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Morgan Stanley to Sell Approximately Half of Its Ownership Interest in MSCI

Jul 02, 2008 at 12:00 AM EDT

NEW YORK, Jul 02, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MXB) announced today that it intends to file shortly a Registration Statement on Form S-1 for the sale by Morgan Stanley of approximately half of its 53,038,764.79 share ownership interest in MSCI through the sale of MSCI class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share. The proposed offering is consistent with Morgan Stanley's previous indication that it might sell a portion of its ownership interest in MSCI and that it may ultimately divest its entire interest in MSCI.

This announcement is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of class A common stock. Any offering of these securities will be made only by means of a prospectus.

SOURCE: MSCI Inc.

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