As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 25, 2005
Registration No. 333-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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MORGAN STANLEY DELAWARE 36-3145972
MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL TRUST VI DELAWARE 13-7308501
MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL TRUST VII DELAWARE 13-7308503
MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL TRUST VIII DELAWARE 20-1390869
MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL TRUST IX DELAWARE 20-1391139
MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL TRUST X DELAWARE 20-1391361
(Exact name of each Registrant (State or other juridiction (I.R.S. Employer
as specified in its charter) of incorporation or organization) Identification Number)
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1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
(212) 761-4000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of Registrants' principal executive offices)
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Ronald T. Carman, Esq.
Vice President, Counsel and
Assistant Secretary
Morgan Stanley
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
(212) 761-4000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
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Copies To:
Joseph W. Armbrust, Esq. John M. Brandow, Esq.
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP Davis Polk & Wardwell
787 Seventh Avenue 450 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10019 New York, New York 10017
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon
as practicable after this registration statement becomes effective.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. [ ]
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered
on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), other than securities offered only
in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following
box. [X]
If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following
box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ]
If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the
Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering. [ ]
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. [ ]
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed maximum Proposed maximum
Title of each class of securities Amount to offering price per aggregate offering Amount of
to be registered be registered security (1) price (1) registration fee
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Morgan Stanley Debt Securities (2)....
Morgan Stanley Warrants (3)...........
Morgan Stanley Preferred Stock (4)....
Morgan Stanley Depositary Shares (5)..
Morgan Stanley Common Stock (6).......
Morgan Stanley Purchase Contracts (7).
Morgan Stanley Units (8)..............
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VI $30,000,000,000
Capital Securities (9)................ (10)(11) 100% $30,000,000,000 $3,531,000
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VII
Capital Securities (9)................
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VIII
Capital Securities (9)................
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust IX
Capital Securities (9)................
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust X
Capital Securities (9)................
Guarantees of Morgan Stanley with
respect to Capital Securities (12)....
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(1) Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee.
(2) There is being registered hereby such indeterminate principal amount of
Debt Securities as may be issued from time to time at indeterminate
prices.
(3) There is being registered hereby such indeterminate number of Warrants as
may be issued at indeterminate prices. Such Warrants may be issued
together with any Debt Securities, Purchase Contracts, Preferred Stock or
Common Stock or any combination of such securities. Warrants may be
exercised to purchase or sell (i) securities issued by Morgan Stanley or
by an entity affiliated or not affiliated with Morgan Stanley, a basket of
such securities, an index or indices of such securities or any combination
of the above, (ii) currencies or (iii) commodities.
(4) There is being registered hereby such indeterminate number of shares of
Preferred Stock as may from time to time be issued at indeterminate
prices. There is also being registered hereby such indeterminate number of
shares of Preferred Stock as may from time to time be issued upon
conversion, exercise or exchange of Debt Securities, Warrants or Purchase
Contracts registered hereby.
(5) There is being registered hereby such indeterminate number of Depositary
Shares as may be issued in the event that Morgan Stanley elects to offer
fractional or multiple interests in shares of the Preferred Stock
registered hereby.
(6) There is being registered hereby such indeterminate number of shares of
Common Stock as may from time to time be issued at indeterminate prices.
There is also being registered hereby such indeterminate number of shares
of Common Stock as may from time to time be issued upon conversion,
exercise or exchange of Debt Securities, Preferred Stock, Warrants or
Purchase Contracts registered hereby.
(7) There is being registered hereby such indeterminate number of Purchase
Contracts as may be issued at indeterminate prices. Such Purchase
Contracts may be issued together with any Debt Securities, Warrants,
Preferred Stock or Common Stock or any combination of such securities.
Purchase Contracts may require the holders thereof to purchase or sell (i)
securities issued by Morgan Stanley or by an entity affiliated or not
affiliated with Morgan Stanley, a basket of such securities, an index or
indices of such securities or any combination of the above, (ii)
currencies or (iii) commodities.
(8) There is being registered hereby such indeterminate number of Units as may
be issued at indeterminate prices. Units may consist of one or more
Purchase Contracts, Warrants, Debt Securities, Preferred Stock or Common
Stock or any combination of such securities.
(9) There is being registered hereby such indeterminate number of Capital
Securities of Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VI, Morgan Stanley Capital
Trust VII, Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VIII, Morgan Stanley Capital Trust
IX and Morgan Stanley Capital Trust X (collectively, the "Trusts") as may
from time to time be issued by the Trusts at indeterminate prices and such
indeterminate principal amount of Debt Securities as may be issued and
sold by Morgan Stanley to any of the Trusts in connection with the
issuances of the Capital Securities, in which event such Debt Securities
may later be distributed for no additional consideration to the holders of
the Capital Securities of such Trusts upon a dissolution of such Trusts
and the distribution of the assets thereof.
(10) This Registration Statement also relates to offers and sales of Debt
Securities, Warrants, Preferred Stock, Depositary Shares, Common Stock,
Purchase Contracts, Units and Capital Securities (collectively,
"Securities") in connection with market-making transactions by and through
affiliates of the Registrants (subject, with respect to Preferred Stock,
Depositary Shares, Common Stock and Capital Securities, to obtaining any
necessary approval of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. in connection with
market-making transactions by and through Morgan Stanley & Co.
Incorporated and Morgan Stanley DW Inc.).
(11) Or, if any Debt Securities are issued at an original issue discount, such
greater amount as shall result in aggregate net proceeds not in excess of
$30,000,000,000 to the Registrants or, if any Securities are issued with
an offering price payable in a foreign currency, such amount as shall
result in an aggregate initial offering price equivalent to
$30,000,000,000 at the time of initial offering.
(12) No additional consideration will be received for the Morgan Stanley
Guarantees with respect to the Capital Securities.
The Registrants hereby amend this Registration Statement on such date or
dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrants
shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration
Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of
the Securities Act or until the Registration Statement shall become effective
on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"),
acting pursuant to Section 8(a), may determine.
Pursuant to Rule 429 of the General Rules and Regulations under the
Securities Act, the prospectuses filed as part of this Registration Statement
also relate to $2,460,472,613 of securities registered and remaining unissued
under a Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-117752, previously
filed by Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VI, Morgan Stanley Capital
Trust VII, Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VIII, Morgan Stanley Capital Trust IX
and Morgan Stanley Capital Trust X on July 29, 2004 and declared effective on
November 10, 2004.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This registration statement contains:
o a prospectus to be used by Morgan Stanley in connection with offerings of
its debt securities, units, warrants, purchase contracts, preferred stock
and common stock; and
o a prospectus to be used in connection with offerings of:
o the capital securities of Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VI, Morgan
Stanley Capital Trust VII, Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VIII, Morgan
Stanley Capital Trust IX and Morgan Stanley Capital Trust X (the
"Capital Securities");
o the junior subordinated debentures of Morgan Stanley; and
o the guarantees of Morgan Stanley of the Capital Securities.
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may
not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer
to sell these securities and we are not soliciting offers to buy these
securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
PROSPECTUS (Subject to Completion, Issued October 25, 2005)
Morgan Stanley
DEBT SECURITIES
UNITS
WARRANTS
PURCHASE CONTRACTS
PREFERRED STOCK
COMMON STOCK
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We, Morgan Stanley, may offer from time to time debt securities, units,
warrants, purchase contracts, preferred stock and common stock. This prospectus
describes the general terms of these securities and the general manner in which
we will offer the securities. The specific terms of any securities we offer
will be included in a supplement to this prospectus. The prospectus supplement
will also describe the specific manner in which we will offer the securities.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities regulators
have not approved or disapproved these securities, or determined if this
prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.
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MORGAN STANLEY
, 2005
You should rely on the information we incorporate by reference or provide in
this prospectus or the relevant prospectus supplement. We have not authorized
anyone else to provide you with different or additional information. We are not
making an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not
permitted. Except as we indicate under the headings "Consolidated Ratios of
Earnings to Fixed Charges and Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock
Dividends," "Morgan Stanley" and "Use of Proceeds," the terms "Morgan Stanley,"
"we," "us" and "our" refer to Morgan Stanley excluding its consolidated
subsidiaries.
SUMMARY
We, Morgan Stanley, may offer any of the following securities: debt
securities, units, warrants, purchase contracts, preferred stock and common
stock. The following summary describes these securities in general terms only.
You should read the summary together with the more detailed information
contained in the rest of this prospectus and the applicable prospectus
supplement. We may offer up to $32,460,472,613 aggregate offering price of the
securities, subject to reduction on account of the sale of capital securities
under the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
Debt Securities......... Our debt securities may be senior or subordinated in
priority of payment. We will provide a prospectus
supplement that describes the ranking, whether senior
or subordinated, the specific designation, the
aggregate principal amount, the purchase price, the
maturity, the redemption terms, the interest rate or
manner of calculating the interest rate, the time of
payment of interest, if any, the terms for any
conversion or exchange, including the terms relating
to the adjustment of any conversion or exchange
mechanism, the listing, if any, on a securities
exchange and any other specific terms of the debt
securities.
The senior and subordinated debt securities will be
issued under separate indentures between us and a U.S.
banking institution as trustee. Neither of the
indentures that govern our debt securities limits the
amount of additional indebtedness that we or any of
our subsidiaries may incur. We have summarized the
general features of the indentures under the heading
"Description of Debt Securities." We encourage you to
read the indentures, which are exhibits to our
registration statement.
Units................... We may sell any combination of warrants, purchase
contracts, shares of preferred stock, shares of common
stock and debt securities issued by us, or debt
obligations of an entity affiliated or not affiliated
with us together as units. In a prospectus supplement,
we will describe the particular combination of
warrants, purchase contracts, shares of preferred
stock, shares of common stock and debt securities
issued by us, or debt obligations of an entity
affiliated or not affiliated with us constituting any
units and any other specific terms of the units.
Warrants................ We may sell warrants to purchase or sell:
o securities issued by us or by an entity
affiliated or not affiliated with us, a
basket of those securities, an index or
indices of those securities or any
combination of the above,
o currencies, or
o commodities.
In a prospectus supplement, we will inform you of the
exercise price and other specific terms of the
warrants,
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including whether our or your obligations, if any,
under any warrants may be satisfied by delivering or
purchasing the underlying securities, currencies or
commodities, or their cash value.
Purchase Contracts...... We may sell purchase contracts requiring the holders
to purchase or sell:
o securities issued by us or by an entity
affiliated or not affiliated with us, a
basket of those securities, an index or
indices of those securities or any
combination of the above,
o currencies, or
o commodities.
In a prospectus supplement, we will describe the
specific terms of the purchase contracts, including
whether we will satisfy our obligations, if any, or
you will satisfy your obligations, if any, under any
purchase contracts by delivering the underlying
securities, currencies or commodities or their cash
value.
Form.................... We may issue debt securities, units, warrants and
purchase contracts in fully registered form or in
bearer form and, in either case, in definitive form or
global form.
Preferred Stock......... We may sell our preferred stock, par value $0.01 per
share, in one or more series. In a prospectus
supplement, we will describe the specific designation,
the aggregate number of shares offered, the dividend
rate or manner of calculating the dividend rate, the
dividend periods or manner of calculating the dividend
periods, the stated value of the shares of the series,
the voting rights of the shares of the series, whether
or not and on what terms the shares of the series will
be convertible or exchangeable, whether and on what
terms we can redeem the shares of the series, whether
we will offer depositary shares representing shares of
the series and if so, the fraction or multiple of a
share of preferred stock represented by each
depositary share, whether we will list the preferred
stock or depositary shares on a securities exchange
and any other specific terms of the series of
preferred stock.
Common Stock............ We may sell our common stock, par value $0.01 per
share. In a prospectus supplement, we will describe
the aggregate number of shares offered and the
offering price or prices of the shares.
Terms Specified
in Prospectus
Supplements........... When we decide to sell particular securities, we will
prepare a prospectus supplement describing the
securities offering and the specific terms of the
securities. You should carefully read this prospectus
and the applicable prospectus supplement.
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We will offer our debt securities, warrants, purchase
contracts, units, preferred stock and common stock to
investors on terms determined by market and other
conditions. Our securities may be sold for U.S.
dollars or foreign currency. Principal of, and any
premium or interest on, debt securities and cash
amounts payable under warrants or purchase contracts
may be payable in U.S. dollars or foreign currency, as
we specifically designate in the related prospectus
supplement.
In any prospectus supplement we prepare, we will
provide the name of and compensation to each dealer,
underwriter or agent, if any, involved in the sale of
the securities being offered and the managing
underwriters for any securities sold to or through
underwriters. Any underwriters, including managing
underwriters, dealers or agents in the United States
will include Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and/or
Morgan Stanley DW Inc. and any outside the United
States will include Morgan Stanley & Co. International
Limited or other affiliates of ours.
Structural
Subordination; Our
Receipt of Cash from
Our Subsidiaries May
Be Restricted......... The securities are unsecured senior or subordinated
obligations of ours, but our assets consist primarily
of equity in our subsidiaries. As a result, our
ability to make payments on our debt securities and/or
pay dividends on our preferred stock and common stock
depends upon our receipt of dividends, loan payments
and other funds from our subsidiaries. In addition, if
any of our subsidiaries becomes insolvent, the direct
creditors of that subsidiary will have a prior claim
on its assets, and our rights and the rights of our
creditors, including your rights as an owner of our
debt securities, units, warrants, purchase contracts,
preferred stock or common stock, will be subject to
that prior claim, unless we are also a direct creditor
of that subsidiary. This subordination of creditors of
a parent company to prior claims of creditors of its
subsidiaries is commonly referred to as structural
subordination.
In addition, various statutes and regulations restrict
some of our subsidiaries from paying dividends or
making loans or advances to us. These restrictions
could prevent those subsidiaries from paying the cash
to us that we need in order to pay you. These
restrictions include:
o the net capital requirements under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), and the rules of some
exchanges and other regulatory bodies, which
apply to some of our principal subsidiaries,
such as Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated,
Morgan Stanley & Co. International Limited
and Morgan Stanley DW Inc., and
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o banking regulations, which apply to Discover
Bank, a Delaware chartered bank, and other
bank subsidiaries of ours.
Market-making by Our
Affiliates............ Following the initial distribution of an offering of
securities, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Morgan
Stanley & Co. International Limited, Morgan Stanley DW
Inc. and other affiliates of ours may offer and sell
those securities in the course of their businesses as
broker dealers, subject, in the case of common stock,
preferred stock and depositary shares, to obtaining
any necessary approval of the New York Stock Exchange,
Inc. for any of these offers and sales our United
States affiliates may make. Morgan Stanley & Co.
Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. International
Limited, Morgan Stanley DW Inc. and other affiliates
of ours may act as a principal or agent in these
transactions. This prospectus and the applicable
prospectus supplement will also be used in connection
with those transactions. Sales in any of those
transactions will be made at varying prices related to
prevailing market prices and other circumstances at
the time of sale.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other
information with the SEC. You may read and copy any document we file at the
SEC's public reference room at Room 158, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.
20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the
public reference room. In addition, the SEC maintains a website that contains
reports, proxy statements and other information that we electronically file.
The address of the SEC's website is http://www.sec.gov. You can find
information we have filed with the SEC by reference to file number 1-11758.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement we filed with the SEC.
This prospectus omits some information contained in the registration statement
in accordance with SEC rules and regulations. You should review the information
and exhibits in the registration statement for further information on us and
our consolidated subsidiaries and the securities we are offering. Statements in
this prospectus concerning any document we filed as an exhibit to the
registration statement or that we otherwise filed with the SEC are not intended
to be comprehensive and are qualified by reference to these filings. You should
review the complete document to evaluate these statements.
Our common stock, par value $0.01 per share, is listed on the New York
Stock Exchange, Inc. and the Pacific Exchange, Inc. under the symbol "MWD." You
may inspect reports, proxy statements and other information concerning us and
our consolidated subsidiaries at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange,
Inc., 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005, and the Pacific Exchange,
Inc., 115 Sansome Street, San Francisco, California 94104.
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference much of the information we
file with them, which means that we can disclose important information to you
by referring you to those publicly available documents. The information that we
incorporate by reference in this prospectus is considered to be part of this
prospectus. Because we are incorporating by reference future filings with the
SEC, this prospectus is continually updated and those future filings may modify
or supersede some of the information included or incorporated by reference in
this prospectus. This means that you must look at all of the SEC filings that
we incorporate by reference to determine if any of the statements in this
prospectus or in any document previously incorporated by reference have been
modified or superseded. This prospectus incorporates by reference the documents
listed below and any future filings we make with the SEC under Section 13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than information in the documents
or filings that is deemed to have been furnished and not filed) until we
complete our offering of the securities to be issued under the registration
statement or, if later, the date on which any of our affiliates cease offering
and selling these securities:
o Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30,
2004, as updated by Exhibit 99.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on October 12, 2005;
o Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended
February 28, 2005 and May 31, 2005, each as updated by Exhibit Nos.
99.2 and 99.3, respectively, of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed
on October 12, 2005;
o Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended August
31, 2005;
o Current Reports on Form 8-K dated December 13, 2004, December 21,
2004, January 5, 2005, January 14, 2005 (two filings), January 21,
2005, March 3, 2005, March 17, 2005, March 23, 2005, March 28, 2005
(two filings), April 1, 2005, April 2, 2005, April 4, 2005, April 6,
2005, April 13, 2005, April 30, 2005, May 4, 2005, May 13, 2005, May
16, 2005, May 18, 2005, June 13, 2005 (as amended by a Form 8-K/A
filed on June 14, 2005), June 22, 2005, June 23, 2005, June 30, 2005
(three filings), July 11, 2005, August 17, 2005 (two filings) August
31, 2005, September 2, 2005, September 6, 2005, September 9, 2005,
September 19, 2005, September 21, 2005 and October 12, 2005 (the
Current Report dated October 12, 2005 updates the historical
financial statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial
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Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2004 and Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended February 28, 2005 and May
31, 2005 for certain discontinued operations and the transfer of the
principal components of the residential mortgage loan business from
the Discover business to the Institutional Securities business); and
o description of our common stock in our Registration Statement on Form
10 filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, on
January 15, 1993, as amended by the description contained in the
Forms 8 dated February 11, February 21 and February 22, 1993.
You can request a copy of these documents, excluding exhibits not
specifically incorporated by reference into these documents, at no cost, by
writing or telephoning us at the following address:
Morgan Stanley
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
Attention: Investor Relations
(212) 761-4000
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CONSOLIDATED RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
AND EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
The following table sets forth our consolidated ratios of earnings to
fixed charges and earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock dividends for
the periods indicated.
Nine Months Ended Fiscal Year
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August 31, August 31,
2005 2004 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
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Ratio of earnings to fixed
charges.................... 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.5
Ratio of earnings to fixed
charges and preferred
stock dividends............ 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.5
For purposes of calculating the ratio of earnings to fixed charges and the
ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock dividends, earnings are
the sum of:
o income before losses from unconsolidated investees, income taxes,
(loss)/gain on discontinued operations, cumulative effect of
accounting change and fixed charges;
less:
o dividends on preferred securities subject to mandatory redemption.
For purposes of calculating both ratios, fixed charges are the sum of:
o interest cost, including interest on deposits;
o dividends on preferred securities subject to mandatory redemption;
and
o that portion of rent expense estimated to be representative of the
interest factor.
The preferred stock dividend amounts represent pre-tax earnings required
to cover dividends on preferred stock.
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MORGAN STANLEY
Morgan Stanley is a global financial firm that, through its subsidiaries
and affiliates, provides its products and services to a large and diversified
group of clients and customers, including corporations, governments, financial
institutions and individuals. Morgan Stanley was originally incorporated under
the laws of the State of Delaware in 1981, and its predecessor companies date
back to 1924. Morgan Stanley conducts its business from its headquarters in and
around New York City, its regional offices and branches throughout the United
States, and its principal offices in London, Tokyo, Hong Kong and other world
financial centers. Morgan Stanley maintains leading market positions in each of
its business segments--Institutional Securities, Retail Brokerage, Asset
Management and Discover.
Morgan Stanley's Institutional Securities business includes:
o Investment banking, including securities underwriting and
distribution and financial advisory services, including advice on
mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, real estate and project
finance.
o Sales, trading, financing and market-making activities in equity
securities and related products and fixed income securities and
related products, including foreign exchange and commodities.
o Other activities, such as principal investing and real estate
investment management, providing benchmark indices and risk
management analytics and research.
Morgan Stanley's Retail Brokerage business includes:
o Comprehensive brokerage, investment and financial services designed
to accommodate individual investment goals and risk profiles.
Morgan Stanley's Asset Management business includes:
o Global asset management products and services for individual and
institutional investors through three principal distribution channels:
a proprietary channel consisting of Morgan Stanley's representatives;
a non-proprietary channel consisting of third-party broker-dealers,
banks, financial planners and other intermediaries; and Morgan
Stanley's institutional channel.
Morgan Stanley's Discover business includes:
o Discover Financial Services, which offers Discover(R)-branded cards
and other consumer finance products and services.
o Discover Network, a network of merchant and cash access locations
primarily in the United States and PULSE EFT Association, Inc., a
U.S.-based automated teller machine/debit network.
o Consumer Banking Group International, which includes Morgan
Stanley-branded cards and personal loan products in the United
Kingdom.
Morgan Stanley's principal executive offices are at 1585 Broadway, New York,
New York 10036, and its telephone number is (212) 761-4000.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
Unless otherwise set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, we
intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities we offer by this
prospectus for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other
things:
o additions to working capital;
o the repurchase of outstanding common stock; and
o the repayment of indebtedness.
We anticipate that we will raise additional funds from time to time
through equity or debt financing, including borrowings under revolving credit
agreements, to finance our businesses worldwide.
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
Debt May Be Senior or Subordinated
We may issue senior or subordinated debt securities. The senior debt
securities and, in the case of debt securities in bearer form, any coupons to
these securities, will constitute part of our senior debt, will be issued under
our Senior Debt Indenture, as defined below, and will rank on a parity with all
of our other unsecured and unsubordinated debt. The subordinated debt
securities and any coupons will constitute part of our subordinated debt, will
be issued under our Subordinated Debt Indenture, as defined below, and will be
subordinate and junior in right of payment, as set forth in the Subordinated
Debt Indenture, to all of our "senior indebtedness," which is defined in our
Subordinated Debt Indenture. If this prospectus is being delivered in
connection with a series of subordinated debt securities, the accompanying
prospectus supplement or the information we incorporate in this prospectus by
reference will indicate the approximate amount of senior indebtedness
outstanding as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter. We refer to our
Senior Debt Indenture and our Subordinated Debt Indenture individually as an
"indenture" and collectively as the "indentures."
We have summarized below the material provisions of the indentures and the
debt securities, or indicated which material provisions will be described in
the related prospectus supplement. These descriptions are only summaries, and
each investor should refer to the applicable indenture, which describes
completely the terms and definitions summarized below and contains additional
information regarding the debt securities. Where appropriate, we use
parentheses to refer you to the particular sections of the applicable
indenture. Any reference to particular sections or defined terms of the
applicable indenture in any statement under this heading qualifies the entire
statement and incorporates by reference the applicable section or definition
into that statement. The indentures are substantially identical, except for the
provisions relating to Morgan Stanley's negative pledge, which are included in
the Senior Debt Indenture only, the provisions relating to subordination and
the shorter list of events of default under the Subordinated Debt Indenture.
Payments
We may issue debt securities from time to time in one or more series. The
provisions of each indenture allow us to "reopen" a previous issue of a series
of debt securities and issue additional debt securities of that issue. The debt
securities may be denominated and payable in U.S. dollars or foreign
currencies. We may also issue debt securities, from time to time, with the
principal amount or interest payable on any relevant payment date to be
determined by reference to one or more currency exchange rates, securities or
baskets of securities, commodity prices or indices. Holders of these types of
debt securities will receive payments of principal or interest that depend upon
the value of the applicable currency, security or basket of securities,
commodity or index on the relevant payment dates.
Debt securities may bear interest at a fixed rate or a floating rate,
which, in either case, may be zero, or at a rate that varies during the
lifetime of the debt security. Debt securities bearing no interest or interest
at a rate that at the time of issuance is below the prevailing market rate may
be sold at a discount below their stated principal amount.
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Terms Specified in Prospectus Supplement
The prospectus supplement will contain, where applicable, the following
terms of and other information relating to any offered debt securities:
o classification as senior or subordinated debt securities and the
specific designation;
o aggregate principal amount, purchase price and denomination;
o currency in which the debt securities are denominated and/or in which
principal, and premium, if any, and/or interest, if any, is payable;
o date of maturity;
o the interest rate or rates or the method by which the calculation
agent will determine the interest rate or rates, if any;
o whether interest will be payable in cash or payable in kind;
o the interest payment dates, if any;
o the place or places for payment of the principal of and any premium
and/or interest on the debt securities;
o any repayment, redemption, prepayment or sinking fund provisions,
including any redemption notice provisions;
o whether we will issue the debt securities in registered form or
bearer form or both and, if we are offering debt securities in bearer
form, any restrictions applicable to the exchange of one form for
another and to the offer, sale and delivery of those debt securities
in bearer form;
o whether we will issue the debt securities in definitive form and
under what terms and conditions;
o the terms on which holders of the debt securities may convert or
exchange these securities into or for common or preferred stock or
other securities of ours offered hereby, into or for common or
preferred stock or other securities of an entity affiliated with us
or debt or equity or other securities of an entity not affiliated
with us, or for the cash value of our stock or any of the above
securities, the terms on which conversion or exchange may occur,
including whether conversion or exchange is mandatory, at the option
of the holder or at our option, the period during which conversion or
exchange may occur, the initial conversion or exchange price or rate
and the circumstances or manner in which the amount of common or
preferred stock or other securities issuable upon conversion or
exchange may be adjusted;
o information as to the methods for determining the amount of principal
or interest payable on any date and/or the currencies, securities or
baskets of securities, commodities or indices to which the amount
payable on that date is linked;
o any agents for the debt securities, including trustees, depositories,
authenticating or paying agents, transfer agents or registrars;
o any applicable United States federal income tax consequences,
including:
o whether and under what circumstances we will pay additional
amounts on debt securities held by a person who is not a U.S.
person for any tax, assessment or governmental charge withheld
or deducted and, if so, whether we will have the option to
redeem those debt securities rather than pay the additional
amounts;
o tax considerations applicable to any discounted debt securities
or to debt securities issued at par that are treated as having
been issued at a discount for United States federal income tax
purposes; and
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o tax considerations applicable to any debt securities denominated
and payable in foreign currencies; and
o any other specific terms of the debt securities, including any
additions, modifications or deletions in the defaults, events of
default or covenants, and any terms required by or advisable under
applicable laws or regulations.
Registration and Transfer of Debt Securities
Holders may present debt securities for exchange, and holders of
registered debt securities may present these securities for transfer, in the
manner, at the places and subject to the restrictions stated in the debt
securities and described in the applicable prospectus supplement. We will
provide these services without charge except for any tax or other governmental
charge payable in connection with these services and subject to any limitations
provided in the applicable indenture.
Holders may transfer debt securities in bearer form and the related
coupons, if any, by delivery to the transferee. If any of the securities are
held in global form, the procedures for transfer of interests in those
securities will depend upon the procedures of the depositary for those global
securities. See "Forms of Securities."
Indentures
Debt securities that will be senior debt will be issued under a Senior
Indenture dated as of November 1, 2004 between Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A. (formerly known as JPMorgan Chase Bank) as trustee. We call
that indenture, as it may be supplemented from time to time, the Senior Debt
Indenture. Debt securities that will be subordinated debt will be issued under
a Subordinated Indenture dated as of October 1, 2004 between Morgan Stanley and
J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, as trustee. We call that
indenture, as it may be supplemented from time to time, the Subordinated Debt
Indenture. We refer to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (formerly known as JPMorgan
Chase Bank) and J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, individually
as a "trustee" and collectively as the "trustees."
Subordination Provisions
Holders of subordinated debt securities should recognize that contractual
provisions in the Subordinated Debt Indenture may prohibit us from making
payments on these securities. Subordinated debt securities are subordinate and
junior in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner stated in the
Subordinated Debt Indenture, to all of our senior indebtedness. The
Subordinated Debt Indenture defines senior indebtedness as (i) obligations of,
or guaranteed or assumed by, Morgan Stanley for borrowed money or evidenced by
bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, and amendments,
renewals, extensions, modifications and refundings of any of that indebtedness
or of those obligations and (ii) if provided in the supplemental indenture
under which a series of debt securities is issued or in the form of debt
security for such series, any additional obligations that Morgan Stanley
determines to include within the definition of senior indebtedness in order to
assure that the debt securities of such series will be accorded the regulatory
capital recognition desired by Morgan Stanley in accordance with Rule 15c3-1
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any other rule or
regulation governing the definition of capital that is applicable to Morgan
Stanley or its affiliates. Nonrecourse obligations, the subordinated debt
securities and any other obligations specifically designated as being
subordinate in right of payment to senior indebtedness are not senior
indebtedness as defined under the Subordinated Debt Indenture. (Subordinated
Debt Indenture, Section 1.01).
The Subordinated Debt Indenture provides that, unless all principal of and
any premium or interest on the senior indebtedness has been paid in full, or
provision has been made to make these payments in full, no payment of principal
of, or any premium or interest on, any subordinated debt securities may be made
in the event:
o of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings, or any receivership,
liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceedings involving us
or a substantial part of our property;
o that (a) a default has occurred in the payment of principal, any
premium, interest or other monetary amounts due and payable on any
senior indebtedness or (b) there has occurred any other event of
default concerning senior indebtedness that permits the holder or
holders of the senior indebtedness to accelerate
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the maturity of the senior indebtedness, with notice or passage of
time, or both, and that event of default has continued beyond the
applicable grace period, if any, and that default or event of default
has not been cured or waived or has not ceased to exist; or
o that the principal of and accrued interest on any subordinated debt
securities have been declared due and payable upon an event of
default as defined under the Subordinated Debt Indenture and that
declaration has not been rescinded and annulled as provided under the
Subordinated Debt Indenture. (Subordinated Debt Indenture, Section
13.01).
We currently have outstanding subordinated debt securities, which were
issued under an amended and restated subordinated indenture, dated May 1, 1999,
between us and J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association (as successor in
interest to Bank One Trust Company, N.A., successor to The First National Bank
of Chicago) as trustee, with terms and conditions substantially similar to
those of the subordinated debt securities described in this prospectus. At
August 31, 2005, there was $4 billion aggregate principal amount of such
subordinated debt securities outstanding. Those subordinated debt securities
contain certain acceleration provisions that could be triggered prior to the
acceleration provisions of the subordinated debt securities described in this
prospectus. Accordingly, the outstanding amount of those subordinated debt
securities could become due and payable by acceleration prior to the
subordinated debt securities described in this prospectus.
Covenants Restricting Pledges, Mergers and Other Significant Corporate Actions
Negative Pledge. Because we are a holding company, our assets consist
primarily of the securities of our subsidiaries. The negative pledge provisions
of the Senior Debt Indenture limit our ability to pledge some of these
securities. The Senior Debt Indenture provides that we will not, and will not
permit any subsidiary to, create, assume, incur or guarantee any indebtedness
for borrowed money that is secured by a pledge, lien or other encumbrance
except for liens specifically permitted by the Senior Debt Indenture on:
o the voting securities of Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Morgan
Stanley & Co. International Limited, Morgan Stanley DW Inc., Discover
Bank or any subsidiary succeeding to any substantial part of the
business now conducted by any of those corporations, which we refer
to collectively as the "principal subsidiaries," or
o the voting securities of a subsidiary that owns, directly or
indirectly, the voting securities of any of the principal
subsidiaries, other than directors' qualifying shares,
without making effective provisions so that the debt securities issued under
the Senior Debt Indenture will be secured equally and ratably with indebtedness
so secured.
For these purposes, "subsidiary" means any corporation, partnership or
other entity of which at the time of determination we own or control directly
or indirectly more than 50% of the shares of the voting stock or equivalent
interest, and "voting securities" means stock of any class or classes having
general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect a majority of the
board of directors, managers or trustees of the relevant subsidiary, other than
stock that carries only the conditional right to vote upon the happening of an
event, whether or not that event has happened. (Senior Debt Indenture, Section
3.06).
The Subordinated Debt Indenture does not include negative pledge
provisions.
Merger, Consolidation, Sale, Lease or Conveyance. Each indenture provides
that we will not merge or consolidate with any other person and will not sell,
lease or convey all or substantially all of our assets to any other person,
unless:
o we will be the continuing corporation; or
o the successor corporation or person that acquires all or
substantially all of our assets:
o will be a corporation organized under the laws of the United
States, a state of the United States or the District of
Columbia; and
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o will expressly assume all of our obligations under the indenture
and the debt securities issued under the indenture; and
o immediately after the merger, consolidation, sale, lease or
conveyance, we, that person or that successor corporation will not be
in default in the performance of the covenants and conditions of the
indenture applicable to us. (Indentures, Section 9.01).
Absence of Protections against All Potential Actions of Morgan Stanley.
There are no covenants or other provisions in the indentures that would afford
holders of debt securities additional protection in the event of a
recapitalization transaction, a change of control of Morgan Stanley or a highly
leveraged transaction. The merger covenant described above would only apply if
the recapitalization transaction, change of control or highly leveraged
transaction were structured to include a merger or consolidation of Morgan
Stanley or a sale, lease or conveyance of all or substantially all of our
assets. However, we may provide specific protections, such as a put right or
increased interest, for particular debt securities, which we would describe in
the applicable prospectus supplement.
Events of Default
The indentures provide holders of debt securities with remedies if we fail
to perform specific obligations or if we become bankrupt. Holders should review
these provisions and understand which of our actions trigger an event of
default and which actions do not. Each indenture permits the issuance of debt
securities in one or more series, and, in many cases, whether an event of
default has occurred is determined on a series by series basis.
An event of default is defined under the Senior Debt Indenture, with
respect to any series of debt securities issued under that indenture, as being:
o default in payment of any principal of the debt securities of that
series, either at maturity or upon any redemption, by declaration or
otherwise;
o default for 30 days in payment of any interest on any debt securities
of that series;
o default for 60 days after written notice in the observance or
performance of any covenant or agreement in the debt securities of
that series or the indenture (other than a covenant or warranty with
respect to the debt securities of that series the breach or
nonperformance of which is otherwise included in the definition of
"event of default");
o events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization; or
o any other event of default provided in the supplemental indenture
under which that series of debt securities is issued. (Senior Debt
Indenture, Section 5.01).
An event of default is defined under the Subordinated Debt Indenture, with
respect to any series of debt securities issued under that indenture, as being:
o events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization; or
o any other event of default provided in the supplemental indenture
under which that series of debt securities is issued. (Subordinated
Debt Indenture, Section 5.01).
Unless otherwise stated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the debt
securities issued under either indenture will not have the benefit of any
cross-default or cross-acceleration provisions with our other indebtedness.
Acceleration of Debt Securities upon an Event of Default.
The Senior Debt Indenture provides that:
o if an event of default due to the default in payment of principal of,
or any premium or interest on, any series of debt securities issued
under that indenture, or due to the default in the performance or
breach of any other covenant or warranty of Morgan Stanley applicable
to the debt securities of that series but not
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applicable to all outstanding debt securities issued under that
indenture occurs and is continuing, either the trustee or the holders
of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding
debt securities of each affected series, voting as one class, by
notice in writing to Morgan Stanley and to the trustee, if given by
security holders, may declare the principal of all debt securities of
all affected series and interest accrued thereon to be due and
payable immediately; and
o if an event of default due to a default in the performance of any
other covenants or agreements in that indenture applicable to all
outstanding debt securities issued under that indenture or due to
specified events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of
Morgan Stanley, occurs and is continuing, either the trustee or the
holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of all
outstanding debt securities issued under that indenture, voting as
one class, by notice in writing to Morgan Stanley and to the trustee,
if given by security holders, may declare the principal of all those
debt securities and interest accrued thereon to be due and payable
immediately. (Senior Debt Indenture, Section 5.01).
The Subordinated Debt Indenture provides that:
o if an event of default applicable to the debt securities of that
series but not applicable to all outstanding debt securities issued
under that indenture occurs and is continuing, either the trustee or
the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding debt securities of each affected series, voting as one
class, by notice in writing to Morgan Stanley and to the trustee, if
given by security holders, may declare the principal of all debt
securities of all affected series and interest accrued thereon to be
due and payable immediately; and
o if an event of default due to specified events of bankruptcy,
insolvency or reorganization of Morgan Stanley, occurs and is
continuing, or if an event of default applicable to all outstanding
debt securities issued under that indenture is provided in the
supplemental indenture under which such series of debt securities is
issued or in the form of debt securities for such series and such
event of default has occurred and is continuing, either the trustee
or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of
all outstanding debt securities issued under that indenture, voting
as one class, by notice in writing to Morgan Stanley and to the
trustee, if given by security holders, may declare the principal of
all those debt securities and interest accrued thereon to be due and
payable immediately. (Subordinated Debt Indenture, Section 5.01).
Annulment of Acceleration and Waiver of Defaults.
The Senior Debt Indenture provides that:
In some circumstances, if any and all events of default under the
indenture, other than the non-payment of the principal of the securities that
has become due as a result of an acceleration, have been cured, waived or
otherwise remedied, then the holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of all series of outstanding debt securities affected, voting as one
class, may waive past defaults and rescind and annul past declarations of
acceleration of the debt securities. (Senior Debt Indenture, Section 5.01).
Prior to the acceleration of any debt securities, the holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of all series of outstanding debt
securities with respect to which an event of default has occurred and is
continuing, voting as one class, may waive any past default or event of
default, other than a default in the payment of principal or interest (unless
such default has been cured and an amount sufficient to pay all matured
installments of interest and principal due otherwise than by acceleration has
been deposited with the trustee) or a default in respect of a covenant or
provision in the indenture that cannot be modified or amended without the
consent of the holder of each debt security affected. (Senior Debt Indenture,
Section 5.10).
The Subordinated Debt Indenture provides that:
In some circumstances, if any and all Defaults (as defined below) under
the indenture, other than the non-payment of the principal of the securities
that has become due as a result of an acceleration, have been cured, waived or
otherwise remedied, then the holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of all series of outstanding debt
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securities affected, voting as one class, may waive past defaults and rescind
and annul past declarations of acceleration of the debt securities. (Senior Debt
Indenture, Section 5.01).
Prior to the acceleration of any debt securities, the holders of a majority
in aggregate principal amount of all series of outstanding debt securities with
respect to which an event of default has occurred and is continuing, voting as
one class, may waive any past default or event of default, other than a default
in the payment of principal or interest (unless such default has been cured and
an amount sufficient to pay all matured installments of interest and principal
due otherwise than by acceleration has been deposited with the trustee) or a
default in respect of a covenant or provision in the indenture that cannot be
modified or amended without the consent of the holder of each debt security
affected. (Senior Debt Indenture, Section 5.10).
Defaults. In the case of the Subordinated Debt Indenture, a Default is
defined, with respect to any series of debt securities issued under that
indenture, as being:
o default in payment of any principal of the debt securities of that
series, either at maturity or upon any redemption, by declaration or
otherwise;
o default for 30 days in payment of any interest on any debt securities
of that series;
o default for 60 days after written notice in the observance or
performance of any covenant or agreement in the debt securities of
that series or the indenture (other than a covenant or warranty with
respect to the debt securities of that series the breach or
nonperformance of which is otherwise included in the definition of
"event of default" or "Default");
o an event of default with respect such series of debt securities; or
o any other Default provided in the supplemental indenture under which
that series of debt securities is issued. (Subordinated Debt
Indenture, Section 5.06).
There will be no event of default, and therefore no right of acceleration,
in the case of a default in the performance of any covenant or obligation with
respect to the debt securities issued under the Subordinated Debt Indenture,
including a default in the payment of principal or interest. If a default in the
payment of principal of, or any interest on, any series of debt securities
issued under the Subordinated Debt Indenture occurs and is continuing and we
fail to pay the full amount then due and payable with respect to all debt
securities of the affected series immediately upon the demand of the trustee,
the trustee is entitled to institute an action or proceeding to collect the
amount due and unpaid. (Subordinated Debt Indenture, Section 5.02). If any
Default occurs and is continuing, the trustee may pursue legal action to enforce
the performance of any provision in the indenture to protect the rights of the
trustee and the holders of the debt securities issued under the Subordinated
Debt Indenture. (Subordinated Debt Indenture, Section 5.04).
Indemnification of Trustee for Actions Taken on Your Behalf. Each indenture
contains a provision entitling the trustee, subject to the duty of the trustee
during a default to act with the required standard of care, to be indemnified by
the holders of debt securities issued under that indenture before proceeding to
exercise any trust or power at the request of holders. (Indentures, Section
6.02). Subject to these provisions and some other limitations, the holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of each series of outstanding debt
securities of each affected series, voting as one class, may direct the time,
method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee. (Indentures,
Section 5.09).
Limitation on Actions by You as an Individual Holder. Each indenture
provides that no individual holder of debt securities may institute any action
against us under that indenture, except actions for payment of overdue principal
and interest, unless the following actions have occurred:
o the holder must have previously given written notice to the trustee of
the continuing default;
o the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding debt securities of each affected series, treated as one
class, must have (1) requested the trustee to institute that action
and (2) offered the trustee reasonable indemnity;
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o the trustee must have failed to institute that action within 60 days
after receipt of the request referred to above; and
o the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt
securities of each affected series, voting as one class, must not have
given directions to the trustee inconsistent with those of the holders
referred to above. (Indentures, Sections 5.06 and 5.09).
Annual Certification. Each indenture contains a covenant that we will file
annually with the trustee a certificate of no default or a certificate
specifying any default that exists. (Indentures, Section 3.05).
Discharge, Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
We have the ability to eliminate most or all of our obligations on any
series of debt securities prior to maturity if we comply with the following
provisions. (Indentures, Section 10.01).
Discharge of Indenture. If at any time we have:
o paid or caused to be paid the principal of and interest on all of the
outstanding debt securities in accordance with their terms;
o delivered to the applicable trustee for cancellation all of the
outstanding debt securities; or
o irrevocably deposited with the applicable trustee cash or, in the case
of a series of debt securities payable only in U.S. dollars, U.S.
government obligations in trust for the benefit of the holders of any
series of debt securities issued under the Indenture that have either
become due and payable, or are by their terms due and payable within
one year or are scheduled for redemption within one year, in an amount
certified to be sufficient to pay on each date that they become due
and payable, the principal of and interest on, and any mandatory
sinking fund payments for, those debt securities;
and if, in any such case, we also pay or cause to be paid all other sums payable
by us under the indenture with respect to the securities of such series, then
the indenture shall cease to be of further effect with respect to the securities
of such series, except as to certain rights and with respect to the transfer and
exchange of securities, rights of the holders to receive payment and certain
other rights and except that the deposit of cash or U.S. government obligations
for the benefit of holders of a series of debt securities that are due and
payable or are due and payable within one year or are scheduled for redemption
within one year will discharge obligations under the relevant indenture relating
only to that series of debt securities.
Defeasance of a Series of Securities at Any Time. We may also discharge all
of our obligations, other than as to transfers and exchanges, under any series
of debt securities at any time, which we refer to as "defeasance."
We may be released with respect to any outstanding series of debt
securities from the obligations imposed by Sections 3.06 (in the case of the
Senior Debt Indenture) and 9.01, which sections contain the covenants described
above limiting liens and consolidations, mergers, asset sales and leases, and
elect not to comply with those sections without creating an event of default or
a Default. Discharge under those procedures is called "covenant defeasance."
Defeasance or covenant defeasance may be affected only if, among other
things:
o We irrevocably deposit with the relevant trustee cash or, in the case
of debt securities payable only in U.S. dollars, U.S. government
obligations, as trust funds in an amount certified to be sufficient to
pay on each date that they become due and payable or a combination of
the above sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on, and any
mandatory sinking fund payments for, all outstanding debt securities
of the series being defeased.
o We deliver to the relevant trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect
that:
o the holders of the series of debt securities being defeased will
not recognize income, gain or loss for United States federal
income tax purposes as a result of the defeasance or covenant
defeasance; and
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o the defeasance or covenant defeasance will not otherwise alter
those holders' United States federal income tax treatment of
principal and interest payments on the series of debt securities
being defeased.
In the case of a defeasance, this opinion must be based on a ruling of
the Internal Revenue Service or a change in United States federal
income tax law occurring after the date of this prospectus, since that
result would not occur under current tax law.
o In the case of the Subordinated Debt Indenture:
o no event or condition will exist that, under the provisions
described under "--Subordination Provisions" above, would prevent
us from making payments of principal or interest on the
subordinated debt securities at the date of the irrevocable
deposit referred to above or at any time during the period ending
on the 91st day after that deposit date; and
o we deliver to the trustee for the Subordinated Debt Indenture an
opinion of counsel to the effect that (i) the trust funds will
not be subject to any rights of holders of senior indebtedness
and (ii) after the 91st day following the deposit, the trust
funds will not be subject to any applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors'
rights generally, except that if a court were to rule under any
of those laws in any case or proceeding that the trust funds
remained our property, then the relevant trustee and the holders
of the subordinated debt securities would be entitled to some
enumerated rights as secured creditors in the trust funds.
(Subordinated Debt Indenture, Section 10.01).
Modification of the Indentures
Modification Without Consent of Holders. We and the relevant trustee may
enter into supplemental indentures without the consent of the holders of debt
securities issued under a particular indenture to:
o secure any debt securities;
o evidence the assumption by a successor corporation of our obligations;
o add covenants for the protection of the holders of debt securities;
o cure any ambiguity or correct any inconsistency;
o establish the forms or terms of debt securities of any series; or
o evidence the acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee.
(Indentures, Section 8.01).
Modification with Consent of Holders. We and the applicable trustee, with
the consent of the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal
amount of each affected series of outstanding debt securities, voting as one
class, may add any provisions to, or change in any manner or eliminate any of
the provisions of, the applicable indenture or modify in any manner the rights
of the holders of those debt securities. However, we and the trustee may not
make any of the following changes to any outstanding debt security without the
consent of each holder that would be affected by such change:
o extend the final maturity of the principal;
o reduce the principal amount;
o reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest;
o reduce any amount payable on redemption;
o change the currency in which the principal, including any amount of
original issue discount, premium, or interest thereon is payable;
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o modify or amend the provisions for conversion of any currency into
another currency;
o reduce the amount of any original issue discount security payable upon
acceleration or provable in bankruptcy;
o alter the terms on which holders of the debt securities may convert or
exchange debt securities for stock or other securities of Morgan
Stanley or of other entities or for other property or the cash value
of the property, other than in accordance with the antidilution
provisions or other similar adjustment provisions included in the
terms of the debt securities;
o alter certain provisions of the relevant indenture relating to debt
securities not denominated in U.S. dollars;
o impair the right of any holder to institute suit for the enforcement
of any payment on any debt security when due; or
o reduce the percentage of debt securities the consent of whose holders
is required for modification of the relevant indenture. (Indentures,
Section 8.02).
Modification of Subordination Provisions. We may not amend the Subordinated
Debt Indenture to alter the subordination of any outstanding subordinated debt
securities without the written consent of each potentially adversely affected
holder of senior indebtedness then outstanding. (Subordinated Debt Indenture,
Section 8.06).
Concerning Our Relationship with the Trustees
We and our subsidiaries maintain ordinary banking relationships and credit
facilities with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (formerly known as JPMorgan Chase
Bank), which is an affiliate of J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association.
Governing Law
The debt securities and the indentures will be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
DESCRIPTION OF UNITS
Units will consist of any combination of warrants, purchase contracts,
shares of preferred stock, shares of common stock and debt securities issued by
us or debt obligations of an entity affiliated or not affiliated with us. The
applicable prospectus supplement will also describe:
o the designation and the terms of the units and of any combination of
warrants, purchase contracts, shares of preferred stock, shares of
common stock and debt securities issued by us or debt obligations of
an entity affiliated or not affiliated with us constituting the units,
including whether and under what circumstances the warrants, purchase
contracts, shares of preferred stock, shares of common stock and debt
securities issued by us or debt obligations of an entity affiliated or
not affiliated with us may be traded separately;
o any additional terms of the governing Unit Agreement;
o any additional provisions for the issuance, payment, settlement,
transfer or exchange of the units or of the warrants, purchase
contracts, shares of preferred stock, shares of common stock and debt
securities issued by us or debt obligations of an entity affiliated or
not affiliated with us constituting the units; and
o any applicable United States federal income tax consequences.
The terms and conditions described under "Description of Debt Securities,"
"Description of Warrants," "Description of Purchase Contracts," "Description of
Capital Stock--Offered Preferred Stock" and "Description of Capital
Stock--Offered and Existing Common Stock" and those described below under
"--Significant Provisions of the Unit Agreement" and "--Significant Provisions
of the Unit Agreement Without Holders' Obligations" will
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apply to each unit and to any warrants, purchase contracts, shares of preferred
stock, shares of common stock or debt securities issued by us or debt
obligations of an entity affiliated or not affiliated with us included in each
unit, unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement.
We will issue the units under one or more Unit Agreements, each referred to
as a Unit Agreement, to be entered into between us and a bank or trust company,
as unit agent. We may issue units in one or more series, which will be described
in the applicable prospectus supplement. Units that include purchase contracts
that are all pre-paid purchase contracts, as defined below under "Description of
Purchase Contracts," will be governed by one or more Unit Agreements designed
for units where the holders do not have any further obligations under the
purchase contracts, each referred to as a Unit Agreement Without Holders'
Obligations. We have filed the forms of Unit Agreement and Unit Agreement
Without Holders' Obligations as exhibits to the registration statement. Although
we have described below the material provisions of the Unit Agreement, the Unit
Agreement Without Holders' Obligations and the units, these descriptions are not
complete, and you should review the detailed provisions of the Unit Agreement
and Unit Agreement Without Holders' Obligations for a full description,
including the definition of some of the terms used in this prospectus and for
other information regarding the units.
Significant Provisions of the Unit Agreement
Obligations of Unit Holder. Under the terms of the Unit Agreement, each
owner of a unit:
o consents to and agrees to be bound by the terms of the Unit Agreement;
o appoints the unit agent as its authorized agent to execute, deliver
and perform any purchase contract included in the unit in which that
owner has an interest, except in the case of pre-paid purchase
contracts, which require no further performance by the owner; and
o irrevocably agrees to be a party to and be bound by the terms of any
purchase contract, other than a pre-paid purchase contract issued
pursuant to an indenture, included in the unit in which that owner has
an interest.
Assumption of Obligations by Transferee. Upon the registration of transfer
of a unit, the transferee will assume the obligations, if any, of the transferor
under any purchase contract included in the unit and under any other security
constituting that unit, and the transferor will be released from those
obligations. Under the Unit Agreement, we consent to the transfer of these
obligations to the transferee, to the assumption of these obligations by the
transferee and to the release of the transferor, if the transfer is made in
accordance with the provisions of the Unit Agreement.
Remedies. Upon the acceleration of the debt securities constituting any
units, our obligations and those of the owners under any purchase contracts
constituting a part of the units may also be accelerated upon the request of the
owners of not less than 25% of the affected purchase contracts, on behalf of all
the owners.
Limitation on Actions by You as an Individual Holder. No owner of any unit
will have any right under the Unit Agreement to institute any action or
proceeding at law or in equity or in bankruptcy or otherwise regarding the Unit
Agreement, or for the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian
or other similar official, unless the owner will have given written notice to
the unit agent and to us of the occurrence and continuance of a default
thereunder and:
o in the case of an event of default under the debt securities or the
relevant indenture, unless the procedures, including notice to us and
the trustee, described in the indenture have been complied with; and
o in the case of a failure by Morgan Stanley to observe or perform any
of its obligations under the Unit Agreement relating to any purchase
contracts, other than pre-paid purchase contracts, included in the
unit, unless:
o owners of not less than 25% of the affected purchase contracts
have (a) requested the unit agent to institute that action or
proceeding in its own name as unit agent under the Unit Agreement
and (b) offered the unit agent reasonable indemnity;
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o the unit agent has failed to institute that action or proceeding
within 60 days of that request by the owners referred to above;
and
o the owners of a majority of the outstanding affected units have
not given directions to the unit agent inconsistent with those of
the owners referred to above.
If these conditions have been satisfied, any owner of an affected unit may then,
but only then, institute an action or proceeding. Notwithstanding the above, the
owner of any unit or purchase contract will have the unconditional right to
purchase or sell, as the case may be, purchase contract property under the
purchase contract and to institute suit for the enforcement of that right.
Purchase contract property is defined under "Description of Purchase Contracts"
below.
Negative Pledge. Because we are a holding company, our assets consist
primarily of the securities of our subsidiaries. The negative pledge provisions
of the Unit Agreement limit our ability to pledge some of these securities. The
Unit Agreement provides that we will not, and will not permit any subsidiary to,
create, assume, incur or guarantee any indebtedness for borrowed money that is
secured by a pledge, lien or other encumbrance except for liens specifically
permitted by the Unit Agreement on:
(1) the voting securities of Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Morgan
Stanley & Co. International Limited, Morgan Stanley DW Inc., Discover Bank
or any subsidiary succeeding to any substantial part of the business now
conducted by any of those corporations, which we refer to collectively as
the "principal subsidiaries," or
(2) the voting securities of a subsidiary that owns, directly or
indirectly, the voting securities of any of the principal subsidiaries,
other than directors' qualifying shares,
without making effective provisions so that the units and the securities
constituting the units under the Unit Agreement will be secured equally and
ratably with indebtedness so secured.
For these purposes, "subsidiary" means any corporation, partnership or
other entity of which at the time of determination we own or control directly or
indirectly more than 50% of the shares of the voting stock or equivalent
interest, and "voting securities" means stock of any class or classes having
general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect a majority of the
board of directors, managers or trustees of the relevant subsidiary, other than
stock that carries only the conditional right to vote upon the happening of an
event, whether or not that event has happened.
Absence of Protections Against All Potential Actions of Morgan Stanley.
There are no covenants or other provisions in the Unit Agreement providing for a
put right or increased interest or otherwise that would afford holders of units
additional protection in the event of a recapitalization transaction, a change
of control of Morgan Stanley or a highly leveraged transaction.
Modification Without Consent of Holders. We and the unit agent may amend or
supplement the Unit Agreement and the terms of the purchase contracts and the
purchase contract certificates without the consent of the holders:
o to evidence the assumption by a successor of our covenants;
o to evidence the acceptance of appointment by a successor agent or
collateral agent;
o to add covenants for the protection of the holders of the units;
o to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), the Exchange Act or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended;
o to cure any ambiguity;
o to correct or supplement any defective or inconsistent provision; or
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o in any other manner which we may deem necessary or desirable and which
will not adversely affect the interests of the affected holders in any
material respect.
Modification with Consent of Holders. We and the unit agent, with the
consent of the holders of not less than a majority of all series of outstanding
units affected may modify the rights of the holders of the units of each series
so affected or the terms of any purchase contracts included in any of those
series of units and the terms of the Unit Agreement relating to the purchase
contracts of each series so affected. However, we and the unit agent may not
make the following first three modifications without the consent of the holder
of each outstanding purchase contract included in units and may not make the
following last two modifications without the consent of the holder of each
outstanding unit affected by the modification that:
o impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any purchase
contract;
o materially adversely affect the holders' rights and obligations under
any purchase contract;
o reduce the percentage of purchase contracts constituting part of
outstanding units the consent of whose owners is required for the
modification of the provisions of the Unit Agreement relating to those
purchase contracts or for the waiver of any defaults under the Unit
Agreement relating to those purchase contracts;
o materially adversely affect the holders' units or the terms of the
Unit Agreement (other than terms related to the first three clauses
above); or
o reduce the percentage of outstanding units the consent of whose owners
is required for the modification of the provisions of the Unit
Agreement (other than terms related to the first three clauses above).
Modifications of any debt securities or pre-paid purchase contracts issued
pursuant to an indenture included in units may only be made in accordance with
the applicable indenture, as described under "Description of Debt
Securities--Modification of the Indentures." Modifications of any warrants
included in units may only be made in accordance with the terms of the warrant
agreement as described under "Description of Warrants--Significant Provisions of
the Warrant Agreement."
Merger, Consolidation, Sale, Lease or Conveyance. The Unit Agreement
provides that we will not merge or consolidate with any other person and will
not sell, lease or convey all or substantially all of our assets to any person
unless:
o we will be the continuing corporation; or
o the successor corporation or person that acquires all or substantially
all of our assets:
o will be a corporation organized under the laws of the United
States, a state of the United States or the District of Columbia;
and
o will expressly assume all of our obligations under the Unit
Agreement; and
o immediately after the merger, consolidation, sale, lease or
conveyance, we, that person or that successor corporation will not be
in default in the performance of the covenants and conditions of the
Unit Agreement applicable to us.
Replacement of Unit Certificates or Purchase Contract Certificates. We will
replace any mutilated certificate evidencing a definitive unit or purchase
contract at the expense of the holder upon surrender of that certificate to the
unit agent. We will replace certificates that have been destroyed, lost or
stolen at the expense of the holder upon delivery to us and the unit agent of
evidence satisfactory to us and the unit agent of the destruction, loss or theft
of the certificates. In the case of a destroyed, lost or stolen certificate, an
indemnity satisfactory to the unit agent and to us may be required at the
expense of the holder of the units or purchase contracts evidenced by that
certificate before a replacement will be issued.
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The Unit Agreement provides that, notwithstanding the foregoing, no
replacement certificate need be delivered:
o during the period beginning 15 days before the day of mailing of a
notice of redemption or of any other exercise of any right held by
Morgan Stanley with respect to the unit or any security constituting
the unit evidenced by the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen
certificate and ending on the day of the giving of that notice;
o if the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen certificate evidences any
security selected or called for redemption or other exercise of a
right held by Morgan Stanley; or
o at any time on or after the date of settlement or redemption for any
purchase contract included in the unit, or at any time on or after the
last exercise date for any warrant included in the unit, evidenced by
the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen certificate, except with
respect to any units that remain or will remain outstanding following
the date of settlement or redemption or the last exercise date.
Unit Agreement Not Qualified Under Trust Indenture Act. The Unit Agreement
will not be qualified as an indenture under, and the unit agent will not be
required to qualify as a trustee under, the Trust Indenture Act. Accordingly,
the holders of units and purchase contracts, other than pre-paid purchase
contracts issued pursuant to an indenture, will not have the benefits of the
protections of the Trust Indenture Act. However, any debt securities or pre-paid
purchase contracts issued under an indenture that are issued as part of a unit
will be issued under an indenture qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, and
the trustee under that indenture will be qualified as a trustee under the Trust
Indenture Act.
Title. We, the unit agent, the trustee, the warrant agent and any of their
agents will treat the registered owner of any unit as its owner, notwithstanding
any notice to the contrary, for all purposes.
New York Law to Govern. The Unit Agreement, the units and the purchase
contracts constituting part of the units will be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
Significant Provisions of the Unit Agreement Without Holders' Obligations
Remedies. The unit agent will act solely as our agent in connection with
the units governed by the Unit Agreement Without Holders' Obligations and will
not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any
holders of units or interests in those units. Any holder of units or interests
in those units may, without the consent of the unit agent or any other holder or
beneficial owner of units, enforce by appropriate legal action, on its own
behalf, its rights under the Unit Agreement Without Holders' Obligations.
However, the holders of units or interests in those units may only enforce their
rights under any pre-paid purchase contracts issued pursuant to an indenture and
any debt securities or under any warrants issued as parts of those units in
accordance with the terms of the applicable indenture and the warrant agreement.
Modification. We and the unit agent may amend the Unit Agreement Without
Holders' Obligations without the consent of the holders:
o to cure any ambiguity;
o to cure, correct or supplement any defective or inconsistent provision
in the agreement; or
o in any other manner which we may deem necessary or desirable and which
will not adversely affect the interest of the affected holders of
units in any material respect.
We and the unit agent, with the consent of the holders of not less than a
majority of units at the time outstanding, may modify or amend the rights of the
affected holders of the affected units and the terms of the Unit Agreement
Without Holders' Obligations. However, we and the unit agent may not, without
the consent of each affected holder of units, make any modifications or
amendments that would:
o materially and adversely affect the exercise rights of the affected
holders; or
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o reduce the percentage of outstanding units the consent of whose owners
is required to consent to a modification or amendment of the Unit
Agreement Without Holders' Obligations.
Any debt securities and pre-paid purchase contracts issued pursuant to an
indenture that are issued as part of units governed by the Unit Agreement
Without Holders' Obligations may be modified only in accordance with the
applicable indenture, as described above under "Description of Debt
Securities--Modification of the Indentures." Any warrants issued as part of
units may be modified only in accordance with the terms of the warrant agreement
as described in "Description of Warrants--Significant Provisions of the Warrant
Agreement."
Merger, Consolidation, Sale, Lease or Conveyance. The Unit Agreement
Without Holders' Obligations provides that we will not merge or consolidate with
any other person and will not sell, lease or convey all or substantially all of
our assets to any person unless:
o we will be the continuing corporation; or
o the successor corporation or person that acquires all or substantially
all of our assets:
o will be a corporation organized under the laws of the United
States, a state of the United States or the District of Columbia;
and
o will expressly assume all of our obligations under the Unit
Agreement Without Holders' Obligations; and
o immediately after the merger, consolidation, sale, lease or
conveyance, we, that person or that successor corporation will not be
in default in the performance of the covenants and conditions of the
Unit Agreement Without Holders' Obligations applicable to us.
Replacement of Unit Certificates. We will replace any mutilated certificate
evidencing a definitive unit at the expense of the holder upon surrender of that
certificate to the unit agent. We will replace certificates that have been
destroyed, lost or stolen at the expense of the holder upon delivery to us and
the unit agent of evidence satisfactory to us and the unit agent of the
destruction, loss or theft of the certificates. In the case of a destroyed, lost
or stolen certificate, an indemnity satisfactory to the unit agent and to us may
be required at the expense of the holder of the units or prepaid purchase
contracts evidenced by that certificate before a replacement will be issued.
Title. We, the unit agent, the trustee, the warrant agent and any of their
agents will treat the registered owner of any unit as its owner, notwithstanding
any notice to the contrary, for all purposes.
New York Law to Govern. The Unit Agreement Without Holders' Obligations,
the units and the pre-paid purchase contracts constituting part of the units
will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of
New York.
DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS
Offered Warrants
We may offer warrants separately or together with one or more additional
warrants, purchase contracts, shares of preferred stock, shares of common stock
and debt securities issued by us or debt obligations of an entity affiliated or
not affiliated with us or any combination of those securities in the form of
units, as described in the applicable prospectus supplement. If we issue
warrants as part of a unit, the accompanying prospectus supplement will specify
whether those warrants may be separated from the other securities in the unit
prior to the warrants' expiration date. Warrants to purchase or sell securities
of entities not affiliated with us issued in the United States may not be so
separated prior to the 91st day after the issuance of the unit, unless otherwise
specified in the applicable prospectus supplement.
We may issue warrants to purchase or sell, on terms to be determined at the
time of sale:
o securities issued by us or by an entity affiliated or not affiliated
with us, a basket of those securities, an index or indices of those
securities or any combination of the above;
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o currencies; or
o commodities.
We refer to the property in the above clauses as "warrant property." We may
satisfy our obligations, if any, with respect to any warrants by delivering the
warrant property or, in the case of warrants to purchase or sell securities or
commodities, the cash value of the securities or commodities, as described in
the applicable prospectus supplement.
Further Information in Prospectus Supplement
The applicable prospectus supplement will contain, where applicable, the
following terms of, and other information relating to, the warrants:
o the specific designation and aggregate number of, and the price at
which we will issue, the warrants;
o the currency with which the warrants may be purchased;
o whether the warrants will be issued in fully registered form or bearer
form, in definitive or global form or in any combination of these
forms, although, in any case, the form of a warrant included in a unit
will correspond to the form of the unit and of any debt security or
purchase contract included in that unit;
o the date on which the right to exercise the warrants will begin and
the date on which that right will expire or, if you may not
continuously exercise the warrants throughout that period, the
specific date or dates on which you may exercise the warrants;
o if applicable, the date on and after which the warrants and the
related securities will be separately transferable;
o whether the warrants are put warrants or call warrants, whether you or
we will have the right to exercise the warrants and any conditions or
restrictions on the exercise of the warrants;
o the specific warrant property, and the amount or the method for
determining the amount of the warrant property, purchasable or
saleable upon exercise of each warrant;
o the price at which and the currency with which the underlying
securities, currencies or commodities may be purchased or sold upon
the exercise of each warrant, or the method of determining that price;
o whether the exercise price may be paid in cash, by the exchange of any
other security offered with the warrants or both and the method of
exercising the warrants;
o whether the exercise of the warrants is to be settled in cash or by
delivery of the underlying securities, commodities, or both;
o any applicable United States federal income tax consequences;
o the identity of the warrant agent for the warrants and of any other
depositaries, execution or paying agents, transfer agents, registrars,
determination, or other agents;
o the proposed listing, if any, of the warrants or any securities
purchasable upon exercise of the warrants on any securities exchange;
o whether the warrants are to be sold separately or with other
securities as part of units; and
o any other terms of the warrants.
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Significant Provisions of the Warrant Agreement
We will issue the warrants under one or more warrant agreements to be
entered into between us and a bank or trust company, as warrant agent, in one or
more series, which will be described in the prospectus supplement for the
warrants. The form of warrant agreement is filed as an exhibit to the
registration statement. The following summaries of significant provisions of the
warrant agreement and the warrants are not intended to be comprehensive and
holders of warrants should review the detailed provisions of the warrant
agreement for a full description and for other information regarding the
warrants.
Modifications Without Consent of Warrantholders. We and the warrant agent
may amend the terms of the warrants and the warrant certificates without the
consent of the holders:
o to cure any ambiguity;
o to cure, correct or supplement any defective or inconsistent
provision;
o to establish the forms or terms of warrant certificates or warrants of
any series;
o to evidence the acceptance of appointment by a successor agent; or
o in any other manner which we may deem necessary or desirable and which
will not adversely affect the interests of the affected holders in any
material respect.
Modifications with Consent of Warrantholders. We and the warrant agent,
with the consent of the holders of not less than a majority in number of the
then outstanding unexercised warrants affected, may modify or amend the warrant
agreement. However, we and the warrant agent may not make any of the following
modifications or amendments without the consent of each affected warrantholder:
o change the exercise price of the warrants;
o reduce the amount receivable upon exercise, cancellation or expiration
of the warrants other than in accordance with the antidilution
provisions or other similar adjustment provisions included in the
terms of the warrants;
o shorten the period of time during which the warrants may be exercised;
o materially and adversely affect the rights of the owners of the
warrants; or
o reduce the percentage of outstanding warrants the consent of whose
owners is required for the modification of the applicable warrant
agreement.
Merger, Consolidation, Sale or Other Disposition. If at any time we merge
or consolidate with, or transfer substantially all of our assets to, another
entity, the successor corporation will succeed to and assume all of our
obligations under each warrant agreement and the warrant certificates. We will
then be relieved of any further obligation under each of those warrant
agreements and the warrants issued under those warrant agreements.
Enforceability of Rights of Warrantholders. The warrant agents will act
solely as our agents in connection with the warrant certificates and will not
assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders
of warrant certificates or beneficial owners of warrants. Any holder of warrant
certificates and any beneficial owner of warrants may, without the consent of
any other person, enforce by appropriate legal action, on its own behalf, its
right to exercise the warrants evidenced by the warrant certificates in the
manner provided for in that series of warrants or pursuant to the applicable
warrant agreement. No holder of any warrant certificate or beneficial owner of
any warrants will be entitled to any of the rights of a holder of the debt
securities or any other warrant property purchasable upon exercise of the
warrants, including the right to receive the payments on those debt securities
or other warrant property or to enforce any of the covenants or rights in the
relevant indenture or any other similar agreement.
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Registration and Transfer of Warrants. Subject to the terms of the
applicable warrant agreement, warrants in registered, definitive form may be
presented for exchange and for registration of transfer, at the corporate trust
office of the warrant agent for that series of warrants, or at any other office
indicated in the prospectus supplement relating to that series of warrants,
without service charge. However, the holder will be required to pay any taxes
and other governmental charges as described in the warrant agreement. The
transfer or exchange will be effected only if the warrant agent for the series
of warrants is satisfied with the documents of title and identity of the person
making the request.
New York Law to Govern. The warrants and each warrant agreement will be
governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New
York.
DESCRIPTION OF PURCHASE CONTRACTS
We may issue purchase contracts, including purchase contracts issued as
part of a unit with one or more warrants, shares of preferred stock, shares of
common stock and debt securities issued by us or debt obligations of an entity
affiliated or not affiliated with us, for the purchase or sale of:
o securities issued by us or by an entity affiliated or not affiliated
with us, a basket of those securities, an index or indices of those
securities or any combination of the above;
o currencies; or
o commodities.
We refer to this property in the above clauses as "purchase contract
property."
Each purchase contract will obligate the holder to purchase or sell, and
obligate us to sell or purchase, on specified dates, the purchase contract
property at a specified price or prices, all as described in the applicable
prospectus supplement. The applicable prospectus supplement will also specify
the methods by which the holders may purchase or sell the purchase contract
property and any acceleration, cancellation or termination provisions or other
provisions relating to the settlement of a purchase contract.
Pre-Paid Purchase Contracts
Purchase contracts may require holders to satisfy their obligations under
the purchase contracts at the time they are issued. We refer to these purchase
contracts as "pre-paid purchase contracts." In certain circumstances, our
obligation to settle pre-paid purchase contracts on the relevant settlement date
may constitute senior indebtedness or subordinated indebtedness of ours.
Accordingly, pre-paid purchase contracts may be issued under the Senior Debt
Indenture or the Subordinated Debt Indenture, as specified in the applicable
prospectus supplement.
Purchase Contracts Issued as Part of Units
Purchase contracts issued as part of a unit will be governed by the terms
and provisions of a Unit Agreement or, in the case of pre-paid purchase
contracts issued as part of a unit that contains no other purchase contracts, a
Unit Agreement Without Holders' Obligations. See "Description of
Units--Significant Provisions of the Unit Agreement" and "--Significant
Provisions of the Unit Agreement Without Holders' Obligations." The applicable
prospectus supplement will specify the following:
o whether the purchase contract obligates the holder to purchase or sell
the purchase contract property;
o whether and when a purchase contract issued as part of a unit may be
separated from the other securities constituting part of that unit
prior to the purchase contract's settlement date;
o the methods by which the holders may purchase or sell the purchase
contract property;
o any acceleration, cancellation or termination provisions or other
provisions relating to the settlement of a purchase contract; and
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o whether the purchase contracts will be issued in fully registered or
bearer form, in definitive or global form or in any combination of
these forms, although, in any case, the form of a purchase contract
included in a unit will correspond to the form of the unit and of any
debt security or warrant included in that unit.
Settlement of Purchase Contracts. Where purchase contracts issued together
with debt securities or debt obligations as part of a unit require the holders
to buy purchase contract property, the unit agent may apply principal payments
from the debt securities or debt obligations in satisfaction of the holders'
obligations under the related purchase contract as specified in the prospectus
supplement. The unit agent will not so apply the principal payments if the
holder has delivered cash to meet its obligations under the purchase contract.
To settle the purchase contract and receive the purchase contract property, the
holder must present and surrender the unit certificates at the office of the
unit agent. If a holder settles its obligations under a purchase contract that
is part of a unit in cash rather than by delivering the debt security or debt
obligation that is part of the unit, that debt security or debt obligation will
remain outstanding, if the maturity extends beyond the relevant settlement date
and, as more fully described in the applicable prospectus supplement, the holder
will receive that debt security or debt obligation or an interest in the
relevant global debt security.
Pledge by Purchase Contract Holders to Secure Performance. To secure the
obligations of the purchase contract holders contained in the Unit Agreement and
in the purchase contracts, the holders, acting through the unit agent, as their
attorney-in-fact, will assign and pledge the items in the following sentence,
which we refer to as the "pledge," to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (formerly known
as JPMorgan Chase Bank), in its capacity as collateral agent, for our benefit.
The pledge is a security interest in, and a lien upon and right of set-off
against, all of the holders' right, title and interest in and to:
o any common stock, preferred stock, debt securities or debt obligations
that are, or become, part of units that include the purchase
contracts, or other property as may be specified in the applicable
prospectus supplement, which we refer to as the "pledged items";
o all additions to and substitutions for the pledged items as may be
permissible, if so specified in the applicable prospectus supplement;
o all income, proceeds and collections received or to be received, or
derived or to be derived, at any time from or in connection with the
pledged items described in the two clauses above; and
o all powers and rights owned or thereafter acquired under or with
respect to the pledged items.
The pledge constitutes collateral security for the performance when due by
each holder of its obligations under the Unit Agreement and the applicable
purchase contract. The collateral agent will forward all payments from the
pledged items to us, unless the payments have been released from the pledge in
accordance with the Unit Agreement. We will use the payments received from the
pledged items to satisfy the obligations of the holder of the Unit under the
related purchase contract.
Property Held in Trust by Unit Agent. If a holder fails to settle in cash
its obligations under a purchase contract that is part of a unit and fails to
present and surrender its unit certificate to the unit agent when required, that
holder will not receive the purchase contract property. Instead, the unit agent
will hold that holder's purchase contract property, together with any
distributions, as the registered owner in trust for the benefit of the holder
until the holder presents and surrenders the certificate or provides
satisfactory evidence that the certificate has been destroyed, lost or stolen.
The unit agent or Morgan Stanley may require an indemnity from the holder for
liabilities related to any destroyed, lost or stolen certificate. If the holder
does not present the unit certificate, or provide the necessary evidence of
destruction or loss and indemnity, on or before the second anniversary of the
settlement date of the related purchase contract, the unit agent will pay to us
the amounts it received in trust for that holder. Thereafter, the holder may
recover those amounts only from us and not the unit agent. The unit agent will
have no obligation to invest or to pay interest on any amounts it holds in trust
pending distribution.
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
As of the date of this prospectus, Morgan Stanley's authorized capital
stock consists of 3,500,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per
share, and 30,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share.
The rights of holders of preferred stock or common stock offered by this
prospectus will be subject to, and may be adversely affected by, issuances of
preferred stock in the future. Under some circumstances, alone or in combination
with certain provisions of our certificate of incorporation and/or with the
provisions of our rights agreement, described below under "--Additional
Provisions of Morgan Stanley's Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws,"
respectively, our issuances of preferred stock may discourage or make more
difficult an acquisition of Morgan Stanley that the Board of Directors deems
undesirable.
The Board of Directors of Morgan Stanley has the power, without further
action by the stockholders, unless action is required by applicable laws or
regulations or by the terms of outstanding preferred stock, to issue preferred
stock in one or more series and to fix the voting rights, designations,
preferences and other terms applicable to the preferred stock to be issued. The
Board of Directors may issue preferred stock to obtain additional financing, in
connection with acquisitions, as compensation to officers, directors or
employees of Morgan Stanley and its subsidiaries in accordance with benefit
plans or otherwise and for other proper corporate purposes.
Outstanding Capital Stock
Outstanding Common Stock. As of August 31, 2005, there were approximately
1,082,727,000 shares of our common stock outstanding.
Outstanding Preferred Stock. As of August 31, 2005, there were no shares of
our preferred stock outstanding.
Cumulative Preferred Stock Issuable under the Capital Units. In addition,
we and our wholly-owned subsidiary Morgan Stanley Finance plc have outstanding
Capital Units. Each Capital Unit consists of a subordinated debenture issued by
Morgan Stanley Finance plc, which we guaranteed on a subordinated basis, and a
related purchase contract we issued that requires the holder to purchase one
depositary share representing ownership of multiple shares of our preferred
stock. The Capital Units outstanding on August 31, 2005 may result in the
issuance at any time of up to 329,050 shares of our 8.03% Cumulative Preferred
Stock, par value $0.01 per share, with a stated value of $200.00 per share,
which we refer to as the Capital Units Cumulative Preferred Stock.
The preceding summary and the following summary of the terms of the offered
preferred stock do not purport to be complete and are qualified by our
certificate of incorporation and by the Certificates of Designation of
Preferences and Rights for the Capital Units Cumulative Preferred Stock.
Offered and Existing Common Stock
Our Board of Directors has authorized the issuance of shares of common
stock and has authorized a committee of the Board of Directors to establish the
price and other terms and conditions of any offering which will be described in
the applicable prospectus supplement. The shares of offered common stock, when
issued and sold, will be fully paid and nonassessable.
Terms Specified in Prospectus Supplement. The following description sets
forth some general terms and provisions of the offered common stock. The
applicable prospectus supplement will contain, where applicable, the following
terms of and other information relating to any offered common stock:
o number of shares to be offered;
o offering price or prices;
o any other relevant terms of the offered common stock that the Board of
Directors or the committee establishes, including any restrictions on
the transfer or resale of the offered common stock; and
o any additional terms of the offering.
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Voting Rights. Each holder of our common stock has one vote per share on
all matters voted on generally by the stockholders, including the election of
directors. Except as otherwise required by law or as provided with respect to
any series of preferred stock, the holders of our common stock will possess all
voting power. The Board of Directors is currently divided into three classes of
directors with the term of one class expiring at each annual meeting of
stockholders. Beginning with the 2006 annual meeting of stockholders, directors
elected to succeed those directors whose class's term then expires will be
elected by a plurality vote of all votes cast at such meeting to hold office
until the next annual meeting of stockholders, with each director to hold office
until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified. The
classification of the Board of Directors will then cease altogether at the 2008
annual meeting of stockholders. Because our certificate of incorporation does
not provide for cumulative voting rights, the holders of a plurality of the
voting power of the then outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to be
voted generally in the election of directors, which we refer to as the "voting
stock," represented at a meeting will be able to elect all the directors
standing for election at the meeting.
Dividends. The holders of our common stock are entitled to share equally in
dividends as may be declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally
available therefor, but only after payment of dividends required to be paid on
outstanding shares of offered preferred stock and any other class or series of
stock having preference over the common stock as to dividends, including, if
issued, the Capital Units Cumulative Preferred Stock.
Liquidation Rights. Upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution
or winding up of Morgan Stanley, the holders of the common stock will share pro
rata in the assets remaining after payments to creditors and holders of any
offered preferred stock and any other class or series of stock having preference
over the common stock upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up that may be
then outstanding, including, if issued, the Capital Units Cumulative Preferred
Stock. There are no preemptive or other subscription rights, conversion rights
or redemption or sinking fund provisions with respect to shares of our common
stock.
Because Morgan Stanley is a holding company, our rights and the rights of
holders of our capital stock, including the holders of our common stock, to
participate in the distribution of assets of any of our subsidiaries upon the
subsidiary's liquidation or recapitalization will be subject to the prior claims
of the subsidiary's creditors and preferred shareholders, except to the extent
Morgan Stanley may itself be a creditor with recognized claims against the
subsidiary or a holder of preferred stock of the subsidiary.
Agents and Registrar for Offered and Existing Common Stock. The transfer
agent and registrar for the common stock is Mellon Investor Services L.L.C.
Offered Preferred Stock
Our Board of Directors has authorized the issuance of one or more series of
additional shares of preferred stock and has authorized a committee of the Board
of Directors to establish and designate series and to fix the number of shares
and the relative rights, preferences and limitations of the respective series of
the preferred stock offered by this prospectus and the applicable prospectus
supplement. The shares of offered preferred stock, when issued and sold, will be
fully paid and nonassessable.
Terms Specified in Prospectus Supplement. The following description sets
forth some general terms and provisions of the offered preferred stock. The
number of shares and all of the relative rights, preferences and limitations of
the respective series of offered preferred stock that the Board of Directors or
the committee establishes will be described in the applicable prospectus
supplement. The terms of particular series of offered preferred stock may
differ, among other things, in:
o designation;
o number of shares that constitute the series;
o dividend rate, or the method of calculating the dividend rate;
o dividend periods, or the method of calculating the dividend periods;
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o redemption provisions, including whether or not, on what terms and at
what prices the shares will be subject to redemption at our option;
o voting rights;
o preferences and rights upon liquidation or winding up;
o whether or not and on what terms the shares will be convertible into
or exchangeable for shares of any other class, series or security of
ours or any other corporation or any other property;
o for preferred stock convertible into common stock, the number of
shares of common stock to be reserved in connection with, and issued
upon conversion of, the preferred stock;
o whether depositary shares representing the offered preferred stock
will be offered and, if so, the fraction or multiple of a share that
each depositary share will represent; and
o the other rights and privileges and any qualifications, limitations or
restrictions of those rights or privileges.
We have summarized below the material provisions of a certificate of
designation authorizing the issuance of a series of offered preferred stock.
These summaries are not complete and each investor should refer to the form of
certificate of designation which has been filed as an exhibit to the
registration statement and to our certificate of incorporation for a complete
description of the terms and definitions. The Board of Directors or a duly
authorized committee of the Board of Directors will adopt the resolutions to be
included in the certificate of designation prior to the issuance of a series of
offered preferred stock, and the certificate of designation will be filed with
the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as soon thereafter as reasonably
practicable.
Rank. Each series of offered preferred stock will rank, with respect to the
payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding up:
o junior to any series of our capital stock expressly stated to be
senior to that series of offered preferred stock;
o senior to our common stock and any class of our capital stock
expressly stated to be junior to that series of offered preferred
stock; and
o on a parity with each other series of offered preferred stock and all
other classes of our capital stock.
The offered preferred stock will rank, as to payment of dividends and
amounts payable on liquidation, on a parity with the Capital Units Cumulative
Preferred Stock, if issued.
Dividends. If described in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will
pay cumulative cash dividends to the holders of offered preferred stock, when
and as declared by the Board of Directors or the committee, out of funds legally
available for payment. The prospectus supplement will detail the annual rate of
dividends or the method or formula for determining or calculating them, and the
payment dates and payment periods for dividends. The Board of Directors or the
committee will fix a record date for the payment of dividends not more than 60
or less than 10 days preceding the dividend payment date. We will pay dividends
on the offered preferred stock to the holders of record on that record date.
Dividends will be cumulative from the date of original issue of the series. A
series of offered preferred stock will be junior as to payment of dividends to
any series of preferred stock that may be issued in the future that is expressly
stated to be senior as to payment of dividends to that series of offered
preferred stock. If at any time we have failed to pay accrued dividends on any
of those senior shares when payable, we may not pay any dividend on that series
of offered preferred stock or redeem or otherwise repurchase any shares of that
series until we have paid or set aside for payment the full amount of the
accumulated but unpaid dividends on the senior shares.
We will not declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends on any
preferred stock ranking on a parity as to payment of dividends with the offered
preferred stock unless we declare, pay or set aside for payment dividends on all
the outstanding shares of offered preferred stock for all dividend payment
periods ending on or before the dividend payment date for that parity stock. We
must declare, pay or set aside for payment any amounts on the
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offered preferred stock ratably in proportion to the respective amounts of
dividends (1) accumulated and unpaid or payable on that parity stock, on the one
hand, and (2) accumulated and unpaid or payable through the dividend payment
period or periods of the offered preferred stock preceding the dividend payment
date for that parity stock, on the other hand.
Except as described above, unless we have paid the full cumulative
dividends on the outstanding shares of offered preferred stock, we may not take
any of the following actions with respect to our common stock or any other
preferred stock of Morgan Stanley ranking junior or on parity with the offered
preferred stock as to dividend payments:
o declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends, other than
dividends payable in our common stock;
o make other distributions;
o redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire our common stock or junior
preferred stock for any consideration; or
o make any payment to or available for a sinking fund for the redemption
of our common stock or junior preferred stock.
Preferred stock on a parity with offered preferred stock currently would include
the Capital Units Cumulative Preferred Stock, if issued.
The provisions of the immediately preceding paragraph will not prevent us
from applying any monies previously deposited in any sinking fund with respect
to any preferred stock in compliance with the provisions of the sinking fund to
the purchase or redemption of that preferred stock in accordance with the terms
of the sinking fund, regardless of whether at the time of application we have
paid or declared and set aside for payment full cumulative dividends upon shares
of the offered preferred stock outstanding on the last dividend payment date for
any series of offered preferred stock. The provisions of the immediately
preceding paragraph also do not restrict the ability of a holder of any junior
or parity preferred stock or common stock to convert those securities into or
exchange those securities for Morgan Stanley capital stock ranking junior to the
offered preferred stock as to dividend payments.
We will compute the amount of dividends payable for the initial dividend
period or any period shorter than a full dividend period on the basis of a 360
day year of twelve 30 day months, unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus
supplement. Accrued but unpaid dividends will not bear interest.
Redemption. The prospectus supplement will indicate whether, and on what
terms, shares of any series of offered preferred stock will be subject to
mandatory redemption or sinking fund provision. The prospectus supplement will
also indicate whether, and on what terms, including the date on or after which
redemption may occur, we may redeem shares of a series of the offered preferred
stock. We will effect any optional redemption upon not less than 30 days' notice
at a redemption price of not less than the stated value per share of the
applicable series of offered preferred stock plus accrued and accumulated but
unpaid dividends to but excluding the date fixed for redemption. If we have not
paid full cumulative dividends on all outstanding shares of offered preferred
stock, we may not redeem the offered preferred stock in part and we may not
purchase or acquire any shares of offered preferred stock, otherwise than by a
purchase or exchange offer made on the same terms to all holders of the offered
preferred stock. If fewer than all the outstanding shares of a series of offered
preferred stock are to be redeemed, we will select those to be redeemed by lot
or a substantially equivalent method.
Liquidation Rights. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding
up of Morgan Stanley, the holders of shares of offered preferred stock will be
entitled to receive, out of the assets of Morgan Stanley available for
distribution to stockholders, liquidating distributions in an amount equal to
the stated value per share of offered preferred stock, as described in the
applicable prospectus supplement, plus accrued and accumulated but unpaid
dividends to the date of final distribution, before any distribution is made to
holders of:
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o any class or series of capital stock ranking junior to the offered
preferred stock as to rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding
up; or
o our common stock.
However, holders of the shares of offered preferred stock will not be entitled
to receive the liquidation price of their shares until we have paid or set aside
an amount sufficient to pay in full the liquidation preference of any class or
series of our capital stock ranking senior as to rights upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding up. Neither a consolidation or merger of Morgan Stanley
with or into another corporation nor a merger of another corporation with or
into Morgan Stanley nor a sale or transfer of all or part of Morgan Stanley's
assets for cash or securities will be considered a liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of Morgan Stanley.
If, upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Morgan Stanley,
assets of Morgan Stanley then distributable are insufficient to pay in full the
amounts payable with respect to the offered preferred stock and any other
preferred stock ranking on parity with the offered preferred stock as to rights
upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of the offered
preferred stock and of that other preferred stock will share ratably in any
distribution in proportion to the full respective preferential amounts to which
they are entitled. After we have paid the full amount of the liquidating
distribution to which they are entitled, the holders of the offered preferred
stock will not be entitled to any further participation in any distribution of
assets by Morgan Stanley.
Voting Rights. Unless otherwise determined by our Board of Directors and
indicated in the prospectus supplement, holders of the offered preferred stock
will not have any voting rights except as described below or as otherwise from
time to time required by law. Whenever dividends on the shares of offered
preferred stock or any other stock ranking on a parity with the offered
preferred stock with respect to the payment of dividends and having similar
voting rights are in arrears for dividend periods, whether or not consecutive,
containing in the aggregate a number of days equivalent to six calendar
quarters, the holders of shares of offered preferred stock, voting separately as
a class with holders of one or more other classes or series of preferred stock,
including any issued Capital Units Cumulative Preferred Stock, having similar
voting rights that are exercisable, will be entitled to vote for the election of
two of the authorized number of directors of Morgan Stanley at the next annual
meeting of stockholders and at each subsequent meeting until we have paid or set
apart for payment all dividends accumulated on the offered preferred stock or
the other class or series of stock having similar voting rights, as applicable.
The term of office of all directors elected by the holders of preferred stock
will terminate immediately upon the termination of the right of the holders of
preferred stock to vote for directors. Each holder of shares of the offered
preferred stock will have one vote for each share of offered preferred stock
held.
So long as any shares of the offered preferred stock remain outstanding, we
will not, without the consent of the holders of at least two thirds of the
shares of offered preferred stock outstanding at the time, voting together as
one class with all other series of preferred stock having similar voting rights
that have been conferred and are exercisable:
o issue or increase the authorized amount of any class or series of
stock ranking prior to the outstanding offered preferred stock as to
dividends or upon liquidation; or
o amend, alter or repeal the provisions of our certificate of
incorporation or of the resolutions contained in the certificate of
designation, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, so as to
materially and adversely affect any power, preference or special right
of the outstanding offered preferred stock or its holders.
Holders of the offered preferred stock will vote separately as a class with all
other series of preferred stock, including any issued Capital Units Cumulative
Preferred Stock, having similar voting rights that have been conferred and are
exercisable. For purposes of the preceding sentences, any increase in the amount
of the authorized common stock or authorized preferred stock or the creation and
issuance of other series of common stock or preferred stock ranking on a parity
with or junior to the offered preferred stock as to dividends and upon
liquidation will not be considered to materially and adversely affect those
powers, preferences or special rights.
Agents and Registrar for Offered Preferred Stock. The transfer agent,
dividend disbursing agent and registrar for each series of offered preferred
stock will be The Bank of New York.
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Depositary Shares
We may, at our option, elect to offer fractional shares or some multiple of
shares of offered preferred stock, rather than individual shares of offered
preferred stock. If we choose to do so, we will issue depositary receipts for
depositary shares, each of which will represent a fraction or a multiple of a
share of a particular series of offered preferred stock as described below.
The following statements concerning depositary shares, depositary receipts,
and the deposit agreement are not intended to be comprehensive and are qualified
in their entirety by reference to the forms of these documents, which we have
filed as exhibits to the registration statement. Each investor should refer to
the detailed provisions of those documents, as we have explained under the
heading "Where You Can Find More Information" in the Summary.
The shares of any series of offered preferred stock represented by
depositary shares will be deposited under a deposit agreement among Morgan
Stanley, The Bank of New York, as depositary, which we refer to as the Preferred
Stock Depositary, and the holders from time to time of depositary receipts
issued under the agreement. Subject to the terms of the deposit agreement, each
holder of a depositary share will be entitled, in proportion to the fraction or
multiple of a share of offered preferred stock represented by that depositary
share, to all the rights and preferences of the offered preferred stock
represented by that depositary share, including dividend, voting and liquidation
rights.
The depositary shares will be evidenced by depositary receipts issued under
the deposit agreement. Depositary receipts will be distributed to those persons
purchasing the fractional or multiple shares of the related series of offered
preferred stock. Immediately following the issuance of shares of a series of
offered preferred stock, we will deposit those shares with the Preferred Stock
Depositary, which will then issue and deliver the depositary receipts to the
purchasers. Depositary receipts will only be issued evidencing whole depositary
shares. A depositary receipt may evidence any number of whole depositary shares.
Dividends and Other Distributions. The Preferred Stock Depositary will
distribute all cash dividends or other cash distributions received on the
related series of offered preferred stock to the record holders of depositary
receipts relating to those series in proportion to the number of the depositary
shares evidenced by depositary receipts those holders own.
If we make a distribution other than in cash, the Preferred Stock
Depositary will distribute the property it receives to the record holders of
depositary receipts in proportion to the number of depositary shares evidenced
by depositary receipts those holders own, unless the Preferred Stock Depositary
determines that the distribution cannot be made proportionately among those
holders or that it is not feasible to make the distribution. In that event, the
Preferred Stock Depositary may, with our approval, sell the property and
distribute the net proceeds to the holders in proportion to the number of
depositary shares evidenced by depositary receipts they own.
The amount distributed to holders of depositary shares will be reduced by
any amounts required to be withheld by Morgan Stanley or the Preferred Stock
Depositary on account of taxes or other governmental charges.
Withdrawal of Stock. Upon surrender of the depositary receipts at the
corporate trust office of the Preferred Stock Depositary and upon payment of the
taxes, charges and fees provided for in the deposit agreement and compliance
with any other requirement of the deposit agreement, the holder of the
depositary shares evidenced by those depositary receipts is entitled to delivery
of the number of whole shares of the related series of offered preferred stock
and all money or other property, if any, represented by those shares. Holders of
depositary receipts representing any number of whole shares of offered preferred
stock will be entitled to receive whole shares of the related series of offered
preferred stock, but those holders of whole shares of offered preferred stock
will not thereafter be entitled to deposit those shares of offered preferred
stock with the Preferred Stock Depositary or to receive depositary shares
therefor. If the depositary receipts delivered by the holder evidence a number
of depositary shares in excess of the number representing whole shares of the
related series of offered preferred stock to be withdrawn, the Preferred Stock
Depositary will deliver to the holder at the same time a new depositary receipt
evidencing the excess number of depositary shares.
Voting the Offered Preferred Stock. Upon receiving notice of any meeting at
which the holders of any series of the offered preferred stock are entitled to
vote, the Preferred Stock Depositary will mail the information contained in
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the notice of the meeting to the record holders of the depositary receipts
relating to that series of offered preferred stock. Each record holder of the
depositary receipts on the record date, which will be the same date as the
record date for the related series of offered preferred stock, may instruct the
Preferred Stock Depositary how to exercise his or her voting rights. The
Preferred Stock Depositary will endeavor, insofar as practicable, to vote or
cause to be voted the maximum number of whole shares of the offered preferred
stock represented by those depositary shares in accordance with those
instructions received sufficiently in advance of the meeting, and we will agree
to take all reasonable action that may be deemed necessary by the Preferred
Stock Depositary in order to enable the Preferred Stock Depositary to do so. The
Preferred Stock Depositary will abstain from voting shares of the offered
preferred stock for which it does not receive specific instructions from the
holder of the depositary shares representing them.
Redemption of Depositary Shares. Depositary shares will be redeemed from
any proceeds received by the Preferred Stock Depositary resulting from the
redemption, in whole or in part, of the series of the offered preferred stock
represented by those depositary shares. The redemption price per depositary
share will equal the applicable fraction or multiple of the redemption price per
share payable with respect to the series of the offered preferred stock. If we
redeem shares of a series of offered preferred stock held by the Preferred Stock
Depositary, the Preferred Stock Depositary will redeem as of the same redemption
date the number of depositary shares representing the shares of offered
preferred stock that we redeem. If less than all the depositary shares will be
redeemed, the depositary shares to be redeemed will be selected by lot or
substantially equivalent method determined by the Preferred Stock Depositary.
After the date fixed for redemption, the depositary shares called for
redemption will no longer be deemed to be outstanding, and all rights of the
holders of the depositary shares will cease, except the right to receive the
monies payable and any other property to which the holders were entitled upon
the redemption upon surrender to the Preferred Stock Depositary of the
depositary receipts evidencing the depositary shares. Any funds deposited by us
with the Preferred Stock Depositary for any depositary shares that the holders
fail to redeem will be returned to us after a period of two years from the date
the funds are deposited.
Amendment and Termination of the Deposit Agreement. We may amend the form
of depositary receipt evidencing the depositary shares and any provision of the
deposit agreement at any time and from time to time by agreement with the
Preferred Stock Depositary. However, any amendment that materially and adversely
alters the rights of the holders of depositary receipts will not be effective
unless it has been approved by the holders of at least a majority of the
depositary shares then outstanding, and no amendment may impair the right of any
holder of any depositary receipts, described above under "--Withdrawal of
Stock," to receive shares of the related series of offered preferred stock and
any money or other property represented by those depositary shares, except in
order to comply with mandatory provisions of applicable law. We may terminate
the deposit agreement at any time with at least 60 days' prior written notice to
the Preferred Stock Depositary. Within 30 days of the date of the notice, the
Preferred Stock Depositary will deliver or make available for delivery to
holders of depositary receipts, upon surrender of the depositary receipts
evidencing the depositary shares and upon payment of any applicable taxes or
governmental charges to be paid by the holders as described below, the number of
whole shares of the related series of offered preferred stock as are represented
by the depositary receipts. The deposit agreement will automatically terminate
after there has been a final distribution on the related series of offered
preferred stock in connection with any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of
Morgan Stanley and that distribution has been made to the holders of depositary
shares.
Charges of Preferred Stock Depositary. We will pay all transfer and other
taxes and governmental charges arising solely from the existence of the
depositary arrangements. We will pay all charges of the Preferred Stock
Depositary in connection with the initial deposit of the related series of
offered preferred stock, the initial issuance of the depositary shares, all
withdrawals of shares of the related series of offered preferred stock by
holders of depositary shares and the registration of transfers of title to any
depositary shares. However, holders of depositary shares will pay other transfer
and other taxes and governmental charges and the other charges expressly
provided in the deposit agreement to be for their accounts.
Limitation on Liability of Company and Preferred Stock Depositary. Neither
the Preferred Stock Depositary nor Morgan Stanley will be liable if it is
prevented or delayed by law, by any provision of our certificate of
incorporation or of the depositary shares or by any circumstance beyond its
control from performing its obligations under the deposit agreement. The
obligations of Morgan Stanley and the Preferred Stock Depositary under the
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deposit agreement will be limited to performance with best judgment and in good
faith of their duties thereunder, except that they will be liable for negligence
or willful misconduct in the performance of their duties thereunder, and they
will not be obligated to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal proceeding
related to any depositary receipts, depositary shares or related series of
offered preferred stock unless satisfactory indemnity is furnished.
Corporate Trust Office of Preferred Stock Depositary. The Preferred Stock
Depositary's corporate trust office is currently located at 101 Barclay Street,
New York, New York 10286. The Preferred Stock Depositary will act as transfer
agent and registrar for depositary receipts, and, if shares of a series of
offered preferred stock are redeemable, the Preferred Stock Depositary will act
as redemption agent for the corresponding depositary receipts.
Resignation and Removal of Preferred Stock Depositary. The Preferred Stock
Depositary may resign at any time by delivering to us written notice of its
election to do so, and we may at any time remove the Preferred Stock Depositary.
Any resignation or removal will take effect upon the appointment of a successor
Preferred Stock Depositary. A successor must be appointed by us within 60 days
after delivery of the notice of resignation or removal and must be a bank or
trust company having its principal office in the United States and a combined
capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000.
Reports to Holders. We will deliver all required reports and communications
to holders of the offered preferred stock to the Preferred Stock Depositary, and
it will forward those reports and communications to the holders of depositary
shares.
Inspection by Holders. Upon request, the Preferred Stock Depositary will
provide for inspection to the holders of depositary shares the transfer books of
the depositary and the list of holders of receipts; provided that any requesting
holder certifies to the Preferred Stock Depositary that such inspection is for a
proper purpose reasonably related to such person's interest as an owner of
depositary shares evidenced by the receipts.
Capital Units Cumulative Preferred Stock
Rank. The Capital Units Cumulative Preferred Stock, if issued, will rank on
a parity with the offered preferred stock, and rank prior to the common stock as
to payment of dividends and amounts payable on liquidation. The shares of
Capital Units Cumulative Preferred Stock will not be convertible into common
stock of Morgan Stanley and will have no preemptive rights.
Dividends. Holders of the Capital Units Cumulative Preferred Stock, if
issued, are entitled to receive, when and as declared by the Board of Directors
out of legally available funds, cumulative cash dividends payable quarterly at
the rate of 8.03% per year.
The Capital Units Cumulative Preferred Stock, if issued, will be junior as
to dividends to any preferred stock that may be issued in the future that is
expressly senior as to dividends to the Capital Units Cumulative Preferred
Stock. If at any time we have failed to pay accrued dividends on any of those
senior shares at the time they are payable, we may not pay any dividend on any
issued Capital Units Cumulative Preferred Stock or redeem or otherwise
repurchase any shares of Capital Units Cumulative Preferred Stock until we have
paid in full, or set aside dividends for payment, the accumulated but unpaid
dividends on those senior shares.
We will not declare or pay or set aside for payment dividends on any
preferred stock ranking on a parity as to payment of dividends with the Capital
Units Cumulative Preferred Stock unless we also declare or pay or set aside for
payment dividends on any outstanding shares of Capital Units Cumulative
Preferred Stock for all dividend payment periods ending on or before the
dividend payment date of any parity stock. We must declare, pay or set aside for
payment any amounts on any issued Capital Units Cumulative Preferred Stock
ratably in proportion to the respective amounts of dividends (1) accumulated and
unpaid or payable on any parity stock, on the one hand, and (2) accumulated and
unpaid or payable through the dividend payment period or periods of the Capital
Units Cumulative Preferred Stock next preceding the dividend payment date, on
the other hand.
Except as described above, unless we have paid the full cumulative
dividends on any outstanding shares of Capital Units Cumulative Preferred Stock,
we may not with respect to our common stock or any other preferred
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stock of Morgan Stanley ranking junior to or on a parity with the Capital Units
Cumulative Preferred Stock as to dividend payments:
o declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends, other than
dividends payable in our common stock;
o make other distributions;
o redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire our common stock or junior
preferred stock for any consideration; or
o make any payment to or available for a sinking fund for redemption of
our common stock or junior preferred stock.
The provisions of the immediately preceding paragraph do not apply to any
monies we deposit in any sinking fund with respect to any preferred stock in
compliance with the provisions of that sinking fund. We may apply monies so
deposited to the purchase or redemption of the preferred stock in accordance
with the terms of the sinking fund, regardless of whether at the time of
application we have paid or declared or set aside for payment full cumulative
dividends upon any issued shares of the Capital Units Cumulative Preferred
Stock. The provisions of the immediately preceding paragraph also do not
restrict the ability of the holder of any junior or parity preferred stock or
common stock to convert their securities into or exchange those securities for
Morgan Stanley capital stock ranking junior to the Capital Units Cumulative
Preferred Stock as to dividend payments.
Redemption. The Capital Units Cumulative Preferred Stock, if issued, will
not be subject to any mandatory redemption or sinking fund provision and will
not be redeemable prior to February 28, 2007, except that under some
circumstances it may be redeemed prior to that date at specified prices.
On or after February 28, 2007, the Capital Units Cumulative Preferred Stock
will be redeemable at our option, in whole or in part, upon not less than 30
days' notice, at specified prices during specified periods following the
indicated date, plus accrued and accumulated but unpaid dividends to but
excluding the date fixed for redemption.
Liquidation Rights. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding
up of Morgan Stanley, the holders of shares of Capital Units Cumulative
Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive liquidating distributions in the
amount of $200.00 per share plus accrued and accumulated but unpaid dividends to
the date of final distribution before any distribution is made to holders of
o any class or series of capital stock ranking junior to the Capital
Units Cumulative Preferred Stock, as to rights upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding up; and
o common stock.
However, the holders of the shares of Capital Units Cumulative Preferred Stock
will not be entitled to receive the liquidation price of these shares until the
liquidation preference of any other shares of Morgan Stanley's capital stock
ranking senior as to rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up will
have been paid in full or a sum set aside therefor sufficient to provide for
payment in full.
If upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Morgan Stanley, the
amounts payable with respect to any issued Capital Units Cumulative Preferred
Stock and any other preferred stock ranking on parity as to rights upon
liquidation, dissolution or winding up are not paid in full, the holders of the
Capital Units Cumulative Preferred Stock and of that other preferred stock will
share ratably in any distribution in proportion to the full respective
preferential amounts to which they are entitled. After payment of the full
amount of the liquidating distribution to which they are entitled, the holders
of Capital Units Cumulative Preferred Stock will not be entitled to any further
participation in any distribution of assets by Morgan Stanley.
Voting Rights. Holders of Capital Units Cumulative Preferred Stock, if
issued, will not have any voting rights except as described below or as
otherwise from time to time required by law. Whenever dividends on the Capital
Units Cumulative Preferred Stock or any other class or series of stock ranking
on a parity with the Capital Units Cumulative Preferred Stock with respect to
the payment of dividends and having similar voting rights are in arrears
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for dividend periods, whether or not consecutive, containing in the aggregate a
number of days equivalent to six calendar quarters, the holders of shares of
Capital Units Cumulative Preferred Stock, voting separately as a class with
holders of one or more other classes or series of preferred stock having similar
voting rights that are exercisable, will be entitled to vote for the election of
two of the authorized number of directors of Morgan Stanley at the next annual
meeting of stockholders and at each subsequent meeting until we have paid or set
apart for payment all dividends accumulated on the Capital Units Cumulative
Preferred Stock or the other class or series of stock having similar voting
rights, as applicable. At elections of such directors, each holder of shares of
Capital Units Cumulative Preferred Stock will have one vote for each share of
Capital Units Cumulative Preferred Stock held. The term of office of all
directors elected by the holders of preferred stock will terminate immediately
upon the termination of the right of the holders of preferred stock to vote for
directors.
So long as any shares of Capital Units Cumulative Preferred Stock are
outstanding, we will not, without the consent of the holders of at least two
thirds of the shares of Capital Units Cumulative Preferred Stock outstanding at
the time, voting separately as a class with all other series of preferred stock
having similar voting rights that have been conferred and are exercisable:
o issue or increase the authorized amount of any class or series of
stock ranking prior to the Capital Units Cumulative Preferred Stock as
to dividends or upon liquidation; or
o amend, alter or repeal the provisions of our certificate of
incorporation or of the resolutions contained in the certificate of
designation relating to the Capital Units Cumulative Preferred Stock,
whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, so as to materially and
adversely affect any power, preference or special right of the Capital
Units Cumulative Preferred Stock or its holders.
For purposes of the preceding sentence any increase in the authorized amount of
common stock or preferred stock or the creation and issuance of other series of
common stock or preferred stock ranking on a parity with or junior to the
Capital Units Cumulative Preferred Stock as to dividends and upon liquidation
will not be deemed to materially and adversely affect those powers, preferences
or special rights.
Transfer Agent for Capital Units Cumulative Preferred Stock. The transfer
agent and registrar for the Capital Units Cumulative Preferred Stock is The Bank
of New York.
Additional Provisions of Morgan Stanley's Certificate of Incorporation and
Bylaws
Size of the Board of Directors, Removal of Directors and Filling Vacancies
on the Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors currently consists of 11
directors. The Board of Directors is currently divided into three classes. At
each annual meeting of stockholders ending with the annual meeting of
stockholders in 2005, a class of directors is elected, for a term expiring at
the third succeeding annual meeting of stockholders after its election, to
succeed that class of directors whose term then expires. Beginning with the 2006
annual meeting of stockholders, directors elected to succeed those directors
whose class's term then expires will be elected by a plurality vote of all votes
cast at such meeting to hold office until the next annual meeting of
stockholders, with each director to hold office until his or her successor shall
have been duly elected and qualified. The classification of the Board of
Directors will then cease altogether at the 2008 annual meeting of stockholders.
Under our amended and restated bylaws, a majority vote of the Board of Directors
may increase or decrease the number of directors. However, the bylaws provide
that the Board shall consist of not less than three nor more than fifteen
members. Our certificate of incorporation also provides that directors may be
removed only for cause and with the approval of the holders of at least 80% of
the voting power of the voting stock, voting together as a single class. Any
vacancy on the Board of Directors or newly created directorship will be filled
by a majority vote of the remaining directors then in office though less than a
quorum, and those newly elected directors will serve for a term expiring at the
annual meeting of stockholders at which the term of office of the class to which
they have been elected expires.
Limitations on Actions by Stockholders; Calling Special Meetings of
Stockholders. Our certificate of incorporation provides that, subject to the
rights of holders of any series of preferred stock or any other series of
capital stock set forth in the certificate of incorporation, any action required
or permitted to be taken by our stockholders must be effected at a duly called
annual or special meeting of stockholders and may not be effected by any consent
in writing in lieu of a meeting. Our bylaws provide that special meetings of the
stockholders may be
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called at any time only by the Secretary of Morgan Stanley at the direction of
and pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors.
Amendment of Governing Documents. Our certificate of incorporation provides
that, generally, it can be amended in accordance with the provisions of the laws
of the State of Delaware. Under Section 242 of the Delaware General Corporation
Law, the Board of Directors may propose, and the stockholders may adopt by a
majority vote of the voting stock, an amendment to our certificate of
incorporation. However, our certificate of incorporation also provides that the
approval of 80% of the voting power of the voting stock, voting together as a
single class, is required in order to amend, repeal or adopt any provision
inconsistent with the provisions in the certificate of incorporation relating to
amendment of the bylaws, actions of stockholders and the Board of Directors and
to change the provisions establishing this 80% vote requirement.
Our certificate of incorporation provides that our bylaws may be altered,
amended or repealed or new provisions may be adopted by a majority of the Board
of Directors or with the approval of at least 80% of the voting power of the
voting stock of Morgan Stanley, voting together as a single class. Furthermore,
the bylaws provide that they may be altered, amended or repealed or new
provisions may be adopted by a majority of the Board of Directors or with the
approval of at least 80% of the voting power of the voting stock of Morgan
Stanley.
Limitation of Directors' Liability. Section 102 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law allows a corporation to eliminate the personal liability of
directors of a corporation to the corporation or to any of its stockholders for
monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except in the
case where the director breached his duty of loyalty, failed to act in good
faith, engaged in intentional misconduct or knowingly violated a law, authorized
the payment of a dividend or approved a stock repurchase or redemption in
violation of the Delaware General Corporation Law or obtained an improper
personal benefit. Under our certificate of incorporation, a director of Morgan
Stanley will not be personally liable to Morgan Stanley or its stockholders for
monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the
extent the exemption from liability or limitation of liability is not permitted
under the Delaware General Corporation Law as in effect or as that law may be
amended.
FORMS OF SECURITIES
Each debt security, warrant, purchase contract and unit will be represented
either by a certificate issued in definitive form to a particular investor or by
one or more global securities representing the entire issuance of securities.
Both certificated securities in definitive form and global securities may be
issued either (1) in registered form, where our obligation runs to the holder of
the security named on the face of the security or (2) subject to the limitations
explained below under "--Limitations on Issuance of Bearer Securities," in
bearer form, where our obligation runs to the bearer of the security. Definitive
securities name you or your nominee as the owner of the security (other than
definitive bearer securities, which name the bearer as owner), and, in order to
transfer or exchange these securities or to receive payments other than interest
or other interim payments, you or your nominee must physically deliver the
securities to the trustee, registrar, paying agent or other agent, as
applicable. Global securities name a depositary or its nominee as the owner of
the debt securities, warrants, purchase contracts or units represented by these
global securities (other than global bearer securities, which name the bearer as
owner). The depositary maintains a computerized system that will reflect each
investor's beneficial ownership of the securities through an account maintained
by the investor with its broker/dealer, bank, trust company or other
representative, as we explain more fully below under "--Global Securities."
Our obligations, as well as the obligations of the trustee under any
indenture and the obligations, if any, of any warrant agents and unit agents and
any other agents of ours, any agents of the trustee or any agents of any warrant
agents or unit agents, run only to the persons or entities named as holders of
the securities in the relevant security register, in the case of registered
securities, or the persons or entities that are the bearers of those securities,
in the case of bearer securities. Neither we nor any trustee, warrant agent,
unit agent, other agent of ours, agent of the trustee or agent of the warrant
agents or unit agents have obligations to investors who hold beneficial interest
in global securities, in street name or by any other indirect means.
Upon making a payment or giving a notice to the holder or bearer as
required by the terms of that security, we will have no further responsibility
for that payment or notice even if that holder or bearer is required, under
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agreements with depositary participants or customers or by law, to pass it along
to the indirect owners of beneficial interests in that security but does not do
so. Similarly, if we want to obtain the approval or consent of the holders or
bearers of any securities for any purpose, we would seek the approval only from
the holders or bearers, and not the indirect owners, of the relevant securities.
Whether and how the holders or bearers contact the indirect owners would be
governed by the agreements between such holders and bearers and the indirect
owners.
References to "you" in this prospectus refer to those who invest in the
securities being offered by this prospectus, whether they are the direct holders
or bearer or only indirect owners of beneficial interests in those securities.
Global Securities
Registered Global Securities. We may issue the registered debt securities,
warrants, purchase contracts and units in the form of one or more fully
registered global securities that will be deposited with a depositary or its
nominee identified in the applicable prospectus supplement and registered in the
name of that depositary or its nominee. In those cases, one or more registered
global securities will be issued in a denomination or aggregate denominations
equal to the portion of the aggregate principal or face amount of the securities
to be represented by registered global securities. Unless and until it is
exchanged in whole for securities in definitive registered form, a registered
global security may not be transferred except as a whole by and among the
depositary for the registered global security, the nominees of the depositary or
any successors of the depositary or those nominees.
If not described below, any specific terms of the depositary arrangement
with respect to any securities to be represented by a registered global security
will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to those securities. We
anticipate that the following provisions will apply to all depositary
arrangements.
Ownership of beneficial interests in a registered global security will be
limited to persons, called participants, that have accounts with the depositary
or persons that may hold interests through participants. Upon the issuance of a
registered global security, the depositary will credit, on its book-entry
registration and transfer system, the participants' accounts with the respective
principal or face amounts of the securities beneficially owned by the
participants. Any dealers, underwriters or agents participating in the
distribution of the securities will designate the accounts to be credited.
Ownership of beneficial interests in a registered global security will be shown
on, and the transfer of ownership interests will be effected only through,
records maintained by the depositary, with respect to interests of participants,
and on the records of participants, with respect to interests of persons holding
through participants. The laws of some states may require that some purchasers
of securities take physical delivery of these securities in definitive form.
These laws may impair your ability to own, transfer or pledge beneficial
interests in registered global securities.
So long as the depositary, or its nominee, is the registered owner of a
registered global security, that depositary or its nominee, as the case may be,
will be considered the sole owner or holder of the securities represented by the
registered global security for all purposes under the applicable indenture,
warrant agreement, purchase contract or unit agreement. Except as described
below, owners of beneficial interests in a registered global security will not
be entitled to have the securities represented by the registered global security
registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical
delivery of the securities in definitive form and will not be considered the
owners or holders of the securities under the applicable indenture, warrant
agreement, purchase contract or unit agreement. Accordingly, each person owning
a beneficial interest in a registered global security must rely on the
procedures of the depositary for that registered global security and, if that
person is not a participant, on the procedures of the participant through which
the person owns its interest, to exercise any rights of a holder under the
applicable indenture, warrant agreement, purchase contract or unit agreement. We
understand that under existing industry practices, if we request any action of
holders or if an owner of a beneficial interest in a registered global security
desires to give or take any action that a holder is entitled to give or take
under the applicable indenture, warrant agreement, purchase contract or unit
agreement, the depositary for the registered global security would authorize the
participants holding the relevant beneficial interests to give or take that
action, and the participants would authorize beneficial owners owning through
them to give or take that action or would otherwise act upon the instructions of
beneficial owners holding through them.
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Payments of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, debt
securities, and any payments to holders with respect to warrants, purchase
contracts or units, represented by a registered global security registered in
the name of a depositary or its nominee will be made to the depositary or its
nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner of the registered global
security. None of Morgan Stanley, the trustees, the warrant agents, the unit
agents or any other agent of Morgan Stanley, agent of the trustees or agent of
the warrant agents or unit agents will have any responsibility or liability for
any aspect of the records relating to payments made on account of beneficial
ownership interests in the registered global security or for maintaining,
supervising or reviewing any records relating to those beneficial ownership
interests.
We expect that the depositary for any of the securities represented by a
registered global security, upon receipt of any payment of principal, premium,
interest or other distribution of underlying securities or other property to
holders on that registered global security, will immediately credit
participants' accounts in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial
interests in that registered global security as shown on the records of the
depositary. We also expect that payments by participants to owners of beneficial
interests in a registered global security held through participants will be
governed by standing customer instructions and customary practices, as is now
the case with the securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form
or registered in "street name," and will be the responsibility of those
participants.
If the depositary for any of these securities represented by a registered
global security is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as depositary or
ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, and a
successor depositary registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act is
not appointed by us within 90 days, we will issue securities in definitive form
in exchange for the registered global security that had been held by the
depositary. In addition, under the terms of the indentures, we may at any time
and in our sole discretion decide not to have any of the securities represented
by one or more registered global securities. We understand, however, that, under
current industry practices, the depositary would notify its participants of our
request, but will only withdraw beneficial interests from a global security at
the request of each participant. We would issue definitive certificates in
exchange for any such interests withdrawn. Any securities issued in definitive
form in exchange for a registered global security will be registered in the name
or names that the depositary gives to the relevant trustee, warrant agent, unit
agent or other relevant agent of ours or theirs. It is expected that the
depositary's instructions will be based upon directions received by the
depositary from participants with respect to ownership of beneficial interests
in the registered global security that had been held by the depositary.
Bearer Global Securities. The securities may also be issued in the form of
one or more bearer global securities that will be deposited with a common
depositary for Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System,
and Clearstream Banking, societe anonyme, or with a nominee for the depositary
identified in the prospectus supplement relating to those securities. The
specific terms and procedures, including the specific terms of the depositary
arrangement, with respect to any securities to be represented by a bearer global
security will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to those
securities.
Limitations on Issuance of Bearer Securities
In compliance with United States federal income tax laws and regulations,
bearer securities, including bearer securities in global form, will not be
offered, sold or delivered, directly or indirectly, in the United States or its
possessions or to United States persons, as defined below, except as otherwise
permitted by United States Treasury Regulations Section 1.163-5(c)(2)(i)(D). Any
underwriters, agents or dealers participating in the offerings of bearer
securities, directly or indirectly, must agree that:
o they will not, in connection with the original issuance of any bearer
securities or during the restricted period with respect to such
securities (as defined in United States Treasury Regulations Section
1.163-5(c)(2)(i)(D)(7)), which we refer to as the "restricted period,"
offer, sell or deliver, directly or indirectly, any bearer securities
in the United States or its possessions or to United States persons,
other than as permitted by the applicable Treasury regulations
described above; and
o they will not, at any time, offer, sell or deliver, directly or
indirectly, any bearer securities in the United States or its
possessions or to United States persons, other than as permitted by
the applicable Treasury regulations described above.
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In addition, any underwriters, agents or dealers must have procedures reasonably
designed to ensure that their employees or agents who are directly engaged in
selling bearer securities are aware of the above restrictions on the offering,
sale or delivery of bearer securities.
Bearer securities, other than temporary global debt securities and bearer
securities that satisfy the requirements of United States Treasury Regulations
Section 1.163-5(c)(2)(i)(D)(3)(iii) and any coupons or talons appertaining
thereto, will not be delivered in definitive form, and no interest will be paid
thereon, unless Morgan Stanley has received a signed certificate in writing, or
an electronic certificate described in United States Treasury Regulations
Section 1.163-5(c)(2)(i)(D)(3)(ii), stating that on the date of that certificate
the bearer security:
o is owned by a person that is not a United States person;
o is owned by a United States person that (a) is a foreign branch of a
United States financial institution, as defined in applicable United
States Treasury regulations, which we refer to as a "financial
institution," purchasing for its own account or for resale, or (b) is
acquiring the bearer security through a foreign branch of a United
States financial institution and who holds the bearer security through
that financial institution through the certification date, and in
either case (a) or (b) above, each of those United States financial
institutions agrees and certifies, on its own behalf or through its
agent, that Morgan Stanley may be advised that it will comply with the
requirements of Section 165(j)(3)(A), (B) or (C) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 and the regulations thereunder; or
o is owned by a United States or foreign financial institution for the
purposes of resale during the restricted period and, in addition, if
the owner of the bearer security is a United States or foreign
financial institution described in this clause, whether or not also
described in the first or second clause above, the financial
institution certifies that it has not acquired the bearer security for
purposes of resale directly or indirectly to a United States person or
to a person within the United States or its possessions.
We will make payments on bearer securities only outside the United States
and its possessions (as described in Treasury Regulations Section
1.163-5(c)(2)(v)) except as permitted by the above regulations.
Bearer securities, other than temporary global securities, and any coupons
issued with bearer securities will bear the following legend: "Any United States
person who holds this obligation will be subject to limitations under the United
States income tax laws, including the limitations provided in sections 165(j)
and 1287(a) of the Internal Revenue Code." The sections referred to in this
legend provide that, with exceptions, a United States person will not be
permitted to deduct any loss, and will not be eligible for capital gain
treatment with respect to any gain realized on the sale, exchange or redemption
of that bearer security or coupon.
As used in the preceding three paragraphs, the term bearer securities
includes bearer securities that are part of units. As used herein, "United
States person" means a citizen or resident of the United States for United
States federal income tax purposes, a corporation or partnership, including an
entity treated as a corporation or partnership for United States federal income
tax purposes, created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, or
any state of the United States or the District of Columbia (other than a
partnership that is not treated as a United States person under any applicable
Treasury regulations), an estate the income of which is subject to United States
federal income taxation regardless of its source, or a trust if a court within
the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the
administration of the trust and one or more United States persons have the
authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust. In addition, some
trusts treated as United States persons before August 20, 1996 that elect to
continue to be so treated to the extent provided in the Treasury regulations
shall be considered United States persons.
Form of Securities Included in Units
The form of the warrant or purchase contract included in a unit will
correspond to the form of the unit and of any other security included in that
unit.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We may sell the securities being offered by this prospectus in three ways:
(1) through agents, (2) through underwriters and (3) through dealers. The
agents, underwriters or dealers in the United States will include Morgan Stanley
& Co. Incorporated, which we refer to as MS & Co., and/or Morgan Stanley DW
Inc., which we refer to as MSDWI, or other affiliates of ours, and the agents,
underwriters, or dealers outside the United States will include Morgan Stanley &
Co. International Limited, which we refer to as MSIL, or other affiliates of
ours. We may sell our shares at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at
prices related to such prevailing market prices, at negotiated prices or at
fixed prices. Any at-the-market offering of common stock will be through an
underwriter, or underwriters, acting as principal(s) or agent(s) for us.
We may designate agents from time to time to solicit offers to purchase
these securities. We will name any such agent, who may be deemed to be an
underwriter as that term is defined in the Securities Act, and state any
commissions we are to pay to that agent in the applicable prospectus supplement.
That agent will be acting on a reasonable efforts basis for the period of its
appointment or, if indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, on a firm
commitment basis.
If we use any underwriters to offer and sell these securities, we will
enter into an underwriting agreement with those underwriters when we and they
determine the offering price of the securities, and we will include the names of
the underwriters and the terms of the transaction in the applicable prospectus
supplement.
If we use a dealer to offer and sell these securities, we will sell the
securities to the dealer, as principal, and will name the dealer in the
applicable prospectus supplement. The dealer may then resell the securities to
the public at varying prices to be determined by that dealer at the time of
resale.
Our net proceeds will be the purchase price in the case of sales to a
dealer, the public offering price less discount in the case of sales to an
underwriter or the purchase price less commission in the case of sales through
an agent--in each case, less other expenses attributable to issuance and
distribution.
In order to facilitate the offering of these securities, the underwriters
may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the
price of these securities or any other securities the prices of which may be
used to determine payments on these securities. Specifically, the underwriters
may sell more securities than they are obligated to purchase in connection with
the offering, creating a short position for their own accounts. A short sale is
covered if the short position is no greater than the number or amount of
securities available for purchase by the underwriters under any overallotment
option. The underwriters can close out a covered short sale by exercising the
overallotment option or purchasing these securities in the open market. In
determining the source of securities to close out a covered short sale, the
underwriters will consider, among other things, the open market price of these
securities compared to the price available under the overallotment option. The
underwriters may also sell these securities or any other securities in excess of
the overallotment option, creating a naked short position. The underwriters must
close out any naked short position by purchasing securities in the open market.
A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are
concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of these securities
in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who
purchase in the offering. As an additional means of facilitating the offering,
the underwriters may bid for, and purchase, these securities or any other
securities in the open market to stabilize the price of these securities or of
any other securities. Finally, in any offering of the securities through a
syndicate of underwriters or dealer group, the agent acting on behalf of the
underwriting syndicate or for itself may also reclaim selling concessions
allowed to an underwriter or a dealer for distributing these securities in the
offering, if the agent repurchases previously distributed securities to cover
syndicate short positions or to stabilize the price of these securities. Any of
these activities may raise or maintain the market price of these securities
above independent market levels or prevent or retard a decline in the market
price of these securities. The underwriters are not required to engage in these
activities and may end any of these activities at any time.
If so indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, one or more firms,
including MS & Co., MSIL and MSDWI, which we refer to as "remarketing firms,"
acting as principals for their own accounts or as agents for us, may offer and
sell these securities as part of a remarketing upon their purchase, in
accordance with their terms. We
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will identify any remarketing firm, the terms of its agreement, if any, with us
and its compensation in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Remarketing firms, agents, underwriters and dealers may be entitled under
agreements with us to indemnification by us against some civil liabilities,
including liabilities under the Securities Act, and may be customers of, engage
in transactions with, or perform services for us in the ordinary course of
business.
We may enter into derivative or other hedging transactions with financial
institutions. These financial institutions may in turn engage in sales of common
stock to hedge their position, deliver this prospectus in connection with some
or all of those sales and use the shares covered by this prospectus to close out
any loan of common stock or short position created in connection with those
sales. We may also sell shares of common stock short using this prospectus and
deliver common stock covered by this prospectus to close out any loan of common
stock or such short positions, or loan or pledge common stock to financial
institutions that in turn may sell the shares of common stock using this
prospectus. We may pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the
common stock covered by this prospectus to support a derivative or hedging
position or other obligation and, if we default in the performance of our
obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the common stock
from time to time pursuant to this prospectus.
If so indicated in the prospectus supplement, we will authorize agents,
underwriters or dealers to solicit offers by some purchasers to purchase debt
securities or warrants, purchase contracts or units, as the case may be, from us
at the public offering price stated in the prospectus supplement under delayed
delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the
future. These contracts will be subject to only those conditions described in
the prospectus supplement, and the prospectus supplement will state the
commission payable for solicitation of these offers.
Any underwriter, agent or dealer utilized in the initial offering of
securities will not confirm sales to accounts over which it exercises
discretionary authority without the prior specific written approval of its
customer.
MS & Co., MSIL and MSDWI are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Morgan Stanley.
Each initial offering of securities will be conducted in compliance with the
requirements of Rule 2720 of the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc., which is commonly referred to as the NASD, regarding a NASD member firm's
distributing the securities of an affiliate. Following the initial distribution
of any of these securities, MS & Co., MSIL, MSDWI and other affiliates of Morgan
Stanley may offer and sell these securities in the course of their business as
broker dealers, subject, in the case of common stock, preferred stock and
depositary shares, to obtaining any necessary approval of the New York Stock
Exchange, Inc. for any of the offers and sales MS & Co. and MSDWI may make. MS &
Co., MSIL, MSDWI and other affiliates may act as principals or agents in these
transactions and may make any sales at varying prices related to prevailing
market prices at the time of sale or otherwise. MS & Co., MSIL, MSDWI and other
affiliates may use this prospectus in connection with these transactions. None
of MS & Co., MSIL, MSDWI or any other affiliate is obligated to make a market in
any of these securities and may discontinue any market making activities at any
time without notice.
In the event that MS & Co., MSDWI or any other NASD member participates in
a public offering of these securities: (a) post-effective amendments or
prospectus supplements disclosing the actual price and selling terms will be
submitted to the NASD's Corporate Financing Department (the "Department") at the
same time they are filed with the SEC; (b) the Department will be advised if,
subsequent to the filing of the offering, any 5% or greater shareholder of ours
is or becomes an affiliate or associated person of an NASD member participating
in the distribution; and (c) all NASD members participating in the offering will
confirm their understanding of the requirements that have to be met in
connection with SEC Rule 415 and Notice-to-Members 88-101. Underwriting
discounts and commissions on securities sold in the initial distribution will
not exceed 8% of the offering proceeds.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of these securities will be passed upon for Morgan Stanley by
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP, or other counsel who is satisfactory to MS &
Co., MSIL or MSDWI, as the case may be, and who may be an officer of Morgan
Stanley. Davis Polk & Wardwell will pass upon some legal matters relating to
these securities for the
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underwriters. Davis Polk & Wardwell has in the past represented Morgan Stanley
and continues to represent Morgan Stanley on a regular basis and in a variety of
matters, including in connection with its private equity and leveraged capital
activities.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules of
Morgan Stanley and its subsidiaries at November 30, 2004 and 2003 and for each
of the three fiscal years in the period ended November 30, 2004, and
management's report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting, which are incorporated in this prospectus by reference to Exhibit No.
99.1 of Morgan Stanley's Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 12, 2005,
Schedule I of Morgan Stanley's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended November 30, 2004, filed on February 11, 2005 ("2004 Form 10-K") and Item
9A of the 2004 Form 10-K, respectively, have been audited by Deloitte & Touche
LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their
reports, which are incorporated herein by reference (which reports (1) express
an unqualified opinion on the financial statements and financial statement
schedule and include an explanatory paragraph referring to the adoption of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123, Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation, as amended by SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation Transition and Disclosure, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 123,
in 2003, (2) express an unqualified opinion on management's assessment regarding
the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, and (3) express
an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting) and have been so included in reliance upon the reports of such firm
given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing).
With respect to the unaudited interim financial information for the periods
ended February 28, 2005 and February 29, 2004, May 31, 2005 and May 31, 2004 and
August 31, 2005 and August 31, 2004, which is incorporated herein by reference,
Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, have
applied limited procedures in accordance with the standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) for a review of such
information. However, as stated in their reports included in Morgan Stanley's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended August 31, 2005 and
in Exhibit Nos. 99.2 and 99.3 of Morgan Stanley's Current Report on Form 8-K
filed October 12, 2005, and incorporated by reference herein, they did not audit
and they do not express an opinion on the interim financial information.
Accordingly, the degree of reliance on their reports on such information should
be restricted in light of the limited nature of the review procedures applied.
Deloitte & Touche LLP are not subject to the liability provisions of Section 11
of the Securities Act for their reports on the unaudited interim financial
information because those reports are not reports or a part of the registration
statement prepared or certified by an accountant within the meaning of Sections
7 and 11 of the Securities Act.
ERISA MATTERS FOR PENSION PLANS AND INSURANCE COMPANIES
Each fiduciary of a pension, profit-sharing or other employee benefit plan
subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
("ERISA"), which we refer to as a "plan," should consider the fiduciary
standards of ERISA in the context of the plan's particular circumstances before
authorizing an investment in these securities. Accordingly, among other factors,
the fiduciary should consider whether the investment would satisfy the prudence
and diversification requirements of ERISA and would be consistent with the
documents and instruments governing the plan.
In addition, we and certain of our subsidiaries and affiliates, including
MS & Co. and MSDWI, may be each considered "parties in interest" within the
meaning of ERISA or "disqualified persons" within the meaning of the Code with
respect to many plans, as well as many individual retirement accounts and Keogh
plans (also "plans"). ERISA Section 406 and Code Section 4975 generally prohibit
transactions between plans and parties in interest or disqualified persons.
Prohibited transactions within the meaning of ERISA or the Code would likely
arise, for example, if these securities are acquired by or with the assets of a
plan with respect to which MS & Co., MSDWI or any of their affiliates is a
service provider or other party in interest, unless the securities are acquired
pursuant to an exemption from the "prohibited transaction" rules. A violation of
these "prohibited transaction" rules could result in
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an excise tax or other liabilities under ERISA and/or Section 4975 of the Code
for those persons, unless exemptive relief is available under an applicable
statutory or administrative exemption.
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued five prohibited transaction class
exemptions ("PTCEs") that may provide exemptive relief for direct or indirect
prohibited transactions resulting from the purchase or holding of these
securities. Those class exemptions are PTCE 96-23 (for certain transactions
determined by in-house asset managers), PTCE 95-60 (for certain transactions
involving insurance company general accounts), PTCE 91-38 (for certain
transactions involving bank collective investment funds), PTCE 90-1 (for certain
transactions involving insurance company separate accounts) and PTCE 84-14 (for
certain transactions determined by independent qualified asset managers).
Because we may be considered a party in interest with respect to many
plans, unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, these
securities may not be purchased, held or disposed of by any plan, any entity
whose underlying assets include "plan assets" by reason of any plan's investment
in the entity (a "Plan Asset Entity") or any person investing "plan assets" of
any plan, unless such purchase, holding or disposition is eligible for exemptive
relief, including relief available under PTCE 96-23, 95-60, 91-38, 90-1 or 84-14
or such purchase, holding or disposition is otherwise not prohibited. Unless
otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, any purchaser,
including any fiduciary purchasing on behalf of a plan, transferee or holder of
these securities will be deemed to have represented, in its corporate and its
fiduciary capacity, by its purchase and holding thereof that either (a) it is
not a plan or a Plan Asset Entity, is not purchasing such securities on behalf
of or with "plan assets" of any plan, or with any assets of a governmental or
church plan that is subject to any federal, state or local law that is
substantially similar to the provisions of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975
of the Code or (b) its purchase, holding and disposition are eligible for
exemptive relief or such purchase, holding or disposition are not prohibited by
ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (or in the case of a governmental or church
plan, any substantially similar federal, state or local law).
Under ERISA, assets of a plan may include assets held in the general
account of an insurance company which has issued an insurance policy to such
plan or assets of an entity in which the plan has invested. Accordingly,
insurance company general accounts that include assets of a plan must ensure
that one of the foregoing exemptions is available. Due to the complexity of
these rules and the penalties that may be imposed upon persons involved in
non-exempt prohibited transactions, it is particularly important that
fiduciaries or other persons considering purchasing these securities on behalf
of or with "plan assets" of any plan consult with their counsel regarding the
availability of exemptive relief under PTCEs 96-23, 95-60, 91-38, 90-1 or 84-14.
Purchasers of these securities have exclusive responsibility for ensuring
that their purchase, holding and disposition of the securities do not violate
the prohibited transaction rules of ERISA or the Code or similar regulations
applicable to governmental or church plans, as described above.
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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may
not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer
to sell these securities and we are not soliciting offers to buy these
securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
PROSPECTUS (Subject to Completion, Issued October 25, 2005)
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VI
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VII
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VIII
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust IX
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust X
CAPITAL SECURITIES
guaranteed by
Morgan Stanley
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The Morgan Stanley Capital Trusts may offer from time to time capital
securities guaranteed by Morgan Stanley. This prospectus describes the general
terms of these securities and the general manner in which we will offer the
securities. The specific terms of any securities we offer will be included in a
supplement to this prospectus. The prospectus supplement will also describe the
specific manner in which we will offer the securities. This prospectus may not
be used to sell securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.
As used in this prospectus, except as otherwise specified, the terms
"Morgan Stanley," "we," "us" and "our" refer to Morgan Stanley excluding its
consolidated subsidiaries.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities regulators
have not approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this
prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.
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The securities are not insured or protected by the Securities Investor
Protection Corporation or any other governmental agency.
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MORGAN STANLEY
, 2005
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and
other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any document we file at
the SEC's public reference room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the
public reference room. In addition, the SEC maintains a website that contains
reports, proxy statements and other information that we electronically file. The
address of the SEC's website is http://www.sec.gov.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement we filed with the SEC.
This prospectus omits some information contained in the registration statement
in accordance with SEC rules and regulations. You should review the information
and exhibits in the registration statement for further information on us and
our consolidated subsidiaries and the securities we are offering. Statements in
this prospectus concerning any document we filed as an exhibit to the
registration statement or that we otherwise filed with the SEC are not intended
to be comprehensive and are qualified by reference to these filings. You should
review the complete document to evaluate these statements.
Our common stock, par value $0.01 per share, is listed on the New York
Stock Exchange, Inc. and the Pacific Exchange, Inc. under the symbol "MWD." You
may inspect reports, proxy statements and other information concerning us and
our consolidated subsidiaries at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange,
Inc., 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005, and the Pacific Exchange,
Inc., 115 Sansome Street, San Francisco, California 94104.
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference much of the information we
file with them, which means that we can disclose important information to you
by referring you to those publicly available documents. The information that we
incorporate by reference in this prospectus is considered to be part of this
prospectus. Because we are incorporating by reference future filings with the
SEC, this prospectus is continually updated and those future filings may modify
or supersede some of the information included or incorporated by reference in
this prospectus. This means that you must look at all of the SEC filings that
we incorporate by reference to determine if any of the statements in this
prospectus or in any document previously incorporated by reference have been
modified or superseded. This prospectus incorporates by reference the documents
listed below and any future filings we make with the SEC under Section 13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, other than
information in the documents or filings that is deemed to have been furnished
and not filed, until we complete our offering of the securities to be issued
under the registration statement or, if later, the date on which any of our
affiliates cease offering and selling these securities:
o Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30,
2004, as updated by Exhibit 99.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on October 12, 2005;
o Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended
February 28, 2005 and May 31, 2005, each as updated by Exhibit Nos.
99.2 and 99.3, respectively, of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed
on October 12, 2005;
o Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended August
31, 2005; and
o Current Reports on Form 8-K dated December 13, 2004, December 21,
2004, January 5, 2005, January 14, 2005 (both reports), January 21,
2005, March 3, 2005, March 17, 2005, March 23, 2005, March 28, 2005
(both reports), April 1, 2005, April 2, 2005, April 4, 2005, April 6,
2005, April 13, 2005, April 30, 2005, May 4, 2005, May 13, 2005, May
16, 2005, May 18, 2005, June 13, 2005 (as amended by a Form 8-K/A
filed on June 14, 2005), June 22, 2005, June 23, 2005, June 30, 2005
(three reports), July 11, 2005, August 17, 2005 (both reports),
August 31, 2005, September 2, 2005, September 6, 2005, September 9,
2005, September 19, 2005, September 21, 2005 and October 12, 2005
(the Current Report dated October 12, 2005 updates the historical
financial statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual
Report
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on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2004 and
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended February 28,
2005 and May 31, 2005 for certain discontinued operations and the
transfer of the principal components of the residential mortgage loan
business form the Discover business segment to the Institutional
Securities business segment).
You can request a copy of these documents, excluding exhibits not
specifically incorporated by reference into these documents, at no cost, by
writing or telephoning us at the following address:
Morgan Stanley
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
Attention: Investor Relations
(212) 761-4000
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There are no separate financial statements of the Morgan Stanley Capital
Trusts in this prospectus. We do not believe these financial statements would
be material to holders of the capital securities because:
o the Morgan Stanley Capital Trusts are special purpose entities that
will not have any independent operations other than issuing capital
securities and common securities, which are together referred to as
"trust securities," holding junior subordinated debentures of Morgan
Stanley as trust assets and other necessary or incidental activities
as described in this prospectus; and
o Morgan Stanley guarantees the payments on the capital securities of
the Morgan Stanley Capital Trusts.
We do not expect any of the Morgan Stanley Capital Trusts will be subject
to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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MORGAN STANLEY
Morgan Stanley is a global financial firm that, through its subsidiaries
and affiliates, provides its products and services to a large and diversified
group of clients and customers, including corporations, governments, financial
institutions and individuals. Morgan Stanley was originally incorporated under
the laws of the State of Delaware in 1981, and its predecessor companies date
back to 1924. Morgan Stanley conducts its business from its headquarters in and
around New York City, its regional offices and branches throughout the United
States and its principal offices in London, Tokyo, Hong Kong and other world
financial centers. Morgan Stanley maintains leading market positions in each of
its business segments -- Institutional Securities, Retail Brokerage, Asset
Management and Discover.
Morgan Stanley's Institutional Securities business includes:
o Investment banking, including securities underwriting and
distribution and financial advisory services, including advice on
mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, real estate and project
finance.
o Sales, trading, financing and market-making activities in equity
securities and related products and fixed income securities and
related products, including foreign exchange and commodities.
o Other activities, such as principal investing and real estate
investment management; providing benchmark indices and risk
management analytics; and research.
Morgan Stanley's Retail Brokerage business includes:
o Comprehensive brokerage, investment and financial services designed
to accommodate individual investment goals and risk profiles.
Morgan Stanley's Asset Management business includes:
o Global asset management products and services for individual and
institutional investors, through three principal distribution
channels: a proprietary channel consisting of Morgan Stanley's
representatives; a non-proprietary channel consisting of third-party
broker-dealers, banks, financial planners and other intermediaries;
and Morgan Stanley's institutional channel.
Morgan Stanley's Discover business includes:
o Discover Financial Services, which offers Discover(R)-branded cards
and other consumer finance products and services.
o Discover Network, a network of merchant and cash access locations
primarily in the United States and PULSE EFT Association, Inc., a
U.S.-based automated teller machine/debit network.
o Consumer Banking Group International, which includes Morgan
Stanley-branded cards and personal loan products in the United
Kingdom.
Morgan Stanley's principal executive offices are at 1585 Broadway, New
York, New York 10036, and its telephone number is (212) 761-4000. Under this
heading, "Use of Proceeds" and "Consolidated
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Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred
Stock Dividends," the terms "Morgan Stanley," "we," "us" and "our" include
Morgan Stanley and its consolidated subsidiaries.
THE MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL TRUSTS
We created the Morgan Stanley Capital Trusts, each of which is a Delaware
statutory trust, pursuant to trust agreements and the filing of certificates of
trust with the Delaware Secretary of State. We will execute amended and
restated trust agreements for the Morgan Stanley Capital Trusts, referred to in
this prospectus as the "trust agreements," which will state the terms and
conditions for the Morgan Stanley Capital Trusts to issue and sell their trust
securities. We have filed a form of trust agreement as an exhibit to the
registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. We, as holder of
the common securities, intend to select two of our employees, officers or
affiliates to serve as administrators of the Morgan Stanley Capital Trusts.
Each Morgan Stanley Capital Trust exists solely to
o issue and sell its trust securities;
o use the proceeds from the sale of its trust securities to purchase
Morgan Stanley's junior subordinated debentures; and
o engage in other activities that are necessary, convenient or
incidental to the above purposes (such as registering the transfer of
trust securities).
Accordingly, our junior subordinated debentures will be the sole assets of
each Morgan Stanley Capital Trust, and payments under the junior subordinated
debentures owned by each Morgan Stanley Capital Trust will be its sole source
of revenues.
We will hold directly or indirectly all of the common securities of each
of the Morgan Stanley Capital Trusts. Unless otherwise specified in the
applicable prospectus supplement, the common securities will represent an
aggregate liquidation amount equal to at least 3% of each Morgan Stanley
Capital Trust's total capitalization. The capital securities will represent the
remaining percentage of each Morgan Stanley Capital Trust's total
capitalization. The common securities will have terms substantially identical
to, and will rank equal in priority of payment with, the capital securities.
However, if Morgan Stanley defaults in payments due under the junior
subordinated debentures owned by a Morgan Stanley Capital Trust, then
distributions, redemption payments and liquidation payments must be paid to the
holders of the capital securities of that trust before any payments are paid to
the holders of the common securities of that trust. Unless otherwise specified
in the applicable prospectus supplement, each Morgan Stanley Capital Trust will
have a term of approximately 50 years from the initial issue date of its
capital securities, but may dissolve earlier as provided in the applicable
trust agreement and described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Unless
otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the name and
address of the Delaware trustee for each Morgan Stanley Capital Trust will be
The Bank of New York (Delaware), White Clay Center, Route 273, Newark, Delaware
19711, and the name and address of the property trustee, the guarantee trustee
and the indenture trustee for each Morgan Stanley Capital Trust will be The
Bank of New York, 101 Barclay Street, Floor 8 West, New York, New York 10286.
The capital securities will be guaranteed by us as described in this
prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement.
Only we, as direct or indirect owner of the common securities, can remove
or replace the administrators. In addition, we can increase or decrease the
number of administrators. Also, we, as direct or indirect holder of the common
securities, will generally have the sole right to remove or replace the
property trustee and Delaware trustee. However, if a default with respect to
the junior subordinated
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debentures occurs, then, so long as that default is continuing, the holders of
a majority in liquidation amount of the outstanding capital securities of that
trust may remove and replace the property trustee and Delaware trustee for that
trust at any time.
We will pay all fees and expenses related to the organization of the
Morgan Stanley Capital Trusts and the offering of the capital securities. We
will also pay all ongoing costs and expenses of the Morgan Stanley Capital
Trusts, except each trust's obligations under the trust securities.
USE OF PROCEEDS
The Morgan Stanley Capital Trusts will use all proceeds from the sale of
trust securities to purchase junior subordinated debentures from us. Unless
otherwise set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, we intend to use
the net proceeds from the sale of our junior subordinated debentures for
general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things:
o additions to working capital;
o the redemption of outstanding preferred stock;
o the repurchase of outstanding common stock; and
o the repayment of indebtedness.
We anticipate that we will raise additional funds from time to time
through equity or debt financing, including borrowings under revolving credit
agreements, to finance our businesses worldwide.
CONSOLIDATED RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND
EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
The following table sets forth Morgan Stanley's consolidated ratios of
earnings to fixed charges and earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock
dividends for the periods indicated.
Nine Months Ended Fiscal Year
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August August
31, 2005 31, 2004 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
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Ratio of earnings to
fixed charges.......... 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.5
Ratio of earnings to
fixed charges and
preferred stock
dividends.............. 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.5
For purposes of calculating the ratio of earnings to fixed charges and
the ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock dividends, earnings
are the sum of:
o income before losses from unconsolidated investees, income taxes,
(loss)/gain on discontinued operations, cumulative effect of
accounting change and fixed charges;
less:
o dividends on preferred securities subject to mandatory redemption.
For purposes of calculating both ratios, fixed charges are the sum of:
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o interest cost, including interest on deposits;
o dividends on preferred securities subject to mandatory redemption;
and
o that portion of rent expense estimated to be representative of the
interest factor.
The preferred stock dividend amounts represent pre-tax earnings required
to cover dividends on preferred stock.
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL SECURITIES
Each Morgan Stanley Capital Trust will issue only one series of capital
securities and one series of common securities. The trust agreement for each
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust will be qualified as an indenture under the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939. The capital securities will have terms and will be
subject to conditions as set forth in the trust agreement or made a part of the
trust agreement by the Trust Indenture Act. This summary of certain provisions
of the capital securities and each trust agreement does not purport to be
complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, all
the provisions of each trust agreement, including the definitions of certain
terms, and those provisions made part of each trust agreement by the Trust
Indenture Act. A form of the trust agreement to be used in connection with the
issuance of the capital securities and a form of the capital securities are
filed as exhibits to the registration statement that includes this prospectus.
Wherever particular defined terms of a trust agreement are referred to in this
prospectus, those defined terms are incorporated in this prospectus by
reference. A copy of the form of the trust agreement is available upon request
from the property trustee of the relevant trust.
General
The capital securities will represent preferred undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the applicable Morgan Stanley Capital Trust. The
only assets of a Morgan Stanley Capital Trust, and its only source of revenues,
will be the junior subordinated debentures purchased by the Morgan Stanley
Capital Trust with the proceeds from the sale of its trust securities.
Accordingly, distribution and other payment dates for the trust securities will
correspond with the interest and other payment dates for the junior
subordinated debentures. If we do not make payments on the junior subordinated
debentures in accordance with their terms, the Morgan Stanley Capital Trust
will not have funds available to pay distributions or other amounts payable on
the trust securities issued by that Morgan Stanley Capital Trust in accordance
with their terms. The capital securities issued by a Morgan Stanley Capital
Trust will rank equally, and payments will be made proportionately, with the
common securities issued by that Morgan Stanley Capital Trust except as
described below under "--Subordination of Common Securities" and in the
applicable prospectus supplement. Payments on the capital securities will be
fully and unconditionally guaranteed by us to the extent described under
"Description of Guarantees" and in the applicable prospectus supplement.
The Morgan Stanley Capital Trusts may offer up to $32,460,472,613 aggregate
offering price of capital securities, subject to reduction on account of the
sale of other securities under the registration statement of which this
prospectus is a part.
Each Morgan Stanley Capital Trust will describe the specific terms of the
capital securities it is offering in the applicable prospectus supplement,
including:
o the specific designation, liquidation amount, number to be issued by
the Morgan Stanley Capital Trust and purchase price;
o the currency or units based on or relating to currencies in which
distributions and other payments will or may be payable;
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o the distribution rates (or the method by which the rates will be
determined), if any;
o the dates on which any distributions will be payable;
o any provisions relating to deferral of distribution payments;
o the places where distributions and other amounts payable on the
capital securities will be payable;
o any repayment, redemption, prepayment or sinking fund provisions;
o any conversion or exchange provisions;
o the voting rights, if any, of holders of the capital securities;
o the terms and conditions, if any, upon which the assets of the Morgan
Stanley Capital Trust may be distributed to holders of the capital
securities;
o any applicable United States federal income tax consequences; and
o any other specific terms of the capital securities.
If indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the terms of the
trust agreement for, and capital securities offered by, a Morgan Stanley
Capital Trust may differ from the terms summarized in this prospectus.
Distributions
Distributions on the capital securities will be cumulative. Distributions
will accumulate from and including the date of original issuance and will be
payable on the dates specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. The
amount of distributions payable for any period less than a full distribution
period will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months
and the actual days elapsed in a partial month in that period, unless otherwise
specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. Distributions payable for
each full distribution period will be computed by dividing the annual rate by
four, unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Subordination of Common Securities
Payment of distributions on, and other amounts payable under, the capital
securities and the common securities issued by a Morgan Stanley Capital Trust
will be made proportionately based on the liquidation amount of the capital
securities and the common securities. However, unless otherwise provided in the
applicable prospectus supplement, if on any distribution date or other payment
date, a default with respect to the junior subordinated debentures, which we
refer to as a "debenture default," owned by the Morgan Stanley Capital Trust
has occurred and is continuing as a result of any failure by us to pay any
amounts in respect of the junior subordinated debentures when due, no payment
of any distribution on, or other amounts payable under, the common securities
will be made unless cash payment in full of all accumulated amounts then due
and payable with respect to all of the Morgan Stanley Capital Trust's
outstanding capital securities has been made or provided for, and all funds
immediately available to the property trustee will first be applied to the cash
payment in full of all distributions on, and all other amounts with respect to,
capital securities then due and payable.
In the case of any event of default under the applicable trust agreement
occurring as a result of a debenture default, the holders of the applicable
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust's common securities will
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have no right to act with respect to the event of default under the applicable
trust agreement until the effects with respect to the capital securities of all
events of default resulting from a debenture default have been cured, waived or
otherwise eliminated. Until all of the events of default resulting from a
debenture default have been cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, the property
trustee will act solely on behalf of the holders of the capital securities and
not on behalf of the holders of the common securities, and only the holders of
the capital securities will have the right to direct the property trustee to
act on their behalf.
Liquidation Distribution upon Dissolution
The amount payable on capital securities in the event of any liquidation
of a Morgan Stanley Capital Trust will be the stated liquidation amount per
capital security or other amount as specified in the applicable prospectus
supplement plus accumulated and unpaid distributions, which, if specified in
the applicable prospectus supplement, may be in the form of a distribution of
the junior subordinated debentures owned by the Morgan Stanley Capital Trust.
The holders of all the outstanding common securities of a Morgan Stanley
Capital Trust will have the right at any time to dissolve the Morgan Stanley
Capital Trust and, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Morgan
Stanley Capital Trust as provided by applicable law, cause the junior
subordinated debentures owned by the Morgan Stanley Capital Trust to be
distributed to the holders of the capital securities and common securities in
liquidation of the Morgan Stanley Capital Trust as described in the applicable
prospectus supplement. Other terms for the dissolution of a Morgan Stanley
Capital Trust and the distribution or liquidation of its assets to holders of
trust securities will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Capital Securities Events of Default; Notice
Any one of the following events constitutes an event of default under a
trust agreement, which we refer to as a "capital securities event of default,"
regardless of the reason for the capital securities event of default and
whether it is voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or
pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or
regulation of any administrative or governmental body:
o the occurrence of a default with respect to the junior subordinated
debentures in which the proceeds from the sale of the trust
securities have been invested;
o default by the applicable Morgan Stanley Capital Trust or the
property trustee in the payment of any distribution on the capital
securities when it becomes due and payable, and continuation of the
default for a period of 30 days;
o default by the applicable Morgan Stanley Capital Trust or the
property trustee in the payment of any redemption price of any trust
security issued pursuant to its trust agreement when it becomes due
and payable;
o default in the performance, or breach, in any material respect, of
any covenant or warranty of the applicable property trustee and
Delaware trustee (other than a covenant or warranty described above
dealing with default in the payment of any distribution or redemption
price) and continuation of such default or breach for a period of 60
days after written notice has been given, by registered or certified
mail, to the applicable property trustee and Delaware trustee and us
by the holders of at least 25% in aggregate liquidation amount of the
capital securities outstanding, which notice must specify the default
or breach, demand it be remedied and state that it is a "Notice of
Default" under the applicable trust agreement; or
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o the occurrence of certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with
respect to the property trustee or all or substantially all of its
property if a successor property trustee has not been appointed
within 90 days of the event.
Within ten business days after the occurrence of any capital securities
event of default actually known to the property trustee, the property trustee
will transmit notice of the event of default to the holders of the applicable
trust securities and the administrators, unless the capital securities event of
default has been cured or waived. In addition, the property trustee will notify
each holder of the capital securities of any notice of default received by it
with respect to the junior subordinated debentures. We, as depositor, and the
administrators are required to file annually with the property trustee a
certificate as to whether or not the applicable Morgan Stanley Capital Trust is
in compliance with all the conditions and covenants under its trust agreement.
If a debenture default has occurred and is continuing as a result of any
failure by us to pay any amounts in respect of the junior subordinated
debentures owned by a Morgan Stanley Capital Trust when due, the capital
securities issued by that Morgan Stanley Capital Trust will have a preference
over the common securities issued by the Morgan Stanley Capital Trust with
respect to payments of any amounts in respect of the capital securities as
described above under "--Subordination of Common Securities."
Removal of Morgan Stanley Capital Trustees; Appointment of Successors
The holders of at least a majority in aggregate liquidation amount of the
outstanding capital securities may remove the property trustee or the Delaware
trustee for cause or, if a debenture default has occurred and is continuing,
with or without cause. If a property trustee or Delaware trustee is removed by
the holders of the outstanding capital securities, the successor may be
appointed by the holders of at least 25% in liquidation amount of the
outstanding capital securities. If a property trustee or Delaware trustee
resigns, the resigning property trustee or Delaware trustee will appoint its
successor. If a resigning property trustee or Delaware trustee fails to appoint
a successor, the holders of at least 25% in liquidation amount of the
outstanding capital securities may appoint a successor. If a successor has not
been appointed by the holders, any holder of capital securities or common
securities or the property trustee or the Delaware trustee may petition a court
of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor. Any Delaware trustee must
meet the applicable requirements of Delaware law. Any property trustee must be
a national- or state-chartered bank and at the time of appointment have capital
and surplus of at least $50,000,000. No resignation or removal of a property
trustee or Delaware trustee and no appointment of a successor trustee shall be
effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee in
accordance with the provisions of the applicable trust agreement.
Merger or Consolidation of Morgan Stanley Capital Trustees
Any entity into which a property trustee or Delaware trustee is merged or
converted or with which it is consolidated, or any entity resulting from any
merger, conversion or consolidation to which the property trustee or the
Delaware trustee is a party, or any entity succeeding to all or substantially
all the corporate trust business of the property trustee or the Delaware
trustee, will be the successor of that property trustee or Delaware trustee
under each trust agreement, provided it is otherwise qualified and eligible.
Mergers, Consolidations, Amalgamations or Replacements of the Morgan
Stanley Capital Trusts
A Morgan Stanley Capital Trust may not merge with or into, consolidate or
amalgamate with, be replaced by, or convey, transfer or lease its properties
and assets substantially as an entirety to, any entity, except as described
below or as otherwise set forth in the applicable trust agreement. A Morgan
Stanley Capital Trust may, at the request of the holders of its common
securities and with the consent of the holders of at least a majority in
aggregate liquidation amount of its outstanding capital securities, merge with
or
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into, consolidate or amalgamate with, be replaced by, or convey, transfer or
lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to, a trust
organized as such under the laws of any state of the United States, so long as
o the successor entity either:
o expressly assumes all the obligations of the Morgan Stanley
Capital Trust with respect to the capital securities of
that Morgan Stanley Capital Trust, or
o substitutes for the capital securities of that Morgan
Stanley Capital Trust other securities having substantially
the same terms as those capital securities so long as the
successor securities have the same priority as the capital
securities with respect to distributions and payments upon
liquidation, redemption and otherwise;
o the successor entity has a trustee possessing the same powers and
duties as the property trustee appointed to hold the junior
subordinated debentures;
o the merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance,
transfer or lease does not cause the capital securities of that
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust (including any successor securities) to
be downgraded by any nationally recognized statistical rating
organization;
o the merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance,
transfer or lease does not adversely affect the rights, preferences
and privileges of the holders of the capital securities (including
any successor securities) in any material respect;
o the successor entity has a purpose substantially identical to that of
the Morgan Stanley Capital Trust;
o prior to the merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement,
conveyance, transfer or lease, the property trustee and Delaware
trustee have received an opinion from independent counsel experienced
in these matters to the effect that:
o the merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement,
conveyance, transfer or lease does not adversely affect the
rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of the
capital securities (including any successor securities) of
that Morgan Stanley Capital Trust in any material respect,
and
o following the merger, consolidation, amalgamation,
replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease, neither the
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust nor the successor entity will
be required to register as an "investment company" under
the Investment Company Act of 1940; and
o Morgan Stanley or any permitted transferee to whom Morgan Stanley has
transferred the common securities owns, directly or indirectly, all
of the common securities of the successor entity and guarantees the
obligations of the successor entity with respect to the successor
securities at least to the extent provided by the related guarantee
with respect to the capital securities.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Morgan Stanley Capital Trust may not, except
with the consent of holders of 100% in aggregate liquidation amount of the
capital securities of that Morgan Stanley Capital Trust, merge with or into,
consolidate or amalgamate with, or be replaced by, or convey, transfer or lease
its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to, any other entity or
permit any other entity to merge
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with or into, consolidate or amalgamate with, or replace it if such
consolidation, amalgamation, merger, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease
would cause the Morgan Stanley Capital Trust or the successor entity to be
taxable as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes.
Voting Rights; Amendment of Trust Agreements
Except as provided below and under "--Removal of Morgan Stanley Capital
Trustees; Appointment of Successors" and "Description of Guarantees--Amendments
and Assignment" and as otherwise required by law and the applicable trust
agreement, the holders of the capital securities will have no voting rights.
Each trust agreement may be amended from time to time by the holders of at
least a majority in aggregate liquidation amount of the common securities and
the property trustee, without the consent of the holders of the capital
securities, to:
o cure any ambiguity, correct or supplement any provisions in the trust
agreement that may be inconsistent with any other provision, or to
make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions
arising under the trust agreement, provided that the amendment will
not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any
holder of trust securities; or
o modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the trust agreement to
the extent necessary to ensure that the Morgan Stanley Capital Trust
will not be taxable as a corporation for United States federal income
tax purposes at any time that any trust securities are outstanding or
to ensure that the Morgan Stanley Capital Trust will not be required
to register as an "investment company" under the Investment Company
Act of 1940.
Any amendment of the trust agreement without the consent of the holders of
the capital securities will become effective when notice of the amendment is
given to the holders of trust securities.
Each trust agreement may be amended by the holders of at least a majority
in aggregate liquidation amount of the common securities and the property
trustee with:
o the consent of holders representing at least a majority in aggregate
liquidation amount of the outstanding capital securities; and
o receipt by the Delaware trustee and the property trustee of an
opinion of counsel to the effect that the amendment or the exercise
of any power granted to the Delaware trustee and the property trustee
in accordance with the amendment will not cause the Morgan Stanley
Capital Trust to be taxable as a corporation for United States
federal income tax purposes or affect the Morgan Stanley Capital
Trust's exemption from status as an "investment company" under the
Investment Company Act of 1940;
except that, without the consent of each holder of trust securities affected, a
trust agreement may not be amended to:
o change the amount or timing of any distribution on the trust
securities or otherwise adversely affect the amount of any
distribution required to be made in respect of the trust securities
as of a specified date, or
o restrict the right of a holder of trust securities to institute suit
for the enforcement of payment of any distribution on the trust
securities on or after such date.
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So long as any junior subordinated debentures are held by a Morgan Stanley
Capital Trust, the property trustee will not:
o direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for
any remedy available to the indenture trustee, or execute any trust
or power conferred on the property trustee with respect to the junior
subordinated debentures,
o waive any past default that may be waived under the indenture,
o exercise any right to rescind or annul a declaration of acceleration
of the maturity of the principal amount of the junior subordinated
debentures, or
o consent to any amendment, modification or termination of the
indenture or junior subordinated debentures, where the consent is
required,
without, in each case, obtaining the prior approval of the holders of at least
a majority in aggregate liquidation amount of the outstanding capital
securities, except that, if a consent under the indenture would require the
consent of each holder of the junior subordinated debentures affected, no
consent will be given by the property trustee without the prior consent of each
holder of the capital securities.
In addition to obtaining the foregoing approvals of the holders of the
capital securities, before taking any of the foregoing actions, the property
trustee will obtain an opinion of counsel experienced in these matters to the
effect that the Morgan Stanley Capital Trust will not be taxable as a
corporation for United States federal income tax purposes on account of the
action. The property trustee may not revoke any action previously authorized or
approved by a vote of the holders of the capital securities issued by the
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust except by subsequent vote of the holders of the
capital securities.
Any required approval of holders of capital securities may be given at a
meeting of holders of capital securities convened for that purpose or pursuant
to written consent. The property trustee will cause a notice of any meeting at
which holders of capital securities are entitled to vote, or of any matter upon
which action by written consent of the holders is to be taken, to be given to
each registered holder of capital securities in the manner set forth in each
trust agreement.
No vote or consent of the holders of capital securities will be required
to redeem and cancel the capital securities in accordance with the applicable
trust agreement.
Any capital securities that are owned by us, the Delaware trustee, the
property trustee, the administrators or any of our affiliates or affiliates of
any Delaware trustee or property trustee, will, for purposes of a vote or
consent under any of the circumstances described above, be treated as if they
were not outstanding.
Expenses and Taxes
In the junior subordinated debentures owned by a Morgan Stanley Capital
Trust, we, as borrower, will agree to pay all debts and other obligations
(other than with respect to the capital securities issued by the Morgan Stanley
Capital Trust) and all costs and expenses of the Morgan Stanley Capital Trust
(including costs and expenses relating to the organization of the Morgan
Stanley Capital Trust, the fees and expenses of the Delaware trustee and
property trustee on behalf of the Morgan Stanley Capital Trust and the costs
and expenses relating to the operation of the Morgan Stanley Capital Trust) and
to pay any and all taxes and all costs and expenses with respect to those taxes
(other than United States withholding taxes) to which the Morgan Stanley
Capital Trust might become subject. The foregoing obligations under the junior
subordinated debentures owned by a Morgan Stanley Capital Trust are for the
benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, any person to whom any of those debts,
obligations, costs, expenses and taxes payable by
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the Morgan Stanley Capital Trust are owed, whether or not that person has
received notice of the debts, obligations, costs, expenses or taxes. Any such
person may enforce these obligations directly against us, and we will
irrevocably waive any right or remedy to require that person to take any action
against a Morgan Stanley Capital Trust or any other person before proceeding
against us. We will also agree in the junior subordinated debentures owned by a
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust to execute additional agreements necessary or
desirable to give full effect to the foregoing.
Payment and Paying Agency
The applicable prospectus supplement will specify the manner in which
payments in respect of the capital securities will be made. The paying agent
for capital securities will initially be the property trustee and any co-paying
agent chosen by the property trustee and acceptable to the administrators. The
paying agent will be permitted to resign as paying agent upon 30 days' written
notice to the property trustee and the administrators. If the property trustee
is no longer the paying agent, the property trustee will appoint a successor
(which must be a bank or trust company) reasonably acceptable to the
administrators to act as paying agent.
Registrar and Transfer Agent
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the
property trustee will act as registrar and transfer agent for the capital
securities.
Registration of transfers and exchanges of capital securities will be
effected without charge by or on behalf of each Morgan Stanley Capital Trust,
but the property trustee may require payment to cover any tax or other
governmental charges that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or
exchange. The Morgan Stanley Capital Trusts will not be required to register or
cause to be registered the transfer of, or exchange or to cause to be
exchanged, any capital securities that have been called for redemption.
Information Concerning the Property Trustee
The property trustee, other than during the occurrence and continuance of
a capital securities event of default, undertakes to perform only those duties
specifically set forth in each trust agreement or provided by the Trust
Indenture Act and, after a capital securities event of default has occurred
that has not been cured or waived, must exercise the rights and powers vested
in it by the applicable trust agreement for the benefit of the holders of trust
securities using the same degree of care and skill as a prudent person would
exercise in the conduct of his or her own affairs. Subject to this provision,
the property trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or
powers vested in it by the applicable trust agreement, other than those vested
in it upon the occurrence of a capital securities event of default, at the
request of any holder of trust securities unless it is offered reasonable
indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities that might be incurred in
complying with the request or direction.
For information concerning the relationships between The Bank of New York,
which will initially be the property trustee, and us, see "Description of
Junior Subordinated Debentures--Information Concerning the Indenture Trustee."
Miscellaneous
The administrators and the property trustee of each Morgan Stanley Capital
Trust are authorized and directed to conduct the affairs of, and to operate,
the applicable Morgan Stanley Capital Trust in such a way that the Morgan
Stanley Capital Trust will not be deemed to be an "investment company" required
to be registered under the Investment Company Act or taxed as a corporation for
United States federal income tax purposes and so that the junior subordinated
debentures owned by the Morgan Stanley Capital Trust will be treated as
indebtedness of Morgan Stanley for United States federal income tax purposes.
In this
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regard, the property trustee and the holders of common securities are
authorized to take any action, not inconsistent with applicable law or the
certificate of trust or the trust agreement of the applicable Morgan Stanley
Capital Trust, that the property trustee and the holders of common securities
determine in their discretion to be necessary or desirable for those purposes,
as long as the action does not materially adversely affect the interests of the
holders of the capital securities of the applicable Morgan Stanley Capital
Trust.
Holders of the trust securities have no preemptive or similar rights.
The Morgan Stanley Capital Trusts may not borrow money, issue debt or
mortgage or pledge any of their assets.
Governing Law
Each trust agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the State of Delaware.
DESCRIPTION OF JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES
The junior subordinated debentures will constitute junior subordinated
debt of Morgan Stanley and will be issued under a junior subordinated
indenture, dated October 1, 2004, entered into between us and The Bank of New
York, as indenture trustee. The indenture contains, and the junior subordinated
debentures, when issued, will contain, additional important terms and
provisions. The indenture and the form of the junior subordinated debentures
are filed as exhibits to the registration statement that includes this
prospectus. The following summaries of certain provisions of the indenture and
the junior subordinated debentures do not purport to be complete and are
subject to the detailed provisions of the indenture and junior subordinated
debentures. Where appropriate, we use parentheses to refer you to the
particular sections of the indenture. Any reference to particular sections or
defined terms of the indenture in any statement under this heading qualifies
the entire statement and incorporates by reference the applicable section or
definition into that statement.
This summary of the indenture and the junior subordinated debentures
relates to terms and conditions applicable to the junior subordinated
debentures generally. The particular terms of any series of junior subordinated
debentures will be summarized in the applicable prospectus supplement. If
indicated in the prospectus supplement, the terms of any series may differ from
the terms summarized below.
General
Each series of junior subordinated debentures issued under the indenture
will rank equally with all other series of junior subordinated debentures
issued under the indenture and will be unsecured and subordinate and junior in
right of payment to the extent and in the manner set forth in the indenture to
all senior indebtedness of Morgan Stanley. See "--Subordination." Most of our
assets are owned by our subsidiaries. Therefore, our rights and the rights of
our creditors, including holders of junior subordinated debentures, to
participate in the assets of any subsidiary upon the subsidiary's liquidation
or recapitalization will be subject to the prior claims of the subsidiary's
creditors, except to the extent that we ourselves may be a creditor with
recognized claims against the subsidiary. In addition, dividends, loans and
advances to us from certain subsidiaries are restricted by legal requirements,
including (in the case of Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and Morgan Stanley
DW Inc.) net capital requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
under rules of certain exchanges and other regulatory bodies, and (in the case
of Discover Bank, a Delaware-chartered bank and our wholly-owned indirect
subsidiary, and other bank subsidiaries) by banking regulations. Except as
otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, the indenture does
not limit the incurrence or issuance of other secured or unsecured debt of
Morgan Stanley, including senior indebtedness, whether under the indenture, any
other existing indenture or any other
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indenture that Morgan Stanley may enter into in the future, or otherwise afford
holders of junior subordinated debentures protection in the event of a highly
leveraged or similar transaction that may adversely affect the holders of the
junior subordinated debentures. See "--Subordination" and the applicable
prospectus supplement relating to any offering of capital securities or junior
subordinated debentures.
We may issue junior subordinated debentures from time to time in one or
more series pursuant to a supplemental indenture or a resolution of our board
of directors or a committee of our board of directors.
The applicable prospectus supplement will contain, where applicable, the
following terms of and other information relating to any offered junior
subordinated debentures:
o the title of the junior subordinated debentures;
o any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the junior
subordinated debentures;
o the date or dates on which the principal of the junior subordinated
debentures is payable or the method of determination thereof,
including the right, if any, of Morgan Stanley to shorten or extend
the stated maturity date in certain circumstances;
o the rate or rates, if any, at which the junior subordinated
debentures will bear interest, the dates on which that interest will
be payable, the right, if any, of Morgan Stanley to defer or extend
an interest payment date and the record dates for any interest
payable on any interest payment date or the method by which any of
the foregoing will be determined;
o the place or places where the principal of and premium, if any, and
interest on the junior subordinated debentures will be payable and
where, subject to the terms of the indenture as described below under
"--Registration and Transfer of Junior Subordinated Debentures," the
junior subordinated debentures may be presented for registration of
transfer or exchange and the place or places where notices and
demands to or upon Morgan Stanley in respect of the junior
subordinated debentures and the indenture may be made;
o any period or periods within which, or date or dates on which, the
price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which
junior subordinated debentures may be redeemed, in whole or in part,
at the option of Morgan Stanley or a holder of junior subordinated
debentures;
o the obligation, if any, of Morgan Stanley to redeem, purchase or
repay the junior subordinated debentures and the period or periods
within which, the price or prices at which, and the other terms and
conditions upon which the junior subordinated debentures will be
redeemed, repaid or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to that
obligation;
o the denominations in which any junior subordinated debentures will be
issuable if other than denominations of $25 and any integral multiple
of $25;
o if other than in U.S. dollars, the currency or currencies (including
currency unit or units) in which the principal of (and premium, if
any) and interest, if any, on the junior subordinated debentures will
be payable, or in which the junior subordinated debentures will be
denominated;
o if other than the principal amount, the portion of the principal
amount of junior subordinated debentures that will be payable upon
declaration of acceleration of maturity;
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o any index or indices used to determine the amount of payments of
principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the junior
subordinated debentures and the manner in which those amounts will be
determined;
o whether the junior subordinated debentures will be issuable in
registered form or bearer form or both and, if bearer securities are
issuable, any restrictions applicable to the exchange of one form for
another and to the offer, sale and delivery of the bearer securities;
o any additions or changes to the indenture with respect to a series of
junior subordinated debentures as will be necessary to permit or
facilitate the issuance of that series in bearer form, registrable or
not registrable as to principal, and with or without interest
coupons;
o the appointment of any trustees, depositaries, authenticating or
paying agents, transfer agents or registrars or other agents;
o whether the junior subordinated debentures will be convertible or
exchangeable for other securities or property and, if so, the terms
of any conversion or exchange and the terms of the other securities;
and
o any other terms of the junior subordinated debentures, including any
additions, modifications or deletions in the events of default or
defaults under the indenture or covenants of Morgan Stanley specified
in the indenture with respect to the junior subordinated debentures,
and any terms required by or advisable under applicable laws or
regulations.
Registration and Transfer of Junior Subordinated Debentures
Holders may present junior subordinated debentures for exchange, and
holders of registered junior subordinated debentures may present these
securities for transfer, in the manner, at the places and subject to the
restrictions stated in the junior subordinated debentures and described in the
applicable prospectus supplement. We will provide these services without charge
except for any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection with
these services and subject to any limitations provided in the indenture.
Holders may transfer junior subordinated debentures in bearer form and the
related coupons, if any, by delivery to the transferee. If any of the
securities are held in global form, the procedures for transfer of interests in
those securities will depend upon the procedures of the depositary for those
global securities.
Subordination
Holders of the junior subordinated debentures should recognize that
contractual provisions in the indenture may prohibit us from making payments on
these securities. The junior subordinated debentures are subordinate and junior
in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner stated in the indenture,
to all of our senior indebtedness. The indenture defines senior indebtedness as
obligations of, or guaranteed or assumed by, Morgan Stanley for borrowed money
or evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments,
including obligations with respect to securities issued under the senior
indenture or the senior subordinated indentures of Morgan Stanley, and
amendments, renewals, extensions, modifications and refundings of any of that
indebtedness or of those obligations. Additional obligations may be included in
the definition of senior indebtedness pursuant to the supplemental indenture
under which a series of junior subordinated debentures is issued or in the form
of junior subordinated debenture for such series if we determine that inclusion
of such obligations is necessary in order to ensure that the junior
subordinated debentures receive the regulatory capital treatment desired by us.
Nonrecourse obligations, the junior subordinated debentures and any other
obligations specifically designated as being subordinate in right of payment to
senior indebtedness are not senior indebtedness as defined under the indenture.
(Section 1.01)
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The indenture does not restrict our ability to issue senior indebtedness.
The indenture provides that, unless all principal of and any premium or
interest on the senior indebtedness has been paid in full, or provision has
been made to make these payments in full, no payment of principal of, or any
premium or interest on, any junior subordinated debentures may be made in the
event:
o of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings, or any receivership,
liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceedings involving us
or a substantial part of our property;
o that (a) a default has occurred in the payment of principal, any
premium, interest or other monetary amounts due and payable on any
senior indebtedness or (b) there has occurred any other event of
default concerning senior indebtedness, that permits the holder or
holders of the senior indebtedness to accelerate the maturity of the
senior indebtedness, with notice or passage of time, or both, and
that event of default has continued beyond the applicable grace
period, if any, and that default or event of default has not been
cured or waived or has not ceased to exist; or
o that the principal of and accrued interest on any junior subordinated
debentures have been declared due and payable upon an event of
default as defined under the indenture and that declaration has not
been rescinded and annulled as provided under the indenture. (Section
13.01)
We currently have outstanding four series of junior subordinated
debentures, which were issued under a junior subordinated indenture, dated
March 1, 1998, between us and The Bank of New York and purchased, respectively,
by Morgan Stanley Capital Trust II, Morgan Stanley Capital Trust III, Morgan
Stanley Capital Trust IV and Morgan Stanley Capital Trust V, with terms and
conditions substantially similar to those of the junior subordinated debentures
described in this prospectus. At August 31, 2005, there was $[2,881] million
aggregate principal amount of such junior subordinated debentures outstanding.
Those junior subordinated debentures contain certain acceleration provisions
that could be triggered prior to the acceleration provisions of the junior
subordinated debentures described in this prospectus. Accordingly, the
outstanding amount of those four series of junior subordinated debentures could
become due and payable prior to the junior subordinated debentures described in
this prospectus.
Merger, Consolidation, Sale, Lease or Conveyance
The indenture provides that we will not merge or consolidate with any
other person and will not sell, lease or convey all or substantially all of our
assets to any other person, unless:
o we will be the continuing corporation; or
o the successor corporation or person that acquires all or
substantially all of our assets:
o will be a corporation organized under the laws of the
United States, a state of the United States or the District
of Columbia; and
o will expressly assume all of our obligations under the
indenture and the junior subordinated debentures issued
under the indenture; and
o immediately after the merger, consolidation, sale, lease or
conveyance, we, that person or that successor corporation will not be
in default in the performance of the covenants and conditions of the
indenture applicable to us. (Section 9.01)
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There are no covenants or other provisions in the indenture that would
afford holders of junior subordinated debentures additional protection in the
event of a recapitalization transaction, a change of control of Morgan Stanley
or a highly leveraged transaction. The merger covenant described above would
only apply if the recapitalization transaction, change of control or highly
leveraged transaction were structured to include a merger or consolidation of
Morgan Stanley or a sale, lease or conveyance of all or substantially all of
our assets. However, we may provide specific protections, such as a put right
or increased interest, for particular junior subordinated debentures, which we
would describe in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Events of Default and Defaults
The indenture provides holders of junior subordinated debentures with
remedies if we fail to perform specific obligations, such as making payments on
the junior subordinated debentures, or if we become bankrupt. Holders should
review these provisions and understand which of our actions trigger an event of
default or a default and which actions do not. The indenture permits the
issuance of junior subordinated debentures in one or more series, and, in many
cases, whether an event of default or a default has occurred is determined on a
series by series basis.
Events of Default
An event of default is defined under the indenture, with respect to any
series of junior subordinated debentures issued under the indenture, as being:
o failure to pay in full the interest accrued on any junior
subordinated debentures of that series upon the conclusion of an
extension of the interest payment period of 20 consecutive quarters
and continuance of that failure for a period of 30 days;
o events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization; or
o any other event of default provided in a supplemental indenture under
which the series of junior subordinated debentures is issued.
(Section 5.01)
Defaults
A default is defined under the indenture, with respect to any series of
junior subordinated debentures issued under the indenture, as being:
o an event of default with respect to such series;
o default in payment of any principal of the junior subordinated
debentures of that series, either at maturity or upon any redemption,
by declaration or otherwise;
o default for 30 days in payment of any interest on any junior
subordinated debentures of that series, provided, however, that a
valid extension of an interest payment period by Morgan Stanley in
accordance with the terms of the junior subordinated debentures of
any series will not constitute a default in the payment of interest
for this purpose;
o default for 60 days after written notice in the observance or
performance of any other covenant or agreement in the junior
subordinated debentures of that series or the indenture (other than a
covenant or warranty with respect to the junior subordinated
debentures of that series the breach or nonperformance of which is
otherwise included in the definition of "event of default" or
"default"); or
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o any other default provided in a supplemental indenture under which
the series of junior subordinated debentures is issued. (Section
5.06)
Acceleration of Junior Subordinated Debentures upon an Event of Default
and Other Remedies
The indenture provides that:
o if an event of default due to the default in the payment of accrued
interest on any series of junior subordinated debentures issued under
the indenture occurs and is continuing, either the trustee or the
holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding junior subordinated debentures of each affected series,
voting as one class, by notice in writing to Morgan Stanley, may
declare the principal of all junior subordinated debentures of each
affected series and interest accrued thereon to be due and payable
immediately; and
o if an event of default due to specified events of bankruptcy,
insolvency or reorganization of Morgan Stanley occurs and is
continuing, either the trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in
aggregate principal amount of all outstanding junior subordinated
debentures issued under that indenture, voting as one class, by
notice in writing to Morgan Stanley may declare the principal of all
those junior subordinated debentures and interest accrued thereon to
be due and payable immediately. (Section 5.01)
There is no right of acceleration with respect to defaults, except for
those defaults that are also events of default. If a default in the payment of
principal of, or any interest on, any series of junior subordinated debentures
issued under the indenture occurs and is continuing and we fail to pay the full
amount then due and payable with respect to all junior subordinated debentures
of the affected series immediately upon the demand of the indenture trustee,
the indenture trustee is entitled to institute an action or proceeding to
collect the amount due and unpaid. (Section 5.02) If any default occurs and is
continuing, the indenture trustee may pursue legal action to enforce the
performance of any provision in the indenture to protect the rights of the
indenture trustee and the holders of the junior subordinated debentures.
(Section 5.04)
Annulment of Acceleration and Waiver of Defaults
In some circumstances, if any and all defaults under the indenture, other
than the non-payment of the principal of the securities that has become due as
a result of an acceleration, have been cured, waived or otherwise remedied,
then the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of all series of
outstanding junior subordinated debentures affected, voting as one class, may
waive past defaults of and annul past declarations of acceleration of the
junior subordinated debentures. (Section 5.01)
Prior to the acceleration of any junior subordinated debentures, the
holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of all series of
outstanding junior subordinated debentures with respect to which a default has
occurred and is continuing, voting as one class, may waive any past default,
other than a default in the payment of principal or interest (unless such
default has been cured and an amount sufficient to pay all matured installments
of interest and principal due otherwise than by acceleration has been deposited
with the trustee) or a default in respect of a covenant or provision in the
indenture that cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the holder
of each junior subordinated debenture affected. (Section 5.10)
Indemnification of Trustee for Actions Taken on Your Behalf
The indenture contains a provision entitling the indenture trustee,
subject to the duty of the indenture trustee during a default to act with the
required standard of care, to be indemnified by the holders of junior
subordinated debentures issued under that indenture before proceeding to
exercise any right or
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power at the request of holders. (Section 6.02) Subject to these provisions and
some other limitations, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount
of each series of outstanding junior subordinated debentures of each affected
series, voting as one class, may direct the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee, or
exercising any trust or power conferred on the indenture trustee. (Section
5.09)
Limitation on Actions by You as an Individual Holder
The indenture provides that no individual holder of junior subordinated
debentures may institute any action against us under that indenture, except
actions for payment of overdue principal and interest, unless the following
actions have occurred:
o the holder must have previously given written notice to the trustee
of the continuing default;
o the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding junior subordinated debentures of each affected series,
treated as one class, must have (1) requested the trustee to
institute that action and (2) offered the indenture trustee
reasonable indemnity;
o the indenture trustee must have failed to institute that action
within 60 days after receipt of the request referred to above; and
o the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding
junior subordinated debentures of each affected series, voting as one
class, must not have given directions to the indenture trustee
inconsistent with those of the holders referred to above. (Sections
5.06 and 5.09)
Annual Certification
The indenture contains a covenant that we will file annually with the
indenture trustee a certificate of no default or a certificate specifying any
default that exists. (Section 3.05)
Discharge, Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
We have the ability to eliminate most or all of our obligations on any
series of junior subordinated debentures prior to maturity if we comply with
the following provisions. (Section 10.01)
Discharge of Indenture
If at any time we have:
o paid or caused to be paid the principal of and interest on all of the
outstanding junior subordinated debentures of the series in
accordance with their terms;
o delivered to the indenture trustee for cancellation all of the
outstanding junior subordinated debentures of the series; or
o irrevocably deposited with the indenture trustee cash or, in the case
of a series of junior subordinated debentures payable only in U.S.
dollars, U.S. government obligations in trust for the benefit of the
holders of any series of junior subordinated debentures issued under
the indenture that have either become due and payable, or are by
their terms due and payable within one year or are scheduled for
redemption within one year in an amount certified to be sufficient to
pay on each date that they become due and payable, the principal of
and interest on, and any mandatory sinking fund payments for, those
junior subordinated debentures;
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and if, in any such case, we also pay or cause to be paid all other sums
payable by us under the indenture with respect to the series of junior
subordinated debentures, then the indenture shall cease to be of further effect
with respect to the junior subordinated debentures of such series, except as to
certain rights with respect to the transfer and exchange of securities, rights
of the holders to receive payment and certain other rights.
Defeasance of a Series of Securities at Any Time
We may also discharge all of our obligations, other than as to transfers
and exchanges, under any series of junior subordinated debentures at any time,
which we refer to as "defeasance."
We may be released with respect to any outstanding series of junior
subordinated debentures from the covenants described above limiting
consolidations, mergers, asset sales and leases, and elect not to comply with
that section without creating an event of default or a default. Discharge under
these procedures is called "covenant defeasance."
Defeasance or covenant defeasance may be effected only if, among other
things:
o we irrevocably deposit with the indenture trustee cash or, in the
case of junior subordinated debentures payable only in U.S. dollars,
U.S. government obligations, as trust funds in an amount certified to
be sufficient to pay on each date that they become due and payable,
the principal of and interest on, and any mandatory sinking fund
payments for, all outstanding junior subordinated debentures of the
series being defeased;
o we deliver to the indenture trustee an opinion of counsel to the
effect that:
o the holders of the series of junior subordinated debentures
being defeased will not recognize income, gain or loss for
United States federal income tax purposes as a result of
the defeasance or covenant defeasance; and
o the defeasance or covenant defeasance will not otherwise
alter those holders' United States federal income tax
treatment of principal and interest payments on the series
of junior subordinated debentures being defeased;
in the case of a defeasance, this opinion must be based on a ruling
of the Internal Revenue Service or a change in United States federal
income tax law occurring after the date of this prospectus, since
that result would not occur under current tax law;
o no event or condition will exist that, under the provisions described
under "--Subordination" above, would prevent us from making payments
of principal or interest on the junior subordinated debentures at the
date of the irrevocable deposit referred to above or at any time
during the period ending on the 91st day after that deposit date; and
o we deliver to the indenture trustee an opinion of counsel to the
effect that:
o the trust funds will not be subject to any rights of
holders of senior indebtedness; and
o after the 91st day following the deposit, the trust funds
will not be subject to any applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting
creditors' rights generally, except that if a court were to
rule under any of those laws in any case or proceeding that
the trust funds remained our property, then the indenture
trustee and the holders of the junior subordinated
debentures
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would be entitled to some enumerated rights as secured
creditors in the trust funds. (Section 10.01)
Modification of Indenture
Modification Without Consent of Holders
We and the indenture trustee may enter into supplemental indentures
without the consent of the holders of junior subordinated debentures to:
o secure any junior subordinated debentures;
o evidence the assumption of our obligations by a successor
corporation;
o add covenants for the protection of the holders of junior
subordinated debentures;
o cure any ambiguity or correct any inconsistency in the indenture;
o establish the forms or terms of junior subordinated debentures of any
series; and
o evidence the acceptance of appointment by a successor indenture
trustee. (Section 8.01)
Modification with Consent of Holders
We and the trustee, with the consent of the holders of not less than a
majority in aggregate principal amount of each affected series of outstanding
junior subordinated debentures, voting as one class, may add any provisions to,
or change in any manner or eliminate any of the provisions of, the indenture or
modify in any manner the rights of the holders of those junior subordinated
debentures. However, except as specified in the applicable prospectus
supplement, we and the trustee may not make any of the following changes to any
outstanding junior subordinated debenture without the consent of each holder
that would be affected by such change:
o extend the final maturity of the principal;
o reduce the principal amount;
o reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest;
o reduce any amount payable on redemption;
o change the currency in which the principal, including any amount of
original issue discount, premium, or interest thereon is payable;
o reduce the amount of any original issue discount security payable
upon acceleration or provable in bankruptcy;
o alter certain provisions of the indenture relating to the junior
subordinated debentures not denominated in U.S. dollars;
o impair the right of any holder to institute suit for the enforcement
of any payment on any junior subordinated debenture when due; or
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o reduce the percentage of junior subordinated debentures the consent
of whose holders is required for modification of the indenture.
If the junior subordinated debentures are owned by a Morgan Stanley
Capital Trust, none of the modifications described above may be made without
the prior written consent of all the holders of capital securities of the
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust. (Section 8.02)
Modification of Subordination Provisions
We may not amend the indenture to alter the subordination of any
outstanding junior subordinated debentures without the written consent of each
potentially adversely affected holder of senior indebtedness then outstanding.
(Section 8.06)
Information Concerning the Indenture Trustee
We and our subsidiaries maintain credit facilities and other ordinary
banking relationships with The Bank of New York.
Governing Law
The junior subordinated debentures and the indenture will be governed by,
and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
DESCRIPTION OF GLOBAL SECURITIES
We may issue the registered junior subordinated debentures and capital
securities in the form of one or more fully registered global securities that
will be deposited with a depositary or its nominee identified in the applicable
prospectus supplement and registered in the name of that depositary or its
nominee. In those cases, one or more registered global securities will be
issued in a denomination or aggregate denominations equal to the portion of the
aggregate principal or face amount of the securities to be represented by
registered global securities. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole for
securities in definitive registered form, a registered global security may not
be transferred except as a whole by and among the depositary for the registered
global security, the nominees of the depositary or any successors of the
depositary or those nominees.
The specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to any
portion of a series of securities to be represented by a registered global
security will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to that
series. We anticipate that the following provisions will apply to all
depositary arrangements.
Ownership of beneficial interests in a registered global security will be
limited to persons, called participants, that have accounts with the depositary
or persons that may hold interests through participants. Upon the issuance of a
registered global security, the depositary will credit, on its book-entry
registration and transfer system, the participants' accounts with the
respective principal or face amounts of the securities beneficially owned by
the participants. Any dealers, underwriters or agents participating in the
distribution of the securities will designate the accounts to be credited.
Ownership of beneficial interests in a registered global security will be shown
on, and the transfer of ownership interests will be effected only through,
records maintained by the depositary, with respect to interests of
participants, and on the records of participants, with respect to interests of
persons holding through participants. The laws of some states may require that
some purchasers of securities take physical delivery of these securities in
definitive form. These laws may impair your ability to own, transfer or pledge
beneficial interests in registered global securities.
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So long as the depositary, or its nominee, is the registered owner of a
registered global security, that depositary or its nominee, as the case may be,
will be considered the sole owner or holder of the securities represented by
the registered global security for all purposes under the indenture. Except as
described below, owners of beneficial interests in a registered global security
will not be entitled to have the securities represented by the registered
global security registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to
receive physical delivery of the securities in definitive form and will not be
considered the owners or holders of the securities under the indenture.
Accordingly, each person owning a beneficial interest in a registered global
security must rely on the procedures of the depositary for that registered
global security and, if that person is not a participant, on the procedures of
the participant through which the person owns its interest, to exercise any
rights of a holder under the indenture. We understand that under existing
industry practices, if we request any action of holders or if an owner of a
beneficial interest in a registered global security desires to give or take any
action that a holder is entitled to give or take under the indenture, the
depositary for the registered global security would authorize the participants
holding the relevant beneficial interests to give or take that action, and the
participants would authorize beneficial owners owning through them to give or
take that action or would otherwise act upon the instructions of beneficial
owners holding through them.
Payments of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, junior
subordinated debentures, and any payments to holders with respect to capital
securities, represented by a registered global security registered in the name
of a depositary or its nominee will be made to the depositary or its nominee,
as the case may be, as the registered owner of the registered global security.
None of Morgan Stanley, the indenture trustee, the Delaware trustee, the
property trustee or any other agent of Morgan Stanley, agent of the applicable
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust or agent of any of the aforementioned trustees, as
the case may be, will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of
the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership
interests in the registered global security or for maintaining, supervising or
reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.
We and the Morgan Stanley Capital Trusts expect that the depositary for
any securities represented by a registered global security, upon receipt of any
payment of principal, premium, interest or other distribution with respect to
underlying securities to holders in respect of the registered global security,
will immediately credit participants' accounts in amounts proportionate to
their respective beneficial interests in the registered global security as
shown on the records of the depositary. We and the Morgan Stanley Capital
Trusts also expect that payments by participants to owners of beneficial
interests in the registered global security held through participants will be
governed by standing customer instructions and customary practices, as is now
the case with the securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form
or registered in "street name," and will be the responsibility of those
participants.
If the depositary for any securities represented by a registered global
security is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as depositary or ceases
to be a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
and a successor depositary registered as a clearing agency under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 is not appointed by us or the applicable Morgan Stanley
Capital Trust, as the case may be, within 90 days, we or the applicable Morgan
Stanley Capital Trust, as the case may be, will issue the securities in
definitive form in exchange for the registered global security. In addition, we
or the applicable Morgan Stanley Capital Trust, as the case may be, may at any
time and in our sole discretion determine not to have any of the securities of
a series represented by one or more registered global securities. We
understand, however, that, under current industry practices, the depositary
would notify its participants of our request, but will only withdraw beneficial
interests from a global security at the request of each participant. We would
issue definitive certificates in exchange for any such interests withdrawn. Any
securities issued in definitive form in exchange for a registered global
security will be registered in the name or names as the depositary instructs
the relevant trustee or other relevant agent of Morgan Stanley, the applicable
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust or that trustee. It is expected that those
instructions will be based upon directions received by the depositary from
participants with respect to ownership of beneficial interests in the
registered global security.
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The securities may also be issued in the form of one or more bearer global
securities that will be deposited with a common depositary for Euroclear Bank
S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System, and Clearstream Banking,
societe anonyme, or with a nominee for the depositary identified in the
prospectus supplement relating to those securities. The specific terms and
procedures, including the specific terms of the depositary arrangement, with
respect to any securities to be represented by a bearer global security will be
described in the prospectus supplement relating to those securities.
DESCRIPTION OF GUARANTEES
Morgan Stanley will execute and deliver a guarantee concurrently with the
issuance by each Morgan Stanley Capital Trust of its capital securities for the
benefit of the holders from time to time of those capital securities. The
guarantee trustee will hold the guarantee for the benefit of the holders of the
related Morgan Stanley Capital Trust's capital securities. Morgan Stanley will
qualify each of the guarantees as an indenture under the Trust Indenture Act.
The guarantees will be subject to, and governed by, the Trust Indenture Act.
This summary of certain provisions of the guarantees does not purport to be
complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, all
the provisions of each guarantee, including the definitions of terms, and those
provisions made part of each guarantee by the Trust Indenture Act. A form of
guarantee is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement that includes
this prospectus. A copy of the form of the guarantee is available upon request
from the guarantee trustee. If indicated in the applicable prospectus
supplement, the terms of a particular guarantee may differ from the terms
discussed below.
General
Morgan Stanley will irrevocably and unconditionally agree to pay in full,
to the extent set forth in the guarantee, the guarantee payments to the holders
of the capital securities covered by the guarantee, as and when due, regardless
of any defense, right of set-off or counterclaim that the Morgan Stanley
Capital Trust that issued the capital securities may have or assert other than
the defense of payment. The following payments constitute guarantee payments
with respect to capital securities that, to the extent not paid by or on behalf
of the Morgan Stanley Capital Trust, will be subject to the applicable
guarantee:
o any accumulated and unpaid distributions required to be paid on the
applicable capital securities, to the extent that the applicable
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust has funds on hand available for that
purpose at that time;
o the applicable redemption price with respect to any capital
securities called for redemption, which will include all accumulated
and unpaid distributions to but excluding the date of redemption, to
the extent that the applicable Morgan Stanley Capital Trust has funds
on hand available for that purpose at that time; and
o upon a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up or
liquidation of the applicable Morgan Stanley Capital Trust (unless
the junior subordinated debentures owned by the Morgan Stanley
Capital Trust are distributed to holders of the capital securities in
accordance with the terms of the applicable trust agreement), the
lesser of:
o the aggregate of the liquidation amount and all accumulated
and unpaid distributions to the date of payment, and
o the amount of assets of the applicable Morgan Stanley
Capital Trust remaining available for distribution to
holders of capital securities on liquidation of the Morgan
Stanley Capital Trust.
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Our obligation to make a guarantee payment may be satisfied by direct
payment of the required amounts by us to the holders of the capital securities
or by causing the applicable Morgan Stanley Capital Trust to pay those amounts
to the holders.
Each guarantee will be an irrevocable guarantee of the related Morgan
Stanley Capital Trust's payment obligations described above under the capital
securities covered by the guarantee, but will apply only to the extent that the
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust has funds sufficient to make such payments, and is
not a guarantee of collection.
If we do not make payments on the junior subordinated debentures owned by
a Morgan Stanley Capital Trust, the Morgan Stanley Capital Trust will not be
able to pay any amounts payable in respect of its capital securities and will
not have funds legally available for that purpose. In that event, holders of
the capital securities would not be able to rely upon the guarantee for payment
of those amounts. Each guarantee will have the same ranking as the junior
subordinated debentures owned by the Morgan Stanley Capital Trust that issues
the capital securities covered by the guarantee. See "--Status of the
Guarantees." No guarantee will limit the incurrence or issuance of other
secured or unsecured debt of Morgan Stanley.
Status of the Guarantees
Each guarantee will constitute an unsecured obligation of Morgan Stanley
and will rank equal to the junior subordinated debentures owned by the Morgan
Stanley Capital Trust that issues the capital securities covered by the
guarantee.
Each guarantee will constitute a guarantee of payment and not of
collection. Any holder of capital securities covered by the guarantee may
institute a legal proceeding directly against us to enforce its rights under
the guarantee without first instituting a legal proceeding against any other
person or entity. Each guarantee will be held by the guarantee trustee for the
benefit of the holders of the related capital securities. Each guarantee will
not be discharged except by payment of the guarantee payments in full to the
extent not paid by or on behalf of the Morgan Stanley Capital Trust or, if
applicable, distribution to the holders of the capital securities of the junior
subordinated debentures owned by the Morgan Stanley Capital Trust.
Amendments and Assignment
Except with respect to any changes that do not materially adversely affect
the rights of holders of the capital securities issued by the Morgan Stanley
Capital Trust, in which case no approval will be required, the guarantee that
covers the capital securities may not be amended without the prior approval of
the holders of at least a majority of the aggregate liquidation amount of the
outstanding capital securities covered by the guarantee. The manner of
obtaining any such approval will be as set forth under "Description of Capital
Securities--Voting Rights; Amendment of Trust Agreements" and in the applicable
prospectus supplement. All guarantees and agreements contained in each
guarantee will bind the successors, assigns, receivers, trustees and
representatives of Morgan Stanley and will inure to the benefit of the holders
of the then outstanding capital securities covered by the guarantee.
Events of Default
An event of default under a guarantee will occur upon the failure of
Morgan Stanley to perform any of its payment obligations under that guarantee,
or to perform any non-payment obligation if the non-payment default remains
unremedied for 30 days. If an event of default under a guarantee occurred and
is continuing, the guarantee trustee will enforce the guarantee for the benefit
of the holders of capital securities covered by the guarantee. The holders of a
majority in aggregate liquidation amount of the outstanding capital securities
covered by the guarantee have the right to direct the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the guarantee trustee in
respect of the guarantee or to direct the exercise of any right or power
conferred upon the guarantee trustee under the guarantee.
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Any holder of capital securities covered by the guarantee may institute a
legal proceeding directly against Morgan Stanley to enforce its rights under
the guarantee without first instituting a legal proceeding against the
applicable Morgan Stanley Capital Trust, the guarantee trustee or any other
person or entity.
We, as guarantor, are required to file annually with the guarantee trustee
a certificate as to whether or not we are in compliance with all the conditions
and covenants under the guarantee.
Information Concerning the Guarantee Trustee
The guarantee trustee, other than during the occurrence and continuance of
an event of default under the guarantee, undertakes to perform only those
duties as are specifically set forth in the guarantee and, after the occurrence
of an event of default with respect to the guarantee that has not been cured or
waived, must exercise the rights and powers vested in it by the guarantee using
the same degree of care and skill as a prudent person would exercise or use in
the conduct of his or her own affairs. Subject to this provision, the guarantee
trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested
in it by the guarantee at the request of any holder of the capital securities
covered by the guarantee unless it is offered reasonable indemnity, including
reasonable advances requested by it, against the costs, expenses and
liabilities that might be incurred in complying with the request or direction.
For information concerning the relationship between The Bank of New York,
which will initially be the guarantee trustee, and Morgan Stanley, see
"Description of Junior Subordinated Debentures--Information Concerning the
Indenture Trustee."
Termination of the Guarantee
Each guarantee will terminate upon full payment of the redemption price of
all of the capital securities covered by the guarantee, upon full payment of
the amounts payable with respect to the capital securities upon liquidation of
the related Morgan Stanley Capital Trust or upon distribution of the junior
subordinated debentures owned by the Morgan Stanley Capital Trust to the
holders of all the capital securities covered by the guarantee. Each guarantee
will continue to be effective or will be reinstated, as the case may be, if at
any time any holder of the capital securities covered by the guarantee must
repay any sums with respect to the capital securities or the guarantee.
Governing Law
Each guarantee will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
laws of the State of New York.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We may sell junior subordinated debentures and a Morgan Stanley Capital
Trust may sell capital securities in three ways: (1) through agents, (2)
through underwriters and (3) through dealers. The agents, underwriters or
dealers in the United States will include Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated,
which we refer to as MS & Co., and/or Morgan Stanley DW Inc., which we refer to
as MSDWI, or other affiliates of ours, and the agents, underwriters or dealers
outside the United States will include Morgan Stanley & Co. International
Limited, which we refer to as MSIL, or other affiliates of ours.
We and/or the applicable Morgan Stanley Capital Trust may designate agents
from time to time to solicit offers to purchase these securities. We will name
any such agent, who may be deemed to be an underwriter as that term is defined
in the Securities Act of 1933, and state any commissions we are to pay to that
agent in the applicable prospectus supplement. That agent will be acting on a
reasonable efforts basis for the period of its appointment or, if indicated in
the applicable prospectus supplement, on a firm commitment basis.
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If any underwriters are utilized in the sale of these securities, we
and/or the applicable Morgan Stanley Capital Trust, as the case may be, will
enter into an underwriting agreement with the underwriters at the time of sale
to them and the names of the underwriters and the terms of the transaction will
be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, which will be used by the
underwriters to make resales of the securities in respect of which this
prospectus is delivered to the public.
If a dealer is utilized in the sale of these securities, we and/or the
applicable Morgan Stanley Capital Trust, as the case may be, will sell the
securities to the dealer, as principal, and will name the dealer in the
applicable prospectus supplement. The dealer may then resell the securities to
the public at varying prices to be determined by such dealer at the time of
resale.
In order to facilitate the offering of these securities, the underwriters
may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the
price of these securities or any other securities the prices of which may be
used to determine payments on these securities. Specifically, the underwriters
may sell more securities than they are obligated to purchase in connection with
the offering, creating a short position for their own accounts. A short sale is
covered if the short position is no greater than the number or amount of
securities available for purchase by the underwriters under any overallotment
option. The underwriters can close out a covered short sale by exercising the
overallotment option or purchasing these securities in the open market. In
determining the source of securities to close out a covered short sale, the
underwriters will consider, among other things, the open market price of these
securities compared to the price available under the overallotment option. The
underwriters may also sell these securities or any other securities in excess
of the overallotment option, creating a naked short position. The underwriters
must close out any naked short position by purchasing securities in the open
market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters
are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of these
securities in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect
investors who purchase in the offering. As an additional means of facilitating
the offering, the underwriters may bid for, and purchase, these securities or
any other securities in the open market to stabilize the price of these
securities or of any other securities. Finally, in any offering of the
securities through a syndicate of underwriters or dealer group, the agent
acting on behalf of the underwriting syndicate or for itself may also reclaim
selling concessions allowed to an underwriter or a dealer for distributing
these securities in the offering, if the agent repurchases previously
distributed securities to cover syndicate short positions or to stabilize the
price of these securities. Any of these activities may raise or maintain the
market price of these securities above independent market levels or prevent or
retard a decline in the market price of these securities. The underwriters are
not required to engage in these activities and may end any of these activities
at any time.
If so indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, one or more
firms, including MS & Co., MSDWI and MSIL, which we refer to as "remarketing
firms," acting as principals for their own accounts or as agents for us and/or
a Morgan Stanley Capital Trust, as the case may be, may offer and sell these
securities as part of a remarketing upon their purchase, in accordance with
their terms. We will identify any remarketing firm, the terms of its agreement,
if any, with us and/or a Morgan Stanley Capital Trust, as the case may be, and
its compensation in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Remarketing firms, agents, underwriters and dealers may be entitled under
agreements with us and/or a Morgan Stanley Capital Trust to indemnification by
us and/or a Morgan Stanley Capital Trust, against some civil liabilities,
including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, and may be customers
of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us and/or a Morgan
Stanley Capital Trust in the ordinary course of business.
If so indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we and/or a
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust will authorize agents, underwriters or dealers to
solicit offers by some purchasers to purchase these securities from us at the
public offering price stated in the prospectus supplement under delayed
delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in
the future. These contracts will be subject to only those conditions described
in the applicable prospectus supplement, and the prospectus supplement will
state the commission payable for solicitation of these offers.
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Any underwriter, agent or dealer utilized in the initial offering of
securities will not confirm sales to accounts over which it exercises
discretionary authority without the prior specific written approval of its
customer.
MS & Co., MSDWI and MSIL are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Morgan Stanley.
Each initial offering of securities will be conducted in compliance with the
requirements of Rule 2720 of the Conduct Rules of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc., which is commonly referred to as the NASD, regarding
a NASD member firm's distributing the securities of an affiliate. Following the
initial distribution of any of these securities, MS & Co., MSDWI, MSIL and
other affiliates of Morgan Stanley may offer and sell these securities in the
course of their business as broker-dealers, subject to obtaining any necessary
approval of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. for any of the offers and sales.
MS & Co., MSDWI, MSIL and other affiliates may act as principals or agents in
these transactions and may make any sales at varying prices related to
prevailing market prices at the time of sale or otherwise. MS & Co., MSDWI,
MSIL and other affiliates may use this prospectus in connection with these
transactions. None of MS & Co., MSDWI, MSIL or any other affiliate is obligated
to make a market in any of these securities and may discontinue any
market-making activities at any time without notice.
In the event that MS & Co., MSDWI or any other NASD member participates in
a public offering of these securities: (a) post-effective amendments or
prospectus supplements disclosing the actual price and selling terms will be
submitted to the NASD's Corporate Financing Department (the "Department") at
the same time they are filed with the SEC; (b) the Department will be advised
if, subsequent to the filing of the offering, any 5% or greater shareholder of
ours is or becomes an affiliate or associated person of an NASD member
participating in the distribution; and (c) all NASD members participating in
the offering will confirm their understanding of the requirements that have to
be met in connection with SEC Rule 415 and Notice-to-Members 88-101.
Underwriting discounts and commissions on securities sold in the initial
distribution will not exceed 8% of the offering proceeds.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the capital securities will be passed upon for the Morgan
Stanley Capital Trusts by Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., or other counsel who
is satisfactory to MS & Co. and/or MSDWI, as the case may be, and who may be an
officer of Morgan Stanley. The validity of the junior subordinated debentures
and the guarantees will be passed upon for Morgan Stanley by Sidley Austin
Brown & Wood LLP, or other counsel who is satisfactory to MS & Co. and/or
MSDWI, as the case may be, and who may be an officer of Morgan Stanley. Certain
legal matters relating to the securities will be passed upon for the
underwriters by Davis Polk & Wardwell. Davis Polk & Wardwell has in the past
represented Morgan Stanley and continues to represent Morgan Stanley and its
affiliates on a regular basis and in a variety of matters, including in
connection with its private equity and leveraged capital activities.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules of
Morgan Stanley and its subsidiaries, at November 30, 2004 and 2003 and for each
of the three fiscal years in the period ended November 30, 2004, and
management's report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting, which are incorporated in this prospectus by reference to Exhibit
99.1 to Morgan Stanley's Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 12, 2005,
Schedule I of Morgan Stanley's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended November 30, 2004, filed on February 11, 2005 ("2004 Form 10-K") and Item
9A of the 2004 Form 10-K, respectively, have been audited by Deloitte & Touche
LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their
reports, which are incorporated herein by reference (which reports (1) express
an unqualified opinion on the financial statements and financial statement
schedule and include an explanatory paragraph referring to the adoption of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 123 "Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation," as amended by SFAS No. 148 "Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation?Transition and Disclosure, an amendment of FASB
Statement No. 123," in 2003, (2) express an unqualified opinion on management's
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assessment regarding the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting, and (3) express an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting), and have been so included in
reliance upon the respective reports of such firm given upon their authority as
experts in accounting and auditing.
With respect to the unaudited interim financial information for the
periods ended February 28, 2005 and February 29, 2004, May 31, 2005 and May 31,
2004 and August 31, 2005 and August 31, 2004, which is incorporated herein by
reference, Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting
firm, have applied limited procedures in accordance with standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) for a review of such
information. However, as stated in their reports included Morgan Stanley's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended August 31, 2005
and in Exhibits 99.2 and 99.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed October
12, 2005, and incorporated by reference herein, they did not audit and they do
not express an opinion on such interim financial information. Accordingly, the
degree of reliance on their reports on such information should be restricted in
light of the limited nature of the review procedures applied. Deloitte & Touche
LLP are not subject to the liability provisions of Section 11 of the Securities
Act of 1933 for their reports on the unaudited interim financial information
because those reports are not "reports" or a "part" of the registration
statement prepared or certified by an accountant within the meaning of Sections
7 and 11 of the Securities Act of 1933.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The following are the expenses of the issuance and distribution of the
securities being registered, all of which will be paid by the Registrants.
Other than the registration fee and the NASD filing fee, all of these expenses
are estimated.
Registration fee.................................... $ 3,531,000
NASD filing fee..................................... 75,500
Rating agency fees.................................. 750,000
Printing and engraving expenses..................... 1,320,000
Legal fees and expenses............................. 1,800,000
Accounting fees and expenses........................ 225,000
Unit Agents', Warrant Agents', Trustees'
and Preferred Stock Depositary's fees
and expenses (including counsel fees)............ 600,000
Listing............................................. 300,000
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Total....................................... $ 8,601,500
Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as
amended, provides that under certain circumstances a corporation may indemnify
any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such
person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or
is or was serving at its request in such capacity in another corporation or
business association, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments,
fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such
person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted
in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person's
conduct was unlawful.
Article VIII of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
Morgan Stanley ("Certificate of Incorporation") and Section 6.07 of the Amended
and Restated Bylaws of Morgan Stanley ("Bylaws"), each as amended to date,
provide for the indemnification of Morgan Stanley's directors and officers. The
Certificate of Incorporation provides that any person who is a director or
officer of Morgan Stanley shall be indemnified by Morgan Stanley to the fullest
extent permitted from time to time by applicable law. In addition, the Bylaws
provide that each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made
a party to or is involved in any manner in any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she or a person of whom he or
she is the legal representative is or was a director or officer of Morgan
Stanley or a director or elected officer of a corporation a majority of the
capital stock (other than directors' qualifying shares) of which is owned
directly or indirectly by Morgan Stanley (a "Subsidiary") shall be indemnified
and held harmless by Morgan Stanley to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law. The right to indemnification under the Bylaws includes the
right to be paid the expenses incurred in defending a proceeding in advance of
its final disposition upon receipt (unless Morgan Stanley upon authorization of
the Board of Directors waives said requirement to the extent permitted by
applicable law) of an undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay such
amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to
be indemnified by Morgan Stanley.
Morgan Stanley's Bylaws also provide that Morgan Stanley may, to the
extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, provide rights
to indemnification, and rights to be paid by Morgan Stanley the expenses
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incurred in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition, to
any person who is or was an employee or agent (other than a director or
officer) of Morgan Stanley or a Subsidiary and to any person who is or was
serving at the request of Morgan Stanley or a Subsidiary as a director,
officer, partner, member, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans maintained
or sponsored by Morgan Stanley or a Subsidiary, to the fullest extent as the
Bylaws provide with respect to indemnification of, and advancement of expenses
for, directors and officers of Morgan Stanley.
Under the By-laws, Morgan Stanley has the power to purchase and maintain
insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, partner,
member, employee or agent of Morgan Stanley or a Subsidiary, or of another
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise, against any expense, liability or loss whether or not Morgan
Stanley would have the power to indemnify that person against that expense,
liability or loss under the provisions of applicable law.
Morgan Stanley has in effect insurance policies in the amount of $215
million for general officers' and directors' liability insurance.
The forms of Underwriting Agreements and Distribution Agreements filed as
Exhibits 1-a, 1-b, 1-c, 1-d, 1-e and 1-f hereto, and incorporated herein by
reference, contain some provisions relating to the indemnification of Morgan
Stanley's directors, officers and controlling persons.
Item 16. Exhibits
Morgan Stanley's Exchange Act file number is 1-11758.
Exhibit
Number Description
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1-a Form of Underwriting Agreement for Debt Securities, Warrants,
Purchase Contracts and Units (previously filed as an exhibit to
Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on Form S-3, Registration
No. 333-106789, and incorporated herein by reference).
1-b Form of Underwriting Agreement for Preferred Stock, Depositary
Shares and Common Stock (previously filed as an exhibit to Morgan
Stanley's Registration Statement on Form S-3, Registration No.
333-106789, and incorporated herein by reference).
1-c Form of Underwriting Agreement for Capital Securities (previously
filed as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on
Form S-3, Registration No. 333-106789, and incorporated herein by
reference).
1-d Form of U.S. Distribution Agreement.
1-e Form of Euro Distribution Agreement.
1-f Form of DirectSecurities Distribution Agreement.
3-a Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Morgan Stanley
(previously filed as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended February 28, 2005, and
incorporated herein by reference).
3-b Amended and Restated By-Laws of Morgan Stanley (previously filed as
an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Form 8-K dated September 20, 2005,
and incorporated herein by reference).
4-a Form of Certificate of Designation of Offered Preferred Stock
(previously filed as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration
Statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 333-27919, and incorporated
herein by reference).
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Exhibit
Number Description
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4-b Form of Certificate of Offered Preferred Stock (previously filed as
an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on Form S-3,
Registration No. 333-27919, and incorporated herein by reference).
4-c Form of Deposit Agreement (including Form of Depositary Receipt)
(previously filed as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration
Statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 333-27919, and incorporated
herein by reference).
4-d Senior Indenture dated as of November 1, 2004 between Morgan Stanley
and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (formerly known as JPMorgan Chase
Bank), Trustee (previously filed as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's
Registration Statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 333-117752, and
incorporated herein by reference).
4-e Subordinated Indenture dated as of October 1, 2004 between Morgan
Stanley and J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, Trustee
(previously filed as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration
Statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 333-117752, and incorporated
herein by reference).
4-f Form of Floating Rate Senior Note (previously filed as an exhibit to
Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on Form S-3, Registration
No. 333-117752, and incorporated herein by reference).
4-g Form of Fixed Rate Senior Note (previously filed as an exhibit to
Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on Form S-3, Registration
No. 333-117752, and incorporated herein by reference).
4-h Form of Senior Variable Rate Renewable Note (previously filed as an
exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on Form S-3,
Registration No. 333-117752, and incorporated herein by reference).
4-i Form of Floating Rate Subordinated Note (previously filed as an
exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on Form S-3,
Registration No. 333-117752, and incorporated herein by reference).
4-j Form of Fixed Rate Subordinated Note (previously filed as an exhibit
to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on Form S-3, Registration
No. 333-117752, and incorporated herein by reference).
4-k Form of Subordinated Variable Rate Renewable Note (previously filed
as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on Form
S-3, Registration No. 333-117752, and incorporated herein by
reference).
4-l Form of Fixed Rate Amortizing Senior Note (previously filed as an
exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on Form S-3,
Registration No. 333-117752, and incorporated herein by reference).
4-m Form of Floating/Fixed Rate Senior Note (previously filed as an
exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on Form S-3,
Registration No. 333-117752, and incorporated herein by reference).
4-n Form of Temporary Global Floating Rate Senior Bearer Note
(previously filed as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration
Statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 333-117752, and incorporated
herein by reference).
4-o Form of Permanent Global Floating Rate Senior Bearer Note
(previously filed as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration
Statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 333-117752, and incorporated
herein by reference).
4-p Form of Definitive Floating Rate Senior Bearer Note (previously
filed as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on
Form S-3, Registration No. 333-117752, and incorporated herein by
reference).
4-q Form of Temporary Global Fixed Rate Senior Bearer Note (previously
filed as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on
Form S-3, Registration No. 333-117752, and incorporated herein by
reference).
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Exhibit
Number Description
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4-r Form of Permanent Global Fixed Rate Senior Bearer Note (previously
filed as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on
Form S-3, Registration No. 333-117752, and incorporated herein by
reference).
4-s Form of Definitive Fixed Rate Senior Bearer Note (previously filed
as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on Form
S-3, Registration No. 333-117752, and incorporated herein by
reference).
4-t Form of Euro Fixed Rate Senior Registered Note (previously filed as
an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on Form S-3,
Registration No. 333-117752, and incorporated herein by reference).
4-u Form of Euro Fixed Rate Subordinated Registered Note (previously
filed as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on
Form S-3, Registration No. 333-117752, and incorporated herein by
reference).
4-v Form of Euro Senior Registered Floating Rate Renewable Note
(previously filed as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration
Statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 333-117752, and incorporated
herein by reference).
4-w Form of DirectSecurities Fixed Rate Note (previously filed as an
exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on Form S-3,
Registration No. 333-117752, and incorporated herein by reference).
4-x Form of Warrant Agreement (previously filed as an exhibit to Morgan
Stanley's Registration Statement on Form S-3, Registration No.
333-117752, and incorporated herein by reference).
4-y Form of Unit Agreement (previously filed as an exhibit to Morgan
Stanley's Registration Statement on Form S-3, Registration No.
333-117752, and incorporated herein by reference).
4-z Form of Put Warrant (included in Exhibit 4-z, previously filed as an
exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on Form S-3,
Registration No. 333-117752, and incorporated herein by reference).
4-aa Form of Call Warrant (included in Exhibit 4-z, previously filed as
an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on Form S-3,
Registration No. 333-117752, and incorporated herein by reference).
4-bb Form of Purchase Contract (Issuer Sale) (included in Exhibit 4-aa,
previously filed as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration
Statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 333-117752, and incorporated
herein by reference).
4-cc Form of Purchase Contract (Issuer Purchase) (included in Exhibit
4-aa, previously filed as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's
Registration Statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 333-117752, and
incorporated herein by reference).
4-dd Form of Unit Certificate (included in Exhibit 4-aa, previously filed
as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on Form
S-3, Registration No. 333-117752, and incorporated herein by
reference).
4-ee Form of Cash-Settled Pre-Paid Purchase Contract (previously filed as
an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on Form S-3,
Registration No. 333-117752, and incorporated herein by reference).
4-ff Form of Unit Agreement Without Holders' Obligations. (previously
filed as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on
Form S-3, Registration No. 333-75289, and incorporated herein by
reference).
4-gg Certificate of Trust of Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VI (previously
filed as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on
Form S-3, Registration No. 333-83616, and incorporated herein by
reference).
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4-hh Certificate of Trust of Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VII (previously
filed as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on
Form S-3, Registration No. 333-83616, and incorporated herein by
reference).
4-ii Certificate of Trust of Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VIII
(previously filed as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration
Statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 333-117752, and incorporated
herein by reference).
4-jj Certificate of Trust of Morgan Stanley Capital Trust IX (previously
filed as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on
Form S-3, Registration No. 333-117752, and incorporated herein by
reference).
4-kk Certificate of Trust of Morgan Stanley Capital Trust X (previously
filed as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on
Form S-3, Registration No. 333-117752, and incorporated herein by
reference).
4-ll Trust Agreement of Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VI (previously filed
as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on Form
S-3, Registration No. 333-83616, and incorporated herein by
reference).
4-mm Trust Agreement of Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VII (previously
filed as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on
Form S-3, Registration No. 333-83616, and incorporated herein by
reference).
4-nn Trust Agreement of Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VIII (previously
filed as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on
Form S-3, Registration No. 333-117752, and incorporated herein by
reference).
4-oo Trust Agreement of Morgan Stanley Capital Trust IX (previously filed
as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on Form
S-3, Registration No. 333-117752, and incorporated herein by
reference).
4-pp Trust Agreement of Morgan Stanley Capital Trust X (previously filed
as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on Form
S-3, Registration No. 333-117752, and incorporated herein by
reference).
4-qq Form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement to be used in
connection with the issuance of the Capital Securities (previously
filed as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on
Form S-3, Registration No. 333-117752, and incorporated herein by
reference).
4-rr Junior Subordinated Indenture dated as of October 1, 2004 between
Morgan Stanley and The Bank of New York, Trustee, to be used in
connection with the issuance of the Junior Subordinated Debentures
and the Capital Securities (previously filed as an exhibit to Morgan
Stanley's Registration Statement on Form S-3, Registration No.
333-117752, and incorporated herein by reference).
4-ss Form of Capital Security (included in Exhibit 4-ss, previously filed
as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on Form
S-3, Registration No. 333-117752, and incorporated herein by
reference).
4-tt Form of Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debenture
(previously filed as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration
Statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 333-117752, and incorporated
herein by reference).
4-uu Form of Capital Securities Guarantee (previously filed as an exhibit
to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on Form S-3, Registration
No. 333-117752, and incorporated herein by reference).
4-vv Form of Certificate representing Morgan Stanley Common Stock
(previously filed as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registrations
Statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 333-106789, and incorporated
herein by reference).
4-ww Form of Physically-Settled Pre-Paid Purchase Contract (previously
filed as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Registration Statement on
Form S-3, Registration No. 333-117752, and incorporated herein by
reference).
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Exhibit
Number Description
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5-a* Opinion of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP.
5-b* Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., with respect to
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VI.
5-c* Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., with respect to
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VII.
5-d* Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., with respect to
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VIII.
5-e* Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., with respect to
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust IX.
5-f* Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., with respect to
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust X.
12-a Computation of Consolidated Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(previously filed as an exhibit to Morgan Stanley's Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended August 31, 2005, and
incorporated herein by reference).
12-b Computation of Consolidated Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and
Preferred Stock Dividends (previously filed as an exhibit to Morgan
Stanley's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
ended August 31, 2005, and incorporated herein by reference).
15 Letter of Awareness from Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23-a Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23-b* Consent of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP (included in Exhibit 5-a).
23-c* Consents of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. (included in Exhibits
5-b through 5-f).
23-d Consent of BK Associates, Inc.
23-e Consent of Morten Beyer & Agnew, Inc.
23-f* Consent of Airclaims Limited.
24 Powers of Attorney for Morgan Stanley (included on the signature
pages)
25-a Statement of Eligibility of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (formerly
known as JPMorgan Chase Bank), Trustee under the Senior Indenture.
25-b Statement of Eligibility of J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National
Association, Trustee under the Subordinated Indenture.
25-c Statement of Eligibility of The Bank of New York, Trustee under the
Junior Subordinated Indenture.
25-d Statement of Eligibility of The Bank of New York, Trustee under the
Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of Morgan Stanley Capital Trust
VI.
25-e Statement of Eligibility of The Bank of New York, Trustee under the
Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of Morgan Stanley Capital Trust
VII.
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Exhibit
Number Description
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25-f Statement of Eligibility of The Bank of New York, Trustee under the
Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of Morgan Stanley Capital Trust
VIII.
25-g Statement of Eligibility of The Bank of New York, Trustee under the
Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of Morgan Stanley Capital Trust
IX.
25-h Statement of Eligibility of The Bank of New York, Trustee under the
Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of Morgan Stanley Capital Trust
X.
25-i Statement of Eligibility of The Bank of New York, Trustee under the
Capital Securities Guarantee of Morgan Stanley with respect to the
Capital Securities of Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VI.
25-j Statement of Eligibility of The Bank of New York, Trustee under the
Capital Securities Guarantee of Morgan Stanley with respect to the
Capital Securities of Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VII.
25-k Statement of Eligibility of The Bank of New York, Trustee under the
Capital Securities Guarantee of Morgan Stanley with respect to the
Capital Securities of Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VIII.
25-l Statement of Eligibility of The Bank of New York, Trustee under the
Capital Securities Guarantee of Morgan Stanley with respect to the
Capital Securities of Morgan Stanley Capital Trust IX.
25-m Statement of Eligibility of The Bank of New York, Trustee under the
Capital Securities Guarantee of Morgan Stanley with respect to the
Capital Securities of Morgan Stanley Capital Trust X.
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* To be filed by amendment
Item 17. Undertakings
(1) The undersigned Registrants hereby undertake that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of
Morgan Stanley's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in this
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(2) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the Registrants pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the Registrants have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by a
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, such registrant will, unless
in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
(3) The undersigned Registrants hereby undertake:
(a) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
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(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of
the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of this registration statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in
the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in this registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which
was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the
estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in
the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than
a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration
statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration
statement or any material change to such information in this
registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (3)(a)(i) and (3)(a)(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Registrants pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this registration
statement.
(b) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at
the termination of the offering.
(4) The undersigned Registrants (other than Morgan Stanley) hereby
undertake to provide to the underwriter at the closing specified in the
underwriting agreements, certificates in such denominations and registered in
such names as required by the underwriter to permit prompt delivery to each
purchaser.
(5) The undersigned Registrants hereby undertake that:
(a) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933, the information omitted from the forms of prospectus filed as
part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and
contained in a form of prospectus filed by the Registrants pursuant to
Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act of 1933 shall be
deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was
declared effective.
(b) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of
prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
Morgan Stanley certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in The City of New York, State of New York, as of this 25th
day of October, 2005.
MORGAN STANLEY
(Registrant)
By: /s/ John J. Mack
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Name: John J. Mack
Title: Chairman of the Board, Director
and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that each person whose signature
appears below hereby constitutes and appoints David H. Sidwell, Paul C. Wirth,
Alan Scheuer, Jai Sooklal, Ronald T. Carman and Martin M. Cohen, and each of
them singly, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments, including post-effective amendments, to this Registration Statement
(any of which amendments may make such changes and additions to this
Registration Statement as such attorneys-in-fact may deem necessary or
appropriate) and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and any other
documents that may be required in connection therewith, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to be done in and about
the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons on
behalf of Morgan Stanley and in the capacities indicated as of this 25th day of
October, 2005.
Signature Title
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/s/ John J. Mack Chairman of the Board, Director
- ------------------------------------------ and Chief Executive Officer
John J. Mack
/s/ David H. Sidwell Executive Vice President and
- ------------------------------------------ Chief Financial Officer
David H. Sidwell (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Paul C. Wirth Controller
- ------------------------------------------
Paul C. Wirth
/s/ David S. Moser Principal Accounting Officer
- ------------------------------------------
David S. Moser
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/s/ Roy J. Bostock Director
- ------------------------------------------
Roy J. Bostock
/s/ Edward A. Brennan Director
- ------------------------------------------
Edward A. Brennan
/s/ Howard J. Davies Director
- ------------------------------------------
Howard J. Davies
/s/ C. Robert Kidder Director
- ------------------------------------------
C. Robert Kidder
/s/ John W. Madigan Director
- ------------------------------------------
John W. Madigan
/s/ Miles L. Marsh Director
- ------------------------------------------
Miles L. Marsh
/s/ Charles H. Noski Director
- ------------------------------------------
Charles H. Noski
/s/ O. Griffith Sexton Director
- ------------------------------------------
O. Griffith Sexton
/s/ Laura D'Andrea Tyson Director
- ------------------------------------------
Laura D'Andrea Tyson
/s/ Klaus Zumwinkel Director
- ------------------------------------------
Klaus Zumwinkel
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VI, Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VII, Morgan
Stanley Capital Trust VIII, Morgan Stanley Capital Trust IX and Morgan Stanley
Capital Trust X each certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that
it meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in The City of New York, State of New York, as of this 25th
day of October, 2005.
MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL TRUST VI
By: Morgan Stanley
By: /s/ Jai Sooklal
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Name: Jai Sooklal
Title: Assistant Treasurer
MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL TRUST VII
By: Morgan Stanley
By: /s/ Jai Sooklal
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Name: Jai Sooklal
Title: Assistant Treasurer
MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL TRUST VIII
By: Morgan Stanley
By: /s/ Jai Sooklal
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Name: Jai Sooklal
Title: Assistant Treasurer
MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL TRUST IX
By: Morgan Stanley
By: /s/ Jai Sooklal
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Name: Jai Sooklal
Title: Assistant Treasurer
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MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL TRUST X
By: Morgan Stanley
By: /s/ Jai Sooklal
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Name: Jai Sooklal
Title: Assistant Treasurer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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1-d Form of U.S. Distribution Agreement.
1-e Form of Euro Distribution Agreement.
1-f Form of DirectSecurities Distribution Agreement.
5-a* Opinion of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP.
5-b* Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., with respect to Morgan
Stanley Capital Trust VI.
5-c* Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., with respect to Morgan
Stanley Capital Trust VII.
5-d* Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., with respect to Morgan
Stanley Capital Trust VIII.
5-e* Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., with respect to Morgan
Stanley Capital Trust IX.
5-f* Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., with respect to Morgan
Stanley Capital Trust X.
15 Letter of Awareness from Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23-a Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23-b* Consent of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP (included in Exhibit 5-a).
23-c* Consents of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. (included in Exhibits
5-b through 5-f).
23-d Consent of BK Associates, Inc.
23-e Consent of Morten Beyer & Agnew, Inc.
23-f* Consent of Airclaims Limited.
24 Powers of Attorney for Morgan Stanley (included on the signature
pages)
25-a Statement of Eligibility of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (formerly
known as JPMorgan Chase Bank), Trustee under the Senior Indenture.
25-b Statement of Eligibility of J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National
Association, Trustee under the Subordinated Indenture.
25-c Statement of Eligibility of The Bank of New York, Trustee under the
Junior Subordinated Indenture.
25-d Statement of Eligibility of The Bank of New York, Trustee under the
Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of Morgan Stanley Capital
Trust VI.
25-e Statement of Eligibility of The Bank of New York, Trustee under the
Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of Morgan Stanley Capital
Trust VII.
E-1
Exhibit
Number Description
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25-f Statement of Eligibility of The Bank of New York, Trustee under the
Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of Morgan Stanley Capital
Trust VIII.
25-g Statement of Eligibility of The Bank of New York, Trustee under the
Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of Morgan Stanley Capital
Trust IX.
25-h Statement of Eligibility of The Bank of New York, Trustee under the
Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of Morgan Stanley Capital
Trust X.
25-i Statement of Eligibility of The Bank of New York, Trustee under the
Capital Securities Guarantee of Morgan Stanley with respect to the
Capital Securities of Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VI.
25-j Statement of Eligibility of The Bank of New York, Trustee under the
Capital Securities Guarantee of Morgan Stanley with respect to the
Capital Securities of Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VII.
25-k Statement of Eligibility of The Bank of New York, Trustee under the
Capital Securities Guarantee of Morgan Stanley with respect to the
Capital Securities of Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VIII.
25-l Statement of Eligibility of The Bank of New York, Trustee under the
Capital Securities Guarantee of Morgan Stanley with respect to the
Capital Securities of Morgan Stanley Capital Trust IX.
25-m Statement of Eligibility of The Bank of New York, Trustee under the
Capital Securities Guarantee of Morgan Stanley with respect to the
Capital Securities of Morgan Stanley Capital Trust X.
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* To be filed by amendment