BlackRock, Inc. BLK today announced that its Board of Directors
approved a nine percent increase in the company's quarterly common stock
dividend, to $1.50 per share from $1.375 per share. The dividend is payable on
March 23, 2012 to shareholders of record as of March 7, 2012.
BlackRock's Board of Directors also approved an increase in the availability
under the company's existing share repurchase program to allow for the
repurchase of up to 5.0 million shares of BlackRock common stock.
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