-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, HLKkWy0od1GSrhhipemP8wTMdU/w6cDIvx5yCKTj0qG8NO9F6eRIQqJLd6YaO5EO 7Dc8QJ+qU3Zh58DMxTltrQ== 0000950136-06-005900.txt : 20060721 0000950136-06-005900.hdr.sgml : 20060721 20060721162548 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950136-06-005900 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060721 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060721 GROUP MEMBERS: MORGAN STANLEY SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NEW YORK TIMES CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000071691 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NEWSPAPERS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING & PRINTING [2711] IRS NUMBER: 131102020 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-16273 FILM NUMBER: 06974426 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 229 W 43RD ST CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 BUSINESS PHONE: 2125561234 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 229 W 43RD STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Morgan Stanley Investment Management LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001358504 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: X0 FISCAL YEAR END: 1130 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 25 CABOT SQUARE, CANARY WHARF CITY: LONDON STATE: X0 ZIP: E144QA BUSINESS PHONE: 011 44 7425 8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 25 CABOT SQUARE, CANARY WHARF CITY: LONDON STATE: X0 ZIP: E144QA SC 13D/A 1 file1.htm









                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                 ---------------

                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                                 (RULE 13d-101)

    INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(a)
             AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a)
                                (AMENDMENT NO. 1)



                                NEW YORK TIMES CO
                                (Name of Issuer)

                              Class A Common Stock
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    650111107
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                Barry Fink, Esq.
                                 Morgan Stanley
                           1221 Avenue of the Americas
                               New York, NY 10020
                                 (212) 762-7975
  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Persons Authorized to Receive Notices
                              and Communications)


                                  July 17, 2006
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following
box. [  ]





The information required on this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed"
for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act.








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     1        NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
              I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

              Morgan Stanley
              IRS #36-314-5972
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     2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                                                            (a) [ ]
                                                                                                                          (b) [X]
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     3        SEC USE ONLY

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     4        SOURCE OF FUNDS

              WC
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     5        CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)                          [X]

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     6        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

              The state of organization is Delaware.
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   NUMBER OF                   7       SOLE VOTING POWER

    SHARES                             8,411,277
                           ----------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY                  8       SHARED VOTING POWER

  OWNED BY                             352
                           ----------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    EACH                       9       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

  REPORTING                            9,541,084

                           ----------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PERSON WITH                   10      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                       352
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     11       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

              9,541,436
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     12       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES                                           [ ]

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     13       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

              6.62%
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     14       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

              CO, HC
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     1        NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
              I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

              Morgan Stanley Investment Management Limited
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     2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                                                            (a) [ ]
                                                                                                                          (b) [X]
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     3        SEC USE ONLY

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     4        SOURCE OF FUNDS

              WC
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     5        CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)                          [ ]

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     6        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

              The country of citizenship is the United Kingdom.
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   NUMBER OF                   7       SOLE VOTING POWER

    SHARES                             8,105,895
                           ----------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY                  8       SHARED VOTING POWER

  OWNED BY                             0
                           ----------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    EACH                       9       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

  REPORTING                            8,957,570

                           ----------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PERSON WITH                   10      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                       0
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     11       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

              8,957,570
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     12       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES                                           [ ]

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     13       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

              6.2%
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     14       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

              IA, CO, HC
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Item 1.           Security and Issuer.
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                  This is the first amendment to the original Schedule 13D,
which was filed on April 18, 2006.

                  This statement relates to the Class A common stock, $0.10 par
value (the "Class A Common Stock"), of The New York Times Company, a New York
corporation (the "Issuer"). The principal executive offices of the Issuer are
located at 229 W. 43rd St., New York, New York 10036.

Item 2.           Identity and Background.
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                  The information set forth in Item 5 of the original Schedule
13D is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

                  (a) This statement is filed jointly by the entities listed
below which are referred to herein as the "Reporting Persons":

                           (i) Morgan Stanley, a company organized in the State
                           of Delaware ("MS"); and

                           (ii) Morgan Stanley Investment Management Limited, a
                           limited company organized under the laws of England
                           and Wales ("MSIM") and is a wholly-owned subsidiary
                           of MS.

                  Principal business:

                  (b-c) MS' principal business and principal office is located
at 1585 Broadway, New York, NY 10036. MSIM's principal business and principal
office is located at 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA, United
Kingdom. MS is a global financial services firm that maintains leading market
positions in each of its business segments - Institutional Securities, Global
Wealth Management Group, Asset Management and Discover. MSIM is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of MS. The name, business address, present principal occupation or
employment and citizenship of each director and executive officer of MS and MSIM
is set forth on Schedule A and B, respectively.

                  (d-e) Neither of the Reporting Persons, nor to the best of the
Reporting Persons' knowledge, any of the persons identified on Schedules A or B
hereto has, during the last five years, (i) been convicted in a criminal
proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) has
been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of
competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a
judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting
or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding
any violation with respect to such laws, other than, in the case of clause (ii),
as described in Exhibit 1 hereto.







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                  (f) The citizenship of MS is Delaware and the citizenship of
MSIM is the United Kingdom.

Item 4.           Purpose of Transaction.
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                  Item 4 of the original Schedule 13D is hereby amended by the
addition of the following:

                  The Reporting Persons are filing this amendment to disclose,
as described below, that the Reporting Persons have purchased additional shares
of Class A Common Stock.

Item 5.           Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
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                  The information set forth in Item 5 of the original Schedule
13D is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

                  (a) For the purposes of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), MS may be
deemed to beneficially own 9,541,436 shares of Class A Common Stock, or
approximately 6.6% of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock. MS does
not have any voting power over 1,130,159 shares of such Class A Common Stock. MS
is filing solely in its capacity as parent company of, and indirect beneficial
owner of securities held by, its investment management business units.

                       For the purposes of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the
Exchange Act, MSIM may be deemed to beneficially own 8,957,570 shares of Class A
Common Stock, or approximately 6.2% of the outstanding shares of Class A Common
Stock. MSIM does not have any voting power over 851,675 shares of such Class A
Common Stock.

                       The Reporting Persons do not affirm the existence of a
group and are filing this statement jointly pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1)
promulgated under the Exchange Act.

                  (b) By virtue of the relationship previously reported under
Item 2 of this statement, MS may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive
power with respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock owned by MS and MSIM.


                  (c) During the past 60 days MSIM has effected the transactions
in the Class A Common Stock set forth in Schedule C.

                  (d) By virtue of the relationships described in Item 2 of this
statement, MS may be deemed to have the power to direct the receipt of dividends
declared on the shares of Class A Common stock held by MSIM and the proceeds
from the sale of the shares of Class A Common Stock.

                  (e) Not applicable.






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Item 6.           Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With
                  Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
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                  None.


Item 7.           Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
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                  Exhibit 2: Joint Filing Agreement*

                  * Filed with original Schedule 13D







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SIGNATURES

                  After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.

Dated:  July 21, 2006                  Morgan Stanley


                                       /s/ Dennine Bullard
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       By:  Dennine Bullard
                                       Title: Authorized Signatory

                                       Morgan Stanley Investment Management
                                       Limited



                                       /s/ Jackie King
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       By:  Jackie King
                                       Title:  Authorized Signatory







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                                   SCHEDULE A

               EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF MORGAN STANLEY


         The names of the Directors and the names and titles of the Executive
Officers of Morgan Stanley and their principal occupations are set forth below.
The business address of each of the Directors or Executive Officers is that of
Morgan Stanley at 1585 Broadway, New York, New York 10036. Unless otherwise
indicated, each occupation set forth opposite an individual's name refers to
Morgan Stanley and each individual is a United States citizen.

Name, Business Address                    Present Principal Occupation
- ----------------------                    ----------------------------

*Roy J. Bostock                           Chairman of the Partnership for a Drug
                                          Free America

*Erskine B. Bowles                        President of the University of North
                                          Carolina

*Sir Howard J. Davies(1)                  Director, London School of Economics
                                          and Political Science

*C. Robert Kidder                         Principal, Stonehenge Partners, Inc.

*John J. Mack                             Chairman of the Board and Chief
                                          Executive Officer

*Donald T. Nicolaisen                     Director

*Charles H. Noski                         Director

*Hutham S. Olayan                         President and Chief Executive Officer
                                          of Olayan America Corporation and
                                          Director of the Olayan Group

*Charles E. Phillips, Jr.                 President and Director of Oracle
                                          Corporation

*O. Griffith Sexton                       Adjunct Professor of finance at
                                          Columbia Business School

*Dr. Laura Andrea Tyson                   Dean of the London Business School

*Dr. Klaus Zumwinkel(2)                   Chairman of the Board of Management,
                                          Deutsche Post AG

Walid A. Chammah                          Head of Investment Banking

Jonathan Chenevix-Trench(3)               Chairman, Morgan Stanley International

Zoe Cruz                                  Co-President

Thomas Daula                              Chief Risk Officer

James P. Gorman                           President and COO, Global Wealth
                                          Management Group

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(1) Sir Howard Davies is a citizen of the United Kingdom

(2) Klaus Zumwinkel is a German citizen

(3) Jonathan Chenevix-Trench is a citizen of the United Kingdom







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David Heleniak                            Vice Chairman

Roger C. Hochschild                       President and COO, Discover Financial
                                          Services

Jerker Johansson(4)                       Co-Head of Institutional Sales and
                                          Trading

Gary G. Lynch                             Chief Legal Officer

Alasdair Morrison(5)                      Chairman and CEO, Morgan Stanley Asia

Eileen Murray                             Head of Global Operations and
                                          Technology

David W. Nelms                            Chairman and CEO, Discover Financial
                                          Services

Thomas Nides                              Chief Administrative Officer and
                                          Secretary

Linda Riefler                             Chief Talent Officer

Robert W. Scully                          Co-President

Neal A. Shear                             Co-Head of Institutional Sales and
                                          Trading

David H. Sidwell                          Executive Vice President and Chief
                                          Financial Officer

Cordell G. Spencer(6)                     Deputy Head of Investment Banking

Owen D. Thomas                            President and COO, Investment
                                          Management



* Director



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(4) Jerker Johansson is a Swedish citizen

(5) Alasdair Morrison is a citizen of the United Kingdom

(6) Cordell Spencer is a Canadian citizen











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                                   SCHEDULE B

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

         The names of the Directors and the names and titles of the Executive
Officers of MSIM and their principal occupations are set forth below. The
business address of each of the Directors or Executive Officers is that of MSIM
at 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA, United Kingdom. Unless
otherwise indicated, each occupation set forth opposite an individual's name
refers to MSIM and each individual is a citizen of the United Kingdom.

Name, Business Address             Present Principal Occupation*
- ----------------------             -----------------------------

Michael S. Green                   Chief Executive Officer

Hywel D. George                    Chief Investment Officer, London Equity Group

J. David Germany                   Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income Group

Peter Wright                       Co-Head, International Equity Group

Andrew Onslow                      Head of Operations

**Hester Borrie                    Head of Sales


* All of the individuals set forth above are Directors.

** Hester Borrie is a Dutch citizen.






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                                   SCHEDULE C


MSIM has effected the following sales of Class A Common Stock during the past 60
days:

 DATE                                 AMOUNT                              PRICE
 ----                                 -------                             -----

 5/26/2006                            94                                 $24.61
 5/26/2006                            153                                $24.61
 5/26/2006                            387                                $24.61
 5/26/2006                            2,245                              $24.61
 5/26/2006                            409                                $24.61
 5/26/2006                            814                                $24.61
 5/26/2006                            1,035                              $24.61
 5/26/2006                            34                                 $24.61
 5/30/2006                            269                                $24.52
 5/30/2006                            3,059                              $24.52
 5/31/2006                            238                                $24.07
 5/31/2006                            174                                $24.07
 6/5/2006                             226                                $24.03
 6/5/2006                             127                                $24.03
 6/5/2006                             112                                $24.03
 6/14/2006                            1,938                              $22.80
 6/14/2006                            280                                $22.80
 6/14/2006                            79                                 $22.80
 6/14/2006                            36                                 $22.80
 6/14/2006                            127                                $22.80
 6/14/2006                            62                                 $22.80
 6/14/2006                            2,741                              $22.80
 6/14/2006                            309                                $22.80
 6/14/2006                            1,326                              $22.80
 6/14/2006                            397                                $22.80
 6/14/2006                            635                                $22.80
 6/14/2006                            204                                $22.80
 6/14/2006                            668                                $22.80
 6/14/2006                            77                                 $22.80
 6/14/2006                            18                                 $22.80
 6/14/2006                            7,411                              $22.80
 6/20/2006                            145                                $23.56
 6/20/2006                            259                                $23.53
 6/28/2006                            2,789                              $23.72
 6/29/2006                            346                                $24.35
 6/30/2006                            1,515                              $24.50
 6/30/2006                            624                                $24.35
 7/3/2006                             319                                $24.19
 7/3/2006                             1,861                              $24.19






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 7/10/2006                            1,627                              $24.19
 7/12/2006                            33,982                             $24.35
 7/12/2006                            39                                 $24.35
 7/16/2006                            1,921                              $23.92

MSIM has effected the following purchases of Class A Common Stock during the
past 60 days:

 DATE                                 AMOUNT                              PRICE
 ----                                 -------                             -----

 5/30/2006                            496                                $24.64
 6/1/2006                             31,976                             $24.32
 6/7/2006                             6020                               $24.11
 6/5/2006                             247                                $24.10
 6/13/2006                            300                                $23.30
 6/14/2006                            17,790                             $22.80
 6/19/2006                            6,565                              $23.77
 6/19/2006                            35                                 $23.77
 6/21/2006                            130,956                            $24.26
 6/21/2006                            18,244                             $24.25
 6/22/2006                            2,500                              $24.31
 6/22/2006                            7,297                              $24.44
 6/22/2006                            223,037                            $24.34
 6/23/2006                            290,918                            $23.91
 6/23/2006                            6,961                              $24.03
 6/26/2006                            2,700                              $23.88
 6/26/2006                            142,654                            $23.79
 6/27/2006                            6,000                              $23.79
 6/27/2006                            7,346                              $23.87
 6/27/2006                            142,654                            $23.76
 6/28/2006                            7,400                              $23.77
 6/28/2006                            7,346                              $23.71
 6/29/2006                            30,654                             $23.91
 6/29/2006                            7,346                              $23.87
 6/29/2006                            7,000                              $23.90
 6/29/2006                            1,515                              $24.50
 7/5/2006                             7,346                              $24.00
 7/5/2006                             3,954                              $24.00
 7/6/2006                             44                                 $24.41
 7/13/2006                            5,755                              $23.99
 7/13/2006                            194,245                            $23.96
 7/14/2006                            92,570                             $23.82
 7/15/2006                            7,430                              $23.82
 7/17/2006                            132,856                            $23.50
 7/17/2006                            10,663                             $23.49






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         Other than the transactions described above, to the best of the
Reporting Persons' knowledge, none of the executive officers and directors of
the Reporting Persons (listed on attached Schedules A and B) nor any other
Reporting Person have effected any transactions in the Class A Common Stock
during the past 60 days.










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                                    EXHIBIT 1

Unless the context otherwise requires, the term "Morgan Stanley" means Morgan
Stanley and its consolidated subsidiaries.

         (a) In April 2003, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated ("MS&Co."), along
         with nine other financial services firms operating in the U.S., reached
         a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), the
         New York State Attorney General's Office, the New York Stock Exchange
         ("NYSE"), the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
         ("NASD"), and the North American Securities Administrators Association
         (on behalf of state securities regulators) to resolve their
         investigations relating to alleged research conflicts of interest.
         Without admitting or denying allegations with respect to violations of
         certain rules of the NYSE and NASD relating to investment research
         activities (there were no allegations of fraud or federal securities
         law violations made against MS&Co.), Morgan Stanley agreed, among other
         things, to (1) pay $25 million as a penalty, (2) pay $25 million as
         disgorgement of commissions and other monies, (3) provide $75 million
         over five years to make available independent third-party research to
         clients and (4) be permanently enjoined from violating certain rules of
         the NYSE and NASD relating to investment research activities.

         (b) In November 2003, Morgan Stanley DW Inc. ("MSDWI") consented,
         without admitting or denying the findings, to an entry of an order (the
         "Order") that resolved the SEC's and NASD's investigations into certain
         practices relating to MSDWI's offer and sale of certain mutual funds
         from January 1, 2000 to the date of the Order. Pursuant to the Order,
         MSDWI was ordered to (1) cease and desist from committing any
         violations and any future violations of Section 17(a)(2) of the
         Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Rule 10b-10 under the
         Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (2) distribute for the
         benefit of certain customers who purchased funds through MSDWI pursuant
         to marketing arrangements between MSDWI and certain mutual fund
         complexes the amount of $50 million and (3) make certain disclosures
         and take certain other actions with respect to proprietary mutual
         funds.

         (c) In November 2004, Morgan Stanley reached a settlement with the SEC
         to resolve an informal accounting investigation by executing an offer
         of settlement and agreeing to entry of a cease-and-desist order. The
         SEC found that Morgan Stanley valued certain impaired aircraft in its
         aircraft leasing business in late 2001, late 2002 and early 2003, and
         certain bonds in its high-yield bond portfolio in late 2000, in a
         manner that did not comply with generally accepted accounting
         principles, and thus violated financial reporting, recordkeeping and
         internal control provisions of the federal securities laws. The
         resolution did not involve any restatement of past financial
         statements, any monetary penalty or any allegation of fraud.

         (d) In December 2004, MS&Co. and MSDWI reached a settlement with the
         NYSE under which Morgan Stanley executed two stipulations of facts and
         consent to penalty. The first stipulation was with respect to Morgan
         Stanley's failure to comply with certain prospectus delivery
         requirements, operational deficiencies and other matters, and







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         included a fine of $13 million. The second stipulation was with
         respect to employee defalcations, and included a fine of $6 million.

         (e) In January 2005, the SEC announced a settlement with MS&Co. and
         Goldman Sachs & Co. resolving the SEC's investigation relating to
         initial public offering ("IPO") allocation practices. The SEC filed a
         settled civil injunction action in the United States District Court for
         the District of Columbia against MS&Co. relating to the allocation of
         stock to institutional customers in IPOs underwritten during 1999 and
         2000. Under the terms of the settlement, Morgan Stanley agreed, without
         admitting or denying the allegations, to the entry of a judgment
         enjoining it from violating Rule 101 of Regulation M and the payment of
         a $40 million civil penalty. The court approved the settlement on
         February 4, 2005. The complaint alleges that MS&Co. violated Rule 101
         of Regulation M by attempting to induce certain customers who received
         allocations of IPOs to place purchase orders for additional shares in
         the aftermarket.

         (f) In May 2006, MS&Co. reached a settlement with the SEC, NYSE and
         NASD relating to its production of email in the research analyst and
         IPO investigations from December 2000 through at least July 2005. The
         complaint alleges that Morgan Stanley did not timely produce emails in
         response to requests in those matters because it did not diligently
         search for back-up tapes containing responsive emails until 2005, and
         because it over-wrote back-up tapes potentially containing responsive
         email until at least December 2002. Without admitting or denying the
         allegations of the complaint, Morgan Stanley consented to (1) a
         permanent injunction barring future violations of Section 17(b) of the
         Exchange Act (which requires, among other things, that Morgan Stanley
         respond promptly to SEC subpoenas and requests) and the relevant
         regulations promulgated thereunder and (2) the payment of a $15 million
         civil penalty, $5 million of which will be paid to NASD and the NYSE.

In addition, MS&Co. and MSDWI have been involved in a number of civil
proceedings which concern matters arising in connection with the conduct of its
business. Certain of such proceedings have resulted in findings of violation of
federal or state securities laws. Each of these proceedings was settled by
MS&Co. and MSDWI consenting to the entry of an order without admitting or
denying the allegations in the complaint. All of such proceedings are reported
and summarized in the MS&Co. Form BD and the MSDWI Form BD filed with the SEC,
which descriptions are hereby incorporated by reference.




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