Robert J. Gutowski - Feb 7, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for MSCI Inc. (MSCI)

Role
General Counsel
Signature
/s/ Cecilia Aza, attorney-in-fact
Stock symbol
MSCI
Transactions as of
Feb 7, 2022
Transactions value $
-$945,123
Form type
4
Date filed
2/9/2022, 03:11 PM
Previous filing
Feb 8, 2022
Next filing
Dec 2, 2022

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction MSCI Common Stock Tax liability -$95.8K -174 -1.16% $550.45 14.9K Feb 7, 2022 Direct F1
transaction MSCI Common Stock Award $0 +3.02K +20.32% $0.00 17.9K Feb 7, 2022 Direct F2
transaction MSCI Common Stock Tax liability -$849K -1.54K -8.63% $550.45 16.3K Feb 7, 2022 Direct F3
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Represents shares reacquired by MSCI Inc. to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting and conversion to shares of the third tranche of 339 restricted stock units granted on February 7, 2019.
F2 Represents the number of shares of common stock issued following the vesting and conversion of performance stock units ("PSUs") granted to the reporting person on February 7, 2019, upon certification by the Compensation, Talent & Culture Committee on February 7, 2022 of the achievement of the performance metric for the performance period from February 6, 2019 to February 5, 2022.
F3 Represents shares reacquired by MSCI Inc. to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting and conversion to shares of 3,021 PSUs granted on February 7, 2019 (includes the performance adjustment as described above).