay practices. Otherwise, this is a non-event that confirms business as usual at the world's largest asset manager.
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Event · Item 5.07 — Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
BlackRock held its 2026 Annual Meeting on May 20, 2026, electing 19 directors, approving executive compensation, ratifying auditor, and amending subsidiary charter.
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On May 20, 2026, BlackRock, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The following are the voting results on each matter submitted to the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting. All director nominees were elected (Item 1). The proposal to approve the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement, through a non-binding advisory vote, was approved (Item 2). Additionally, shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2026 (Item 3). Further, shareholders approved an amendment of the certificate of incorporation of the Company’s subsidiary, BlackRock Finance, Inc., to remove a provision regarding pass-through voting (Item 4).
BlackRock disclosed the results of its 2026 Annual Meeting held on May 20, 2026. All 19 director nominees were elected to the board. Shareholders approved executive compensation in a non-binding advisory vote with 78,657,599 votes for versus 42,362,921 against. Deloitte & Touche LLP was ratified as the independent auditor for fiscal year 2026 with 125,908,412 votes for. Shareholders also approved removing a pass-through voting provision from subsidiary BlackRock Finance, Inc.'s charter with 120,975,330 votes for.
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