Jump Securities with Auto-Callable Feature due December 7, 2028
All Payments on the Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the Common Stock of Walmart Inc., the iShares® U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF and the Financial Select Sector SPDR® Fund
Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by Morgan Stanley
Principal at Risk Securities
The securities offered are unsecured obligations of Morgan Stanley Finance LLC (“MSFL”), fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Morgan Stanley, and have the terms described in the accompanying product supplement, index supplement and prospectus, as supplemented or modified by this document. The securities do not guarantee the repayment of principal and do not provide for the regular payment of interest. The securities will be automatically redeemed if the closing level of each of the common stock of Walmart Inc., the iShares® U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF and the Financial Select Sector SPDR® Fund, which we refer to as the underlyings, on any of the annual determination dates is greater than or equal to 100% of its respective initial level, which we refer to as the respective call threshold level, for an early redemption payment that will increase over the term of the securities, as described below. No further payments will be made on the securities once they have been redeemed. At maturity, if the securities have not previously been redeemed and the final level of each underlying is greater than or equal to its respective call threshold level, investors will receive a payment at maturity of $1,616 per $1,000 security. If the securities have not previously been redeemed and the final level of any underlying is less than its respective call threshold level but the final level of each underlying is greater than or equal to 70% of its respective initial level which we refer to as the respective downside threshold level, investors will receive the stated principal amount of their investment. However, if the securities are not redeemed prior to maturity and the final level 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 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. The securities are for investors who are willing to forego current income and participation in the appreciation of any underlying in exchange for the possibility of receiving an early redemption payment or payment at maturity greater than the stated principal amount if each underlying closes at or above the respective call threshold level on an annual determination date or the final determination date, respectively. Because all payments on the securities are based on the worst performing of the underlyings, a decline beyond the respective downside threshold level of any underlying will result in a significant loss of your investment, even if the other underlyings have appreciated or have not declined as much. Investors will not participate in any appreciation of any underlying. The securities are notes issued as part of MSFL’s Series A Global Medium-Term Notes program.
All payments are subject to our credit risk. If we default on our obligations, you could lose some or all of your investment. These securities are not secured obligations and you will not have any security interest in, or otherwise have any access to, any underlying reference asset or assets.
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SUMMARY TERMS
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Issuer:
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Morgan Stanley Finance LLC
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Guarantor:
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Morgan Stanley
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Underlyings:
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Walmart Inc. common stock (the “WMT Stock”), iShares® U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (the “ITA Shares”) and Financial Select Sector SPDR® Fund (the “XLF Shares,” and together with the ITA Shares, the “underlying shares”)
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Aggregate principal amount:
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$
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Stated principal amount:
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$1,000 per security
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Issue price:
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$1,000 per security
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Pricing date:
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December 4, 2024
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Original issue date:
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December 9, 2024 (3 business days after the pricing date)
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Maturity date:
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December 7, 2028
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Early redemption:
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If, on any annual determination date, beginning on December 8, 2025, the closing level of each underlying is greater than or equal to its respective call threshold level, the securities will be automatically redeemed for the applicable early redemption payment on the related early redemption date.
The securities will not be redeemed early on any early redemption date if the closing level of any underlying is below its respective call threshold level on the related determination date.
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Early redemption payment:
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The early redemption payment will be an amount in cash per stated principal amount (corresponding to a return of approximately 15.40% per annum) for each annual determination date, as set forth under “Determination Dates, Early Redemption Dates and Early Redemption Payments” below.
No further payments will be made on the securities once they have been redeemed.
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Determination dates:
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Annually. See “Determination Dates, Early Redemption Dates and Early Redemption Payments” below.
The determination dates are subject to postponement for non-trading days and certain market disruption events.
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Early redemption dates:
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See “Determination Dates, Early Redemption Dates and Early Redemption Payments” below. If any such day is not a business day, the early redemption payment, if payable, will be paid on the next business day, and no adjustment will be made to the early redemption payment.
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Payment at maturity:
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If the securities have not previously been redeemed, you will receive at maturity a cash payment per security as follows:
●If the final level of each underlying is greater than or equal to its respective call threshold level:
$1,616
●If the final level of any underlying is less than its respective call threshold level but the final level of each underlying is greater than or equal to its respective downside threshold level:
$1,000
●If the final level of any underlying is less than its respective downside threshold level:
$1,000 × performance factor of the worst performing underlying
Under these circumstances, you will lose more than 30%, and possibly all, of your investment.
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Terms continued on the following page
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Agent:
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Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“MS & Co.”), an affiliate of MSFL and a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. See “Supplemental information regarding plan of distribution; conflicts of interest.”
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Estimated value on the pricing date:
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Approximately $950.80 per security, or within $30.00 of that estimate. See “Investment Summary” beginning on page 3.
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Commissions and issue price:
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Price to public(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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$1,000
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$
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$
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Total
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$
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$
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$
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(1)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 for auto-callable securities.
(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 9.
The Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities regulators have not approved or disapproved these securities, or determined if this document or the accompanying product supplement, index supplement and prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The securities are not deposits or savings accounts and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency or instrumentality, nor are they obligations of, or guaranteed by, a bank.
You should read this document together with the related product supplement, index supplement and prospectus, each of which can be accessed via the hyperlinks below. When you read the accompanying product supplement and index supplement, please note that all references in such supplements to the prospectus dated November 16, 2023, or to any sections therein, should refer instead to the accompanying prospectus dated April 12, 2024 or to the corresponding sections of such prospectus, as applicable. Please also see “Additional Terms of the Securities” and “Additional Information About the Securities” at the end of this document.
As used in this document, “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Morgan Stanley or MSFL, or Morgan Stanley and MSFL collectively, as the context requires.
Product Supplement for Auto-Callable Securities dated November 16, 2023 Index Supplement dated November 16, 2023 Prospectus dated April 12, 2024