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Exhibit
10.4

    
       

      AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT

       

      This
Amendment No. 1 to Intellectual Property Agreement (this “Amendment”) is entered into as
of July 21, 2008 by and between Morgan Stanley, a Delaware corporation (“Morgan Stanley”) and MSCI
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“MSCI”).

       

      RECITALS

       

      WHEREAS,
Morgan Stanley and MSCI are parties to an Intellectual Property Agreement dated
as of November 20, 2007 (“IP
Agreement”) pursuant to which Morgan Stanley and MSCI grant each other
certain licenses with respect to certain intellectual property; and

       

      WHEREAS,
in accordance with Section 6.6 of the IP Agreement, Morgan Stanley and MSCI wish
to amend the IP Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth
herein.

       

      NOW,
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, Morgan Stanley and MSCI, for themselves, their
successors and permitted assigns, hereby agree as follows:

       

      Section
1.  Defined Terms;
References. (a) Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized
terms used herein shall have the meaning given to those terms in the IP
Agreement. Each reference to “hereof”, “hereunder”, “herein”, and “hereby” and
each other similar reference and each reference to “this Agreement” and each
other similar reference contained in the IP Agreement shall, after this
Amendment becomes effective, refer to the IP Agreement as amended
hereby.

       

      Section
2.  Trigger
Date.  The definition of “Trigger Date” in Section 1.1(e) of
the IP Agreement is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

       

      “Trigger
Date” means the date upon which Morgan Stanley shall cease to own greater than
50% of the total voting power to elect directors of MSCI.

       

      Section
3.   Continuation of
IP Agreement.  Except as otherwise modified by this Amendment,
all of the other terms and provisions of the IP Agreement shall continue in full
force and effect.

       

      Section
4.  Governing
Law.  This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the law of the State of New York, without regard to the conflicts of
laws rules thereof.

       

      Section
5.  Effectiveness.  This
Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof.

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

         

      

      Section 6.  Counterparts.  This
Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one
agreement.

       

       

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      IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by
their respective authorized officers as of the date first above
written.

       

      
        	
                MORGAN
      STANLEY

              	 
	 	 
	 	 
	
                By:

              	
                /s/
      Martin M. Cohen

              	 
	 
      	
                Name:

              	
                Martin
      M. Cohen

              	 
	 
      	
                Title:

              	
                Vice
      President and Counsel

              

      

       

      
        	
                MSCI
      INC.

              	 
	 	 
	 	 
	
                By:

              	
                /s/
      Henry A. Fernandez

              	 
	 
      	
                Name:

              	
                Henry
      A. Fernandez

              	 
	 
      	
                Title:

              	
                Chief Executive
      Officer, President and
ChairmanExhibit 10.5

     

    AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SERVICES
AGREEMENT

     

    This
Amendment No. 1 to Services Agreement (this “Amendment”) is entered into as
of July 21, 2008 by and between Morgan Stanley, a Delaware corporation (“Morgan Stanley”) and MSCI
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“MSCI”).

     

    RECITALS

     

    WHEREAS,
Morgan Stanley and MSCI are parties to a Services Agreement dated as of November
20, 2007 (“Services
Agreement”) pursuant to which Morgan Stanley provides certain services to
the MSCI Group; and

     

    WHEREAS,
in accordance with Section 8.12 of the Services Agreement, Morgan Stanley and
MSCI wish to amend the Services Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth
herein.

     

    NOW,
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, Morgan Stanley and MSCI, for themselves, their
successors and permitted assigns, hereby agree as follows:

     

    Section
1.  Defined Terms;
References. (a) nless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized
terms used herein shall have the meaning given to those terms in the Services
Agreement. Each reference to “hereof”, “hereunder”, “herein”, and “hereby” and
each other similar reference and each reference to “this Agreement” and each
other similar reference contained in the Services Agreement shall, after this
Amendment becomes effective, refer to the Services Agreement as amended
hereby.

     

    Section
2.  Trigger
Date.  The definition of “Trigger Date” in Section 1.01 of the
Services Agreement is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

     

    “Trigger
Date” means the date upon which Morgan Stanley shall cease to own greater than
50% of the Total Voting Power of MSCI.

     

    Section
3.   Continuation of
Services Agreement.  Except as otherwise modified by this
Amendment, all of the other terms and provisions of the Services Agreement shall
continue in full force and effect.

     

    Section
4.  Governing
Law.  This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the law of the State of New York, without regard to the conflicts of
laws rules thereof.

     

    Section
5.  Effectiveness.  This
Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

       

    

    Section 6.  Counterparts.  This
Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one
agreement.

     

     

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    IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by
their respective authorized officers as of the date first above
written.

     

    
      	
              MORGAN
      STANLEY

            	 
	 	 
	 	 
	
              By:

            	
              /s/
      Colm Kelleher

            	 
	 
      	
              Name:

            	
              Colm
      Kelleher

            	 
	 
      	
              Title:

            	
              Chief
      Financial Officer

            	 

    

     

    
      	
              MSCI
      INC.

            	 
	 	 
	 	 
	
              By:

            	
              /s/
      Henry A. Fernandez

            	 
	 
      	
              Name:

            	
              Henry
      A. Fernandez

            	 
	 
      	
              Title:

            	
              Chief
      Executive Officer, President and
ChairmanExhibit 10.6

     

    AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO TRADEMARK
LICENSE AGREEMENT

     

    This
Amendment No. 1 to Trademark License Agreement (this “Amendment”) is entered into as
of July 21, 2008 by and between Morgan Stanley, a Delaware corporation (“Morgan Stanley”) and MSCI
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“MSCI”).

     

    RECITALS

     

    WHEREAS,
predecessors of each of Morgan Stanley and MSCI are parties to a Trademark
License Agreement dated as of March 18, 2002 (“Trademark License Agreement”)
pursuant to which Morgan Stanley grants a trademark license to MSCI;
and

     

    WHEREAS,
Morgan Stanley and MSCI wish to amend the Trademark License Agreement on the
terms and conditions set forth herein.

     

    NOW,
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, Morgan Stanley and MSCI, for themselves, their
successors and permitted assigns, hereby agree as follows:

     

    Section
1.  Defined Terms;
References. (a) Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized
terms used herein shall have the meaning given to those terms in the Trademark
License Agreement. Each reference to “hereof”, “hereunder”, “herein”, and
“hereby” and each other similar reference and each reference to “this Agreement”
and each other similar reference contained in the Trademark License Agreement
shall, after this Amendment becomes effective, refer to the Trademark License
Agreement as amended hereby.

     

    Section
2.  Substantially
Owned.  The definition of “substantially owned” in Section 1.3
of the Trademark License Agreement is amended to read in its entirety as
follows:

     

    “substantially
owned” means ownership of greater than 50% of the total voting power to elect
directors.

     

    Section
3.   Continuation of
Trademark License Agreement.  Except as otherwise modified by
this Amendment, all of the other terms and provisions of the Trademark License
Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

     

    Section
4.  Governing
Law.  This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the law of the State of New York, without regard to the conflicts of
laws rules thereof.

     

    Section
5.  Effectiveness.  This
Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

       

    

    Section 6.  Counterparts.  This
Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one
agreement.

     

     

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    IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by
their respective authorized officers as of the date first above
written.

     

    
      	
              MORGAN
      STANLEY

            	 
	 	 
	 	 
	
              By:

            	
              /s/
      Martin M. Cohen

            	 
	 
      	
              Name:

            	
              Martin
      M. Cohen

            	 
	 
      	
              Title:

            	
              Vice
      President and Counsel

            	 

    

    

    
      	
              MSCI
      INC.

            	 
	 	 
	 	 
	
              By:

            	
              /s/
      Henry A. Fernandez

            	 
	 
      	
              Name:

            	
              Henry
      A. Fernandez

            	 
	 
      	
              Title:

            	
              Chief
      Executive Officer, President and
Chairman

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