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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
 

 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  December 8, 2010
 
Morgan Stanley
(Exact Name of Registrant
as Specified in Charter)
 
     
 
Delaware
1-11758
36-3145972
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
1585 Broadway, New York, New York
 
10036
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (212) 761-4000
 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
 
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
 
o
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o
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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On December 8, 2010, Morgan Stanley (the “Company”) announced that it has received all required regulatory approvals for the sale of its 34.3 percent stake in China International Capital Corporation to TPG Capital, KKR, Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd and The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited.  The Company expects to realize a pre-tax gain of approximately US$700 million upon consummation of the transaction, which is expected to close before the end of 2010. 

The Company’s related press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this filing by reference.


Item 9.01. 
 
Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d)       
 
Exhibits 
 
Exhibit 
   
Number
 
Description  
 
99.1                 
 
Press release of the Company dated December 8, 2010 

 

 
 

 
 
 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
 
   
MORGAN STANLEY
(Registrant)
 
       
       
Date:
December 8, 2010
 
By:
/s/ Martin M. Cohen
 
       
Name:
Martin M. Cohen
 
       
Title:
Corporate Secretary