MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January29, 2018, as part of its annual review of executive compensation, the Compensation and Talent Management Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of MSCI Inc. (the “Company”) approved a base salary increase for C.D. Baer Pettit (President) from £472,000 to £625,000, effective as of January1, 2018. This increase was made in light of the expansion of Mr.Pettit’s responsibilities in connection with his promotion to President of the Company on October31, 2017. Details regarding additional changes to Mr.Pettit’s compensation as part of the Company’s annual executive compensation review process will be disclosed in the Company’s 2018 proxy statement, which is expected to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about March23, 2018. As previously disclosed, because Mr.Pettit received a multi-year grant of performance stock units (“PSUs”) in 2016 intended to cover three years of the PSU component of the Company’s long-term incentive program, he is not eligible to receive a grant of PSUs in 2018.

About MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI)

MSCI Inc. (MSCI), together with its subsidiaries, offers content, applications and services to support the needs of institutional investors throughout their investment processes. The Company’s operating segment includes Index, Analytics and All Other segment. All Other segment comprises ESG and Real Estate segments. The Index operating segment is a provider of investment decision support tools, including equity indexes and equity index benchmarks. The Analytics operating segment consists of products and services used for portfolio construction, risk management and reporting. The ESG operating segment offers products institutional investors use for assessing risks and opportunities arising from environmental, social and governance issues. ESG tools are used to evaluate both individual securities and investment portfolios. The Real Estate operating segment is a provider of real estate performance analysis for funds, investors, managers, lenders and occupiers.