Shareholders
Annual Report Request |
| Q: |
How do I get an annual report to shareholders, proxy and other financial reports? |
| A: |
You can request an Annual Report to Shareholders by filling out the information request form located within the Investor Relations home page. Please also click if you want a proxy, an annual report form 10-K, quarterly report 10-Q. |
Transferring Shares of Morgan Stanley Stock |
| Q: |
How do I transfer Morgan Stanley shares from one shareholder to another? |
| A: |
Please call our Transfer Agent, Mellon Investor Services at 1-800-622-2393 or write to:
Mellon Investor Services LLC
P.O. Box 3315
South Hackensack, NJ 07606-1915
Regarding older shares prior to 2000, please call 1-800-421-3982 or write to:
Morgan Stanley Trust
Harborside Financial Center
Plaza Two
Jersey City, NJ 07311
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Change
of Address for My Dividend and Share Accounts with Morgan Stanley |
| Q: |
I am a Morgan Stanley
shareholder. How do I change my address for my dividend checks, annual report
to shareholders and other company information? |
| A: |
Please call our Transfer Agent, Mellon Investor Services at 1-800-622-2393 or write to:
Mellon Investor Services LLC
P.O. Box 3315
South Hackensack, NJ 07606-1915
Note: If you need
to change your address with your Morgan Stanley brokerage account, please contact
your financial advisor or branch office. |
Direct
Share Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Program (DRIP) |
| Q: |
I would like to enroll
in your direct stock purchase and dividend reinvestment plan. How do I get
started? |
| A: |
Please call our plan record keeper, Mellon Investor Services at 1-800-622-2393 or write to:
Mellon Investor Services LLC
P.O. Box 3315
South Hackensack, NJ 07606-1915
To contact Mellon Investor Services electronically to request enrollment material, please write to:
shrrelations@melloninvestor.com |
Obtaining a New Stock Certificate |
| Q: |
How do I obtain a new stock certificate? |
| A: |
Please call our Transfer Agent, Mellon Investor Services at 1-800-622-2393 or write to:
Mellon Investor Services LLC
P.O. Box 3315
South Hackensack, NJ 07606-1915
Note: Effective September 3, 2007, Morgan Stanley will no longer issue paper common stock certificate.
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Tax Cost Basis Worksheet |
| Q: |
How can I determine
the tax cost basis of my Morgan Stanley common stock if I received my shares
as part of the Sears spin-off in 1993? |
| A: |
Please call Mellon Investor Services at 1-800-622-2393 for assistance in calculating the cost basis for Morgan Stanley and Sears stock. The Morgan Stanley/Dean Witter merger is tax-free to both Discover and Morgan Stanley shareholders for Federal Income Tax purposes. However, former Morgan Stanley shareholders may have to pay taxes on any cash received for fractional shares and may have to pay taxes as a result of the payment of certain transfer taxes paid by the Company. |
Client Services
New Accounts |
| Q: |
How can I apply for an
account with Morgan Stanley? |
| A: |
Please call your local branch
office (you can find one using our Morgan
Stanley retail branch office locator or calling toll free
1-877-937-6739).
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IPOs
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| Q: |
How can I get involved
in an IPO that Morgan Stanley is underwriting? |
| A: |
Please consult your Morgan
Stanley financial advisor. They will give you the details of the requirements
for IPO participation and share allocation. If you do not have a Morgan
Stanley account, please check our Morgan
Stanley retail branch office locator for a branch near you.
You can also call toll free 1-877-937-6739 |
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| Q: |
Can I get IPO shares with my Morgan Stanley Online account? |
| A: |
Yes. Please consult the
following website for more information on IPOs: Equity
Syndicate-Educational Overview
Please take note that public
offerings are considered speculative investments and as such may not be
appropriate for every investor.
Due to the limited number
of securities distributed by Morgan Stanley Online, no assurances may
be made that any particular customer will receive an allocation of securities. |
Research Reports |
| Q: |
How can I get a copy of
a Morgan Stanley Equity Research Report? |
| A: |
Equity research is generally
available only to the clients of Morgan Stanley; please contact your Financial
Advisor. Some research reports are available to the general public. Please
call your local Morgan
Stanley retail branch office or contact our Equity Research department
at 212-761-6201. |
Online Trading/Viewing My Account Online |
| Q: |
How do I apply for an
online account and what are the minimum investments? |
| A: |
Please consult the following
website for our online products: www.morganstanleyindividual.com. |
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| Q: |
How can I view my accounts online? |
| A: |
Please request a ClientServ
login and password from your financial advisor or consult the following
website for more information www.morganstanleyclientserv.com/. |
Asset Management Funds |
| Q: |
How can I track my Morgan
Stanley funds online? How do I find the ticker symbol? If I want to talk
to somebody about the details of different funds, what is the phone number? |
| A: |
You can get detailed information about our Funds by consulting our Investment Management website or call
1-800-638-7972. For more detailed fund information including ordering a prospectus from our Literature Center please call one of the following phone numbers:
| Morgan Stanley Family
of Funds: |
1-800-869-FUND |
| Morgan Stanley Institutional/MAS
Funds: |
1-800-548-7786 |
| Morgan Stanley Closed
End Funds: |
1-800-221-6726 |
| Van Kampen Funds: |
1-800-341-2911 |
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Prospectus |
| Q: |
How can I get a copy of
a prospectus on a stock or bond that Morgan Stanley is underwriting? |
| A: |
For a copy of any prospectus
on a stock or bond that Morgan Stanley is underwriting, please call your
Financial Advisor at your local Morgan Stanley retail branch office or submit
your request online to prospectus@morganstanley.com. |
Company Information
Ticker Symbol for Morgan Stanley |
| Q: |
What is the ticker symbol for Morgan Stanley's common stock? |
| A: |
The Company's common stock trades under the ticker symbol MS. |
Morgan
Stanley Stock Split History |
| Q: |
When was Morgan Stanley's last split? |
| A: |
On December 20, 1999, Morgan
Stanley announced a 2 for 1 common stock split in the form of a 100 percent
stock dividend, payable January 26, 2000 to common shareholders of record
as of January 12, 2000. In addition, both Morgan Stanley Group, Inc. and Dean Witter, Discover & Co. announced stock splits prior to the merger,
which occurred on May 31, 1997. At the time of the merger, Morgan Stanley
common shareholders received 1.65 shares of Morgan Stanley common stock
in exchange for each share of Morgan Stanley stock they owned, and each
share of Discover common stock automatically represented one
share of Morgan Stanley common stock.
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Morgan
Stanley Dividend Information |
| Q: |
What is the frequency of the dividend distribution of the Morgan Stanley common stock and the amount of the cash dividend? |
| A: |
The amount of the cash dividend is announced every quarter in the
earnings press release and is distributed about one month after
the release. Currently the cash dividend is US$.27 per share. |
Fiscal Year |
| Q: |
When is Morgan Stanley's fiscal year end? |
| A: |
The Company's fiscal year end is November 30. |
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