Contingent
Income Capped Participation
Securities due October 2, 2024
Payments on the Securities
Based on the Worst Performing of the Russell
2000®
Index, the Dow Jones
Industrial AverageSM
and the NASDAQ-100
Index®
Fully and Unconditionally
Guaranteed by Morgan Stanley
Principal at Risk
Securities
The securities are unsecured obligations
of Morgan Stanley Finance LLC (“MSFL”) and are fully and
unconditionally guaranteed by Morgan Stanley. The securities have
the terms described in the accompanying prospectus supplement,
index supplement and prospectus, as supplemented or modified by
this document. The securities do not guarantee the repayment of
principal and do not provide for the regular payment of interest.
Instead, the securities will pay a contingent monthly
coupon
but only if
the index closing value of
each of the Russell
2000®
Index, the Dow Jones
Industrial AverageSM
and the NASDAQ-100
Index®
on the related observation date
is
at or above
70% of its respective initial
index value, which we refer to as the respective
coupon barrier level. If the index closing value
of any underlying
index is less than the coupon barrier level for
such index on any observation date, we will pay no interest for the
related interest period. At maturity, in addition to any contingent
monthly coupon payable with respect to the final observation date,
investors will receive a payment at maturity determined as follows:
if the final index value of
each
underlying index is greater than its respective initial index
value, you will receive the stated principal amount
plus
a positive return reflecting the appreciation of the worst
performing underlying index, subject to the maximum payment at
maturity. If the final index value of
any underlying index is less than or equal to
its initial index value, but the final index value of
each
underlying index is greater than or equal to 70% of the respective
initial index value, which we refer to as the respective downside
threshold level, the payment at maturity will be the stated
principal amount. If, however, the final index value
of
any underlying index is less than its
respective downside threshold level, investors will be exposed to
the decline in the worst performing underlying index on a 1-to-1
basis and will receive a payment at maturity that is less than 70%
of the stated principal amount of the securities and could be
zero.
Accordingly, investors in the
securities must be willing to accept the risk of losing their
entire initial investment based on the performance of any index and
also the risk of not receiving any monthly coupons for the entire
term of the securities. Because payments on the securities are
based on the worst performing of the underlying indices, a decline
beyond the respective coupon barrier level and/or downside
threshold level of
any underlying index will result in few or no
contingent monthly coupons and/or a significant loss of your
investment, even if the other underlying indices have appreciated
or have not declined as much. The securities are for investors who
are willing to risk their principal and seek an opportunity to earn
interest at a potentially above-market rate and seek a potential
return at maturity based on the appreciation of the worst
performing of the three underlying indices, subject to the maximum
payment at maturity, in exchange for the risk of losing a
significant portion or all of their investment if
any underlying
index closes below its downside threshold level
on the final observation date and the risk of receiving few or no
contingent monthly coupons if
any underlying
index closes below the coupon barrier level for
such index on the observation dates.
The securities are notes
issued as part of MSFL’s Series A Global Medium-Term Notes
program.
All payments are subject to
our credit risk. If we default on our obligations, you could lose
some or all of your investment. These securities are not secured
obligations and you will not have any security interest in, or
otherwise have any access to, any underlying reference asset or
assets.
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FINAL TERMS
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Issuer:
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Morgan Stanley Finance
LLC
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Guarantor:
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Morgan Stanley
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Underlying
indices:
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Russell 2000®
Index (the “RTY Index”), Dow Jones
Industrial AverageSM
(the “INDU Index”) and NASDAQ-100
Index®
(the “NDX Index”)
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Aggregate principal
amount:
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$500,000
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Stated principal
amount:
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$1,000 per security
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Issue price:
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$1,000 per security (see “Commissions and
issue price” below)
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Pricing
date:
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March 27, 2023
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Original issue
date:
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March 30, 2023 (3 business days after the
pricing date)
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Maturity
date:
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October 2, 2024
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Contingent monthly
coupon:
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A
contingent
coupon at an annual rate of 6.25%
(corresponding to approximately $5.208 per month per security) is
paid monthly
but only if
the closing value of
each underlying
index is
at or above
its respective coupon barrier level on the
related observation date.
If, on any observation date,
the closing value of any underlying index is less than the coupon
barrier level for such index, we will pay no coupon for the
applicable interest period. It is possible that one or more
underlying indices will remain below the respective coupon barrier
level(s) for extended periods of time or even throughout the entire
term of the securities so that you will receive few or no
contingent monthly coupons during the entire term of the
securities.
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Payment at
maturity:
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At maturity, in addition to any contingent
monthly coupon payable with respect to the final observation date,
investors will receive a payment at maturity determined as
follows:
●If
the final index value of
each
underlying index is
greater
than
its respective initial index value: (i) the stated principal
amount
multiplied by
(ii) the index performance factor of the
worst performing underlying index
In no event will the payment
at maturity exceed the maximum payment at
maturity.
●If
the final index value of
any underlying index is
less than or equal
to its respective initial index value, but
the final index value of
each
underlying index is
greater than or equal
to its respective downside threshold level:
the stated principal amount.
●If
the final index value of
any underlying index is
less than
its respective downside threshold level:
(i) the stated principal amount
multiplied by
(ii) the index performance factor of the
worst performing underlying index. Under these circumstances, the
payment at maturity will be less than 70% of the stated principal
amount of the securities and could be
zero.
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Maximum payment at
maturity:
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$1,100 per security (110% of the stated
principal amount)
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Terms continued on the
following page
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Agent:
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Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“MS &
Co.”), an affiliate of MSFL and a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan
Stanley. See “Supplemental information regarding plan of
distribution; conflicts of interest.”
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Estimated value on the pricing
date:
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$969.20 per security. See “Investment
Summary” beginning on page 3.
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Commissions and issue
price:
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Price to public
(1)
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Agent’s commissions and
fees(2)
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Proceeds to
us(3)
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Per security
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$1,000
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$2.50
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$997.50
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Total
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$500,000
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$1,250
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$498,750
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(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 $997.50 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 prospectus
supplement.
(3)See
“Use of proceeds and hedging” on page 33.
The securities involve risks
not associated with an investment in ordinary debt securities. See
“Risk Factors” beginning on page 12.
The Securities and Exchange
Commission and state securities regulators have not approved or
disapproved these securities, or determined if this document or the
accompanying prospectus supplement, index supplement and prospectus
is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.
The securities are not
deposits or savings accounts and are not insured by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency or
instrumentality, nor are they obligations of, or guaranteed by, a
bank.
You should read this document
together with the related prospectus supplement, index supplement
and prospectus, each of which can be accessed via the hyperlinks
below. Please also see “Additional Terms of the Securities” and
“Additional Information About the Securities” at the end of this
document.
References to “we,” “us” and
“our” refer to Morgan Stanley or MSFL, or Morgan Stanley and MSFL
collectively, as the context requires.
Prospectus Supplement
dated November
16, 2020 Index
Supplement dated November 16,
2020 Prospectus
dated November
16, 2020