Morgan Stanley Municipal Premium Income Trust Today Declared a Monthly Income Dividend from Tax-Free Income

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Morgan Stanley Municipal Premium Income Trust today declared a monthly income dividend of $.045 per share from tax-free income.

RECORD DATE	PAYABLE DATE
02/19/10	02/26/10

Morgan Stanley Municipal Premium Income Trust is a closed-end diversified management investment company investing principally in investment grade Municipal Obligations.

The Trust's investment objective is to provide a high level of current income exempt from federal income tax.