MSCI Director Linda H. Riefler Receives 8-Share Dividend Award

What Happened

• Linda H. Riefler, a director of MSCI Inc. (MSCI), was reported to have acquired 8 shares on 2026-08-28 as an award/acquisition (code A). The reported acquisition price was $0.00 (dividend-paid shares). One of the 8 shares is attributable to an unvested RSU and remains subject to the original RSU vesting conditions.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-08-28; Form 4 filed: 2026-09-01 (timely within two business days).
• Transaction type/code: A — Grant/award or other acquisition.
• Shares acquired: 8 shares at $0.00 each (total reported value $0).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
• Footnote: Per footnote F1, shares were issued in connection with MSCI’s dividend; 1 share is tied to an unvested RSU and, under the MSCI Non-Employee Directors Deferral Plan, the director elected to defer receipt of those shares until the 60th day after her separation from service as a director.

Context

• This was a routine dividend-related share issuance rather than a market purchase or sale. Small, dividend-driven awards like this are common for directors and do not by themselves signal a change in insider sentiment.