10-K/A 1 d10ka.htm FORM 10-K/A Form 10-K/A
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-K/A

 


 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2003

 

Commission File Number 1-11758

 


 

Morgan Stanley

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   36-3145972

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

1585 Broadway

New York, NY 10036

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 761-4000

 


 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class


  

Name of exchange on

which registered


Common Stock, $.01 par value

   New York Stock Exchange
Pacific Exchange

Rights to Purchase Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock

   New York Stock Exchange
Pacific Exchange

8.03% Capital Units

   New York Stock Exchange

7 ¼% Capital Securities of Morgan Stanley Capital Trust II (and Registrant’s guaranty with respect thereto)

   New York Stock Exchange

6 ¼% Capital Securities of Morgan Stanley Capital Trust III (and Registrant’s guaranty with respect thereto)

   New York Stock Exchange

6 ¼% Capital Securities of Morgan Stanley Capital Trust IV (and Registrant’s guaranty with respect thereto)

   New York Stock Exchange

5 ¾% Capital Securities of Morgan Stanley Capital Trust V (and Registrant’s guaranty with respect thereto)

   New York Stock Exchange

SPARQS® due May 1, 2004; SPARQS due June 15, 2004; SPARQS due August 1, 2004; SPARQS due September 1, 2004; SPARQS due October 30, 2004 (2 issuances); SPARQS due November 30, 2004; SPARQS due December 30, 2004; SPARQs due January 30, 2005

   American Stock Exchange

Exchangeable Notes due June 5, 2006

   New York Stock Exchange

Exchangeable Notes due December 13, 2004; Exchangeable Notes due March 30, 2008; Exchangeable Notes due December 30, 2008 (3 issuances); Exchangeable Notes due December 30, 2010 (2 issuances); Exchangeable Notes due January 30, 2011

   American Stock Exchange

PERKSSM due March 30, 2004

   American Stock Exchange

Callable Index-Linked Notes due December 30, 2008

   American Stock Exchange

BRIDGESSM due April 30, 2004; BRIDGES due July 30, 2004; Redeemable BRIDGES due May 30, 2005

   New York Stock Exchange

BRIDGES due August 30, 2008; BRIDGES due December 30, 2008 (2 issuances); BRIDGES due February 28, 2009; BRIDGES due March 30, 2009; BRIDGES due June 30, 2009; BRIDGES due July 30, 2009; BRIDGES due August 30, 2009; BRIDGES due October 30, 2009; BRIDGES due December 30, 2009; BRIDGES due June 15, 2010

   American Stock Exchange

7.25% Notes due June 17, 2029

   New York Stock Exchange

1.875% Capital Protected Notes due March 30, 2011

   American Stock Exchange

MPSSM due December 30, 2008; MPS due December 30, 2009; MPS due February 1, 2010; MPS due June 15, 2010; MPS due December 30, 2010 (2 issuances)

   American Stock Exchange

Stock Participation Notes due September 15, 2010; Stock Participation Notes due December 30, 2010

   American Stock Exchange

PLUSSM due June 30, 2004; PLUS due September 30, 2004; PLUS due April 30, 2005; PLUS due July 30, 2006

   American Stock Exchange

BOXES® due October 30, 2031; BOXES due January 30, 2032

   American Stock Exchange
Philadelphia Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

    

PLUS due August 30, 2004; PLUS due December 30, 2004

   Nasdaq National Market

MPS due March 30, 2009

   Nasdaq National Market

 


 

Indicate by check mark whether Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    YES  x    NO  ¨

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K/A or any amendment to this Form 10-K/A.  x

 

Indicate by check mark whether Registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).    YES  x    NO  ¨

 

The aggregate market value of the common stock of Registrant held by non-affiliates of Registrant as of May 31, 2003 was approximately $49,077,140,217. This calculation does not reflect a determination that persons are affiliates for any other purposes.

 

Number of shares outstanding of Registrant’s common stock, $.01 par value, as of December 31, 2003: 1,085,170,940.

 

Documents Incorporated By Reference: Portions of Registrant’s definitive proxy statement for its annual stockholders’ meeting to be held on April 20, 2004 are incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K/A in response to Part III, Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14.

 



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EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This amendment on Form 10-K/A amends the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2003, as initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 25, 2004, and is being filed to reflect the restatement of the Company’s quarterly results for the first, second and third quarters of fiscal 2003, as discussed in Note 25 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

The Company has had discussions with the accounting staff (the “Staff”) of the SEC with respect to the timing of the recognition of expense related to equity compensation awards during fiscal 2003 in connection with the Company’s adoption, effective December 1, 2002, of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation.” After the Company’s discussions with the Staff and after the Company consulted with its independent registered public accounting firm, the Company determined on October 8, 2004 the need to restate its previously filed interim financial statements for the first, second and third quarters of fiscal 2003. The Company also reviewed this matter with its Audit Committee.

 

Prior to the Company’s adoption of SFAS No. 123 in fiscal 2003, the Company recorded compensation expense for equity-based awards in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion (“APB”) 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.” APB 25 states that equity-based awards should be expensed based upon the period or periods during which an employee performs services, and that the service period or periods should be inferred from the award terms or from the past pattern of granting awards in the absence of a stated service period. Based upon the terms of the Company’s pre-fiscal 2003 equity-based awards, which did not state a service period, and the past pattern of granting such awards, the Company determined that the appropriate service period under APB 25 was the year of grant, and accordingly recognized 100% of the compensation expense for equity-based awards in such year. In accordance with APB 28, “Interim Financial Reporting,” the Company accrued the estimated expense of the equity-based awards on a quarterly basis to reflect the interim periods’ portion of the annual costs.

 

The Company adopted SFAS No. 123 effective December 1, 2002. In the absence of a defined service period, SFAS No. 123 presumptively defines the service period (over which compensation costs should be recognized) as the vesting period. In the third quarter of fiscal 2003, the Company revised its equity-based compensation program (including extending the vesting period by an additional year for half of the awards), and determined that under SFAS No. 123 the service period for fiscal 2003 awards would be three and four years (depending upon the vesting provisions of the awards). As specified under the terms of the Company’s fiscal 2003 awards, the service period included the year of grant and the subsequent vesting periods.

 

In the first and second quarters of fiscal 2003, the Company continued to accrue compensation expense on the basis that equity-based awards would be expensed in the year of grant. In the third quarter of fiscal 2003, the Company determined that the expense recognized in the first and second quarters of fiscal 2003 should have been recognized over the longer service period. The Company reflected a cumulative adjustment to its compensation accruals for the three and nine month periods ended August 31, 2003 in the third quarter of fiscal 2003. Subsequently, after discussions with the Staff, the Company determined that with the adoption of SFAS No. 123, it should have begun to amortize the expense related to equity-based awards over a longer service period beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2003.

 

The restatement reflects the changes of the timing of the recognition of equity-based compensation expense during the first three quarters of fiscal 2003. The restatement does not affect either the compensation expense or the net income recognized by the Company for the nine months ended August 31, 2003 and the twelve months ended November 30, 2003.

 

The following summarizes the restatement for the first, second and third quarters of fiscal 2003 and the six month period ended May 31, 2003:

 

Three Months Ended February 28, 2003


   Previously
Reported


    Adjustment

    Restated

 
     (dollars in millions, except per share and
percentage data)
 

Compensation and benefits expense

   $ 2,549     $ (185 )   $ 2,364  
    


 


 


Net income

   $ 905     $ 125     $ 1,030  
    


 


 


Diluted EPS

   $ 0.82     $ 0.12     $ 0.94  
    


 


 


Annualized return on common equity

     16.3 %     2.2 %     18.5 %
    


 


 


 

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Three Months Ended May 31, 2003


   Previously
Reported


    Adjustment

    Restated

 
     (dollars in millions, except per share and
percentage data)
 

Compensation and benefits expense

   $ 2,274     $ (162 )   $ 2,112  
    


 


 


Net income

   $ 599     $ 109     $ 708  
    


 


 


Diluted EPS

   $ 0.55     $ 0.10     $ 0.65  
    


 


 


Annualized return on common equity

     10.6 %     1.9 %     12.5 %
    


 


 


Six Months Ended May 31, 2003


   Previously
Reported


    Adjustment

    Restated

 
     (dollars in millions, except per share and
percentage data)
 

Compensation and benefits expense

   $ 4,823     $ (347 )   $ 4,476  
    


 


 


Net income

   $ 1,504     $ 234     $ 1,738  
    


 


 


Diluted EPS

   $ 1.37     $ 0.21     $ 1.58  
    


 


 


Annualized return on common equity

     13.4 %     2.0 %     15.4 %
    


 


 


Three Months Ended August 31, 2003


   Previously
Reported


    Adjustment

    Restated

 
     (dollars in millions, except per share and
percentage data)
 

Compensation and benefits expense

   $ 1,940     $ 347     $ 2,287  
    


 


 


Net income

   $ 1,269     $ (234 )   $ 1,035  
    


 


 


Diluted EPS

   $ 1.15     $ (0.21 )   $ 0.94  
    


 


 


Annualized return on common equity

     22.0 %     (4.2 )%     17.8 %
    


 


 


 

This amendment does not reflect events after the filing of the original report and does not modify or update disclosures as originally filed, except as required to reflect the effects of the restatement.

 

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Annual Report on Form 10-K /A

for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2003

 

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     Part I     
Item 1.    Business    1
    

Overview

   1
    

Available Information

   2
    

Institutional Securities

   2
    

Individual Investor Group

   4
    

Investment Management

   5
    

Credit Services

   5
    

Competition

   6
    

Regulation

   7
    

Executive Officers of Morgan Stanley

   10
Item 2.    Properties    11
Item 3.    Legal Proceedings    11
Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    16
     Part II     
Item 5.    Market for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters    17
Item 6.    Selected Financial Data    18
Item 7.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    20
Item 7A.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk    57
Item 8.    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data    66
Item 9.    Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure    114
Item 9A.    Controls and Procedures    114
     Part III     
Item 10.    Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant    114
Item 11.    Executive Compensation    114
Item 12.    Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters    114
Item 13.    Certain Relationships and Related Transactions    115
Item 14.    Principal Accountant Fees and Services    115
     Part IV     
Item 15.    Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K    116

Signature

   117

Index to Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules

   S-1

Exhibit Index

   E-1

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain statements in this report, including (without limitation) those under “Legal Proceedings” in Part I, Item 3, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part II, Item 7 (“MD&A”), and “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” in Part II, Item 7A, may constitute forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts and represent only our beliefs regarding future events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond our control. The risks and uncertainties involved in our businesses could affect the matters referred to in such statements, including (without limitation) the effect of political, economic and market conditions, the availability and cost of capital, the level and volatility of equity prices, commodity prices and interest rates, currency values and other market indices, the actions of current and potential competitors, the impact of current, pending or future legislation, regulation and legal actions in the U.S. and throughout the world, our reputation, the potential effects of technological changes and other risks and uncertainties detailed under “Certain Factors Affecting Results of Operations” in MD&A and in “Competition” and “Regulation” in Part I, Item 1. Accordingly, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. We undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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Part I

 

Item 1. Business.

 

Overview. Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm that maintains leading market positions in each of its business segments—Institutional Securities, Individual Investor Group, Investment Management and Credit Services.

 

Morgan Stanley’s institutional securities business segment (“Institutional Securities”) includes:

 

  Investment banking, including securities underwriting and distribution and financial advisory services, including advice on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, real estate and project finance.

 

  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.

 

  Other activities, such as aircraft financing, principal investing and real estate investment management, and research.

 

Morgan Stanley’s individual investor group business segment (“Individual Investor Group”) includes:

 

  Comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory services designed to accommodate individual investment goals and risk profiles.

 

Morgan Stanley’s investment management business segment (“Investment Management”) includes:

 

  Global asset management products and services for individual and institutional investors, through three principal distribution channels: a proprietary channel consisting of Morgan Stanley’s financial advisors and investment representatives; a non-proprietary channel consisting of third-party broker-dealers, banks, financial planners and other intermediaries; and Morgan Stanley’s institutional channel.

 

  Private equity activities.

 

Morgan Stanley’s credit services business segment (“Credit Services”) includes:

 

  Discover Financial Services (“DFS”), which includes Discover®-branded cards and other consumer finance products and services.

 

  Discover Business Services, a network of merchant and cash access locations primarily in the U.S.

 

  Consumer Banking Group International, which includes Morgan Stanley-branded cards and personal loan products in the U.K.

 

Morgan Stanley is a holding company that provides its products and services to a large and diversified group of clients and customers, including corporations, governments, financial institutions and individuals, through its subsidiaries and affiliates. Morgan Stanley conducts its business from its headquarters in New York City, its regional offices and branches throughout the U.S. and its principal offices in London, Tokyo, Hong Kong and other world financial centers. Morgan Stanley was originally incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in 1981, and its predecessor companies date back to 1924. At November 30, 2003, Morgan Stanley had 51,196 employees worldwide.

 

Financial information concerning Morgan Stanley, our business segments and geographic regions for each of the fiscal years ended November 30, 2003, November 30, 2002 and November 30, 2001 is included in the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto in “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in Part II, Item 8.

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “Morgan Stanley”, the “Company”, “we” and “our” mean Morgan Stanley and its consolidated subsidiaries.

 

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Available Information. Morgan Stanley files annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). You may read and copy any document we file with the SEC at the SEC’s public reference room at 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the public reference room. The SEC maintains an internet site that contains annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy and information statements and other information that issuers (including Morgan Stanley) file electronically with the SEC. The SEC’s internet site is www.sec.gov.

 

Morgan Stanley’s internet site is www.morganstanley.com. Morgan Stanley makes available free of charge through its internet site, via a link to the SEC’s internet site at www.sec.gov, its annual report on Form 10-K; quarterly reports on Form 10-Q; current reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. Morgan Stanley also makes available, through its internet site, via a link to the SEC’s internet site, statements of beneficial ownership of Morgan Stanley’s equity securities filed by its directors, officers, 10% or greater shareholders and others under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

 

Morgan Stanley makes available on www.morganstanley.com its most recent annual report on Form 10-K, its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the current fiscal year, its most recent proxy statement, its most recent summary annual report to shareholders, as well as any amendments to these documents, although in some cases these documents are not available on our site as soon as they are available on the SEC’s site. You will need to have on your computer the Adobe Acrobat Reader® software to view these documents, which are in PDF format. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, a link to Adobe’s internet site, from which you can download the software, is provided. In addition, Morgan Stanley posts on www.morganstanley.com its composite Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, Charters for its Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee as well as its Corporate Governance Policies and its Code of Ethics and Business Conduct for its directors, officers and employees. You can request a copy of these documents, excluding exhibits, at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at 1585 Broadway, New York, NY 10036, Attention: Investor Relations (212-761-4000). The information on Morgan Stanley’s internet site is not incorporated by reference into this report.

 

Institutional Securities.

 

Morgan Stanley provides worldwide financial advisory and capital-raising services to a diverse group of corporate and other institutional clients globally, primarily through wholly-owned subsidiaries, including Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated (“MS&Co.”), Morgan Stanley & Co. International Limited, Morgan Stanley Japan Limited and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Asia Limited. These subsidiaries also conduct sales and trading activities worldwide, as principal and agent, and provide related financing services, on behalf of institutional investors and on a proprietary basis.

 

Investment Banking.

 

Underwriting. Morgan Stanley manages and participates in public offerings and private placements of debt, equity and other securities worldwide. Morgan Stanley is a leading underwriter of common stock, preferred stock and other equity-related securities, including convertible securities and American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”). Morgan Stanley is a leading underwriter of fixed income securities, including investment grade debt, non-investment grade instruments, mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, tax-exempt securities and commercial paper and other short-term securities.

 

Financial Advisory Services. Morgan Stanley provides corporate and other institutional clients globally with advisory services on key strategic matters, such as mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, corporate defense strategies, joint ventures, privatizations, spin-offs, restructurings, proxy and consent solicitations, tender offers, exchange offers and leveraged buyouts. Morgan Stanley provides advice concerning recapitalizations, rights offerings, dividend policy, valuations, foreign exchange exposure, financial risk management strategies and financial planning. Morgan Stanley furnishes advice and services regarding project financings and provides advisory services in connection with the purchase, sale, leasing and financing of real estate.

 

Corporate Lending. Morgan Stanley provides to corporate clients, on a selective basis, through subsidiaries (including Morgan Stanley Bank) loans or lending commitments, including bridge financing. The borrowers may be rated investment grade or non - investment grade (as determined by Morgan Stanley’s Credit Department using methodologies generally consistent with those employed by external rating agencies). These loans and commitments have varying terms, may be senior or subordinated, are generally contingent upon representations, warranties and contractual conditions applicable to the borrower, and may be syndicated or traded by Morgan Stanley.*


* Revenues and expenses associated with the trading of syndicated loans are included in “Sales, Trading, Financing and Market-Making Activities”.

 

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Sales, Trading, Financing and Market-Making Activities.**

 

Morgan Stanley conducts its sales, trading and market-making activities on exchanges and in over-the-counter (“OTC”) markets around the world.

 

Equity Securities and Related Products. Morgan Stanley’s equity sales, trading and market-making activities cover equity and equity-related products globally, including common stock, ADRs, restricted/control stock, convertible securities, preferred securities and exchange-traded funds and warrants, equity index products, equity swaps, futures, options and other structured products.

 

Morgan Stanley issues equity-linked products to institutional and individual investors, including BRIDGESSM, Stock Participation Accreting Redemption Quarterly-pay Securities® (“SPARQS®”) and Market Participation SecuritiesSM (“MPSSM”). Morgan Stanley advises clients and executes transactions globally in connection with, among other things, block trades and program trading, equity repurchase strategies and other trading strategies. Morgan Stanley engages in proprietary trading and arbitrage activities in equity securities and equity-related products.

 

Morgan Stanley provides equity financing services, including prime brokerage, which offers consolidated clearance and settlement of securities trades, custody, financing and portfolio reporting services. Morgan Stanley also acts as principal and agent in stock borrowing and stock lending transactions in support of its global trading and brokerage, investment management and clearing activities and as an intermediary between broker-dealers.

 

Fixed Income Securities and Related Products. Morgan Stanley trades and makes markets in fixed income securities and related products globally, including investment grade corporate debt, non-investment grade instruments, bank loans, U.S. and non-U.S. government securities, municipal securities, emerging market securities, preferred stock and commercial paper, money market and other short-term securities. Morgan Stanley trades and makes markets in, and acts as principal with respect to, mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities and real estate loan products. Morgan Stanley is a primary dealer of U.S. government securities and a member of the selling groups that distribute various U.S. agency and other debt securities. Morgan Stanley is a primary dealer of government securities in several European countries and is a member of the syndicates that underwrite German and Japanese government bonds. Morgan Stanley is a dealer in interest rate and currency swaps and other related derivative products, credit derivatives (including credit default swaps), OTC options on U.S. and non-U.S. government bonds and mortgage-backed forward agreements, options and swaps. Morgan Stanley also trades fixed income futures. Through its triple-A rated subsidiary, Morgan Stanley Derivative Products Inc., Morgan Stanley enters into swaps and related derivative transactions with counterparties seeking a triple-A rated counterparty. Morgan Stanley engages in proprietary trading in fixed income securities and fixed income-related products.

 

Morgan Stanley advises clients globally on investment and liability strategies and assists corporations in their debt repurchases and tax planning. Morgan Stanley structures debt securities and derivatives with risk/return factors designed to suit client objectives, including using repackaged asset vehicles through which clients can restructure asset portfolios to provide liquidity or recharacterize risk profiles. Through the use of repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, Morgan Stanley acts as an intermediary between borrowers and lenders of short-term funds and provides funding for various inventory positions. Morgan Stanley also provides financing to customers for commercial and residential real estate loan products.

 

Morgan Stanley is a market-maker in foreign currencies. Most of Morgan Stanley’s foreign exchange business relates to major foreign currencies such as yen, euro, sterling, Swiss francs and Canadian dollars. Morgan Stanley trades on a principal basis in the spot, forward and currency option markets and takes proprietary positions in such currencies. Morgan Stanley trades currency futures at the International Monetary Market division of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

 

Morgan Stanley trades as principal and maintains proprietary trading positions in the spot, forward and futures markets in several commodities, including precious metals, base metals, crude oil, oil products, natural gas, electric power, emissions and related energy

products. Morgan Stanley is a market-maker in exchange-traded and OTC options and swaps on commodities, such as metals, crude oil, oil products, natural gas and electricity, and offers clients hedging programs relating to production, consumption, reserve/inventory management and energy-contract securitizations. Morgan Stanley trades many of these products through the IntercontinentalExchange, Inc., an electronic trading system in which Morgan Stanley maintains an ownership interest. Morgan Stanley is an electricity power marketer in the U.S. and owns equity interests in three exempt wholesale generators (as defined in the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935) from which Morgan Stanley (solely or acting with a joint venture partner) is the exclusive purchaser of electric power.


** See also “Risk Management” in Part II, Item 7A for a description of Morgan Stanley’s trading risk management structure, policies and procedures.

 

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From time to time, Morgan Stanley has organized, advised and managed certain funds that invest and trade in particular debt securities, foreign currencies, real estate or commodities and may continue to do so in the future. In connection with such activities, Morgan Stanley has made and may continue to make investments for its own account in one or more of such funds.

 

Other Activities.

 

Aircraft Financing. Morgan Stanley engages in aircraft financing activities. Morgan Stanley also owns Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services, one of the world’s leading aircraft leasing groups, leasing commercial jet aircraft to airlines around the world.

 

MSCI. Morgan Stanley’s majority-owned subsidiary, Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. (“MSCI®”), calculates and distributes over 25,000 international and U.S. equity benchmark indices (including the MSCI World and EAFE® Indices) covering 50 countries, and has a 35-year historical database that includes fundamental and valuation data on thousands of equity securities in developed and emerging market countries. MSCI also calculates and distributes over 7,500 fixed income and 190 hedge fund indices. Investment professionals around the world use MSCI data for many purposes, including performance measurement.

 

Principal Investing and Real Estate Investment Management. Morgan Stanley invests for its own account and for the account of clients seeking exposure to private equity, real estate-related and other alternative investments. These investments may, among other things, be in connection with the investments made by the private equity funds, real estate funds and separate accounts for which Morgan Stanley generally acts as general partner or investment advisor or in connection with Morgan Stanley’s investment banking and sales and trading activities. Such investments may include purchases of equity or debt securities of companies that may have strategic value for Morgan Stanley, such as alternative trading systems, electronic trading systems and other strategic businesses and technologies. See also “Investment Management—Private Equity Activities.”

 

Research. Morgan Stanley’s global research departments (“Research”), comprised of economists, strategists, and industry analysts, engage in equity and fixed income research activities and produce reports and studies on the economy, financial markets, portfolio strategy, technical market analyses, individual companies and industry developments. Research examines worldwide trends covering numerous industries and approximately 2,200 individual companies, approximately half of which are located outside of the U.S. Research provides analysis and forecasts relating to economic and monetary developments that affect matters such as interest rates, foreign currencies, securities, derivatives and economic trends. Research provides analytical support and publishes reports on asset-backed securities and the markets in which such securities are traded. Research reports and data are disseminated to investors through third-party distributors, proprietary internet sites such as Client Link, and Morgan Stanley’s sales forces.

 

Individual Investor Group.

 

The Individual Investor Group provides comprehensive financial services to individual investors globally. Through its financial advisors, Morgan Stanley is committed to delivering advice to its clients with a focus on affluent and high net worth investors. Morgan Stanley offers securities and investment products supported by its investment banking, research, investment management, execution and operational resources. Morgan Stanley has one of the largest financial advisor networks in the U.S. with approximately 11,000 financial advisors located in nearly 450 branches and conducts this business in the U.S. primarily through its wholly-owned subsidiary Morgan Stanley DW Inc. (“MSDWI”). Morgan Stanley had $565 billion in client assets at November 30, 2003.

 

Client Coverage. In the U.S., Morgan Stanley provides services to multiple client segments spanning the wealth spectrum through a single sales organization. Morgan Stanley’s network of financial advisors, wealth advisors and investment representatives provide clients with financial planning and investment advisory services through a flexible platform designed to accommodate individual investment goals and risk profiles. Morgan Stanley works with clients to understand their financial needs and objectives through comprehensive financial planning, including education, retirement and estate planning. Morgan Stanley offers tailored financial solutions to high net worth investors, including individuals, families and foundations controlling significant pools of wealth. Dedicated teams of investment representatives draw upon Morgan Stanley’s resources and those of leading third-party providers to establish investment portfolios and global asset allocation strategies to address these clients’ objectives.

 

Morgan Stanley also offers financial advisory services outside the U.S. to serve the needs of high net worth clients in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Morgan Stanley’s international operations include Morgan Stanley Quilter, a U.K.-based private client investment management business that provides segregated account management and advisory services to individuals, pension funds and trusts in the U.K., and Morgan Stanley, S.V., S.A., which provides asset management and brokerage services to individual investors in Spain.

 

Clients Solutions. Morgan Stanley provides various products and services to execute financial plans and position clients to attain their financial goals, including mutual funds, stocks, bonds and professional money management. Morgan Stanley also offers mortgage products and acts as a national general agency for leading insurance carriers to meet the insurance and annuity needs of

 

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individual clients. Morgan Stanley offers trust and fiduciary services to individual and corporate clients, including trustee services for personal trusts and tax-qualified retirement plans. Morgan Stanley offers financial solutions to businesses through BusinesScapeSM, a program that offers qualified business clients enhanced check writing privileges, cash management and a commercial line of credit. Morgan Stanley also provides defined contribution plan services for businesses of all sizes, including 401(k) plans and stock plan administration.

 

Morgan Stanley offers various account options for individual clients. The Active Assets Account® offers clients brokerage and banking services in one account. With this account, clients’ uninvested cash is consolidated into various money market options or an FDIC-insured account. For clients who prefer fee-based pricing, it offers the Morgan Stanley ChoiceSM account, which charges a percentage of assets rather than a per-transaction fee. Clients can also choose to have a fee-based separately managed account.

 

Client Support. Morgan Stanley executes and clears its transactions (delivery of securities sold, receipt of securities purchased and transfer of related funds) through its own facilities and memberships in various clearing corporations. Systems at computer centers operated by an unaffiliated services provider also support the Individual Investor Group’s operations. Client coverage and solutions are supported by Morgan Stanley’s infrastructure and technology platform.

 

Investment Management.

 

Morgan Stanley has one of the largest global asset management organizations of any full-service securities firm, with $462 billion of assets under management or supervision at November 30, 2003*. Morgan Stanley’s investment management activities are principally conducted under the Morgan Stanley and Van Kampen brands. Portfolio managers located in the U.S., Europe, Japan, Singapore, and India manage investment products, ranging from money market funds to equity, taxable and tax-exempt fixed income funds and alternative investments in developed and emerging markets. Through service companies, distribution subsidiaries and investment advisors, Morgan Stanley offers clients various investment styles, such as value, growth, core, fixed income and asset allocation; global investments; active and passive management; and diversified and concentrated portfolios.

 

Individual Investors. Morgan Stanley provides investment products and services including proprietary open- and closed-end mutual funds and separately managed accounts to individual investors. Morgan Stanley also provides investment products through intermediary platforms, such as 401(k) plans and variable annuities. Morgan Stanley serves individual investors through its proprietary network of financial advisors who offer, among other things, Morgan Stanley- and Van Kampen-branded products. Morgan Stanley offers Van Kampen-branded products through affiliated and unaffiliated broker-dealers, commercial banks and thrifts, insurance companies and financial planners. A small number of these distributors account for a substantial portion of Van Kampen sales in those intermediary channels. Morgan Stanley distributes investment products to individuals outside the U.S. through international non-proprietary distributors.

 

Institutional Investors. Morgan Stanley provides investment products and services to institutional investors worldwide, including pension plans, corporations, private funds, non-profit organizations, foundations, endowments, governmental agencies, insurance companies and banks. Products are available to institutional investors primarily through separate accounts, U.S. and non-U.S. mutual funds and other pooled vehicles. Morgan Stanley sub-advises funds for various financial institutions and intermediaries. A global proprietary sales force and a team dedicated to covering the investment consultant industry serve institutional investors. Morgan Stanley offers clients alternative investment opportunities primarily through Alternative Investment Partners, a joint venture that utilizes a fund-of-funds strategy to invest in private funds.

 

Private Equity Activities. Morgan Stanley’s private equity funds invest in companies in a range of industries worldwide. Morgan Stanley generally acts as general partner of its private equity funds and typically commits to invest a minority of the capital of such funds with subscribing limited partners contributing the remainder.

 

Credit Services.**

 

Based on its approximately 46.1 million general purpose credit card accounts at November 30, 2003, Morgan Stanley, through its Credit Services business, is one of the largest single issuers of general purpose credit cards in the U.S. Morgan Stanley’s Credit Services business includes DFS, which operates Credit Services’ general purpose credit card business; Discover Business Services, which operates Morgan Stanley’s merchant and cash access network; its Consumer Banking Group International in the UK; and other consumer finance products and services.


* Revenues and expenses associated with certain assets are included in Institutional Securities and Individual Investor Group.
** See also “Risk Management” in Part II, Item 7A for a description of Morgan Stanley’s interest rate and credit risk management structure, policies and procedures.

 

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Credit Cards and Services. DFS offers several general purpose credit cards designed to appeal to different market segments of consumers for use through Discover Business Services, including the Discover Classic Card, the Discover Platinum Card, the Discover Gold Card, the Discover Titanium Card, the Miles Card from Discover as well as affinity cards. DFS offers other consumer finance products and services, including home loans and credit protection products. DFS offers cardmembers certificates of deposit and money market accounts and the ability to transfer balances from other accounts or credit sources. In the U.K., Consumer Banking Group International offers the Morgan StanleyCardSM on the MasterCard® network and personal loan products.

 

DFS offers cardmembers numerous customer services. Cardmembers may register their accounts online with the