MSCI Prices Private Offering of $800 Million Senior Notes Due 2024

MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) announced today the pricing of a private offering of $800 million aggregate amount of 5.250% senior notes due November 15, 2024 at an issue price of 100% to yield 5.250% (the “Offering”). The Offering is expected to settle on November 20, 2014, subject to customary closing conditions.

MSCI intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering, together with cash on hand, to repay in full its outstanding indebtedness under its existing senior secured term loan facility. As of September 30, 2014, MSCI had $794.8 million of outstanding indebtedness under its existing senior secured term loan facility. Concurrent with the settlement of the Offering, MSCI intends to enter into a new 5-year $200 million unsecured revolving credit facility.

The notes are being offered only to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and outside the United States only to non-U.S. investors pursuant to Regulation S. The notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the notes, nor shall it constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.

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MSCI Inc. is a leading provider of investment decision support tools to investors globally, including asset managers, banks, hedge funds and pension funds. MSCI products and services include indexes, portfolio risk and performance analytics, and ESG data and research. MSCI#IR

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