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Important Notes
This presentation, and other statements that BlackRock may make, may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, with respect to BlackRock's future financial or business performance, strategies or expectations.
Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as "trend," "potential," "opportunity," "pipeline," "believe,"
"comfortable," "expect," "anticipate," "current," "intention," "estimate," "position," "assume," "outlook," "continue," "remain," "maintain,"
"sustain," "seek," "achieve," and similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could," "may" and similar
expressions.
BlackRock cautions that forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and BlackRock assumes no duty to and does not undertake to update
forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements and future results
could differ materially from historical performance.
BlackRock has previously disclosed risk factors in its Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") reports. These risk factors and those
identified elsewhere in this earnings release, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements or
historical performance and include: (1) the introduction, withdrawal, success and timing of business initiatives and strategies; (2) changes
and volatility in political, economic or industry conditions, the interest rate environment, foreign exchange rates or financial and capital
markets, which could result in changes in demand for products or services or in the value of assets under management; (3) the relative and
absolute investment performance of BlackRock's investment products; (4) the impact of increased competition; (5) the impact of future
acquisitions or divestitures; (6) the unfavorable resolution of legal proceedings; (7) the extent and timing of any share repurchases; (8) the
impact, extent and timing of technological changes and the adequacy of intellectual property, information and cyber security protection; (9)
the potential for human error in connection with BlackRock's operational systems; (10) the impact of legislative and regulatory actions and
reforms and regulatory, supervisory or enforcement actions of government agencies relating to BlackRock or PNC; (11) changes in law and
policy and uncertainty pending any such changes; (12) terrorist activities, international hostilities and natural disasters, which may adversely
affect the general economy, domestic and local financial and capital markets, specific industries or BlackRock; (13) the ability to attract and
retain highly talented professionals; (14) fluctuations in the carrying value of BlackRock's economic investments; (15) the impact of changes
to tax legislation, including income, payroll and transaction taxes, and taxation on products or transactions, which could affect the value
proposition to clients and, generally, the tax position of the Company; (16) BlackRock's success in negotiating distribution arrangements and
maintaining distribution channels for its products; (17) the failure by a key vendor of BlackRock to fulfill its obligations to the Company; (18)
any disruption to the operations of third parties whose functions are integral to BlackRock's exchange-traded funds platform; (19) the impact
of BlackRock electing to provide support to its products from time to time and any potential liabilities related to securities lending or other
indemnification obligations; and (20) the impact of problems at other financial institutions or the failure or negative performance of products
at other financial institutions.
This presentation also includes non-GAAP financial measures. You can find our presentations on the most directly comparable GAAP
financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP and our reconciliations on page 12 of this earnings release supplement, our current
earnings release dated January 15, 2020, and BlackRock's other periodic reports, which are available on BlackRock's website at
www.blackrock.com.
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