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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 AUM; (3) the relative and absolute investment performance of BlackRock's investment products; (4) BlackRock's ability to develop
new products and services that address client preferences; (5) the impact of increased competition; (6) the impact of future acquisitions or divestitures,
including the acquisition of Global Infrastructure Partners (the "GIP Transaction"); (7) BlackRock's ability to integrate acquired businesses successfully,
including the GIP Transaction; (8) risks related to the GIP Transaction, including the expected closing date of the GIP Transaction, the possibility that the GIP
Transaction does not close, including, but not limited to, due to the failure to satisfy the closing conditions, the possibility that expected synergies and value
creation from the GIP Transaction will not be realized, or will not be realized within the expected time period, and impacts to business and operational
relationships related to disruptions from the GIP Transaction; (9) the unfavorable resolution of legal proceedings; (10) the extent and timing of any share
repurchases; (11) the impact, extent and timing of technological changes and the adequacy of intellectual property, data, information and cybersecurity
protection; (12) the failure to effectively manage the development and use of Al; (13) attempts to circumvent BlackRock's operational control environment or
the potential for human error in connection with BlackRock's operational systems; (14) the impact of legislative and regulatory actions and reforms,
regulatory, supervisory or enforcement actions of government agencies and governmental scrutiny relating to BlackRock; (15) changes in law and policy and
uncertainty pending any such changes; (16) any failure to effectively manage conflicts of interest; (17) damage to BlackRock's reputation; (18) increasing
focus from stakeholders regarding ESG matters; (19) geopolitical unrest, terrorist activities, civil or international hostilities, and other events outside
BlackRock's control, including wars, natural disasters and health crises, which may adversely affect the general economy, domestic and local financial and
capital markets, specific industries or BlackRock; (20) climate-related risks to BlackRock's business, products, operations and clients; (21) the ability to
attract, train and retain highly qualified and diverse professionals; (22) fluctuations in the carrying value of BlackRock's economic investments; (23) the
impact of changes to tax legislation, including income, payroll and transaction taxes, and taxation on products, which could affect the value proposition to
clients and, generally, the tax position of the Company; (24) BlackRock's success in negotiating distribution arrangements and maintaining distribution
channels for its products; (25) the failure by key third-party providers of BlackRock to fulfill their obligations to the Company; (26) operational, technological
and regulatory risks associated with BlackRock's major technology partnerships; (27) any disruption to the operations of third parties whose functions are
integral to BlackRock's ETF platform; (28) 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 (29) the impact of problems, instability or failure of other financial institutions or the
failure or negative performance of products offered by other financial institutions.
This presentation also includes non-GAAP financial measures. You can find our presentations on the mos directly comparable GAAP financial measures
calculated in accordance with GAAP and our reconciliations on page 13 of this earnings release supplement, our current earnings release dated January 12,
2024, and BlackRock's other periodic reports, which are available on BlackRock's website at www.blackrock.com.
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