Morgan REIT Index to Change Name

The official name of the Morgan Stanley REIT Index will be changed to the MSCI US REIT Index as of June 20, New York-based MSCI has announced.The company, whose majority shareholder is Morgan Stanley and whose minority shareholder is Capital International Inc., said the index will continue to be calculated with dividends reinvested on a daily basis. The company said it will also introduce a price-only index that will be calculated in real time and distributed by the American Stock Exchange over Network B of the Consolidated Tape Association and by MSCI to Reuters and Bloomberg. In addition, MSCI will assume from Amex the calculation and dissemination of all information about the MSCI US REIT Index as of June 20. MSCI can be found online at http://www.msci.com.