Contingent Income Buffered Securities due October 15, 2029
Payments on the Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the Nasdaq-100 Index®, the Russell 2000® Index and the S&P 500® Index
Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by Morgan Stanley
Principal at Risk Securities
The securities are unsecured obligations of Morgan Stanley Finance LLC (“MSFL”) and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Morgan Stanley. The securities have the terms described in the accompanying prospectus supplement, index supplement and prospectus, as supplemented or modified by this document. The securities do not provide for the regular payment of interest and provide a minimum payment at maturity of only 25% of the stated principal amount. The securities will pay a contingent monthly coupon (as well as any contingent monthly coupons for any prior monthly periods for which a contingent monthly coupon was not paid) but only if the index closing value of each of the Nasdaq-100 Index®, the Russell 2000® Index and the S&P 500® Index on the related observation date is at or above 75% of its respective initial index value, which we refer to as the respective coupon barrier level. If the index closing value of any underlying index is less than the coupon barrier level for such index on any observation date, we will pay no interest for the related monthly period. At maturity, if the final index value of each underlying index has appreciated, has remained unchanged or has declined by an amount less than or equal to the buffer amount of 25%, the payment at maturity will be the stated principal amount the related contingent monthly coupon as well as any previously unpaid contingent monthly coupons. If, however, the final index value of any underlying index has declined from its initial index value by an amount greater than the buffer amount of 25%, investors will lose 1% for every 1% decline of the worst performing underlying index beyond the specified buffer amount, subject to the minimum payment at maturity of 25% of the stated principal amount. Accordingly, investors in the securities must be willing to accept the risk of losing up to 75% of the stated principal amount if any underlying index declines by an amount greater than the buffer amount, and also the risk of not receiving any contingent monthly coupons during the entire 5-year term of the securities. Because payments on the securities are based on the worst performing of the underlying indices, a decline beyond the respective coupon barrier level and/or by an amount greater than the respective buffer amount, as applicable, of any underlying index will result in few or no contingent monthly coupons and/or a loss of your investment, as applicable, even if the other underlying indices have appreciated or have not declined as much. Investors will not participate in any appreciation in any underlying index. These long-dated securities are for investors who are willing to risk their principal and seek an opportunity to earn interest at a potentially above-market rate and the limited protection provided by the buffer feature in exchange for the risk of receiving no monthly interest if any underlying index closes below the coupon barrier level for such index on the observation dates. The securities are notes issued as part of MSFL’s Series A Global Medium-Term Notes program.
All payments are subject to our credit risk. If we default on our obligations, you could lose some or all of your investment. These securities 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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FINAL 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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Underlying indices:
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Nasdaq-100 Index® (the “NDX Index”), Russell 2000® Index (the “RTY Index”) and S&P 500® Index (the “SPX Index”)
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Aggregate principal amount:
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$995,000
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Stated principal amount:
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$1,000 per security
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Issue price:
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$1,000 per security (see “Commissions and issue price” below)
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Pricing date:
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October 10, 2024
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Original issue date:
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October 16, 2024 (3 business days after the pricing date)
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Maturity date:
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October 15, 2029
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Contingent monthly coupon:
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If, on any observation date, the index closing value of each underlying index is greater than or equal to its respective coupon barrier level, we will pay a contingent monthly coupon at an annual rate of 6.50% (corresponding to approximately $5.417 per month per security) on the related contingent coupon payment date.
If the contingent monthly coupon is not paid on any coupon payment date (because the index closing value of any underlying index is less than its respective coupon barrier level on the related observation date), such unpaid contingent monthly coupon will be paid on a later coupon payment date but only if the index closing value of each underlying index on the related observation date is greater than or equal to its respective coupon barrier level. Any such unpaid contingent monthly coupon will be paid on the first subsequent coupon payment date for which the index closing value of each underlying index on the related observation date is greater than or equal to its respective coupon barrier level; provided, however, in the case of any such payment of a previously unpaid contingent monthly coupon, no additional interest will accrue or be payable in respect of such unpaid contingent monthly coupon from and after the end of the original interest payment period for such unpaid contingent monthly coupon.
You will not receive payment for any unpaid contingent monthly coupons if the index closing value of any underlying index is less than its respective coupon barrier level on each subsequent observation date. If the index closing value of any underlying index is less than its respective coupon barrier level on each observation date, you will not receive any contingent monthly coupons for the entire term of the securities.
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Payment at maturity:
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Investors will receive on the maturity date a payment at maturity determined as follows:
If the final index value of each underlying index is greater than or equal to 75% of its respective initial index value, meaning that no underlying index has decreased by an amount greater than the buffer amount of 25% from its respective initial index value:
the stated principal amount and the contingent monthly coupon with respect to the final observation date as well as any previously unpaid contingent monthly coupons with respect to the prior observation dates.
If the final index value of any underlying index is less than 75% of its respective initial index value, meaning that any underlying index has decreased by an amount greater than the buffer amount of 25% from its respective initial index value:
($1,000 × index performance factor of the worst performing underlying index) + $250
Under these circumstances, the payment at maturity will be less than the stated principal amount of $1,000. However, under no circumstances will the payment at maturity be less than $250 per security. No monthly coupon will be payable at maturity, and investors will not receive payment of any previously unpaid contingent monthly coupons.
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Terms continued on the following page
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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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$983.00 per security. See “Investment Overview” beginning on page 4.
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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 security
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$1,000
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$7.50
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$992.50
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Total
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$995,000
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$7,462.50
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$987,537.50
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(1) The securities will be sold only to investors purchasing the securities in fee-based advisory accounts.
(2) MS & Co. expects to sell all of the securities that it purchases from us to an unaffiliated dealer at a price of $992.50 per security, for further sale to certain fee-based advisory accounts at the price to public of $1,000 per security. MS & Co. will not receive a sales commission with respect to the securities. See “Supplemental information regarding plan of distribution; conflicts of interest.” For additional information, see “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
(3) See “Use of proceeds and hedging” on page 33.
The securities involve risks not associated with an investment in ordinary debt securities. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 13.
The Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities regulators have not approved or disapproved these securities, or determined if this document or the accompanying prospectus supplement, index supplement and prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The securities 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 prospectus supplement, index supplement and prospectus, each of which can be accessed via the hyperlinks below. When you read the accompanying prospectus 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 Securities” and “Additional Information About the Securities” at the end of this document.
References to “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Morgan Stanley or MSFL, or Morgan Stanley and MSFL collectively, as the context requires.
Prospectus Supplement dated November 16, 2023 Index Supplement dated November 16, 2023 Prospectus dated April 12, 2024