Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  GOLUB BENNETT
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/26/2008		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BlackRock Inc. [BLK]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
BLACKROCK, INC., 40 EAST 52ND STREET		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice Chairman
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022		 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 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)
Shares of Common Stock (par value $0.01 per share) 213,443.2695 (1)
D
 
Shares of Common Stock (par value $0.01 per share) 18,741.0659
I
Trust for benefit of family member
Shares of Common Stock (par value $0.01 per share) 18,741.0659
I
Trust for benefit of family member
Shares of Common Stock (par value $0.01 per share) 18,741.0659
I
Trust for benefit of family member

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 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)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 12/31/2006 10/15/2012 Common Stock (par value $0.01 per share) 35,000 $ 37.36 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
GOLUB BENNETT
BLACKROCK, INC.
40 EAST 52ND STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10022		       Vice Chairman  

Signatures

Daniel R. Waltcher as Attorney-in-Fact for Bennett W. Golub 07/02/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Includes 175 shares of Common Stock acquired by the reporting person under the BlackRock, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan through June 26, 2008. Also includes 1,307.7895 shares of Common Stock held in the BlackRock, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan. Also includes (i) 1,987 restricted stock units granted under the BlackRock, Inc. 1999 Stock Award and Incentive Plan (the "Incentive Plan"), vesting on January 31, 2009, (ii) 2,516 restricted stock units granted under the Incentive Plan, vesting in equal installments on January 31, 2009 and January 31, 2010 and (iii) 4,941 restricted stock units granted under the Incentive Plan, vesting in equal installments on January 31, 2009, January 31, 2010 and January 31, 2011. Each restricted stock unit is payable solely by delivery of an equal number of shares of Common Stock.

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