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MSCI Inc. to Change Fiscal Year-End Beginning in 2011

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^{Published in Science and Technology on Thursday, December 9th 2010 at 14:35 GMT by Market Wire}  

NEW YORK--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI),a leading provider of investment decision support tools worldwide, including indices, portfolio risk and performance analytics and corporate governance services, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a fiscal year-end change from November 30 to December 31. This change will commence with the twelve month period ending December 31, 2011.

MSCI Inc. also announced the following planned reporting schedule:

• Financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended November 30, 2010 will be reported in mid-January in a news release and a conference call will be hosted to discuss those results. MSCI Inc. expects to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K within 60 days of the November 30, 2010 close to the 2010 fiscal year.
• Financial results for the new fiscal first quarter ended March 31, 2011 will be reported in early May 2011 and a conference call will be hosted to discuss those results. As a result of the change in fiscal year end, MSCI Inc. will have a December 2010 fiscal month transition period, the results of which are expected to be separately reported in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the new fiscal first quarter and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 2011 fiscal year.
• As a result of the change in the fiscal year-end, MSCI Inc. expects that its Annual Meeting of Stockholders for 2011 will be held on May 5, 2011.

About MSCI Inc.

MSCI Inc. is a leading provider of investment decision support tools to investors globally, including asset managers, banks, hedge funds and pension funds. MSCI products and services include indices, portfolio risk and performance analytics, and governance tools.

The companya™s flagship product offerings are: the MSCI indices which include over 120,000 daily indices covering more than 70 countries; Barra portfolio risk and performance analytics covering global equity and fixed income markets; RiskMetrics market and credit risk analytics; ISS governance research and outsourced proxy voting and reporting services; FEA valuation models and risk management software for the energy and commodities markets; and CFRA forensic accounting risk research, legal/regulatory risk assessment, and due-diligence. MSCI is headquartered in New York, with research and commercial offices around the world. MSCI#IR

For further information on MSCI Inc. or our products, please visit [ www.msci.com ].