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MORGAN STANLEY — Capital/Financing Update 2010
Dec 22, 2010
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Capital/Financing Update
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December 2010 Pricing Sheet dated December 20, 2010 relating to Preliminary Pricing Supplement No. 621 dated December 20, 2010 to Registration Statement No. 333-156423 Filed pursuant to Rule 433
STRUCTURED INVESTMENTS
Opportunities in U.S. and International Equities
PLUS due December 24, 2012
Based on the Performance of a Basket of Twenty Stocks
| PRICING TERMS – DECEMBER 20, 2010 | |
|---|---|
| Issuer: | Morgan Stanley |
| Maturity date: | December 24, 2012 |
| Original issue price: | $1,000 per PLUS |
| Stated principal amount: | $1,000 per PLUS |
| Pricing date: | December 20, 2010 |
| Original issue date: | December 23, 2010 (3 business days after the pricing date) |
| Aggregate principal amount: | $3,300,000 |
| Interest: | None |
| Basket: | Ticker Symbol | Exchange | Percentage of Initial Basket Value | Closing Price of Basket Stock on Pricing Date | Initial Multiplier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Coal, Inc. | ACI | NYSE | 5% | $33.48 | 0.1493429 |
| Alliance Data Systems Corporation | ADS | NYSE | 5% | $70.73 | 0.0706914 |
| Citigroup Inc. | C | NYSE | 5% | $4.71 | 1.0615711 |
| Caterpillar Inc. | CAT | NYSE | 5% | $93.30 | 0.0535906 |
| Cameco Corporation | CCJ | NYSE | 5% | $39.43 | 0.1268070 |
| Clean Harbors, Inc. | CLH | NYSE | 5% | $83.04 | 0.0602119 |
| Chipotle Mexican Grill | CMG | NYSE | 5% | $236.10 | 0.0211775 |
| California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. | CPKI | NASDAQ | 5% | $17.57 | 0.2845760 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | CSCO | NASDAQ | 5% | $19.62 | 0.2548420 |
| Dryships Inc. | DRYS | NASDAQ | 5% | $5.85 | 0.8547009 |
| FedEx Corporation | FDX | NYSE | 5% | $93.56 | 0.0534416 |
| General Electric Company | GE | NYSE | 5% | $17.70 | 0.2824859 |
| Gilead Science, Inc. | GILD | NASDAQ | 5% | $37.19 | 0.1344447 |
| General Motors Company | GM | NYSE | 5% | $33.76 | 0.1481043 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | GS | NYSE | 5% | $166.05 | 0.0301114 |
| priceline.com Incorporated | PCLN | NASDAQ | 5% | $405.33 | 0.0123356 |
| Research In Motion Limited | RIMM | NASDAQ | 5% | $58.48 | 0.0854993 |
| tw telecom inc. | TWTC | NASDAQ | 5% | $16.50 | 0.3030303 |
| Wellpoint, Inc. | WLP | NYSE | 5% | $56.10 | 0.0891266 |
| United States Steel Corporation | X | NYSE | 5% | $57.91 | 0.0863409 |
| Payment at maturity per PLUS: | § If the final basket value is greater than the initial basket value: |
|---|---|
| $1,000 + leveraged upside payment In no event will the payment at maturity exceed the maximum payment at maturity. | |
| § If the final basket value is less than or equal to the initial basket value: | |
| $1,000 x the basket performance factor This amount will be less than or equal to the stated principal amount of $1,000 . | |
| Leveraged upside payment: | $1,000 x leverage factor x basket percent increase |
| Leverage factor: | 300% |
| Maximum payment at maturity: | $1,265 per PLUS (126.5% of the stated principal amount) |
| Determination date: | December 19, 2012, subject to adjustment for non-trading days and certain market disruption events. |
| Initial basket value: | 100, which is equal to the sum of the products of (i) the closing price of each basket stock on the pricing date and (ii) the multiplier for such basket stock on the pricing date, in each case as set forth under “Basket” above. |
| Final basket value: | The sum of the products of (i) the final share price of each basket stock on the determination date and (ii) the multiplier for such basket stock on the determination date |
| Final share price: | For each basket stock, the closing price of such basket stock on the determination date |
| Multiplier: | The initial multiplier for each basket stock was set on the pricing date based on such basket stock’s respective closing price on such date, so that each basket stock is reflected in the predetermined initial basket value of 100 in accordance with its equal percentage weighting within the basket. See “Basket–Initial Multiplier” above. The multipliers will remain constant for the term of the PLUS, subject to adjustment for certain corporate and other events relating to the issuer of that basket stock and for adjustments relating to the basket. |
| Basket percent increase: | (final basket value – initial basket value) / initial basket value |
| Basket performance factor: | final basket value / initial basket value |
| Listing: | The PLUS will not be listed on any securities exchange. |
| CUSIP/ISIN: | 617482QG2 / US617482QG28 |
| Agent: | Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated |
| Commissions and Issue Price: | Price to Public | Agent’s Commissions (1) | Proceeds to Issuer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per PLUS | $1,000 | $22.50 | $977.50 |
| Total | $3,300,000 | $74,250 | $3,225,750 |
(1) For additional information, see “Description of PLUS––Supplemental Information Concerning Plan of Distribution; Conflicts of Interest” in the accompanying preliminary pricing supplement and “Plan of Distribution” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
You should read this document together with the preliminary pricing supplement describing the offering and the related prospectus supplement and prospectus, each of which can be accessed via the hyperlinks below.
Preliminary Pricing Supplement No. 621 dated December 20, 2010
Prospectus Supplement dated December 23, 2008
Prospectus dated December 23, 2008
The PLUS are not bank deposits and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency, nor are they obligations of, or guaranteed by, a bank.
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling toll-free 1-800-584-6837.