Announcement for June 20, 2019 at 12:27 PM GMT

THIS IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE MSCI GLOBAL STANDARD INDEXES

LAUNCH OF MSCI CLIMATE CHANGE INDEXES

MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of research-based indexes and
analytics, is pleased to announce the launch of MSCI Climate Change Indexes.
The indexes are designed to represent the performance of a strategy that
re-weights securities based upon the opportunities and risks associated with
transition to a low carbon economy, enabling institutional investors and wealth
managers to integrate climate risks considerations in their global equity
investment process.

The 7 new indexes are:
- MSCI ACWI Climate Change Index
- MSCI World Climate Change Index
- MSCI USA Climate Change Index
- MSCI Europe Climate Change Index
- MSCI Japan Climate Change Index
- MSCI Asia Pacific Climate Change Index
- MSCI Emerging Markets Climate Change Index

MSCI offers a range of climate indexes designed for institutional investors
seeking to address climate change. The MSCI Climate Change Indexes are designed
to be used by investors looking to address climate change in a holistic manner
targeting the following three dimensions:
- Mitigate Risk: reduce exposure to stranded assets and long term environmental
risks
- Capture Disruptive Opportunities: increase exposure to companies providing
environmental-friendly technologies and solutions; rewards for progress
- Promote Stewardship: shifting behavior of companies to improve operations,
develop long term strategy and be transparent on progress i.e. incentives on
better climate risk management

Index level data for these indexes is now available on MSCI's web site.

For further information on MSCI indexes or MSCI data, please visit our web site
at www.msci.com, or contact:

MSCI Global Client Service:
Americas Client Service: 1.888.588.4567 (toll free)/+ 1.212.804.3901
EMEA Client Service: + 44.20.7618.2222
Asia Pacific Client Service: + 852.2844.9333

THIS IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE MSCI GLOBAL STANDARD INDEXES

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