Edgar Filing: MSCI Inc.

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Hale David Robert

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MSCI Inc. [MSCI]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	__X__ Other (specify below)
See Remarks

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1 LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/28/2016

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94129

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	04/28/2016		A		1,833 ⁽¹⁾	A	$ 0	4,069	D ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Common Stock								4,060,900 ⁽⁴⁾	I	See Footnotes ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁵⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hale David Robert 1 LETTERMAN DRIVE BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94129	X			See Remarks
ValueAct Holdings, L.P. ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94129	X			See Remarks
ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P. ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94129	X			See Remarks
VA Partners I, LLC ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94129	X			See Remarks
ValueAct Capital Management, L.P. ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94129	X			See Remarks
ValueAct Capital Management, LLC ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94129	X			See Remarks
ValueAct Holdings GP, LLC ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94129	X			See Remarks

Signatures

By:/s/ D. Robert Hale		05/02/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
VALUEACT HOLDINGS, L.P., By: VALUEACT HOLDINGS GP, LLC, its General Partner, By: /s/ Bradley E. Singer, Chief Operating Officer		05/02/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
VALUEACT CAPITAL MASTER FUND, L.P., By: VA PARTNERS I, LLC, its General Partner, By: /s/ Bradley E. Singer, Chief Operating Officer		05/02/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
VA PARTNERS I, LLC, By: /s/ Bradley E. Singer, Chief Operating Officer		05/02/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
VALUEACT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., By: VALUEACT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, its General Partner, By: /s/ Bradley E. Singer, Chief Operating Officer		05/02/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
VALUEACT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, By: /s/ Bradley E. Singer, Chief Operating Officer		05/02/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
VALUEACT HOLDINGS GP, LLC, By: /s/ Bradley E. Singer, Chief Operating Officer		05/02/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Restricted stock units vesting on the earlier to occur of April 28, 2017 and MSCI Inc.'s next annual general meeting of shareholders.
(2)	Under an agreement with ValueAct Capital, D. Robert Hale is deemed to hold the common stock for the benefit of ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P. and indirectly for (i) VA Partners I, LLC as General Partner of ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P., (ii) ValueAct Capital Management, L.P. as the manager of ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P., (iii) ValueAct Capital Management, LLC as General Partner of ValueAct Capital Management, L.P., (iv) ValueAct Holdings, L.P. as the sole owner of the limited partnership interests of ValueAct Capital Management, L.P. and the membership interests of ValueAct Capital Management, LLC and as the majority owner of the membership interests of VA Partners I, LLC and (v) ValueAct Holdings GP, LLC as General Partner of ValueAct Holdings, L.P.
(3)	Each reporting person listed herein disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
(4)	Reflects the transfer to ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P. of 351 shares, which were previously awarded to Mr. Hale on March 10, 2015 pursuant to the Issuer's Director compensation policy. Under an agreement with ValueAct Capital, Mr. Hale held these shares for the benefit of ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P. and as such the vested shares have been transferred.
(5)	The securities reported herein are directly beneficially owned by ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P. and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by (i) VA Partners I, LLC as General Partner of ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P., (ii) ValueAct Capital Management, L.P. as the manager of ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P., (iii) ValueAct Capital Management, LLC as General Partner of ValueAct Capital Management, L.P., (iv) ValueAct Holdings, L.P. as the sole owner of the limited partnership interests of ValueAct Capital Management, L.P. and the membership interests of ValueAct Capital Management, LLC and as the majority owner of the membership interests of VA Partners I, LLC and (v) ValueAct Holdings GP, LLC as General Partner of ValueAct Holdings, L.P.
Remarks: Explanation of Responses: -The reporting persons herein may be deemed to be members of a "group" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities deemed to be owned by the group that are not directly owned by such reporting person. This report shall not be deemed an admission that such reporting person is a member of a group or the beneficial owner of any securities not directly owned by such reporting person. - D. Robert Hale, a Partner at ValueAct Capital, serves on the board of directors of the Issuer. As a result, the other reporting persons herein may be deemed directors by deputization.

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