BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited

Lobbying Organisation BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited

Date published 13 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Meetings on capital markets developments and the European Commission’s Savings and Investments Union Strategy

Intended results Broad discussion on deepening and modernising European capital markets, and possible approaches to a more harmonised and integrated model in Europe as set out in our recent ViewPoint: A roadmap to growing European capital markets.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Joanna Cound and Carey Evans, Managing Directors Public Policy

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 (6-10)

• Robert Troy and Andrew Smith in October in Dublin. • John Shaw in October in Dublin • Vasileios Madouros in October in Dublin, and again at the IMF Fall Meetings in Washington DC. • Micheal O’Keeffe in October in Dublin • Michael McGrath at the Eurofi conference in Copenhagen • Regina Doherty in Brussels in December

Email (1)

Email correspondence from Regina O'Doherty

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.

Andrew Smith Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)

Robert Troy Minister of State (Department of Finance)

John Shaw Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)

Regina Doherty MEP (European Parliament)

Vasileios Madouros Deputy Governor (Central Bank of Ireland)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Finance)