BlackRock is a premier provider of global investment management, risk management, and advisory services. As of March 31, 2007, the firm manages US$1.1 trillion across fixed income, equity, liquidity, asset allocation/balanced, real estate, and alternative strategies. Clients include corporate, public, and union pension plans, insurance companies, mutual funds, endowments, foundations, charities, corporations, official institutions, and individuals worldwide.

Through BlackRock Solutions®, the firm offers risk management and advisory services that combine capital markets expertise with proprietarily-developed systems and technology. BlackRock Solutions provides risk management and enterprise investment services for US$4.5 trillion in assets.

BlackRock has long focused on a cross-disciplinary team approach in which clients benefit from the pooled expertise of the firm’s resources: our investment and risk management professionals and our proprietary analytical tools. In addition to excellent performance, BlackRock is committed to delivering a high level of service tailored to the needs of each client. BlackRock’s client base includes corporate, public and Taft-Hartley pension plans, insurance companies, mutual funds, endowments, foundations, nuclear decommissioning trusts, corporations, banks and individuals across the globe. Headquartered in New York, BlackRock has offices around the globe, and maintains a major presence in key markets in Asia, Australia, Europe, Japan, the Middle East, the United Kingdom, and the United States.