Pettit CD Baer 4

What Happened Pettit CD Baer, President and Director of MSCI Inc. (MSCI), was credited with 23,781 performance stock options (PSOs) as an award on 2026-01-26. The transaction is recorded as an award/acquisition at $0.00 (derivative instrument) — these PSOs were earned following certification of the applicable performance condition and are scheduled to vest on February 2, 2026. No cash changed hands and no shares were sold.

Key Details

• Transaction date and type: 2026-01-26 — Award/Grant of PSOs (code A), reported on Form 4 filed 2026-01-28.
• Amount: 23,781 PSOs; reported price $0.00 (derivative award).
• Vesting: PSOs were originally granted on Feb 2, 2023 and vest on the third anniversary (Feb 2, 2026), subject to continuous service and satisfaction of the performance condition for 2023–2025. The performance condition was certified on Jan 26, 2026.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
• Filing timeliness: Report filed two days after the transaction (appears timely under Form 4 rules).
• Footnote: Certification by the Compensation, Talent and Culture Committee confirmed achievement of the performance metric applicable to these PSOs (see F1).

Context These are performance-based stock options (derivative awards) that give the holder the right to purchase common stock if vested and exercised. The award reflects compensation tied to a completed performance period; it is not an immediate open-market purchase or sale. Until the PSOs vest and are exercised (and any resulting shares sold), there is no change in beneficially owned common stock on the market.