Contingent
Income Auto-Callable
Securities due May 31, 2024, with 6-Month Initial Non-Call
Period
All Payments on the Securities
Based on the Worst Performing of the Russell
2000®
Index, the S&P
500®
Index and the
SPDR®
S&P®
Biotech 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 guarantee the repayment of principal and do not
provide for the regular payment of interest. 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 level
of
each
of the Russell
2000®
Index, the
S&P 500®
Index
and
the SPDR®
S&P®
Biotech ETF
is
at or above
60% of its respective initial
level, which we refer to as the respective
coupon threshold
level,
on the related observation
date. However, if the closing level of
any
underlying is
less than
its
coupon threshold
level
on any observation date, we
will pay no interest for the related monthly period. In addition,
the securities will be automatically redeemed if the closing level
of
each
underlying is
greater than or equal
to
its respective
initial level
on any monthly redemption
determination date (beginning after six months), 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 level of
each
underlying is
greater than or equal
to 60% of its respective initial level, which
we refer to as the respective downside threshold level, the payment
at maturity will be the stated principal amount and the related
contingent monthly coupon with respect to the final observation
date and any previously unpaid contingent monthly coupons from any
prior observation dates. If, however, the final level
of
any underlying is
less than
its respective downside threshold level,
investors will be fully exposed to the decline in the worst
performing underlying 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 and also the risk of not receiving any
contingent monthly coupons throughout the 2-year term of the
securities. Because all payments on the securities are
based on the worst performing of the underlyings, a decline beyond
the respective coupon threshold level or respective downside
threshold level, as applicable, of any underlying will result in
few or no contingent coupon payments or a significant loss of your
investment, even if one or both of the other underlyings 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 underlyings 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 2-year
term, with no possibility of being called out of the securities
until after the initial 6-month non-call period. Investors will not
participate in any appreciation of any underlying.
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
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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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Underlyings:
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Russell 2000®
Index (the “RTY Index”), S&P
500®
Index (the “SPX Index”) and
SPDR®
S&P®
Biotech ETF (the “XBI
Shares”)
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Aggregate principal
amount:
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$
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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 (see “Commissions and
issue price” below)
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Pricing
date:
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May 27, 2022
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Original issue
date:
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June 2, 2022 (3 business days after the
pricing date)
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Maturity
date:
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May 31, 2024
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Contingent monthly
coupon:
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A
contingent
coupon will be paid on the securities on
each coupon payment date
but only if
the closing level of
each
underlying 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
11.50%
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 level
of
any underlying 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 level of
each
underlying 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 level
of
each
underlying 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 level
of
any underlying is
less than
its respective coupon threshold level on
each subsequent observation date. If the closing level
of
any underlying is
less than
its respective coupon threshold level on
each observation date, you will not receive any contingent monthly
coupons for the entire 2-year term of the
securities.
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Payment at
maturity:
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If the securities have not been
automatically redeemed prior to maturity, the payment at maturity
will be determined as follows:
If the final level of
each
underlying is
greater than or equal
to its respective downside threshold level,
investors will receive the stated principal amount and the
contingent monthly coupon with respect to the final observation
date and any previously unpaid contingent monthly coupons from any
prior observation dates.
If the final level of
any underlying is
less than
its respective downside threshold level,
investors will receive (i) the stated principal
amount
multiplied by
(ii) the performance factor of the worst
performing underlying. Under these circumstances, the payment at
maturity will be less than 60% of the stated principal amount of
the securities and could be zero.
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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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Approximately $942.20 per security, or
within $35.00 of that estimate. See “Investment Summary” beginning
on page 3.
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Commissions and issue
price:
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Price to
public
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Agent’s
commissions(1)
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Proceeds to us
(2)
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Per security
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$1,000
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$
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$
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Total
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$
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$
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$
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(1)Selected
dealers and their financial advisors will collectively receive from
the agent, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 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 35.
The securities involve risks
not associated with an investment in ordinary debt securities. See
“Risk Factors” beginning on page 14.
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.
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,
2020
Index
Supplement dated November 16, 2020
Prospectus
dated November 16, 2020