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For Immediate Release
Morgan Stanley Becomes a Proud Sponsor of the TOMODACHI Initiative-- Providing support for programs that will help build the TOMODACHI Generation --L-R: John V. Roos, U.S. Ambassador to Japan, and Jonathan B. Kindred, President and CEO, Morgan
Stanley Japan Holdings Co., Ltd.

TOKYO, June 19, 2013 –Morgan Stanley Japan Holdings Co., Ltd. announced today that it has
become a sponsor of the TOMODACHI Initiative, a groundbreaking public-private partnership
launched following the Great East Japan Earthquake to invest in the next generation of Japaneseand American leaders and strengthen the cultural and economic ties between the United States andJapan.
Morgan Stanley’s contribution supports an exciting new program, “Building the TOMODACHI
Generation: A Partnership to Engage U.S. and Japanese University Students in Social ProblemSolving,” a two-week program in Washington, DC that brings Japanese and American university
students together for leadership training and to jointly develop civil society models to help rebuild
the Tohoku region. This program was originally made possible through the TOMODACHI Fundfor Exchanges, established with financial support from Mitsubishi Corporation, Toyota MotorCorporation, and Hitachi, Ltd. With today’s gift to TOMODACHI, Morgan Stanley joins theseleading Japanese corporations in expanding the program’s reach, and ensuring Japanese university
students will have this opportunity to study alongside American students through 2016.

“Morgan Stanley has been consistently impressed with the TOMODACHI Initiative, and sharesits goals of promoting the Japan-U.S. relationship on various levels,” said Jonathan B. Kindred,President and CEO of Morgan Stanley Japan Holdings. “As a Firm that is fully committed toJapan, we are honored to join the initiative and to support the TOMODACHI Generationprogram.”“We are delighted to have Morgan Stanley join the impressive list of organizations andindividuals who have made such important contributions to the success of the TOMODACHI
Initiative,” noted U.S. Ambassador to Japan John V. Roos. “As we further expand theopportunities for Japanese and American young people to connect with each other through
TOMODACHI, the support of internationally-minded companies like Morgan Stanley will play ahuge role. I thank them for their generous support.”

For more information on this program: http://usjapantomodachi.org/programsactivities/entrepreneurship-leadership/twc/

About the TOMODACHI Initiative
The TOMODACHI Initiative is a public-private partnership, born out of support for Japan’srecovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake, that invests in the next generation of Japaneseand American leaders through educational and cultural exchanges as well as entrepreneurship andleadership programs. For more information about the TOMODACHI Initiative,
visit http://usjapantomodachi.org

About Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking,securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve2clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals from morethan 1,200 offices in 43 countries. For more information about Morgan Stanley Japan, please visit
http://www.morganstanley.co.jp/.
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