Jump Securities with Auto-Callable Feature Based on the Performance of the SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF due January 27, 2028
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 do not guarantee the repayment of principal, do not provide for the regular payment of interest and have the terms described in the accompanying product supplement and prospectus, as supplemented or modified by this document. The securities will be automatically redeemed if the determination closing price on the first determination date is greater than or equal to the initial share price, for an early redemption payment of at least $1,141.00 per security (to be determined on the pricing date), 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 is greater than the initial share price, investors will receive the stated principal amount of their investment plus a return reflecting 150% of the upside performance of the underlying shares. If the securities are not automatically redeemed prior to maturity and the final share price is less than or equal to the initial share price but greater than or equal to 65% of the initial share price, which we refer to as the downside threshold level, investors will receive the stated principal amount of their investment. However, if the securities are not automatically redeemed prior to maturity and the final share price is less than the downside threshold level, investors will be exposed to the decline in the underlying shares on a 1-to-1 basis and will receive a payment at maturity that is less than 65% 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 risk their principal and forego current income in exchange for the possibility of receiving an early redemption payment or a payment at maturity greater than the stated principal amount if the underlying shares close at or above the initial share price on the first determination date or above the initial share price on the final determination date, respectively, and the limited protection against loss that applies only if the final share price is greater than or equal to the downside threshold level. 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: | Shares of the SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF (the “Fund”) |
Aggregate principal amount: | $ |
Stated principal amount: | $1,000 per security |
Issue price: | $1,000 per security |
Pricing date: | January 24, 2025 |
Original issue date: | January 29, 2025 (3 business days after the pricing date) |
Maturity date: | January 27, 2028 |
Early redemption: | If, on the first determination date, January 28, 2026, the determination closing price of the underlying shares is greater than or equal to the initial share price, the securities will be automatically redeemed for the early redemption payment on the early redemption date. |
Early redemption payment: | The early redemption payment will be an amount in cash per stated principal amount of at least $1,141.00, to be determined on the pricing date. See “Determination Dates, Early Redemption Date and Early Redemption Payment” below. No further payments will be made on the securities once they have been redeemed. |
Determination dates: | See “Determination Dates, Early Redemption Date and Early Redemption Payment” below. We also refer to January 24, 2028 as the final determination date. The determination dates are subject to postponement for non-trading days and certain market disruption events. |
Early redemption date: | See “Determination Dates, Early Redemption Date and Early Redemption Payment” below. If 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. |
Initial share price: | $ , which is the closing price of one underlying share on the pricing date |
Final share price: | The determination closing price on the final determination date |
Determination closing price: | The closing price of one underlying share on any determination date times the adjustment factor on such determination date |
Adjustment factor: | 1.0, subject to adjustment in the event of certain events affecting the underlying shares |
Payment at maturity: | 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 is greater than the initial share price: $1,000 + ($1,000 × share percent change × 150%) ●If the final share price is less than or equal to the initial share price but is greater than or equal to the downside threshold level: $1,000 ●If the final share price is less than the downside threshold level: $1,000 × share performance factor. Under these circumstances, you will lose at least 35%, and possibly all, of your investment. |
Downside threshold level: | $ , which is equal to 65% of the initial share price |
Share performance factor: | Final share price divided by the initial share price |
Share percent change: | (final share price – initial share price) / initial share price |
CUSIP: | 61777RXV0 |
ISIN: | US61777RXV04 |
Listing: | The securities will not be listed on any securities exchange. |
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 $971.40 per security, or within $45.00 of that estimate. See “Investment Summary” beginning on page 3. |
Commissions and issue price: | Price to public(1) | Agent’s commissions and fees(2) | Proceeds to us(3) |
Per security | $1,000 | $0 | $1,000 |
Total | $ | $ | $ |
(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 $1,000 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 $8 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.
(3) See “Use of proceeds and hedging” on page 21.
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 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 and prospectus, each of which can be accessed via the hyperlinks below. When you read the accompanying product 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 Prospectus dated April 12, 2024