February 2023

Preliminary Terms No. 7,921

Registration Statement Nos. 333-250103; 333-250103-01

Dated February 6, 2023

Filed pursuant to Rule 433

Morgan Stanley Finance LLC

Structured Investments

Opportunities in U.S. Equities and Commodities

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Principal at Risk Securities

The Worst of Fixed Coupon RevConsSM due February 12, 2024 Payments on the RevCons Based on the Worst Performing of the Common Stock of Amazon.com, Inc., the Common Stock of Microsoft Corporation and the United States Natural Gas Fund, LP, which we refer to as the securities, 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 any principal. Instead, the securities offer the opportunity for investors to earn a fixed monthly coupon at an annual rate of 24%. The payment at maturity due on the securities will be, in addition to the final monthly coupon, either (i) if the final price of each underlying is greater than or equal to its respective downside threshold level, the stated principal amount, or (ii) if the final price of any underlying is less than its respective downside threshold level, investors will be exposed to the decline in the worst performing underlying on a 1-to-1 basis and will receive a payment at maturity that reflects the full depreciation in the price of the worst performing underlying and that is significantly less than the principal amount of the securities and could be zero. As a result, investors must be willing to accept the risk of receiving a payment at maturity that is significantly less than the stated principal amount of the securities and could be zero. Accordingly, investors could lose their entire initial investment in the securities. The securities are for investors who are willing to risk their principal based on the worst performing of three underlyings in exchange for the opportunity to earn interest at a potentially above-market rate. Investors will not participate in the appreciation of any of the underlyings. Because the payment at maturity on the securities is based on the worst performing underlying, a decline beyond the respective downside threshold level of any underlying will result in a significant loss of your investment even if one or both of the other underlyings have appreciated or have not declined as much. Investors will therefore be exposed to the risks related to each underlying. The securities are 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.

SUMMARY TERMS

 

Issuer:

Morgan Stanley Finance LLC

Guarantor:

Morgan Stanley

Underlyings:

Amazon.com, Inc. common stock (the “AMZN Stock”), Microsoft Corporation common stock (the “MSFT Stock”) and United States Natural Gas Fund, LP (the “UNG Units”)

Aggregate principal amount:

$

Stated principal amount:

$1,000 per security

Issue price:

$1,000 per security

Pricing date:

February 7, 2023

Original issue date:

February 10, 2023 (3 business days after the pricing date)

Maturity date:

February 12, 2024

Monthly coupon:

A monthly coupon at an annual rate of 24% (corresponding to approximately $20.00 per month per security) is paid on each coupon payment date.

Coupon payment dates:

Beginning on March 11, 2023, monthly, on the 11th day of each month; provided that if any such day is not a business day, that coupon payment will be made on the next succeeding business day and no adjustment will be made to any coupon payment made on that succeeding business day. The monthly coupon for February 2024 will be paid on the maturity date.

Payment at maturity:

If the final price of each underlying is greater than or equal to its respective downside threshold level:

(i) the stated principal amount plus (ii) the monthly coupon for the final monthly interest period

 

If the final price of any underlying is less than its respective downside threshold level:

(i) the monthly coupon for the final interest period plus (ii) the product of (a) the stated principal amount and (b) the underlying performance factor of the worst performing underlying.

Under these circumstances, investors will lose a significant portion, and may lose all, of their principal.

Underlying performance factor:

With respect to each underlying, the final price divided by the initial price

Adjustment factor:

With respect to each underlying, 1.0, subject to adjustment in the event of certain events affecting such underlying

 

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 $950.40 per security, or within $25.00 of that estimate. See “Investment Summary” 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

$

$

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. 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 27.

The securities 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 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. 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 Reverse Convertible Securities dated November 16, 2020 Prospectus dated November 16, 2020

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Terms continued from previous page:

Determination date:

February 7, 2024, subject to postponement for non-trading days and certain market disruption events

Downside threshold level:

With respect to the AMZN Stock, $ , which is equal to 57% of its initial price

With respect to the MSFT Stock, $ , which is equal to 57% of its initial price

With respect to the UNG Units, $ , which is equal to 57% of the initial price

Initial price:

With respect to the AMZN Stock, $ , which is its closing price on the pricing date

With respect to the MSFT Stock, $ , which is its closing price on the pricing date

With respect to the UNG Units, $ , which is the closing price on the pricing date

Final price:

With respect to each underlying, the closing price of such underlying on the determination date times the adjustment factor for such underlying on such date

Worst performing underlying:

The underlying with the largest percentage decrease from the respective initial price to the respective final price

CUSIP / ISIN:

61774TYP1 / US61774TYP10

Listing:

The securities will not be listed on any securities exchange.

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Investment Summary

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Principal at Risk Securities

The Worst of Fixed Coupon RevConsSM due February 12, 2024 Payments on the RevCons Based on the Worst Performing of the Common Stock of Amazon.com, Inc., the Common Stock of Microsoft Corporation and the United States Natural Gas Fund, LP, which we refer to as the securities, provide an opportunity for investors to earn a fixed monthly coupon at an annual rate of 24%. The payment at maturity due on the securities will be, in addition to the final monthly coupon, either (i) if the final price of each underlying is greater than or equal to its respective downside threshold level, the stated principal amount, or (ii) if the final price of any underlying is less than its respective downside threshold level, investors will be exposed to the decline in the worst performing underlying on a 1-to-1 basis and will receive a payment at maturity that reflects the full depreciation in the price of the worst performing underlying and that is significantly less than the stated principal amount of the securities and could be zero. Accordingly, investors could lose their entire initial investment in the securities. In addition, investors will not participate in the appreciation of any of the underlyings.

The original issue price of each security is $1,000. This price includes costs associated with issuing, selling, structuring and hedging the securities, which are borne by you, and, consequently, the estimated value of the securities on the pricing date will be less than $1,000. We estimate that the value of each security on the pricing date will be approximately $950.40, or within $25.00 of that estimate. Our estimate of the value of the securities as determined on the pricing date will be set forth in the final pricing supplement.

What goes into the estimated value on the pricing date?

In valuing the securities on the pricing date, we take into account that the securities comprise both a debt component and a performance-based component linked to the underlyings. The estimated value of the securities is determined using our own pricing and valuation models, market inputs and assumptions relating to the underlyings, instruments based on the underlyings, volatility and other factors including current and expected interest rates, as well as an interest rate related to our secondary market credit spread, which is the implied interest rate at which our conventional fixed rate debt trades in the secondary market.

What determines the economic terms of the securities?

In determining the economic terms of the securities, including the monthly coupon rate and the downside threshold levels, we use an internal funding rate, which is likely to be lower than our secondary market credit spreads and therefore advantageous to us. If the issuing, selling, structuring and hedging costs borne by you were lower or if the internal funding rate were higher, one or more of the economic terms of the securities would be more favorable to you.

What is the relationship between the estimated value on the pricing date and the secondary market price of the securities?

The price at which MS & Co. purchases the securities in the secondary market, absent changes in market conditions, including those related to the underlyings, may vary from, and be lower than, the estimated value on the pricing date, because the secondary market price takes into account our secondary market credit spread as well as the bid-offer spread that MS & Co. would charge in a secondary market transaction of this type and other factors. However, because the costs associated with issuing, selling, structuring and hedging the securities are not fully deducted upon issuance, for a period of up to 6 months following the issue date, to the extent that MS & Co. may buy or sell the securities in the secondary market, absent changes in market conditions, including those related to the underlyings, and to our secondary market credit spreads, it would do so based on values higher than the estimated value. We expect that those higher values will also be reflected in your brokerage account statements.

MS & Co. may, but is not obligated to, make a market in the securities, and, if it once chooses to make a market, may cease doing so at any time.

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Key Investment Rationale

The securities offer investors an opportunity to earn a fixed monthly coupon at an annual rate of 24%. The payment at maturity will vary depending on the final price of each underlying, as follows:

Scenario 1

The final price of each underlying is greater than or equal to its respective downside threshold level.

The payment due at maturity will be (i) the stated principal amount plus (ii) the monthly coupon for the final monthly interest period.

Investors will not participate in any appreciation of any underlying.

Scenario 2

The final price of any underlying is less than its respective downside threshold level.

The payment due at maturity will be (i) the monthly coupon for the final interest period plus (ii) the product of (a) the stated principal amount and (b) the underlying performance factor of the worst performing underlying.

Investors will lose a significant portion, and may lose all, of their principal in this scenario.

 

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Hypothetical Examples

The following hypothetical examples illustrate how to determine the payment at maturity. The following examples are for illustrative purposes only. The payment at maturity will be determined by reference to the final price of each underlying on the determination date. The actual initial price and downside threshold level for each underlying will be determined on the pricing date. All payments on the securities are subject to our credit risk. The below examples are based on the following terms:

Monthly Coupon:

24% per annum (corresponding to approximately $20.00 per month per security)1

Payment at Maturity:

If the final price of each underlying is greater than or equal to its respective downside threshold level: (i) the stated principal amount plus (ii) the monthly coupon for the final monthly interest period.

If the final price of any underlying is less than its respective downside threshold level: (i) the monthly coupon for the final interest period plus (ii) the product of (a) the stated principal amount and (b) the underlying performance factor of the worst performing underlying. Under these circumstances, the payment at maturity will be significantly less than the stated principal amount of the securities and could be zero

Stated Principal Amount:

$1,000 per security

Hypothetical Initial Price:

With respect to the AMZN Stock: $100.00

With respect to the MSFT Stock: $250.00

With respect to the UNG Units: $15.00

Hypothetical Downside Threshold Level:

With respect to the AMZN Stock: $57.00, which is 57% of its hypothetical initial price

With respect to the MSFT Stock: $142.50, which is 57% of its hypothetical initial price

With respect to the UNG Units: $8.55, which is 57% of the hypothetical initial price

Hypothetical Adjustment Factor:

With respect to each underlying, 1.0

1 The actual monthly coupon will be an amount determined by the calculation agent based on the number of days in the applicable payment period, calculated on a 30/360 day-count basis. The monthly coupon of $20.00 is used in these examples for ease of analysis.

How to determine the payment at maturity:

 

 

Final Price

Payment at Maturity

(in addition to the monthly coupon of $20.00 with respect to the final monthly interest period)

 

 

AMZN Stock

MSFT Stock

UNG Units

 

Example 1:

$120.00 (at or above its downside threshold level)

$280.00 (at or above its downside threshold level)

$25.00 (at or above the downside threshold level)

$1,000 (the stated principal amount)

Example 2:

$40.00 (below its downside threshold level)

$265.00 (at or above its downside threshold level)

$18.00 (at or above the downside threshold level)

$1,000 × underlying performance factor of the worst performing underlying=

$1,000 × ($40.00 / $100.00) = $400.00

Example 3:

$86.00 (at or above its downside threshold level)

$100.00 (below its downside threshold level)

$3.00 (below the downside threshold level)

$1,000 × underlying performance factor of the worst performing underlying =

$1,000 × ($3.00 / $15.00) = $200.00

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Example 4:

$45.00 (below its downside threshold level)

$75.00 (below its downside threshold level)

$13.00 (at or above the downside threshold level)

$1,000 × underlying performance factor of the worst performing underlying=

$1,000 × ($75.00 / $250.00) = $300.00

Example 5:

$30.00 (below its downside threshold level)

$100.00 (below its downside threshold level)

$3.00 (below the downside threshold level)

$1,000 × underlying performance factor of the worst performing underlying=

$1,000 × ($3.00 / $15.00) = $200.00

In example 1, the final prices of the AMZN Stock, the MSFT Stock and the UNG Units are all at or above their respective downside threshold levels. Therefore, investors receive the stated principal amount of the securities at maturity. Investors do not participate in the appreciation of any underlying.

In example 2, the final prices of the MSFT Stock and the UNG Units are above their respective downside threshold levels, but the final price of the AMZN Stock is below its downside threshold level. Therefore, even though the MSFT Stock and the UNG Units have appreciated in their values, investors are exposed to the downside performance of the AMZN Stock, which represents the worst performing underlying in this example, and receive a payment at maturity that is significantly less than the stated principal amount.

In examples 3 and 4, the final price of one underlying is at or above its downside threshold level, but the final prices of the other underlyings are below their respective downside threshold levels. Therefore, investors are exposed to the downside performance of the worst performing underlying at maturity.

In example 3, the MSFT Stock has declined 60% from its initial price to its final price, while the UNG Units have declined 80% from the initial price to the final price. Therefore, investors are exposed to the downside performance of the UNG Units, which represent the worst performing underlying in this example, and receive a payment at maturity that is significantly less than the stated principal amount.

In example 4, the AMZN Stock has declined 55% from its initial price to its final price, while the MSFT Stock has declined 70% from its initial price to its final price. Therefore, investors are exposed to the downside performance of the MSFT Stock, which represents the worst performing underlying in this example, and receive a payment at maturity that is significantly less than the stated principal amount.

In example 5, the final prices of the AMZN Stock, the MSFT Stock and the UNG Units are all below their respective downside threshold levels. In this example, the AMZN Stock has declined 70% from its initial price to its final price, the MSFT Stock has declined 60% from its initial price to its final price while the UNG Units have declined 80% from the initial price. Therefore, investors are exposed to the downside performance of the UNG Units, which represent the worst performing underlying in this example, and receive a payment at maturity that is significantly less than the stated principal amount.

If the final price of any underlying is below its respective downside threshold level, you will be exposed to the downside performance of the worst performing underlying at maturity. Under these circumstances, the payment at maturity will be significantly less than the principal amount of the securities and that could be zero.

 

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Risk Factors

This section describes the material risks relating to the securities. For further discussion of these and other risks, you should read the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the accompanying product supplement and prospectus. You should also consult your investment, legal, tax, accounting and other advisers in connection with your investment in the securities.

 

Risks Relating to an Investment in the Securities

The securities do not guarantee the return of any principal. The terms of the securities differ from those of ordinary debt securities in that the securities do not guarantee the return of any of the principal amount at maturity. Instead, if the final price of any underlying is less than its respective downside threshold level, you will be exposed to the decline in the closing price of the worst performing underlying, as compared to the initial price, on a 1-to-1 basis and you will receive a payment at maturity that is less than 57% of the stated principal amount and could be zero.

Investors will not participate in any appreciation in the price of any underlying. Investors will not participate in any appreciation in the price of any underlying from its respective initial price, and the return on the securities will be limited to the monthly coupon that is paid for each monthly interest period.

The market price will be influenced by many unpredictable factors. Several factors will influence the value of the securities in the secondary market and the price at which MS & Co. may be willing to purchase or sell the securities in the secondary market. Although we expect that generally the closing prices of the underlyings on any day, including in relation to the respective downside threshold levels, will affect the value of the securities more than any other single factor, other factors that may influence the value of the securities include:

othe trading price and volatility (frequency and magnitude of changes in value) of the underlyings,

odividend rates on the AMZN Stock and MSFT Stock,

ointerest and yield rates in the market,

otime remaining until the securities mature,

ogeopolitical conditions and economic, financial, political, regulatory or judicial events that affect the underlyings and which may affect the final prices of the underlyings,

othe occurrence of certain events affecting the underlyings that may or may not require an adjustment to the adjustment factor, and

oany actual or anticipated changes in our credit ratings or credit spreads.

The prices of the underlyings may be, and have recently been, volatile, and we can give you no assurance that the volatility will lessen. See “Amazon.com, Inc. Overview,” “Microsoft Corporation Overview” and “United States Natural Gas Fund, LP Overview” below. You may receive less, and possibly significantly less, than the stated principal amount per security if you try to sell your securities prior to maturity.

The securities are subject to our credit risk, and any actual or anticipated changes to our credit ratings or credit spreads may adversely affect the market value of the securities. You are dependent on our ability to pay all amounts due on the securities on each coupon payment date or at maturity, and therefore you are subject to our credit risk. If we default on our obligations under the securities, your investment would be at risk and you could lose some or all of your investment. As a result, the market value of the securities prior to maturity will be affected by changes in the market’s view of our creditworthiness. Any actual or anticipated decline in our credit ratings or increase in the credit spreads charged by the market for taking our credit risk is likely to adversely affect the market value of the securities.

As a finance subsidiary, MSFL has no independent operations and will have no independent assets. As a finance subsidiary, MSFL has no independent operations beyond the issuance and administration of its securities and will have no independent assets available for distributions to holders of MSFL securities if they make claims in respect of such securities in a bankruptcy, resolution or similar proceeding. Accordingly, any recoveries by such holders will be limited to those available under the related guarantee by Morgan Stanley and that guarantee will rank pari passu with all other unsecured, unsubordinated obligations of Morgan Stanley. Holders will have recourse only to a single claim against Morgan Stanley

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and its assets under the guarantee. Holders of securities issued by MSFL should accordingly assume that in any such proceedings they would not have any priority over and should be treated pari passu with the claims of other unsecured, unsubordinated creditors of Morgan Stanley, including holders of Morgan Stanley-issued securities.

Investing in the securities is not equivalent to investing in any of the underlyings. Investors in the securities will not participate in any appreciation in the underlyings, and will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to the underlyings. As a result, any return on the securities will not reflect the return you would realize if you actually owned shares of the AMZN Stock or the MSFT Stock and received the dividends paid or distributions made on them. Similarly, an investment in the securities does not constitute an investment in commodity futures contracts, options on futures contracts or a collective investment vehicle that trades in these futures contracts.

The securities will not be listed on any securities exchange and secondary trading may be limited. The securities will not be listed on any securities exchange. Therefore, there may be little or no secondary market for the securities. MS & Co. may, but is not obligated to, make a market in the securities and, if it once chooses to make a market, may cease doing so at any time. When it does make a market, it will generally do so for transactions of routine secondary market size at prices based on its estimate of the current value of the securities, taking into account its bid/offer spread, our credit spreads, market volatility, the notional size of the proposed sale, the cost of unwinding any related hedging positions, the time remaining to maturity and the likelihood that it will be able to resell the securities. Even if there is a secondary market, it may not provide enough liquidity to allow you to trade or sell the securities easily. Since other broker-dealers may not participate significantly in the secondary market for the securities, the price at which you may be able to trade your securities is likely to depend on the price, if any, at which MS & Co. is willing to transact. If, at any time, MS & Co. were to cease making a market in the securities, it is likely that there would be no secondary market for the securities. Accordingly, you should be willing to hold your securities to maturity.

The rate we are willing to pay for securities of this type, maturity and issuance size is likely to be lower than the rate implied by our secondary market credit spreads and advantageous to us. Both the lower rate and the inclusion of costs associated with issuing, selling, structuring and hedging the securities in the original issue price reduce the economic terms of the securities, cause the estimated value of the securities to be less than the original issue price and will adversely affect secondary market prices. Assuming no change in market conditions or any other relevant factors, the prices, if any, at which dealers, including MS & Co., may be willing to purchase the securities in secondary market transactions will likely be significantly lower than the original issue price, because secondary market prices will exclude the issuing, selling, structuring and hedging-related costs that are included in the original issue price and borne by you and because the secondary market prices will reflect our secondary market credit spreads and the bid-offer spread that any dealer would charge in a secondary market transaction of this type as well as other factors.

The inclusion of the costs of issuing, selling, structuring and hedging the securities in the original issue price and the lower rate we are willing to pay as issuer make the economic terms of the securities less favorable to you than they otherwise would be.

However, because the costs associated with issuing, selling, structuring and hedging the securities are not fully deducted upon issuance, for a period of up to 6 months following the issue date, to the extent that MS & Co. may buy or sell the securities in the secondary market, absent changes in market conditions, including those related to the underlyings, and to our secondary market credit spreads, it would do so based on values higher than the estimated value, and we expect that those higher values will also be reflected in your brokerage account statements.

The estimated value of the securities is determined by reference to our pricing and valuation models, which may differ from those of other dealers and is not a maximum or minimum secondary market price. These pricing and valuation models are proprietary and rely in part on subjective views of certain market inputs and certain assumptions about future events, which may prove to be incorrect. As a result, because there is no market-standard way to value these types of securities, our models may yield a higher estimated value of the securities than those generated by others, including other dealers in the market, if they attempted to value the securities. In addition, the estimated value on the pricing date does not represent a minimum or maximum price at which dealers, including MS & Co., would be willing to purchase your securities in the secondary market (if any exists) at any time. The value of your securities at any time after the date of this document will vary based on many factors that cannot be predicted with accuracy, including our creditworthiness and changes in market conditions. See also “The market price will be influenced by many unpredictable factors” above.

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Hedging and trading activity by our affiliates could potentially adversely affect the value of the securities. One or more of our affiliates and/or third-party dealers expect to carry out hedging activities related to the securities (and to other instruments linked to the underlyings), including trading in the underlyings. As a result, these entities may be unwinding or adjusting hedge positions during the term of the securities, and the hedging strategy may involve greater and more frequent dynamic adjustments to the hedge as the determination date approaches. Some of our affiliates also trade the underlyings and other financial instruments related to the underlyings on a regular basis as part of their general broker-dealer and other businesses. Any of these hedging or trading activities on or prior to the pricing date could increase the initial price of an underlying, and, as a result, could potentially increase the downside threshold level for such underlying, which is the price at or above which the underlying must close in order for you to avoid being exposed to the negative price performance of the worst performing underlying at maturity (depending also on the performance of the other underlyings). Additionally, such hedging or trading activities during the term of the securities could potentially affect the price of any underlying on the determination date, and, accordingly, the payout to you at maturity, if any.

The calculation agent, which is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley and an affiliate of MSFL, will make determinations with respect to the securities. As calculation agent, MS & Co. will determine the initial prices, the downside threshold levels and the final prices, whether a market disruption event has occurred, whether to make any adjustments to the adjustment factors and the payment that you will receive at maturity, if any. Moreover, certain determinations made by MS & Co., in its capacity as calculation agent, may require it to exercise discretion and make subjective judgments, such as with respect to the occurrence or non-occurrence of market disruption events and certain adjustments to the adjustment factors. These potentially subjective determinations may affect the payout to you at maturity, if any. For further information regarding these types of determinations, see “Description of RevCons—Antidilution Adjustments—For RevCons linked to the common stock of an underlying company,” “—For RevCons linked to an exchange-traded fund,” “—Alternate Exchange Calculation in Case of an Event of Default” and “—Calculation Agent and Calculations” in the accompanying product supplement. In addition, MS & Co. has determined the estimated value of the securities on the pricing date.

The U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the securities are uncertain. There is no direct legal authority as to the proper treatment of the securities for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and, therefore, significant aspects of the tax treatment of the securities are uncertain.

Please read the discussion under “Additional Information―Tax considerations” in this document concerning the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the securities. We intend to treat a security for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a unit consisting of (i) a Put Right (as defined below under “Additional Information―Tax considerations”) written by you to us that, if exercised, requires you to pay to us an amount equal to the Deposit (as defined below under “Additional Information―Tax considerations”), in exchange for a cash amount based on the performance of the worst performing underlying, and (ii) a Deposit with us of a fixed amount of cash to secure your obligation under the Put Right. Alternative U.S. federal income tax treatments of the securities are possible, and if the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) were successful in asserting such an alternative tax treatment for the securities the timing and the character of income on the securities might differ significantly from the tax treatment described herein. For example, the IRS could seek to treat the securities as debt instruments subject to Treasury regulations governing contingent payment debt instruments. The risk that financial instruments providing for buffers, triggers or similar downside protection features, such as the securities, would be recharacterized as debt is greater than the risk of recharacterization for comparable financial instruments that do not have such features. We do not plan to request a ruling from the IRS regarding the tax treatment of the securities, and the IRS or a court may not agree with the tax treatment described herein.

In 2007, the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS released a notice requesting comments on the U.S. federal income tax treatment of “prepaid forward contracts” and similar instruments. While it is not clear whether the securities would be viewed as similar to the prepaid forward contracts described in the notice, it is possible that any Treasury regulations or other guidance issued after consideration of these issues could materially and adversely affect the tax consequences of an investment in the securities, possibly with retroactive effect. The notice focuses on a number of issues, the most relevant of which for holders of the securities are the character and timing of income or loss (including whether the entire coupon on the securities should be required to be included currently as ordinary income) and the degree, if any, to which income realized by non-U.S. investors should be subject to withholding tax.

Non-U.S. Holders should note that we currently do not intend to withhold on any payments made with respect to the securities to Non-U.S. Holders (subject to compliance by such holders with certification necessary to establish an

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exemption from withholding and to the discussion under “Additional Information―Tax considerations—FATCA”). However, in the event of a change of law or any formal or informal guidance by the IRS, the U.S. Treasury Department or Congress, we may decide to withhold on payments made with respect to the securities to Non-U.S. Holders and will not be required to pay any additional amounts with respect to amounts withheld.

Both U.S. and Non-U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisers regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the securities, including possible alternative treatments, the issues presented by the IRS notice and any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or non-U.S. taxing jurisdiction.

Risks Relating to the Underlyings

You are exposed to the price risk of each underlying. Your return on the securities is not linked to a basket consisting of the three underlyings. Rather, it will be contingent upon the independent performance of each underlying. Unlike an instrument with a return linked to a basket of underlying assets, in which risk is mitigated and diversified among all the components of the basket, you will be exposed to the risks related to each underlying. Poor performance by any underlying over the term of the securities may negatively affect your return and will not be offset or mitigated by any positive performance by the other underlyings. If any underlying has declined to below its respective downside threshold level as of the determination date, you will be fully exposed to the decline in the worst performing underlying over the term of the securities on a 1-to-1 basis, even if the other underlyings have appreciated or have not declined as much. Under this scenario, the value of the payment at maturity will be less than 57% of the stated principal amount and could be zero. Accordingly, your investment is subject to the price risk of each underlying.

No affiliation with Amazon.com, Inc. or Microsoft Corporation. Amazon.com, Inc. and Microsoft Corporation are not affiliates of ours, are not involved with this offering in any way, and have no obligation to consider your interests in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the securities. We have not made any due diligence inquiry with respect to Amazon.com, Inc. or Microsoft Corporation in connection with this offering.

We may engage in business with or involving Amazon.com, Inc. or Microsoft Corporation without regard to your interests. We or our affiliates may presently or from time to time engage in business with Amazon.com, Inc. or Microsoft Corporation without regard to your interests and thus may acquire non-public information about Amazon.com Inc. or Microsoft Corporation. Neither we nor any of our affiliates undertakes to disclose any such information to you. In addition, we or our affiliates from time to time have published and in the future may publish research reports with respect to Amazon.com, Inc. or Microsoft Corporation, which may or may not recommend that investors buy or hold the underlying(s).

The antidilution adjustments the calculation agent is required to make do not cover every corporate event that could affect the underlyings. MS & Co., as calculation agent, will adjust the adjustment factors for certain corporate events affecting the underlyings, such as stock splits, stock dividends and extraordinary dividends, and certain other corporate actions involving the issuers of the AMZN Stock and the MSFT Stock, such as mergers. However, the calculation agent will not make an adjustment for every corporate event that can affect the underlyings. For example, the calculation agent is not required to make any adjustments if the issuers of the AMZN Stock or the MSFT Stock or anyone else makes a partial tender or partial exchange offer for the AMZN Stock or the MSFT Stock, nor will adjustments be made following the determination date. In addition, no adjustments will be made for regular cash dividends, which are expected to reduce the price of the AMZN Stock and the MSFT Stock by the amount of such dividends. If an event occurs that does not require the calculation agent to adjust an adjustment factor, such as a regular cash dividend, the market price of the securities and your return on the securities may be materially and adversely affected. For example, if the record date for a regular cash dividend were to occur on or shortly before the determination date, this may decrease the final price of the AMZN Stock or the MSFT Stock to be less than the downside threshold level (resulting in a loss of a significant portion of all of your investment in the securities), materially and adversely affecting your return.

The performance of the UNG Units may not fully replicate the performance of the price of natural gas. United States Commodity Funds, LLC (USCF), the general partner of the United States Natural Gas Fund, LP, is responsible for investing the assets of the United States Natural Gas Fund, LP in accordance with the objectives and policies of the United States Natural Gas Fund, LP. The assets of the United States Natural Gas Fund, LP consist primarily of investments in futures contracts for natural gas that are traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange, ICE Futures or other U.S. and foreign exchanges (collectively, “natural gas futures contracts”) and, to a lesser extent, other types of natural gas-related

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investments connected to crude oil, gasoline and other petroleum-based fuels (collectively, “other natural gas interests” and together with natural gas futures contracts, “natural gas interests”). The United States Natural Gas Fund, LP seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in natural gas interests such that changes in the net asset value of the United States Natural Gas Fund, LP will closely track the changes in the price of a specified natural gas futures contract (the “benchmark natural gas futures contract”). USCF believes that the benchmark natural gas futures contract has historically exhibited a close correlation with the spot price of natural gas. There is no assurance that USCF will successfully implement its investment strategy and there is a risk that changes in the price of the UNG Units will not closely track changes in the spot price of natural gas. This could happen if the price of the UNG Units does not correlate closely with the United States Natural Gas Fund, LP’s net asset value, the changes in the United States Natural Gas Fund, LP’s net asset value do not closely correlate with changes in the price of the benchmark natural gas futures contract or the changes in the price of the benchmark natural gas futures contract do not closely correlate with changes in the cash or spot price of natural gas oil.

There are risks associated with investing in securities with concentration in energy commodities. Market prices of the commodities and commodity futures contracts comprising the United States Natural Gas Fund, LP tend to be highly volatile. Commodity market prices are not related to the value of a future income or earnings stream, as tends to be the case with equity investments, but are subject to rapid fluctuations based on numerous factors, including:

ochanges in supply and demand relationships;

ogovernmental programs and policies;

onational and international monetary, trade, political and economic events;

ochanges in interest and exchange rates;

ospeculation and trading activities in commodities and related contracts;

odrought, floods and weather; and

oagricultural, trade, fiscal and exchange control policies, embargoes and tariffs.

The prices of exchange-traded futures contracts related to natural gas are subject to the risks and hazards inherent in the natural gas industry, which can cause prices to widely fluctuate. The cost of drilling, completing and operating wells for natural gas is uncertain, and a number of factors can delay or prevent drilling operations or production. In the event of sudden disruptions in the supplies of energy commodities, such as those caused by war, natural events, accidents, acts of terrorism or cyberattacks, prices of energy commodities futures contracts could become extremely volatile and unpredictable. Also, sudden and dramatic changes in the futures market may occur, for example, upon a cessation of hostilities that may exist in countries producing energy commodities, the introduction of new or previously withheld supplies into the market or the introduction of substitute products or commodities.

Natural gas supply levels can be affected by factors that reduce available supplies, such as natural disasters, disruptions in competitors’ operations or unexpected unavailability of distribution channels that may disrupt supplies. Technological change can also alter the relative costs for companies in the natural gas industry to find, produce and transport natural gas, which in turn may affect the supply of and demand for natural gas.

Demand for refined petroleum products by consumers, as well as the agricultural, manufacturing and transportation industries, affects the price of energy commodities. Demand for energy commodities is generally linked to economic activity and will tend to reflect general economic conditions. Additionally, demand for energy commodities may be reduced as a result of increases in energy efficiency, substitution and energy conservation.

These factors may have a larger impact on commodity prices and commodity linked instruments than on traditional equity securities. These variables may create additional investment risks that cause the value of the securities to be more volatile than the values of traditional securities. These and other factors may affect the price of the UNG Units, and thus the value of the securities, in unpredictable or unanticipated ways.

The United States Natural Gas Fund, LP may be more volatile and more susceptible to price fluctuations than an index or fund that provides broad commodity exposure. The United States Natural Gas Fund, LP primarily invests in contracts only on natural gas, in contrast to an index or fund that comprises contracts on natural gas and non-

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natural gas commodities. As a result, price volatility in the contracts held by the United States Natural Gas Fund, LP will likely have a greater impact on the United States Natural Gas Fund, LP than it would on an index or fund with broad commodity exposure. Furthermore, because the United States Natural Gas Fund, LP excludes many market sectors composing the broader commodity markets, the United States Natural Gas Fund, LP is less representative of the economy and commodity markets as a whole and is therefore potentially more volatile than, and not a benchmark for, commodity market performance generally.

Legal and regulatory changes could adversely affect the return on and value of the securities. Futures contracts and options on futures contracts, including those related to energy commodities, are subject to extensive statutes, regulations, and margin requirements. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, commonly referred to as the “CFTC,” and the exchanges on which such futures contracts trade, are authorized to take extraordinary actions in the event of a market emergency, including, for example, the retroactive implementation of speculative position limits or higher margin requirements, the establishment of daily limits and the suspension of trading. Furthermore, certain exchanges have regulations that limit the amount of fluctuations in futures contract prices that may occur during a single five-minute trading period. These limits could adversely affect the market prices of relevant futures and options contracts and forward contracts.

The regulation of commodity transactions in the U.S. is subject to ongoing modification by government and judicial action. In addition, various non-U.S. governments have expressed concern regarding the disruptive effects of speculative trading in the commodity markets and the need to regulate the derivative markets in general. The effect on the value of the securities of any future regulatory change is impossible to predict, but could be substantial and adverse to the interests of holders of the securities.

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Amazon.com, Inc. Overview

Amazon.com, Inc. offers electronic retail services to consumer customers, seller customers and developer customers. The AMZN Stock is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Amazon.com, Inc. pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission file number 000-22513 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding Amazon.com, Inc. may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. Neither the issuer nor the agent makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding the issuer of the AMZN Stock is accurate or complete.

Information as of market close on February 3, 2023:

Bloomberg Ticker Symbol:

AMZN

Exchange:

Nasdaq

Current Stock Price:

$103.39

52 Weeks Ago:

$138.85

52 Week High (on 3/29/2022):

$169.32

52 Week Low (on 12/28/2022):

$81.82

Current Dividend Yield:

N/A

The following table sets forth the published high and low closing prices of, as well as dividends on, the AMZN Stock for each quarter from January 1, 2020 through February 3, 2023. The closing price of the AMZN Stock on February 3, 2023 was $103.39. The associated graph shows the closing prices of the AMZN Stock for each day from January 1, 2018 through February 3, 2023. We obtained the information in the table and graph below from Bloomberg Financial Markets, without independent verification. The historical closing prices of the AMZN Stock may have been adjusted for stock splits and other corporate events. The historical performance of the AMZN Stock should not be taken as an indication of its future performance, and no assurance can be given as to the price of the AMZN Stock at any time, including on the determination date.

Common Stock of Amazon.com, Inc. (CUSIP 023135106)

High ($)

Low ($)

Dividends ($)

2020

 

 

 

First Quarter

108.511

83.831

-

Second Quarter

138.221

95.330

-

Third Quarter

176.573

143.935

-

Fourth Quarter

172.182

150.224

-

2021

 

 

 

First Quarter

169.000

147.598

-

Second Quarter

175.272

157.597

-

Third Quarter

186.570

159.388

-

Fourth Quarter

184.803

159.489

-

2022

 

 

 

First Quarter

170.405

136.015

-

Second Quarter

168.347

102.310

-

Third Quarter

144.78

109.22

-

Fourth Quarter

121.09

81.82

-

2023

 

 

 

First Quarter (through February 3, 2023)

112.91

83.12

-

We make no representation as to the amount of dividends, if any, that Amazon.com, Inc. may pay in the future. In any event, as an investor in the Worst of Fixed Coupon RevCons, you will not be entitled to receive dividends, if any, that may be payable on the common stock of Amazon.com, Inc.

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Common Stock of Amazon.com, Inc. – Daily Closing Prices
January 1, 2018 to February 3, 2023

 

This document relates only to the securities offered hereby and does not relate to the AMZN Stock or other securities of Amazon.com, Inc. We have derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding Amazon.com, Inc. stock from the publicly available documents described above. In connection with the offering of the securities, neither we nor the agent has participated in the preparation of such documents or made any due diligence inquiry with respect to Amazon.com, Inc. Neither we nor the agent makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding Amazon.com, Inc. is accurate or complete. Furthermore, we cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date hereof (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of the AMZN Stock (and therefore the price of the AMZN Stock at the time we price the securities) have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of or failure to disclose material future events concerning Amazon.com, Inc. could affect the value received with respect to the securities and therefore the value of the securities.

Neither the issuer nor any of its affiliates makes any representation to you as to the performance of the AMZN Stock.

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Microsoft Corporation Overview

Microsoft Corporation develops, licenses and supports a range of software products and services, designs, manufactures and sells devices and delivers online advertising to a global customer audience. The MSFT Stock is registered under the Exchange Act. Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Microsoft Corporation pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission file number 001-37845 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding Microsoft Corporation may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. Neither the issuer nor the agent makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding the issuer of the MSFT Stock is accurate or complete.

Information as of market close on February 3, 2023:

Bloomberg Ticker Symbol:

MSFT

Exchange:

Nasdaq

Current Stock Price:

$258.35

52 Weeks Ago:

$301.25

52 Week High (on 3/29/2022):

$315.41

52 Week Low (on 11/3/2022):

$214.25

Current Dividend Yield:

1.06%

The following table sets forth the published high and low closing prices of, as well as dividends on, the MSFT Stock for each quarter from January 1, 2020 through February 3, 2023. The closing price of the MSFT Stock on February 3, 2023 was $258.35. The associated graph shows the closing prices of the MSFT Stock for each day from January 1, 2018 through February 3, 2023. We obtained the information in the table and graph below from Bloomberg Financial Markets, without independent verification. The historical closing prices of the MSFT Stock may have been adjusted for stock splits and other corporate events. The historical performance of the MSFT Stock should not be taken as an indication of its future performance, and no assurance can be given as to the price of the MSFT Stock at any time, including on the determination date.

Common Stock of Microsoft Corporation (CUSIP 594918104)

High ($)

Low ($)

Dividends ($)

2020

 

 

 

First Quarter

188.70

135.42

0.51

Second Quarter

203.51

152.11

0.51

Third Quarter

231.65

200.39

0.51

Fourth Quarter

224.96

202.33

0.56

2021

 

 

 

First Quarter

244.99

212.25

0.56

Second Quarter

271.40

239.00

0.56

Third Quarter

305.22

271.60

0.56

Fourth Quarter

343.11

283.11

0.62

2022

 

 

 

First Quarter

334.75

275.85

0.62

Second Quarter

314.97

242.26

0.62

Third Quarter

293.47

232.90

0.62

Fourth Quarter

257.22

214.25

0.68

2023

 

 

 

First Quarter (through February 3, 2023)

264.60

222.31

-

We make no representation as to the amount of dividends, if any, that Microsoft Corporation may pay in the future. In any event, as an investor in the Worst of Fixed Coupon RevCons, you will not be entitled to receive dividends, if any, that may be payable on the common stock of Microsoft Corporation.

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Common Stock of Microsoft Corporation – Daily Closing Prices
January 1, 2018 to February 3, 2023

 

This document relates only to the securities offered hereby and does not relate to the MSFT Stock or other securities of Microsoft Corporation. We have derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding Microsoft Corporation stock from the publicly available documents described above. In connection with the offering of the securities, neither we nor the agent has participated in the preparation of such documents or made any due diligence inquiry with respect to Microsoft Corporation. Neither we nor the agent makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding Microsoft Corporation is accurate or complete. Furthermore, we cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date hereof (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of the MSFT Stock (and therefore the price of the MSFT Stock at the time we price the securities) have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of or failure to disclose material future events concerning Microsoft Corporation could affect the value received with respect to the securities and therefore the value of the securities.

Neither the issuer nor any of its affiliates makes any representation to you as to the performance of the MSFT Stock.

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United States Natural Gas Fund, LP Overview

The United States Natural Gas Fund, LP is a Delaware limited partnership organized in 2006. The United States Natural Gas Fund, LP is a commodity pool that issues limited partnership interests, or units, which are traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. The net assets of the United States Natural Gas Fund, LP consist primarily of investments in futures contracts for natural gas. Its investment objective is to have the changes in percentage terms of the units’ net asset value reflect the changes in percentage terms of the price of natural gas, as measured by the daily changes in the price of the futures contract on natural gas as traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The UNG Units are registered under the Exchange Act. Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the United States Natural Gas Fund, LP pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission file number 001-33096 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding the United States Natural Gas Fund, LP may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. Neither the issuer nor the agent makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding the United States Natural Gas Fund, LP is accurate or complete.

Information as of market close on February 3, 2023:

Ticker Symbol:

UNG UP

Current Price:

$8.19

52 Weeks Ago:

$17.24

52 Week High (on 8/22/2022):

$33.79

52 Week Low (on 2/3/2023):

$8.19

The following graph sets forth the daily closing prices of the UNG Units for the period from January 1, 2018 through February 3, 2023. The related table sets forth the published high and low closing prices, as well as the end-of-quarter closing prices, of the UNG Units for each quarter for the period from January 1, 2018 through February 3, 2023. The closing price of the UNG Units on February 3, 2023 was $8.19. We obtained the information in the table and graph below from Bloomberg Financial Markets, without independent verification. The UNG Units have at times experienced periods of high volatility, and you should not take the historical prices of the UNG Units as an indication of future performance, including on the determination date.

United States Natural Gas Fund, LP – Daily Closing Prices
January 1, 2018 to February 3, 2023

 

 

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United States Natural Gas Fund, LP

High ($)

Low ($)

Period End ($)

2018

 

 

 

First Quarter

26.84

21.67

22.55

Second Quarter

24.52

21.94

23.70

Third Quarter

25.24

22.09

24.83

Fourth Quarter

39.32

24.71

24.71

2019

 

 

 

First Quarter

29.75

22.95

23.48

Second Quarter

23.85

18.69

19.89

Third Quarter

23.27

18.10

19.93

Fourth Quarter

22.69

16.86

16.86

2020

 

 

 

First Quarter

17.04

12.53

12.55

Second Quarter

14.49

8.99

10.26

Third Quarter

14.48

9.61

11.41

Fourth Quarter

12.76

8.48

9.20

2021

 

 

 

First Quarter

11.30

9.01

9.58

Second Quarter

13.08

9.06

13.08

Third Quarter

20.31

12.54

20.16

Fourth Quarter

21.78

11.92

12.49

2022

 

 

 

First Quarter

19.72

12.44

19.72

Second Quarter

31.73

19.01

19.01

Third Quarter

33.79

18.66

23.38

Fourth Quarter

23.94

14.10

14.10

2023

 

 

 

First Quarter (through February 3, 2023)

13.23

8.19

8.19

 

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Additional Terms of the Securities

Please read this information in conjunction with the summary terms on the front cover of this document.

 

Additional Terms:

 

If the terms described herein are inconsistent with those described in the accompanying product supplement or prospectus, the terms described herein shall control.

Day-count convention:

Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

Interest period:

The monthly period from and including the original issue date (in the case of the first interest period) or the previously scheduled coupon payment date, as applicable, to but excluding the following scheduled coupon payment date, with no adjustment for any postponement thereof.

Record date:

The record date for each coupon payment date shall be the date one business day prior to such scheduled coupon payment date; provided, however, that any monthly coupon payable at maturity shall be payable to the person to whom the payment at maturity shall be payable.

Underlyings:

The accompanying product supplement refers to each underlying as the “underlying shares.” Other than as set forth below, the UNG Units will be treated as an exchange-traded fund, in accordance with the applicable provisions for exchange-traded funds contained in the accompanying product supplement.

Underlying issuer:

With respect to the AMZN Stock, Amazon.com, Inc.

With respect to the MSFT Stock, Microsoft Corporation

The accompanying product supplement refers to each such underlying issuer as an “underlying company.”

Downside threshold level:

The accompanying product supplement refers to the downside threshold level as the “trigger level.”

Postponement of maturity date:

If the scheduled determination date is not a trading day or if a market disruption event with respect to any underlying occurs on that day so that the determination date for any underlying is postponed and falls less than two business days prior to the scheduled maturity date, the maturity date of the securities will be postponed to the second business day following that determination date as postponed.

Postponement of coupon payment dates:

If a coupon payment date (including the maturity date) is postponed, no adjustment shall be made to any monthly coupon paid on that postponed date.

Market disruption event:

With respect to the UNG Units, market disruption event means:

(i) the occurrence or existence of any of:

(a) a suspension, absence or material limitation of trading of the UNG Units on the primary market for the UNG Units for more than two hours of trading or during the one-half hour period preceding the close of the principal trading session in such market; or a breakdown or failure in the price and trade reporting systems of the primary market for the UNG Units as a result of which the reported trading prices for the UNG Units during the last one-half hour preceding the close of the principal trading session in such market are materially inaccurate; or the suspension, absence or material limitation of trading on the primary market for trading in options contracts related to the UNG Units, if available, during the one-half hour period preceding the close of the principal trading session in the applicable market, or

(b) the suspension, material limitation or absence of trading on any major U.S. securities market for trading in options contracts related to the UNG Units for more than two hours of trading or during the one-half hour period preceding the close of the principal trading session on such market,

in each case, as determined by the calculation agent in its sole discretion; and

(ii) a determination by the calculation agent in its sole discretion that any event described in clause (i) above materially interfered with our ability or the ability of any of our affiliates to unwind or adjust all or a material portion of the hedge position with respect to the securities.

For the purpose of determining whether a market disruption event has occurred: (1) a limitation on the hours or number of days of trading will not constitute a market disruption event if it results from an announced change in the regular business hours of the relevant exchange or market, (2) a decision to permanently discontinue trading in the relevant options contract will not constitute a market disruption event, (3) a suspension of trading in options contracts on the UNG Units by the primary securities market trading in such contracts by reason of (a) a price change exceeding limits set by such securities exchange or market, (b) an imbalance of orders relating to such contracts or (c) a disparity in bid and ask quotes relating to such contracts will constitute a suspension, absence or material limitation of trading in options contracts related to the UNG Units and (4) a “suspension, absence or material limitation of trading” on any relevant exchange or on the primary market on which options contracts related to the UNG Units are traded will not include any time when such securities market is itself closed for trading under ordinary circumstances. Upon any permanent discontinuance of trading in the UNG Units, see “––Discontinuance of the UNG Units” below.

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Discontinuance of the UNG Units:

Notwithstanding what is provided in the accompanying product supplement, if the UNG Units are liquidated or otherwise terminated (a “Liquidation Event”), the closing price of the UNG Units on a determination date will be determined by the calculation agent based on the closing price (or, if trading in the relevant futures contracts has been materially suspended or materially limited, its good faith estimate of the closing price that would have prevailed but for such suspension or limitation) of each futures contract most recently composing the UNG Units prior to the occurrence of the Liquidation Event.

Antidilution adjustments:

With respect to each of the AMZN Stock and the MSFT Stock, the following replaces in its entirety the portion of the section entitled “Antidilution Adjustments” in the accompanying product supplement for reverse convertible securities from the start of paragraph 5 to the end of such section.

5. If, with respect to one or more underlyings, (i) there occurs any reclassification or change of such underlying, including, without limitation, as a result of the issuance of any tracking stock by the underlying issuer for such underlying, (ii) such underlying issuer or any surviving entity or subsequent surviving entity of such underlying issuer (the “successor corporation”) has been subject to a merger, combination or consolidation and is not the surviving entity, (iii) any statutory exchange of securities of such underlying issuer or any successor corporation with another corporation occurs (other than pursuant to clause (ii) above), (iv) such underlying issuer is liquidated, (v) such underlying issuer issues to all of its shareholders equity securities of an issuer other than such underlying issuer (other than in a transaction described in clause (ii), (iii) or (iv) above) (a “spin-off event”) or (vi) a tender or exchange offer or going-private transaction is consummated for all the outstanding shares of such underlying (any such event in clauses (i) through (vi), a “reorganization event”), the method of determining the amount payable at maturity for each security will be as follows:

Upon the determination date: You will receive for each security that you hold a payment at maturity equal to:

If the exchange property value on the determination date is greater than or equal to the respective downside threshold level, and the final prices of the other underlyings (or exchange property values, as applicable) are also greater than their respective downside threshold levels: (i) the stated principal amount plus (ii) the monthly coupon for the final monthly interest period.

If the exchange property value on the determination date is less than the respective downside threshold level, or if the final price(s) (or exchange property value(s), if applicable) of any other underlying is less than its respective downside threshold level: the monthly coupon for the final interest period plus:

If the worst performing underlying has not undergone a reorganization event as described in paragraph 5 above: (i) the stated principal amount multiplied by (ii) the underlying performance factor of the worst performing underlying.

If the worst performing underlying has undergone a reorganization event as described in paragraph 5 above: (i) the stated principal amount multiplied by (ii) the underlying performance factor of the worst performing underlying. For purposes of determining the underlying performance factor of the worst performing underlying, the final price of such worst performing underlying will be deemed to equal the per-share cash value, determined as of the determination date, of the securities, cash or any other assets distributed to holders of the worst performing underlying in or as a result of any such reorganization event, including (A) in the case of the issuance of tracking stock, the reclassified share of such worst performing underlying, (B) in the case of a spin-off event, the share of such worst performing underlying with respect to which the spun-off security was issued, and (C) in the case of any other reorganization event where such worst performing underlying continues to be held by the holders receiving such distribution, such worst performing underlying (collectively, the “exchange property”).

If exchange property includes a cash component, investors will not receive any interest accrued on such cash component. In the event exchange property consists of securities, those securities will, in turn, be subject to the antidilution adjustments set forth in paragraphs 1 through 5.

For purposes of determining whether or not the exchange property value is less than the downside threshold level, or for determining the worst performing underlying, “exchange property value” means (x) for any cash received in any reorganization event, the value, as determined by the calculation agent, as of the date of receipt, of such cash received for one share of such underlying, as adjusted by the adjustment factor at the time of such reorganization event, (y) for any property other than cash or securities received in any such reorganization event, the market value, as determined by the calculation agent in its sole discretion, as of the date of receipt, of such exchange property received for one share of such underlying, as adjusted by the adjustment factor at the time of such reorganization event and (z) for any security received in any such reorganization event, an amount equal to the closing price, as of the day on which the exchange property value is determined, per share of such security multiplied by the quantity of such security received for each share of such underlying, as adjusted by the adjustment factor at the time of such reorganization event.

For purposes of paragraph 5 above, in the case of a consummated tender or exchange offer or going-private transaction involving consideration of particular types, exchange property shall be deemed to include the amount of cash or other property delivered by the offeror in the tender or exchange offer (in an amount determined on the basis of the rate of exchange in such tender or exchange offer or going-private

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transaction). In the event of a tender or exchange offer or a going-private transaction with respect to exchange property in which an offeree may elect to receive cash or other property, exchange property shall be deemed to include the kind and amount of cash and other property received by offerees who elect to receive cash.

Following the occurrence of any reorganization event referred to in paragraph 5 above, all references in this offering document and in the related product supplement with respect to the securities to such “underlying” shall be deemed to refer to the exchange property and references to a “share” or “shares” of such underlying shall be deemed to refer to the applicable unit or units of such exchange property, unless the context otherwise requires.

No adjustment to an adjustment factor will be required unless such adjustment would require a change of at least 0.1% in the adjustment factor then in effect. The adjustment factor resulting from any of the adjustments specified above will be rounded to the nearest one hundred-thousandth, with five one-millionths rounded upward. Adjustments to an adjustment factor will be made up to the close of business on the determination date.

No adjustments to an adjustment factor or method of calculating the adjustment factor will be required other than those specified above. The adjustments specified above do not cover all events that could affect the final price of an underlying, including, without limitation, a partial tender or exchange offer for an underlying.

The calculation agent shall be solely responsible for the determination and calculation of any adjustments to an adjustment factor or method of calculating an adjustment factor and of any related determinations and calculations with respect to any distributions of stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash) in connection with any corporate event described in paragraphs 1 through 5 above, and its determinations and calculations with respect thereto shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.

The calculation agent will provide information as to any adjustments to an adjustment factor or to the method of calculating the amount payable at maturity of the securities made pursuant to paragraph 5 above upon written request by any investor in the securities.

Trustee:

The Bank of New York Mellon

Calculation agent:

MS & Co.

Issuer notices to registered security holders, the trustee and the depositary:

In the event that the maturity date is postponed due to postponement of the determination date, the issuer shall give notice of such postponement and, once it has been determined, of the date to which the maturity date has been rescheduled (i) to each registered holder of the securities by mailing notice of such postponement by first class mail, postage prepaid, to such registered holder’s last address as it shall appear upon the registry books, (ii) to the trustee by facsimile, confirmed by mailing such notice to the trustee by first class mail, postage prepaid, at its New York office and (iii) to The Depository Trust Company (the “depositary”) by telephone or facsimile confirmed by mailing such notice to the depositary by first class mail, postage prepaid. Any notice that is mailed to a registered holder of the securities in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given to such registered holder, whether or not such registered holder receives the notice. The issuer shall give such notice as promptly as possible, and in no case later than (i) with respect to notice of postponement of the maturity date, the business day immediately preceding the scheduled maturity date, and (ii) with respect to notice of the date to which the maturity date has been rescheduled, the business day immediately following the determination date as postponed.

The issuer shall, or shall cause the calculation agent to, (i) provide written notice to the trustee, on which notice the trustee may conclusively rely, and to the depositary of the amount of cash to be delivered as monthly coupon with respect to each security on or prior to 10:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the business day preceding each coupon payment date, and (ii) deliver the aggregate cash amount due with respect to the monthly coupon to the trustee for delivery to the depositary, as holder of the securities, on the applicable coupon payment date.

The issuer shall, or shall cause the calculation agent to, (i) provide written notice to the trustee, on which notice the trustee may conclusively rely, and to the depositary of the amount of cash to be delivered with respect to each stated principal amount of the securities, on or prior to 10:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the business day preceding the maturity date, and (ii) deliver the aggregate cash amount due with respect to the securities to the trustee for delivery to the depositary, as holder of the securities, on the maturity date.

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Additional Information About the Securities

Additional Information:

 

Listing:

The securities will not be listed on any securities exchange.

Minimum ticketing size:

$1,000 / 1 security

Tax considerations:

Prospective investors should note that the discussion under the section called “United States Federal Taxation” in the accompanying product supplement does not apply to the securities issued under this document and is superseded by the following discussion.

The following is a general discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences and certain estate tax consequences of ownership and disposition of the securities. This discussion applies only to initial investors in the securities who:

purchase the securities at their “issue price,” which will equal the first price at which a substantial amount of the securities is sold to the public (not including bond houses, brokers, or similar persons or organizations acting in the capacity of underwriters, placement agents or wholesalers); and

hold the securities as capital assets within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

This discussion does not describe all of the tax consequences that may be relevant to a holder in light of the holder’s particular circumstances or to holders subject to special rules, such as:

certain financial institutions;

insurance companies;

dealers and certain traders in securities or commodities;

investors holding the securities as part of a “straddle,” wash sale, conversion transaction, integrated transaction or constructive sale transaction;

U.S. Holders (as defined below) whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar;

partnerships or other entities classified as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes;

regulated investment companies;

real estate investment trusts; or

tax-exempt entities, including “individual retirement accounts” or “Roth IRAs” as defined in Section 408 or 408A of the Code, respectively.

 

If an entity that is classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds the securities, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a partner will generally depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. If you are a partnership holding the securities or a partner in such a partnership, you should consult your tax adviser as to the particular U.S. federal tax consequences of holding and disposing of the securities to you.

As the law applicable to the U.S. federal income taxation of instruments such as the securities is technical and complex, the discussion below necessarily represents only a general summary. The effect of any applicable state, local or non-U.S. tax laws is not discussed, nor are any alternative minimum tax consequences or consequences resulting from the Medicare tax on investment income. Moreover, the discussion below does not address the consequences to taxpayers subject to special tax accounting rules under Section 451(b) of the Code.

This discussion is based on the Code, administrative pronouncements, judicial decisions and final, temporary and proposed Treasury regulations, all as of the date hereof, changes to any of which subsequent to the date hereof may affect the tax consequences described herein. Persons considering the purchase of the securities should consult their tax advisers with regard to the application of the U.S. federal income tax laws to their particular situations as well as any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or non-U.S. taxing jurisdiction.

General

Due to the lack of any controlling legal authority, there is substantial uncertainty regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the securities. We intend to treat a security, under current law, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as a unit consisting of the following:

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(i)  a put right (the “Put Right”) written by you to us that, if exercised, requires you to pay us an amount equal to the Deposit (as defined below) in exchange for a cash amount based on the performance of the worst performing underlying; and

(ii)  a deposit with us of a fixed amount of cash, equal to the issue price, to secure your obligation under the Put Right (the “Deposit”) that pays interest based on our cost of borrowing at the time of issuance (the “Yield on the Deposit”).

Based on the treatment set forth above, a portion of the coupon on the securities will be treated as the Yield on the Deposit, and the remainder will be attributable to the premium on the Put Right (the “Put Premium”). The Yield on the Deposit will be determined by us as of the pricing date and set forth in the applicable pricing supplement.

We will allocate 100% of the issue price of the securities to the Deposit and none to the Put Right. Our allocation of the issue price between the Put Right and the Deposit will be binding on you, unless you timely and explicitly disclose to the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) that your allocation is different from ours. This allocation is not, however, binding on the IRS or a court.

No statutory, judicial or administrative authority directly addresses the treatment of the securities or instruments similar to the securities for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and no ruling is being requested from the IRS with respect to the securities. Significant aspects of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the securities are uncertain, and no assurance can be given that the IRS or a court will agree with the tax treatment described herein. In the opinion of our counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, the treatment of the securities described above is reasonable under current law; however, our counsel has advised us that it is unable to conclude affirmatively that this treatment is more likely than not to be upheld, and that alternative treatments are possible. Moreover, our counsel’s opinion is based on market conditions as of the date of this preliminary pricing supplement and is subject to confirmation on the pricing date. Accordingly, you should consult your tax adviser regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the securities (including alternative treatments of the securities). Unless otherwise stated, the following discussion is based on the treatment and the allocation described above.

Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders

This section applies to you only if you are a U.S. Holder. As used herein, the term “U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of a security that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

a citizen or individual resident of the United States;

a corporation, or other entity taxable as a corporation, created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia; or

an estate or trust the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source.

Tax Treatment of the Securities

Assuming the treatment of the securities and allocation of the issue price as set forth above are respected, the following U.S. federal income tax consequences should result.

Coupon Payments on the Securities. Under the characterization described above under “—General,” only a portion of the coupon payments on the securities will be attributable to the Yield on the Deposit. The remainder of the coupon payments will represent payments attributable to the Put Premium. To the extent attributable to the Yield on the Deposit, coupon payments on the securities should generally be taxable to a U.S. Holder as ordinary interest income at the time accrued or received, in accordance with the U.S. Holder’s method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

The Put Premium will not be taxable to a U.S. Holder upon receipt but will be accounted for as described below.

Tax Basis. Based on our determination set forth above, the U.S. Holder’s initial tax basis in the Deposit will be 100% of the issue price. The determination of gain or loss with respect to the Put Right is described below.

Receipt of Stated Principal Amount in Cash upon Settlement of the Securities. If a U.S. Holder receives the stated principal amount of a security in cash (excluding cash attributable to coupon payments on the security, which would be taxed as described above under “—Coupon Payments on the Securities”), the Put Right will be deemed to have expired unexercised. In such case, the U.S. Holder will not recognize any gain upon the return of the Deposit, but will recognize the total amount of Put Premium received by the U.S.

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Holder over the term of the securities (including Put Premium received upon settlement) as short-term capital gain at such time.

Receipt of a Cash Amount Based on the Performance of the Worst Performing Underlying upon Maturity of the Securities. If a U.S. Holder receives an amount of cash (excluding cash attributable to coupon payments on the securities, which would be taxed as described above under “—Coupon Payments on the Securities”) that is less than the stated principal amount of the securities, the Put Right will be deemed to have been exercised and the U.S. Holder will be deemed to have applied the Deposit toward the cash settlement of the Put Right. In such case, the U.S. Holder will not recognize any gain or loss in respect of the Deposit, but will recognize capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between (i) the amount of cash received by the U.S. Holder at maturity (excluding cash attributable to coupon payments on the securities), plus the total Put Premium received by the U.S. Holder over the term of the securities (including the Put Premium received at maturity) and (ii) the Deposit.

Sale or Exchange of the Securities Prior to Settlement. Upon the sale or exchange of a security, a U.S. Holder will generally recognize long-term capital gain or loss with respect to the Deposit if the U.S. Holder has held the securities for more than one year at the time of such sale or exchange and short-term capital gain or loss otherwise. The U.S. Holder will also generally recognize capital gain or loss with respect to the Put Right. For the purpose of determining such gain or loss, a U.S. Holder should apportion the amount realized on the sale or exchange of a security (excluding any amount attributable to accrued but unpaid Yield on the Deposit, which would be taxed as described under “—Coupon Payments on the Securities”) between the Deposit and the Put Right based on their respective values on the date of such sale or exchange. The amount of capital gain or loss on the Deposit will equal the amount realized that is attributable to the Deposit, less the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Deposit. The amount realized that is attributable to the Put Right, together with the total Put Premium received by the U.S. Holder over the term of the security, will be treated as capital gain.

If the value of the Deposit on the date of such sale or exchange exceeds the total amount realized on the sale or exchange of the security, the U.S. Holder will be treated as having (i) sold or exchanged the Deposit for an amount equal to its value on that date and (ii) made a payment (the “Put Right Assumption Payment”) to the purchaser of the security equal to the amount of such excess, in exchange for the purchaser’s assumption of the U.S. Holder’s rights and obligations under the Put Right. In such a case, the U.S. Holder will recognize capital gain or loss in respect of the Put Right in an amount equal to the total Put Premium received by the U.S. Holder over the term of the security, less the amount of the Put Right Assumption Payment deemed to be made by the U.S. Holder.

Because one of the underlying issuers is treated as a partnership, it is not entirely clear whether gain or loss with respect to the Put Right should be treated as short-term capital gain or as long-term capital gain or loss in the event that you hold the securities for more than one year. You should consult your tax adviser regarding this issue.

Possible Alternative Tax Treatments of an Investment in the Securities

Due to the absence of authorities that directly address the proper characterization of the securities, no assurance can be given that the IRS will accept, or that a court will uphold, the treatment described above. In particular, the IRS could seek to treat a security or the Deposit as a debt instrument subject to Treasury regulations governing contingent payment debt instruments (the “Contingent Debt Regulations”).

If the IRS were successful in asserting that the Contingent Debt Regulations applied to the securities or to the Deposit, the timing and character of income thereon would be significantly affected. Among other things, a U.S. Holder would be required to accrue interest income as original issue discount, subject to adjustments, at a “comparable yield” based on our cost of borrowing. Furthermore, if the securities or Deposit were treated as contingent payment debt instruments, any gain realized with respect to the securities or the Deposit would generally be treated as ordinary income. The risk that financial instruments providing for buffers, triggers or similar downside protection features, such as the securities, would be recharacterized as debt is greater than the risk of recharacterization for comparable financial instruments that do not have such features.

Even if the Contingent Debt Regulations do not apply to the securities, other alternative U.S. federal income tax characterizations or treatments of the securities are also possible, which if applied could significantly affect the timing and character of the income or loss with respect to the securities. It is possible, for example, that a security could be treated as constituting an “open transaction” with the result that the coupon payments on the securities might not be accounted for separately as giving rise to income to U.S. Holders until the sale, exchange or settlement of the securities. Alternatively, the entire coupon on the securities could be required to be included in income by a U.S. Holder at the time received or accrued. Other alternative characterizations are also possible. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should consult their tax advisers regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the securities.

In 2007, the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS released a notice requesting comments on the U.S.

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federal income tax treatment of “prepaid forward contracts” and similar instruments. While it is not clear whether the securities would be viewed as similar to the prepaid forward contracts described in the notice, it is possible that any Treasury regulations or other guidance promulgated after consideration of these issues could materially and adversely affect the tax consequences of an investment in the securities, possibly with retroactive effect. The notice focuses on a number of issues, the most relevant of which for U.S. Holders of the securities is the character and timing of income or loss realized with respect to these instruments (including whether the Put Premium might be required to be included currently as ordinary income). Accordingly, prospective investors should consult their tax advisers regarding all aspects of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the securities, including the possible implications of this notice.

Backup Withholding and Information Reporting

Backup withholding may apply in respect of payments on the securities and the payment of proceeds from a sale, exchange or other disposition of the securities, unless a U.S. Holder provides proof of an applicable exemption or a correct taxpayer identification number, and otherwise complies with applicable requirements of the backup withholding rules. The amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules are not an additional tax and may be refunded, or credited against the U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS. In addition, information returns will be filed with the IRS in connection with payments on the securities and the payment of proceeds from a sale, exchange or other disposition of the securities, unless the U.S. Holder provides proof of an applicable exemption from the information reporting rules.

Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders

This section applies to you only if you are a Non-U.S. Holder. As used herein, the term “Non-U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of a security that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

an individual who is classified as a nonresident alien;

a foreign corporation; or

a foreign trust or estate.

 

The term “Non-U.S. Holder” does not include any of the following holders:

a holder who is an individual present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of disposition and who is not otherwise a resident of the United States for U.S. federal income tax purposes;

certain former citizens or residents of the United States; or

a holder for whom income or gain in respect of the securities is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States.

 

Such holders should consult their tax advisers regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the securities.

 

General

Assuming the treatment of the securities as set forth above is respected and subject to the discussions below regarding the potential application of Section 871(m) of the Code and FATCA, payments with respect to a security, and gain realized on the sale, exchange or other disposition of such security, should not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax under current law, provided that:

the Non-U.S. Holder does not own, directly or by attribution, ten percent or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of our stock entitled to vote;

the Non-U.S. Holder is not a controlled foreign corporation related, directly or indirectly, to us through stock ownership;

the Non-U.S. Holder is not a bank receiving interest under Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code; and

the certification requirement described below has been fulfilled with respect to the beneficial owner.

Certification Requirement. The certification requirement referred to in the preceding paragraph will be fulfilled if the beneficial owner of a security (or a financial institution holding a security on behalf of the beneficial owner) furnishes to the applicable withholding agent an IRS Form W-8BEN (or other appropriate form), on which the beneficial owner certifies under penalties of perjury that it is not a U.S. person.

 

Possible Alternative Tax Treatments of an Investment in the Securities

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As described above under “—Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders—Possible Alternative Tax Treatments of an Investment in the Securities,” the IRS may seek to apply a different characterization and tax treatment from the treatment described herein. While the U.S. federal income and withholding tax consequences to a Non-U.S. Holder of ownership and disposition of a security under current law should generally be the same as those described immediately above, it is possible that a Non-U.S. Holder could be subject to withholding tax under certain recharacterizations of the securities.

 

Moreover, among the issues addressed in the IRS notice described in “—Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders” is the degree, if any, to which income realized by Non-U.S. Holders should be subject to withholding tax. It is possible that any Treasury regulations or other guidance issued after consideration of this issue could materially and adversely affect the withholding tax consequences of ownership and disposition of the securities, possibly with retroactive effect. Accordingly, prospective investors should consult their tax advisers regarding all aspects of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the securities, including the possible implications of the notice discussed above. Prospective investors should note that we currently do not intend to withhold on any of the payments made with respect to the securities to Non-U.S. Holders (subject to compliance by such holders with the certification requirement described above and to the discussion below regarding FATCA). However, in the event of a change of law or any formal or informal guidance by the IRS, the U.S. Treasury Department or Congress, we (or any financial intermediary) may decide to withhold on payments made with respect to the securities to Non-U.S. Holders and we will not be required to pay any additional amounts with respect to amounts withheld.

Section 871(m) Withholding Tax on Dividend Equivalents

Section 871(m) of the Code and Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder (“Section 871(m)”) generally impose a 30% (or a lower applicable treaty rate) withholding tax on dividend equivalents paid or deemed paid to Non-U.S. Holders with respect to certain financial instruments linked to U.S. equities or indices that include U.S. equities (each, an “Underlying Security”). Subject to certain exceptions, Section 871(m) generally applies to securities that substantially replicate the economic performance of one or more Underlying Securities, as determined based on tests set forth in the applicable Treasury regulations (a “Specified Security”). However, pursuant to an IRS notice, Section 871(m) will not apply to securities issued before January 1, 2025 that do not have a delta of one with respect to any Underlying Security. Based on the terms of the securities and current market conditions, we expect that the securities will not have a delta of one with respect to any Underlying Security on the pricing date. However, we will provide an updated determination in the final pricing supplement. Assuming that the securities do not have a delta of one with respect to any Underlying Security, our counsel is of the opinion that the securities should not be Specified Securities and, therefore, should not be subject to Section 871(m).

 

Our determination is not binding on the IRS, and the IRS may disagree with this determination. Section 871(m) is complex and its application may depend on your particular circumstances, including whether you enter into other transactions with respect to an Underlying Security. If Section 871(m) withholding is required, we will not be required to pay any additional amounts with respect to the amounts so withheld. You should consult your tax adviser regarding the potential application of Section 871(m) to the securities.

 

U.S. Federal Estate Tax

Individual Non-U.S. Holders and entities the property of which is potentially includible in such an individual’s gross estate for U.S. federal estate tax purposes (for example, a trust funded by such an individual and with respect to which the individual has retained certain interests or powers), should note that, absent an applicable treaty exemption, the securities may be treated as U.S. situs property subject to U.S. federal estate tax. Prospective investors that are non-U.S. individuals, or are entities of the type described above, should consult their tax advisers regarding the U.S. federal estate tax consequences of an investment in the securities.

 

Backup Withholding and Information Reporting

 

Information returns will be filed with the IRS in connection with any coupon payment and may be filed with the IRS in connection with the payment at maturity on the securities and the payment of proceeds from a sale, exchange or other disposition of the securities. A Non-U.S. Holder may be subject to backup withholding in respect of amounts paid to the Non-U.S. Holder, unless such Non-U.S. Holder complies with certification procedures to establish that it is not a U.S. person for U.S. federal income tax purposes or otherwise establishes an exemption. Compliance with the certification procedures described under “—General—Certification Requirement” will satisfy the certification requirements necessary to avoid backup withholding as well. The amount of any backup withholding from a payment to a Non-U.S. Holder will be allowed as a credit against the Non-U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability and may entitle the Non-U.S. Holder to a refund, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

 

FATCA

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Worst of Fixed Coupon RevConsSM due February 12, 2024

Payments on the RevCons Based on the Worst Performing of the Common Stock of Amazon.com, Inc., the Common Stock of Microsoft Corporation and the United States Natural Gas Fund, LP

Principal at Risk Securities

 

Legislation commonly referred to as “FATCA” generally imposes a withholding tax of 30% on payments to certain non-U.S. entities (including financial intermediaries) with respect to certain financial instruments, unless various U.S. information reporting and due diligence requirements have been satisfied. An intergovernmental agreement between the United States and the non-U.S. entity’s jurisdiction may modify these requirements. FATCA generally applies to certain financial instruments that are treated as paying U.S.-source interest or other U.S.-source “fixed or determinable annual or periodical” income (“FDAP income”). Withholding (if applicable) applies to payments of U.S.-source FDAP income and to payments of gross proceeds of the disposition (including upon retirement) of certain financial instruments treated as providing for U.S.-source interest or dividends. Under proposed regulations (the preamble to which specifies that taxpayers are permitted to rely on them pending finalization), no withholding will apply on payments of gross proceeds (other than amounts treated as interest or other FDAP income). While the treatment of the securities is unclear, you should assume that the yield on the Deposit will be subject to the FATCA rules. It is also possible in light of this uncertainty that an applicable withholding agent will treat the entire amount of the coupon payments as being subject to the FATCA rules. If withholding applies to the securities, we will not be required to pay any additional amounts with respect to amounts withheld. Both U.S. and Non-U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisers regarding the potential application of FATCA to the securities.

 

The discussion in the preceding paragraphs, insofar as it purports to describe provisions of U.S. federal income tax laws or legal conclusions with respect thereto, constitutes the full opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP regarding the material U.S. federal tax consequences of an investment in the securities.

Use of proceeds and hedging:

The proceeds from the sale of the securities will be used by us for general corporate purposes. We will receive, in aggregate, $1,000 per security issued, because, when we enter into hedging transactions in order to meet our obligations under the securities, our hedging counterparty will reimburse the cost of the agent’s commissions. The costs of the securities borne by you and described on page 3 above comprise the agent’s commissions and the cost of issuing, structuring and hedging the securities.

On or prior to the pricing date, we expect to hedge our anticipated exposure in connection with the securities by entering into hedging transactions with our affiliates and/or third-party dealers. We expect our hedging counterparties to take positions in the underlyings, in futures and/or options contracts on the underlyings, or positions in any other available securities or instruments that they may wish to use in connection with such hedging. Such purchase activity could increase the initial price of an underlying, and, as a result, could potentially increase the downside threshold level for such underlying, which is the price at or above which the underlying must close on the determination date in order for you to avoid being exposed to the negative price performance of the worst performing underlying at maturity (depending also on the performance of the other underlyings). In addition, through our affiliates, we are likely to modify our hedge position throughout the term of the securities, including on the determination date, by purchasing and selling the underlyings, options contracts relating to the underlyings or any other available securities or instruments that we may wish to use in connection with such hedging activities. These entities may be unwinding or adjusting hedge positions during the term of the securities, and the hedging strategy may involve greater and more frequent dynamic adjustments to the hedge as the determination date approaches. We cannot give any assurance that our hedging activities will not affect the value of any underlying, and, therefore, adversely affect the value of the securities or the payment you will receive at maturity, if any.

Additional considerations:

Client accounts over which Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management or any of their respective subsidiaries have investment discretion are not permitted to purchase the securities, either directly or indirectly.

Supplemental information regarding plan of distribution; conflicts of interest:

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. MS & Co. will not receive a sales commission with respect to the securities.

MS & Co. is an affiliate of MSFL and a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, and it and other affiliates of ours expect to make a profit by selling, structuring and, when applicable, hedging the securities. When MS & Co. prices this offering of securities, it will determine the economic terms of the securities such that for each security the estimated value on the pricing date will be no lower than the minimum level described in “Investment Summary” on page 3.

MS & Co. will conduct this offering in compliance with the requirements of FINRA Rule 5121 of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., which is commonly referred to as FINRA, regarding a FINRA member firm’s distribution of the securities of an affiliate and related conflicts of interest. MS & Co. or any of our other affiliates may not make sales in this offering to any discretionary account. See “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” and “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” in the accompanying product supplement for reverse convertible securities.

Where you can find more information:

MSFL and Morgan Stanley have filed a registration statement (including a prospectus, as supplemented by the product supplement for reverse convertible securities) with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, for the offering to which this communication relates. You should read the prospectus in that registration statement, the product supplement for reverse convertible securities and any other documents relating to this offering that MSFL and Morgan Stanley have filed with the SEC for more complete information about MSFL,

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Morgan Stanley Finance LLC

 

Worst of Fixed Coupon RevConsSM due February 12, 2024

Payments on the RevCons Based on the Worst Performing of the Common Stock of Amazon.com, Inc., the Common Stock of Microsoft Corporation and the United States Natural Gas Fund, LP

Principal at Risk Securities

Morgan Stanley and this offering. You may get these documents without cost by visiting EDGAR on the SEC web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, MSFL, Morgan Stanley, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus and the product supplement for reverse convertible securities if you so request by calling toll-free 1-(800)-584-6837.

You may access these documents on the SEC web site at.www.sec.gov as follows:

Product Supplement for Reverse Convertible Securities dated November 16, 2020

Prospectus dated November 16, 2020

Terms used but not defined in this document are defined in the product supplement for reverse convertible securities or in the prospectus.

 

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