The information in this pricing supplement is not complete and may be changed. We may not deliver these securities until a final pricing supplement is delivered. This pricing supplement and the accompanying prospectus and prospectus supplement do not constitute an offer to sell these securities and we are not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Subject to Completion, Preliminary Pricing Supplement dated February 3, 2025
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PROSPECTUS Dated April 12, 2024 | Pricing Supplement No. 6,354 to |
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT Dated November 16, 2023 | Registration Statement Nos. 333-275587; 333-275587-01 |
| Dated February , 2025 |
| Rule 424(b)(2) |
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Morgan Stanley Finance LLC
GLOBAL MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES A
Senior Notes
Jump Securities with Auto-Callable Feature due March 2, 2027
Based on the Performance of a Basket Composed of the Common Stock of Capital One Financial Corporation, the Common Stock of Salesforce, Inc., the Common Stock of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, the Class A Common Stock of Meta Platforms, Inc., the Common Stock of ServiceNow, Inc., the Common Stock of MongoDB, Inc., the Common Stock of BlackRock, Inc., the Ordinary Shares of Spotify Technology S.A., the Class A Common Stock of Roblox Corporation and the Class A Common Stock of Gitlab Inc.
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. Unlike ordinary debt securities, the Jump Securities with Auto-Callable Feature due March 2, 2027 Based on the Performance of a Basket Composed of the Common Stock of Capital One Financial Corporation, the Common Stock of Salesforce, Inc., the Common Stock of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, the Class A Common Stock of Meta Platforms, Inc., the Common Stock of ServiceNow, Inc., the Common Stock of MongoDB, Inc., the Common Stock of BlackRock, Inc., the Ordinary Shares of Spotify Technology S.A., the Class A Common Stock of Roblox Corporation and the Class A Common Stock of Gitlab Inc., which we refer to as the securities, do not guarantee the payment of interest or the repayment of any principal. The securities will be automatically redeemed if the basket value on the first determination date is greater than or equal to the initial basket value, for an early redemption payment that will correspond to a return of at least $1,100 (to be determined on the trade date). 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 basket value is greater than or equal to the initial basket value, investors will receive the stated principal amount of their investment plus a return reflecting 200% of the upside performance of the basket. If the securities are not automatically redeemed prior to maturity and the final basket value is less than the initial basket value but greater than or equal to 80% of the initial index value, 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 basket value is less than the downside threshold level, investors will be exposed to the decline in the value of the basket on a 1-to-1 basis and will receive a payment at maturity that is less than 80% 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 forgo current income in exchange for the possibility of receiving an early redemption payment if the basket value closes at or above the initial basket value on the first determination date or the potential upside exposure to the basket stocks at maturity.
The basket is composed of the stock of each of the following issuers: Capital One Financial Corporation, Salesforce, Inc., UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, Meta Platforms, Inc., ServiceNow, Inc., MongoDB, Inc., BlackRock, Inc., Spotify Technology S.A., Roblox Corporation and Gitlab Inc. (collectively, the “basket”). We refer to the stock of the issuers each individually as a “basket stock” and collectively as the “basket stocks.” 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.
●The stated principal amount and original issue price of each security is $1,000.
●If the basket value is greater than or equal to the initial basket value on the first determination date, on March 3, 2026, the securities will be automatically redeemed for the early redemption payment on the third business day following the first determination date, as set forth under “Terms–Determination Dates, Early Redemption Date and Early Redemption Payment” below. The early redemption payment will be an amount in cash per stated principal amount (corresponding to a return of at least $1,100, to be determined on the trade date).
●At maturity, if the securities have not previously been redeemed, you will receive for each security that you hold an amount of cash equal to:
oif the final basket value is greater than or equal to the initial basket value, the sum of (i) the stated principal amount and (ii) the stated principal amount multiplied by the basket percent change and 200%, or
oif the final basket value is less than the initial basket value but is greater than or equal to the downside threshold level, $1,000, or
oif the final basket value is less than the downside threshold level, (i) the stated principal amount multiplied by (ii) the basket performance factor.
Under these circumstances, the payment at maturity will be less than 80% of the stated principal amount of the securities and could be zero.
●The basket percent change will equal the final basket value minus the initial basket value divided by the initial basket value.
●The basket performance factor will equal the final basket value divided by the initial basket value.
●The basket value on any day equals the sum of the products of (i) the basket component closing value for each basket stock on such day and (ii) the multiplier for such basket stock on such day.
●The basket is equally weighted and the initial basket value will be 100. The fractional amount of each basket stock included in the basket will be set at a multiplier based upon such basket stock’s percentage weighting within the basket and closing price on February 28, 2025, the day we price the securities for initial sale to the public, which we refer to as the pricing date. The multiplier for each basket stock will remain constant for the term of the securities.
●The downside threshold level will be equal to 80, which is 80% of the initial basket value.
●The final basket value will equal the basket value on February 25, 2027, which we refer to as the final determination date, subject to adjustment for non-trading days and certain market disruption events.
●The initial share price for each basket stock will equal the closing price of such basket stock on the pricing date.
●The basket component closing value for each basket stock on any trading day will equal the closing price of such basket stock on such day multiplied by the adjustment factor for such basket stock on such day. The adjustment factor for each basket stock will initially be set at 1.0 and is subject to change upon certain corporate events affecting such basket stock.
●Investing in the securities is not equivalent to investing in the basket or the basket stocks.
●The issuers of the basket stocks are not involved in this offering of securities in any way and will have no obligation of any kind with respect to the securities.
●The maturity date and early redemption date may be postponed as a result of the postponement of the related determination date due to non-trading days or certain market disruption events. No adjustment will be made to any payment made on a postponed date.
●The securities will not be listed on any securities exchange.
●The estimated value of the securities on the pricing date is approximately $978.00 per security, or within $35.00 of that estimate. See “Summary of Pricing Supplement” beginning on PS-2.
●The CUSIP number for the securities is 61778CC86. The ISIN for the securities is US61778CC868.
●You should read the more detailed description of the securities in this pricing supplement. In particular, you should review and understand the descriptions in “Summary of Pricing Supplement,” “Terms” and “Additional Information About the Securities.”
The securities are riskier than ordinary debt securities. See “Risk Factors” beginning on PS-12.
The Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities regulators have not approved or disapproved these securities, or determined if this pricing supplement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
PRICE $1,000 PER SECURITY
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| Price to Public(1) | Agent’s Commissions and Fees(2) | Proceeds to Us(3) |
Per security | $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 $ 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 “Additional Information About the Securities—Supplemental Information Concerning Plan of Distribution; Conflicts of Interest.” For additional information, see “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
(3)See “Additional Information About the Securities—Use of Proceeds and Hedging” on PS-37.
The agent for this offering, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, is an affiliate of MSFL and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. See “Additional Information About the Securities—Supplemental Information Concerning Plan of Distribution; Conflicts of Interest.”
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.
When you read the accompanying prospectus supplement, please note that all references in such supplement 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.
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.
MORGAN STANLEY