Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley to Webcast Annual Shareholders Meeting

New York, March 8, 2005 — Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MWD) will conduct its annual meeting of shareholders on Tuesday, March 15th at 2:00 pm CST at 2500 Lake Cook Road, Riverwoods, Illinois. A live and on-demand webcast will be available. The ondemand webcast will be available the day after the meeting for a period of ten days. To access the webcast, please go to the Investor Relations Presentations section at www.morganstanley.com.

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