SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-A
FOR
REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
MSCI
INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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DELAWARE
(State
of Incorporation or Organization)
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13-4038723
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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88
Pine Street
New
York, NY
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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10005
(Zip
Code)
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If
this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant
to
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. o
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Securities
Act registration statement file number to which this form
relates:
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333-144975
(If
applicable)
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Securities
to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title
of Each Class
to
be so Registered
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Name
of Each Exchange on Which
Each
Class is to be Registered
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Class
A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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New
York Stock Exchange
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Securities
to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
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NONE
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(Title
of Class)
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Item
1: Description of Registrant’s Securities to be
Registered
The
description under the heading “Description of Capital Stock” relating to the
Registrant’s Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common
Stock”), included in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1
(Registration No. 333-144975 ) (the “Registration Statement”) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on July 31, 2007, as amended, is incorporated
herein by reference. Any form of prospectus that constitutes part of
the Registration Statement and is filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule
424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is incorporated herein
by
reference.
Item
2: Exhibits
Under
the
Instructions as to Exhibits with respect to Form 8-A, no exhibits are required
to be filed because no
other
securities of the Registrant are registered on the New York Stock Exchange,
Inc.
and the securities registered
hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange
Act.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
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MSCI
Inc.
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By:
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/s/ M. K. Neborak | ||
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Name:
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Michael
K. Neborak
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Title:
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Chief
Financial Officer
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Date:
November 7, 2007