Additional Proxy Soliciting Materials (definitive) (defa14a)

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.     )
Filed by the Registrant   x
Filed by a Party other than the Registrant    o
Check the appropriate box:
o	Preliminary Proxy Statement
o	Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
o	Definitive Proxy Statement
x	Definitive Additional Materials
o	Soliciting Material under §240.14a-12
Morgan Stanley Mortgage Securities Trust
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):
x	No fee required.
o	Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.
	(1)		Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:
	(2)		Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:
	(3)		Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):
	(4)		Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:
	(5)		Total fee paid:
o	Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.
o	Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
	(1)	Amount Previously Paid:
	(2)	Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:
	(3)	Filing Party:
	(4)	Date Filed:

 

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EVERY SHAREHOLDER’S VOTE IS IMPORTANT

 

 

 

	EASY VOTING OPTIONS:
		VOTE ON THE INTERNET Log on to: www.proxy-direct.com or scan the QR code Follow the on-screen instructions available 24 hours
		VOTE BY PHONE Call 1-800-337-3503 Follow the recorded instructions available 24 hours
		VOTE BY MAIL Vote, sign and date this Proxy Card and return in the postage-paid envelope
		VOTE IN PERSON Attend Shareholder Meeting 522 Fifth Avenue New York NY 10036 on April 24, 2013

 

 

 

Please detach at perforation before mailing.

 

 

 

 

PROXY

MORGAN STANLEY MORTGAGE SECURITIES TRUST SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON APRIL 24, 2013

PROXY

 

This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Trustees of Morgan Stanley Mortgage Securities Trust.

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Stefanie V. Chang Yu, Mary E. Mullin and Arthur Lev, and each of them, as proxies for the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, and hereby authorizes said proxies, and each of them, to represent and vote, as designated on the reverse side, all shares of beneficial interest of Morgan Stanley Mortgage Securities Trust, held of record by the undersigned on March 4, 2013 at the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held at 522 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10036, on April 24, 2013 at 9:00 a.m., New York time, and at any adjournments or postponements thereof. The undersigned hereby revokes any and all proxies with respect to such shares heretofore given by the undersigned.

 

This proxy card, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned Shareholder, and, in the discretion of such proxies, upon any and all other matters as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.  If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted “FOR” the Proposal.

 

		VOTE VIA THE INTERNET: www.proxy-direct.com
		VOTE VIA THE TELEPHONE : [phone]
		Note : Please sign exactly as your name appears on this proxy card. All joint owners should sign. When signing as executor, administrator, attorney, trustee or guardian or as custodian for a minor please sign full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name and indicate the signer’s office. If a partner, sign in the partnership name.
		Signature
		Signature (if held jointly)
		Date

 

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EVERY SHAREHOLDER’S VOTE IS IMPORTANT

 

 

 

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Special Meeting of Shareholders to Be Held on April 24, 2013.

The Proxy Statement for this meeting is available at:  https://www.proxy-direct.com/mor-24365

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please detach at perforation before mailing.

 

 

 

 

 

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU CAST YOUR VOTE “FOR” THE PROPOSAL AS DESCRIBED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT.

 

TO VOTE, MARK BLOCK BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS IN THIS EXAMPLE:

 

 

			FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN
1.	To amend the fundamental investment restriction of Morgan Stanley Mortgage Securities Trust regarding concentration.		o		o		o
2.	To consider and act upon any other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLEASE VOTE, SIGN AND DATE THIS PROXY AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.

 

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