Edgar Filing: MSCI Inc.

MSCI Inc.

Date: October 31, 2014

/s/ Henry A. Fernandez

Henry A. Fernandez

Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman

Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 31, 2014

MSCI Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-33812

13-4038723

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich St., 49^th Floor, New York, NY 10007

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(212) 804-3900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On October 31, 2014, MSCI Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the proposed issuance of approximately $800 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2024 (the “notes”) in a private offering that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference.

The notes are being offered only to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act and outside the United States only to non-U.S. investors pursuant to Regulation S. The notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. This report does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the notes, nor shall it constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description

Exhibit 99.1		Press release dated October 31, 2014, titled “MSCI Launches Private Offering of $800 Million Senior Notes Due 2024”

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.