Item 8.01 Other Events.

Commencement of Senior Notes Offering

On March 12, 2021, MSCI Inc. ("MSCI" or the "Registrant") issued a press release announcing the proposed issuance of $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2030 (the "notes") in a private offering that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The notes will constitute a further issuance of, be fully fungible with, rank equally with and form a single series with the $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 3.625% senior notes due 2030 issued on March 4, 2020. The proposed offering is subject to market and other conditions. If the offering is successfully placed, MSCI intends to use the net proceeds from the offering, together with available cash on hand, to redeem all $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.750% senior unsecured notes due 2026 (the "2026 Notes") at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2026 Notes, plus the applicable premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date, and to pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with the offering. This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute a notice of redemption with respect to the 2026 Notes. The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference.

The notes are being offered only to (i) persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act and (ii) certain non-U.S. persons outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and therefore may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. This report does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the notes, nor does it constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.




(d)  Exhibits.



  Exhibit
    No.                                     Description

Exhibit 99.1      Press Release, dated March 12, 2021, titled "MSCI Launches
                Private Offering of $500 Million Senior Notes Due 2030; To Redeem
                4.750% Notes Due 2026"

Exhibit 104     Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded in the cover page
                formatted in Inline XBRL).

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