Catherine R. Kinney - 30 Nov 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for MSCI Inc. (MSCI)

Role: Director
Signature: /s/ Cecilia Aza, attorney-in-fact
Issuer symbol: MSCI
Transactions as of: 30 Nov 2021
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 02 Dec 2021, 15:02:28 UTC
Previous filing: 05 Oct 2021
Next filing: 16 Dec 2021
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	MSCI	Common Stock	Award	$0	+32	+0.26%	$0.000000	12,211	30 Nov 2021	Direct	F1, F2
holding	MSCI	Common Stock						4,020	30 Nov 2021	By Kinney 2020 Husband Trust	F2
holding	MSCI	Common Stock						10,558	30 Nov 2021	By Kinney 2021 Husband Trust	F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Shares acquired by the Reporting Person in connection with MSCI Inc.'s payment of a dividend. Pursuant to the MSCI Inc. Non-Employee Directors Deferral Plan, the Reporting Person has elected to defer receipt of the shares until the 60th day after such Reporting Person's "separation from service" as a director.
F2	Reflects the exempt contribution pursuant to Rule 16a-13 by the Reporting Person of (i) 8,617 shares of the Issuer that the Reporting Person has elected to defer receipt of until the 60th day after such Reporting Person's "separation from service" as a director and (ii) 1,941 shares of the Issuer previously held by the Reporting Person (of which 1,304 were distributed to the Reporting Person as an annuity payment from the Kinney 2020 Husband Trust), in each case to the Kinney 2021Husband Trust, a grantor retained annuity trust (GRAT) established by the Reporting Person.

Content

Shares acquired by the Reporting Person in connection with MSCI Inc.'s payment of a dividend. Pursuant to the MSCI Inc. Non-Employee Directors Deferral Plan, the Reporting Person has elected to defer receipt of the shares until the 60th day after such Reporting Person's "separation from service" as a director.

Reflects the exempt contribution pursuant to Rule 16a-13 by the Reporting Person of (i) 8,617 shares of the Issuer that the Reporting Person has elected to defer receipt of until the 60th day after such Reporting Person's "separation from service" as a director and (ii) 1,941 shares of the Issuer previously held by the Reporting Person (of which 1,304 were distributed to the Reporting Person as an annuity payment from the Kinney 2020 Husband Trust), in each case to the Kinney 2021Husband Trust, a grantor retained annuity trust (GRAT) established by the Reporting Person.