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MORGAN STANLEY — Capital/Financing Update 2016
Nov 22, 2016
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Capital/Financing Update
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
| Maximum Aggregate | Amount of Registration | |
|---|---|---|
| Title of Each Class of Securities Offered | Offering Price | Fee |
| Market Plus Notes due 2019 | $1,000,000 | $115.90 |
Pricing Supplement To prospectus dated February 16, 2016, product supplement for knock-out notes dated March 7, 2016 and index supplement dated February 29, 2016 Pricing Supplement No. 1,174 Registration Statement Nos. 333-200365; 333-200365-12 Dated November 18, 2016; Rule 424(b)(2)
Morgan Stanley Finance LLC $1,000,000 Market Plus Notes Linked to the Financial Select Sector SPDR ® Fund due November 21, 2019 Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by Morgan Stanley Principal at Risk Securities
General
· The securities are designed for investors who seek exposure to the performance of the Financial Select Sector SPDR ® Fund. Investors should be willing to forgo interest and dividend payments, and, if the Final Share Price is less than the Initial Share Price by more than 35.00%, be willing to lose a significant portion or all of their principal. If the Final Share Price is not less than the Initial Share Price by more than 35.00%, investors will receive a return reflecting the greater of (a) the Share Return and (b) the Contingent Minimum Return of 0% at maturity. However, if the Final Share Price is less than the Initial Share Price by more than 35.00%, investors will be fully exposed to the negative performance of the Underlying Shares over the term of the securities, and will lose a significant portion or all of their investment.
· Unsecured obligations of Morgan Stanley Finance LLC (“MSFL”), fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Morgan Stanley, maturing November 21, 2019 † .
· Minimum purchase of $10,000. Minimum denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof.
· The securities priced on November 18, 2016 and are expected to settle on November 23, 2016.
· 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.
Key Terms
| Issuer: | Morgan Stanley Finance LLC |
|---|---|
| Guarantor: | Morgan Stanley |
| Underlying Shares: | Shares of the Financial Select Sector SPDR ® Fund (the “Fund”) |
| Knock-Out Event: | A Knock-Out Event occurs if the Final Share Price is less than the Initial Share Price by an amount greater than the Knock-Out Buffer Amount. Therefore, a Knock-Out Event will occur if the Final Share Price is less than the Knock-Out Level. |
| Knock-Out Buffer Amount: | 35.00% |
| Knock-Out Level: | $14.404, which is 65.00% of the Initial Share Price |
| Payment at Maturity: | If a Knock-Out Event HAS NOT occurred , you will receive a cash payment at maturity per security equal to $1,000 plus a return equal to $1,000 times the greater of (i) the Contingent Minimum Return and (ii) the Share Return. Since the Contingent Minimum Return is 0%, you will receive only the repayment of your principal at maturity, without any positive return on your investment, if the Underlying Shares decline in value but without triggering a Knock-Out Event. For additional clarification, please see “What is the Return on the Securities at Maturity Assuming a Range of Performance for the Underlying Shares?” beginning on page 3. |
| If a Knock-Out Event HAS occurred , you will receive a cash payment at maturity that will reflect the percentage depreciation in the value of the Underlying Shares over the term of the securities on a 1-to-1 basis. Under these circumstances, your payment at maturity per $1,000 principal amount security will be calculated as follows: $1,000 + ($1,000 x Share Return) | |
| If a Knock-Out Event has occurred, you will lose more than 35.00% of your investment. There is no minimum payment at maturity, and you could lose your entire investment. | |
| Contingent Minimum Return: | 0% |
| Share Return: | Final Share |
| Price – Initial Share Price Initial | |
| Share Price | |
| Initial Share Price: | $22.16, which is the Share Closing Price on the Pricing Date |
| Final Share Price: | The arithmetic average of the Share Closing Prices on each of the five Averaging Dates. |
| Share Closing Price: | On any day, the share closing price for the Underlying Shares times the Adjustment Factor on such day |
| Adjustment Factor: | 1.0, subject to adjustment in the event of certain events affecting the Underlying Shares, as set forth in the accompanying product supplement. |
| Averaging Dates: † | November 12, 2019, November 13, 2019, November 14, 2019, November 15, 2019 and November 18, 2019. |
| Maturity Date: | November 21, 2019 † |
| Pricing Date: | November 18, 2016 |
| Issue Date: | November 23, 2016 (3 business days after the Pricing Date) |
| Listing: | The securities will not be listed on any securities exchange. |
| Estimated value on the Pricing Date: | $965.20 per security. See “Additional Terms Specific To The Securities” on page 2. |
| CUSIP / ISIN: | 61768CCF2 / US61768CCF23 |
† Subject to postponement for non-index business days or in the event of a market disruption event and as described under “Description of Notes — Postponement of Valuation Date(s) or Review Date(s)” in the accompanying product supplement for knock-out notes.
Investing in the securities involves a number of risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-22 of the accompanying product supplement and “Selected Risk Considerations” beginning on page 6 of this pricing supplement.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the securities or passed upon the accuracy or the adequacy of this pricing supplement or the accompanying product supplement for knock-out notes, the index supplement and prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
| Price to Public (1) | Fees and Commissions (1)(2) | Proceeds to Us (3) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per security | $1,000 | $20.00 | $980.00 |
| Total | $1,000,000 | $20,000 | $980,000 |
(1) J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. will act as placement agents for the securities. The placement agents will forgo fees for sales to certain fiduciary accounts. The total fees represent the amount that the placement agents receive from sales to accounts other than such fiduciary accounts. The placement agents will receive a fee from the Issuer or one of its affiliates that will not exceed $20.00 per $1,000 principal amount of securities.
(2) Please see “Supplemental Plan of Distribution; Conflicts of Interest” in this pricing supplement for information about fees and commissions.
(3) See “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” on page 9.
The agent for this offering, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“MS & Co.”), is an affiliate of MSFL and a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. See “Supplemental Plan of Distribution; Conflicts of Interest” below.
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.
References to “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Morgan Stanley or MSFL, or Morgan Stanley and MSFL collectively, as the context requires.
Morgan Stanley
November 18, 2016
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Additional Terms Specific to the Securities
You should read this pricing supplement together with the prospectus dated February 16, 2016, as supplemented by the product supplement for knock-out notes dated March 7, 2016 and the index supplement dated February 29, 2016. This pricing supplement, together with the documents listed below, contains the terms of the securities, supplements the preliminary terms related hereto dated November 18, 2016 and supersedes all other prior or contemporaneous oral statements as well as any other written materials including preliminary or indicative pricing terms, correspondence, trade ideas, structures for implementation, sample structures, fact sheets, brochures or other educational materials of ours. You should carefully consider, among other things, the matters set forth in “Risk Factors” in the accompanying product supplement for knock-out notes, as the securities involve risks not associated with conventional debt securities. We urge you to consult your investment, legal, tax, accounting and other advisers in connection with your investment in the securities.
You may access these documents on the SEC website at . ww . w.sec.gov as follows (or if such address has changed, by reviewing our filings for the relevant date on the SEC website):
· Product supplement for knock-out notes dated March 7, 2016: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895421/000095010316011710/dp64057_424b2-psknockout.htm
· Index supplement dated February 29, 2016:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895421/000095010316011495/dp63838_424b2-msflisupple.htm
· Prospectus dated February 16, 2016:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895421/000095010316011142/dp63500_424b2-base.htm
Terms used in this pricing supplement are defined in the product supplement for knock-out notes, in the index supplement or in the prospectus.
The original issue price of each security is $1,000. This price includes costs associated with issuing, selling, structuring and hedging the securities, which are borne by you, and, consequently, the estimated value of the securities on the Pricing Date is less than $1,000. We estimate that the value of each security on the Pricing Date is $965.20.
What goes into the estimated value on the Pricing Date?
In valuing the securities on the Pricing Date, we take into account that the securities comprise both a debt component and a performance-based component linked to the Underlying Shares. The estimated value of the securities is determined using our own pricing and valuation models, market inputs and assumptions relating to the Underlying Shares, instruments based on the Underlying Shares, volatility and other factors including current and expected interest rates, as well as an interest rate related to our secondary market credit spread, which is the implied interest rate at which our conventional fixed rate debt trades in the secondary market.
What determines the economic terms of the securities?
In determining the economic terms of the securities, including the Knock-Out Buffer Amount, the Knock-Out Level and the Contingent Minimum Return, we use an internal funding rate, which is likely to be lower than our secondary market credit spreads and therefore advantageous to us. If the issuing, selling, structuring and hedging costs borne by you were lower or if the internal funding rate were higher, one or more of the economic terms of the securities would be more favorable to you.
What is the relationship between the estimated value on the Pricing Date and the secondary market price of the securities?
The price at which MS & Co. purchases the securities in the secondary market, absent changes in market conditions, including those related to the Underlying Shares, may vary from, and be lower than, the estimated value on the Pricing Date, because the secondary market price takes into account our secondary market credit spread as well as the bid-offer spread that MS & Co. would charge in a secondary market transaction of this type and other factors. However, because the costs associated with issuing, selling, structuring and hedging the securities are not fully deducted upon issuance, for a period of up to 6 months following the issue date, to the extent that MS & Co. may buy or sell the securities in the secondary market, absent changes in market conditions, including those related to the Underlying Shares, and to our secondary market credit spreads, it would do so based on values higher than the estimated value. We expect that those higher values will also be reflected in your brokerage account statements.
MS & Co. may, but is not obligated to, make a market in the securities, and, if it once chooses to make a market, may cease doing so at any time.
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What is the Return on the Securities at Maturity Assuming a Range of Performance for the Underlying Shares?
The following table and graph illustrate the hypothetical return at maturity on the securities. The “Return on Securities” as used in this pricing supplement is the number, expressed as a percentage, that results from comparing the payment at maturity per $1,000 principal amount security to $1,000. The hypothetical returns set forth below assume an Initial Share Price of $20.00 and a Knock-Out Level of $13.00 (which is 65.00% of the hypothetical Initial Share Price) and reflect the Contingent Minimum Return of 0%. The actual Initial Share Price and Knock-Out Level are set forth on the cover page of this pricing supplement. If a Knock-Out Event occurs, your investment will be fully exposed to the decline in the Underlying Shares over the term of the securities. The hypothetical returns set forth below are for illustrative purposes only and may not reflect the actual returns applicable to a purchaser of the securities.
| Final Share Price | Share Return | Return on Securities |
|---|---|---|
| $32.00 | 60.00% | 60.00% |
| $30.00 | 50.00% | 50.00% |
| $28.00 | 40.00% | 40.00% |
| $26.00 | 30.00% | 30.00% |
| $24.00 | 20.00% | 20.00% |
| $22.00 | 10.00% | 10.00% |
| $21.00 | 5.00% | 5.00% |
| $20.00 | 0% | 0% |
| $19.00 | -5.00% | 0% |
| $18.00 | -10.00% | 0% |
| $16.00 | -20.00% | 0% |
| $14.00 | -30.00% | 0% |
| $13.00 | -35.00% | 0% |
| $12.80 | -36.00% | -36.00% |
| $12.00 | -40.00% | -40.00% |
| $8.00 | -60.00% | -60.00% |
| $4.00 | -80.00% | -80.00% |
| 0 | -100.00% | -100.00% |
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Hypothetical Examples of Amounts Payable at Maturity
The following examples illustrate how the returns on the securities set forth in the table on the previous page are calculated.
Example 1: The value of the Underlying Shares decreases from the Initial Share Price of $20.00 to a Final Share Price of $12.00 . Because the Final Share Price is less than the Knock-Out Level, a Knock-Out Event has occurred. Therefore, the investor does not receive the benefit of the Contingent Minimum Return of 0% and is therefore exposed to the negative performance of the Underlying Shares on a 1-to-1 basis. The investor receives a payment at maturity based on the Share Return of –40%, which is significantly less than the stated principal amount, calculated as follows:
$1,000 + ($1,000 x –40%) = $600
Example 2: The value of the Underlying Shares increases from the Initial Share Price of $20.00 to a Final Share Price of $24.00. Because the Share Return of 20% is greater than the Contingent Minimum Return of 0%, the investor receives a payment at maturity per $1,000 principal amount security, calculated as follows:
$1,000 + ($1,000 x 20%) = $1,200
Example 3: The value of the Underlying Shares decreases from the Initial Share Price of $20.00 to a Final Share Price of $19.00 . Because the Final Share Price is greater than or equal to the Knock-Out Level, a Knock-Out Event has not occurred. Because the Share Return of -5.00% is less than the Contingent Minimum Return of 0%, the investor receives the benefit of the Contingent Minimum Return and therefore receives a payment at maturity per $1,000 principal amount security, calculated as follows:
$1,000 + ($1,000 x 0%) = $1,000
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Selected Purchase Considerations
· APPRECIATION POTENTIAL; NO GUARANTEED RETURN OF ANY PRINCIPAL — The securities provide the opportunity to participate in the appreciation of the Underlying Shares at maturity. If a Knock-Out Event HAS NOT occurred , meaning that the Final Share Price is greater than or equal to the Knock-Out Level, because of the Contingent Minimum Return, you will receive at maturity no less than the $1,000 principal amount for each security, and you will participate in any appreciation of the Underlying Shares over the term of the securities. Since the Contingent Minimum Return is 0%, you will receive only the repayment of your principal at maturity, without any positive return on your investment, if the Underlying Shares decline in value but without triggering a Knock-Out Event. However, if a Knock-Out Event HAS occurred , meaning that the Final Share Price is less than the Knock-Out Level, you will lose a significant portion or all of your investment based on a 1% loss for every 1% decline in the Final Share Price, as compared to the Initial Share Price. Because the securities are our unsecured obligations, payment of any amount at maturity is subject to our ability to pay our obligations as they become due.
· SECURITIES LINKED TO THE FINANCIAL SELECTOR SPDR ® FUND — The Financial Select Sector SPDR ® Fund is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance the of the Financial Select Sector Index (the “share underlying index”). The Financial Select Sector SPDR ® Fund is managed by the Select Sector SPDR Trust (the “Trust”), a registered investment company that consists of numerous separate investment portfolios, including the Financial Select Sector SPDR ® Fund. See “Information about the Underlying Shares” on page PS-11 of this pricing supplement.
· TAX TREATMENT – You should review carefully the section entitled “United States Federal Taxation” in the accompanying product supplement for knock-out notes. Although there is uncertainty regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the securities due to the lack of governing authority, in the opinion of our counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, under current law, and based on current market conditions, a security should be treated as a single financial contract that is an “open transaction” for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Assuming this treatment of the securities is respected, and subject to the discussion below concerning the potential application of the “constructive ownership” rule, your gain or loss on the securities should be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if you have held the securities for more than one year, and short-term capital gain or loss otherwise, even if you are an initial purchaser of securities at a price that is below the principal amount of the securities. The Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) or a court, however, may not respect this characterization or treatment of the securities, in which case the timing and character of any income or loss on the securities could be significantly and adversely affected. For example, under one possible treatment, the IRS could seek to recharacterize the securities as debt instruments. In that event, you would be required to accrue into income original issue discount on the securities every year at a “comparable yield” determined at the time of issuance and recognize all income and gain in respect of the securities as ordinary income. Additionally, as discussed under “United States Federal Taxation—FATCA Legislation” in the accompanying product supplement for knock-out notes the withholding rules commonly referred to as “FATCA” would apply to the securities if they were recharacterized as debt instruments.
Because the securities are linked to shares of an exchange-traded fund, although the matter is not clear, there is a substantial risk that an investment in the securities will be treated as a “constructive ownership transaction” under Section 1260 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). If this treatment applies, all or a portion of any long-term capital gain of the U.S. Holder in respect of the securities could be recharacterized as ordinary income (in which case an interest charge will be imposed). Due to the lack of governing authority, our counsel is unable to opine as to whether or how Section 1260 of the Code applies to the securities. U.S. Holders should read the section entitled “United States Federal Taxation—Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders—Possible Application of Section 1260 of the Code” in the accompanying product supplement for knock-out notes for additional information and consult their tax advisers regarding the potential application of the “constructive ownership” rule.
In 2007, the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS released a notice requesting comments on the U.S. federal income tax treatment of “prepaid forward contracts” and similar instruments. The notice focuses on whether to require holders of these instruments to accrue income over the term of their investment. It also asks for comments on a number of related topics, including the character of income or loss with respect to these instruments; whether short-term instruments should be subject to any such accrual regime; the relevance of factors such as exchange-traded status of the instruments and the nature of the underlying property to which the instruments are linked; the degree, if any, to which any income (including any mandated accruals) realized by non-U.S. holders should be subject to withholding tax; and whether these investments are or should be subject to the “constructive ownership” rule, as discussed in this document. While the notice requests comments on appropriate transition rules and effective dates, any Treasury regulations or other guidance promulgated after consideration of these issues could materially and adversely affect the tax consequences of an investment in the securities, possibly with retroactive effect.
You should consult your tax adviser regarding the treatment of the securities, including possible alternative characterizations, the potential application of the “constructive ownership” rule, the issues presented by the 2007 notice and any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or non-U.S. taxing jurisdiction.
The discussion in the preceding paragraphs under “Tax Treatment” and the section entitled “United States Federal Taxation” in the accompanying product supplement for knock-out notes, insofar as they purport to describe provisions of U.S. federal income tax laws or legal conclusions with respect thereto, constitute the full opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP regarding the material U.S. federal tax consequences of an investment in the securities.
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Selected Risk Considerations
An investment in the securities involves significant risks. Investing in the securities is not equivalent to investing directly in the Underlying Shares or any of the component stocks of the Underlying Shares or the share underlying index. These risks are explained in more detail in the “Risk Factors” section of the accompanying product supplement for knock-out notes dated March 7, 2016.
· YOUR INVESTMENT IN THE SECURITIES MAY RESULT IN A LOSS — The terms of the securities differ from those of ordinary debt securities in that we do not guarantee to pay you any of the principal amount of the securities at maturity and do not pay you interest on the securities. If the Final Share Price is less than the Knock-Out Level, a Knock-Out Event will have occurred, you will lose the benefit of the Contingent Minimum Return and you will be fully exposed to any depreciation in the Final Share Price as compared to the Initial Share Price on a 1-to-1 basis. If a Knock-Out Event has occurred, the Payment at Maturity on each security will be significantly less than the principal amount of the securities and could be zero. Consequently, the entire principal amount of your investment is at risk.
· THE SECURITIES DO NOT PAY INTEREST – Unlike ordinary debt securities, the securities do not pay interest and do not guarantee any return of principal at maturity.
· THE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO OUR CREDIT RISK, AND ANY ACTUAL OR ANTICIPATED CHANGES TO OUR CREDIT RATINGS OR CREDIT SPREADS MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT THE MARKET VALUE OF THE SECURITIES – You are dependent on our ability to pay all amounts due on the securities at maturity, and therefore you are subject to our credit risk. If we default on our obligations under the securities, your investment would be at risk and you could lose some or all of your investment. As a result, the market value of the securities prior to maturity will be affected by changes in the market’s view of our creditworthiness. Any actual or anticipated decline in our credit ratings or increase in the credit spreads charged by the market for taking our credit risk is likely to adversely affect the market value of the securities.
· AS A FINANCE SUBSIDIARY, MSFL HAS NO INDEPENDENT OPERATIONS AND WILL HAVE NO INDEPENDENT ASSETS – As a finance subsidiary, MSFL has no independent operations beyond the issuance and administration of its securities and will have no independent assets available for distributions to holders of MSFL securities if they make claims in respect of such securities in a bankruptcy, resolution or similar proceeding. Accordingly, any recoveries by such holders will be limited to those available under the related guarantee by Morgan Stanley and that guarantee will rank pari passu with all other unsecured, unsubordinated obligations of Morgan Stanley. Holders will have recourse only to a single claim against Morgan Stanley and its assets under the guarantee. Holders of securities issued by MSFL should accordingly assume that in any such proceedings they would not have any priority over and should be treated pari passu with the claims of other unsecured, unsubordinated creditors of Morgan Stanley, including holders of Morgan Stanley-issued securities.
· MANY ECONOMIC AND MARKET FACTORS WILL IMPACT THE VALUE OF THE SECURITIES — The value of the securities will be affected by a number of economic and market factors that may either offset or magnify each other, including:
· the value, especially in relation to the Knock-Out Level, and the actual or expected volatility, of the Underlying Shares;
· the time to maturity of the securities;
· the composition of the share underlying index and changes in the constituent stocks of the share underlying index;
· interest and yield rates in the market generally;
· geopolitical conditions and a variety of economic, financial, political, regulatory or judicial events that affect securities markets generally or the component stocks of the share underlying index and which may affect the price of the Underlying Shares; and
· our creditworthiness, including actual or anticipated downgrades in our credit ratings or credit spreads.
Some or all of these factors will influence the price that you will receive if you sell your securities prior to maturity. For example, you may have to sell your securities at a substantial discount from the stated principal amount if a Knock-Out Event is likely to occur in light of the then-current price of the Underlying Shares.
You cannot predict the future performance of the Underlying Shares based on their historical performance. We cannot guarantee that a Knock-Out Event will not occur so that you will not suffer a significant loss on your initial investment in the securities. You can review the historical prices of the Underlying Shares in “Historical Information” below.
· INVESTING IN THE SECURITIES EXPOSES INVESTORS TO RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES WITH A CONCENTRATION IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR – The stocks included in the share underlying index and that are generally tracked by the Underlying Shares are stocks of companies whose primary business is directly associated with the financial services sector, including the following sub-sectors: diversified financial services, insurance, commercial banks, capital markets, real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), consumer finance, thrifts & mortgage finance, and real estate management & development. Because the value of the securities is linked to the performance of the underlying shares, an investment in the securities exposes investors to risks associated with investments in securities with a concentration in the financial service sector.
Financial services companies are subject to specific and substantial risks, including, without limitation, significant competition and extensive government regulation, which may limit both the amounts and types of loans and other financial commitments they can make, the businesses they can enter and the interest rates and fees they can charge. The ability of companies in the financial services sector to generate profits is largely dependent on the availability and cost of capital funds, which may fluctuate significantly when interest rates or company credit ratings change. The stock prices of financial institutions, especially those engaged in investment banking,
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brokerage and banking businesses, have historically been unpredictable, with significant stock price fluctuations in response to reported trading losses in proprietary trading businesses, actual or perceived problems related to risk management systems, the amount of total leverage, liquidity of assets or capital resources, the strength of the mergers and acquisitions and capital markets businesses and general economic conditions, among other factors. Insurance companies, which are the issuers of some of the equity securities held by the Financial Select Sector SPDR ® Fund, have been and may continue to be subject to severe price competition. As a result, the value of the securities may be subject to greater volatility and be more adversely affected by a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting the financial services sector or one of the sub-sectors of the financial services sector than a different investment linked to securities of a more broadly diversified group of issuers.
· INVESTING IN THE SECURITIES IS NOT EQUIVALENT TO INVESTING IN THE UNDERLYING SHARES OR THE STOCKS COMPOSING THE SHARE UNDERLYING INDEX – Investing in the securities is not equivalent to investing in the Underlying Shares, the share underlying index or the stocks that constitute the share underlying index. Investors in the securities will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to the Underlying Shares or the stocks that constitute the share underlying index.
The investment adviser to the Financial Select Sector SPDR ® Fund, SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (the “Investment Advisor”), seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the share underlying index. Pursuant to its investment strategy or otherwise, the Investment Advisor may add, delete or substitute the stocks composing the Financial Select Sector SPDR ® Fund. Any of these actions could adversely affect the price of the Underlying Shares and, consequently, the value of the securities. The stocks included in the Financial Select Sector Index are selected by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, which we refer to as Merrill Lynch, acting as index compilation agent in consultation with S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, which we refer to as S&P, from the universe of companies represented by the S&P 500 ® Index. Merrill Lynch, in consultation with S&P, can add, delete or substitute the stocks underlying the Financial Select Sector Index that could change the value of the Financial Select Sector Index and, consequently, the price of the Underlying Shares and the value of the securities.
· THE PERFORMANCE AND MARKET PRICE OF THE FUND, PARTICULARLY DURING PERIODS OF MARKET VOLATILITY, MAY NOT CORRELATE WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SHARE UNDERLYING INDEX, THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPONENT SECURITIES OF THE SHARE UNDERLYING INDEX OR THE NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE OF THE FUND – The Fund does not fully replicate the share underlying index and may hold securities that are different than those included in the share underlying index. In addition, the performance of the Fund will reflect additional transaction costs and fees that are not included in the calculation of the share underlying index. All of these factors may lead to a lack of correlation between the performance of the Fund and the share underlying index. In addition, corporate actions (such as mergers and spin-offs) with respect to the equity securities underlying the Fund may impact the variance between the performances of the Fund and the share underlying index. Finally, because the shares of the Fund are traded on an exchange and are subject to market supply and investor demand, the market price of one share of the Fund may differ from the net asset value per share of the Fund.
In particular, during periods of market volatility, or unusual trading activity, trading in the securities underlying the Fund may be disrupted or limited, or such securities may be unavailable in the secondary market. Under these circumstances, the liquidity of the Fund may be adversely affected, market participants may be unable to calculate accurately the net asset value per share of the Fund, and their ability to create and redeem shares of the Fund may be disrupted. Under these circumstances, the market price of shares of the Fund may vary substantially from the net asset value per share of the Fund or the level of the share underlying index.
For all of the foregoing reasons, the performance of the Fund may not correlate with the performance of the share underlying index, the performance of the component securities of the share underlying index or the net asset value per share of the Fund. Any of these events could materially and adversely affect the price of the shares of the Fund and, therefore, the value of the securities. Additionally, if market volatility or these events were to occur on any of the Averaging Dates, the calculation agent would maintain discretion to determine whether such market volatility or events have caused a market disruption event to occur, and such determination would affect the payment at maturity of the securities. If the calculation agent determines that no market disruption event has taken place, the payment at maturity would be based solely on the published closing prices per share of the Fund on the Averaging Dates, even if the Fund’s shares are underperforming the share underlying index or the component securities of the share underlying index and/or trading below the net asset value per share of the Fund.
· THE RATE WE ARE WILLING TO PAY FOR SECURITIES OF THIS TYPE, MATURITY AND ISSUANCE SIZE IS LIKELY TO BE LOWER THAN THE RATE IMPLIED BY OUR SECONDARY MARKET CREDIT SPREADS AND ADVANTAGEOUS TO US. BOTH THE LOWER RATE AND THE INCLUSION OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ISSUING, SELLING, STRUCTURING AND HEDGING THE SECURITIES IN THE ORIGINAL ISSUE PRICE REDUCE THE ECONOMIC TERMS OF THE SECURITIES, CAUSE THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE SECURITIES TO BE LESS THAN THE ORIGINAL ISSUE PRICE AND WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT SECONDARY MARKET PRICES – Assuming no change in market conditions or any other relevant factors, the prices, if any, at which dealers, including MS & Co., may be willing to purchase the securities in secondary market transactions will likely be significantly lower than the original issue price, because secondary market prices will exclude the issuing, selling, structuring and hedging-related costs that are included in the original issue price and borne by you and because the secondary market prices will reflect our secondary market credit spreads and the bid-offer spread that any dealer would charge in a secondary market transaction of this type as well as other factors.
The inclusion of the costs of issuing, selling, structuring and hedging the securities in the original issue price and the lower rate we are willing to pay as issuer make the economic terms of the securities less favorable to you than they otherwise would be.
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However, because the costs associated with issuing, selling, structuring and hedging the securities are not fully deducted upon issuance, for a period of up to 6 months following the issue date, to the extent that MS & Co. may buy or sell the securities in the secondary market, absent changes in market conditions, including those related to the Underlying Shares, and to our secondary market credit spreads, it would do so based on values higher than the estimated value, and we expect that those higher values will also be reflected in your brokerage account statements.
· THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE SECURITIES IS DETERMINED BY REFERENCE TO OUR PRICING AND VALUATION MODELS, WHICH MAY DIFFER FROM THOSE OF OTHER DEALERS AND IS NOT A MAXIMUM OR MINIMUM SECONDARY MARKET PRICE – These pricing and valuation models are proprietary and rely in part on subjective views of certain market inputs and certain assumptions about future events, which may prove to be incorrect. As a result, because there is no market-standard way to value these types of securities, our models may yield a higher estimated value of the securities than those generated by others, including other dealers in the market, if they attempted to value the securities. In addition, the estimated value on the Pricing Date does not represent a minimum or maximum price at which dealers, including MS & Co., would be willing to purchase your securities in the secondary market (if any exists) at any time. The value of your securities at any time after the date of this document will vary based on many factors that cannot be predicted with accuracy, including our creditworthiness and changes in market conditions. See also “Many economic and market factors will impact the value of the securities” above.
· LACK OF LIQUIDITY – The securities will not be listed on any securities exchange. Therefore, there may be little or no secondary market for the securities. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“MS & Co.”) may, but is not obligated to, make a market in the securities and, if it once chooses to make a market, may cease doing so at any time. When it does make a market, it will generally do so for transactions of routine secondary market size at prices based on its estimate of the current value of the securities, taking into account its bid/offer spread, our credit spreads, market volatility, the notional size of the proposed sale, the cost of unwinding any related hedging positions, the time remaining to maturity and the likelihood that it will be able to resell the securities. Even if there is a secondary market, it may not provide enough liquidity to allow you to trade or sell the securities easily. Since other broker-dealers may not participate significantly in the secondary market for the securities, the price at which you may be able to trade your securities is likely to depend on the price, if any, at which MS & Co. is willing to transact. If, at any time, MS & Co. were not to make a market in the securities, it is likely that there would be no secondary market for the securities. Accordingly, you should be willing to hold your securities to maturity.
· POTENTIAL CONFLICTS – We and our affiliates play a variety of roles in connection with the issuance of the securities, including acting as calculation agent and hedging our obligations under the securities. In performing these duties, the economic interests of the calculation agent and other affiliates of ours are potentially adverse to your interests as an investor in the securities.
Additionally, some of our affiliates also trade financial instruments related to the Underlying Shares on a regular basis as part of their general broker-dealer and other businesses. Any of these hedging or trading activities on or prior to the Pricing Date could have affected the Initial Share Price. We will not have any obligation to consider your interests as a holder of the securities in taking any corporate action that might affect the value of the Underlying Shares and the securities. In addition, MS & Co. has determined the estimated value of the securities on the Pricing Date.
· HEDGING AND TRADING ACTIVITY BY OUR AFFILIATES COULD POTENTIALLY ADVERSELY AFFECT THE VALUE OF THE SECURITIES – One or more of our affiliates and/or third-party dealers have carried out, and will continue to carry out, hedging activities related to the securities (and to other instruments linked to the Underlying Shares or the share underlying index), including trading in the Underlying Shares and the stocks that constitute the share underlying index. As a result, these entities may be unwinding or adjusting hedge positions during the term of the securities, and the hedging strategy may involve greater and more frequent dynamic adjustments to the hedge as the Averaging Dates approach. Some of our affiliates also trade the Underlying Shares, the stocks that constitute the share underlying index and other financial instruments related to the Underlying Shares on a regular basis as part of their general broker-dealer and other businesses. Any of these hedging or trading activities on or prior to the Pricing Date could have increased the Initial Share Price, and, therefore, could have increased the price at or above which the Final Share Price must be so that a Knock-Out Event does not occur which would cause investors to suffer a significant loss on their initial investment in the securities.
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Use of Proceeds and Hedging
The proceeds from the sale of the securities will be used by us for general corporate purposes. We will receive, in aggregate, $1,000 per security issued, because, when we enter into hedging transactions in order to meet our obligations under the securities, our hedging counterparty will reimburse the cost of the Agent’s commissions. The costs of the securities borne by you and described on page 2 above comprise the Agent’s commissions and the cost of issuing, structuring and hedging the securities.
On or prior to the Pricing Date, we hedged our anticipated exposure in connection with the securities by entering into hedging transactions with our affiliates and/or third party dealers. We expect our hedging counterparties to have taken positions in stocks of the Underlying Shares, in futures and/or options contracts on the Underlying Shares or any component stocks of the share underlying index listed on major securities markets. Such purchase activity could have increased the price of the Underlying Shares on the Pricing Date, and therefore could have increased the price at or above which the Final Share Price must be so that a Knock-Out Event does not occur which would cause investors to suffer a significant loss on their initial investment in the securities. In addition, through our affiliates, we are likely to modify our hedge position throughout the term of the securities, including on the Averaging Dates, by purchasing and selling the stocks constituting the Underlying Shares, futures or options contracts on the Underlying Shares or component stocks of the share underlying index listed on major securities markets or positions in any other available securities or instruments that we may wish to use in connection with such hedging activities. As a result, these entities may be unwinding or adjusting hedge positions during the term of the securities, and the hedging strategy may involve greater and more frequent dynamic adjustments to the hedge as the Averaging Dates approach. We cannot give any assurance that our hedging activities will not affect the value of the Underlying Shares, and, therefore, adversely affect the price of the securities or the payment you will receive at maturity, if any.
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Information about the Underlying Shares
Financial Select Sector SPDR ® Fund; Public Information. The Financial Select Sector SPDR ® Fund is an exchange-traded fund managed by the Select Sector SPDR Trust (the “Trust”), a registered investment company. The Trust consists of nine separate investment portfolios, including the Financial Select Sector SPDR ® Fund. The Financial Select Sector SPDR ® Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Financial Select Sector Index. It is possible that this fund may not fully replicate the performance of the Financial Select Sector Index due to the temporary unavailability of certain securities in the secondary market or due to other extraordinary circumstances. Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) by the Trust pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 can be located by reference to Commission file numbers 333-57791 and 811-08837, respectively, through the Commission’s website at.www.sec.gov. In addition, information may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. We make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of such information.
Historical Information
The following graph sets forth the historical performance of the Financial Select Sector SPDR ® Fund based on the daily historical prices from January 1, 2011 through November 18, 2016. The closing price of the Underlying Shares on November 18, 2016 was $22.16. We obtained the closing prices of the Underlying Shares below from Bloomberg Financial Markets, without independent verification. We make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of the information obtained from Bloomberg Financial Markets.
The historical prices of the Underlying Shares should not be taken as an indication of future performance, and no assurance can be given as to the Share Closing Price on any of the Averaging Dates. We cannot give you any assurance that a Knock-Out Event will not occur so that at maturity you will not suffer a significant loss on your initial investment in the securities.
Historical Performance of the Financial Select Sector SPDR ® Fund
This pricing supplement relates only to the securities referenced hereby and do not relate to the Underlying Shares. We have derived all disclosures contained in this pricing supplement regarding the Trust from the publicly available documents described above. In connection with the offering of the securities, we have not participated in the preparation of such documents, and we have not made any due diligence inquiry with respect to the Trust. We make no representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding the Trust is accurate or complete. Furthermore, we cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date hereof (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the price of the Underlying Shares (including at the time we priced the securities) have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of or failure to disclose material future events concerning the Trust could affect the value received at maturity with respect to the securities and therefore the value of the securities.
Neither we nor any of our affiliates makes any representation to you as to the performance of the Underlying Shares.
We and/or our affiliates may presently or from time to time engage in business with the Trust. In the course of such business, we and/or our affiliates may acquire non-public information with respect to the Trust, and neither we nor any of our affiliates undertakes to disclose any such information to you. In addition, one or more of our affiliates may
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publish research reports with respect to the Underlying Shares. The statements in the preceding two sentences are not intended to affect the rights of investors in the securities under the securities laws. As a purchaser of the securities, you should undertake an independent investigation of the Trust as in your judgment is appropriate to make an informed decision with respect to an investment linked to the Underlying Shares.
“Standard & Poor’s ® ”, “S&P ® ”, “S&P 500 ® ”, “SPDR ® ”, “Select Sector SPDR” and “Select Sector SPDRs” are trademarks of Standard and Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”) , an affiliate of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“MGH”). The securities have been licensed for use by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and Morgan Stanley. The securities are not sponsored, endorsed, sold, or promoted by S&P, MGH or the Trust. S&P, MGH and the Trust make no representations or warranties to the owners of the securities or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in the securities. S&P, MGH and the Trust have no obligation or liability in connection with the operation, marketing, trading or sale of the securities.
The Financial Select Sector Index. The Financial Select Sector Index is calculated and disseminated by S&P and is designed to provide an effective representation of the financial sector of the S&P 500 ® Index. The Financial Select Sector Index includes companies in the following industries: diversified financial services, insurance, commercial banks, capital markets, real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), thrift & mortgage finance, consumer finance and real estate management & development. See “The Financial Select Sector Index” in the accompanying index supplement.
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Benefit Plan Investor Considerations
Each fiduciary of a pension, profit-sharing or other employee benefit plan subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) (a “Plan”), should consider the fiduciary standards of ERISA in the context of the Plan’s particular circumstances before authorizing an investment in the securities. Accordingly, among other factors, the fiduciary should consider whether the investment would satisfy the prudence and diversification requirements of ERISA and would be consistent with the documents and instruments governing the Plan.
In addition, we and certain of our affiliates, including MS & Co., may each be considered a “party in interest” within the meaning of ERISA, or a “disqualified person” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), with respect to many Plans, as well as many individual retirement accounts and Keogh plans (also “Plans”). ERISA Section 406 and Code Section 4975 generally prohibit transactions between Plans and parties in interest or disqualified persons. Prohibited transactions within the meaning of ERISA or the Code would likely arise, for example, if the securities are acquired by or with the assets of a Plan with respect to which MS & Co. or any of its affiliates is a service provider or other party in interest, unless the securities are acquired pursuant to an exemption from the “prohibited transaction” rules. A violation of these “prohibited transaction” rules could result in an excise tax or other liabilities under ERISA and/or Section 4975 of the Code for such persons, unless exemptive relief is available under an applicable statutory or administrative exemption.
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued five prohibited transaction class exemptions (“PTCEs”) that may provide exemptive relief for direct or indirect prohibited transactions resulting from the purchase or holding of the securities. Those class exemptions are PTCE 96-23 (for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), PTCE 95-60 (for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTCE 91-38 (for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds), PTCE 90-1 (for certain transactions involving insurance company separate accounts) and PTCE 84-14 (for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers). In addition, ERISA Section 408(b)(17) and Section 4975(d)(20) of the Code may provide an exemption for the purchase and sale of securities and the related lending transactions, provided that neither the issuer of the securities nor any of its affiliates has or exercises any discretionary authority or control or renders any investment advice with respect to the assets of the Plan involved in the transaction and provided further that the Plan pays no more, and receives no less, than “adequate consideration” in connection with the transaction (the so-called “service provider” exemption). There can be no assurance that any of these class or statutory exemptions will be available with respect to transactions involving the securities.
Because we may be considered a party in interest with respect to many Plans, the securities may not be purchased, held or disposed of by any Plan, any entity whose underlying assets include “plan assets” by reason of any Plan’s investment in the entity (a “Plan Asset Entity”) or any person investing “plan assets” of any Plan, unless such purchase, holding or disposition is eligible for exemptive relief, including relief available under PTCEs 96-23, 95-60, 91-38, 90-1, 84-14 or the service provider exemption or such purchase, holding or disposition is otherwise not prohibited. Any purchaser, including any fiduciary purchasing on behalf of a Plan, transferee or holder of the securities will be deemed to have represented, in its corporate and its fiduciary capacity, by its purchase and holding of the securities that either (a) it is not a Plan or a Plan Asset Entity and is not purchasing such securities on behalf of or with “plan assets” of any Plan or with any assets of a governmental, non-U.S. or church plan that is subject to any federal, state, local or non-U.S. law that is substantially similar to the provisions of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (“Similar Law”) or (b) its purchase, holding and disposition are eligible for exemptive relief or such purchase, holding and disposition are not prohibited by ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or any Similar Law.
Due to the complexity of these rules and the penalties that may be imposed upon persons involved in non-exempt prohibited transactions, it is particularly important that fiduciaries or other persons considering purchasing the securities on behalf of or with “plan assets” of any Plan consult with their counsel regarding the availability of exemptive relief.
The securities are contractual financial instruments. The financial exposure provided by the securities is not a substitute or proxy for, and is not intended as a substitute or proxy for, individualized investment management or advice for the benefit of any purchaser or holder of the securities. The securities have not been designed and will not be administered in a manner intended to reflect the individualized needs and objectives of any purchaser or holder of the securities.
Each purchaser or holder of any securities acknowledges and agrees that:
(i) the purchaser or holder or its fiduciary has made and shall make all investment decisions for the purchaser or holder and the purchaser or holder has not relied and shall not rely in any way upon us or our affiliates to act as a fiduciary or adviser of the purchaser or holder with respect to (A) the design and terms of the securities, (B) the purchaser or holder’s investment in the securities, or (C) the exercise of or failure to exercise any rights we have under or with respect to the securities;
(ii) we and our affiliates have acted and will act solely for our own account in connection with (A) all transactions relating to the securities and (B) all hedging transactions in connection with our obligations under the securities;
(iii) any and all assets and positions relating to hedging transactions by us or our affiliates are assets and positions of those entities and are not assets and positions held for the benefit of the purchaser or holder;
(iv) our interests are adverse to the interests of the purchaser or holder; and
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(v) neither we nor any of our affiliates is a fiduciary or adviser of the purchaser or holder in connection with any such assets, positions or transactions, and any information that we or any of our affiliates may provide is not intended to be impartial investment advice.
Each purchaser and holder of the securities has exclusive responsibility for ensuring that its purchase, holding and disposition of the securities do not violate the prohibited transaction rules of ERISA or the Code or any Similar Law. The sale of any securities to any Plan or plan subject to Similar Law is in no respect a representation by us or any of our affiliates or representatives that such an investment meets all relevant legal requirements with respect to investments by plans generally or any particular plan, or that such an investment is appropriate for plans generally or any particular plan.
However, individual retirement accounts, individual retirement annuities and Keogh plans, as well as employee benefit plans that permit participants to direct the investment of their accounts, will not be permitted to purchase or hold the securities if the account, plan or annuity is for the benefit of an employee of Morgan Stanley or Morgan Stanley Wealth Management or a family member and the employee receives any compensation (such as, for example, an addition to bonus) based on the purchase of the securities by the account, plan or annuity.
Supplemental Plan of Distribution; Conflicts of Interest
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and its affiliates will act as placement agents for the securities and will receive a fee from the Issuer or one of its affiliates that will not exceed $20.00 per $1,000 principal amount of securities, but will forgo any fees for sales to certain fiduciary accounts.
MS & Co. is an affiliate of MSFL and a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, and it and other affiliates of ours expect to make a profit by selling, structuring and, when applicable, hedging the securities.
MS & Co. will conduct this offering in compliance with the requirements of FINRA Rule 5121 of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., which is commonly referred to as FINRA, regarding a FINRA member firm’s distribution of the securities of an affiliate and related conflicts of interest. MS & Co. or any of our other affiliates may not make sales in this offering to any discretionary account.
Validity of the Securities
In the opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, as special counsel to MSFL and Morgan Stanley, when the securities offered by this pricing supplement have been executed and issued by MSFL, authenticated by the trustee pursuant to the MSFL Senior Debt Indenture (as defined in the accompanying prospectus) and delivered against payment as contemplated herein, such securities will be valid and binding obligations of MSFL and the related guarantee will be a valid and binding obligation of Morgan Stanley, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability (including, without limitation, concepts of good faith, fair dealing and the lack of bad faith), provided that such counsel expresses no opinion as to (i) the effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable law on the conclusions expressed above and (ii) any provision of the MSFL Senior Debt Indenture that purports to avoid the effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable law by limiting the amount of Morgan Stanley’s obligation under the related guarantee. This opinion is given as of the date hereof and is limited to the laws of the State of New York, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act. In addition, this opinion is subject to customary assumptions about the trustee’s authorization, execution and delivery of the MSFL Senior Debt Indenture and its authentication of the securities and the validity, binding nature and enforceability of the MSFL Senior Debt Indenture with respect to the trustee, all as stated in the letter of such counsel dated February 16, 2016, which is Exhibit 5-a to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed by Morgan Stanley on February 16, 2016.
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