MSCI Director Linda Riefler Receives 7-Share Dividend Award

What Happened
Linda H. Riefler, a director of MSCI Inc. (MSCI), was issued 7 shares on 2026-05-29 as dividend-paid awards (reported as an acquisition, code A). The filing reports the shares at $0.00 (acquisition value shown as $0). Of the 7 shares, 1 share is attributable to the Reporting Person’s unvested RSUs and remains subject to the underlying RSU vesting conditions; that share has been elected for deferral under MSCI’s Non-Employee Directors Deferral Plan.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-29 (reported in Form 4 filed 2026-06-02 — timely within the two-business-day rule).
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A); 7 shares acquired, reported price $0.00 (total $0 in filing).
• Shares owned after the transaction: not disclosed in this filing.
• Footnote summary: 1 of the 7 shares is tied to unvested RSUs and will remain subject to vesting; the director elected to defer receipt until the 60th day after any future separation from service under the Non-Employee Directors Deferral Plan.
• This was a dividend-share issuance (not an open-market purchase or sale).

Context
Dividend-paid share issuances and director deferrals are routine corporate transactions and do not necessarily reflect a change in insider sentiment. The $0 acquisition amount in the filing reflects reporting convention for dividend-paid shares, not the market value of the shares.