Jump Notes with Auto-Callable Feature due March 1, 2030
Based on the Value of the S&P 500® Futures Excess Return Index
Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by Morgan Stanley
The notes are unsecured obligations of Morgan Stanley Finance LLC (“MSFL”) and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Morgan Stanley. The notes will pay no interest and will have the terms described in the accompanying product supplement, index supplement and prospectus, as supplemented and modified by this document. The notes will be automatically redeemed if the index closing value of the S&P 500® Futures Excess Return Index, which we refer to as the underlying index, on the first determination date is greater than or equal to the initial index value, for an early redemption payment of at least $1,102 per note (to be determined on the pricing date), as described below. No further payments will be made on the notes once they have been redeemed, and investors will not participate in any appreciation of the underlying index if the notes are redeemed early. At maturity, if the notes have not previously been redeemed and the final index value of the underlying index is greater than or equal to the initial index value, investors will receive the stated principal amount plus 1-to-1 upside performance of the underlying index. However, if the notes are not automatically redeemed prior to maturity and the final index value is less than the initial index value, investors will receive only the stated principal amount of their investment, without any positive return on the notes.
These long-dated notes are for investors who are concerned about principal risk but seek an equity index-based return, and who are willing to forgo current income in exchange for the possibility of receiving an early redemption payment greater than the stated principal amount if the underlying index closes at or above the initial index value on the first determination date or an equity index-based return at maturity if the underlying index closes at or above the initial index value on the final determination date. Because all payments on the notes are based on the value of the underlying index, you will not receive a positive return on the notes unless the underlying index closes at or above the initial index value on the first determination date or the underlying index closes above the initial index value on the final determination date. The notes are notes issued as part of MSFL’s Series A Global Medium-Term Notes program.
The underlying index measures the performance of the nearest maturing quarterly E-mini S&P 500 futures contract (the “futures contract”) trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (the “CME”). The futures contract references the S&P 500® Index (the “reference index”). For more information about the S&P 500® Index, see the accompanying index supplement. For more information about the underlying index, see “Annex A — S&P 500® Futures Excess Return Index” beginning on page 16.
All payments are subject to our credit risk. If we default on our obligations, you could lose some or all of your investment. These notes 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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Issue price:
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$1,000 per note (see “Commissions and issue price” below)
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Stated principal amount:
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$1,000 per note
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Aggregate principal amount:
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$
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Pricing date:
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February 26, 2025
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Original issue date:
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March 3, 2025 (3 business days after the pricing date)
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Maturity date:
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March 1, 2030
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Interest:
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None
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Underlying index:
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S&P 500® Futures Excess Return Index
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Early redemption:
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If, on the first determination date, the index closing value of the underlying index is greater than or equal to the initial index value, the notes will be automatically redeemed for the early redemption payment on the early redemption date. No further payments will be made on the notes once they have been redeemed.
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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 of at least $1,102, to be determined on the pricing date), as follows:
●1st determination date: At least $1,102
No further payments will be made on the notes once they have been redeemed.
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Payment at maturity:
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If the notes have not previously been redeemed, you will receive at maturity a cash payment as follows:
●If the final index value is greater than or equal to the initial index value:
$1,000 + ($1,000 x index percent change)
●If the final index value is less than the initial index value:
$1,000
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Estimated value on the pricing date:
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Approximately $976.10 per note, or within $40.00 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 note
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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 notes will be sold only to investors purchasing the notes in fee-based advisory accounts.
(2)MS & Co. expects to sell all of the notes that it purchases from us to an unaffiliated dealer at a price of $ per note, for further sale to certain fee-based advisory accounts at the price to public of $1,000 per note. MS & Co. will not receive a sales commission with respect to the notes. 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 equity-linked notes.
(3)See “Use of proceeds and hedging” on page 14.
The notes involve risks not associated with an investment in ordinary debt securities. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 8.
The Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities regulators have not approved or disapproved these notes, 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 notes 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 Notes” and Additional Information About the Notes” 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 Equity-Linked Notes dated November 16, 2023 Index Supplement dated November 16, 2023
Prospectus dated April 12, 2024