MSCI Inc 8-K, filed Aug 3, 2021
MSCI Inc. (MSCI)
About this 8-K
MSCI Inc filed this 8-K on August 3, 2021.
Items reported
- Item 8.01: Other events
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
Redemption of 5.375% Senior Notes due 2027
On August 3, 2021, MSCI Inc. (the “Company” or “Registrant”) gave notice (“Notice of Conditional Full Redemption”) of its intent to redeem all $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.375% Senior Notes due 2027 (the “2027 Notes”).
The 2027 Notes are expected to be redeemed on September 2, 2021 (the “Redemption Date”). In accordance with the terms of the 2027 Notes and the Indenture, dated as of May 18, 2018, among the Company, each of the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (the “Indenture”), the 2027 Notes will be redeemed at a redemption price equal to 100.0% of the principal amount of the 2027 Notes, plus the applicable premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the Redemption Date. The applicable premium will be calculated in accordance with terms of the 2027 Notes and Indenture.
The Notice of Conditional Full Redemption is subject to the consummation, on or prior to the Redemption Date, of one or more debt financings providing gross proceeds to the Company in an aggregate amount of at least $500.0 million.
This Form 8-K does not constitute a notice of redemption with respect to the 2027 Notes under the Indenture.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| MSCI Inc. | ||||||
| Date: August 3, 2021 | By: | /s/ Henry A. Fernandez | ||||
| Name: | Henry A. Fernandez | |||||
| Title: | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | |||||