MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER PRIME INCOME TRUST
SC 13E4/A, 1999-06-24
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     As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
                          June 24, 1999
                Securities Act File No. 005-40894





               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                         SCHEDULE 13E-4
                 ISSUER TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
              (Pursuant to Section 13(e)(1) of the
                Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
                       (Amendment No. 1)

         Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Prime Income Trust
                        (Name of Issuer)

         Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Prime Income Trust
              (Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)

 Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, Par Value $.01 Per Share
                 (Title of Class of Securities)

                           920914-108
             (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                        Barry Fink, Esq.
         Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Prime Income Trust
                     Two World Trade Center
                      New York, NY  10048
                         (212) 392-1600
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to  Rece
ive  Notices  and  Communications on Behalf of  Person(s)  Filing
Statement)

                         June 24, 1999
                      (Date of Amendment)




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      This Amendment No. 1 to the Issuer's Tender Offer Statement
on  Schedule 13E-4 that was electronically transmitted via  EDGAR
on  May 17, 1999 by Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Prime Income Trust
(the "Trust"), with respect to the tender offer to purchase up to
10,000,000 of the Trust's outstanding common shares of beneficial
interest,  par  value $.01 per share, amends  such  statement  on
Schedule 13E-4 to add the following supplemental information:

      (a)  The offer contained in the Offer to Purchase dated May
19,  1999  (the  "Offer to Purchase") and the related  Letter  of
Transmittal (which together constituted the "Offer")  expired  at
12:00 midnight, New York City time on June 18, 1999.

      (b)  5,113,383.825 common shares, or approximately 2.1%  of
the then outstanding common shares, were validly tendered through
the expiration date and were not withdrawn and were purchased  by
the  Trust  at a price of $9.90 per common share, the  net  asset
value of the common shares at the time the offer expired.


     (c)  The Schedule 13E-4 is hereby terminated.























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                            SIGNATURE


      After  due  inquiry  and to the best of  my  knowledge  and
belief,  I  certify  that  the  information  set  forth  in  this
statement is true, complete and correct.

                         MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER
                         PRIME INCOME TRUST
                     /s/ Barry Fink
                         Barry Fink
                         Vice President and Secretary


June 24, 1999
























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