Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Fernandez Henry A
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MSCI Inc. [MSCI]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman, CEO and President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
MSCI INC., 7 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 250 GREENWICH STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/10/2014
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10007
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/10/2014   A   18,156 (1) A $ 0 860,426 (2) D  
Common Stock 02/10/2014   F   13,307 (2) D $ 40.68 847,119 (3) D  
Common Stock               200,000 I By 2012 GRAT (4)
Common Stock               171,349 I By 2010 GRAT (4)
Common Stock               213,541 I By Fernandez 2007 Children's Trust
Common Stock               7,900 I By Son
Common Stock               3,625 I By Son
Common Stock               730 I By Daughter

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Fernandez Henry A
MSCI INC., 7 WORLD TRADE CENTER
250 GREENWICH STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10007
  X     Chairman, CEO and President  

Signatures

 /s/ Cecilia Aza, attorney-in-fact   02/12/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Stock units vesting on December 31, 2014. Each stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of MSCI Inc. common stock.
(2) Represents shares reacquired by MSCI Inc. to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting and conversion to shares of 24,088 performance stock units, upon certification by the Compensation Committee of the achievement of certain cumulative performance metrics for the 2012 and 2013 fiscal years.
(3) Amount excludes charitable gifts to educational institutions on behalf of the Reporting Person effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on March 5, 2013. The gifts consist of 11,250, 5,000 and 5,000 shares transferred on May 31, 2013, August 31, 2013 and December 2, 2013, respectively.
(4) The Reporting Person is trustee and sole annuitant.

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