Buffered PLUS Based on the Value of the S&P 500® Futures Excess Return Index due July 22, 2027
Buffered Performance Leveraged Upside SecuritiesSM with Downside Factor
Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by Morgan Stanley
Principal at Risk Securities
The Buffered PLUS offered are unsecured obligations of Morgan Stanley Finance LLC (“MSFL”) and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Morgan Stanley. The Buffered PLUS will pay no interest, do not guarantee any return of principal at maturity and have the terms described in the accompanying product supplement for PLUS, index supplement and prospectus, as supplemented or modified by this document. At maturity, if the underlying index has appreciated in value, investors will receive the stated principal amount of their investment plus leveraged upside performance of the underlying index. If the underlying index has depreciated in value, but the underlying index has not declined by more than the specified buffer amount, the Buffered PLUS will redeem for par. However, if the underlying index has declined by more than the buffer amount, investors will lose 1.333% for every 1% decline beyond the specified buffer amount. There is no minimum payment at maturity on the Buffered PLUS. Accordingly, you could lose your entire initial investment in the Buffered PLUS. The Buffered PLUS are for investors who seek an equity index-based return and who are willing to risk their principal and forgo current income in exchange for the leverage and buffer features that in each case apply to a limited range of performance of the underlying index. The Buffered PLUS are notes issued as part of MSFL’s Series A Global Medium-Term Notes program.
The underlying index measures the performance of the nearest maturing quarterly E-mini S&P 500 futures contract (the “futures contract”) trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (the “CME”). The futures contract references the S&P 500® Index (the “reference index”). For more information about the S&P 500® Index, see the accompanying index supplement. For more information about the underlying index, see “Annex A — S&P 500® Futures Excess Return Index” beginning on page 14.
All payments are subject to our credit risk. If we default on our obligations, you could lose some or all of your investment. These Buffered PLUS are not secured obligations and you will not have any security interest in, or otherwise have any access to, any underlying reference asset or assets.
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SUMMARY TERMS
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Issuer:
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Morgan Stanley Finance LLC
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Guarantor:
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Morgan Stanley
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Maturity date:
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July 22, 2027
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Underlying index:
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S&P 500® Futures Excess Return Index
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Aggregate principal amount:
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$
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Payment at maturity:
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●If the final index value is greater than the initial index value:
$1,000 + the leveraged upside payment
●If the final index value is less than or equal to the initial index value but has decreased from the initial index value by an amount less than or equal to the buffer amount of 25%:
$1,000
●If the final index value is less than the initial index value and has decreased from the initial index value by an amount greater than the buffer amount of 25%:
$1,000 + [$1,000 × (index return + 25%) × downside factor]
Under these circumstances, the payment at maturity will be less than the stated principal amount of $1,000 and could be zero.
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Leveraged upside payment:
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$1,000 × leverage factor × index return
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Leverage factor:
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170%
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Downside factor:
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1.333
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Index return:
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(final index value – initial index value) / initial index value
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Initial index value:
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, which is the index closing value on the pricing date
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Final index value:
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The index closing value on the valuation date
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Valuation date:
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July 19, 2027, subject to adjustment for non-index business days and certain market disruption events
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Buffer amount:
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25%. As a result of the buffer amount of 25%, the value at or above which the underlying index must close on the valuation date so that investors do not suffer a loss on their initial investment in the Buffered PLUS is , which is 75% of the initial index value.
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Minimum payment at maturity:
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None
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Stated principal amount:
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$1,000 per Buffered PLUS
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Issue price:
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$1,000 per Buffered PLUS (see “Commissions and issue price” below)
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Pricing date:
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July 17, 2024
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Original issue date:
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July 22, 2024 (3 business days after the pricing date)
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CUSIP / ISIN:
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61776MA70 / US61776MA709
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Listing:
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The Buffered PLUS will not be listed on any securities exchange.
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Agent:
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Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“MS & Co.”), an affiliate of MSFL and a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. See “Supplemental information regarding plan of distribution; conflicts of interest.”
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Estimated value on the pricing date:
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Approximately $986.80 per Buffered PLUS, or within $30.00 of that estimate. See “Investment Summary” beginning on page 2.
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Commissions and issue price:
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Price to public(1)
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Agent’s commissions and fees(2)
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Proceeds to us(3)
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Per Buffered PLUS
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$1,000
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$
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$
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Total
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$
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$
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$
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(1) The Buffered PLUS will be sold only to investors purchasing the Buffered PLUS in fee-based advisory accounts.
(2) MS & Co. expects to sell all of the Buffered PLUS that it purchases from us to an unaffiliated dealer at a price of $ per Buffered PLUS, for further sale to certain fee-based advisory accounts at the price to public of $1,000 per Buffered PLUS. MS & Co. will not receive a sales commission with respect to the Buffered PLUS. See “Supplemental information regarding plan of distribution; conflicts of interest.” For additional information, see “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” in the accompanying product supplement for PLUS.
(3) See “Use of proceeds and hedging” on page 12.
The Buffered PLUS involve risks not associated with an investment in ordinary debt securities. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 5.
The Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities regulators have not approved or disapproved these securities, or determined if this document or the accompanying product supplement, index supplement and prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The Buffered PLUS are not deposits or savings accounts and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency or instrumentality, nor are they obligations of, or guaranteed by, a bank.
You should read this document together with the related product supplement, index supplement and prospectus, each of which can be accessed via the hyperlinks below. When you read the accompanying product supplement and index supplement, please note that all references in such supplements to the prospectus dated November 16, 2023, or to any sections therein, should refer instead to the accompanying prospectus dated April 12, 2024 or to the corresponding sections of such prospectus, as applicable. Please also see “Additional Terms of the Buffered PLUS” and “Additional Information About the Buffered PLUS” at the end of this document.
As used in this document, “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Morgan Stanley or MSFL, or Morgan Stanley and MSFL collectively, as the context requires.
Product Supplement for PLUS dated November 16, 2023 Index Supplement dated November 16, 2023 Prospectus dated April 12, 2024