SEC Form 4
FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Kidder, C. Robert

(Last)                      (First)                      (Middle)
Morgan Stanley
1585 Broadway

(Street)
New York,    NY   10036

(City)                      (State)                      (Zip)

2. Issuer Name
and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Morgan Stanley
MWD

3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)
4. Statement for
    (Month/Day/Year

04/11/2003


5. If Amendment,
    Date of Original
    (Month/Day/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X Director      10% Owner
   Officer (give title below)        Other (specify below)

Description          

7. Individual or Joint/Group
    Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X   Form filed by One Reporting Person
     Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
    (Instr. 3)

2.Transaction
Date
(Month/Day/Year)
2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Transaction
    Code
    (Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D)
    (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
5. Amount of
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned Following
    Reported Transaction(s)

    (Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Owner-
    ship
    Form:
    Direct (D)
    or
    Indirect (I)

    (Instr. 4)
7. Nature of
     Indirect
     Beneficial
     Ownership

    (Instr. 4)
Code
V
Amount
A/D
Price
Common Stock
04/11/2003
A
1,200
A
D
Common Stock
04/11/2003
A (1)
628
A
$41.54
15,848
D
Common Stock
5,200
I
By Revocable Trust


Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
    (Instr. 3)
2. Conver-
    sion or
    Exercise
    Price of
    Deri-
    vative
    Security
3. Transaction Date

(Month/
Day/
Year)
3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any

(Month/
Day/
Year)
4. Transaction Code
    (Instr.8)
5. Number of Derivative
    Securities Acquired (A)
    or Disposed Of (D)

    (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
6. Date Exercisable(DE) and
    Expiration Date(ED)
    (Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of
    Underlying Securities
    (Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price
    of
    Derivative
    Security
    (Instr.5)
9. Number of
    Derivative
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned
    Following
    Reported
    Transaction(s)
    (Instr.4)
10. Owner-
ship
Form of
Deriv-
ative
Securities:
Direct (D)
or
Indirect (I)

(Instr.4)
11. Nature of
      Indirect
      Beneficial
      Ownership
      (Instr.4)
Code
V
A
D
DE
ED
Title
Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) $41.54 04/11/2003
A
8,000       
10/10/2003
04/11/2013
Common Stock
8,000
D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) $41.54 04/11/2003
A (2)
2,527 (3)       
10/10/2003
04/11/2013
Common Stock
2,527
$13.85 (4)
10,527
D

Explanation of Responses:

 
1. Stock units acquired under the deferred compensation provisions of Morgan Stanley's Directors' Equity Capital Accumulation Plan (DECAP), which are convertible into shares of Common Stock at a ratio of 1 to 1.
2. Stock options acquired under the deferred compensation provisions of DECAP.
3. In accordance with the deferred compensation provisions of DECAP, the number of DECAP stock options is determined by dividing the amount of the annual cash retainer by the fair market value of a share of Common Stock on the award date and multiplying the result by 3.
4. In accordance with the deferred compensation provisions of DECAP, the deemed purchase price of each DECAP stock option is one-third the fair market value of a share of Common Stock on the award date.
By: Date:
/s/ CRHerzer 04/15/2003
CRHerzer, Attorney-In-Fact
** Signature of Reporting Person
SEC 1474 (9-02)


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