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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 16, 2024

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 Street, 49th Floor,

New York,

New York

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	MSCI	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 17, 2024, MSCI Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 5.02 pursuant to which it announced that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company had appointed June Yang to serve as an independent director on the Board, effective December 17, 2024. At that time, the Board had not yet appointed Ms. Yang to any Board committee.

In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission rules, this amendment to the Form 8-K filed on December 17, 2024 is being filed to report that on January 28, 2025, the Board appointed Ms. Yang to the Audit and Risk Committee (the “Audit Committee”), effective January 28, 2025.

Under the non-employee director compensation program described in the Company’s annual proxy statement filed with the SEC on March 13, 2024, in connection with her service on the Audit Committee, Ms. Yang is entitled to receive an annual retainer (payable in cash or stock at her election) of $10,000. This annual retainer will be prorated from the start of Ms. Yang’s service on the Audit Committee.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


	MSCI Inc.


Date: January 30, 2025	By:	/s/ Henry A. Fernandez
	Name:	Henry A. Fernandez
	Title:	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Amendment: MSCI Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update