MSCI Completes Private Offering of $1.0 Billion 3.875% Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2031
May 26 2020 - 4:30PM
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MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision
support tools and services for the global investment community,
announced today that it has successfully completed its private
offering of $1.0 billion aggregate amount of its 3.875% senior
unsecured notes due 2031 (the “Notes”). The Notes will mature on
February 15, 2031.
MSCI intends to use a portion of the net proceeds from the
offering of the Notes to redeem all $800.0 million aggregate
principal amount of its 5.750% senior unsecured notes due 2025 (the
“2025 Notes”) pursuant to the indenture governing the 2025 Notes
(the “Redemption”) and to pay related redemption costs. A
redemption notice indicating a redemption date of June 17, 2020 was
delivered to holders of the 2025 Notes on May 18, 2020. All
remaining net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes,
including, without limitation, potential repurchases of its common
stock, investments and acquisitions.
This press release does not constitute a notice of redemption
with respect to the 2025 Notes.
Certain costs related to the Redemption will be excluded from
the calculation of adjusted earnings per share for the second
quarter ending June 30, 2020.
The Notes were offered only to (i) persons reasonably believed
to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and
(ii) certain non-U.S. persons outside the United States pursuant to
Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes have not been
registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws
and therefore may not be offered or sold in the United States
absent registration or an applicable exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable
state securities laws. This press release does not constitute an
offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes, nor
does it constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is
unlawful.
About MSCI Inc.
MSCI is a leading provider of critical decision support tools
and services for the global investment community. With over 45
years of expertise in research, data and technology, we power
better investment decisions by enabling clients to understand and
analyze key drivers of risk and return and confidently build more
effective portfolios. We create industry-leading research-enhanced
solutions that clients use to gain insight into and improve
transparency across the investment process.
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the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These forward-looking statements relate to future events or
to future financial performance and involve known and unknown
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some cases, beyond MSCI’s control and that could materially affect
actual results, levels of activity, performance or
achievements.
Other factors that could materially affect actual results,
levels of activity, performance or achievements can be found in
MSCI’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2019 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) on February 18, 2020 and in quarterly reports on Form 10-Q
and current reports on Form 8-K filed or furnished with the SEC. If
any of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if MSCI’s
underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may
vary significantly from what MSCI projected. Any forward-looking
statement in this press release reflects MSCI’s current views with
respect to future events and is subject to these and other risks,
uncertainties and assumptions relating to MSCI’s operations,
results of operations, growth strategy and liquidity. MSCI assumes
no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking
statements for any reason, whether as a result of new information,
future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.
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