BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited

Lobbying Organisation BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited

Date published 18 May, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2023 to 30 Apr, 2023

Specific Details BlackRock met with Minister Donohoe at the IMF Spring Meetings and discussed the global economic environment and investment climate, and EU policy initiatives designed to grow European capital markets

Intended results We exchanged views on the global and European economic and investment climate, and discussed the EU’s Capital Markets Union (CMU) initiative, on which BlackRock have written numerous policy white papers in recent years which can be found on our Public Policy website (https://www.blackrock.com/corporate/insights/public-policy/viewpoints-letters-consultations). BlackRock provided our views on EU policy matters to aid the Minister’s efforts to advance the discussion on the CMU within the Eurogroup.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Joanna Cound, BlackRock Head of Global Public Policy, Dalia Blass (BlackRock Head of External Affairs) and Isabelle Mateos y Lago (BlackRock Head of Official Institutions)

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

In-person, bilateral meeting. BlackRock met with Minister Donohoe at the IMF Spring Meetings and discussed the global economic environment and investment climate, and EU policy initiatives designed to grow European capital markets.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)