American Stock Exchange Lists SPARQS Linked to Nokia Corporation

American Stock Exchange Lists SPARQS Linked to Nokia Corporation



NEW YORK, Sept. 24  /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R))
today began trading Morgan Stanley 7% Stock Participation Accreting Redemption
Quarterly-pay Securities ("SPARQS") mandatorily exchangeable for ADRs
representing ordinary shares of Nokia Corporation.  Trading under the ticker
symbol NKS, the new securities were issued at $13.84 with a maturity date of
November 1, 2005.

At maturity, holders will receive one Nokia Corporation ADR in exchange for
each SPARQS, subject to the issuer's right to call the SPARQS for the cash call
price.

The issuer is Morgan Stanley and the Amex specialist unit for the new listing
is Wolverine Trading LLP.

If you would like to receive a copy of the prospectus for NKS, please contact
the Capital Markets Group at the American Stock Exchange at [phone].

The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) is the only primary exchange that
offers trading across a full range of equities, options and exchange traded
funds (ETFs), including structured products and HOLDRS(SM).  In addition to its
role as a national equities market, the Amex is the pioneer of the ETF,
responsible for bringing the first domestic product to market in 1993. Leading
the industry in ETF listings, the Amex lists 139 ETFs.  The Amex is also one of
the largest options exchanges in the U.S., trading options on broad-based and
sector indexes as well as domestic and foreign stocks.  For more information,
please visit http://www.amex.com/. 

DATASOURCE: The American Stock Exchange



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