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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950123-08-013944.txt : 20081030
<SEC-HEADER>0000950123-08-013944.hdr.sgml : 20081030
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20081030164303
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-08-013944
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEF 14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20081212
FILED AS OF DATE:		20081030
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20081030
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20081030

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MORGAN STANLEY INCOME SECURITIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000093284
		IRS NUMBER:				132739671
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEF 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-02349
		FILM NUMBER:		081151535

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		522 FIFTH AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10036
		BUSINESS PHONE:		800-869-6397

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		522 FIFTH AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10036

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER INCOME SECURITIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19981221

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	INTERCAPITAL INCOME SECURITIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	STANDARD & POORS INTERCAPITAL INCOME SEC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19780813

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MORGAN STANLEY MUNICIPAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000835333
		IRS NUMBER:				133473972
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0530

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEF 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-05597
		FILM NUMBER:		081151536

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		522 FIFTH AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10036
		BUSINESS PHONE:		800-869-6397

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		522 FIFTH AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10036

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MSDW MUNICIPAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES TRUST
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19981221

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MUNICIPAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES TRUST/MA
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930721

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ALLSTATE MUNICIPAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES TRUST
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<TYPE>DEF 14A
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<DESCRIPTION>DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT
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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>UNITED STATES</B>
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    <B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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    <B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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    <B>SCHEDULE 14A</B>
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    <B>(RULE 14a-101)</B>
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    <B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE
    SECURITIES</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT
    NO.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;)</B>
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    Filed by the
    Registrant&#160;<FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#120;
    </FONT>
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    Filed by a Party other than the
    Registrant&#160;<FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#111;
    </FONT>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Check the appropriate box:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#111;</FONT>&#160;&#160;Preliminary
    Proxy Statement
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#111;</FONT>&#160;&#160;Confidential,
    for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#120;</FONT>&#160;&#160;Definitive
    Proxy Statement
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#111;</FONT>&#160;&#160;Definitive
    Additional Materials
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#111;</FONT>&#160;&#160;Soliciting
    Material Pursuant to Section 240.14a-11(c) or Section 240.14a-2.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 5pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.<BR>
    Morgan Stanley Municipal Income Opportunities Trust</B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than
    Registrant)
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):
</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    <FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#120;</FONT>&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    No fee required.
</TD>
</TR>



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    <TD>    <FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#111;</FONT>&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(4)
    and 0-12.
</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="93%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (1)&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 2pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="93%"></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (2)&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="93%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (3)&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed
    pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (Set forth the amount on
    which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was
    determined):
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="font-size: 8pt; margin-left: 7%; width: 100%;  align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV><!-- callerid=999 iwidth=480 length=0 -->

<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="93%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (4)&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="93%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (5)&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Total fee paid:
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="font-size: 8pt; margin-left: 7%; width: 100%;  align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV><!-- callerid=999 iwidth=480 length=0 -->

<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    <FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#111;</FONT>&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    <FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#111;</FONT>&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by
    Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which
    the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous
    filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule
    and the date of its filing.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="93%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (1)&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Amount Previously Paid:
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="font-size: 8pt; margin-left: 7%; width: 100%;  align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV><!-- callerid=999 iwidth=480 length=0 -->

<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="93%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (2)&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="font-size: 8pt; margin-left: 7%; width: 100%;  align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV><!-- callerid=999 iwidth=480 length=0 -->

<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="93%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (3)&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Filing Party:
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="font-size: 8pt; margin-left: 7%; width: 100%;  align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV><!-- callerid=999 iwidth=480 length=0 -->

<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="93%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (4)&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Date Filed:
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">MORGAN
    STANLEY INCOME SECURITIES INC.<BR>
    MORGAN STANLEY MUNICIPAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES TRUST</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS<BR>
    TO BE HELD DECEMBER 12, 2008</B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Annual Meetings of Shareholders (&#147;Meeting(s)&#148;) of
    <FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Morgan Stanley Income
    Securities Inc., </FONT>a corporation organized under the laws
    of Maryland, and <FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Morgan
    Stanley Municipal Income Opportunities Trust, </FONT>an
    unincorporated business trust organized under the laws of the
    Commonwealth of Massachusetts (individually, a &#147;Fund&#148;
    and, together, the &#147;Funds&#148;), will be held jointly in
    Conference Room&#160;3R, 522&#160;Fifth Avenue, New York, New
    York 10036, on December&#160;12, 2008 at 9:00&#160;a.m., New
    York City time, for the following purposes:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    1.&#160;For Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc., to elect ten
    Directors to serve until the year 2009 Annual Meeting, and for
    Morgan Stanley Municipal Income Opportunities Trust, to elect
    three Trustees to serve until the year 2011 Annual Meeting, or
    in each case, until their successors shall have been elected and
    qualified.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    2.&#160;To transact such other business as may properly come
    before the Meetings or any adjournments thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Shareholders of record of each Fund as of the close of business
    on October&#160;13, 2008 are entitled to notice of and to vote
    at that Fund&#146;s Meeting. If you cannot be present in person,
    management would greatly appreciate your filling in, signing and
    returning the enclosed proxy promptly in the envelope provided
    for that purpose. Alternatively, if you are eligible to vote
    telephonically by touchtone telephone or electronically on the
    Internet (as discussed in the enclosed Joint Proxy Statement)
    you may do so in lieu of attending the Meeting in person.
</DIV>

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    In the event that holders of a majority of a Fund&#146;s shares
    issued and outstanding and entitled to vote (a
    &#147;Quorum&#148;) are not present at the Meeting in person or
    by proxy, or the vote required to approve or reject any proposal
    is not obtained at the Meeting of any Fund, the persons named as
    proxies may propose one or more adjournments of the Meeting to
    permit further solicitation of proxies. Any such adjournment
    will require the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority
    of the applicable Fund&#146;s shares present in person or by
    proxy at the Meeting. The persons named as proxies will vote in
    favor of such adjournment those proxies which have been received
    by the date of the Meetings.
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    <FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Mary E. Mullin
    </FONT>
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    <FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</FONT><I>Secretary</I>
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    October&#160;30, 2008
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    New York, New York
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    <B>IMPORTANT</B>
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    <B>You can help avoid the necessity and expense of sending
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">follow-up</FONT>
    letters to ensure a Quorum by promptly returning the enclosed
    Proxy. If you are unable to be present in person, please fill
    in, sign and return the enclosed Proxy in order that the
    necessary Quorum may be represented at the Meetings. The
    enclosed envelope requires no postage if mailed in the United
    States. Certain shareholders will be able to vote telephonically
    by touchtone telephone or electronically on the Internet by
    following instructions&#160;contained on their proxy cards or on
    the enclosed Voting Information Card.</B>
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    <B>MORGAN STANLEY INCOME SECURITIES INC.</B>
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    <B>MORGAN STANLEY MUNICIPAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES TRUST</B>
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    <B>522&#160;Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036</B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Annual
    Meetings of Shareholders</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">December&#160;12,
    2008</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    This Joint Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the
    solicitation of proxies by the Boards of Trustees/Directors (the
    &#147;Board(s)&#148;) of
    <FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Morgan Stanley Income
    Securities Inc. </FONT>(&#147;ICB&#148;) and
    <FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Morgan Stanley Municipal
    Income Opportunities Trust </FONT>(&#147;OIA&#148;)
    (individually, a &#147;Fund&#148; and, together, the
    &#147;Funds&#148;) for use at the Annual Meetings of
    Shareholders of the Funds to be held jointly on
    December&#160;12, 2008 (the &#147;Meeting(s)&#148;), and at any
    adjournments thereof. The first mailing of this Proxy Statement
    is expected to be made on or about November&#160;3, 2008.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    If the enclosed form of proxy is properly executed and returned
    in time to be voted at the Meetings, the proxies named therein
    will vote the shares of beneficial interest with respect to OIA
    and common stock with respect to ICB (&#147;Shares&#148;)
    represented by the proxy in accordance with the instructions
    marked thereon. Unmarked proxies submitted by shareholders of a
    Fund (&#147;Shareholders&#148;) will be voted for each of the
    nominees for election as Trustee/Director to be elected by
    Shareholders of that Fund set forth in the attached Notice of
    Annual Meetings of Shareholders. A proxy may be revoked at any
    time prior to its exercise by any of the following: written
    notice of revocation to the Secretary of the Funds, execution
    and delivery of a later dated proxy to the Secretary of the
    Funds (whether by mail or, as discussed below, by touchtone
    telephone or the Internet) (if returned and received in time to
    be voted), or attendance and voting at the Meetings. Attendance
    at the Meetings will not in and of itself revoke a proxy.
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    Shareholders of record of each Fund as of the close of business
    on October&#160;13, 2008, the record date for the determination
    of Shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the
    Meetings (the &#147;Record Date&#148;), are entitled to one vote
    for each share held and a fractional vote for a fractional
    share. On the Record Date, there were outstanding
    9,185,445&#160;shares of common stock of ICB and
    19,649,674&#160;shares of beneficial interest of OIA
    outstanding, all with $0.01&#160;par value. No person was known
    to own as much as 5% of the outstanding Shares of the Funds on
    that date. The percentage ownership of Shares of each Fund
    changes from time to time depending on purchases and sales by
    Shareholders and the total number of Shares outstanding.
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    The cost of soliciting proxies for the Meeting of each Fund,
    consisting principally of printing and mailing expenses, will be
    borne by each respective Fund. The solicitation of proxies will
    be by mail, telephone or otherwise through Trustees/Directors,
    officers of the Funds, or officers and employees of Morgan
    Stanley Investment Advisors Inc. (&#147;Morgan Stanley
    Investment Advisors&#148; or the &#147;Investment
    Adviser&#148;), Morgan Stanley Trust, Morgan Stanley Services
    Company Inc. (&#147;Morgan Stanley Services&#148; or the
    &#147;Administrator&#148;)
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT>
    Morgan Stanley&#160;&#038; Co. Incorporated (&#147;Morgan
    Stanley&#160;&#038; Co.&#148;), without special compensation
    therefor. In addition, each Fund may employ Computershare
    Fund&#160;Services, Inc. (&#147;Computershare&#148;) to make
    telephone calls to Shareholders to remind them to vote. Each
    Fund may also employ Computershare as proxy solicitor if it
    appears that the required number of votes to achieve a Quorum
    will not be received. The transfer agent services for the Funds
    are currently provided by Computershare Trust&#160;Company, N.A.
    (the &#147;Transfer Agent&#148;).
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    Shareholders will be able to vote their Shares by touchtone
    telephone or by Internet by following the instructions on the
    proxy card or on the Voting Instruction&#160;Card accompanying
    this Joint Proxy Statement. To vote by touchtone telephone or by
    Internet, Shareholders can access the website or call the
    toll-free number listed on the proxy card or noted in the
    enclosed voting instructions. To vote by touchtone telephone or
    by Internet, Shareholders will need the number that appears on
    the proxy card in the shaded box.
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    In certain instances, Computershare may call Shareholders to ask
    if they would be willing to have their votes recorded by
    telephone. The telephone voting procedure is designed to
    authenticate Shareholders&#146; identities, to allow
    Shareholders to authorize the voting of their Shares in
    accordance with their instructions and to confirm that their
    instructions have been recorded properly. No recommendation will
    be made as to how a Shareholder should vote on any proposal
    other than to refer to the recommendations of the Board. The
    Funds have been advised by counsel that these procedures are
    consistent with the requirements of applicable law. Shareholders
    voting by telephone in this manner will be asked for identifying
    information and will be given an opportunity to authorize
    proxies to vote their Shares in accordance with their
    instructions. To ensure that the Shareholders&#146; instructions
    have been recorded correctly they will receive a confirmation of
    their instructions in the mail. A special toll-free number set
    forth in the confirmation will be available in case the
    information contained in the confirmation is incorrect. Although
    a Shareholder&#146;s vote may be taken by telephone, each
    Shareholder will receive a copy of this Joint Proxy Statement
    and may vote by mail using the enclosed proxy card or by
    touchtone telephone or the Internet as set forth above. The last
    proxy vote received in time to be voted, whether by proxy card,
    touchtone telephone or Internet, will be the vote that is
    counted and will revoke all previous votes by the Shareholder.
    In the event that Computershare is retained as proxy solicitor,
    Computershare will be paid a project management fee as well as
    telephone solicitation expenses incurred for reminder calls,
    outbound telephone voting, confirmation of telephone votes,
    inbound telephone contact, obtaining Shareholders&#146;
    telephone numbers, and providing additional materials upon
    Shareholder request, at an estimated cost of $2,000, which would
    be borne by each respective Fund.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    This Joint Proxy Statement is being used in order to reduce the
    preparation, printing, handling and postage expenses that would
    result from the use of a separate proxy statement for each Fund
    and, because Shareholders may own Shares of more than one Fund,
    to potentially avoid burdening Shareholders with more than one
    proxy statement. Shares of a Fund are entitled to one vote each
    at the respective Fund&#146;s Meeting. To the extent information
    relating to common ownership is available to the Funds, a
    Shareholder that owns record Shares in both of the Funds will
    receive a package containing a Joint Proxy Statement and proxy
    cards for the Funds in which such Shareholder is a record owner.
    If the information relating to common ownership is not available
    to the Funds, a Shareholder that beneficially owns Shares in
    both Funds may receive two packages each containing a Joint
    Proxy Statement and a proxy card for each Fund in which such
    Shareholder is a beneficial owner. If the proposed election of
    Trustees/Directors is approved by Shareholders of one Fund and
    disapproved by Shareholders of the other Fund, the proposal will
    be implemented for the Fund that approved the proposal and will
    not be implemented for the Fund that did not approve the
    proposal. Thus, it is essential that Shareholders complete,
    date, sign and return <I>each </I>enclosed proxy card or vote by
    touchtone telephone or Internet as indicated in each Fund&#146;s
    proxy card.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Only one copy of this Joint Proxy Statement will be delivered to
    multiple Shareholders sharing an address unless we have received
    contrary instructions from one or more of the Shareholders. Upon
    written or oral request, we will deliver a separate copy of this
    Joint Proxy Statement to a Shareholder at a shared address to
    which a single copy of this Joint Proxy Statement was delivered.
    Should any Shareholder wish to receive a separate Proxy
    Statement or should Shareholders sharing an address wish to
    receive a single Proxy Statement in the future, please contact
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(888)&#160;421-4015</FONT>
    (toll-free).
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">ELECTION
    OF TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS FOR EACH FUND</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The number of Trustees/Directors of each Fund has been fixed by
    the Trustees/Directors, pursuant to each Fund&#146;s Articles of
    Incorporation or Declaration of Trust, at ten. There are
    presently ten Trustees/Directors for each Fund. At the Meetings,
    the following nominees are to be elected to each Fund&#146;s
    Board of Trustees/Directors to serve for the following terms, in
    accordance with each Fund&#146;s Articles of Incorporation or
    Declaration of Trust, as set forth below:
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    <B>ICB<BR>
    </B>
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<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
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    <B>OIA<BR>
    </B>
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<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Until the year 2009 Annual Meeting</B>
</DIV>
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<TD>
&nbsp;
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    <B>Until the year 2011 Annual Meeting</B>
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<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Frank L. Bowman
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
    Frank L. Bowman
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Michael Bozic
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    Michael Bozic
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Kathleen A. Dennis
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
    James F. Higgins
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    James F. Higgins
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Manuel H. Johnson
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Joseph J. Kearns
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Michael F. Klein
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Michael E. Nugent
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    W. Allen Reed
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Fergus Reid
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Nine of the current ten Trustees/Directors (Frank L. Bowman,
    Michael Bozic, Kathleen A. Dennis, Manuel H. Johnson, Joseph J.
    Kearns, Michael F. Klein, Michael E. Nugent, W. Allen Reed and
    Fergus Reid) are &#147;Independent Trustees&#148; or
    &#147;Independent Directors,&#148; that is, Trustees or
    Directors who are not &#147;interested persons&#148; of the
    Funds, as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of
    1940, as amended (the &#147;1940 Act&#148;). The other current
    Trustee/Director, James F. Higgins, is an &#147;Interested
    Trustee/Director,&#148; that is, a Trustee/Director who is an
    &#147;interested person&#148; (as that term is defined in the
    1940 Act) of the Funds and Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors
    and thus, is <I>not </I>an Independent Trustee or Independent
    Director. The nominees for election as Trustee or Director have
    been proposed by the Trustees or Directors now serving or, in
    the case of the nominees for positions as Independent Trustee or
    Independent Director, by the Independent Trustees or Independent
    Directors now serving. All of the members of each Board have
    previously been elected by the shareholders of each respective
    Fund.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The nominees of the Boards of Trustees/Directors for election as
    Trustee/Director of each Fund are listed below. It is the
    intention of the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy,
    unless instructed by proxy to withhold authority to vote for the
    nominees, to vote all validly executed proxies for the election
    of the following nominees: for ICB&#160;&#151; Frank L. Bowman,
    Michael Bozic, Kathleen A. Dennis, James F. Higgins, Manuel H.
    Johnson, Joseph J. Kearns, Michael F. Klein, Michael E. Nugent,
    W. Allen Reed and Fergus Reid and for OIA&#160;&#151; Frank L.
    Bowman, Michael Bozic and James F. Higgins. Should any of the
    nominees become unable or unwilling to accept nomination or
    election, the persons named in the proxy will exercise their
    voting power in favor of such person or persons as the Boards
    may recommend or, in the case of an Independent Trustee/Director
    nominee, as the Independent Trustees/Directors of each Fund may
    recommend. All of the nominees have consented to being named in
    this Joint Proxy Statement and to serve if elected. The Funds
    know of no reason why any of the said nominees would be unable
    or unwilling to accept nomination or election. With respect to
    each Fund, the election of the nominees listed above requires
    the approval of a majority of the Shares of the Fund represented
    and entitled to vote at the Meeting.
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    Pursuant to the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation of
    ICB, the terms of office of each Director will expire each year.
    Therefore, all of the Directors of the Fund, if elected, will
    serve until the year 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of ICB,
    or until their successors shall have been elected and qualified.
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    Pursuant to the provisions of the Declaration of Trust of OIA,
    as amended, the Trustees are divided into three separate
    classes, each class having a term of three years. The term of
    office of one of the three classes will expire each year.
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    The Board of OIA has previously determined that any nominee for
    election as Trustee for the Fund will stand for election as
    Trustee and serve as Trustee in one of the three classes of
    Trustees as follows: Class&#160;I&#160;&#151;
    Messrs.&#160;Bowman, Bozic and Higgins;
    Class&#160;II&#160;&#151; Ms.&#160;Dennis and
    Messrs.&#160;Johnson, Kearns and Reid; and
    Class&#160;III&#160;&#151; Messrs.&#160;Klein, Nugent and Reed.
    Each nominee will, if elected, serve a term of up to
    approximately three years running for the period assigned to
    that class and terminating at the date of the Annual Meeting of
    Shareholders so designated by the Boards, or any adjournment
    thereof. As a consequence of this method of election, the
    replacement of a majority of the Board could be delayed for up
    to two years. In accordance with the above, three Trustees in
    Class&#160;I are standing for election at this Meeting and will,
    if elected, serve until the  2011 Annual Meeting as set forth
    above or until their successors shall have been elected and
    qualified.
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    The current Trustees/Directors of the Funds also serve as
    directors or trustees for certain of the funds advised by the
    Investment Adviser (the &#147;Retail Funds&#148;) and certain of
    the funds advised by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.
    and Morgan Stanley AIP GP LP (the &#147;Institutional
    Funds&#148;). The table below sets forth the following
    information regarding the nominees for election as
    Trustee/Director, and each of the other Trustees/Directors (both
    the Independent Trustees/Directors and the Interested
    Trustee/Director), as well as the executive officers of the
    Funds: their age, address, term of office and length of time
    served, their principal business occupations during the past
    five years, the number of portfolios in the Fund&#160;Complex
    (defined below) overseen by each Trustee/Director or nominee
    Trustee/Director (as of December&#160;31, 2007) and other
    directorships, if any, held by the Trustees/Directors. The
    Fund&#160;Complex includes all open-end and closed-end funds
    (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Investment
    Adviser and any funds that have an investment adviser that is an
    affiliated person of the Investment Adviser (including, but not
    limited to, Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.).
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">INDEPENDENT
    TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS:</FONT></B>
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    <B>Number of<BR>
    </B>
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    <B>Portfolios in<BR>
    </B>
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    <B>Other<BR>
    </B>
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    <B>Name, Age and<BR>
    </B>
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    <B>Fund Complex<BR>
    </B>
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    <B>Directorships<BR>
    </B>
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    <B>Address of<BR>
    </B>
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    <B>Position(s)<BR>
    </B>
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    <B>Length of<BR>
    </B>
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&nbsp;
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    <B>Overseen by<BR>
    </B>
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&nbsp;
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    <B>Held by<BR>
    </B>
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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Independent<BR>
    </B>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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    <B>Held with<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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    <B>Time<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Principal Occupation(s)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Independent<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Independent<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Trustee/Director</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Registrant</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Served*</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>During Past 5&#160;Years</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Trustee/Director</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Trustee/Director</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Frank L. Bowman&#160;(63)<BR>
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">c/o&#160;Kramer</FONT>
    Levin Naftalis&#160;&#038; Frankel LLP<BR>
    Counsel to the Independent Trustees 1177 Avenue of the
    Americas<BR>
    New York, NY 10036
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Nominee/<BR>
    Trustee/<BR>
    Director
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Since<BR>
    August&#160;2006
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    President and Chief Executive Officer, Nuclear Energy Institute
    (policy organization) (since February 2005); Director or Trustee
    of various Retail Funds and Institutional Funds (since August
    2006); Chairperson of the Insurance Sub-Committee of the
    Insurance, Valuation and Compliance Committee (since February
    2007); formerly, variously, Admiral in the U.S. Navy; Director
    of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program and Deputy
    Administrator&#160;&#151; Naval Reactors in the National Nuclear
    Security Administration at the U.S. Department of Energy
    (1996-2004). Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent
    Order of the British Empire.
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</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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    180
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Director of the National Energy Foundation, the U.S. Energy
    Association, the American Council for Capital Formation and the
    Armed Services YMCA of the USA.
</TD>
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<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Michael Bozic (67)<BR>
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">c/o&#160;Kramer</FONT>
    Levin Naftalis&#160;&#038; Frankel LLP<BR>
    Counsel to the Independent Trustees 1177 Avenue of the
    Americas<BR>
    New York, NY 10036
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Nominee/<BR>
    Trustee/<BR>
    Director
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Since<BR>
    April 1994
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Private investor; Chairperson of the Insurance, Valuation and
    Compliance Committee (since October 2006); Director or Trustee
    of the Retail Funds (since April&#160;1994) and Institutional
    Funds (since July 2003); formerly, Chairperson of the Insurance
    Committee (July 2006-September 2006); Vice Chairman of Kmart
    Corporation (December 1998- October 2000), Chairman and Chief
    Executive Officer of Levitz Furniture Corporation (November
    1995-November 1998) and President and Chief Executive Officer of
    Hills Department Stores (May 1991-July 1995); variously
    Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating
    Officer (1987-1991) of the Sears Merchandise Group of Sears,
    Roebuck &#038; Co.
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    182
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
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<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Director of various business organizations.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Kathleen A. Dennis&#160;(55)<BR>
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">c/o&#160;Kramer</FONT>
    Levin Naftalis&#160;&#038; Frankel LLP<BR>
    Counsel to the Independent Trustees 1177 Avenue of the
    Americas<BR>
    New York, NY 10036
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Nominee/<BR>
    Trustee/<BR>
    Director
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Since<BR>
    August 2006
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    President, Cedarwood Associates (mutual fund and investment
    management) (since July 2006); Chairperson of the Money Market
    and Alternatives Sub-Committee of the Investment Committee
    (since October 2006) and Director or Trustee of various Retail
    Funds and Institutional Funds (since August 2006); formerly,
    Senior Managing Director of Victory Capital Management
    (1993-2006).
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    180
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Director of various non-profit organizations.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Dr.&#160;Manuel H. Johnson&#160;(59)<BR>
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">c/o&#160;Johnson</FONT>
    Smick Group, Inc.<BR>
    888 16th&#160;Street, N.W. Suite&#160;740 Washington,&#160;D.C.
    20006
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Nominee/<BR>
    Trustee/<BR>
    Director
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Since<BR>
    July 1991
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Senior Partner, Johnson Smick International, Inc. (consulting
    firm); Chairperson of the Investment Committee (since October
    2006) and Director or Trustee of the Retail Funds (since July
    1991) and Institutional Funds (since July 2003); Co-Chairman and
    a founder of the Group of Seven Council (G7C) (international
    economic commission); formerly, Chairperson of the Audit
    Committee (July 1991-September 2006); Vice Chairman of the Board
    of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Assistant
    Secretary of the U.S. Treasury.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    182
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Director of NVR, Inc. (home construction); Director of Evergreen
    Energy.
</TD>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">*
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">This is the earliest date the
    Trustee/Director began serving the Retail Funds or Institutional
    Funds. Trustees/Directors  are elected every year for ICB and
    every three years for OIA or until his or her successor is
    elected.
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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Number of<BR>
    </B>
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Portfolios in<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Other<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Name, Age and<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Fund Complex<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Directorships<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Address of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Position(s)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Length of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Overseen by<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Held by<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Independent<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Held with<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Time<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Principal Occupation(s)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Independent<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Independent<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Trustee/Director</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Registrant</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Served*</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>During Past 5&#160;Years</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Trustee/Director</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Trustee/Director</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Joseph J. Kearns (66)<BR>
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">c/o&#160;Kearns&#160;&#038;</FONT>
    Associates LLC<BR>
    PMB754 <BR>
    23852 Pacific Coast Highway <BR>
    Malibu, CA 90265
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Nominee/<BR>
    Trustee/<BR>
    Director
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Since<BR>
    August 1994
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    President, Kearns &#038; Associates LLC (investment consulting);
    Chairperson of the Audit Committee (since October 2006) and
    Director or Trustee of the Retail Funds (since July 2003) and
    Institutional Funds (since August 1994); formerly, Deputy
    Chairperson of the Audit Committee (July 2003-September 2006)
    and Chairperson of the Audit Committee of the Institutional
    Funds (October 2001-July 2003); CFO of the J. Paul Getty Trust.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    183
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Director of Electro Rent Corporation (equipment leasing) and The
    Ford Family Foundation.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Michael F. Klein (49)<BR>
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">c/o&#160;Kramer</FONT>
    Levin Naftalis&#160;&#038; Frankel LLP<BR>
    Counsel to the Independent Trustees<BR>
    1177 Avenue of the Americas<BR>
    New York, NY 10036
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Nominee/<BR>
    Trustee/<BR>
    Director
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Since<BR>
    August 2006
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Managing Director, Aetos Capital, LLC (since March 2000) and
    Co-President, Aetos Alternatives Management, LLC (since January
    2004); Chairperson of the Fixed-Income Sub-Committee of the
    Investment Committee (since October 2006) and Director or
    Trustee of various Retail Funds and Institutional Funds (since
    August 2006); formerly, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley &#038;
    Co. Inc. and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Investment Management,
    President, Morgan Stanley Institutional Funds (June 1998-March
    2000) and Principal, Morgan Stanley &#038; Co. Inc. and Morgan
    Stanley Dean Witter Investment Management (August 1997-December
    1999).
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    180
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Director of certain investment funds managed or sponsored by
    Aetos Capital, LLC. Director of Sanitized AG and Sanitized
    Marketing AG (specialty chemicals).
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Michael E. Nugent&#160;(72)<BR>
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">c/o&#160;Triumph</FONT>
    Capital, L.P.<BR>
    445 Park Avenue<BR>
    New York, NY 10022
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Chairperson<BR>
    of the Board<BR>
    and<BR>
    Nominee/<BR>
    Trustee/<BR>
    Director
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Chairperson of<BR>
    the Boards<BR>
    since July<BR>
    2006 and<BR>
    Trustee since<BR>
    July 1991
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    General Partner, Triumph Capital, L.P. (private investment
    partnership); Chairperson of the Boards of the Retail Funds and
    Institutional Funds (since July 2006); Director or Trustee of
    the Retail Funds (since July 1991) and Institutional Funds
    (since July 2001); formerly, Chairperson of the Insurance
    Committee (until July 2006).
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    182
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    None.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    W. Allen Reed (61)<BR>
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">c/o&#160;Kramer</FONT>
    Levin Naftalis&#160;&#038; Frankel LLP<BR>
    Counsel to the Independent Trustees 1177 Avenue of the
    Americas<BR>
    New York, NY 10036
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Nominee/ Trustee/ Director
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Since <BR>
    August 2006
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Chairperson of the Equity Sub-Committee of the Investment
    Committee (since October 2006) and Director or Trustee of
    various Retail Funds and Institutional Funds (since August
    2006); formerly, President and CEO of General Motors Asset
    Management; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the GM Trust
    Bank and Corporate Vice President of General Motors Corporation
    (August&#160;1994-December 2005).
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    180
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Director of Temple-Inland Industries (packaging and forest
    products); Director of Legg Mason, Inc. and Director of the
    Auburn University Foundation.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Fergus Reid (76)<BR>
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">c/o&#160;Lumelite</FONT>
    Plastics Corporation<BR>
    85 Charles Colman Blvd.<BR>
    Pawling, NY 12564
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Nominee/ Trustee/ Director
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Since June 1992
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Chairman of Lumelite Plastics Corporation; Chairperson of the
    Governance Committee and Director or Trustee of the Retail Funds
    (since July 2003) and Institutional Funds (since June&#160;1992).
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    183
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Trustee and Director of certain investment companies in the
    JPMorgan Funds complex managed by J.P.&#160;Morgan Investment
    Management Inc.
</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">*
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">This is the earliest date the
    Trustee/Director began serving the Retail Funds or Institutional
    Funds. Trustees/Directors are elected every year for ICB and
    every three years for OIA or until his or her successor is
    elected.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    The Trustee/Director who is affiliated with the Investment
    Adviser or affiliates of the Investment Adviser (as set forth
    below) and executive officers of the Funds, their age, address,
    term of office and length of time served, their principal
    business occupations during the past five years, the number of
    portfolios in the Fund&#160;Complex overseen by the Interested
    Trustee/Director (as of December&#160;31, 2007)&#160;and the
    other directorships, if any, held by the Interested
    Trustee/Director, are shown below.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">INTERESTED
    TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR:</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Number of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Portfolios in<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Name, Age and<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Fund Complex<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Address of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Position(s)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Length of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Overseen by<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Interested<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Held with<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Time<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Principal Occupation(s)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Interested<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Other Directorships Held<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Trustee/Director</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Registrant</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Served**</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>During Past 5&#160;Years</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Trustee/Director</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>by Interested Trustee/Director</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    James F. Higgins (60)<BR>
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">c/o&#160;Morgan</FONT>
    Stanley Trust<BR>
    Harborside Financial Center<BR>
    Plaza Two<BR>
    Jersey City, NJ 07311
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Nominee/<BR>
    Trustee/<BR>
    Director
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Since June 2000
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Director or Trustee of the Retail Funds (since June 2000) and
    Institutional Funds (since July 2003); Senior Advisor of Morgan
    Stanley (since August 2000).
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    181
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Director of AXA Financial, Inc. and The Equitable Life Assurance
    Society of the United States (financial services).
</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
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<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">**
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">This is the earliest date the
    Trustee/Director began serving the Retail Funds or Institutional
    Funds. Trustees/Directors are elected every year for ICB and
    every three years for OIA or until his or her successor is
    elected.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">EXECUTIVE
    OFFICERS</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Name, Age and<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Address of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Position(s)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Executive<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Held with<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Length of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Officer</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Registrant</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Time Served***</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5&#160;Years</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Randy Takian (34)<BR>
    522 Fifth Avenue<BR>
    New York, NY 10036
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    President and<BR>
    Principal<BR>
    Executive<BR>
    Officer
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    President and<BR>
    Principal Executive<BR>
    Officer (since<BR>
    September 2008)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    President and Principal Executive Officer (since
    September&#160;2008) of funds in the Fund Complex; President and
    Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Stanley Services Company Inc.
    (since September&#160;2008). President of the Investment Adviser
    (since July&#160;2008). Head of the Retail and Intermediary
    business within Morgan Stanley Investment Management (since
    July&#160;2008). Head of Liquidity and Bank Trust business
    (since July 2008) and the Latin American franchise (since
    July&#160;2008) at Morgan Stanley Investment Management.
    Managing Director, Director and/or Officer of the Investment
    Adviser and various entities affiliated with the Investment
    Adviser. Formerly Head of Strategy and Product Development for
    the Alternatives Group and Senior Loan Investment Management.
    Formerly with Bank of America
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(July&#160;1995-March&#160;2006),</FONT>
    most recently as Head of the Strategy, Mergers and Acquisitions
    team for Global Wealth and Investment Management.
</TD>
</TR>
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<TR>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">***
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">This is the earliest date the
    Officer began serving the Retail Funds or Institutional Funds.
    Each Officer serves an indefinite term, until his or her
    successor is elected.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

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    <BR>
    8
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    <TD width="25%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="16%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=maindata -->
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    <TD width="41%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=maindata -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Name, Age and<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Address of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Position(s)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Executive<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Held with<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Length of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Officer</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Registrant</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Time Served***</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5&#160;Years</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Kevin Klingert (46)<BR>
    522 Fifth Avenue<BR>
    New York, NY 10036
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Vice President
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Since <BR>
    June&#160;2008
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Chief Operating Officer of the Global Fixed Income Group of
    Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. and the Investment
    Adviser (since March&#160;2008); Head of Global Liquidity
    Portfolio Management and
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">co-Head</FONT> of
    Liquidity Credit Research of Morgan Stanley Investment
    Management (since December&#160;2007); Managing Director of
    Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. and the Investment
    Adviser (since December&#160;2007). Previously, Managing
    Director on the Management Committee and head of Municipal
    Portfolio Management and Liquidity at BlackRock
    (October&#160;1991 to January&#160;2007).
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Dennis F. Shea (55)<BR>
    522&#160;Fifth Avenue<BR>
    New York, NY 10036
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Vice President
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Since<BR>
    February 2006
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Managing Director and (since February 2006) Chief Investment
    Officer&#160;&#151; Global Equity of Morgan Stanley Investment
    Management; Vice President of the Retail Funds and Institutional
    Funds (since February 2006). Formerly, Managing Director and
    Director of Global Equity Research at Morgan Stanley.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Amy R. Doberman (46)<BR>
    522&#160;Fifth Avenue<BR>
    New York, NY 10036
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Vice President
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Since<BR>
    July 2004
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Managing Director and General Counsel, U.S. Investment
    Management of Morgan Stanley Investment Management (since July
    2004); Vice President of the Retail Funds and Institutional
    Funds (since July 2004); Vice President of the Van Kampen Funds
    (since August 2004); Secretary (since February 2006) and
    Managing Director (since July 2004) of the Investment Adviser
    and various entities affiliated with the Investment Adviser.
    Formerly, Managing Director and General Counsel&#160;&#151;
    Americas, UBS Global Asset Management (July 2000 to July 2004).
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Carsten Otto (44)<BR>
    522&#160;Fifth Avenue<BR>
    New York, NY 10036
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Chief Compliance<BR>
    Officer
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Since<BR>
    October 2004
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Managing Director and Global Head of Compliance for Morgan
    Stanley Investment Management (since April&#160;2007) and Chief
    Compliance Officer of the Retail Funds and Institutional Funds
    (since October&#160;2004). Formerly, U.S. Director of Compliance
    (October 2004-April 2007) and Assistant Secretary and Assistant
    General Counsel of the Retail Funds.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Stefanie V. Chang Yu (41)<BR>
    522&#160;Fifth Avenue<BR>
    New York, NY 10036
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Vice President
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Since<BR>
    December 1997
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Managing Director of the Investment Adviser and various entities
    affiliated with the Investment Adviser; Vice President of the
    Retail Funds (since July 2002) and Institutional Funds (since
    December 1997). Formerly, Secretary of various entities
    affiliated with the Investment Adviser.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Francis J. Smith (43)<BR>
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">c/o&#160;Morgan</FONT>
    Stanley Trust<BR>
    Harborside Financial Center<BR>
    Plaza Two<BR>
    Jersey City, NJ 07311
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Treasurer and<BR>
    Chief Financial<BR>
    Officer
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Treasurer since<BR>
    July 2003 and<BR>
    Chief Financial<BR>
    Officer since<BR>
    September 2002
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Executive Director of the Investment Adviser and various
    entities affiliated with the Investment Adviser; Treasurer and
    Chief Financial Officer of the Retail Funds (since July 2003).
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<TR>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">***
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">This is the earliest date the
    Officer began serving the Retail Funds or Institutional Funds.
    Each Officer serves an indefinite term, until his or her
    successor is elected.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

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    <TD width="25%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="16%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="13%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=maindata -->
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    <TD width="41%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=maindata -->
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<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Name, Age and<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Address of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Position(s)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Executive<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Held with<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Length of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Officer</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Registrant</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Time Served***</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5&#160;Years</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Mary E. Mullin (41)<BR>
    522&#160;Fifth Avenue<BR>
    New York, NY 10036
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Secretary
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Since<BR>
    June 1999
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Executive Director of the Investment Adviser and various
    entities affiliated with the Investment Adviser; Secretary of
    the Retail Funds (since July 2003) and Institutional Funds
    (since June 1999).
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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<TR>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">***
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">This is the earliest date the
    Officer began serving the Retail Funds or Institutional Funds.
    Each Officer serves an indefinite term, until his or her
    successor is elected.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    For each Trustee/Director, the dollar range of equity securities
    beneficially owned by the Trustees/ Directors in the Funds and
    in the Family of Investment Companies (Family of Investment
    Companies includes all of the registered investment companies
    advised by the Investment Adviser, Morgan Stanley Investment
    Management Inc. and Morgan Stanley AIP GP LP) as of
    December&#160;31, 2007, is shown below.
</DIV>

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<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="21%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="35%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="37%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=maindata -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>All Registered Investment Companies Overseen<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Funds<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>by Trustee/Director in Family of Investment<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Name of Trustee/Director</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>(As of December&#160;31, 2007)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Companies (As of December&#160;31, 2007)</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Independent:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Frank L.
    Bowman<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(1)</SUP>

</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    None
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    over $100,000
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Michael Bozic
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    None
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    over $100,000
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Kathleen A. Dennis
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    None
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    over $100,000
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Manuel H. Johnson
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    None
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    over $100,000
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Joseph J.
    Kearns<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(1)</SUP>

</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    None
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    over $100,000
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Michael F. Klein
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    None
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    over $100,000
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Michael E. Nugent
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    None
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    over $100,000
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    W. Allen
    Reed<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(1)</SUP>

</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    None
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    over $100,000
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Fergus
    Reid<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(1)</SUP>

</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    None
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    over $100,000
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Interested:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    James F. Higgins
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    None
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="center" valign="bottom">
    over $100,000
</TD>
</TR>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(1)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Includes the total amount of
    compensation deferred by the Trustee/Director at his election
    pursuant to a deferred compensation plan. Such deferred
    compensation is placed in a deferral account and deemed to be
    invested in one or more of the Retail Funds or Institutional
    Funds (or portfolio thereof) that are offered as investment
    options under the plan.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    As to each Independent Trustee/Director and his immediate family
    members, no person owned beneficially or of record securities in
    an investment adviser or principal underwriter of the Funds, or
    a person (other than a registered investment company) directly
    or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control
    with an investment adviser or principal underwriter of the Funds
    as of the record date.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>Independent Trustees/Directors and the
    Committees.</B>&#160;&#160;Law and regulation establish both
    general guidelines and specific duties for the Independent
    Trustees/Directors. The Retail Funds seek as Independent
    Trustees/Directors individuals of distinction and experience in
    business and finance, government service or academia; these are
    people whose advice and counsel are in demand by others and for
    whom there is often competition. To accept a position on the
    Retail Funds&#146; Boards, such individuals may reject other
    attractive assignments because the Retail Funds make substantial
    demands on their time. The Board of each Fund has four
    Committees: (1)&#160;Audit Committee, (2)&#160;Governance
    Committee, (3)&#160;Insurance, Valuation and Compliance
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    Committee and (4)&#160;Investment Committee. Three of the
    Independent Trustees/Directors serve as members of the Audit
    Committee, three Independent Trustees/Directors serve as members
    of the Governance Committee, four Trustees/Directors, including
    three Independent Trustees/Directors, serve as members of the
    Insurance, Valuation and Compliance Committee and all of the
    Trustees/Directors serve as members of the Investment Committee.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Independent Trustees/Directors are charged with recommending
    to the full Board approval of management, advisory and
    administration contracts, and distribution and underwriting
    agreements; continually reviewing fund performance; checking on
    the pricing of portfolio securities, brokerage commissions,
    transfer agent costs and performance, and trading among funds in
    the same complex; and approving fidelity bond and related
    insurance coverage and allocations, as well as other matters
    that arise from time to time.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Board of Trustees/Directors of each Fund has a
    separately-designated standing Audit Committee established in
    accordance with Section&#160;3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities
    Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Audit Committee is charged
    with recommending to the full Board the engagement or discharge
    of the Funds&#146; independent registered public accounting
    firm; directing investigations into matters within the scope of
    the independent registered public accounting firm&#146;s duties,
    including the power to retain outside specialists; reviewing
    with the independent registered public accounting firm the audit
    plan and results of the auditing engagement; approving
    professional services provided by the independent registered
    public accounting firm and other accounting firms prior to the
    performance of such services; reviewing the independence of the
    independent registered public accounting firm; considering the
    range of audit and non-audit fees; reviewing the adequacy of the
    Funds&#146; system of internal controls; and preparing and
    submitting committee meeting minutes to the full Board.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The members of the Audit Committee of the Funds are currently
    Joseph J. Kearns, Michael E. Nugent and W. Allen Reed. None of
    the members of the Funds&#146; Audit Committee is an
    &#147;interested person,&#148; as defined under the 1940 Act
    (with such disinterested Trustees/Directors being
    &#147;Independent Trustees/Directors&#148; or individually,
    &#147;Independent Trustee/Director&#148;). Each Independent
    Trustee/Director is also &#147;independent&#148; from the Funds
    under the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
    (&#147;NYSE&#148;). The Chairperson of the Audit Committee of
    each of the Funds is Joseph J. Kearns. The Board of
    Trustees/Directors for each Fund has adopted a formal written
    charter for the Audit Committee which sets forth the Audit
    Committee&#146;s responsibilities. A copy of the Audit Committee
    Charter is available at www.morganstanley.com/im/legal.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Board of Trustees/Directors of each Fund also has a
    Governance Committee. The Governance Committee identifies
    individuals qualified to serve as Independent Trustees/Directors
    on the Funds&#146; Boards and on committees of the Board and
    recommends such qualified individuals for nomination by the
    Funds&#146; Independent Trustees/Directors as candidates for
    election as Independent Trustees/Directors, advises each
    Fund&#146;s Board with respect to Board composition, procedures
    and committees, develops and recommends to each Fund&#146;s
    Board a set of corporate governance principles applicable to the
    Funds, monitors and makes recommendations on corporate
    governance matters and policies and procedures of each
    Fund&#146;s Board of Trustees/Directors and any Board committees
    and oversees periodic evaluations of each Fund&#146;s Board and
    its committees. The members of the Governance Committee of each
    Fund are Kathleen A. Dennis, Michael F. Klein and Fergus Reid,
    each of whom is an Independent Trustee/Director. The Chairperson
    of the Governance Committee is Fergus Reid. The Board of
    Trustees/Directors for each Fund has adopted a formal written
    charter for the Governance Committee, which sets forth the
    Governance Committee&#146;s responsibilities. A copy of the
    Governance Committee Charter is attached to the 2007 Joint Proxy
    Statement filed for the Funds with the Securities and Exchange
    Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) on November&#160;5, 2007.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Funds do not have a separate nominating committee. While
    each of the Fund&#146;s Governance Committee recommends
    qualified candidates for nominations as Independent
    Trustees/Directors, the Board of Trustees/Directors of each Fund
    believes that the task of nominating prospective Independent
    Trustees/Directors is important enough to require the
    participation of all current Independent Trustees/ Directors,
    rather than a separate committee consisting of only certain
    Independent Trustees/Directors. Accordingly, each current
    Independent Trustee/Director (Frank L. Bowman, Michael Bozic,
    Kathleen A. Dennis, Manuel H. Johnson, Joseph J. Kearns, Michael
    F. Klein, Michael E. Nugent, W. Allen Reed and Fergus Reid) for
    all Funds participates in the election and nomination of
    candidates for election as Independent Trustees/Directors for
    the respective Funds for which the Independent Trustee/Director
    serves. Persons recommended by each of the Fund&#146;s
    Governance Committee as candidates for nomination as Independent
    Trustees/Directors shall possess such knowledge, experience,
    skills, expertise and diversity so as to enhance each of the
    Board&#146;s ability to manage and direct the affairs and
    business of the Funds, including, when applicable, to enhance
    the ability of committees of each of the Boards to fulfill their
    duties
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT> to
    satisfy any independence requirements imposed by law, regulation
    or any listing requirements of the NYSE. While the Independent
    Trustees/Directors of the Funds expect to be able to continue to
    identify from their own resources an ample number of qualified
    candidates for each of the Fund&#146;s Boards as they deem
    appropriate, they will consider nominations from Shareholders to
    the Board. Nominations from Shareholders should be in writing
    and sent to the Independent Trustees/Directors as described
    below under the caption &#147;Shareholder Communications.&#148;
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Board of Trustees/Directors of each Fund has formed an
    Insurance, Valuation and Compliance Committee to review the
    valuation process, address insurance coverage and oversee the
    compliance function for each of the Funds and its Board. The
    Insurance, Valuation and Compliance Committee consists of Frank
    L. Bowman, Michael Bozic, Manuel H. Johnson and James F.
    Higgins. Frank L. Bowman, Michael Bozic and Manuel H. Johnson
    are Independent Trustees/Directors. The Chairperson of the
    Insurance, Valuation  and Compliance Committee is Michael Bozic.
    The Insurance, Valuation and Compliance Committee has an
    Insurance Sub-Committee to review and monitor the insurance
    coverage maintained by the Funds. The Chairperson of the
    Insurance Sub-Committee is Frank L. Bowman. The Insurance,
    Valuation and Compliance Committee and the Insurance
    Sub-Committee were formed in October 2006 and February 2007,
    respectively.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Investment Committee oversees the portfolio investment
    process for and reviews the performance of each Fund. The
    Investment Committee also recommends to each Board to approve or
    renew the respective Fund&#146;s Investment Advisory and
    Administration Agreements. The members of the Investment
    Committee are Frank L. Bowman, Michael Bozic, Kathleen A.
    Dennis, James F. Higgins, Manuel H. Johnson, Joseph Kearns,
    Michael Klein, Michael Nugent, W. Allen Reed and Fergus Reid.
    The Chairperson of the Investment Committee is Manuel H. Johnson.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Investment Committee has three Sub-Committees, each with its
    own Chairperson. Each Sub-Committee focuses on the Funds&#146;
    primary areas of investment, namely equities, fixed income and
    alternatives. The Sub-Committees and their members are as
    follows:
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (1)&#160;Equity&#160;&#150; W. Allen Reed (Chairperson), Frank
    L. Bowman and Michael E. Nugent.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (2)&#160;Fixed Income&#160;&#150; Michael F. Klein
    (Chairperson), Michael Bozic and Fergus Reid.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (3)&#160;Money Market and Alternatives&#160;&#150; Kathleen A.
    Dennis (Chairperson), James F. Higgins and Joseph J. Kearns.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following chart sets forth the number of meetings of the
    Board, the Independent Trustees/Directors, the Audit Committee,
    the Insurance, Valuation and Compliance Committee, the
    Governance Committee and the Investment Committee of each Fund
    during that Fund&#146;s most recent fiscal year. For the 2008
    fiscal year,
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    each Trustee/Director attended at least seventy-five percent of
    the aggregate number of meetings of the Board and any committee
    on which he or she served held during the time such
    Trustee/Director was a member of the Board.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Number of
    Board and Committee Meetings Held During Last Fiscal
    Year</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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&nbsp;
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<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Retail<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Insurance,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Board of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Valuation<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Trustees/<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Audit<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>and Compliance<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Governance<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Investment<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Fiscal<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Directors<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Committee<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Committee<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Committee<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Committee<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Name of Fund</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Year-End</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Meetings</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Meetings</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Meetings</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Meetings</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Meeting</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    ICB
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9/30/08
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    OIA
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5/31/08
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    For annual or special shareholder meetings, Trustees/Directors
    may, but are not required to, attend the meetings; and for each
    Fund&#146;s last annual shareholder meeting, no
    Trustees/Directors attended the meeting.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Advantages
    of Having Same Individuals as Independent Trustees/Directors for
    the Retail Funds and Institutional Funds</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Independent Trustees/Directors and the Funds&#146;
    management believe that having the same Independent
    Trustees/Directors for each of the Retail Funds and
    Institutional Funds avoids the duplication of effort that would
    arise from having different groups of individuals serving as
    Independent Trustees/Directors for each of the funds or even of
    sub-groups of funds. They believe that having the same
    individuals serve as Independent Trustees/Directors of all the
    Retail Funds and Institutional Funds tends to increase their
    knowledge and expertise regarding matters which affect the
    Fund&#160;Complex generally and enhances their ability to
    negotiate on behalf of each fund with the funds&#146; service
    providers. This arrangement also precludes the possibility of
    separate groups of Independent Trustees/Directors arriving at
    conflicting decisions regarding operations and management of the
    funds and avoids the cost and confusion that would likely ensue.
    Finally, having the same Independent Trustees/Directors serve on
    all fund boards enhances the ability of each fund to obtain, at
    modest cost to each separate fund, the services of Independent
    Trustees/Directors of the caliber, experience and business
    acumen of the individuals who serve as Independent
    Trustees/Directors of the Retail Funds and Institutional Funds.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Shareholder
    Communications</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Shareholders may send communications to each Fund&#146;s Board
    of Trustees/Directors. Shareholders should send communications
    intended for each Fund&#146;s Board by addressing the
    communications directly to that Board (or individual Board
    members)
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT>
    otherwise clearly indicating in the salutation that the
    communication is for the Board (or individual Board members) and
    by sending the communication to either the Fund&#146;s office or
    directly to such Board member(s) at the address specified for
    each Trustee/Director previously noted. Other shareholder
    communications received by each Fund not directly addressed and
    sent to that Fund&#146;s Board will be reviewed and generally
    responded to by management, and will be forwarded to the Board
    only at management&#146;s discretion based on the matters
    contained therein.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Share
    Ownership by Trustees/Directors</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Trustees/Directors have adopted a policy pursuant to which
    each Trustee/Director
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT> his
    or her spouse is required to invest at least $100,000 in any of
    the funds in the  Morgan Stanley Retail and Institutional Funds
    on whose boards the Trustee/Director serves. In addition, the
    policy contemplates that the Trustees/
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Directors will, over time, increase their aggregate investment
    in the funds above the $100,000 minimum requirement. The
    Trustees/Directors may allocate their investments among specific
    funds in any manner they determine is appropriate based on their
    individual investment objectives. Any future Trustee/Director
    will be given a one-year period following his or her election
    within which to comply with the foregoing. As of the date of
    this Joint Proxy Statement, each Trustee/Director is in
    compliance with the policy. As of December&#160;31, 2007, the
    total value of the investments by the Trustees/Directors
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT> their
    spouses in shares of the Morgan Stanley Retail Funds and
    Institutional Funds was approximately $7.1&#160;million. This
    amount includes compensation deferred by the Trustee/Director at
    his or her election pursuant to a deferred compensation plan.
    Such deferred compensation is placed in a deferral account and
    deemed to be invested in one or more of the Retail Funds or
    Institutional Funds (or portfolio thereof) that are offered as
    investment options under the plan.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    As of the Record Date for these Meetings, the aggregate number
    of Shares of ICB and OIA owned by the Funds&#146; officers and
    Trustees/Directors as a group was less than one percent of each
    Fund&#146;s outstanding Shares.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Section&#160;16(a)
    Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Section&#160;16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
    requires that each Fund&#146;s executive officers and
    Trustees/Directors, and beneficial owners of more than 10% of
    its shares, make certain filings on a timely basis under
    Section&#160;16(a) of the Exchange Act. Based solely on a review
    of copies of such reports of ownership furnished to the Funds,
    the Funds believe that during the past fiscal year all of its
    officers, Trustees/Directors and greater than 10% beneficial
    holders complied with all applicable filing requirements.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Compensation
    of Trustees/Directors</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Effective October&#160;1, 2007, each Trustee/Director (except
    for the Chairperson of the Boards) receives an annual retainer
    fee of $200,000 for serving the Retail Funds and the
    Institutional Funds. Prior to October&#160;1, 2007, each
    Independent Director/Trustee (except for the Chairperson of the
    Boards) received an annual retainer fee of $180,000 for serving
    the Retail Funds and the Institutional Funds.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Chairperson of the Audit Committee receives an additional
    annual retainer fee of $75,000 and the Investment Committee
    Chairperson receives an additional annual retainer fee of
    $60,000. Other Committee Chairpersons receive an additional
    annual retainer fee of $30,000 and the Investment Sub-Committee
    Chairpersons receive an additional annual retainer fee of
    $15,000. The aggregate compensation paid to each
    Trustee/Director is paid by the Retail Funds and the
    Institutional Funds, and is allocated on a pro rata basis among
    each of the operational funds/portfolios of the Retail Funds and
    the Institutional Funds based on the relative net assets of each
    of the funds/portfolios. Michael E. Nugent receives a total
    annual retainer fee of $400,000 ($360,000 prior to
    October&#160;1, 2007) for his services as Chairperson of the
    Boards of the Retail Funds and the Institutional Funds and for
    administrative services provided to each Board.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Funds also reimburse the Trustees/Directors for travel and
    other out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with
    attending such meetings. Trustees/Directors of the Funds who are
    employed by the Investment Adviser receive no compensation or
    expense reimbursement from the Funds for their services as
    Trustee/Director.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Effective April&#160;1, 2004, the Funds began a Deferred
    Compensation Plan (the &#147;DC Plan&#148;), which allows each
    Trustee/Director to defer payment of all, or a portion, of the
    fees he or she receives for serving on the Board of
    Trustees/Directors throughout the year. Each eligible
    Trustee/Director generally may elect to have the deferred
    amounts credited with a return equal to the total return on one
    or more of the Retail Funds or Institutional Funds (or
    portfolios thereof) that are offered as investment options under
    the DC Plan. At the Trustee/Director&#146;s election,
    distributions are either in one lump sum payment, or in the form
    of equal annual
</DIV>

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    installments over a period of five years. The rights of an
    eligible Trustee/Director and the beneficiaries to the amounts
    held under the DC Plan are unsecured and such amounts are
    subject to the claims of the creditors of the Funds.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Prior to April&#160;1, 2004, the Institutional Funds maintained
    a similar Deferred Compensation Plan (the &#147;Prior DC
    Plan&#148;), which also allowed each Independent
    Trustee/Director to defer payment of all, or a portion, of the
    fees he or she received for serving on the Board of
    Trustees/Directors throughout the year. The DC Plan amends and
    supersedes the Prior DC Plan and all amounts payable under the
    Prior DC Plan are now subject to the terms of the DC Plan
    (except for amounts paid during the 2004 calendar year which
    remain subject to the terms of the Prior DC Plan).
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table shows aggregate compensation payable to each
    of the Trustees/Directors from each Fund for the fiscal year
    ended September&#160;30, 2008 (ICB) and May&#160;31, 2008 (OIA)
    and the aggregate compensation payable to each of the
    Funds&#146; Trustees/Directors by the Fund&#160;Complex (which
    includes all of the Retail Funds and Institutional Funds) for
    the calendar year ended December&#160;31, 2007.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Compensation<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(1)</SUP></FONT></B>

</DIV>

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    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="18%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Total Compensation from the
    Fund<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(2)</SUP></B>

</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Total Compensation<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Name of Independent Trustee/Director:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>ICB</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>OIA</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>from the Fund
    Complex<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(3)</SUP></B>

</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Frank L.
    Bowman<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(2)</SUP>

</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    194
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    190
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    197,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Michael Bozic
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    205
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    202
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    215,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Kathleen A. Dennis
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    195
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    190
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    200,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Manuel H. Johnson
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    232
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    229
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    245,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Joseph J.
    Kearns<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(2)</SUP>

</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    245
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    248
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    268,125
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Michael F. Klein
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    195
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    190
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    200,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Michael E. Nugent
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    366
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    357
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    370,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    W. Allen
    Reed<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(2)</SUP>

</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    194
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    190
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    200,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Fergus Reid
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    205
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    202
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    223,125
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 6pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Name of Interested Trustee/Director:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    James F.
    Higgins<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(4)</SUP>

</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    179
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    174
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    140,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; margin-left: 0%; width: 13%;  align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV><!-- callerid=999 iwidth=437 length=60 -->

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF"><!-- TABLE 06 -->

<TR>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(1)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Includes all amounts paid for
    serving as trustee/director of the funds, as well as serving as
    Chairperson of the Boards or a Chairperson of a Committee or
    Sub-Committee.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(2)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">The amounts shown in this column
    represent the aggregate compensation before deferral with
    respect to the Fund&#146;s fiscal year. The following
    Trustees/Directors deferred compensation from the Funds during
    the fiscal year ended September&#160;30, 2008 (ICB):
    Mr.&#160;Bowman $194; Mr.&#160;Kearns $123; Mr.&#160;Reed $194
    and May&#160;31, 2008 (OIA): Mr.&#160;Bowman $190;
    Mr.&#160;Kearns $124; Mr.&#160;Reed, $190.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(3)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">The amounts shown in this column
    represent the aggregate compensation paid by all of the funds in
    the Fund&#160;Complex as of December&#160;31, 2007 before
    deferral by the Trustees/Directors under the DC plan. As of
    December&#160;31, 2007, the value (including interest) of the
    deferral accounts across the Fund&#160;Complex for
    Messrs.&#160;Bowman, Kearns, Reed and Reid pursuant to the
    deferred compensation plans was $280,314, $1,090,394, $207,268
    and $904,961, respectively. Because the funds in the
    Fund&#160;Complex have different fiscal year ends, the amounts
    shown in this column are presented on a calendar year basis.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(4)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Mr.&#160;Higgins was approved to
    receive an annual retainer at the February&#160;20-21, 2007
    Board Meeting.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Prior to December&#160;31, 2003, 49 of the Retail Funds (the
    &#147;Adopting Funds&#148;), including the Funds, had adopted a
    retirement program under which an Independent Trustee/Director
    who retired after serving for at least five years as an
    Independent Trustee/Director of any such fund (an &#147;Eligible
    Trustee/Director&#148;) would
</DIV>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <BR>
    15
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    have been entitled to retirement payments, based on factors such
    as length of service, upon reaching the eligible retirement age.
    On December&#160;31, 2003, the amount of accrued retirement
    benefits for each Eligible Trustee/Director was frozen, and will
    be payable, together with a return of 8% per annum, at or
    following each such Eligible Trustee/Director&#146;s retirement
    as shown in the table below.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following tables illustrate the retirement benefits accrued
    to the Funds&#146; Independent Trustees/Directors by the Funds
    for the fiscal year ended September&#160;30, 2008 (ICB) and
    May&#160;31, 2008 (OIA) and by the Adopting Funds for the
    calendar year ended December&#160;31, 2007, and the estimated
    retirement benefits for the Independent Trustees/Directors from
    the Funds as of each Fund&#146;s fiscal year and from the
    Adopting Funds for each calendar year following retirement. Only
    the Trustees/Directors listed below participated in the
    retirement program.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF"><!-- TABLE 01 -->
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="60%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="2%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="9%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="2%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="9%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="10%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Retirement Benefits Accrued as Fund Expenses</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>By<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>By<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>By All<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Name of Independent Trustees/Directors:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>ICB</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>OIA</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Adopting Funds</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Michael Bozic
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    416
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    422
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17,614
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Manuel H. Johnson
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    407
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    410
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18,586
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Michael E. Nugent
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    247
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    469
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    29,524
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF"><!-- TABLE 01 -->
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="56%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="4%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="9%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="4%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="9%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="10%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Estimated Annual Benefits Upon
    Retirement<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(1)</SUP></B>

</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>From<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>From<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>From All<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Name of Independent Trustees/Directors:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>ICB</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>OIA</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Adopting Funds</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Michael Bozic
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    997
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    997
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    45,874
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Manuel H. Johnson
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,451
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,451
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    67,179
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Michael E. Nugent
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,299
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,299
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    60,077
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; margin-left: 0%; width: 13%;  align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV><!-- callerid=999 iwidth=437 length=60 -->

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF"><!-- TABLE 06 -->

<TR>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(1)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Total compensation accrued under
    the retirement plan, together with a return of 8% per annum,
    will be paid annually commencing upon retirement and continuing
    for the remainder of the Trustee&#146;s/Director&#146;s life.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Assuming a Quorum is present, approval of the Proposal with
    respect to each Fund will require the affirmative vote of a
    majority of each Fund&#146;s shares represented in person or by
    proxy at the Meetings and entitled to vote at the Meetings.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>The Board of Trustees/Directors of each Fund&#160;unanimously
    recommends that Shareholders vote FOR the election for each of
    the Trustees/Directors nominated for election.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">The
    Investment Adviser</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors serves as each Fund&#146;s
    investment adviser pursuant to an investment advisory agreement.
    Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors maintains its offices at
    522&#160;Fifth Avenue, New&#160;York, New York 10036. Morgan
    Stanley Investment Advisors is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
    Morgan Stanley, a Delaware corporation. Morgan Stanley is a
    preeminent global financial services firm engaged in securities
    trading and brokerage activities, as well as providing
    investment banking, research and analysis, financing and
    financial advisory services.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Morgan Stanley Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of the
    Investment Adviser, serves as the Administrator of each Fund
    pursuant to an administration agreement. The Investment Adviser
    and the Administrator serve in various investment management,
    advisory, management and administrative capacities to investment
    companies and pension plans and other institutional and
    individual investors. The address of the Administrator is the
    same as that of the Investment Adviser set forth above.
</DIV>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <BR>
    16
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Morgan Stanley has its offices at 1585 Broadway, New York, New
    York 10036. There are various lawsuits pending against Morgan
    Stanley involving material amounts which, in the opinion of its
    management, will be resolved with no material effect on the
    consolidated financial position of the company.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 9pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Audit
    Committee Report</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    At meetings held on September&#160;24-25, 2008 (ICB) and
    June&#160;25-26, 2008 (OIA), the Board of Trustees/Directors of
    each Fund, including a majority of the Trustees/Directors who
    are not &#147;interested persons&#148; of the Funds as defined
    under the 1940 Act, acting on the recommendation of the Audit
    Committee of each Fund, selected Deloitte&#160;&#038; Touche LLP
    to act as the independent registered public accounting firm for
    each Fund for the fiscal year ending September&#160;30, 2009
    (ICB) and May&#160;31, 2009 (OIA).
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Audit Committee of each Fund has reviewed and discussed the
    financial statements of each Fund with management as well as
    with Deloitte&#160;&#038; Touche LLP, the independent registered
    public accounting firm for each Fund. In the course of its
    discussions, the Audit Committee also discussed with
    Deloitte&#160;&#038; Touche LLP any relevant matters required to
    be discussed under Statement on Auditing Standards No.&#160;61.
    Based on this review, the Audit Committee recommended to the
    Board of Trustees/Directors of each Fund that each Fund&#146;s
    audited financial statements be included in each Fund&#146;s
    Annual Report to Shareholders for the most recent fiscal year
    for filing with the SEC.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the
    letter from Deloitte&#160;&#038; Touche LLP required under
    Independence Standards Board No.&#160;1 and has discussed with
    the independent registered public accounting firm their
    independence.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 49%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Audit Committee
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 49%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Joseph J. Kearns (Chairperson)<BR>
    Michael E. Nugent
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 49%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    W. Allen Reed
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Representatives from Deloitte&#160;&#038; Touche LLP are not
    expected to be present at the Meetings but are expected to be
    available by telephone. Deloitte&#160;&#038; Touche LLP will
    have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so
    and the representatives from Deloitte&#160;&#038; Touche LLP
    will respond to appropriate questions from Shareholders.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">FEES
    BILLED BY THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
    FIRM</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Audit
    Fees</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The aggregate fees for professional services billed by
    Deloitte&#160;&#038; Touche LLP in connection with the annual
    audit and review of financial statements of ICB for its fiscal
    years ended September&#160;30, 2007 and September&#160;30, 2008,
    and in connection with the annual audit and review of financial
    statements of OIA for its fiscal years ended May&#160;31, 2007
    and May&#160;31, 2008 are set forth below.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF"><!-- TABLE 01 -->
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="81%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="5%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="5%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    ICB
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    33,450
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    38,150
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    OIA
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    32,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    32,375
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <BR>
    17
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<DIV style="width: 86%; margin-left: 7%"><!-- BEGIN PAGE WIDTH -->

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Audit-Related
    Fees</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The aggregate audit-related fees billed by Deloitte&#160;&#038;
    Touche LLP related to the annual audit of each Fund&#146;s
    financial statements for their respective fiscal years ended
    September&#160;30, 2007 and September&#160;30, 2008 (ICB) and
    May&#160;31, 2007 and May&#160;31, 2008 (OIA) for the
    translation of financial statements for data verification and
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">agreed-upon</FONT>
    procedures related to asset securitizations and
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">agreed-upon</FONT>
    procedures engagements are set forth below.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF"><!-- TABLE 01 -->
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="88%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="2%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    ICB
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    OIA
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    531
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Tax
    Fees</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The aggregate fees billed by Deloitte&#160;&#038; Touche LLP in
    connection with tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning for
    each Fund for their respective fiscal years ended
    September&#160;30, 2007 and September&#160;30, 2008 (ICB) and
    May&#160;31, 2007 and May&#160;31, 2008 (OIA), which represent
    fees paid for the review of the Federal, state and local tax
    returns for each Fund are set forth below.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF"><!-- TABLE 01 -->
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="83%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="4%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="4%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    ICB
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,050
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6,175
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    OIA
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,600
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,738
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">All Other
    Fees</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    There were no fees billed by Deloitte&#160;&#038; Touche LLP for
    any other products and services not set forth above for each
    Fund for the respective fiscal years ended September&#160;30,
    2007 and September&#160;30, 2008 (ICB) and May&#160;31, 2007 and
    May&#160;31, 2008 (OIA).
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Audit
    Committee Pre-approval</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Each Fund&#146;s Audit Committee&#146;s policy is to review and
    pre-approve all auditing and non-auditing services to be
    provided to the Fund by the Fund&#146;s independent registered
    public accounting firm. The Audit Committee Audit and Non-Audit
    Pre-Approval Policy and Procedures requires each Fund&#146;s
    Audit Committee to either generally pre-approve certain services
    without consideration of specific
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">case-by-case</FONT>
    services or requires the specific pre-approval of services by
    the Audit Committee or its delegate. Under the Policy, unless a
    type of service has received general pre-approval, it will
    require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee if it is to
    be provided by the independent registered public accounting
    firm. Any services that are generally pre-approved may require
    specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee if the services
    exceed pre-approved cost levels or budgeted amounts. All of the
    audit and the tax services described above for which
    Deloitte&#160;&#038; Touche LLP billed each of the Fund&#146;s
    fees for the fiscal year ended September&#160;30, 2008 (ICB) and
    May&#160;31, 2008 (OIA) were pre-approved by each Fund&#146;s
    Audit Committee.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Aggregate
    Non-Audit Fees paid by the Investment Adviser and Affiliated
    Entities</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by
    Deloitte&#160;&#038; Touche LLP for all other services provided
    to the Investment Adviser and to any entities controlling,
    controlled by or under common control with the Investment
    Adviser for the fiscal years ended September&#160;30, 2007 and
    2008 (ICB) amounted to approximately $5.8&#160;million and
    $5.3&#160;million, respectively, and for the fiscal years ended
    May&#160;31, 2007 and 2008 (OIA) amounted to $5.5&#160;million
    and $5.1&#160;million, respectively.
</DIV>

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    <BR>
    18
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Audit Committee of each Fund has considered whether the
    provision of non-audit services and the provision of services to
    affiliates of the Investment Adviser are compatible with
    maintaining the independence of Deloitte&#160;&#038; Touche LLP.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">ADDITIONAL
    INFORMATION</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In the event that the necessary Quorum to transact business or
    the vote required to approve or reject any proposal for either
    Fund is not obtained at the Meetings, the persons named as
    proxies may propose one or more adjournments of the Meeting of
    the applicable Fund to permit further solicitation of proxies.
    Any such adjournment will require the affirmative vote of the
    holders of a majority of the applicable Fund&#146;s shares
    present in person or by proxy at the Meetings. The persons named
    as proxies will vote in favor of such adjournment those proxies
    which have been received by the date of the Meetings.
    Abstentions and broker &#147;non-votes&#148; will not count in
    favor of or against any such vote for adjournments.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Abstentions and, if applicable, broker &#147;non-votes&#148;
    will not count as votes in favor of any proposal, and broker
    &#147;non-votes&#148; will not be deemed to be present at the
    Meeting of any Fund for purposes of determining whether a
    particular proposal to be voted upon has been approved. Broker
    &#147;non-votes&#148; are shares held in street name for which
    the broker indicates that instructions have not been received
    from the beneficial owners or other persons entitled to vote and
    for which the broker does not have discretionary voting
    authority.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">SHAREHOLDER
    PROPOSALS</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Proposals of security holders intended to be presented at the
    next Annual Meeting of Shareholders of each respective Fund must
    be received no later than July&#160;1, 2009 for ICB and OIA, for
    inclusion in the proxy statement and proxy for that meeting. The
    mere submission of a proposal does not guarantee its inclusion
    in the proxy materials or its presentation at the meeting.
    Certain rules under the federal securities laws must be met.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">REPORTS
    TO SHAREHOLDERS</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>Each Fund&#146;s most recent Annual Report for that
    Fund&#146;s most recent fiscal year end and the most recent
    Semi-Annual Report succeeding the Annual Report have been
    previously sent to Shareholders and are available without charge
    upon request from Morgan Stanley&#146;s Client Relations
    Department, 2800 Post Oak Blvd., 44th Floor, Houston, Texas
    77056, (888) 421-4015 (toll-free).</B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">INTEREST
    OF CERTAIN PERSONS</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors, Morgan
    Stanley&#160;&#038; Co., Morgan Stanley Services, and certain of
    their respective Directors, Officers, and employees, including
    persons who are Trustees/Directors or Officers of the Funds, may
    be deemed to have an interest in certain of the proposals
    described in this Joint Proxy Statement to the extent that
    certain of such companies and their affiliates have contractual
    and other arrangements, described elsewhere in this Joint Proxy
    Statement, pursuant to which they are paid fees by the Funds,
    and certain of those individuals are compensated for performing
    services relating to the Funds and may also own shares of Morgan
    Stanley. Such companies and persons may thus be deemed to derive
    benefits from the approvals by Shareholders of such proposals.
</DIV>

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    <BR>
    19
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">OTHER
    BUSINESS</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The management of the Funds knows of no other matters which may
    be presented at the Meetings. However, if any matters not now
    known properly come before the Meetings, it is the intention of
    the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy, or their
    substitutes, to vote all shares that they are entitled to vote
    on any such matter, utilizing such proxy in accordance with
    their best judgment on such matters.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 24pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 49%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    By&#160;Order of the Boards of Trustees/Directors
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 49%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Mary E. Mullin
    </FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 49%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Secretary</I>
</DIV>

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    <BR>
    20
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<P><DIV style="position: relative; float: left; width: 40%">

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%"><B>MORGAN STANLEY INCOME<BR>
SECURITIES INC.</B></DIV> </DIV>
<DIV style="position: relative; float: right; width: 50%">
<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 8pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="98%">
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    <TD width="100%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" style="font-size: 12pt"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Electronic Voting Instructions</B></DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>You can vote by Internet or telephone!</B></DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Available 24 hours a day, 7&nbsp;days a week!</B></DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Instead of mailing your proxy, you may choose one of the
two voting methods outlined below to vote your proxy.</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">VALIDATION DETAILS ARE LOCATED BELOW IN THE TITLE BAR.</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Proxies submitted by the Internet or telephone must be
received by 9:00 a.m., EST Time, on December&nbsp;12, 2008.</B></DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Vote by Internet</B></DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="margin-left:21px; text-indent:-21px"><B>&#149;</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Log on to the Internet and go to</DIV></DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>www.investorvote.com/ICB</B></DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="margin-left:21px; text-indent:-21px"><B>&#149;</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Follow the steps outlined on the secured website.</DIV></DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Vote by telephone</B></DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="margin-left:21px; text-indent:-21px"><B>&#149;</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Call toll free 1-800-652-VOTE (8683)&nbsp;within the United
States, Canada &#038; Puerto Rico any time on a touch tone
telephone. There is <B>NO CHARGE </B>to you for the call.</DIV></DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="margin-left:21px; text-indent:-21px"><B>&#149;</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Follow the instructions provided by the recorded message.</DIV></DIV></TD>
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<BR clear="all"><BR>
<DIV align="right">
<TABLE style="font-size: 8pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="98%">
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    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="58%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<TR>
    <TD valign="top" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>


<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" nowrap>Using a <U><B>black ink</B></U> pen, mark your votes with an <B>X </B>as shown in<BR>
this example. Please do not write outside the designated areas.&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="bottom"><FONT face="Wingdings"><DIV style="font-size: 20pt"> &#120;</div></FONT></td>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 2pt; margin-left: 2%"><B>Annual Meeting Proxy Card</B></DIV>


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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%"><B>IF YOU HAVE NOT VOTED VIA THE INTERNET </B><U><B>OR</B></U><B> TELEPHONE, FOLD ALONG THE PERFORATION, DETACH AND
RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. </B></DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 20pt; margin-left: 2%"><B>A Election of Trustees &#151; The Board of Trustees recommends a vote </B><U><B>FOR</b></U><b> all the nominees
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    <TD valign="top" nowrap><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">1. Election of Directors</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">01 - Frank L. Bowman</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">04 - James F. Higgins</DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="17" valign="top" align="left">2. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 16pt; margin-left: 2%"><B>B Non-Voting Items</B></DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 8pt; margin-top: 3pt; margin-left: 2%"><B>Change of Address </B>&#151; Please print your new address below.</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 16pt; margin-left: 2%"><B>C Authorized Signatures &#151; This section must be completed for your vote to be counted. &#151; Date and
Sign Below</B></DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 8pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">Please sign exactly as name(s) appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When signing as
attorney, executor, administrator, corporate officer, trustee, guardian, or custodian, please give
full title.</DIV>

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RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 2pt; margin-left: 2%"><B>Proxy &#151; MORGAN STANLEY INCOME SECURITIES INC.</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 2%"><B>NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS</B></DIV>

<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">The undersigned hereby appoints Stefanie V. Chang Yu, Amy R. Doberman, and Mary E. Mullin and each
of them or their respective designees, with full power of substitution and revocation, as proxies
to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held at the offices of
Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc., 522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036 on December&nbsp;12,
2008 at 9:00 a.m. New York City time, and at any and all adjournments thereof (the &#147;Meeting&#148;), to
vote all Shares of Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc. (the &#147;Fund&#148;) which the undersigned would
be entitled to vote, with all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, in
accordance with the instructions indicated herein. <B>This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board
of Directors of the Fund.</B></DIV>

<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in accordance with the instructions marked by the
undersigned on the reverse side. <B>If no specification is made, this proxy will be voted &#147;FOR&#148; all of
the nominees listed herein and in the discretion of the proxies upon such other business as may
properly come before the Meeting.</B></DIV>

<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%"><B>Please vote, date and sign on the reverse side and return promptly in the enclosed envelope. Your
signature and return of this proxy card acknowledges receipt of the accompanying Notice of Meeting
and Proxy Statement for the Meeting to be held on December&nbsp;12, 2008.</B></DIV>


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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 6%"><B>MORGAN STANLEY MUNICIPAL<BR>
INCOME OPPORTUNITIES TRUST</B>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Electronic Voting Instructions</B></DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>You can vote by Internet or telephone!</B></DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Available 24 hours a day, 7&nbsp;days a week!</B></DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Instead of mailing your proxy, you may choose one of the
two voting methods outlined below to vote your proxy.</DIV></TD>
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VALIDATION DETAILS ARE LOCATED BELOW IN THE TITLE BAR.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Proxies submitted by the Internet or telephone must be
received by 9:00 a.m., EST Time, on December&nbsp;12, 2008.</B></DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Vote by Internet</B></DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="margin-left:21px; text-indent:-21px"><B>&#149;</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Log on to the Internet and go to</DIV></DIV></TD>
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<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>www.investorvote.com/OIA</B></DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="margin-left:21px; text-indent:-21px"><B>&#149;</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Follow the steps outlined on the secured website.
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    <TD valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Vote by telephone</B></DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="margin-left:21px; text-indent:-21px"><B>&#149;</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Call toll free 1-800-652-VOTE (8683)&nbsp;within the United
States, Canada &#038; Puerto Rico any time on a touch tone
telephone. There is <B>NO CHARGE </B>to you for the call.</DIV></DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="margin-left:21px; text-indent:-21px"><B>&#149;</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Follow the instructions provided by the recorded message.</DIV></DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Using a <u><B>black ink</B></u> pen, mark your votes with an <B>X </B>as shown in
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<TD colspan="17" valign="top" align="left"><FONT STYLE="font-size:10pt"><B>A</B></FONT> <B>Election of Trustees &#151; The Board of Trustees recommends a vote </B><U><B>FOR</B></U><B> all the nominees listed.</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" nowrap><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px" >01 - Frank L. Bowman
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 16pt; margin-left: 2%"><B>C Authorized Signatures &#151; This section must be completed for your vote to be counted. &#151; Date and
Sign Below</B>
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attorney, executor, administrator, corporate officer, trustee, guardian, or custodian, please give
full title.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 420pt; margin-left: 2%"><B>IF YOU HAVE NOT VOTED VIA THE INTERNET </B><U><B>OR</B></U><B> TELEPHONE, FOLD ALONG THE PERFORATION, DETACH AND
RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 2pt; margin-left: 2%"><B>Proxy &#151; MORGAN STANLEY MUNICIPAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES TRUST</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 2%"><B>NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS</B></DIV>

<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">The undersigned hereby appoints Stefanie V. Chang Yu, Amy R. Doberman, and Mary E. Mullin and each
of them or their respective designees, with full power of substitution and revocation, as proxies
to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held at the offices of
Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc., 522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036 on December&nbsp;12,
2008 at 9:00 a.m. New York City time, and at any and all adjournments thereof (the &#147;Meeting&#148;), to
vote all Shares of Morgan Stanley Municipal Income Opportunities Trust (the &#147;Trust&#148;) which the
undersigned would be entitled to vote, with all powers the undersigned would possess if personally
present, in accordance with the instructions indicated herein. <B>This proxy is solicited on behalf of
the Board of Trustees of the Trust.</B></DIV>

<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in accordance with the instructions marked by the
undersigned on the reverse side. <B>If no specification is made, this proxy will be voted &#147;FOR&#148; all of
the nominees listed herein and in the discretion of the proxies upon such other business as may
properly come before the Meeting.</B></DIV>

<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%"><B>Please vote, date and sign on the reverse side and return promptly in the enclosed envelope. Your
signature and return of this proxy card acknowledges receipt of the accompanying Notice of Meeting
and Proxy Statement for the Meeting to be held on December&nbsp;12, 2008.</B></DIV>



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