[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13887-13891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7374]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Investment Company Act Release No. 23067; 813-172]
Morgan Stanley Capital Investors, L.P. and Morgan Stanley, Dean
Witter, Discover & Co.; Notice of Application
March 17, 1998.
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC'').
ACTION: Notice of application for an order under sections 6(b) and 6(e)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'') granting an
exemption from all provisions of the Act, except section 9, section 17
(other than certain provisions of paragraphs (a), (d), (e), (f), (g)
and (j)), section 30 (other than certain provisions of paragraphs (a),
(b), (e), and (h)), sections 36 through 53, and the rules and
regulations thereunder.
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SUMMARY OF APPLICATION: Applicants request an order to exempt certain
limited partnerships and limited liability companies (``Partnerships'')
formed for the benefit of key employees of Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter,
Discover & Co. (``MSDWD'') and certain of its affiliates from certain
provisions of the Act. Each Partnership will be an ``employees'
securities company'' as defined in section 2(a)(13) of the Act.\1\
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\1\ The requested order would supersede two prior orders. Morgan
Stanley Capital Investors, L.P., Investment Company Act Release Nos.
20838 (January 13, 1995) (notice) and 20892 (February 9, 1995)
(order); Morgan Stanley Venture Investors, L.P., Investment Company
Act Release Nos. 20206 (April 8, 1994) (notice) and 20276 (May 4,
1994) (ordered).
APPLICANTS: Morgan Stanley Capital Investors, L.P. (the ``Initial
Partnership'') and MSDWD, on behalf of other Partnerships which have
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been or may in the future be formed.
FILING DATES: The application was filed on July 28, 1997 and amended on
March 13, 1998.
HEARING OF NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: An order granting the application
will be issued unless the SEC orders a hearing. Interested persons may
request a hearing by writing to the SEC's Secretary and serving
applicants with a copy of the request, personally or by mail. Hearing
requests should be received by the SEC by 5:30 p.m. on April 13, 1998,
and should be accompanied by proof of service on applicants, in the
form of an affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of service. Hearing
requests should state the nature of the writer's interest, the reason
for the request, and the issues contested. Persons may request
notification of a hearing by writing to the SEC's Secretary.
ADDRESSES: Secretary, SEC, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20549. Applicants, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York
10020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Deepak T. Pai, Attorney Advisor, at (202) 942-0574, or Nadya B.
Roytblat, Assistant Director, at (202) 942-0564 (Division of Investment
management, Office of Investment Company Regulation).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following is a summary of the
application. The complete application may be obtained for a fee by
writing the SEC's Public Reference Branch at 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20549, tel. (202) 942-8090.
Applicants' Representations
1. MSDWD is a diversified financial services company engaged in
three primary businesses--securities, asset management, and credit
cards. Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated (``MS&Co.''), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of MSDWD, is a broker-dealer registered under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Exchange Act'') and an investment adviser
registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the ``Advisers
Act''). MSDWD and its affiliates, as defined in rule 12b-2 under the
Exchange Act, (``Affiliates'') are referred to in this notice
collectively as ``MS'' and individually as an ``MS entity.''
2. MS offers various investment programs for the benefit of certain
key employees. These programs may be structured as different
Partnerships, or as separate plans within a Partnership. Each
Partnership will be a limited partnership or limited liability company
formed as an ``employees' securities company'' within the meaning of
section 2(a)(13) of the Act, and will
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operate as a closed-end, non-diversified, management investment
company. The Partnerships will be established primarily for the benefit
of highly compensated employees of MS as part of a program designed to
create capital building opportunities that are competitive with those
at other investment banking firms and to facilitate the recruitment of
high caliber professionals. Participation in a Partnership will be
voluntary.
3. MSCP III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, will act as the
general partner of the Initial Partnership (together with any Affiliate
that is controlling, controlled by, or under common control with MSDWD
and that acts as a Partnership's general partner, the ``General
Partner''). An MS entity will act as the investment adviser to a
Partnership and will be registered as an investment adviser under the
Advisers Act. The General Partner will manage, operate, and control
each of the Partnerships. However, the General Partner will be
authorized to delegate management responsibility to MS or to a
committee of MS employees.
4. Limited partner interests in the Partnerships (``Interests'')
will be offered without registration in reliance on section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933 (the ``Securities Act'') or similar exemption
and will be sold only to ``Eligible Employees'' and ``Qualified
Participants'' (collectively, ``Participants''). Prior to offering
Interests to an Eligible Employee, the General Partner must reasonably
believe that an Eligible Employee will be a sophisticated investor
capable of understanding and evaluating the risks of participating in
the Partnership without the benefit of regulatory safeguards. An
Eligible Employee is (i) an individual who is a current or former
employee, officer, director, or ``Consultant'' of MS and, except for
certain individuals who manage the day-to-day affairs of the
Partnership in question (``Managing Employees''), meets the standards
of an accredited investor under rule 501(a)(6) of Regulation D under
the Securities Act, or (ii) an entity that is a current or former
``Consultant'' of MS and meets the standards of an accredited investor
under rule 501(a) of Regulation D.\2\ Eligible Employees will be
experienced professionals in the investment banking and securities,
investment management or credit card businesses, or in the related
administrative, financial, accounting, legal, or operational
activities.
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\2\ A ``Consultant'' is a person or entity whom MS has engaged
on retainer to provide services and professional expertise on an
ongoing basis as a regular consultant or a business or legal adviser
and who shares a community of interest with MS and MS employees.
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5. Managing Employees will have primary responsibility for
operating the Partnership. These responsibilities will include, among
other things, identifying, investigating, structuring, negotiating, and
monitoring investments for the Partnership, communicating with the
limited partners of the Partnership, maintaining the books and records
of the Partnership, and making recommendations with respect to
investment decisions by the General Partner. Each Managing Employee
will (a) be closely involved with, and knowledgeable with respect to,
the Partnership's affairs and the status of the Partnership's
investments, (b) be an officer or employee of MS and (c) have
reportable income from all sources (including any profit shares and
bonuses) in the calendar year immediately preceding the Employee's
participation in the Partnership in excess of $120,000 and have a
reasonable expectation of reportable income of at least $150,000 in the
years in which the Employee invests in a Partnership.
6. A Qualified Participant (i) is an Eligible Family Member or
Qualified Entity (in each case as defined below) of an Eligible
Employee, and, (ii) if the individual or entity is purchasing an
Interest from a Partner or directly from the Partnership, comes within
one of the categories of an ``accredited investor'' under rule 501(a)
of Regulation D. An ``Eligible Family Member'' is a spouse, parent,
child, spouse of child, brother, sister, or grandchild of an Eligible
Employee. A ``Qualified Entity'' is (i) a trust of which the trustee,
grantor, and/or beneficiary is an Eligible Employee; (ii) a
partnership, corporation, or other entity controlled by an Eligible
Employee; \3\ or (iii) a trust or other entity established for the
benefit of Eligible Family Members of an Eligible Employee.
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\3\ The inclusion of partnerships, corporations, or other
entities controlled by an Eligible Employee in the definition of
``Qualified Entities'' is intended to enable Eligible Employees to
make investments in the Partnerships through personal investment
vehicles for the purpose of personal and family investment and
estate planning objectives. Eligible Employees will exercise
investment discretion or control over these investment vehicles,
thereby creating a close nexus between MS and these investment
vehicles. In the case of a partnership, corporation, or other entity
controlled by a Consultant entity, individual participants will be
limited to senior level employees, members, or partners of the
Consultant who will be required to qualify as an ``accredited
investor'' under rule 501(a)(6) of Regulation D and who will have
access to the General Partner or MS.
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7. The terms of a Partnership will be fully disclosed to each
Eligible Employee and, if applicable, to a Qualified Participant of the
Eligible Employee, at the time the Eligible Employee is invited to
participate in the Partnership. Each Partnership will send audited
financial statements to each Participant within 120 days or as soon as
practicable after the end of its fiscal year. In addition, each
Participant will receive a copy of Schedule K-1 showing the
Participant's share of income, credits, reductions, and other tax
items.
8. Interests in a Partnership will be non-transferable except with
the prior written consent of the General Partner. No person will be
admitted into a Partnership unless the person is an Eligible Employee,
a Qualified Participant of an Eligible Employee, or an MS entity. No
sales load will be charged in connection with the sale of a limited
partnership interest.
9. An Eligible Employee's interest in a Partnership may be subject
to repurchase or cancellation if: (i) The Eligible Employee's
relationship with MS is terminated for cause; (ii) the Eligible
Employee becomes a consultant to or joins any firm that the General
Partner determines, in its reasonable discretion, is competitive with
any business of MS; or (iii) the Eligible Employee voluntarily resigns
from employment with MS. Upon repurchase or cancellation, the General
Partner will pay to the Eligible Employee at least the lesser of (i)
the amount actually paid by the Eligible Employee to acquire the
Interest (plus interest, as determined by the General Partner), and
(ii) the fair market value of the Interest as determined at the time of
repurchase by the General Partner. The terms of any repurchase or
cancellation will apply equally to any Qualified Participant of an
Eligible Employee.
10. Subject to the terms of the applicable Limited Partnership
Agreement, a Partnership will be permitted to enter into transactions
involving (i) an MS entity, (ii) a portfolio company, (iii) any Partner
or any person or entity affiliated with a Partner, (iv) an investment
fund or separate account that is organized for the benefit of investors
who are not affiliated with MS and over which an MS entity will
exercise investment discretion (a ``Third Party Fund''), or (v) any
partner or other investor of a Third Party Fund that is not affiliated
with MS (a ``Third Party Investor''). These transactions may include a
Partnership's purchase or sale of an investment or an interest from or
to any MS entity or Third Party Fund, acting as principal. Prior to
entering into these transactions,
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the General Partner must determine that the terms are fair to the
Partners.
11. A Partnership will not invest more than 15% of its assets in
securities issued by registered investment companies (with the
exception of temporary investments in money market funds). A
Partnership will acquire any security issued by a registered investment
company if immediately after the acquisition, the Partnership will own
more than 3%of the outstanding voting stock of the registered
investment company.
12. An MS entity (including the General Partner) acting as agent or
broker may receive placement fees, advisory fees, or other compensation
from a Partnership or a portfolio company in connection with a
Partnership's purchase or sale of securities, provided the placement
fees, advisory fees, or other compensation are ``usual and customary.''
Fees or other compensation will be deemed ``usual and customary'' only
if (i) the Partnership is purchasing or selling securities with other
unaffiliated third parties, including Third Party Funds, (ii) the fees
or compensation being charged to the Partnership are also being charged
to the unaffiliated third parties, including Third Party Funds, and
(iii) the amount of securities being purchased or sold by the
Partnership does not exceed 50% of the total amount of securities being
purchased or sold by the Partnership and the Unaffiliated third
parties, including Third Party Funds. MS entities (including the
General Partner) also may be compensated for services to entities in
which the Partnerships invest and to entities that are competitors of
these entities, and may otherwise engage in normal business activities
that conflict with the interests of the Partnerships.
Applicants' Legal Analysis
1. Section 6(b) of the Act provides, in part, that the SEC will
exempt employees' securities companies from the provisions of the Act
to the extent that the exemption is consistent with the protection of
investors. Section 6(b) provides that the Commission will consider, in
determining the provisions of the Act from which the company should be
exempt, the company's form of organization and capital structure, the
persons owning and controlling its securities, the price of the
company's securities and the amount of any sales load, how the
company's funds are invested, and the relationship between the company
and the issuers of the securities in which it invests. Section 2(a)(13)
defines an employees' security company, in relevant part, as any
investment company all of whose securities are beneficially owned (a)
by current or former employees, or persons on retainer, of one or more
affiliated employers, (b) by immediate family members of such persons,
or (c) by such employer or employers together with any of the persons
in (a) or (b).
2. Section 7 of the Act generally prohibits an investment company
that is not registered under section 8 of the Act from selling or
redeeming its securities. Section 6(e) provides that, in connection
with any order exempting an investment company from any provision of
section 7, certain provisions of the Act, as specified by the SEC, will
be applicable to the company and other persons dealing with the company
as though the company were registered under the Act. Applicants request
an order under sections 6(b) and 6(e) of the Act for an exemption from
all provisions of the Act except section 9, section 17 (other than
certain provisions of paragraphs (a), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (j)),
section 30 (other than certain provisions of paragraphs (a), (b), (e),
and (h)), sections 36 through 53, and the rules and regulations
thereunder.
3. Section 17(a) generally prohibits any affiliated person of a
registered investment company, or any affiliated person of an
affiliated person, acting as principal, from knowingly selling or
purchasing any security or other property to or from the company.
Applicants request an exemption from section 17(a) to (i) permit an MS
entity or a Third Party Fund, acting as principal, to engage in any
transaction directly or indirectly with any Partnership or any company
controlled by the Partnership; (ii) permit any Partnership to invest in
or engage in any transaction with any MS entity, acting as principal,
(a) in which the Partnership, any company controlled by the
Partnership, or any MS entity or Third Party Fund has invested or will
invest or (b) with which the Partnership, any company controlled by the
Partnership, or any MS entity or Third Party Fund will become
affiliated; and (iii) permit a Third Party Investor, acting as
principal, to engage in any transaction directly or indirectly with any
Partnership or any company controlled by the Partnership.
4. Applicants state that an exemption from section 17(a) is
consistent with the protection of investors and is necessary to promote
the purpose of the Partnerships. Applicants state that the Participants
in each Partnership will be fully informed of the extent of the
Partnership's dealings with MS. Applicants also state that, as
professionals employed in the investment banking and financial services
businesses, Participants will be able to understand and evaluate the
attendant risks. Applicants assert that the community of interest among
the Participants and MS will provide the best protection against any
risk of abuse.
5. Section 17(d) and rule 17d-1 prohibit any affiliated person or
principal underwriter of a registered investment company, or any
affiliated person of such person or principal underwriter, acting as
principal, from participating in any joint arrangement with the company
unless authorized by the SEC. Applicants request exemptive relief to
permit affiliated persons of each Partnership, or affiliated persons of
any of these persons, to participate in any joint arrangement in which
the Partnership or a company controlled by the Partnership is a
participant.
6. Applicants submit that it is likely that suitable investments
will be brought to the attention of a Partnership because of its
affiliation with MS, MS's large capital resources, and its experience
in structuring complex transactions. Applicants also submit that the
types of investment opportunities considered by a Partnership often
require each investor to make funds available in an amount that may be
substantially greater than what a Partnership may make available on its
own. Applicants contend that, as a result, the only way in which a
Partnership may be able to participate in these opportunities may be to
co-invest with other persons, including its affiliates. Applicants note
that each Partnership will be primarily organized for the benefit of
Eligible Employees as an incentive for them to remain with MS and for
the generation and maintenance of goodwill. Applicants believe that, if
co-investments with MS are prohibited, the appeal of the Partnerships
would be significantly diminished. Applicants assert that Eligible
Employees wish to participate in co-investment opportunities because
they believe that (a) the resources of MS enable it to analyze
investment opportunities to an extent that individual employees would
not be able to duplicate, (b) investments made by MS will not be
generally available to investors even of the financial status of the
Eligible Employees, and (c) Eligible Employees will be able to pool
their investment resources, thus achieving greater diversification of
their individual investment portfolios.
7. Applicants assert that the flexibility to structure co-
investments and joint investments will not involve abuses of the type
section 17(d) and rule 17d-1 were designed to prevent. Applicants
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state that the concern that permitting co-investments by MS and a
Partnership might lead to less advantageous treatment of the
Partnership will be mitigated by the community of interest among MS and
the Participants, and the fact that senior officers and directors of MS
entities will be investing in the Partnership. In addition, applicants
assert that strict compliance with section 17(d) would cause the
Partnership to forego investment opportunities simply because a
Participant or other affiliated person of the Partnership (or any
affiliate of such person) made a similar investment. Finally,
applicants contend that the possibility that a Partnership may be
disadvantaged by the participation of an affiliate in a transaction
will be minimized by compliance with the lockstep procedures described
in condition 3 below. Applicants believe that this condition will
ensure that a Partnership will co-invest side-by-side and pro rata
with, and on at least as favorable terms as, an MS entity.
8. Co-investments with Third Party Funds, or by an MS entity
pursuant to a contractual obligation to a Third Party Fund, will not be
subject to condition 3. Applicants note that it is common for a Third
Party Fund to require that MS invest its own capital in Third party
Fund investments, and that the MS investments be subject to
substantially the same terms as those applicable to the Third Party
Fund. Applicants believe it is important that the interests of the
Third Party Fund take priority over the interests of the Partnerships,
and that the Third Party Fund not be burdened or otherwise affected by
activities of the Partnerships. In addition, applicants assert that the
relationship of a Partnership to a Third Party Fund is fundamentally
different from a Partnership's relationship to MS. Applicants contend
that the focus of, and the rationale for, the protections contained in
the requested relief are to protect the Partnerships from any
overreaching by MS in the employer/employee context, whereas the same
concerns are not present with respect to the Partnerships via-a-vis a
Third Party Fund.
9. Section 17(e) and rule 17e-1 limit the compensation an
affiliated person may receive when acting as agent or broker for a
registered investment company. Applicants request an exemption from
section 17(e) to permit an MS entity (including the General Partner),
that acts as an agent or broker, to receive placement fees, advisory
fees, or other compensation from a Partnership in connection with the
purchase or sale by the Partnership of securities, provided that the
fees or other compensation are deemed ``usual and customary.''
Applicants state that for the purposes of the application, fees or
other compensation that are charged or received by an MS entity will be
deemed ``usual and customary'' only if (i) the Partnership is
purchasing or selling securities with other unaffiliated third parties,
including Third Party Funds, (ii) the fees or compensation being
charged to the Partnership are also being charged to the unaffiliated
third parties, including Third Party Funds, and (iii) the amount of
securities being purchased or sold by the Partnership does not exceed
50% of the total amount of securities being purchased or sold by the
Partnership and the unaffiliated third parties, including Third Party
Funds. Applicants assert that, because MS does not wish it to appear as
if it is favoring the Partnerships, compliance with section 17(e) would
prevent a Partnership from participating in transactions where the
Partnership is being charged lower fees than unaffiliated third
parties. Applicants assert that the fees or other compensation paid by
a Partnership to an MS entity will be the same as those negotiated at
arm's length with unaffiliated third parties.
10. Rule 17e-1(b) requires that a majority of directors who are not
``interested persons'' (as defined in section 2(a)(19) of the Act) take
actions and make approvals regarding commissions, fees, or other
remuneration. Applicants request an exemption from rule 17e-1(b) to the
extent necessary to permit each Partnership to comply with the rule
without having a majority of the directors of the General Partner who
are not interested persons take actions and make determinations as set
forth in the rule. Applicants state that because all the directors of
the General Partner will be affiliated persons, without the relief
requested, a Partnership could not comply with rule 17e-1(b).
Applicants state that each Partnership will comply with rule 17e-1(b)
by having a majority of the directors of the Partnership take actions
and make approvals as are set forth in rule 17e-1. Applicants state
that each Partnership will comply with all other requirements of rule
17e-1 for the transactions described above in the discussion of section
17(e).
11. Section 17(f) designates the entities that may act as
investment company custodians, and rule 17f-1 imposes certain
requirements when the custodian is a member of a national securities
exchange. Applicants request an exemption from section 17(f) and rule
17f-1 to permit MS to act as custodian of Partnership asserts without a
written contract, as would be required by rule 17f-1(a). Applicants
also request an exemption from the rule 17f-1(b)(4) requirement that an
independent accountant periodically verify the asserts held by the
custodian. Applicants believe that, because of the community of
interest between MS and the Partnerships and the existing requirement
for an independent audit, compliance with these requirements would be
unnecessarily burdensome and expensive. Applicants will comply with all
other requirements of rule 17f-1.
12. Section 17(g) and rule 17g-1 generally require the bonding of
officers and employees of a registered investment company who have
access to its securities or funds. Rule 17g-1 requires that a majority
of directors who are not interested persons take certain actions and
given certain approvals relating to fidelity bonding. Applicants
request exemptive relief to permit the General Partner's officers and
directors, who may be deemed interested persons, to take actions and
make determinations set forth in the rule. Applicants state that,
because all the directors of the General Partner will be affiliated
persons, a Partnership could not comply with rule 17g-1 without the
requested relief. Specifically, each Partnership will comply with rule
17g-1 by having a majority of the Partnership's directors take actions
and make determinations as are set forth in rule 17g-1. Applicants also
state that each Partnership will comply with all other requirements of
rule 17g-1.
13. Section 17(j) and paragraph (a) of rule 17j-1 make it unlawful
for certain enumerated persons to engage in fraudulent or deceptive
practices in connection with the purchase or sale of a security held or
to be acquired by a registered investment company. Rule 17j-1 also
requires that every registered investment company adopt a written code
of ethics and that every access person of a registered investment
company report personal securities transactions. Applicants request an
exemption from the provisions of rule 17j-1, except for the anti-fraud
provisions of paragraph (a), because they are unnecessarily burdensome
as applied to the Partnerships.
14. Applicants request an exemption from the requirements in
sections 30(a), 30(b), and 30(e), and the rules under those sections,
that registered investment companies prepare and file with the SEC and
mail to their shareholders certain periodic reports and financial
statements. Applicants content that the forms prescribed by the
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SEC for periodic reports have little relevance to the Partnerships and
would entail administrative and legal costs that outweigh any benefit
to the Participants. Applicants request exemptive relief to the extent
necessary to permit each Partnership to report annually to its
Participants. Applicants also request an exemption from section 30(h)
to the extent necessary to exempt the General Partner of each
Partnership and any other persons who may be deemed to be members of an
advisory board of a Partnership from filing Forms 3, 4 and 5 under
section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to their ownership of
Interests in the Partnership. Applicants assert that, because there
will be no trading market and the transfers of Interests will be
severely restricted, these filings are unnecessary for the protection
of investors and burdensome to those required to make them.
Applicants' Conditions
Applicants agree that the order granting the requested relief will
be subject to the following conditions:
1. Each proposed transaction otherwise prohibited by section 17(a)
or section 17(d) and rule 17d-1 to which a Partnership is a party (the
``Section 17 Transaction'') will be effected only if the General
Partner determines that: (i) The terms of the transaction, including
the consideration to be paid or received, are fair and reasonable to
the Partners of the Partnership and do not involve overreaching of the
Partnership or its Participants on the part of any person concerned;
and (ii) the transaction is consistent with the interests of the
Participants in the Partnership, and the Partnership's organizational
documents and reports to its Participants. In addition, the General
Partner of each Partnership will record and preserve a description of
the Section 17 Transactions, the General Partner's findings, the
information or materials upon which the General Partner's findings are
based, and the basis for the findings. All records relating to an
investment program will be maintained until the termination of the
investment program and at least two years thereafter, and will be
subject to examination by the SEC and its staff.\4\
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\4\ Each Partnership will preserve the accounts, books and other
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for the first two years.
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2. In conneciton with the Section 17 Transactions, the General
Partner of each Partnership will adopt, and periodically review and
update, procedures designed to ensure that reasonable inquiry is made,
prior to the consummation of any Section 17 Transaction, with respect
to the possible involvement in the Transaction of any affiliated person
or promoter of or principal underwriter for the Partnership, or any
affiliated person of the affiliated person, promoter, or principal
underwriter.
3. The General Partner of each Partnership will not invest the
funds of the Partnership in any investment in which a ``Co-Investor''
(as defined below) has acquired or proposes to acquire the same class
of securities of the same issuer, if the investment involves a joint
enterprise or other joint arrangement within the meaning of rule 17d-1
in which the Partnership and the Co-Investor are Participants, unless
the Co-Investor, prior to disposing of all or part of its investment,
(i) gives the General Partner sufficient, but not less than one day's,
notice of its intent to dispose of its investment; and (ii) refrains
from disposing of its investment unless the Partnership has the
opportunity to dispose of the Partnership's investment prior to or
concurrently with, on the same terms as, and pro rata with the Co-
Investor. The term ``Co-Investor'' with respect to any Partnership
means any person who is: (i) An ``affiliated person'' (as defined in
section 2(a)(3) of the Act) of the Partnership (other than a Third
Party Fund); (ii) MS; (iii) an officer or director of MS; or (iv) an
entity (other than a Third Party Fund) in which the General Partner
acts as a general partner or has a similar capacity to control the sale
or other disposition of the entity's securities. The restrictions
contained in this condition, however, will not be deemed to limit or
prevent the disposition of an investment by a Co-Investor: (i) To its
direct or direct wholly-owned subsidiary, to any company (a ``Parent'')
of which the Co-Investor is a direct or indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary, or to a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of its
Parent; (ii) to immediate family members of the Co-Investor or a trust
or other investment vehicle established for any immediate family
member; (iii) when the investment is comprised of securities that are
listed on any exchange registered as a national securities exchange
under section 6 of the Exchange Act; (iv) when the investment is
comprised of securities that are national market system securities
pursuant to section 11A(a)(2) of the Exchange Act and rule 11Aa2-1
under the Exchange Act; or (v) when the investment is comprised of
securities that are listed on or traded on any foreign securities
exchange or board of trade that satisfies regulatory requirements under
the law of the jurisdiction in which the foreign securities exchange or
board of trade is organized similar to those that apply to a national
securities exchange or a national market system for securities.
4. Each Partnership and the General Partner will maintained and
preserve, for the life of the Partnership and at least two years
thereafter, the accounts, books, and other documents that constitute
the record forming the basis of the audited financial statements that
are to be provided to the Participants in the Partnership, and each
annual report of the Partnership required to be sent to Participants,
and agree that these records will be subject to examination by the SEC
and its staff.\5\
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\5\ Each Partnership will preserve the accounts, books and other
documents required to be maintained in an easily accessible place
for the first two years.
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5. The General Partner of each Partnership will send to each
Participant in the Partnership who had an interest in any capital
account of the Partnership, at any time during the fiscal year then
ended, Partnership financial statements audited by the Partnership's
independent accountants. At the end of each fiscal year, the General
Partner will make a valuation or have a valuation made of all of the
assets of the Partnership as of the fiscal year end in a manner
consistent with customary practice with respect to the valuation of
assets of the kind held by the Partnership. In addition, within 120
days after the end of each fiscal year of each Partnership or as soon
as practicable thereafter, the General Partner of the Partnership will
send a report to each person who was a Participant in the Partnership
at any time during the fiscal year then ended, setting forth the tax
information necessary for the preparation by the Participant of federal
and state income tax returns.
6. If purchases or sales are made by a Partnership from or to an
entity affiliated with the Partnership by reason of a 5% or more
investment in the entity by an MS director, officer, or employee, the
individual will not participate in the Partnership's determination of
whether or not to effect the purchase or sale.
For the SEC, by the Division of Investment Management, under
delegated authority.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-7374 Filed 3-20-98; 8:45 am]
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