American Stock Exchange News Release

Structured Products Release
Media Contact: Melanie Jacobus
American Stock Exchange
212-306-1640/melanie.jacobus@amex.com

AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE LISTS MORGAN STANLEY'S PLUS LINKED TO THE S&P 500 INDEX

New York, November 27, 2006 -  The American Stock Exchange (Amex) today began trading Morgan Stanley's PLUS Linked to the S&P 500 Index.

Priced at $10.00 per unit with an initial offer size of 1,075,000 shares, this equity trades under the ticker symbol SPU and has a maturity date of March 20, 2008.

The notes are issued by Morgan Stanley. The Amex specialist unit is AIM Securities.

If you would like to receive a copy of the prospectus for SPU please visit the American Stock Exchange website at http://www.amex.com.

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The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) offers trading across a full range of equities, options and exchange traded funds (ETFs), including structured products and HOLDRSSM. In addition to its role as a national equities market, the Amex is the pioneer of the ETF, responsible for bringing the first domestic product to market in 1993. Leading the industry in ETF listings, the Amex lists 209 ETFs to date. The Amex is also one of the largest options exchanges in the U.S., trading options on broad-based and sector indexes as well as domestic and foreign stocks. For more information, please visit www.amex.com