EX-99.77O RULE 10F-3 7 variablemulticap.txt VARIABLE MULTI CAP GROWTH 10F-3 Morgan Stanley Variable Investment Series -Multi Cap Growth Portfolio Item 77O- Transactions effected pursuant to Rule 10f-3 Securities Purchased: Twitter, Inc. Purchase/Trade Date: 11/7/2013 Offering Price of Shares: $26.000 Total Amount of Offering: 70,000,000 shares Amount Purchased by Fund: 70,186 shares Percentage of Offering Purchased by Fund: 0.100 Percentage of Fund's Total Assets: 0.66 Brokers: Goldman, Sachs & Co., Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, BofA Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank Securities, Allen & Company LLC, CODE Advisors Purchased from: Goldman Sachs Firm Commitment Underwriting: YES Issuer has over three years of continuous operations*: YES Percent of offering purchased by Fund and all other accounts advised by the adviser is less than 25%: YES The underwriting commission, spread and profit is reasonable and fair compared to the underwritings of similar securities: YES * Muni issuers must also have an investment grade rating from at least one NRSRO; or if less than three years of continuous operations, must have one of the three highest rating categories from at least one NRSRO.