MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders.

MSCI Inc. (the Company) held its annual meeting of stockholders
on May11, 2017 (the Annual Meeting) as a virtual meeting. The
issued and outstanding shares of the Companys common stock, $0.01
par value per share, entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting
consisted of 90,513,850 shares, each share being entitled to one
vote. The following is a summary of the voting results for each
matter presented to the stockholders:

(a) Proposal 1 – Election of members of the Companys Board of
Directors.

Director

For Against Abstain BrokerNon-Votes

Henry A. Fernandez

77,757,910 1,609,021 139,073 2,436,105

Robert G. Ashe

77,678,137 1,772,385 55,482 2,436,105

Benjamin F. duPont

78,803,642 647,189 55,173 2,436,105

Wayne Edmunds

77,678,012 1,772,158 55,834 2,436,105

Alice W. Handy

79,124,973 325,448 55,583 2,436,105

Catherine R. Kinney

79,047,517 403,304 55,183 2,436,105

Wendy E. Lane

78,843,695 606,938 55,371 2,436,105

Jacques P. Perold

79,169,826 280,244 55,934 2,436,105

Linda H. Riefler

78,651,121 799,962 54,921 2,436,105

George W. Siguler

79,111,892 338,529 55,583 2,436,105

Patrick Tierney

78,837,001 613,370 55,633 2,436,105

Rodolphe M. Vallee

77,862,062 1,588,125 55,817 2,436,105

With respect to the foregoing Proposal 1, each director was
elected and received the affirmative vote of a majority of the
votes cast for or against him or her at the Annual Meeting.

(b) Proposal 2 Approval, by non-binding vote, of the Companys
executive compensation.

For

Against

Abstain

BrokerNon-Votes

61,078,364

18,318,472 109,168 2,436,105

The foregoing Proposal 2 was approved.

(c) Proposal 3 Approval, by non-binding vote, of the frequency of
future advisory votes to approve the Companys executive
compensation.

Every Year

Every Two Years

Every Three Years

Abstain

BrokerNon-Votes

71,120,394

11,679 8,319,752 54,179 2,436,105

On March20, 2017, the Board determined that, contingent upon a
vote of every year by a majority of the stockholders at the
Annual Meeting, the Company will hold an advisory vote to approve
the Companys executive compensation every year until the next
vote on frequency, which shall be no later than the Companys
annual meeting of stockholders in 2023. Based on the voting
results of Proposal 3, the Company will hold future advisory
votes to approve the Companys executive compensation every year
until the occurrence of the next advisory vote on the frequency
of future advisory votes to approve the Companys executive
compensation at the Companys annual meeting of stockholders in
2023.

(d) Proposal 4 Ratification of the appointment of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Companys independent
auditor for fiscal year 2017.

For

Against

Abstain

78,395,223

3,500,554 46,332

The foregoing Proposal 4 was ratified.


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.

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