Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) announced today its intention to voluntarily delist the following securities as a result of the decision of NASDAQ OMX PHLX, formerly the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, to terminate its equity trading platform effective October 24, 2008:

• Biotech BOXES^SM due January 30, 2032, Basket Opportunity eXchangeablE Securities^SM Exchangeable for a Cash Amount Based on the Closing Prices of the Underlying Stocks of the AMEX BIOTECHNOLOGY INDEX (CUSIP: 61744Y413)

• Pharmaceutical BOXES^SM due October 30, 2031, Basket Opportunity eXchangeablE Securities^SM Exchangeable for a Cash Amount Based on the Closing Prices of the Underlying Stocks of the AMEX EQUAL WEIGHTED PHARMACEUTICAL INDEX (CUSIP: 61744Y520)
  

Shares of the Biotech BOXES^SM and the Pharmaceutical BOXES^SM will continue to be traded on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) under ticker symbols "BXB" and "RXB," respectively, until the listing is transferred to NYSE Arca effective November 24, 2008 in connection with NYSE Euronext's acquisition of AMEX.

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