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): April 30, 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., 49th 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)

 

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

MSCI Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on April 30, 2014 (the “Annual Meeting”), in New York, New York. The issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share, entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting consisted of 116,676,270 shares, each share being entitled to one vote. The following is a summary of the voting results for each matter presented to the shareholders:

 

(a) Proposal 1 – Election of members of the Company’s Board of Directors

 

Director

   For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Vote  

Henry A. Fernandez

     97,764,817         2,684,940         7,323,614         2,472,214   

Robert G. Ashe

     106,401,540         2,653         1,369,178         2,472,214   

Benjamin F. duPont

     98,614,203         7,789,846         1,369,322         2,472,214   

Alice W. Handy

     106,244,743         159,608         1,369,020         2,472,214   

Catherine R. Kinney

     106,243,215         161,136         1,369,020         2,472,214   

Linda H. Riefler

     99,040,982         7,363,167         1,369,222         2,472,214   

George W. Siguler

     106,402,645         1,506         1,369,220         2,472,214   

Patrick Tierney

     106,244,495         159,556         1,369,320         2,472,214   

Rodolphe M. Vallee

     106,280,913         122,938         1,369,520         2,472,214   

With respect to the foregoing Proposal 1, all of the directors were elected and each received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting.

 

(b) Proposal 2 – Approval, by non-binding vote, of the Company’s executive compensation.

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Vote

100,545,507

   5,566,094    1,661,770    2,472,214

The foregoing proposal 2 was approved.

 

(c) Proposal 3 – Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2014.

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

108,778,074

   86,438    1,381,073

The foregoing proposal 3 was ratified.


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, 2014     By:  

/s/ Henry A. Fernandez

    Name:   Henry A. Fernandez
    Title:   Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President