SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2017-02-24

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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">FORM OF ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AWARD AGREEMENT<br />FOR PERFORMANCE STOCK UNITS<br />FOR MANAGING DIRECTORS<br />UNDER THE MSCI INC. 2016 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">MSCI Inc. (&#8220;<font style="font-weight:bold;">MSCI</font>,&#8221; and together with its Subsidiaries, the &#8220;<font style="font-weight:bold;">Company</font>&#8221;) hereby grants to you Performance Stock Units (&#8220;<font style="font-weight:bold;">PSUs</font>&#8221;) as described below.&nbsp;&nbsp;The awards are being granted under the MSCI Inc. 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as may be amended from time to time, the &#8220;<font style="font-weight:bold;">Plan</font>&#8221;).</p>
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