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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)
 
DELAWARE
(State of Incorporation or Organization)
  
13-4038723
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
88 Pine Street
New York, NY
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  
10005
(Zip Code)
     
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box. x
  
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

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
333-144975
(If applicable)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
  

Title of Each Class
to be so Registered
  
Name of Each Exchange on Which
Each Class is to be Registered
     
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
  
New York Stock Exchange
 
 
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
  
NONE
(Title of Class)
 
 
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.
 
MSCI Inc.
  
   
   
By:
 /s/ M. K. Neborak  
 
Name:
Michael K. Neborak
  
 
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
  
Date: November 7, 2007