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0001680385
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000895421
MORGAN STANLEY
001-11758
1585 Broadway
New York
NY
10036
(212) 761-4000
DANIEL A. SIMKOWITZ &MARI NAKACHI
Affiliate
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
29000
4092627.90
1604319158
07/17/2025
NYSE
Common
02/22/2024
Employee stock unit award(s)
Issuer
N
25995
02/22/2024
Employee stock unit award(s)
Common
01/17/2024
Employee stock unit award(s)
Issuer
N
3005
01/17/2024
Employee stock unit award(s)
N
DANIEL A. SIMKOWITZ
1585 Broadway
New York
NY
10036
Common
05/12/2025
29013
3695519.27
07/17/2025
/s/ Daniel A Simkowitz