Contingent Income Buffered Auto-Callable Securities due August 24, 2026, with 6-Month Initial Non-Call Period
All Payments on the Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF, the VanEck® Gold Miners ETF and the SPDR® S&P® Regional Banking ETF
Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by Morgan Stanley
Principal at Risk Securities
The securities offered 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 product 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 20% of the stated principal amount. Instead, 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 closing price of each of the SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF, the VanEck® Gold Miners ETF and the SPDR® S&P® Regional Banking ETF is at or above 70% of its respective initial share price, which we refer to as the respective coupon threshold level, on the related observation date. However, if the closing price of any of the underlying shares is less than its coupon threshold level on any observation date, we will pay no interest for the related monthly period. In addition, starting six months after the original issue date, the securities will be automatically redeemed if the closing price of each of the underlying shares is greater than or equal to its respective initial share price on any monthly redemption determination date, for the early redemption payment equal to the sum of the stated principal amount plus the related contingent monthly coupon and the contingent monthly coupons with respect to any prior observation date for which a contingent monthly coupon was not paid. 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 has increased, remained unchanged or decreased by an amount less than or equal to the buffer amount of 20% from its respective initial share price, investors will receive the stated principal amount plus the related contingent monthly coupon and any previously unpaid contingent monthly coupons from any prior observation dates. If, however, the final share price of any of the underlying shares has decreased by more than the buffer amount of 20% from its respective initial share price, investors will lose 1% of principal for every 1% decline in the final share price of the worst performing of the underlying shares from its initial share price beyond the buffer amount of 20%. Under these circumstances, the payment at maturity will be less than the stated principal amount of the securities. Accordingly, investors in the securities must be willing to accept the risk of losing up to 80% of their entire initial investment and also the risk of not receiving any contingent monthly coupons throughout the 1.75-year term of the securities. Because all payments on the securities are based on the worst performing of the underlying shares, a decline of more than 20% by any of the underlying shares will result in few or no contingent coupon payments or a loss of your investment, even if one or both of the other underlying shares have appreciated or have not declined as much. The securities are for investors who are willing to risk their principal based on the worst performing of three underlying shares and who seek an opportunity to earn interest at a potentially above-market rate in exchange for the risk of receiving no monthly coupons over the entire 1.75-year term, with no possibility of being called out of the securities until after the 6-month initial non-call period. 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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SUMMARY TERMS | |
Issuer: | Morgan Stanley Finance LLC | |
Guarantor: | Morgan Stanley | |
Underlying shares: | SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF (the “XBI Shares”), VanEck® Gold Miners ETF (the “GDX Shares”) and SPDR® S&P® Regional Banking ETF (the “KRE Shares”) | |
Aggregate principal amount: | $ | |
Stated principal amount: | $1,000 per security | |
Issue price: | $1,000 per security (see “Commissions and issue price” below) | |
Pricing date: | November 19, 2024 | |
Original issue date: | November 22, 2024 (3 business days after the pricing date) | |
Maturity date: | August 24, 2026 | |
Contingent monthly coupon: | A contingent coupon will be paid on the securities on each coupon payment date but only if the closing price of each of the underlying shares is at or above its respective coupon threshold level on the related observation date. If payable, the contingent monthly coupon will be an amount in cash per stated principal amount corresponding to a return of at least 9.65% per annum for each interest payment period for each applicable observation date. The actual contingent monthly coupon rate will be determined on the pricing date. If the contingent monthly coupon is not paid on any coupon payment date (because the closing price of any of the underlying shares is less than its respective coupon threshold level on the related observation date), such unpaid contingent monthly coupon will be paid on a later coupon payment date but only if the closing price of each of the underlying shares on the related observation date is greater than or equal to its respective coupon threshold level. Any such unpaid contingent monthly coupon will be paid on the first subsequent coupon payment date for which the closing price of each of the underlying shares on the related observation date is greater than or equal to its respective coupon threshold level; provided, however, in the case of any such payment of a previously unpaid contingent monthly coupon, no additional interest shall 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 closing price of any of the underlying shares is less than its respective coupon threshold level on each subsequent observation date. If the closing price of any of the underlying shares is less than its respective coupon threshold level on each observation date, you will not receive any contingent monthly coupons for the entire 1.75-year term of the securities. | |
Payment at maturity: | If the securities have not been automatically redeemed prior to maturity, the payment at maturity will be determined as follows: | |
●If the final share price of each of the underlying shares is greater than or equal to 80% of its respective initial share price, meaning that the final share price of each of the underlying shares has increased, remained unchanged or decreased by an amount less than or equal to the buffer amount of 20% from its respective initial share price: | the stated principal amount plus the contingent monthly coupon with respect to the final observation date and any previously unpaid contingent monthly coupons from any prior observation dates. | |
| ●If final share price of any of the underlying shares is less than 80% of its respective initial share price, meaning that the final share price of any of the underlying shares has decreased by more than the buffer amount of 20% from its respective initial share price: | $1,000 + [$1,000 x (share percent change of the worst performing underlying shares + 20%)] If the final share price of each of the underlying shares is greater than or equal to its respective coupon threshold level, investors will receive the contingent monthly coupon with respect to the final observation date and any previously unpaid contingent monthly coupons from any prior observation dates. Under these circumstances, the payment at maturity will be less than the stated principal amount of $1,000. However, under no circumstances will the securities pay less than the minimum payment at maturity of $200 per security. | |
Minimum payment at maturity: | $200 per security (20% of the stated principal amount) | |
| Terms continued on the following page | |
Agent: | 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.” | |
Estimated value on the pricing date: | Approximately $963.00 per security, or within $25.00 of that estimate. See “Investment Summary” beginning on page 3. | |
Commissions and issue price: | Price to public | Agent’s commissions(1) | Proceeds to us (2) |
Per security | $1,000 | $ | $ |
Total | $ | $ | $ |
(1) Selected dealers and their financial advisors will collectively receive from the agent, MS & Co., a fixed sales commission of $ for each security they sell. 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.
(2) See "Use of proceeds and hedging" on page 37.
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 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