Trigger PLUS Based on the Performance of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF due February 4, 2030
Trigger Performance Leveraged Upside Securities℠
Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by Morgan Stanley
Principal at Risk Securities
The Trigger PLUS are unsecured obligations of Morgan Stanley Finance LLC (“MSFL”) and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Morgan Stanley. The Trigger 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 shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, which we refer to as the underlying shares, have appreciated in value, investors will receive the stated principal amount of their investment plus leveraged upside performance of the underlying shares. If the underlying shares have remained unchanged or depreciated in value but the final share price is greater than or equal to the trigger level, investors will receive the stated principal amount of their investment. However, if the underlying shares have depreciated in value so that the final share price is less than the trigger level, investors will lose a significant portion or all of their investment, resulting in a 1% loss for every 1% decline in the share price over the term of the Trigger PLUS. Under these circumstances, the payment at maturity will be less than 85% of the stated principal amount and could be zero. Accordingly, you may lose your entire investment. These long-dated Trigger PLUS are for investors who seek a return based on the performance of the underlying shares and who are willing to risk their principal and forgo current income in exchange for the leverage feature and the limited protection against loss that applies only if the final share price is greater than or equal to the trigger level. Investors may lose their entire initial investment in the Trigger PLUS. The Trigger PLUS 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 Trigger 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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FINAL TERMS |
Issuer: | Morgan Stanley Finance LLC | |
Guarantor: | Morgan Stanley | |
Maturity date: | February 4, 2030 | |
Valuation date: | January 30, 2030, subject to postponement for non-trading days and certain market disruption events | |
Underlying shares: | Shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (the “Fund”) | |
Aggregate principal amount: | $1,000,000 | |
Payment at maturity: | If the final share price is greater than the initial share price: $1,000 + leveraged upside payment If the final share price is less than or equal to the initial share price but is greater than or equal to the trigger level: $1,000 If the final share price is less than the trigger level: $1,000 × share performance factor Under these circumstances, the payment at maturity will be less than the stated principal amount of $1,000, and will represent a loss of more than 15%, and possibly all, of your investment. | |
Leveraged upside payment: | $1,000 × leverage factor × share percent increase | |
Leverage factor: | 125% | |
Share percent increase: | (final share price – initial share price) / initial share price | |
Share performance factor: | final share price / initial share price | |
Initial share price: | $43.21, which is the closing price of one underlying share on the pricing date | |
Final share price: | The closing price of one underlying share on the valuation date times the adjustment factor on such date | |
Adjustment factor: | 1.0, subject to adjustment in the event of certain events affecting the underlying shares | |
Trigger level: | $36.729, which is approximately 85% of the initial share price | |
Stated principal amount / Issue price: | $1,000 per Trigger PLUS | |
Pricing date: | January 30, 2025 | |
Original issue date: | February 4, 2025 (3 business days after the pricing date) | |
CUSIP / ISIN: | 61777RQ89 / US61777RQ892 | |
Listing: | The Trigger PLUS 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: | $959.10 per Trigger PLUS. See “Investment Summary” beginning on page 2. | |
Commissions and issue price: | Price to public(1) | Agent’s commissions and fees(2) | Proceeds to us(3) | |
Per Trigger PLUS | $1,000 | $2.50 | $997.50 |
Total | $1,000,000 | $2,500 | $997,500 |
(1)The Trigger PLUS will be sold only to investors purchasing the Trigger PLUS in fee-based advisory accounts.
(2)MS & Co. expects to sell all of the Trigger PLUS that it purchases from us to an unaffiliated dealer at a price of $997.50 per Trigger PLUS, for further sale to certain fee-based advisory accounts at the price to public of $1,000 per Trigger PLUS. MS & Co. will not receive a sales commission with respect to the Trigger 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 17.
The Trigger PLUS involve risks not associated with an investment in ordinary debt securities. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 7.
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 Trigger 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 Trigger PLUS” and “Additional Information About the Trigger 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