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MORGAN STANLEY — Capital/Financing Update 2014
Dec 31, 2014
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Capital/Financing Update
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| Pricing Sheet dated December 30, 2014 relating to Preliminary Terms No. 20 dated December 1, 2014 Registration Statement No. 333-200365 Filed pursuant to Rule 433 |
STRUCTURED INVESTMENTS
Opportunities in U.S. Equities
Dual Directional Trigger PLUS Based on the Performance of the S&P 500 ® Index due January 5, 2021
Trigger Performance Leveraged Upside Securities SM
Principal at Risk Securities
| PRICING TERMS – DECEMBER 30, 2014 — Issuer: | Morgan Stanley | ||
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| Maturity date: | January 5, 2021 | ||
| Valuation date: | December 30, 2020, subject to postponement for non-index business days and certain market disruption events | ||
| Underlying index: | S&P 500 ® Index | ||
| Aggregate principal amount: | $16,228,600 | ||
| Payment at maturity: | If the final index value is greater than the initial index value: $10 + leveraged upside payment If the final index value is less than or equal to the initial index value but is greater than or equal to the trigger level: $10 + ($10 x absolute index return) In this scenario, you will receive a 1% positive return on the Trigger PLUS for each 1% negative return on the underlying index. In no event will this amount exceed the stated principal amount plus $3.50. If the final index value is less than the trigger level: $10 × index performance factor Under these circumstances, the payment at maturity will be less than the stated principal amount of $10, and will represent a loss of more than 35%, and possibly all, of your investment. | ||
| Leveraged upside payment: | $10 x leverage factor x index percent change | ||
| Leverage factor: | 111% | ||
| Index percent change: | (final index value – initial index value) / initial index value | ||
| Absolute index return: | The absolute value of the index percent change. For example, a –5% index percent change will result in a +5% absolute index return. | ||
| Index performance factor: | final index value / initial index value | ||
| Initial index value: | 2,080.35, which is the index closing value on the pricing date | ||
| Final index value: | The index closing value on the valuation date | ||
| Trigger level: | 1,352.228, which is approximately 65% of the initial index value | ||
| Stated principal amount / Issue price: | $10 per Trigger PLUS (see “Commissions and issue price” below) | ||
| Pricing date: | December 30, 2014 | ||
| Original issue date: | January 5, 2015 (3 business days after the pricing date) | ||
| CUSIP / ISIN: | 61764M133 / US61764M1339 | ||
| Listing: | The Trigger PLUS will not be listed on any securities exchange. | ||
| Agent: | Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“MS & Co.”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. See “Supplemental information regarding plan of distribution; conflicts of interest” in the accompanying preliminary terms. | ||
| Estimated value on the pricing date: | $9.371 per Trigger PLUS. See “Investment Summary” in the accompanying preliminary terms. | ||
| Commissions and issue price: | Price to public (1) | Agent’s commissions and fees | Proceeds to issuer (4) |
| Per Trigger PLUS | $10.00 | $0.30 (2) | |
| $0.05 (3) | $9.65 | ||
| Total | $16,228,600 | $568,001 | $15,660,599 |
(1) The actual price to public and agent’s commissions and fees for a particular investor may be reduced for volume purchase discounts depending on the aggregate amount of Trigger PLUS purchased by that investor. The lowest price payable by an investor is $9.90 per Trigger PLUS. Please see “Syndicate Information” in the accompanying preliminary terms for further details.
(2) Selected dealers, including Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (an affiliate of the agent), and their financial advisors will collectively receive from the agent, MS & Co., a fixed sales commission of $0.30 for each Trigger PLUS they sell. For additional information, see “Supplemental information regarding plan of distribution; conflicts of interest” in the accompanying preliminary terms and “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” in the accompanying product supplement for PLUS.
(3) Reflects a structuring fee payable to Morgan Stanley Wealth Management by the agent or its affiliates of $0.05 for each Trigger PLUS.
(4) See “Use of proceeds and hedging” in the accompanying preliminary terms.
“Standard & Poor’s ® ,” “S&P ® ,” “S&P 500 ® ,” “Standard & Poor’s 500” and “500” are trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”) and have been licensed for use by Morgan Stanley. The Trigger PLUS are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S&P, and S&P makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Trigger PLUS.
The Trigger PLUS are not bank deposits and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency, nor are they obligations of, or guaranteed by, a bank.
You should read this document together with the preliminary terms describing the offering and the related product supplement, index supplement and prospectus, each of which can be accessed via the hyperlinks below.
EFPlaceholder Preliminary Terms No. 20 dated December 1, 2014
Product Supplement for PLUS dated November 19, 2014 Index Supplement dated November 19, 2014 Prospectus dated November 19, 2014
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 this offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling toll-free 1-800-584-6837.