Jump Securities with Auto-Callable Feature due December 29, 2027
All Payments on the Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the Energy Select Sector SPDR® Fund, the SPDR® S&P® Regional Banking ETF and the VanEck® Semiconductor ETF
Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by Morgan Stanley
Principal at Risk Securities
The securities are unsecured obligations of Morgan Stanley Finance LLC (“MSFL”), fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Morgan Stanley, and have the terms described in the accompanying product supplement, index supplement and prospectus, as supplemented or modified by this document. The securities do not guarantee the repayment of principal and do not provide for the regular payment of interest. The securities will be automatically redeemed if the closing price of each of the Energy Select Sector SPDR® Fund, the SPDR® S&P® Regional Banking ETF and the VanEck® Semiconductor ETF, which we refer to as the underlying shares, on any of the annual determination dates is greater than or equal to its then-applicable redemption threshold level, for an early redemption payment that will increase over the term of the securities, as described below. No further payments will be made on the securities once they have been redeemed. At maturity, if the securities have not previously been redeemed and the final share price of each of the underlying shares is greater than or equal to 100% of its respective initial share price, investors will receive a payment at maturity of $1,870 per $1,000 security. If the securities are not redeemed prior to maturity and the final share price of any of the underlying shares is less than 100% of its respective initial share price but the final share price of each of the underlying shares is greater than or equal to 60% of its respective initial share price, which we refer to as the respective downside threshold level, investors will receive the stated principal amount of their investment. However, if the securities are not redeemed prior to maturity and the final share price of any of the underlying shares is less than its respective downside threshold level, investors will be exposed to the decline in the worst performing underlying shares on a 1-to-1 basis, and will receive a payment at maturity that is less than 60% of the stated principal amount of the securities and could be zero. Accordingly, investors in the securities must be willing to accept the risk of losing their entire initial investment. The securities are for investors who are willing to forgo current income and participation in the appreciation of any of the underlying shares in exchange for the possibility of receiving an early redemption payment or payment at maturity greater than the stated principal amount if each of the underlying shares closes at or above its then-applicable redemption threshold level on a annual determination date or if each of the underlying shares closes at or above 100% of its initial share price on the final determination date, respectively. Because all payments on the securities are based on the worst performing of the underlying shares, a decline beyond the respective downside threshold level of any of the underlying shares will result in a significant loss of your investment, even if the other underlying shares have appreciated or have not declined as much. Investors will not participate in any appreciation of any of the underlying shares. 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 shares:
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Energy Select Sector SPDR® Fund (the “XLE Shares”), SPDR® S&P® Regional Banking ETF (the “KRE Shares”) and VanEck® Semiconductor ETF (the “SMH Shares”)
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Aggregate principal amount:
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$935,000
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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
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Pricing date:
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December 23, 2024
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Original issue date:
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December 27, 2024 (3 business days after the pricing date)
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Maturity date:
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December 29, 2027
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Early redemption:
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If, on any annual determination date, beginning on December 24, 2025, the closing price of each of the underlying shares is greater than or equal to its respective then-applicable redemption threshold level, the securities will be automatically redeemed for the applicable early redemption payment on the related early redemption date.
The securities will not be redeemed early on any early redemption date if the closing price of any of the underlying shares is below its respective then-applicable redemption threshold level on the related determination date.
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Early redemption payment:
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The early redemption payment will be an amount in cash per stated principal amount (corresponding to a return of approximately 29.00% per annum) for each annual determination date, as set forth under “Determination Dates, Early Redemption Dates and Early Redemption Payments” below.
No further payments will be made on the securities once they have been redeemed.
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Determination dates:
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Annually. See “Determination Dates, Early Redemption Dates and Early Redemption Payments” below.
The determination dates are subject to postponement for non-trading days and certain market disruption events.
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Early redemption dates:
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See “Determination Dates, Early Redemption Dates and Early Redemption Payments” below. If any such day is not a business day, the early redemption payment, if payable, will be paid on the next business day, and no adjustment will be made to the early redemption payment.
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Downside threshold level:
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With respect to the XLE Shares, $50.358, which is 60% of its initial share price
With respect to the KRE Shares, $36.36, which is 60% of its initial share price
With respect to the SMH Shares, $149.532, which is 60% of its initial share price
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Payment at maturity:
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If the securities have not previously been redeemed, you will receive at maturity a cash payment per security as follows:
●If the final share price of each of the underlying shares is greater than or equal to 100% of its respective initial share price:
$1,870
●If the final share price of any of the underlying shares is less than 100% of its respective initial share price but the final share price of each of the underlying shares is greater than or equal to its respective downside threshold level:
$1,000
●If the final share price of any of the underlying shares is less than its respective downside threshold level:
$1,000 × share performance factor of the worst performing underlying shares
Under these circumstances, you will lose more than 40%, and possibly all, of your investment.
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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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$974.00 per security. See “Investment Summary” beginning on page 3.
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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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$5
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$995
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Total
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$935,000
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$4,675
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$930,325
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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 $995 per security, for further sale to certain fee-based advisory accounts at the price to public of $1,000 per security. In addition, selected dealers and their financial advisors may receive a structuring fee of up to $6.25 for each security from the agent or its affiliates. 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 product supplement for auto-callable securities.
(3)See “Use of proceeds and hedging” on page 25.
The securities involve risks not associated with an investment in ordinary debt securities. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 9.
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 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 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 Securities” and “Additional Information About the Securities” 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 Auto-Callable Securities dated November 16, 2023 Index Supplement dated November 16, 2023 Prospectus dated April 12, 2024