Henry A. Fernandez - Feb 7, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for MSCI Inc. (MSCI)

Role
Chairman and CEO, Director
Signature
/s/ Cecilia Aza, attorney-in-fact
Stock symbol
MSCI
Transactions as of
Feb 7, 2022
Transactions value $
-$23,372,107
Form type
4
Date filed
2/9/2022, 03:15 PM
Previous filing
Jan 3, 2022
Next filing
Feb 25, 2022

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction MSCI Common Stock Gift $0 -4.28K -0.25% $0.00 1.68M Dec 21, 2021 Direct F1
transaction MSCI Common Stock Gift $0 +4.28K +117.93% $0.00 7.9K Dec 21, 2021 By Son F1
transaction MSCI Common Stock Gift $0 -7.17K -0.43% $0.00 1.68M Dec 21, 2021 Direct F2
transaction MSCI Common Stock Gift $0 +7.17K +982.19% $0.00 7.9K Dec 21, 2021 By Daughter F2
transaction MSCI Common Stock Award $0 +80.2K +6.83% $0.00 1.25M Feb 7, 2022 Direct F3, F4
transaction MSCI Common Stock Tax liability -$23.4M -42.5K -3.39% $550.45 1.21M Feb 7, 2022 Direct F5
holding MSCI Common Stock 314K Feb 7, 2022 By Fernandez 2007 Children's Trust
holding MSCI Common Stock 503K Feb 7, 2022 By The Henry Fernandez 2022 MSCI Annuity Trust F4
holding MSCI Common Stock 7.9K Feb 7, 2022 By Son
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Bona fide gift by the Reporting Person to his son.
F2 Bona fide gift by the Reporting Person to his daughter.
F3 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.
F4 Reflects the exempt contribution pursuant to Rule 16a-13 by the Reporting Person of 503,109 shares previously directly held to The Henry Fernandez 2022 MSCI Annuity Trust, a grantor retained annuity trust (GRAT) established by the Reporting Person.
F5 Represents shares reacquired by MSCI Inc. to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting and conversion to shares of 80,187 PSUs granted on February 7, 2019 (includes the performance adjustment as described above).