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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950103-23-000875"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MS"
cik: "0000895421"
company_name: "MORGAN STANLEY"
filed_at: "2023-01-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T12:10:17.869085+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Morgan Stanley amends bylaws to align with SEC universal proxy rules for director nominations

## Summary
- Amendments effective Jan 20, 2023, clarifying procedural and disclosure requirements for shareholder director nominations.
- Enhanced disclosure mandates: additional info on nominating shareholder, nominees, affiliates; required updates to ensure accuracy.
- Shareholders must represent intent to solicit holders of at least 67% voting power per Rule 14a-19 and provide evidence upon request.
- Also includes updates to quorum requirements and other technical, conforming revisions to the bylaws.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950103-23-000875
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MS
- cik: 0000895421
- company_name: MORGAN STANLEY
- filed_at: 2023-01-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895421/000095010323000875/0000950103-23-000875-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895421/000095010323000875/dp187245_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  MORGAN STANLEY: Amended Bylaws to clarify and implement procedural and disclosure requirements for shareholder director nominations in light of universal proxy rules, and other technical revisions (effective 2023-01-20).
  - Change: bylaw amendment
  - Effective: 2023-01-20
  source text: On January 20, 2023, the Board of Directors of Morgan Stanley (the “Company”) approved and adopted amendments (the “Amendments”) to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”), effective as of January 20, 2023, to clarify and implement certain procedural and disclosure requirements for the Company’s shareholders proposing director nominations for consideration at the Company’s annual or special meetings of shareholders in light of the “universal proxy” rules recently adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 14a-19 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895421/000095010323000875/0000950103-23-000875-index.htm

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