Free
Writing Prospectus
Filed
Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration
No. 333-159311
For
Immediate Release
MSCI
Inc. Announces Pricing of Public Offering of 3.3 Million Shares of its Common
Stock
NEW YORK,
November 5, 2009 – MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MXB) announced today that its
previously announced registered public offering of 3.3 million shares of its
class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, priced at $30.85 per
share. MSCI Inc. has also granted the underwriter an option to
purchase up to 495,000 additional shares of class A common stock to cover
over-allotments. The offering is being made in conjunction with
MSCI’s inclusion in the S&P MidCap 400 Index on November 5,
2009.
Net
proceeds from the offering are expected to be used for general corporate
purposes, which may include the funding of strategic acquisitions or the
repayment of a portion of MSCI’s credit facility.
Morgan
Stanley is serving as sole book-running manager for the offering.
MSCI has
filed a registration statement (including a prospectus and related preliminary
prospectus supplement) with the SEC for the offering to which
this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read
the prospectus in that registration statement, the related preliminary
prospectus supplement and other documents MSCI has filed with the SEC for
more complete information about MSCI and this offering. You may
obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at
www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer
participating in the offering will arrange to send you
the prospectus and the prospectus supplement if you request them
by calling Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated at (866) 718-1649.
About
MSCI Inc.
MSCI Inc.
is a leading provider of investment decision support tools to investment
institutions worldwide. MSCI Inc. products include indices and
portfolio risk and performance analytics for use in managing equity, fixed
income and multi-asset class portfolios.
The
company’s flagship products are the MSCI International Equity Indices, which
include over 120,000 indices calculated daily across more than 70 countries, and
the Barra risk models and portfolio analytics, which cover 56 equity and 46
fixed income markets. MSCI Inc. is headquartered in New York, with
research and commercial offices around the world.
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MSCI Inc.
Contact:
Lisa Monaco, 866 447
7874