Certain Morgan Stanley Closed-End Funds Declare Year-End Dividends

Each of the Morgan Stanley closed-end funds listed below (the “Funds”) today declared the following dividends.

RECORD DATE

PAYABLE DATE

12/22/17

1/10/18

Name of Closed-End Fund

NYSE

Ticker

Net Investment Income Per Share

Short-Term Capital Gains Per Share

Long-Term Capital Gains Per Share

        
      
      
        
          Morgan Stanley Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc.
        
        
           
        
        
          

APF

$0.151031

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          Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.
        
        
           
        
        
          

MSD

$0.14*(Quarterly)

        
        
           
        
        
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          Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc.
        
        
           
        
        
          

EDD

$0.15*(Quarterly)

        
        
           
        
        
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          Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Fund, Inc.
        
        
           
        
        
          

MSF

$0.032150

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          Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund, Inc.
        
        
           
        
        
          

IIF

        
        
           
        
        
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$0.354931

$3.965531

        
      
      
        
          The Latin American Discovery Fund, Inc.
        
        
           
        
        
          

LDF

$0.022479

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          The Thai Fund, Inc.
        
        
           
        
        
          

TTF

$0.216244

$0.018625

$0.405001

*The amount of net investment income to be paid by the Funds is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. A portion of the Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc.’s 2017 distribution is a return of capital. For Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc., it is possible that all or a portion of the Fund’s 2017 dividends may be a return of capital and that determination cannot yet be made.

The amount of dividends paid by each of the Funds may vary from time to time. Past amounts of dividends are no guarantee of future dividend payment amounts.

The final determination of the source and tax characteristics of all distributions in 2017 will be made after the end of the year.

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