UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC.
c/o Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To Our Shareholders:
Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of Shareholders of each portfolio (each, a ‘‘Portfolio’’ and, collectively, the ‘‘Portfolios’’) of The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. (the ‘‘Fund’’) will be held on Tuesday, August 1, 2006, at the offices of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, 3rd Floor, New York, New York 10020 at the times specified in Exhibit A to this Proxy Statement.
The Meeting is being held for the following purposes:
1. | To elect Directors of the Fund. |
2. | To modify certain fundamental investment restrictions of the Portfolios. |
3. | To consider and act upon any other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof. |
Only shareholders of record of a particular Portfolio at the close of business on May 30, 2006, the record date for the Meeting, are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting of that Portfolio or any adjournments thereof.
MARY E. MULLIN |
Secretary |
Dated: June , 2006
If you do not expect to attend the Meeting, please sign and promptly return the enclosed Proxy Card(s) in the enclosed self-addressed envelope or vote by telephone or electronically on the Internet as indicated in the Proxy Card. In order to avoid the additional expense to the Fund of further solicitation, we ask your prompt cooperation in mailing in your Proxy Card(s) or voting by telephone or electronically on the Internet.
THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC.
c/o Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
PROXY STATEMENT
Special Meeting of Shareholders
August 1, 2006
This statement is furnished by the Board of Directors (the ‘‘Board’’) of The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. (the ‘‘Fund’’) in connection with the solicitation of Proxies by the Board for use at a Special Meeting of Shareholders of each portfolio (each, a ‘‘Portfolio’’ and, collectively, the ‘‘Portfolios’’) of the Fund (the ‘‘Meeting’’) to be held on Tuesday, August 1, 2006, at the principal executive office of the investment adviser for the Fund, Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. (hereinafter ‘‘MSIM’’ or the ‘‘Adviser’’), 1221 Avenue of the Americas, 3rd Floor, New York, New York 10020. It is expected that the Notice of Special Meeting, Proxy Statement and Proxy Card(s) will first be mailed to shareholders on or about June [ ], 2006. The purpose of the Meeting, the matters to be acted upon and the commencement time of the Meeting are set forth in the accompanying Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders.
If the accompanying Proxy Card for a Portfolio is executed properly and returned, shares represented by it will be voted at the Meeting for that Portfolio in accordance with the instructions on the Proxy Card. A Proxy may be revoked at any time prior to the time it is voted by (i) written notice to the Secretary of the Fund or (ii) by attendance and voting at the Meeting of the Portfolio. If no instructions are specified, shares will be voted FOR each Proposal.
The Board has fixed the close of business on May 30, 2006 as the record date for the determination of Shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting and at any adjournments thereof. Each full share will be entitled to vote at the Meeting and each fraction of a share will be entitled to the fraction of a vote equal to the proportion of a full share represented by the fractional share. See Exhibit A for information relating to the number of shares of each Portfolio outstanding and entitled to vote.
The shares of the Fund are currently held only by insurance companies (the ‘‘Insurance Companies’’) for allocation to certain of their separate accounts (each an ‘‘Account’’) established to fund the benefits under certain flexible premium deferred variable annuity contracts and certain flexible premium variable life insurance policies they issue (collectively, the variable annuity contracts and the variable life policies are hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Contracts’’).
In accordance with their view of currently applicable law, the Insurance Companies will vote the shares of each of the Portfolios held in the applicable Account based on instructions received from the owners of Contracts (‘‘Contract Owners’’) having the voting interest in the corresponding sub-accounts of the Account. In connection with the solicitation of such instructions from such Contract Owners, it is understood and expected that the Insurance Companies will furnish a copy of this Proxy Statement to Contract Owners and that the Insurance Companies will furnish to Contract Owners one or more instruction cards by which the Contract Owners may provide their instructions to the Insurance Companies. Shares for which no instructions are received in time to be voted will be voted by the Insurance Companies in the same proportion as shares for which instructions have been received in time to be voted.
The expense of solicitation will be borne by the Fund and will include reimbursement to brokerage firms and others for reasonable expenses in forwarding proxy solicitation materials to beneficial owners. The solicitation of Proxy Cards will be largely by mail, but may include, without cost to the Fund, telephonic, telegraphic, online or oral communications by regular employees of certain affiliates of the Fund, including MSIM (which conducts business under the name Van Kampen), who will receive no extra compensation for its services.
Shareholders will be able to vote their shares by touchtone telephone or by Internet by following the instructions on the Proxy Card or on the Voting Information Card accompanying this Proxy Statement. To vote by touchtone telephone or by Internet, Shareholders can access the website or call the toll-free number listed on the Proxy Card or noted in the enclosed voting instructions. To vote by touchtone telephone or by Internet, Shareholders will need the number that appears on the Proxy Card in the shaded box.
The Fund will furnish, without charge, a copy of its annual report for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 to any shareholder requesting such report. Requests for the annual report should be made in writing to The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc., c/o J.P. Morgan Investor Services Co., P.O. Box 2798, Boston, Massachusetts 02108-2798, by calling 1-800-221-6726, by visiting the Adviser’s Internet website at www.morganstanley.com/im or by contacting your insurance company.
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. also serves as the Fund’s administrator (the ‘‘Administrator’’). Morgan Stanley Distribution Inc. serves as the Fund’s distributor (the ‘‘Distributor’’). The business address of the Administrator and the Distributor is 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020.
At a meeting held on April 25, 2006, the Board of the Fund determined that it was in the best interest of the Fund to approve each Proposal. After careful consideration, the Board approved the submission of each Proposal to Shareholders for their approval.
The Board of the Fund unanimously recommends that you cast your vote ‘‘FOR’’ each Proposal set forth in this Proxy Statement as follows:
• | The election of all of the nominees as Directors as set forth in Proposal No. 1. |
• | The modification of certain of the Portfolio’s fundamental policies as set forth in Proposal No. 2. |
Your vote is important. Please return your Proxy Card promptly no matter how many shares you own.
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PROPOSAL 1 — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to consider the election of Directors to hold office until their successors are duly elected and qualified. It is the intention of the persons named in the accompanying Proxy Cards to vote, on behalf of the Shareholders, for the election of Frank L. Bowman, Kathleen A. Dennis, Michael F. Klein and W. Allen Reed as Directors for an indefinite term commencing on August 1, 2006, for the Fund.
Pursuant to the Fund’s By-Laws, each Director holds office until (i) his or her successor has been elected and qualified, (ii) his or her death, (iii) his or her resignation or (iv) his or her removal as provided by statute or the charter. Each officer will hold such office until his or her death or resignation or a successor has been duly elected and qualified.
Information Regarding Directors and Nominee Directors
Certain information regarding the incumbent Directors and nominees for election as Directors is set forth below:
Name, Address and Age | Position(s) Held with Fund | Length of Time Served(1) | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director or Nominee for Director | Other Directorships Held by Director or Nominee for Director | |||||||||||||||||||||
Interested Incumbent Director | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charles A. Fiumefreddo* (72) c/o Morgan Stanley Trust Harborside Financial Center Plaza Two Jersey City, NJ 07311 | Director and Chairman of the Board | Since July 2003 | Chairman and Director or Trustee of the funds advised by Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors, Inc. (the ‘‘Retail Funds’’) (since July 1991) and various U.S. registered investment companies managed by MSIM (the ‘‘Institutional Funds’’) (since July 2003); formerly Chief Executive Officer of the Retail Funds (until September 2002). | 187 | None. | |||||||||||||||||||||
James F. Higgins* (58) c/o Morgan Stanley Trust Harborside Financial Center Plaza Two Jersey City, NJ 07311 | Nominee/Director | Since July 2003 | Director or Trustee of the Retail Funds (since June 2000) and the Institutional Funds (since July 2003); Senior Advisor of Morgan Stanley; Director of Dean Witter Realty Inc. | 187 | Director of AXA Financial, Inc. and The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States (financial services). | |||||||||||||||||||||
(1) | This is the date the Director began serving the Institutional Funds. |
* | ‘‘Interested person’’ of the Fund within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the ‘‘Investment Company Act’’). Mr. Fiumefreddo is the former Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc., which is the investment adviser of the Retail Funds. Mr. Higgins is Senior Advisor to Morgan Stanley, of which the Adviser is a subsidiary. |
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Name, Address and Age | Position(s) Held with Fund | Length of Time Served(1) | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director or Nominee for Director | Other Directorships Held by Director or Nominee for Director | |||||||||||||||||
Independent Nominees for Director | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Frank L. Bowman (61) c/o Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Counsel to the Independent Trustees/Directors 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 | Nominee | N/A | President and Chief Executive Officer of the Nuclear Energy Institute (since February 2005) (policy organization); formerly variously, Admiral in the U.S. Navy, Director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program and Deputy Administrator—Naval Reactors in the National Nuclear Security Administration at the U.S. Department of Energy (1996-2004), Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. | 187 | Director of the National Energy Foundation, the U.S. Energy Association, the American Council for Capital Formation and the Armed Services YMCA of the USA. | |||||||||||||||||
Kathleen A. Dennis (52) c/o Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Counsel to the Independent Trustees/Directors 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 | Nominee | N/A | President, Cedarwood Associates (mutual fund consulting) (2006-present); Senior Managing Director of Victory Capital Management (1993-2006). | 187 | None. | |||||||||||||||||
Michael F. Klein (47) c/o Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Counsel to the Independent Trustees/Directors 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 | Nominee | N/A | Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director, Aetos Capital, LLC (since March 2000); Managing Director, Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Investment Management and President, Morgan Stanley Institutional Funds (June 1998-March 2000); Principal, Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Investment Management (August 1997-December 1999). | 187 | None. | |||||||||||||||||
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Name, Address and Age | Position(s) Held with Fund | Length of Time Served(1) | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director or Nominee for Director | Other Directorships Held by Director or Nominee for Director | |||||||||||||||||
Independent Nominees for Director | ||||||||||||||||||||||
W. Allen Reed (60) c/o Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Counsel to the Independent Trustees/Directors1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 | Nominee | N/A | President and CEO of General Motors Asset Management, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the GM Trust Bank and Corporate Vice President of General Motors Corporation (August 1994 to December 2005). | 187 | Director of GMAC (financial services), GMAC Insurance Holdings, iShares, Inc. (Exchange Traded Funds), and Temple-Inland Industries (Packaging, Banking and Forrest Products); member of the Board of Executives of the New York Stock Exchange, the Investment Advisory Committee for the New York State Retirement System and the Morgan Stanley Capital International Editorial Board; Director of various investment fund advisory boards. | |||||||||||||||||
Independent Incumbent Directors | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Bozic (65) c/o Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Counsel to the Independent Trustees/Directors 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 | Director | Since July 2003 | Private investor; Director or Trustee of the Retail Funds (since April 1994) and the Institutional Funds (since July 2003); formerly Vice Chairman of Kmart Corporation (December 1998 to October 2000), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Levitz Furniture Corporation (November 1995 to November 1998) and President and Chief Executive Officer of Hills Department Stores (May 1991 to July 1995); formerly variously Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer (1987 to 1991) of the Sears Merchandise Group of Sears, Roebuck & Co. | 187 | Director of various business organizations. | |||||||||||||||||
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Name, Address and Age | Position(s) Held with Fund | Length of Time Served(1) | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director or Nominee for Director | Other Directorships Held by Director or Nominee for Director | |||||||||||||||||
Independent Incumbent Directors | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Edwin J. Garn (73) 1031 North Chartwell Court Salt Lake City, UT 84103 | Director | Since July 2003 | Consultant; Director or Trustee of the Retail Funds (since January 1993) and the Institutional Funds (since July 2003); member of the Utah Regional Advisory Board of Pacific Corp. (utility company); formerly Managing Director of Summit Ventures LLC (lobbying and consulting firm) (2000 to 2004); United States Senator (R-Utah) (1974 to 1992) and Chairman, Senate Banking Committee (1980 to 1986), Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah (1971 to 1974), Astronaut, Space Shuttle Discovery (April 12 to 19, 1985), and Vice Chairman, Huntsman Corporation (chemical company). | 187 | Director of Franklin Covey (time management systems), BMW Bank of North America, Inc. (industrial loan corporation), Escrow Bank USA (industrial loan corporation), United Space Alliance (joint venture between Lockheed Martin and the Boeing Company) and Nuskin Asia Pacific (multilevel marketing); member of the board of various civic and charitable organizations. | |||||||||||||||||
Wayne E. Hedien (72) c/o Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Counsel to the Independent Trustees/Directors 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 | Director | Since July 2003 | Retired; Director or Trustee of the Retail Funds (since September 1997) and the Institutional Funds (since July 2003); formerly associated with the Allstate Companies (1966 to 1994), most recently as Chairman of The Allstate Corporation (March 1993 to December 1994) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of its wholly owned subsidiary, Allstate Insurance Company (July 1989 to December 1994). | 187 | Director of The PMI Group Inc. (private mortgage insurance); Trustee and Vice Chairman of The Field Museum of Natural History; Director of various other business and charitable organizations. | |||||||||||||||||
Dr. Manuel H. Johnson (57) c/o Johnson Smick Group Inc. 888 16th Street, N.W. Suite 740 Washington, D.C. 20006 | Director | Since July 2003 | Senior Partner, Johnson Smick International, Inc., a consulting firm; Chairman of the Audit Committee and Director or Trustee of the Retail Funds (since July 1991) and the Institutional Funds (since July 2003); Co-Chairman and a founder of the Group of Seven Council (G7C), an international economic commission; formerly Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury. | 187 | Director of NVR, Inc. (home construction); Director of KFX Energy; Director of RBS Greenwich Capital Holdings (financial holding company). | |||||||||||||||||
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Name, Address and Age | Position(s) Held with Fund | Length of Time Served(1) | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director or Nominee for Director | Other Directorships Held by Director or Nominee for Director | |||||||||||||||||
Independent Incumbent Directors | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Joseph J. Kearns (63) c/o Kearns & Associates LLC PMB 754 23852 Pacific Coast Highway Malibu, CA 90265 | Director | Since October 2001 | President, Kearns & Associates LLC (investment consulting); Deputy Chairman of the Audit Committee and Director or Trustee of the Retail Funds (since July 2003) and the Institutional Funds (since August 1994); previously Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Institutional Funds (October 2001 to July 2003); formerly Chief Financial Officer of The J. Paul Getty Trust. | 188 | Director of Electro Rent Corporation (equipment leasing), The Ford Family Foundation and the UCLA Foundation. | |||||||||||||||||
Michael Nugent (70) c/o Triumph Capital, L.P. 445 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 | Director | Since July 2001 | General Partner of Triumph Capital, L.P., a private investment partnership; Chairman of the Insurance Committee and Director or Trustee of the Retail Funds (since July 1991) and the Institutional Funds (since July 2001); formerly Vice President, Bankers Trust Company and BT Capital Corporation (1984 to 1988). | 187 | None. | |||||||||||||||||
Fergus Reid (73) c/o Lumelite Plastics Corporation 85 Charles Colman Boulevard Pawling, NY 12564 | Director | Since April 1006 | Chairman of Lumelite Plastics Corporation; Chairman of the Governance Committee and Director or Trustee of the Retail Funds (since July 2003) and the Institutional Funds (since June 1992). | 188 | Trustee and Director of certain investment companies in the JPMorgan Funds complex managed by J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. | |||||||||||||||||
No Director or nominee for election as Director who is not an interested person of the Fund, or any immediate family member of such person, owns securities in the Adviser, or a person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser.
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Certain information regarding the executive officers of the Fund is set forth below:
Name, Address and Age | Position(s) Held with the Fund, and Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | ||||||||
Ronald E. Robison* (67) 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 | President since September 2005 and Principal Executive Officer since May 2003 | President (since September 2005) and Principal Executive Officer (since May 2003) of funds in the Fund Complex; President (since September 2005) and Principal Executive Officer (since May 2003) of the Van Kampen Funds; Managing Director, Director and/or Officer of Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc. and various entities affiliated with Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc.; Director of Morgan Stanley SICAV (since May 2004). Formerly, Executive Vice President (July 2003 to September 2005) of funds in the Fund Complex and the Van Kampen Funds; President and Director of the Institutional Funds (March 2001 to July 2003); Chief Global Operating Officer of the Adviser; Chief Administrative Officer of Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc.; Chief Administrative Officer of Morgan Stanley Services Company Inc. | ||||||||
J. David Germany* (51) Morgan Stanley Investment Management Ltd. 25 Cabot Square Canary Wharf London, United Kingdom E144QA | Vice President since February 2006 | Managing Director and (since December 2005) Chief Investment Officer–Global Fixed Income of the Adviser; Managing Director and Director of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Ltd.; Vice President (since February 2006) of the Retail Funds and the Institutional Funds. | ||||||||
Dennis F. Shea* (53) 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 | Vice President since February 2006 | Managing Director and (since February 2006) Chief Investment Officer–Global Equity of the Adviser; Vice President (since February 2006) of the Retail and Institutional Funds. Formerly, Managing Director and Director of Global Equity Research at Morgan Stanley. | ||||||||
Barry Fink* (51) 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 | Vice President since July 2003 | Managing Director and General Counsel of Morgan Stanley Investment Management; Managing Director of Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors, Inc. and various entities affiliated with Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc.; Vice President of the Retail Funds and (since July 2003) the Institutional Funds. Formerly, Secretary, General Counsel and/or Director of Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc. and various entities affiliated with Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc.; Secretary and General Counsel of the Retail Funds. | ||||||||
Amy R. Doberman* (44) 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 | Vice President since July 2004 | Managing Director and General Counsel, U.S. Investment Management of Morgan Stanley Investment Management (since July 2004); Vice President of the Retail Funds and the Institutional Funds (since July 2004); Vice President of the Van Kampen Funds (since August 2004); Secretary (since February 2006) and Managing Director (since July 2004) of Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc. and various entities affiliated with Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc.. Formerly, Managing Director and General Counsel—Americas, UBS Global Asset Management (July 2000 to July 2004). | ||||||||
Carsten Otto* (42) 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 | Chief Compliance Officer since October 2004 | Managing Director and U.S. Director of Compliance for Morgan Stanley Investment Management (since October 2004); Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer of Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Formerly, Assistant Secretary and Assistant General Counsel of the Retail Funds. | ||||||||
Stefanie V. Chang Yu * (39) 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 | Vice President since December 1997 | Executive Director of Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc. and various entities affiliated with Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc.; Vice President of the Retail Funds (since July 2002) and the Institutional Funds (since December 1997). Formerly, Secretary of various entities affiliated with Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc.. | ||||||||
Mary E. Mullin* (39) 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 | Secretary since June 1999 | Executive Director of MSIA and various entities affiliated with MSIA; Secretary of the Retail Funds (since July 2003) and the Institutional Funds (since June 1999). | ||||||||
* | ‘‘Interested person’’ of the Fund within the meaning of the Investment Company Act. Messrs. Robison, Germany, Shea, Fink, Otto, Smith and Caloia, and Ms. Doberman, Chang Yu and Mullin are also officers of the Adviser. |
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Name, Address and Age | Position(s) Held with the Fund, and Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | ||||||||
James Garrett (36) 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 | Treasurer since February 2002 and Chief Financial Officer since July 2003 | Head of Global Fund Administration; Executive Director of the Adviser and various entities affiliated with the Adviser; Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Institutional Funds. Formerly with PriceWaterhouse LLP (now PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP). | ||||||||
Michael Leary (39) JPMorgan Investor Services Co. 73 Tremont Street Boston, MA 02108 | Director of Treasury and Compliance since March 2003 | Director and Vice President of Fund Administration, JPMorgan Investors Services Co. (formerly Chase Global Funds Services Company). Formerly, Audit Manager at Ernst & Young LLP. | ||||||||
* | ‘‘Interested person’’ of the Funds within the meaning of the Investment Company Act. Messrs. Robison, Germany, Shea, Fink, Otto, Smith and Caloia, and Ms. Doberman, Chang Yu and Mullin are officers of the Adviser. |
Share Ownership of Directors
The Directors have adopted a policy pursuant to which each Director and/or his or her spouse is required to invest at least $100,000 in any of the funds in the Morgan Stanley Retail and Institutional Funds on whose boards the Director serves. In addition, the policy contemplates that the Directors will, over time, increase their aggregate investment in the funds above the $100,000 minimum requirement. The Directors may allocate their investments among specific funds in any manner they determine is appropriate based on their individual investment objectives. Any new Director will be given a one year period following his or her election within which to comply with the foregoing. As of the date of this Joint Proxy Statement, each incumbent Director is in compliance with the policy. As of March 31, 2006, the total value of the investments by the Directors and/or their spouses in shares of the Morgan Stanley Retail Funds and Institutional Funds was approximately $ million. This amount includes compensation deferred by the Director at his or her election pursuant to a deferred compensation plan. Such deferred compensation is placed in a deferral account and deemed to be invested in one or more of the Retail Funds or Institutional Funds (or portfolio thereof) that are offered as investment options under the plan.
Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Fund
The following table sets forth information regarding the dollar range of beneficial ownership of shares in the Fund and in certain registered investment companies, including the Fund, managed by the Adviser or an affiliate and held out to investors as related companies for purposes of investment and investor services (the ‘‘Family of Investment Companies’’) owned by the Directors of the Fund and each nominee for election as a Director, as of March 31, 2006. This information has been furnished by each Director and nominee. The dollar values in the following table are based upon the market price of the Fund’s shares as of March 31, 2006.
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Name of Current Director | Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Fund(1) | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Funds Overseen or to be Overseen in Family of Investment Companies | ||||||||
Interested Director | ||||||||||
Fiumefreddo | None | Over $100,000 | ||||||||
Higgins | None | Over $100,000 | ||||||||
Independent Director/Nominee | ||||||||||
Bowman | None | None | ||||||||
Bozic | None | Over $100,000 | ||||||||
Dennis | None | None | ||||||||
Garn | None | Over $100,000 | ||||||||
Hedien | None | Over $100,000 | ||||||||
Johnson | None | Over $100,000 | ||||||||
Kearns(2) | None | Over $100,000 | ||||||||
Klein | None | Over $100,000 | ||||||||
Nugent | None | Over $100,000 | ||||||||
Reed | None | None | ||||||||
Reid(2) | $10,001 - $50,000 | Over $100,000 | ||||||||
(1) | Directors are not able to beneficially own shares in the Fund as it is offered only to insurance companies for the purposes of funding Insurance Contracts, but Mr. Reid is deemed to be invested in the Fund pursuant to his investments in the Prior DC Plan (as defined below). |
(2) | Includes the total amount of compensation deferred by the Director at his election pursuant to a deferred compensation plan. Such deferred compensation is placed in a deferral account and deemed to be invested in one or more of the Retail Funds or Institutional Funds (or portfolios thereof) that are offered as investment options under the plan. As of March 31, 2006, the value (including interest) of the deferral accounts for Messrs. Kearns and Reid was $874,964.23 and $800,512.08, respectively, pursuant to the deferred compensation plan. |
Board Meetings and Committees
The Board of Directors has a separately-designated standing Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the ‘‘Exchange Act’’). The Audit Committee provides assistance to the Board with respect to the engagement of independent registered public accounting firm and the qualifications, independence and performance of the independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee also, among other things, reviews with the independent registered public accounting firm the plan and results of the audit engagement and matters having a material effect on the Fund’s financial operations. The Fund has adopted an Audit Committee Charter. The members of the Audit Committee of the Fund are currently Michael Bozic, Edwin J. Garn, Wayne E. Hedien, Dr. Manuel H. Johnson, Joseph J. Kearns, Michael E. Nugent and Fergus Reid, none of whom is an ‘‘interested person,’’ as defined under the Investment Company Act, of the Fund (with such disinterested Directors being ‘‘Independent Directors’’ or individually, an ‘‘Independent Director’’). The current Chairman of the Audit Committee is Dr. Manuel H. Johnson and the Deputy Chairman is Joseph J. Kearns. The Audit Committee met seven times during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005.
The Board of Directors also has a Governance Committee. The Governance Committee identifies individuals qualified to serve as Independent Directors on the Fund’s Board and on committees of the Board and recommends such qualified individuals for nomination by the Fund’s Independent Directors as candidates for election as Independent Directors, advises the Fund’s Board with respect to Board composition, procedures and committees, develops and recommends to the Fund’s Board a set of corporate governance principles applicable to the Fund, monitors and makes recommendations on corporate governance matters and policies and procedures of the Fund’s Board of Directors and any Board committees and oversees periodic evaluations of the Fund’s Board and its committees. The Fund has adopted a formal, written Governance Committee Charter, a copy of which is attached hereto as Schedule A. The Governance Committee Charter is not available on the Fund’s website because the Fund believes that making the charter available on the Fund’s website will not be cost effective. The members of the Governance Committee are currently Messrs. Reid, Bozic and Garn, each of whom is an
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Independent Director. The current Chairman of the Governance Committee is Fergus Reid. The Governance Committee held two meetings during its fiscal year ended December 31, 2005.
The Fund does not have a separate nominating committee. While the Governance Committee recommends qualified candidates for nominations as Independent Directors, the Board of Directors believes that the task of nominating prospective Independent Directors is important enough to require the participation of all current Independent Directors, rather than a separate committee consisting of only certain Independent Directors. Accordingly, each current Independent Director (Michael Bozic, Edwin J. Garn, Wayne E. Hedien, Dr. Manuel H. Johnson, Joseph J. Kearns, Michael E. Nugent and Fergus Reid) participates in the election and nomination of candidates for election as Independent Directors for the Fund for which the Independent Director serves. Persons recommended as candidates for nomination as Independent Directors shall possess such knowledge, experience, skills, expertise and diversity so as to enhance the Board’s ability to manage and direct the affairs and business of the Fund, including, when applicable, to enhance the ability of committees of the Board to fulfill their duties and/or to satisfy any independence requirements imposed by law, regulation or any listing requirement of the NYSE. While the Independent Directors of the Fund expect to be able to continue to identify from their own resources an ample number of qualified candidates for the Fund’s Board as they deem appropriate, they will consider nomination from shareholders to the Board. Nominations from Shareholders should be in writing and sent to the Independent Directors as described below under ‘‘Shareholder Communications.’’
Finally, the Board has formed an Insurance Committee to review and monitor the insurance coverage maintained by the Fund. The Insurance Committee currently consists of Messrs. Nugent, Fiumefreddo and Hedien. Messrs. Nugent and Hedien are Independent Directors. The Insurance Committee held six meetings during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005.
There were 14 meetings of the Board of Directors of the Fund held during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. The Independent Directors of the Fund also met three times during that time, in addition to the 14 meetings of the full Board.
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, each current Director attended at least seventy-five percent of the aggregate number of meetings of the Board and of any committee on which he served held during the time such Director was a member of the Board.
Shareholder Communications
Shareholders may send communications to the Fund’s Board of Directors. Shareholders should send communications intended for the Fund’s Board by addressing the communications directly to the Board (or individual Board members) and/or otherwise clearly indicating in the salutation that the communication is for the Board (or individual Board members) and by sending the communication to either the Fund’s office or directly to such Board member(s) at the address specified for each Director previously noted. Other shareholder communications received by the Fund not directly addressed and sent to the Board will be reviewed and generally responded to by management, and will be forwarded to the Board only at management’s discretion based on the matters contained therein.
Each of the nominees for Director has consented to be named in this Proxy Statement and to serve as a Director of the Fund if elected. The Board of the Fund has no reason to believe that any of the nominees named above will become unavailable for election as a Director, but if that should occur before the Meeting for that Fund, Proxy Cards will be voted for such persons as the Board of the Fund may recommend.
Compensation
Each Independent Director receives an annual fee of $180,000 for servicing the Retail Funds and the Institutional Funds. Prior to October 1, 2005, each Independent Director received an annual retainer fee of $168,000 for serving the Retail Funds and the Institutional Funds. In addition, each Independent Director received $2,000 for attending each of the four quarterly board meetings and two performance meetings that occurred each year, so that an Independent Director who attended all six meetings received total compensation of $180,000 for serving the funds.
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The Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional annual retainer fee of $60,000. Other Committee Chairmen and the Deputy Chairman of the Audit Committee receive an additional annual retainer fee of $30,000. The aggregate compensation paid to each Independent Director is paid by the Retail Funds and the Institutional Funds, and is allocated on a pro rata basis among each of the operational funds/portfolios of the Retail Funds and the Institutional Funds based on the relative net assets of each of the funds’ portfolios. Mr. Fiumefreddo receives an annual fee for his services as Chairman of the Boards of the Retail Funds and the Institutional Funds and for administrative services provided to each Board.
The Fund also reimburses the Independent Directors for travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with attending such meetings. Directors of the Fund who are employed by the Adviser or an affiliated company receive no compensation or expense reimbursement from the Fund for their services as a Director.
Effective April 1, 2004, the Fund began a Deferred Compensation Plan (the ‘‘DC Plan’’) which allows each Independent Director to defer payment of all, or a portion, of the fees he or she receives for serving on the Board of Directors throughout the year. Each eligible Director generally may elect to have the deferred amounts credited with a return equal to the total return on one or more of the Retail Funds or Institutional Funds (or portfolios thereof) that are offered as investment options under the DC Plan. At the Director’s election, distributions are either in one lump sum payment, or in the form of equal annual installments over a period of five years. The rights of an eligible Director and the beneficiaries to the amounts held under the DC Plan are unsecured and such amounts are subject to the claims of the creditors of the Fund.
Prior to April 1, 2004, the Fund maintained a similar Deferred Compensation Plan (the ‘‘Prior DC Plan’’), which also allowed each Independent Director to defer payment of all, or a portion, of the fees he or she received for serving on the Board of Directors throughout the year. The DC Plan amends and supersedes the Prior DC Plan and all amounts payable under the Prior DC Plan are now subject to the terms of the DC Plan (except for amounts paid during the calendar year 2004 which remain subject to the terms of the Prior DC Plan).
Set forth on the following page is a table showing the aggregate compensation paid by the Fund to each of its Directors, as well as the total compensation paid to each Director by the Fund and by other U.S. registered investment companies advised by MSIM or any investment companies that have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of MSIM (collectively, the ‘‘Fund Complex’’) for their services as Directors of such investment companies. The aggregate compensation paid by the Fund is as of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. The amounts reflected in the following table include amounts paid by the Fund Complex for services rendered during the calendar year ended December 31, 2005 for each fund within the Fund Complex, regardless of whether such amounts were actually received by the Directors during such fiscal year. In all cases, there were no pension or retirement benefits accrued as part of any Fund’s expenses.
Name of Directors | Total Compensation from the Fund | Total Compensation from Funds and Fund Complex Paid to Directors(1) (2) | ||||||||
Interested Director | ||||||||||
Fiumefreddo | $ | 9,226 | $ | 360,000 | ||||||
Higgins | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Independent Director | ||||||||||
Bozic | $ | 4,554 | 180,000 | |||||||
Garn | 4,524 | 178,000 | ||||||||
Hedien | 4,554 | 180,000 | ||||||||
Johnson | 6,092 | 240,000 | ||||||||
Kearns(3) | 2,717 | 217,000 | ||||||||
Nugent | 5,323 | 210,000 | ||||||||
Reid(3) | 5,321 | 215,000 | ||||||||
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(1) | ‘‘Interested person’’ of the Fund within the meaning of the Investment Company Act. Mr. Fiumefreddo receives an annual fee for his services as Chairman of the Boards of the Retail Funds and for administrative services provided to the Boards of the Retail Funds. As of July 1, 2006, Mr. Fiumefreddo will resign as Chairman of the Boards of the Retail Funds and will be replaced by Mr. Nugent. As a result, Mr. Nugent will receive the annual fee for his services as Chairman of the Board of the Retail Funds from that date. |
(2) | Amounts shown in this column also include amounts received by each Director for service on the Boards of several other funds affiliated with the Fund, which are part of the Fund Complex. Because the funds in the Fund Complex have different fiscal year ends, the amounts shown in this column are presented on a calendar year basis. |
(3) | Amounts shown in this table include certain amounts deferred pursuant to the DC Plan. |
(4) | Messrs. Bozic, Garn, Hedien, Johnson and Nugent are participants in a retirement program adopted by certain of the Retail Funds (the ‘‘Adopting Funds’’) pursuant to which they are entitled to retirement payments upon reaching the eligible retirement age. Annual payments are based on their lengths of service. As of the calendar year ended December 31, 2005, retirement benefits accrued by the Adopting Funds and their estimated benefits upon retirement from all Adopting Funds were $19,439 and $46,871, respectively for Bozic, $(10,738) and $46,917, respectively for Garn, $37,860 and $40,020, respectively for Hedien, $19,701 and $68,630, respectively for Johnson, and $35,471 and $61,377, respectively for Nugent. Mr. Garn’s retirement expense is negative due to the fact that his retirement date has been extended to October 31, 2007, and therefore the expense has been overaccrued. |
Under the Fund’s By-Laws, the presence in person or by proxy of Shareholders entitled to cast a majority of the votes entitled to be cast thereat shall constitute a quorum. For this purpose, abstentions and broker ‘‘non-votes’’ will be counted in determining whether a quorum is present at the Meeting, but will not be counted as votes cast at the Meeting.
Assuming a quorum is present, approval of Proposal 1 will require the affirmative vote of a majority of the Fund’s shares represented in person or by proxy at the Meeting and entitled to vote at the Meeting. Shareholders of each Portfolio of the Fund will vote together as a single class with respect to Proposal No. 1.
The Board of the Fund recommends that you vote ‘‘FOR’’ the election of the nominees as Directors.
OVERVIEW OF PROPOSAL 2 RELATED TO THE MODIFICATION OF
CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
The Investment Company Act requires a registered investment company, including the Fund, to have certain specific investment policies that can be changed only with shareholder approval. Investment companies may also elect to designate other policies that may be changed only with a shareholder vote. Both types of policies are often referred to as ‘‘fundamental’’ policies. In this Proxy Statement, the word ‘‘restriction’’ or ‘‘limitation’’ is sometimes used to describe a policy. In addition, certain fundamental policies have been adopted in the past by the Fund to reflect certain regulatory, business or industry conditions that are no longer in effect. For example, the National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996 (‘‘NSMIA’’) preempted many investment restrictions formerly imposed by state securities laws and regulations (these state laws and regulations are often referred to as ‘‘blue sky’’ laws and regulations), so those state requirements no longer apply. As a result, many of the current restrictions unnecessarily limit the investment strategies available to the Adviser in managing a Fund’s assets. In addition, the lack of uniform standards across the Funds leads to operating inefficiencies and increases the costs of compliance monitoring. Accordingly, the Adviser recently conducted a review of the Fund’s fundamental policies to simplify, modernize and make consistent with those of other investment companies advised by the Adviser or its affiliates, the Fund’s policies that are required to be fundamental under the Investment Company Act.
Proposal 2 seeks Shareholder approval of changes that are intended to accomplish the foregoing goals. Not all Proposals apply to all the Portfolios. The proposed changes to the fundamental policies are discussed in detail below. The table following this discussion will assist you in determining which Proposals apply to your Portfolio(s) and which investment policy or restriction changes are proposed for the Fund. By reducing to a minimum those policies that can be changed only by a Shareholder vote, the Fund should be able to avoid the costs and delay associated with a Shareholder meeting and the Board believes that the Adviser’s ability to manage the Fund’s portfolio in a changing regulatory or investment environment will be enhanced.
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Shareholders should note that certain of the proposed fundamental policies are stated in terms of ‘‘to the extent permitted by the Investment Company Act or the rules and regulations thereunder.’’ Applicable law can change over time and may become more or less restrictive as a result. The fundamental policies have been drafted in this manner so that a change in law would not require the Funds to seek a Shareholder vote to amend the policy to conform to applicable law, as revised. Although the Proposal gives the Portfolios greater flexibility to respond to future investment opportunities, the Adviser does not anticipate that the changes, individually or in the aggregate, will result at this time in a material change in the level of investment risk associated with an investment in the Portfolio, nor does the Adviser anticipate that the proposed changes in the fundamental investment restrictions will, individually or in the aggregate, change materially the manner in which the Portfolios are managed and operated.
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2. | PROPOSALS TO MODIFY CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS |
Name of Portfolio | 2A Modify Diversification Policy | 2B Modify Borrowing Policy | 2C Modify Loan Policy | 2D Modify Commodities Policy | 2E Modify Senior Securities Policy | |||||||||||||||||
Core Plus Fixed Income | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
Emerging Markets Debt | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||
Emerging Markets Equity | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
Equity and Income | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
Equity Growth | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
Global Franchise | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
Global Real Estate | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||
Global Value Equity | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
High Yield | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
International Magnum | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
International Growth Equity | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
Mid Cap Growth | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
Small Company Growth | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
U.S. Mid Cap Value | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
U.S. Real Estate | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||
Value | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal 2.A. — Modify Fundamental Policy Regarding Diversification
Applicable Portfolios: See the Chart on Page
Proposed New Fundamental Investment Policy: If the proposed modification is approved by Shareholders, the Portfolio’s fundamental policy would read:
‘‘The Portfolio may not invest in a manner inconsistent with its classification as a ‘‘diversified company’’ as provided by (i) the Investment Company Act, as amended from time to time, (ii) the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC under the Investment Company Act, as amended from time to time, or (iii) an exemption or other relief applicable to the Portfolio from the provisions of the Investment Company Act, as amended from time to time.’’
Discussion of Proposed Modification:
Section 8(b) of the Investment Company Act requires an investment company to state whether it is ‘‘diversified’’ as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act. Consequently, the proposed modification is consistent with the Investment Company Act, which only requires that a fund state whether it is diversified. The Investment Company Act requires that funds classify themselves as either diversified or non-diversified. The difference is that diversified funds are subject to stricter percentage limits on the amount of assets that can be invested in any one company. Specifically, a diversified fund may not, with respect to 75% of its total assets: (1) invest more than 5% of its total assets in the securities of one issuer, or (2) hold more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer.
No change is being proposed to a Portfolio’s designation as diversified. Instead, the proposed change would modify a Portfolio’s fundamental investment policies regarding its sub-classification under the
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Investment Company Act to rely on the definitions of the term ‘‘diversified’’ in the Investment Company Act rather than stating the relevant percentage limitations expressed under current law. As a result, without the Board or Shareholders taking further action, the modified investment policy would automatically apply the requirements of ‘‘diversification’’ under the Investment Company Act to a Portfolio as those requirements may be amended from time to time.
Proposal 2.B. — Modify Fundamental Policy Regarding Borrowing Money
Applicable Portfolios: All Portfolios
Proposed New Fundamental Investment Policy: If the proposed modification is approved by Shareholders, the Portfolio’s fundamental policy regarding borrowing would read:
‘‘The Portfolio may not borrow money, except the Portfolio may borrow money to the extent permitted by (i) the Investment Company Act, as amended from time to time, (ii) the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC under the Investment Company Act, as amended from time to time, or (iii) an exemption or other relief applicable to the Fund from the provisions of the Investment Company Act, as amended from time to time.’’
Discussion of Proposed Modification:
Each Portfolio is required to have a fundamental policy with respect to borrowing. Each Portfolio has a fundamental policy prohibiting it from borrowing money except from banks in an amount not in excess of 33 1/3% of its total assets (including the amount borrowed) less liabilities. In addition, each Portfolio (except the Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio) has adopted a non-fundamental policy (which may be changed by the Board without Shareholder approval) that further limits its ability to borrow money other than ‘‘temporarily or for extraordinary or emergency purposes.’’ Pursuant to this non-fundamental policy, a Portfolio may not purchase additional securities when borrowings exceed 5% of its total assets. It is proposed that each Portfolio’s fundamental policy be simplified and standardized.
The proposed fundamental policy for borrowing would permit the Portfolios to borrow up to the full extent permitted under the Investment Company Act. There is no current intention, however, to modify the non-fundamental policy that further limits borrowings to which each Portfolio (other than the Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio) is subject.
If a Portfolio borrows and uses the proceeds to make additional investments, income and appreciation from such investments will improve its performance, if they exceed the associated borrowing costs but impair its performance, if they are less than such borrowing costs. This factor is known as leverage. The use of leverage is considered speculative and its use could increase the volatility of a Portfolio’s assets.
Proposal 2.C. — Modify Fundamental Policy Regarding Loans
Applicable Portfolios: All Portfolios
Proposed New Fundamental Investment Policy: If the proposed modification is approved by Shareholders, the Portfolio’s fundamental policy regarding loans would read:
‘‘The Portfolio may not make loans of money or property to any person, except (a) to the extent that securities or interests in which the Portfolio may invest are considered to be loans, (b) through the loan of portfolio securities, (c) by engaging in repurchase agreements or (d) as may otherwise be permitted by (i) the Investment Company Act, as amended from time to time, (ii) the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC under the Investment Company Act, as amended from time to time, or (iii) an exemption or other relief applicable to the Fund from the provision of the Investment Company Act, as amended from time to time.’’
Discussion of Proposed Modification:
The proposed change is intended to clarify a Portfolio’s ability to engage in securities lending to the extent permitted by the Investment Company Act and the then-current SEC policy. The Investment
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Company Act currently limits loans of a Portfolio’s securities to one-third of the Portfolio’s assets, including any collateral received from the loan, provided that loans are 100% collateralized by cash or cash equivalents. In the future, should the rules and regulations governing loans by mutual funds change, the proposed restriction would automatically conform to those new requirements without the need to solicit Shareholder votes.
The current restrictions of the Portfolios are consistent with the current limitation and the proposed amendment would not affect the Portfolio’s investment strategies. If this Proposal is approved by Shareholders, the Portfolios would be permitted to make loans to the maximum extent permitted by the Investment Company Act. Securities lending may be utilized in seeking to generate additional income for a Portfolio. In lending securities, the Portfolio will be subject to risk, which like those associated with other extensions of credit, include possible loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower fail financially.
Proposal 2.D. — Modify Fundamental Policy Regarding
Investment in Commodities, Commodity Contracts and Futures Contracts
Applicable Portfolios: All Portfolios
Proposed New Fundamental Investment Policy: If the proposed modification is approved by Shareholders, the Portfolio’s fundamental policy would read:
‘‘The Portfolio may not purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments; provided that this restriction shall not prohibit the Portfolio from purchasing or selling options, futures contracts and related options thereon, forward contracts, swaps, caps, floors, collars and any other financial instruments or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities or as otherwise permitted by (i) the Investment Company Act, as amended from time to time, (ii) the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC under the Investment Company Act, as amended from time to time, or (iii) an exemption or other relief applicable to the Portfolio from the provisions of the Investment Company Act, as amended from time to time.’’
Discussion of Proposed Modification:
The proposed changes to a Portfolio’s policy are intended to make it clear that the Portfolios may use futures contracts, options on futures contracts and other derivatives. These instruments are generally accepted under modern portfolio management and are regularly used by many mutual funds and other institutional investors.
Derivatives involve the risk that interest rates, securities prices and currency markets will not move in the direction that the Fund’s portfolio manager anticipates and the risk of imperfect correlation between the price of derivative instruments and movements in the direct investments for which derivatives are a substitute. Other risks include the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for any particular instrument and possible exchange-imposed price fluctuation limits, either of which may make it difficult or impossible to close out a position when desired, the risk that adverse price movements in an instrument can result in a loss substantially greater than the Fund’s initial investment in that instrument (in some cases, the potential loss is unlimited), and the risk that the counterparty will not perform its obligations.
Proposal 2.E. — Modify Fundamental Policy Regarding Issuance of Senior Securities
Applicable Portfolios: All Portfolios
Proposed New Fundamental Investment Policy: If the proposed modification is approved by Shareholders, the Fund’s fundamental policy would read:
‘‘The Fund may not issue senior securities, except the Fund may issue senior securities to the extent permitted by (i) the Investment Company Act, as amended from time to time, (ii) the rules and
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regulations promulgated by the SEC under the Investment Company Act, as amended from time to time, or (iii) an exemption or other relief applicable to the Fund from the provisions of the Investment Company Act, as amended from time to time.’’
Discussion of Proposed Modification:
Although the definition of a ‘‘senior security’’ involves complex statutory and regulatory concepts, a senior security is generally thought of as an obligation of a fund which has a claim to the fund’s assets or earnings that takes precedence over the claims of the fund’s shareholders. The Investment Company Act generally prohibits mutual funds from issuing senior securities; however mutual funds are permitted to engage in certain types of transactions that might be considered ‘‘senior securities’’ as long as certain conditions are satisfied. For example, a transaction which obligates a fund to pay money at a future date (e.g., the purchase of securities to be settled on a date that is further away than the normal settlement period) may be considered a ‘‘senior security.’’ A mutual fund is permitted to enter into this type of transaction if it maintains a segregated account containing liquid securities in value equal to its obligation to pay cash for the securities at a future date. The Portfolios utilize transactions that may be considered to give rise to ‘‘senior securities’’ only in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements under the Investment Company Act.
The primary purpose of the Proposal is to revise the Portfolio’s fundamental limitation with respect to senior securities to conform to a limitation that is expected to become the standard for all Morgan Stanley Funds. If the Proposal is approved, the new fundamental senior securities limitation cannot be changed without a vote of a Portfolio’s shareholders.
Adoption of the proposed limitation on senior securities is not expected to affect the way in which a Portfolio is managed, the investment performance of any Portfolio, or the securities or instruments in which a Portfolio invests. The Portfolios are not currently engaged in issuing senior securities, except with the protections afforded by segregated accounts, and the Portfolios have no current intention to begin issuing senior securities. The proposed limitation would recognize that Portfolios may issue such securities only to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act. To the extent a Portfolio becomes involved in such securities trading practices, the Board will carefully review the Portfolio’s prospectus and/or statement of additional information disclosure of its participation and the risks of loss to the Portfolio and its shareholders which may result from such trading practices. The Board will further determine whether such trading practices are consistent with the Portfolio’s investment policies.
REQUIRED VOTE FOR PROPOSAL 2
Approval of each investment policy Proposal requires the approval of the holders of a ‘‘majority of the outstanding voting securities’’ of the Portfolio which under the Investment Company Act means the affirmative vote of the lesser of (a) 67% or more of the voting securities present at the Meeting or represented by proxy if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio are present or represented by proxy or (b) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio. The Board has considered various factors and believes that approval of these investment policy changes are in the best interest of the Portfolios of the Fund and its Shareholders. If these investment Proposals are not approved by any Portfolio, that Portfolio’s current fundamental investment policies will remain in effect.
THE BOARD, INCLUDING A MAJORITY OF THE INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS, RECOMMENDS THAT THE SHAREHOLDERS VOTE ‘‘FOR’’ THE MODIFICATION OF THE PORTFOLIOS’ FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
As of May 11, 2006, the aggregate number of shares of each Portfolio owned by the Fund’s officers and Directors as a group was less than one percent of each Portfolio’s outstanding shares. For information regarding persons who owned beneficially more than 5% of each class of each Portfolio’s outstanding shares as of May 11, 2006, please see Exhibit A. Except as set forth on Exhibit A, to the knowledge the Fund, as of May 11, 2006, no person was the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Portfolio’s shares, as of that date.
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AUDITOR FEES
Audit Fees
The aggregate fees billed by Ernst & Young LLP in connection with the annual audit of the Fund’s financial statements for the Fund’s fiscal years ended in 2005 and 2004 were $ and $ , respectively.
Audit-Related Fees
There were [no] fees billed by Ernst & Young LLP related to the annual audit of a Fund’s financial statements for the 2005 and 2004 fiscal years.
Tax Fees
The aggregate fees billed by Ernst & Young LLP in connection with tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning for the Fund for its respective fiscal years ended in 2005 and 2004 were $ and $ , respectively.
All Other Fees
There were [no] fees billed by Ernst & Young LLP for any other products and services not set forth above for the Fund for its respective fiscal years ended in 2005 and 2004.
Audit Committee Pre-approval
The Fund’s Audit Committee’s policy is to review and pre-approve all auditing and non-auditing services to be provided to the Fund by the Fund’s independent auditors. The Audit Committee Audit and Non-Audit Pre-Approval Policy and Procedures requires the Fund’s Audit Committee to either generally pre-approve certain services without consideration of specific case-by-case services, or requires the specific pre-approval of services by the Audit Committee or its delegate. Under the Policy, unless a type of service has received general pre-approval, it will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee if it is to be provided by the independent auditors. Any services that are generally pre-approved may require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee if the services exceed pre-approved cost levels or budgeted amounts. [All] of the audit, audit-related and the tax services described above for which Ernst & Young LLP billed each of the Fund’s fees for their respective fiscal years ended in 2005 were pre-approved by the Audit Committee.
Aggregate Non-Audit Fees paid by the Adviser and Affiliated Entities
The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by Ernst & Young LLP for all other services provided to the Adviser and to any entities controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser for the fiscal years ended in 2005 and 2004 amounted to $[ ] and $[ ], respectively. Such services for the 2005 and 2004 fiscal years included: (i) audit-related fees of $[ ] and $[ ], respectively, for the issuance of a report under Statement on Accounting Standards No. 70 titled ‘‘Reports on the Processing of Transactions by Service Organizations’’ and (ii) all other fees of $[ ] and $[ ], respectively, related to services such as performance attestation, operational control reviews and the provision of educational seminars.
The Audit Committee of the Fund has considered whether the provision of non-audit services and the provision of services to affiliates of the Adviser is compatible with maintaining the independence of Ernst & Young LLP.
Representatives from Ernst & Young LLP are expected to be present at the Meeting. The representatives from Ernst & Young LLP will have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and they are expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.
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OTHER MATTERS
No business other than as set forth herein is expected to come before any Meeting, but should any other matter requiring a vote of shareholders arise, including any question as to an adjournment of the Meeting for a Portfolio, the persons named in the enclosed Proxy Card(s) will vote thereon according to their best judgment in the interests of the Portfolio.
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
The Fund does not hold regular annual meetings of shareholders. As a general matter, the Fund does not intend to hold future regular annual or special meetings of their shareholders unless required by the Investment Company Act. Any shareholder who wishes to submit proposals for consideration at a meeting of shareholders of the Fund should send such Proposal to the Fund, c/o Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020. To be considered for presentation at a shareholder meeting, rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission require that, among other things, a shareholder’s proposal must be received at the offices of the Fund a reasonable time before a solicitation is made. Timely submission of a proposal does not necessarily mean that such proposal will be included.
MARY E. MULLIN | ||||||
Secretary | ||||||
Dated: June [ ], 2006
Shareholders of a Portfolio who do not expect to be present at the Meeting for that Portfolio and who wish to have their shares voted are requested to date and sign the enclosed Proxy Card for the Portfolio and return it in the enclosed envelope. No postage is required if mailed in the United States.
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Exhibit A
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
To the knowledge of the management of the Fund, as of May 11, 2006, the following persons were beneficial owners of 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the following Portfolios (Class I and Class II shares).
Portfolio | Name of Beneficial Owner | Percent of Outstanding Shares | ||||||||
Core Plus Fixed Income Portfolio (Class I) | Hartford Life & Annuity Insurance Co. P.O. Box 2999 Attn: UIT operations Hartford, CT 06104-2999 | 53.38 | % | |||||||
United of Omaha Life Insurance Co. Mutual of Omaha Plaza Attn: Product Accounting & Reporting, 11th Floor Omaha, NE 68175 | 12.17 | % | ||||||||
Annuity Investors Life Insurance Co. P.O. Box 5423 Cincinnati, OH 45201-5423 | 7.29 | % | ||||||||
MONY America Variable Account 1740 Broadway MD 6-35 New York, NY 10019 | 5.49 | % | ||||||||
Hartford Life Insurance Company P.O. Box 2999 Attn: UIT operations Hartford, CT 06104-2999 | 5.02 | % | ||||||||
Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio (Class I) | Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Co 82 Devonshire St. R27A Boston, MA 02109 | 36.09 | % | |||||||
Nationwide Life Insurance Company P.O. Box 182029 c/o IPO Portfolio Accounting Columbus, OH 43218-2029 | 20.33 | % | ||||||||
Nationwide Life Insurance Company P.O. Box 182029 c/o IPO Portfolio Accounting Columbus, OH 43218-2029 | 9.89 | % | ||||||||
Hartford Life & Annuity Insurance Co. P.O. Box 2999 Attn: UIT operations Hartford, CT 06104-2999 | 8.26 | % | ||||||||
Nationwide Life Insurance Company NWVA-II P.O. Box 182029 c/o IPO Portfolio Accounting Columbus, OH 43218-2029 | 7.14 | % | ||||||||
Integrity Life Insurance Co. 400 Broadway St. Cincinnati, OH 45202-3341 | 7.07 | % | ||||||||
Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio (Class I) | Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Co 82 Devonshire St. R27A Boston, MA 02109 | 35.25 | % | |||||||
NYLIAC 169 Lackawanna Ave Nylim Center Parsippany, NJ 07054 | 20.55 | % | ||||||||
Allstate Life Insurance Company 544 Lakeview Parkway Vernon Hills, IL 60061 | 7.47 | % | ||||||||
A-1
Portfolio | Name of Beneficial Owner | Percent of Outstanding Shares | ||||||||
ICMG HL Omniflex Life Separate Account P.O. Box 2999 Attn: UIT Operations Hartford, CT 06104-2999 | 5.34 | % | ||||||||
Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio (Class II) | NYLIAC 169 Lackawanna Ave. Nylim Center Parsippany, NJ 07054 | 52.66 | % | |||||||
Allstate Life Insurance 3100 Sanders Rd. Northbrook, IL 60062 | 18.23 | % | ||||||||
Hartford Life & Annuity Insurance Co. Separate Account P.O. Box 2999 Attn: UIT operations Hartford, CT 06104-2999 | 13.26 | % | ||||||||
Integrity Life Insurance Company 400 Broadway St. Cincinnati, OH 45202-3341 | 7.30 | % | ||||||||
Equity Growth Portfolio (Class I) | Allstate Life Insurance Company 544 Lakeview Parkway Vernon Hills, IL 60061 | 49.95 | % | |||||||
Allstate Life Insurance Company 544 Lakeview Parkway Suite L3G Attn: Accounting COE Vernon Hills, IL 60061 | 22.72 | % | ||||||||
The Travelers Separate Account Abd 2 For Variable Annuities & Sep Acct P.O. Box 990027 Hartford, CT 06199-0027 | 10.11 | % | ||||||||
American General Life Insurance Co P.O. Box 1591 Attn: Debbie Kerai Houston, TX 77251-1591 | 5.20 | % | ||||||||
High Yield Portfolio (Class I) | Hartford Life & Annuity Insurance Co. Separate Account Attn: UIT Operations P.O. Box 2999 Hartford, CT 06104-2999 | 51.50 | % | |||||||
Allstate Life Insurance Co. 544 Lakeview Parkway Attn: Accounting COE Vernon Hills, IL 60061 | 12.02 | % | ||||||||
Kemper Investors Life Insurance Co. - Series I 1400 American Way Tower 1, 17th Floor Schaumburg, IL 60173 | 9.25 | % | ||||||||
Transamerica Life Insurance 4333 Edgewood Rd NE Cedar Rapids, IA 52499 | 7.19 | % | ||||||||
American General Life Insurance Co P.O. Box 1591 Attn: Debbie Kerai Houston, TX 77251-1591 | 5.28 | % | ||||||||
International Magnum (Class I) | Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Co 82 Devonshire St. R27a Boston, MA 02109 | 53.19 | % | |||||||
Allstate Life Insurance Company 544 Lakeview Parkway Vernon Hills, IL 60061 | 25.45 | % | ||||||||
Ameritas Variable Life Insurance Company P.O. Box 82550 Attn: Mary Anne Spearman Lincoln, NE 68501-2550 | 5.77 | % | ||||||||
A-2
Portfolio | Name of Beneficial Owner | Percent of Outstanding Shares | ||||||||
Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (Class I) | Allstate Life Insurance Company 544 Lakeview Parkway Vernon Hills, IL 60061 | 35.11 | % | |||||||
Nationwide Life Insurance Company P.O. Box 182029 c/o IPO Portfolio Accounting Columbus, OH 43218-2029 | 27.99 | % | ||||||||
The Travelers Separate Account Abd 2 For Variable Annuities & Sep Acct P.O. Box 990027 Hartford, CT 06199-0027 | 12.84 | % | ||||||||
Allstate Life Insurance Company 544 Lakeview Parkway Suite L3G Attn: Accounting COE Vernon Hills, IL 60061 | 6.98 | % | ||||||||
Nationwide Life Insurance Company NWVA-II P.O. Box 182029 c/o IPO Portfolio Accounting Columbus, OH 43218-2029 | 5.39 | % | ||||||||
U.S. Mid Cap Value Portfolio (Class I) | Allstate Life Insurance Company 544 Lakeview Parkway Vernon Hills, IL 60061 | 38.17 | % | |||||||
Hartford Life & Annuity Insurance Co. P.O. Box 2999 Hartford, CT 06104-2999 | 22.09 | % | ||||||||
Allstate Life Insurance Company 544 Lakeview Parkway Attn: Accounting COE Vernon Hills, IL 60061 | 12.60 | % | ||||||||
The Travelers Separate Account Abd 2 P.O. Box 990027 Hartford, CT 06199-0027 | 8.71 | % | ||||||||
U.S. Real Estate Portfolio (Class I) | Nationwide Life Insurance Company NWVA-II P.O. Box 182029 c/o IPO Portfolio Accounting Columbus, OH 43218-2029 | 29.35 | % | |||||||
Nationwide Life Insurance Company NWVA-II P.O. Box 182029 c/o IPO Portfolio Accounting Columbus, OH 43218-2029 | 16.24 | % | ||||||||
Separate Account Fp of The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the US 1290 Avenue of the Americas MS0803 New York, NY 10104 | 7.57 | % | ||||||||
Nationwide Life Insurance Company P.O. Box 182029 c/o IPO Portfolio Accounting Columbus, OH 43218-2029 | 6.67 | % | ||||||||
Allstate Life Insurance Company 544 Lakeview Parkway Vernon Hills, IL 60061 | 6.25 | % | ||||||||
Value Portfolio (Class I) | The Travelers Sep Acct ABD 2 For Variable Annuities & Sep Acct OF P.O. Box 990027 Hartford, CT 06199-0027 | 35.50 | % | |||||||
Annuity Investors Life Insurance Co. P.O. Box 5423 Cincinnati, OH 45201-5423 | 21.45 | % | ||||||||
MONY America Variable Account 1740 Broadway MD 6-35 New York, NY 10019 | 18.95 | % | ||||||||
A-3
Portfolio | Name of Beneficial Owner | Percent of Outstanding Shares | ||||||||
American General Life Insurance Co P.O. Box 1591 Attn: Debbie Kerai Houston, TX 77251-1591 | 13.32 | % | ||||||||
The Travelers Sep Acct ABD 2 For Variable Annuities & Sep Acct OF P.O. Box 990027 Hartford, CT 06199-0027 | 6.60 | % | ||||||||
U.S. Real Estate Portfolio (Class II) | Separate Account Va49 of The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the US 1290 Avenue of the Americas MS 0803 New York, NY 10104 | 45.22 | % | |||||||
Separate Account A of The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the US 1290 Avenue of the Americas MS 0803 New York, NY 10104 | 15.15 | % | ||||||||
Allstate Life Insurance 3100 Sanders Rd Northbrook, IL 60062 | 12.63 | % | ||||||||
Nationwide Life Insurance P.O. Box 182029 c/o IPO Portfolio Accounting Columbus, OH 43218-2029 | 10.79 | % | ||||||||
Ohio National Life Insurance Company 1 Financial Way C/O Dawn Caine Cincinnati, OH 45242 | 7.10 | % | ||||||||
Allstate Life Insurance Co. Attn: Accounting Co 544 Lakeview Parkway Vernon Hills, IL 60061-1842 | 5.09 | % | ||||||||
Core Plus Fixed Income Portfolio (Class II) | Nationwide Life Insurance NWVA-II P.O. Box 182029 c/o IPO Portfolio Accounting Columbus, OH 43218-2029 | 62.91 | % | |||||||
The Travelers Separate Account Abd 2 For Variable Annuities & Sep Acct of P.O. Box 990027 Hartford, CT 06199-0027 | 14.65 | % | ||||||||
The Travelers Separate Account Abd For Variable Annuities & Sep Acct of P.O. Box 990027 Hartford, CT 06199-0027 | 12.21 | % | ||||||||
Ohio National Life Insurance Company 1 Financial Way c/o Dawn Caine Cincinnati, OH 45242 | 5.74 | % | ||||||||
Emerging Markets Debt (Class II) | Allstate Life Insurance 3100 Sanders Rd. Northbrook, IL 60062 | 76.34 | % | |||||||
Allstate Life Insurance Co. of New York P.O. Box 94200 Palatine, IL 60094 | 14.12 | % | ||||||||
Nationwide Life Insurance NWVA-II P.O. Box 182029 c/o IPO Portfolio Accounting Columbus, OH 43218-2029 | 6.64 | % | ||||||||
Equity and Income Portfolio (Class II) | The Travelers Separate Account Abd 2 For Variable Annuities & Sep Acct of P.O. Box 990027 Hartford, CT 06199-0027 | 37.55 | % | |||||||
A-4
Portfolio | Name of Beneficial Owner | Percent of Outstanding Shares | ||||||||
Protective Life Insurance Co. Variable Annuity Separate Account P.O. Box 10648 Birmingham, AL 35202-0648 | 17.14 | % | ||||||||
The Travelers Separate Account Abd For Variable Annuities & Sep Acct of P.O. Box 990027 Hartford, CT 06199-0027 | 15.51 | % | ||||||||
Allstate Life Insurance 3100 Sanders Rd. Northbrook, IL 60062 | 14.77 | % | ||||||||
Hartford Life & Annuity Insurance Co. P.O. Box 2999 Attn: UIT Operations Hartford, CT 06104-2999 | 5.80 | % | ||||||||
Equity Growth Portfolio (Class II) | Allstate Life Insurance 3100 Sanders Rd. Northbrook, IL 60062 | 80.03 | % | |||||||
Allstate Life Insurance Co. 544 Lakeview Parkway Suite L3G Attn Accounting COE Vernon Hills, IL 60061 | 14.20 | % | ||||||||
Allstate Life Insurance Co. of New York P.O. Box 94200 Palatine, IL 60094 | 5.76 | % | ||||||||
Global Franchise (Class II) | Allstate Life Insurance 3100 Sanders Rd. Northbrook, IL 60062 | 50.40 | % | |||||||
Hartford Life & Annuity Insurance Co. Separate Account P.O. Box 2999 Hartford, CT 06104-2999 | 17.88 | % | ||||||||
The Travelers Separate Account Abd 2 For Variable Annuities & Sep Acct of P.O. Box 990027 Hartford, CT 06199-0027 | 15.09 | % | ||||||||
The Travelers Separate Account Abd For Variable Annuities & Sep Acct of P.O. Box 990027 Hartford, CT 06199-0027 | 8.52 | % | ||||||||
Global Value Equity (Class I) | Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Co. 82 Devonshire St. R27a Boston, MA 02109 | 38.76 | % | |||||||
The Travelers Separate Account Abd 2 For Variable Annuities & Sep Acct of P.O. Box 990027 Hartford, CT 06199-0027 | 19.40 | % | ||||||||
Ameritas Variable Life Insurance Co. P.O. Box 82550 Attn Mary Anne Spearman Lincoln, NE 68501-2550 | 13.91 | % | ||||||||
MONY Life Insurance Co. of America 1740 Broadway Md6-36 New York, NY 10019 | 6.26 | % | ||||||||
The Travelers Separate Account Abd For Variable Annuities & Sep Acct of P.O. Box 990027 Hartford, CT 06199-0027 | 5.44 | % | ||||||||
Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (Class II) | Allstate Life Insurance 3100 Sanders Rd. Northbrook, IL 60062 | 67.36 | % | |||||||
A-5
Portfolio | Name of Beneficial Owner | Percent of Outstanding Shares | ||||||||
Hartford Life & Annuity Insurance Co. Separate Account P.O. Box 2999 Attn UIT Operations Hartford, CT 06104-2999 | 19.98 | % | ||||||||
Hartford Life Insurance Company Separate Account P.O. Box 2999 Attn UIT Operations Hartford, CT 06104-2999 | 6.14 | % | ||||||||
Mid Cap Value Portfolio (Class II) | Allstate Life Insurance 3100 Sanders Rd. Northbrook, IL 60062 | 81.73 | % | |||||||
Allstate Life Insurance Co. of New York PO Box 94200 Palatine, IL 60094 | 7.41 | % | ||||||||
Hartford Life & Annuity Insurance Co. Separate Account P.O. Box 2999 Attn UIT Operations Hartford, CT 06104-2999 | 7.09 | % | ||||||||
Small Company Growth (Class II) | Allstate Life Insurance 3100 Sanders Rd. Northbrook, IL 60062 | 51.03 | % | |||||||
Hartford Life & Annuity Insurance Co. P.O. Box 2999 Hartford, CT 06104-2999 | 25.98 | % | ||||||||
The Travelers Separate Account Abd 2 For Variable Annuities & Sep Acct of P.O. Box 990027 Hartford, CT 06199-0027 | 11.82 | % | ||||||||
The Travelers Separate Account Abd For Variable Annuities & Sep Acct of P.O. Box 990027 Hartford, CT 06199-0027 | 5.90 | % | ||||||||
* | Shares of the Portfolio are sold to insurance companies for their variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies. |
SHARES OUTSTANDING AS OF THE RECORD DATE
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Equity Growth | ||||||||||
Global Franchise | ||||||||||
Global Real Estate | ||||||||||
Global Value Equity | ||||||||||
High Yield | ||||||||||
International Growth Equity | ||||||||||
International Magnum | ||||||||||
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A-6
Schedule A
JOINT GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHARTER
OF THE
MORGAN STANLEY RETAIL AND INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS
[TO COME]
PROXY CARD THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. CORE PLUS FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO C/O MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10020 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints RONALD E. ROBISON, STEFANIE V. CHANG YU and BARRY FINK, and each of them, as proxies for the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, and hereby authorizes said proxies, and each of them, to represent and vote, as designated on the reverse side, all stock of the above Portfolio held of record by the undersigned on May 30, 2006 at the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on August 1, 2006, and at any adjournment thereof. The undersigned hereby revokes any and all proxies with respect to such stock heretofore given by the undersigned. THE MATTERS BEING CONSIDERED HAVE BEEN PROPOSED BY MANAGEMENT. THE MATTERS BEING PROPOSED ARE RELATED TO, BUT NOT CONDITIONED ON, THE APPROVAL OF EACH OTHER. (CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED AND DATED ON REVERSE SIDE) SEE REVERSE SIDE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. CORE PLUS FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO AUGUST 1, 2006 PROXY VOTING INSTRUCTIONS MAIL - Date, sign and mail your Proxy Card in the envelope provided as soon as possible. -OR- TELEPHONE - Call toll-free 1-800-PROXIES (1-800-776-9437) from any touch-tone telephone and follow the instructions. Have your Control number (or "Company number") and Proxy Card available when you call. Company Number Account Number Control Number INTERNET - Go to the website: https://vote.proxy-direct.com and follow the on-screen directions. Please detach and mail in the envelope provided IF you are not voting via telephone or internet. PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE [X] 1. ELECTION OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS: NOMINEES Frank L. Bowman, Kathleen A. Dennis, Michael F. Klein and W. Allen Reed [ ] FOR ALL NOMINEES [ ] AGAINST ALL NOMINEES [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT: (See instructions below) [ ] Frank L. Bowman [ ] Kathleen A. Dennis [ ] Michael F. Klein [ ] W. Allen Reed INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and fill in the circle next to each nominee you wish to withhold, as shown here: [ ] 2. TO MODIFY CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. [ ] FOR ALL [ ] AGAINST ALL [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT ---------------------------------- [ ] ABSTAIN INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual fundamental investment restriction, mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and write to letter(s) on the line above corresponding to the fundamental investment restriction(s) for which you want to withhold authority. (a) Diversification Policy (b) Borrowing Policy (c) Loan Policy (d) Commodities Policy (e) Senior Securities Policy - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To change the address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new address in the address space above. Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not be submitted via this method. [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS PROXY CARD WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER, AND, IN THE DISCRETION OF SUCH PROXIES, UPON ANY AND ALL OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT THEREOF. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY CARD WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS FOR THE FUND. PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- NOTE: PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME APPEARS. WHEN SHARES ARE HELD BY JOINT TENANTS, EACH JOINT TENANT MUST SIGN. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, director, guardian or custodian, please sign full title as such. If a corporation, please sign full corporate name by authorized officer and indicate the signer's office. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name. PROXY CARD THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. EMERGING MARKETS DEBT PORTFOLIO C/O MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10020 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints RONALD E. ROBISON, STEFANIE V. CHANG YU and BARRY FINK, and each of them, as proxies for the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, and hereby authorizes said proxies, and each of them, to represent and vote, as designated on the reverse side, all stock of the above Portfolio held of record by the undersigned on May 30, 2006 at the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on August 1, 2006, and at any adjournment thereof. The undersigned hereby revokes any and all proxies with respect to such stock heretofore given by the undersigned. THE MATTERS BEING CONSIDERED HAVE BEEN PROPOSED BY MANAGEMENT. THE MATTERS BEING PROPOSED ARE RELATED TO, BUT NOT CONDITIONED ON, THE APPROVAL OF EACH OTHER. (CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED AND DATED ON REVERSE SIDE) SEE REVERSE SIDE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. EMERGING MARKETS DEBT PORTFOLIO AUGUST 1, 2006 PROXY VOTING INSTRUCTIONS MAIL - Date, sign and mail your Proxy Card in the envelope provided as soon as possible. -OR- TELEPHONE - Call toll-free 1-800-PROXIES (1-800-776-9437) from any touch-tone telephone and follow the instructions. Have your Control number (or "Company number") and Proxy Card available when you call. Company Number Account Number Control Number INTERNET - Go to the website: https://vote.proxy-direct.com and follow the on-screen directions. Please detach and mail in the envelope provided IF you are not voting via telephone or internet. PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE [X] 1. ELECTION OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS: NOMINEES Frank L. Bowman, Kathleen A. Dennis, Michael F. Klein and W. Allen Reed [ ] FOR ALL NOMINEES [ ] AGAINST ALL NOMINEES [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT: (See instructions below) [ ] Frank L. Bowman [ ] Kathleen A. Dennis [ ] Michael F. Klein [ ] W. Allen Reed INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and fill in the circle next to each nominee you wish to withhold, as shown here: [ ] 2. TO MODIFY CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. [ ] FOR ALL [ ] AGAINST ALL [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT ----------------------------------- [ ] ABSTAIN INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual fundamental investment restriction, mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and write to letter(s) on the line above corresponding to the fundamental investment restriction(s) for which you want to withhold authority. (a) Borrowing Policy (b) Loan Policy (c) Commodities Policy (d) Senior Securities Policy - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To change the address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new address in the address space above. Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not be submitted via this method. [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS PROXY CARD WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER, AND, IN THE DISCRETION OF SUCH PROXIES, UPON ANY AND ALL OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT THEREOF. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY CARD WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS FOR THE FUND. PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- NOTE: PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME APPEARS. WHEN SHARES ARE HELD BY JOINT TENANTS, EACH JOINT TENANT MUST SIGN. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, director, guardian or custodian, please sign full title as such. If a corporation, please sign full corporate name by authorized officer and indicate the signer's office. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name. PROXY CARD THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY PORTFOLIO C/O MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10020 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints RONALD E. ROBISON, STEFANIE V. CHANG YU and BARRY FINK, and each of them, as proxies for the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, and hereby authorizes said proxies, and each of them, to represent and vote, as designated on the reverse side, all stock of the above Portfolio held of record by the undersigned on May 30, 2006 at the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on August 1, 2006, and at any adjournment thereof. The undersigned hereby revokes any and all proxies with respect to such stock heretofore given by the undersigned. THE MATTERS BEING CONSIDERED HAVE BEEN PROPOSED BY MANAGEMENT. THE MATTERS BEING PROPOSED ARE RELATED TO, BUT NOT CONDITIONED ON, THE APPROVAL OF EACH OTHER. (CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED AND DATED ON REVERSE SIDE) SEE REVERSE SIDE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY PORTFOLIO AUGUST 1, 2006 PROXY VOTING INSTRUCTIONS MAIL - Date, sign and mail your Proxy Card in the envelope provided as soon as possible. -OR- TELEPHONE - Call toll-free 1-800-PROXIES (1-800-776-9437) from any touch-tone telephone and follow the instructions. Have your Control number (or "Company number") and Proxy Card available when you call. Company Number Account Number Control Number INTERNET - Go to the website: https://vote.proxy-direct.com and follow the on-screen directions. Please detach and mail in the envelope provided IF you are not voting via telephone or internet. PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE [X] 1. ELECTION OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS: NOMINEES Frank L. Bowman, Kathleen A. Dennis, Michael F. Klein and W. Allen Reed [ ] FOR ALL NOMINEES [ ] AGAINST ALL NOMINEES [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT: (See instructions below) [ ] Frank L. Bowman [ ] Kathleen A. Dennis [ ] Michael F. Klein [ ] W. Allen Reed INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and fill in the circle next to each nominee you wish to withhold, as shown here: [ ] 2. TO MODIFY CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. [ ] FOR ALL [ ] AGAINST ALL [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT ---------------------------------- [ ] ABSTAIN INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual fundamental investment restriction, mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and write to letter(s) on the line above corresponding to the fundamental investment restriction(s) for which you want to withhold authority. (a) Diversification Policy (b) Borrowing Policy (c) Loan Policy (d) Commodities Policy (e) Senior Securities Policy - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To change the address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new address in the address space above. Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not be submitted via this method. [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS PROXY CARD WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER, AND, IN THE DISCRETION OF SUCH PROXIES, UPON ANY AND ALL OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT THEREOF. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY CARD WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS FOR THE FUND. PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- NOTE: PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME APPEARS. WHEN SHARES ARE HELD BY JOINT TENANTS, EACH JOINT TENANT MUST SIGN. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, director, guardian or custodian, please sign full title as such. If a corporation, please sign full corporate name by authorized officer and indicate the signer's office. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name. PROXY CARD THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. EQUITY AND INCOME PORTFOLIO C/O MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10020 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints RONALD E. ROBISON, STEFANIE V. CHANG YU and BARRY FINK, and each of them, as proxies for the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, and hereby authorizes said proxies, and each of them, to represent and vote, as designated on the reverse side, all stock of the above Portfolio held of record by the undersigned on May 30, 2006 at the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on August 1, 2006, and at any adjournment thereof. The undersigned hereby revokes any and all proxies with respect to such stock heretofore given by the undersigned. THE MATTERS BEING CONSIDERED HAVE BEEN PROPOSED BY MANAGEMENT. THE MATTERS BEING PROPOSED ARE RELATED TO, BUT NOT CONDITIONED ON, THE APPROVAL OF EACH OTHER. (CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED AND DATED ON REVERSE SIDE) SEE REVERSE SIDE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. EQUITY AND INCOME PORTFOLIO AUGUST 1, 2006 PROXY VOTING INSTRUCTIONS MAIL - Date, sign and mail your Proxy Card in the envelope provided as soon as possible. -OR- TELEPHONE - Call toll-free 1-800-PROXIES (1-800-776-9437) from any touch-tone telephone and follow the instructions. Have your Control number (or "Company number") and Proxy Card available when you call. Company Number Account Number Control Number INTERNET - Go to the website: https://vote.proxy-direct.com and follow the on-screen directions. Please detach and mail in the envelope provided IF you are not voting via telephone or internet. PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE [X] 1. ELECTION OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS: NOMINEES Frank L. Bowman, Kathleen A. Dennis, Michael F. Klein and W. Allen Reed [ ] FOR ALL NOMINEES [ ] AGAINST ALL NOMINEES [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT: (See instructions below) [ ] Frank L. Bowman [ ] Kathleen A. Dennis [ ] Michael F. Klein [ ] W. Allen Reed INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and fill in the circle next to each nominee you wish to withhold, as shown here: [ ] 2. TO MODIFY CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. [ ] FOR ALL [ ] AGAINST ALL [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT ---------------------------------- [ ] ABSTAIN INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual fundamental investment restriction, mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and write to letter(s) on the line above corresponding to the fundamental investment restriction(s) for which you want to withhold authority. (a) Diversification Policy (b) Borrowing Policy (c) Loan Policy (d) Commodities Policy (e) Senior Securities Policy - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To change the address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new address in the address space above. Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not be submitted via this method. [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS PROXY CARD WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER, AND, IN THE DISCRETION OF SUCH PROXIES, UPON ANY AND ALL OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT THEREOF. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY CARD WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS FOR THE FUND. PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- NOTE: PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME APPEARS. WHEN SHARES ARE HELD BY JOINT TENANTS, EACH JOINT TENANT MUST SIGN. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, director, guardian or custodian, please sign full title as such. If a corporation, please sign full corporate name by authorized officer and indicate the signer's office. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name. PROXY CARD THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. EQUITY GROWTH PORTFOLIO C/O MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10020 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints RONALD E. ROBISON, STEFANIE V. CHANG YU and BARRY FINK, and each of them, as proxies for the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, and hereby authorizes said proxies, and each of them, to represent and vote, as designated on the reverse side, all stock of the above Portfolio held of record by the undersigned on May 30, 2006 at the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on August 1, 2006, and at any adjournment thereof. The undersigned hereby revokes any and all proxies with respect to such stock heretofore given by the undersigned. THE MATTERS BEING CONSIDERED HAVE BEEN PROPOSED BY MANAGEMENT. THE MATTERS BEING PROPOSED ARE RELATED TO, BUT NOT CONDITIONED ON, THE APPROVAL OF EACH OTHER. (CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED AND DATED ON REVERSE SIDE) SEE REVERSE SIDE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. EQUITY GROWTH PORTFOLIO AUGUST 1, 2006 PROXY VOTING INSTRUCTIONS MAIL - Date, sign and mail your Proxy Card in the envelope provided as soon as possible. -OR- TELEPHONE - Call toll-free 1-800-PROXIES (1-800-776-9437) from any touch-tone telephone and follow the instructions. Have your Control number (or "Company number") and Proxy Card available when you call. Company Number Account Number Control Number INTERNET - Go to the website: https://vote.proxy-direct.com and follow the on-screen directions. Please detach and mail in the envelope provided IF you are not voting via telephone or internet. PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE [X] 1. ELECTION OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS: NOMINEES Frank L. Bowman, Kathleen A. Dennis, Michael F. Klein and W. Allen Reed [ ] FOR ALL NOMINEES [ ] AGAINST ALL NOMINEES [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT: (See instructions below) [ ] Frank L. Bowman [ ] Kathleen A. Dennis [ ] Michael F. Klein [ ] W. Allen Reed INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and fill in the circle next to each nominee you wish to withhold, as shown here: [ ] 2. TO MODIFY CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. [ ] FOR ALL [ ] AGAINST ALL [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT ---------------------------------- [ ] ABSTAIN INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual fundamental investment restriction, mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and write to letter(s) on the line above corresponding to the fundamental investment restriction(s) for which you want to withhold authority. (a) Diversification Policy (b) Borrowing Policy (c) Loan Policy (d) Commodities Policy (e) Senior Securities Policy - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To change the address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new address in the address space above. Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not be submitted via this method. [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS PROXY CARD WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER, AND, IN THE DISCRETION OF SUCH PROXIES, UPON ANY AND ALL OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT THEREOF. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY CARD WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS FOR THE FUND. PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- NOTE: PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME APPEARS. WHEN SHARES ARE HELD BY JOINT TENANTS, EACH JOINT TENANT MUST SIGN. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, director, guardian or custodian, please sign full title as such. If a corporation, please sign full corporate name by authorized officer and indicate the signer's office. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name. PROXY CARD THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. GLOBAL FRANCHISE PORTFOLIO C/O MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10020 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints RONALD E. ROBISON, STEFANIE V. CHANG YU and BARRY FINK, and each of them, as proxies for the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, and hereby authorizes said proxies, and each of them, to represent and vote, as designated on the reverse side, all stock of the above Portfolio held of record by the undersigned on May 30, 2006 at the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on August 1, 2006, and at any adjournment thereof. The undersigned hereby revokes any and all proxies with respect to such stock heretofore given by the undersigned. THE MATTERS BEING CONSIDERED HAVE BEEN PROPOSED BY MANAGEMENT. THE MATTERS BEING PROPOSED ARE RELATED TO, BUT NOT CONDITIONED ON, THE APPROVAL OF EACH OTHER. (CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED AND DATED ON REVERSE SIDE) SEE REVERSE SIDE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. GLOBAL FRANCHISE PORTFOLIO AUGUST 1, 2006 PROXY VOTING INSTRUCTIONS MAIL - Date, sign and mail your Proxy Card in the envelope provided as soon as possible. -OR- TELEPHONE - Call toll-free 1-800-PROXIES (1-800-776-9437) from any touch-tone telephone and follow the instructions. Have your Control number (or "Company number") and Proxy Card available when you call. Company Number Account Number Control Number INTERNET - Go to the website: https://vote.proxy-direct.com and follow the on-screen directions. Please detach and mail in the envelope provided IF you are not voting via telephone or internet. PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE [X] 1. ELECTION OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS: NOMINEES Frank L. Bowman, Kathleen A. Dennis, Michael F. Klein and W. Allen Reed [ ] FOR ALL NOMINEES [ ] AGAINST ALL NOMINEES [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT: (See instructions below) [ ] Frank L. Bowman [ ] Kathleen A. Dennis [ ] Michael F. Klein [ ] W. Allen Reed INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and fill in the circle next to each nominee you wish to withhold, as shown here: [ ] 2. TO MODIFY CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. [ ] FOR ALL [ ] AGAINST ALL [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT ---------------------------------- [ ] ABSTAIN INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual fundamental investment restriction, mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and write to letter(s) on the line above corresponding to the fundamental investment restriction(s) for which you want to withhold authority. (a) Diversification Policy (b) Borrowing Policy (c) Loan Policy (d) Commodities Policy (e) Senior Securities Policy - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To change the address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new address in the address space above. Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not be submitted via this method. [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS PROXY CARD WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER, AND, IN THE DISCRETION OF SUCH PROXIES, UPON ANY AND ALL OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT THEREOF. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY CARD WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS FOR THE FUND. PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- NOTE: PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME APPEARS. WHEN SHARES ARE HELD BY JOINT TENANTS, EACH JOINT TENANT MUST SIGN. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, director, guardian or custodian, please sign full title as such. If a corporation, please sign full corporate name by authorized officer and indicate the signer's office. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name. PROXY CARD THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. GLOBAL REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO C/O MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10020 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints RONALD E. ROBISON, STEFANIE V. CHANG YU and BARRY FINK, and each of them, as proxies for the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, and hereby authorizes said proxies, and each of them, to represent and vote, as designated on the reverse side, all stock of the above Portfolio held of record by the undersigned on May 30, 2006 at the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on August 1, 2006, and at any adjournment thereof. The undersigned hereby revokes any and all proxies with respect to such stock heretofore given by the undersigned. THE MATTERS BEING CONSIDERED HAVE BEEN PROPOSED BY MANAGEMENT. THE MATTERS BEING PROPOSED ARE RELATED TO, BUT NOT CONDITIONED ON, THE APPROVAL OF EACH OTHER. (CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED AND DATED ON REVERSE SIDE) SEE REVERSE SIDE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. GLOBAL REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO AUGUST 1, 2006 PROXY VOTING INSTRUCTIONS MAIL - Date, sign and mail your Proxy Card in the envelope provided as soon as possible. -OR- TELEPHONE - Call toll-free 1-800-PROXIES (1-800-776-9437) from any touch-tone telephone and follow the instructions. Have your Control number (or "Company number") and Proxy Card available when you call. Company Number Account Number Control Number INTERNET - Go to the website: https://vote.proxy-direct.com and follow the on-screen directions. Please detach and mail in the envelope provided IF you are not voting via telephone or internet. PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE [X] 1. ELECTION OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS: NOMINEES Frank L. Bowman, Kathleen A. Dennis, Michael F. Klein and W. Allen Reed [ ] FOR ALL NOMINEES [ ] AGAINST ALL NOMINEES [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT: (See instructions below) [ ] Frank L. Bowman [ ] Kathleen A. Dennis [ ] Michael F. Klein [ ] W. Allen Reed INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and fill in the circle next to each nominee you wish to withhold, as shown here: [ ] 2. TO MODIFY CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. [ ] FOR ALL [ ] AGAINST ALL [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT ---------------------------------- [ ] ABSTAIN INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual fundamental investment restriction, mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and write to letter(s) on the line above corresponding to the fundamental investment restriction(s) for which you want to withhold authority. (a) Borrowing Policy (b) Loan Policy (c) Commodities Policy (d) Senior Securities Policy - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To change the address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new address in the address space above. Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not be submitted via this method. [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS PROXY CARD WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER, AND, IN THE DISCRETION OF SUCH PROXIES, UPON ANY AND ALL OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT THEREOF. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY CARD WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS FOR THE FUND. PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- NOTE: PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME APPEARS. WHEN SHARES ARE HELD BY JOINT TENANTS, EACH JOINT TENANT MUST SIGN. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, director, guardian or custodian, please sign full title as such. If a corporation, please sign full corporate name by authorized officer and indicate the signer's office. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name. PROXY CARD THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. GLOBAL VALUE EQUITY PORTFOLIO C/O MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10020 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints RONALD E. ROBISON, STEFANIE V. CHANG YU and BARRY FINK, and each of them, as proxies for the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, and hereby authorizes said proxies, and each of them, to represent and vote, as designated on the reverse side, all stock of the above Portfolio held of record by the undersigned on May 30, 2006 at the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on August 1, 2006, and at any adjournment thereof. The undersigned hereby revokes any and all proxies with respect to such stock heretofore given by the undersigned. THE MATTERS BEING CONSIDERED HAVE BEEN PROPOSED BY MANAGEMENT. THE MATTERS BEING PROPOSED ARE RELATED TO, BUT NOT CONDITIONED ON, THE APPROVAL OF EACH OTHER. (CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED AND DATED ON REVERSE SIDE) SEE REVERSE SIDE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. GLOBAL VALUE EQUITY PORTFOLIO AUGUST 1, 2006 PROXY VOTING INSTRUCTIONS MAIL - Date, sign and mail your Proxy Card in the envelope provided as soon as possible. -OR- TELEPHONE - Call toll-free 1-800-PROXIES (1-800-776-9437) from any touch-tone telephone and follow the instructions. Have your Control number (or "Company number") and Proxy Card available when you call. Company Number Account Number Control Number INTERNET - Go to the website: https://vote.proxy-direct.com and follow the on-screen directions. Please detach and mail in the envelope provided IF you are not voting via telephone or internet. PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE [X] 1. ELECTION OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS: NOMINEES Frank L. Bowman, Kathleen A. Dennis, Michael F. Klein and W. Allen Reed [ ] FOR ALL NOMINEES [ ] AGAINST ALL NOMINEES [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT: (See instructions below) [ ] Frank L. Bowman [ ] Kathleen A. Dennis [ ] Michael F. Klein [ ] W. Allen Reed INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and fill in the circle next to each nominee you wish to withhold, as shown here: [ ] 2. TO MODIFY CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. [ ] FOR ALL [ ] AGAINST ALL [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT ---------------------------------- [ ] ABSTAIN INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual fundamental investment restriction, mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and write to letter(s) on the line above corresponding to the fundamental investment restriction(s) for which you want to withhold authority. (a) Diversification Policy (b) Borrowing Policy (c) Loan Policy (d) Commodities Policy (e) Senior Securities Policy - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To change the address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new address in the address space above. Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not be submitted via this method. [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS PROXY CARD WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER, AND, IN THE DISCRETION OF SUCH PROXIES, UPON ANY AND ALL OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT THEREOF. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY CARD WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS FOR THE FUND. PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- NOTE: PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME APPEARS. WHEN SHARES ARE HELD BY JOINT TENANTS, EACH JOINT TENANT MUST . SIGN. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, director, guardian or custodian, please sign full title as such. If a corporation, please sign full corporate name by authorized officer and indicate the signer's office. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name. PROXY CARD THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO C/O MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10020 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints RONALD E. ROBISON, STEFANIE V. CHANG YU and BARRY FINK, and each of them, as proxies for the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, and hereby authorizes said proxies, and each of them, to represent and vote, as designated on the reverse side, all stock of the above Portfolio held of record by the undersigned on May 30, 2006 at the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on August 1, 2006, and at any adjournment thereof. The undersigned hereby revokes any and all proxies with respect to such stock heretofore given by the undersigned. THE MATTERS BEING CONSIDERED HAVE BEEN PROPOSED BY MANAGEMENT. THE MATTERS BEING PROPOSED ARE RELATED TO, BUT NOT CONDITIONED ON, THE APPROVAL OF EACH OTHER. (CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED AND DATED ON REVERSE SIDE) SEE REVERSE SIDE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO AUGUST 1, 2006 PROXY VOTING INSTRUCTIONS MAIL - Date, sign and mail your Proxy Card in the envelope provided as soon as possible. -OR- TELEPHONE - Call toll-free 1-800-PROXIES (1-800-776-9437) from any touch-tone telephone and follow the instructions. Have your Control number (or "Company number") and Proxy Card available when you call. Company Number Account Number Control Number INTERNET - Go to the website: https://vote.proxy-direct.com and follow the on-screen directions. Please detach and mail in the envelope provided IF you are not voting via telephone or internet. PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE [X] 1. ELECTION OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS: NOMINEES Frank L. Bowman, Kathleen A. Dennis, Michael F. Klein and W. Allen Reed [ ] FOR ALL NOMINEES [ ] AGAINST ALL NOMINEES [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT: (See instructions below) [ ] Frank L. Bowman [ ] Kathleen A. Dennis [ ] Michael F. Klein [ ] W. Allen Reed INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and fill in the circle next to each nominee you wish to withhold, as shown here: [ ] 2. TO MODIFY CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. [ ] FOR ALL [ ] AGAINST ALL [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT ---------------------------------- [ ] ABSTAIN INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual fundamental investment restriction, mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and write to letter(s) on the line above corresponding to the fundamental investment restriction(s) for which you want to withhold authority. (a) Diversification Policy (b) Borrowing Policy (c) Loan Policy (d) Commodities Policy (e) Senior Securities Policy - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To change the address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new address in the address space above. Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not be submitted via this method. [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS PROXY CARD WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER, AND, IN THE DISCRETION OF SUCH PROXIES, UPON ANY AND ALL OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT THEREOF. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY CARD WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS FOR THE FUND. PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- NOTE: PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME APPEARS. WHEN SHARES ARE HELD BY JOINT TENANTS, EACH JOINT TENANT MUST SIGN. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, director, guardian or custodian, please sign full title as such. If a corporation, please sign full corporate name by authorized officer and indicate the signer's office. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name. PROXY CARD THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. INTERNATIONAL MAGNUM PORTFOLIO C/O MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10020 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints RONALD E. ROBISON, STEFANIE V. CHANG YU and BARRY FINK, and each of them, as proxies for the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, and hereby authorizes said proxies, and each of them, to represent and vote, as designated on the reverse side, all stock of the above Portfolio held of record by the undersigned on May 30, 2006 at the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on August 1, 2006, and at any adjournment thereof. The undersigned hereby revokes any and all proxies with respect to such stock heretofore given by the undersigned. THE MATTERS BEING CONSIDERED HAVE BEEN PROPOSED BY MANAGEMENT. THE MATTERS BEING PROPOSED ARE RELATED TO, BUT NOT CONDITIONED ON, THE APPROVAL OF EACH OTHER. (CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED AND DATED ON REVERSE SIDE) SEE REVERSE SIDE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. INTERNATIONAL MAGNUM PORTFOLIO AUGUST 1, 2006 PROXY VOTING INSTRUCTIONS MAIL - Date, sign and mail your Proxy Card in the envelope provided as soon as possible. -OR- TELEPHONE - Call toll-free 1-800-PROXIES (1-800-776-9437) from any touch-tone telephone and follow the instructions. Have your Control number (or "Company number") and Proxy Card available when you call. Company Number Account Number Control Number INTERNET - Go to the website: https://vote.proxy-direct.com and follow the on-screen directions. Please detach and mail in the envelope provided IF you are not voting via telephone or internet. PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE [X] 1. ELECTION OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS: NOMINEES Frank L. Bowman, Kathleen A. Dennis, Michael F. Klein and W. Allen Reed [ ] FOR ALL NOMINEES [ ] AGAINST ALL NOMINEES [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT: (See instructions below) [ ] Frank L. Bowman [ ] Kathleen A. Dennis [ ] Michael F. Klein [ ] W. Allen Reed INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and fill in the circle next to each nominee you wish to withhold, as shown here: [ ] 2. TO MODIFY CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. [ ] FOR ALL [ ] AGAINST ALL [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT ---------------------------------- [ ] ABSTAIN INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual fundamental investment restriction, mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and write to letter(s) on the line above corresponding to the fundamental investment restriction(s) for which you want to withhold authority. (a) Diversification Policy (b) Borrowing Policy (c) Loan Policy (d) Commodities Policy (e) Senior Securities Policy - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To change the address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new address in the address space above. Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not be submitted via this method. [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS PROXY CARD WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER, AND, IN THE DISCRETION OF SUCH PROXIES, UPON ANY AND ALL OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT THEREOF. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY CARD WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS FOR THE FUND. PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- NOTE: PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME APPEARS. WHEN SHARES ARE HELD BY JOINT TENANTS, EACH JOINT TENANT MUST SIGN. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, director, guardian or custodian, please sign full title as such. If a corporation, please sign full corporate name by authorized officer and indicate the signer's office. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name. PROXY CARD THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. INTERNATIONAL GROWTH EQUITY PORTFOLIO C/O MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10020 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints RONALD E. ROBISON, STEFANIE V. CHANG YU and BARRY FINK, and each of them, as proxies for the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, and hereby authorizes said proxies, and each of them, to represent and vote, as designated on the reverse side, all stock of the above Portfolio held of record by the undersigned on May 30, 2006 at the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on August 1, 2006, and at any adjournment thereof. The undersigned hereby revokes any and all proxies with respect to such stock heretofore given by the undersigned. THE MATTERS BEING CONSIDERED HAVE BEEN PROPOSED BY MANAGEMENT. THE MATTERS BEING PROPOSED ARE RELATED TO, BUT NOT CONDITIONED ON, THE APPROVAL OF EACH OTHER. (CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED AND DATED ON REVERSE SIDE) SEE REVERSE SIDE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. INTERNATIONAL GROWTH EQUITY PORTFOLIO AUGUST 1, 2006 PROXY VOTING INSTRUCTIONS MAIL - Date, sign and mail your Proxy Card in the envelope provided as soon as possible. -OR- TELEPHONE - Call toll-free 1-800-PROXIES (1-800-776-9437) from any touch-tone telephone and follow the instructions. Have your Control number (or "Company number") and Proxy Card available when you call. Company Number Account Number Control Number INTERNET - Go to the website: https://vote.proxy-direct.com and follow the on-screen directions. Please detach and mail in the envelope provided IF you are not voting via telephone or internet. PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE [X] 1. ELECTION OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS: NOMINEES Frank L. Bowman, Kathleen A. Dennis, Michael F. Klein and W. Allen Reed [ ] FOR ALL NOMINEES [ ] AGAINST ALL NOMINEES [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT: (See instructions below) [ ] Frank L. Bowman [ ] Kathleen A. Dennis [ ] Michael F. Klein [ ] W. Allen Reed INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and fill in the circle next to each nominee you wish to withhold, as shown here: [ ] 2. TO MODIFY CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. [ ] FOR ALL [ ] AGAINST ALL [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT ---------------------------------- [ ] ABSTAIN INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual fundamental investment restriction, mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and write to letter(s) on the line above corresponding to the fundamental investment restriction(s) for which you want to withhold authority. (a) Diversification Policy (b) Borrowing Policy (c) Loan Policy (d) Commodities Policy (e) Senior Securities Policy - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To change the address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new address in the address space above. Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not be submitted via this method. [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS PROXY CARD WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER, AND, IN THE DISCRETION OF SUCH PROXIES, UPON ANY AND ALL OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT THEREOF. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY CARD WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS FOR THE FUND. PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- NOTE: PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME APPEARS. WHEN SHARES ARE HELD BY JOINT TENANTS, EACH JOINT TENANT MUST SIGN. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, director, guardian or custodian, please sign full title as such. If a corporation, please sign full corporate name by authorized officer and indicate the signer's office. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name. PROXY CARD THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. MID CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO C/O MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10020 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints RONALD E. ROBISON, STEFANIE V. CHANG YU and BARRY FINK, and each of them, as proxies for the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, and hereby authorizes said proxies, and each of them, to represent and vote, as designated on the reverse side, all stock of the above Portfolio held of record by the undersigned on May 30, 2006 at the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on August 1, 2006, and at any adjournment thereof. The undersigned hereby revokes any and all proxies with respect to such stock heretofore given by the undersigned. THE MATTERS BEING CONSIDERED HAVE BEEN PROPOSED BY MANAGEMENT. THE MATTERS BEING PROPOSED ARE RELATED TO, BUT NOT CONDITIONED ON, THE APPROVAL OF EACH OTHER. (CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED AND DATED ON REVERSE SIDE) SEE REVERSE SIDE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. MID CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO AUGUST 1, 2006 PROXY VOTING INSTRUCTIONS MAIL - Date, sign and mail your Proxy Card in the envelope provided as soon as possible. -OR- TELEPHONE - Call toll-free 1-800-PROXIES (1-800-776-9437) from any touch-tone telephone and follow the instructions. Have your Control number (or "Company number") and Proxy Card available when you call. Company Number Account Number Control Number INTERNET - Go to the website: https://vote.proxy-direct.com and follow the on-screen directions. Please detach and mail in the envelope provided IF you are not voting via telephone or internet. PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE [X] 1. ELECTION OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS: NOMINEES Frank L. Bowman, Kathleen A. Dennis, Michael F. Klein and W. Allen Reed [ ] FOR ALL NOMINEES [ ] AGAINST ALL NOMINEES [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT: (See instructions below) [ ] Frank L. Bowman [ ] Kathleen A. Dennis [ ] Michael F. Klein [ ] W. Allen Reed INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and fill in the circle next to each nominee you wish to withhold, as shown here: [ ] 2. TO MODIFY CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. [ ] FOR ALL [ ] AGAINST ALL [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT ---------------------------------- [ ] ABSTAIN INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual fundamental investment restriction, mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and write to letter(s) on the line above corresponding to the fundamental investment restriction(s) for which you want to withhold authority. (a) Diversification Policy (b) Borrowing Policy (c) Loan Policy (d) Commodities Policy (e) Senior Securities Policy - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To change the address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new address in the address space above. Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not be submitted via this method. [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS PROXY CARD WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER, AND, IN THE DISCRETION OF SUCH PROXIES, UPON ANY AND ALL OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT THEREOF. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY CARD WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS FOR THE FUND. PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- NOTE: PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME APPEARS. WHEN SHARES ARE HELD BY JOINT TENANTS, EACH JOINT TENANT MUST SIGN. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, director, guardian or custodian, please sign full title as such. If a corporation, please sign full corporate name by authorized officer and indicate the signer's office. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name. PROXY CARD THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. SMALL COMPANY GROWTH PORTFOLIO C/O MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10020 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints RONALD E. ROBISON, STEFANIE V. CHANG YU and BARRY FINK, and each of them, as proxies for the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, and hereby authorizes said proxies, and each of them, to represent and vote, as designated on the reverse side, all stock of the above Portfolio held of record by the undersigned on May 30, 2006 at the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on August 1, 2006, and at any adjournment thereof. The undersigned hereby revokes any and all proxies with respect to such stock heretofore given by the undersigned. THE MATTERS BEING CONSIDERED HAVE BEEN PROPOSED BY MANAGEMENT. THE MATTERS BEING PROPOSED ARE RELATED TO, BUT NOT CONDITIONED ON, THE APPROVAL OF EACH OTHER. (CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED AND DATED ON REVERSE SIDE) SEE REVERSE SIDE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. SMALL COMPANY GROWTH PORTFOLIO AUGUST 1, 2006 PROXY VOTING INSTRUCTIONS MAIL - Date, sign and mail your Proxy Card in the envelope provided as soon as possible. -OR- TELEPHONE - Call toll-free 1-800-PROXIES (1-800-776-9437) from any touch-tone telephone and follow the instructions. Have your Control number (or "Company number") and Proxy Card available when you call. Company Number Account Number Control Number INTERNET - Go to the website: https://vote.proxy-direct.com and follow the on-screen directions. Please detach and mail in the envelope provided IF you are not voting via telephone or internet. PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE [X] 1. ELECTION OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS: NOMINEES Frank L. Bowman, Kathleen A. Dennis, Michael F. Klein and W. Allen Reed [ ] FOR ALL NOMINEES [ ] AGAINST ALL NOMINEES [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT: (See instructions below) [ ] Frank L. Bowman [ ] Kathleen A. Dennis [ ] Michael F. Klein [ ] W. Allen Reed INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and fill in the circle next to each nominee you wish to withhold, as shown here: [ ] 2. TO MODIFY CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. [ ] FOR ALL [ ] AGAINST ALL [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT ---------------------------------- [ ] ABSTAIN INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual fundamental investment restriction, mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and write to letter(s) on the line above corresponding to the fundamental investment restriction(s) for which you want to withhold authority. (a) Diversification Policy (b) Borrowing Policy (c) Loan Policy (d) Commodities Policy (e) Senior Securities Policy - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To change the address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new address in the address space above. Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not be submitted via this method. [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS PROXY CARD WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER, AND, IN THE DISCRETION OF SUCH PROXIES, UPON ANY AND ALL OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT THEREOF. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY CARD WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS FOR THE FUND. PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- NOTE: PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME APPEARS. WHEN SHARES ARE HELD BY JOINT TENANTS, EACH JOINT TENANT MUST SIGN. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, director, guardian or custodian, please sign full title as such. If a corporation, please sign full corporate name by authorized officer and indicate the signer's office. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name. PROXY CARD THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. U.S. MID CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO C/O MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10020 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints RONALD E. ROBISON, STEFANIE V. CHANG YU and BARRY FINK, and each of them, as proxies for the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, and hereby authorizes said proxies, and each of them, to represent and vote, as designated on the reverse side, all stock of the above Portfolio held of record by the undersigned on May 30, 2006 at the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on August 1, 2006, and at any adjournment thereof. The undersigned hereby revokes any and all proxies with respect to such stock heretofore given by the undersigned. THE MATTERS BEING CONSIDERED HAVE BEEN PROPOSED BY MANAGEMENT. THE MATTERS BEING PROPOSED ARE RELATED TO, BUT NOT CONDITIONED ON, THE APPROVAL OF EACH OTHER. (CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED AND DATED ON REVERSE SIDE) SEE REVERSE SIDE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. U.S. MID CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO AUGUST 1, 2006 PROXY VOTING INSTRUCTIONS MAIL - Date, sign and mail your Proxy Card in the envelope provided as soon as possible. -OR- TELEPHONE - Call toll-free 1-800-PROXIES (1-800-776-9437) from any touch-tone telephone and follow the instructions. Have your Control number (or "Company number") and Proxy Card available when you call. Company Number Account Number Control Number INTERNET - Go to the website: https://vote.proxy-direct.com and follow the on-screen directions. Please detach and mail in the envelope provided IF you are not voting via telephone or internet. PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE [X] 1. ELECTION OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS: NOMINEES Frank L. Bowman, Kathleen A. Dennis, Michael F. Klein and W. Allen Reed [ ] FOR ALL NOMINEES [ ] AGAINST ALL NOMINEES [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT: (See instructions below) [ ] Frank L. Bowman [ ] Kathleen A. Dennis [ ] Michael F. Klein [ ] W. Allen Reed INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and fill in the circle next to each nominee you wish to withhold, as shown here: [ ] 2. TO MODIFY CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. [ ] FOR ALL [ ] AGAINST ALL [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT ---------------------------------- [ ] ABSTAIN INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual fundamental investment restriction, mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and write to letter(s) on the line above corresponding to the fundamental investment restriction(s) for which you want to withhold authority. (a) Diversification Policy (b) Borrowing Policy (c) Loan Policy (d) Commodities Policy (e) Senior Securities Policy - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To change the address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new address in the address space above. Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not be submitted via this method. [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS PROXY CARD WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER, AND, IN THE DISCRETION OF SUCH PROXIES, UPON ANY AND ALL OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT THEREOF. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY CARD WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS FOR THE FUND. PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- NOTE: PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME APPEARS. WHEN SHARES ARE HELD BY JOINT TENANTS, EACH JOINT TENANT MUST SIGN. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, director, guardian or custodian, please sign full title as such. If a corporation, please sign full corporate name by authorized officer and indicate the signer's office. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name. PROXY CARD THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. U.S. REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO C/O MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10020 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints RONALD E. ROBISON, STEFANIE V. CHANG YU and BARRY FINK, and each of them, as proxies for the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, and hereby authorizes said proxies, and each of them, to represent and vote, as designated on the reverse side, all stock of the above Portfolio held of record by the undersigned on May 30, 2006 at the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on August 1, 2006, and at any adjournment thereof. The undersigned hereby revokes any and all proxies with respect to such stock heretofore given by the undersigned. THE MATTERS BEING CONSIDERED HAVE BEEN PROPOSED BY MANAGEMENT. THE MATTERS BEING PROPOSED ARE RELATED TO, BUT NOT CONDITIONED ON, THE APPROVAL OF EACH OTHER. (CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED AND DATED ON REVERSE SIDE) SEE REVERSE SIDE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. U.S. REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO AUGUST 1, 2006 PROXY VOTING INSTRUCTIONS MAIL - Date, sign and mail your Proxy Card in the envelope provided as soon as possible. -OR- TELEPHONE - Call toll-free 1-800-PROXIES (1-800-776-9437) from any touch-tone telephone and follow the instructions. Have your Control number (or "Company number") and Proxy Card available when you call. Company Number Account Number Control Number INTERNET - Go to the website: https://vote.proxy-direct.com and follow the on-screen directions. Please detach and mail in the envelope provided IF you are not voting via telephone or internet. PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE [X] 1. ELECTION OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS: NOMINEES Frank L. Bowman, Kathleen A. Dennis, Michael F. Klein and W. Allen Reed [ ] FOR ALL NOMINEES [ ] AGAINST ALL NOMINEES [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT: (See instructions below) [ ] Frank L. Bowman [ ] Kathleen A. Dennis [ ] Michael F. Klein [ ] W. Allen Reed INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and fill in the circle next to each nominee you wish to withhold, as shown here: [ ] 2. TO MODIFY CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. [ ] FOR ALL [ ] AGAINST ALL [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT ---------------------------------- [ ] ABSTAIN INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual fundamental investment restriction, mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and write to letter(s) on the line above corresponding to the fundamental investment restriction(s) for which you want to withhold authority. (a) Borrowing Policy (b) Loan Policy (c) Commodities Policy (d) Senior Securities Policy - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To change the address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new address in the address space above. Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not be submitted via this method. [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS PROXY CARD WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER, AND, IN THE DISCRETION OF SUCH PROXIES, UPON ANY AND ALL OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT THEREOF. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY CARD WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS FOR THE FUND. PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- NOTE: PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME APPEARS. WHEN SHARES ARE HELD BY JOINT TENANTS, EACH JOINT TENANT MUST SIGN. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, director, guardian or custodian, please sign full title as such. If a corporation, please sign full corporate name by authorized officer and indicate the signer's office. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name. PROXY CARD THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. VALUE PORTFOLIO C/O MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10020 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints RONALD E. ROBISON, STEFANIE V. CHANG YU and BARRY FINK, and each of them, as proxies for the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, and hereby authorizes said proxies, and each of them, to represent and vote, as designated on the reverse side, all stock of the above Portfolio held of record by the undersigned on May 30, 2006 at the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on August 1, 2006, and at any adjournment thereof. The undersigned hereby revokes any and all proxies with respect to such stock heretofore given by the undersigned. THE MATTERS BEING CONSIDERED HAVE BEEN PROPOSED BY MANAGEMENT. THE MATTERS BEING PROPOSED ARE RELATED TO, BUT NOT CONDITIONED ON, THE APPROVAL OF EACH OTHER. (CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED AND DATED ON REVERSE SIDE) SEE REVERSE SIDE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. VALUE PORTFOLIO AUGUST 1, 2006 PROXY VOTING INSTRUCTIONS MAIL - Date, sign and mail your Proxy Card in the envelope provided as soon as possible. -OR- TELEPHONE - Call toll-free 1-800-PROXIES (1-800-776-9437) from any touch-tone telephone and follow the instructions. Have your Control number (or "Company number") and Proxy Card available when you call. Company Number Account Number Control Number INTERNET - Go to the website: https://vote.proxy-direct.com and follow the on-screen directions. Please detach and mail in the envelope provided IF you are not voting via telephone or internet. PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE [X] 1. ELECTION OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS: NOMINEES Frank L. Bowman, Kathleen A. Dennis, Michael F. Klein and W. Allen Reed [ ] FOR ALL NOMINEES [ ] AGAINST ALL NOMINEES [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT: (See instructions below) [ ] Frank L. Bowman [ ] Kathleen A. Dennis [ ] Michael F. Klein [ ] W. Allen Reed INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and fill in the circle next to each nominee you wish to withhold, as shown here: [ ] 2. TO MODIFY CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. [ ] FOR ALL [ ] AGAINST ALL [ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT ---------------------------------- [ ] ABSTAIN INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual fundamental investment restriction, mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and write to letter(s) on the line above corresponding to the fundamental investment restriction(s) for which you want to withhold authority. (a) Diversification Policy (b) Borrowing Policy (c) Loan Policy (d) Commodities Policy (e) Senior Securities Policy - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To change the address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new address in the address space above. Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not be submitted via this method. [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS PROXY CARD WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER, AND, IN THE DISCRETION OF SUCH PROXIES, UPON ANY AND ALL OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT THEREOF. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY CARD WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS FOR THE FUND. PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- Signature of Shareholder: Date: --------------------------- ------------- NOTE: PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME APPEARS. WHEN SHARES ARE HELD BY JOINT TENANTS, EACH JOINT TENANT MUST SIGN. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, director, guardian or custodian, please sign full title as such. If a corporation, please sign full corporate name by authorized officer and indicate the signer's office. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name.