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

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Morgan Stanley Quality Municipal Investment Trust today declared a monthly income dividend of $.07125 per share from tax-free income.

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

Morgan Stanley Quality Municipal Investment Trust is a closed-end diversified management investment company investing primarily in Municipal Obligations which are rated in the three highest grades by established rating services or unrated securities of comparable quality.

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