Morgan Stanley

Stephen S. Crawford and David W. Nelms of Morgan Stanley to speak at the Credit Suisse First Boston 2005 Financial Services Conference

New York, February 3, 2005 — Stephen S. Crawford, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, and David W. Nelms, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Discover Financial Services of Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MWD) will discuss the global financial services industry at the 2005 Credit Suisse First Boston Financial Services Conference in Orlando, Florida on Wednesday, February 9th at 2:00 pm Eastern Time. Both live and on-demand versions of the webcast will be available. The on-demand webcast will be available 24 hours after the presentation for a period of 30 days. To access the webcast, please go to the Investor Relations Presentations section at www.morganstanley.com.

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