Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust Reports 5% Stake In Morgan Stanley Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc. (APF)

Item 1.

(a)

Name of Issuer
Morgan Stanley Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc. (the Issuer)

(b)

Address of Issuers Principal Executive Offices
522 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10036

Item 2.

(a)

Name of Person Filing
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (the Trust), Melinda French Gates and William H. Gates III (together, Reporting Persons) (1)

(b)

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
The Trust 500 Fifth Avenue North, Seattle, Washington  98109

Mr. Gates One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington  98052

Mrs. Gates 500 Fifth Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109

(c)

Citizenship
The Trust is a charitable trust organized under the laws of the State of Washington.

Mr. and Mrs. Gates are citizens of the United States of America.

(d)

Title of Class of Securities
Common Shares, $0.01 par value per share.

(e)

CUSIP Number

61744U106

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

Not Applicable.

Item 4.

Ownership

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:

See the responses to Item 9 on the attached cover pages.

(b)

Percent of class:

See the responses to Item 11 on the attached cover pages.

(c)

Number of shares as to which the person has:

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote   

See the responses to Item 5 on the attached cover pages.

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote    

See the responses to Item 6 on the attached cover pages.

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of   

See the responses to Item 7 on the attached cover pages.

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of   

See the responses to Item 8 on the attached cover pages.