Free
Writing Prospectus
Filed
Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration
No. 333-159311
MSCI
Inc. Announces Public Offering of 3.3 million Shares of its Common
Stock
New York – November 5, 2009 –
MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MXB) announced today that it is commencing a registered public
offering of 3.3 million shares of its class A common stock, par value $0.01 per
share. MSCI Inc. also expects to grant the underwriters an option to
purchase up to 495,000 additional shares of class A common stock to cover
over-allotments. The offering is being made in conjunction with MSCI’s inclusion
in the S&P MidCap 400 Index after the market closes on November 5,
2009.
Net proceeds from
the offering are expected to be used for general corporate purposes, which may
include the funding of strategic acquisitions or the repayment of a portion of
MSCI’s credit facility.
Morgan Stanley is
serving as sole book-running manager for the offering.
MSCI has filed a
registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to
which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the
prospectus in that registration statement and other documents MSCI has
filed with the SEC for more complete information about MSCI and this offering.
You may obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web
site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer
participating in the offering will arrange to send you
the prospectus and the prospectus supplement if you request
them by calling Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated at (866)
718-1649
About
MSCI Inc.
MSCI Inc. is a
leading provider of investment decision support tools to investment institutions
worldwide. MSCI Inc. products include indices and portfolio risk and performance
analytics for use in managing equity, fixed income and multi-asset class
portfolios.
The company’s
flagship products are the MSCI International Equity Indices, which include over
120,000 indices calculated daily across more than 70 countries, and the Barra
risk models and portfolio analytics, which cover 56 equity and 46 fixed income
markets. MSCI Inc. is headquartered in New York, with research and commercial
offices around the world. MXB#IR
MSCI Inc. Contact:
Lisa Monaco, 1 866
447 7874