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144
0001977796
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000895421
MORGAN STANLEY
001-11758
1585 Broadway
New York
NY
10036
(212) 761-4000
CHARLES A. SMITH
Affiliate
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
11200
1009019.20
1635268297
04/17/2024
NYSE
Common
01/18/2023
Employee stock unit award(s)
Issuer
N
11200
01/18/2023
Employee stock unit award(s)
Y
The shares of Common Stock to be sold by the Affiliate were acquired on various dates pursuant to employee stock unit awards.
04/17/2024
/s/ Charles A. Smith