Selected ratios and per share data for a common share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period:
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Trustees Frank L. Bowman Michael Bozic Kathleen A. Dennis James F. Higgins Dr. Manuel H. Johnson Joseph J. Kearns Michael F. Klein Michael E. Nugent W. Allen Reed Fergus Reid Officers Michael E. Nugent Chairperson of the Board Ronald E. Robison President and Principal Executive Officer J. David Germany Vice President Dennis F. Shea Vice President Amy R. Doberman Vice President Carsten Otto Chief Compliance Officer Stefanie V. Chang Yu Vice President Francis Smith Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Mary E. Mullin Secretary Transfer Agent Morgan Stanley Trust Harborside Financial Center, Plaza Two Jersey City, New Jersey 07311 Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Deloitte & Touche LLP Two World Financial Center New York, New York 10281 Legal Counsel Clifford Chance US LLP 31 West 52nd Street New York, New York 10019 Counsel to the Independent Trustees Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036 Investment Adviser Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc. 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10020 The financial statements included herein have been taken from the records of the Trust without examination by the independent auditors and accordingly they do not express an opinion thereon. © 2007 Morgan Stanley ![](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSRS/0000950136-07-004587/html_mslogok50.jpg)
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Morgan Stanley Insured Municipal Income Trust
Semiannual Report April 30, 2007
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not applicable for semiannual reports.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable for semiannual reports.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not applicable for semiannual reports.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable for semiannual reports.
Item 6.
Refer to Item 1.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End
Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable for semiannual reports.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Applicable only to reports covering periods ending on or after December 31,
2005.
Item 9. Closed-End Fund Repurchases
REGISTRANT PURCHASE OF EQUITY SECURITIES
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Period (a) Total Number of (b) Average Price (c) Total Number of (d) Maximum Number
Shares (or Units) Paid per Share (or Shares (or Units) (or Approximate
Purchased Unit) Purchased as Part Dollar Value) of
of Publicly Shares (or Units)
Announced Plans or that May Yet Be
Programs Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs
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November 1, 2006 --
November 30, 2006 35,700 14.5003 N/A N/A
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December 1, 2006 --
December 31, 2006 40,800 14.4557 N/A N/A
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January 1, 2007 --
January 31, 2007 47,100 14.4276 N/A N/A
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February 1, 2007 --
February 28, 2007 61,200 14.4231 N/A N/A
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March 1, 2007 --
March 31, 2007 54,900 14.5892 N/A N/A
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April 1, 2007
April 30, 2007 35,300 14.5132 N/A N/A
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Total 275,000 14.4849 N/A N/A
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Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Not applicable.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a) The Trust's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have
concluded that the Trust's disclosure controls and procedures are sufficient to
ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Trust in this Form N-CSR
was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods
specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms, based
upon such officers' evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date
within 90 days of the filing date of the report.
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(b) There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered
by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits
(a) Code of Ethics - Not applicable for semiannual reports.
(b) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal
financial officer of the registrant are attached hereto as part of EX-99.CERT.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Morgan Stanley Insured Municipal Income Trust
/s/ Ronald E. Robison
Ronald E. Robison
Principal Executive Officer
June 21, 2007
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following
persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
/s/ Ronald E. Robison
Ronald E. Robison
Principal Executive Officer
June 21, 2007
/s/ Francis Smith
Francis Smith
Principal Financial Officer
June 21, 2007
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EXHIBIT 12 B1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
CERTIFICATIONS
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I, Ronald E. Robison, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Morgan Stanley Insured
Municipal Income Trust;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net
assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include
a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods
presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal
control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the
Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such
internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our
supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date
within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such
evaluation; and
d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control
over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of
the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control
over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the
registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably
likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process,
summarize, and report financial information; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls
over financial reporting.
Date: June 21, 2007
/s/ Ronald E. Robison
Ronald E. Robison
Principal Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT 12 B2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
CERTIFICATIONS
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I, Francis Smith, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Morgan Stanley Insured
Municipal Income Trust;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net
assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include
a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods
presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal
control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the
Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such
internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our
supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date
within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such
evaluation; and
d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control
over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of
the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control
over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the
registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably
likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process,
summarize, and report financial information; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls
over financial reporting.
Date: June 21, 2007
/s/ Francis Smith
Francis Smith
Principal Financial Officer
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SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
As Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Morgan Stanley Insured Municipal Income Trust
In connection with the Report on Form N-CSR (the "Report") of the
above-named issuer for the period ended April 30, 2007 that is accompanied by
this certification, the undersigned hereby certifies that:
1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
the Issuer.
Date: June 21, 2007 /s/ Ronald E. Robison
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Ronald E. Robison
Principal Executive Officer
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Morgan Stanley Insured Municipal Income Trust and will be retained
by Morgan Stanley Insured Municipal Income Trust and furnished to the Securities
and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
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SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
As Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Morgan Stanley Insured Municipal Income Trust
In connection with the Report on Form N-CSR (the "Report") of the
above-named issuer for the period ended April 30, 2007 that is accompanied by
this certification, the undersigned hereby certifies that:
1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
the Issuer.
Date: June 21, 2007 /s/ Francis Smith
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Francis Smith
Principal Financial Officer
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Morgan Stanley Insured Municipal Income Trust and will be retained
by Morgan Stanley Insured Municipal Income Trust and furnished to the Securities
and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
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