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): May 2, 2012

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MSCI Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware

001-33812

13-4038723

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

One Chase Manhattan Plaza, 44th Floor, New York, NY 10005

(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)


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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 2, 2012, MSCI Inc. (the “Registrant”) released financial information with respect to its first quarter ended March 31, 2012.  A copy of the press release containing this information is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and the related investor presentation, which will be presented by the Registrant’s management during its conference call on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time, is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The Registrant’s press release and the related investor presentation contain certain non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures are also contained in Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2.

The information furnished under Item 2.02 of this Report, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)     Exhibits.

Exhibit No.   Description
Exhibit 99.1 Press release of the Registrant dated May 2, 2012 containing financial information for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.
Exhibit 99.2 First Quarter 2012 Earnings Presentation dated May 2, 2012.




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.

MSCI Inc.

 

Date: May 2, 2012 By:

/s/ Henry A. Fernandez

Name:

Henry A. Fernandez

Title:

Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman