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MORGAN STANLEY — Capital/Financing Update 2011
Oct 27, 2011
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Capital/Financing Update
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| CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE — Title of Each Class of Securities Offered | Maximum Aggregate Offering Price | Amount of Registration Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Participation Securities due 2014 | $2,200,000 | $252.12 |
| PROSPECTUS dated December 23, 2008 | Pricing Supplement No. 1,011 to |
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| PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT dated December 23, 2008 | Registration Statement No. 333-156423 |
| Dated October 25, 2011 | |
| Rule 424(b)(2) |
$2,200,000
GLOBAL MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES F
Senior Notes
Participation Securities Linked to Global Equities due October 27, 2014
Based on a Performance Allocation Basket Composed of the SPDR ® S&P 500 ® ETF Trust,
the iShares ® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund and the iShares ® MSCI EAFE Index Fund
Unlike ordinary debt securities, the securities do not pay interest and do not guarantee any return of principal at maturity. Instead, at maturity you will receive for each security that you hold an amount in cash that will vary depending on the performance of a basket composed of the SPDR ® S&P 500 ® ETF Trust, the iShares ® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund and the iShares ® MSCI EAFE Index Fund. We refer to each of these ETFs as a basket component. The weighting for each basket component is not set at the beginning of the term of the securities. Instead, in measuring the performance of the basket as a whole on the determination date, the basket component with the best performance will be allocated a weighting of 60%, the basket component with the second-best performance will be allocated a weighting of 40% and the basket component with the worst performance will be allocated a weighting of 0%. The payment at maturity per security will equal the stated principal amount of $10 plus the product of $10 times the basket performance of this performance allocated weighted basket, as measured on October 22, 2014, which we refer to as the determination date. If the basket performance is positive, meaning that the weighted basket has appreciated, the payment at maturity per security will be greater than the stated principal amount; however, if the basket performance is negative, meaning that the weighted basket has depreciated, the payment at maturity per security will be less, and possibly significantly less, than the stated principal amount. The securities are senior unsecured obligations of Morgan Stanley and all payments on the securities are subject to the credit risk of Morgan Stanley. There is no minimum payment at maturity, and accordingly, you could lose all of your initial investment in the securities.
• The stated principal amount and issue price of each security is $10.
• We will not pay interest on the securities.
• At maturity, you will receive, for each $10 stated principal amount of securities, the stated principal amount of $10 plus $10 times the basket performance.
º The basket performance will equal the sum of the performance values for each of the basket components.
º The performance value for each basket component will equal the product of the respective final price for each basket component minus the respective initial price for such basket component divided by the respective initial price for such basket component times the weighting for such basket component.
º The weighting for each basket component will be determined on the determination date based on the relative performance of the basket components against each other. The basket component with the best performance will be allocated a weighting of 60%, the basket component with the second-best performance will be allocated a weighting of 40% and the basket component with the worst performance will be allocated a weighting of 0%.
• The initial price for each basket component equals the closing price of one share of such basket component on the day we priced the securities for initial sale to the public, which we refer to as the pricing date.
• The final price for each basket component will equal the closing price of one share of such basket component on the determination date, times the relevant adjustment factor. The adjustment factor for each basket component is 1.0, subject to change for certain events affecting such basket component.
• The determination date will be subject to postponement for each basket component separately in the event of a non-trading day or a market disruption event.
• Investing in the securities is not equivalent to investing directly in the basket components or the stocks comprising the S&P 500 ® Index, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index or the MSCI EAFE Index.
• The securities will not be listed on any securities exchange.
• The minimum purchase amount is $1,000 or 100 securities.
• The CUSIP number for the securities is 61760P783 and the ISIN number for the securities is US61760P7832.
You should read the more detailed description of the securities in this pricing supplement. In particular, you should review and understand the descriptions in “Summary of Pricing Supplement” and “Description of Securities.”
The securities involve risks not associated with an investment in conventional debt securities. See “Risk Factors” beginning on PS-9.
The Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities regulators have not approved or disapproved these securities, or determined if this pricing supplement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
PRICE $10 PER SECURITY
| Price to Public (1) | Agent’s Commissions (1)(2) | Proceeds to Issuer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per security | $10 | $0.30 | $9.70 |
| Total | $2,200,000 | $66,000 | $2,134,000 |
(1) The actual price to public and agent’s commissions for a particular investor may be reduced for volume purchase discounts depending on the aggregate amount of securities purchased by that investor. The lowest price payable by an investor is $9.90 per security. Please see “Description of Securities—Supplemental Information Concerning Plan of Distribution; Conflicts of Interest” on PS-45 for further details.
(2) Selected dealers, including Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (an affiliate of the Agent), and their financial advisors will collectively receive from the Agent, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, a fixed sales commission of $0.30 for each security they sell. See “Description of Securities—Supplemental Information Concerning Plan of Distribution; Conflicts of Interest” in this pricing supplement. For additional information, see “Plan of Distribution” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
The agent for this offering, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, is our wholly owned subsidiary. See “Description of Securities—Supplemental Information Concerning Plan of Distribution; Conflicts of Interest” in this pricing supplement.
The securities 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.
MORGAN STANLEY
For a description of certain restrictions on offers, sales and deliveries of the securities and on the distribution of this pricing supplement and the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus relating to the securities, see the section of this pricing supplement called “Description of Securities—Supplemental Information Concerning Plan of Distribution; Conflicts of Interest.”
No action has been or will be taken by us, the Agent or any dealer that would permit a public offering of the securities or possession or distribution of this pricing supplement or the accompanying prospectus supplement or prospectus in any jurisdiction, other than the United States, where action for that purpose is required. Neither this pricing supplement nor the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus may be used for the purpose of an offer or solicitation by anyone in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is not authorized or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer or solicitation.
The securities have not been and will not be registered with the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (The Brazilian Securities Commission). The securities may not be offered or sold in the Federative Republic of Brazil except in circumstances which do not constitute a public offering or distribution under Brazilian laws and regulations.
The securities have not been registered with the Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros in Chile and may not be offered or sold publicly in Chile. No offer, sales or deliveries of the securities or distribution of this pricing supplement or the accompanying prospectus supplement or prospectus, may be made in or from Chile except in circumstances which will result in compliance with any applicable Chilean laws and regulations.
No action has been taken to permit an offering of the securities to the public in Hong Kong as the securities have not been authorized by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong and, accordingly, no advertisement, invitation or document relating to the securities, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere, shall be issued, circulated or distributed which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong other than (i) with respect to the securities which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to professional investors within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) of Hong Kong (“SFO”) and any rules made thereunder or (ii) in circumstances that do not constitute an invitation to the public for the purposes of the SFO.
The securities have not been registered with the National Registry of Securities maintained by the Mexican National Banking and Securities Commission and may not be offered or sold publicly in Mexico. This pricing supplement and the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus may not be publicly distributed in Mexico.
The agent and each dealer represent and agree that they will not offer or sell the securities nor make the securities the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, nor will they circulate or distribute this pricing supplement or the accompanying prospectus supplement or prospectus or any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the securities, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than:
(a) an institutional investor (as defined in section 4A of the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289 of Singapore (the “SFA”));
(b) an accredited investor (as defined in section 4A of the SFA), and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA;
(c) a person who acquires the securities for an aggregate consideration of not less than Singapore dollars Two Hundred Thousand (S$200,000) (or its equivalent in a foreign currency) for each transaction, whether such amount is paid for in cash, by exchange of shares or other assets, unless otherwise permitted by law; or
(d) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA.
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SUMMARY OF PRICING SUPPLEMENT
The following summary describes the securities in general terms only. You should read the summary together with the more detailed information that is contained in the rest of this pricing supplement and in the accompanying prospectus and prospectus supplement. You should carefully consider, among other things, the matters set forth in “Risk Factors.”
The securities are medium-term debt securities of Morgan Stanley. The return on the securities is linked to the performance of a basket composed of SPDR ® S&P 500 ® ETF Trust, the iShares ® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund and the iShares ® MSCI EAFE Index Fund. We refer to each of these ETFs as a basket component. These securities offer the opportunity for participation in the return of the two best-performing basket components, as measured on the determination date. The weighting for each basket component is not set at the beginning of the term of the securities. Instead, in measuring the performance of the basket, the basket component with the best performance will be allocated a weighting of 60%, the basket component with the second-best performance will be allocated a weighting of 40% and the basket component with the worst performance will be allocated a weighting of 0%. The securities do not pay interest. All payments on the securities are subject to the credit risk of Morgan Stanley.
SPDR is a trademark of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC. iShares ® is a registered trademark of BlackRock Institutional Trust Company.
| Each security costs $10 | We, Morgan Stanley, are offering Participation Securities Linked to Global Equities due October 27, 2014 Based on a Performance Allocation Basket Composed of the SPDR ® S&P 500 ® ETF Trust, the iShares ® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund and the iShares ® MSCI EAFE Index Fund, which we refer to as the securities. The stated principal amount and issue price of each security is $10. |
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| The original issue price of the securities includes the agent’s commissions paid with respect to the securities and the cost of hedging our obligations under the securities. The cost of hedging includes the projected profit that our subsidiaries may realize in consideration for assuming the risks inherent in managing the hedging transactions. The fact that the original issue price of the securities reflects these commissions and hedging costs is expected to adversely affect the secondary market prices of the securities. These secondary market prices are also likely to be reduced by the costs of unwinding the related hedging transactions. See “Risk Factors—The inclusion of commissions and projected profit from hedging in the original issue price is likely to adversely affect secondary market prices” and “Description of Securities—Use of Proceeds and Hedging.” | |
| The basket | The following table sets forth the basket components along with the initial price (as defined below) and the relevant Bloomberg ticker symbol of each basket component: |
| Basket Component | Initial Price | Bloomberg Ticker Symbol |
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| SPDR ® S&P 500 ® ETF Trust (the “SPY shares”) | $123.08 | SPY |
| iShares ® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (the “EEM shares”) | $39.58 | EEM |
| iShares ® MSCI EAFE Index Fund (the “EFA shares”) | $51.95 | EFA |
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| The securities do not guarantee the return of any principal at maturity; basket component weightings set on the determination date |
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| Payment at Maturity |
| The payment at maturity will be calculated as follows: |
| Payment at maturity = $10 + ($10 × basket performance) |
| Where, |
| basket performance = the sum of the performance values for each basket component; and performance value = with respect to each basket component, the product of (x) the final price for such basket component minus the initial price for such basket component divided by (y) the initial price of such basket component times (z) the weighting for such basket component, as expressed by the following formula: |
| (final price – initial price) |
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| initial price |
| Basket Component Weightings Set on the Determination Date |
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| The weighting for each basket component will not be set on the pricing date. Instead, the weighting will be based on the relative performance of the basket components against each other on the determination date as follows: the basket component with the best performance will be allocated a weighting of 60%, the basket component with the second-best performance will be allocated a weighting of 40% and the basket component with the worst performance will be allocated a weighting of 0%. |
| The initial price for each basket component equals the closing price of one share of such basket component on the pricing date. |
| The final price for each basket component will equal the closing price of one share of such basket component on the determination date, times the relevant adjustment factor. The adjustment factor for each basket component is 1.0, subject to change upon certain events affecting the basket component. The scheduled determination date is October 22, 2014. If, however, the scheduled determination date is not a trading day with respect to any basket component or if a market disruption event occurs with respect to any basket component on the determination date, the determination date will be postponed, only with respect to the affected basket component, to the next trading day on which no market disruption |
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| event occurs with respect to that basket component. If the final price for any basket component has not been determined on the fifth scheduled trading day following the scheduled determination date, the calculation agent will determine the final price for that basket component as set out in the section of this pricing supplement called “Description of Securities—Final Price.” If, due to a market disruption event or otherwise, the determination date for any basket component is postponed and falls less than two business days prior to the scheduled maturity date, the maturity date will be postponed to the second business day following such determination date as postponed. See the section of this pricing supplement called “Description of Securities—Maturity Date.” If the basket performance is negative, you will lose some, and could lose all, of your initial investment. Because the performance of the basket components may not be correlated, a negative performance by one or more of the basket components could wholly offset a positive performance by one or more of the other basket components. Please review the historical prices of the basket components in the section of this pricing supplement called “Description of Securities—Historical Information” for each calendar quarter in the period from January 1, 2006 through October 25, 2011 and related graphs. You cannot predict the future performance of any of the basket components or of the basket as a whole, or whether increases in certain basket components will be offset by decreases in other basket components, based on their historical performance. All payments on the securities are subject to the credit risk of Morgan Stanley. | |
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| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC will be the calculation agent | We have appointed our affiliate, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, which we refer to as MS & Co., to act as calculation agent for The Bank of New York Mellon, the trustee for our senior securities. As calculation agent, MS & Co. will determine the performance of each basket component, the weighting for each basket component and the basket performance and will calculate the payment at maturity, if any, you will receive. |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC will be the agent; conflicts of interest | The agent for the offering of the securities, MS & Co., our wholly-owned subsidiary, 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. See “Description of Securities—Supplemental Information Concerning Plan of Distribution; Conflicts of Interest” on PS-45. |
| Where you can find more information on the securities | The securities are senior debt securities issued as part of our Series F medium-term note program. You can find a general description of our Series F medium-term note program in the accompanying prospectus supplement dated December 23, 2008 and in the prospectus dated December 23, 2008. We describe the basic features of this type of debt security in the section of the prospectus supplement called “Description of Notes—General Terms of Notes” and in the section of the prospectus called “Description of Debt Securities—Description of Floating Rate Debt Securities”. |
| Because this is a summary, it does not contain all the information that may be important to you. For a detailed description of the terms of the securities, you should read the “Description of Securities” section in this pricing supplement. You should also read about some of the risks involved in investing in the |
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securities in the section called “Risk Factors.” The tax treatment of investments in equity-linked securities such as these differs from that of investments in ordinary debt securities. See the section of this pricing supplement called “Description of Securities—United States Federal Income Taxation.” You should consult with your investment, legal, tax, accounting and other advisers in connection with your investment in the securities.
How to reach us You may contact your local Morgan Stanley branch office or our principal executive offices at 1585 Broadway, New York, New York 10036 (telephone number (212) 761-4000).
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HYPOTHETICAL PAYOUTS ON THE SECURITIES
At maturity, for each $10 stated principal amount of securities that you hold, you will receive the stated principal amount of $10 plus the product of $10 times the basket performance.
In measuring the performance of the basket as a whole on the determination date, the basket component with the best performance will be allocated a weighting of 60%, the basket component with the second-best performance will be allocated a weighting of 40% and the basket component with the worst performance will be allocated a weighting of 0%.
The two tables below are examples of how to calculate the basket performance.
Example 1: Basket Performance Is Positive
| Basket Component | Hypothetical Initial Price | Hypothetical Final Price | Hypothetical Percentage Change | Weighting | Hypothetical Performance Value |
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| SPY shares | $120 | $114 | –5% (worst performance) | 0% | 0.00% |
| EEM shares | $30 | $31.50 | 5% (second-best performance) | 40% | 2.00% |
| EFA shares | $50 | $55 | 10% (best performance) | 60% | 6.00% |
| Hypothetical basket performance: | 8.00% |
Basket performance = Sum of performance values of each basket component
Each performance value = [(final price - initial price) / initial price] × weighting
SPY shares = [($114 – $120) / $120] × 0% = 0.00%,
plus
EEM shares = [($31.5 – $30) / $30] × 40% = 2.00%,
plus
EFA shares = [($55 – $50) / $50] × 60% = 6.00%,
Hypothetical basket performance = 8.00%
The payment at maturity per security is $10 + ($10 × 8.00%) = $10.80.
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Example 2: Basket Performance Is Negative
| Basket Component | Hypothetical Initial Price | Hypothetical Final Price | Hypothetical Percentage Change | Weighting | Hypothetical Performance Value |
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| SPY shares | $120 | $126 | 5% (best performance) | 60% | 3.00% |
| EEM shares | $30 | $21 | -30% (worst performance) | 0% | 0.00% |
| EFA shares | $50 | $37.50 | -25% (second-best performance) | 40% | -10.00% |
| Hypothetical basket performance: | -7.00% |
Basket performance = Sum of performance values of each basket component
Each performance value = [(final price - initial price) / initial price] × weighting
SPY shares = [($126 – $120) / $120] × 60% = 3.00%,
plus
EEM shares = [($21 – $30) / $30] × 0% = 0.00%,
plus
EFA shares = [($37.50 – $50) / $50] × 40% = -10.00%,
Hypothetical basket performance = -7.00%
The payment at maturity per security is $10 + ($10 × -7.00%) = $9.30. As the basket performance is negative, the payment at maturity per security will be less than the $10 stated principal amount.
In the above example, one of the basket components — the SPY shares — has increased in price by 5% from its initial price, but the other two basket components have declined in price by 30% and 25%. Accordingly, although one of the basket components has increased in price, the significant decline in price of the second-best performing basket component fully offsets such increase and the basket performance is negative. Therefore, the payment at maturity per security will be less than the $10 stated principal amount.
While the weightings of the basket components are set on the determination date in a way that is favorable to the investors (60% for the best-performing basket component, 40% for the second-best performing basket component and 0% for the worst-performing basket component), the basket performance can still be negative if at least two of the basket components decline in price over the term of the securities, in which case you will lose some or all of your initial investment.
Please review the tables setting forth the historical performance of each of the basket components for each calendar quarter in the period from January 1, 2006 through October 25, 2011 and related graphs in “Description of Securities––Historical Information” beginning on PS-23. You cannot predict the future performance of any of the basket components or of the basket as a whole, or whether increases in the prices of any of the basket components will be offset by decreases in the prices of other basket components, based on their historical performance.
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EFPlaceholder RISK FACTORS
The securities are not secured debt, are riskier than ordinary debt securities and, unlike ordinary debt securities, the securities do not pay interest or guarantee any return of principal at maturity. This section describes the most significant risks relating to the securities. For a further discussion of risk factors, please see the accompanying prospectus.
| The securities do not pay interest or guarantee the return of any principal | The terms of the securities differ from those of ordinary debt securities in that we will not pay you interest on the securities and do not guarantee the return of any principal at maturity. Instead, at maturity, you will receive for each $10 stated principal amount of securities that you hold an amount in cash based upon the basket performance. If the basket performance is negative, you will receive an amount in cash that is less than the $10 stated principal amount of each security by an amount proportionate to the decline in the value of the weighted basket. This amount will be less, and may be significantly less, than the stated principal amount. As there is no minimum payment at maturity on the securities, you could lose your entire investment. |
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| Changes in the price of one or more of the basket components may offset each other | Movements in the prices of the basket components may not correlate with each other. At a time when the price of one or more of the basket components increases, the price of one or more of the other basket components may not increase as much, or may decrease. Therefore, in calculating the basket performance, increases in the price of one or more of the basket components may be moderated, or wholly offset, by lesser increases or decreases in the price of one or more of the other basket components. However, there have been times in the past when the prices of the basket components have been correlated, and while the best-performing basket component will be given the highest weight and the worst-performing basket component the lowest weight, the basket performance can still be negative if two or more of the basket components decline in price over the term of the securities. If the basket performance is negative, you will lose some or all of your initial investment. You can review tables and graphs illustrating the historical performance of the basket components for the period from January 1, 2006 through October 25, 2011 in “Description of Securities––Historical Information” beginning on PS-23. You cannot predict the future performance of any of the basket components, or of the basket as a whole, or whether increases in the price of any of the basket components will be offset by lesser increases or decreases in the price of other basket components based on their historical performance. |
| Market price influenced by many unpredictable factors | Several factors, many of which are beyond our control, will influence the value of the securities in the secondary market and the price at which MS & Co. may be willing to purchase or sell the securities in the secondary market, including: |
| • | the levels of each of the basket components at any time, |
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| • | the relative price performance of the basket components at any time, |
| • | the volatility (frequency and magnitude of changes in price) of the basket components, |
| • | interest and yield rates in the market, |
| • | geopolitical conditions and economic, financial, political and regulatory or judicial events that affect the securities underlying the basket components, or equity markets generally, and that may affect the final price for each basket |
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| component, | |
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| • | the time remaining to the maturity of the securities, |
| • | the dividend rate on the stocks comprising the S&P 500 ® Index, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index or the MSCI EAFE Index, and |
| • | any actual or anticipated changes 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 of $10 per security if the basket components at the time of sale are at or below their initial prices or if market interest rates rise. You cannot predict the future performance of any of the basket components based on their historical performance. There can be no assurance that there will be any positive basket performance over the term of the securities such that you will receive at maturity an amount in excess of the stated principal amount of the securities, and if at least two basket components decline in price, you may lose some or all of your initial investment in the securities. | |
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| The securities are subject to the credit risk of Morgan Stanley, and any actual or anticipated changes to its credit ratings or credit spreads may adversely affect the market value of the securities | You are dependent on Morgan Stanley’s ability to pay all amounts due on the securities at maturity and therefore you are subject to the credit risk of Morgan Stanley. If Morgan Stanley defaults on its obligations under the securities, your investment would be at risk and you could lose some or all of your initial investment. As a result, the market value of the securities prior to maturity will be affected by changes in the market’s view of Morgan Stanley’s creditworthiness. Any actual or anticipated decline in Morgan Stanley’s credit ratings or increase in the credit spreads charged by the market for taking Morgan Stanley credit risk is likely to adversely affect the market value of the securities. |
| The antidilution adjustments the calculation agent is required to make do not cover every event that could affect the basket components | MS & Co., as calculation agent, will adjust the amount payable at maturity for certain events affecting the basket components. However, the calculation agent will not make an adjustment for every event that could affect the basket components. If an event occurs that does not require the calculation agent to adjust the amount payable at maturity, the market price of the securities may be materially and adversely affected. |
| Adjustments to any of the basket components could adversely affect the value of the securities | The investment advisor for each of the basket components seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the relevant share underlying index. Pursuant to their investment strategy or otherwise, the applicable investment advisor can add, delete or substitute the components of such basket components. Any of these actions could adversely affect the price of the applicable basket components and, consequently, the value of the securities. In addition, the publisher of each share underlying index is responsible for calculating and maintaining the relevant share underlying index. The applicable index publisher may add, delete or substitute the stocks constituting the share underlying index or make other methodological changes required by certain corporate events relating to the component stocks, such as stock dividends, stock splits, spin-offs, rights offerings and extraordinary dividends, that could change the value of the share underlying index. The index publisher may also discontinue or suspend calculation or publication of any of the underlying indices at any time. If this discontinuance or suspension occurs following the termination of the related basket components, the calculation agent will have the sole discretion to substitute a successor index that is comparable to the discontinued index, and is permitted to |
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| consider indices that are calculated and published by the calculation agent or any of its affiliates. Any of these actions could adversely affect the prices of any of the basket components and, consequently, the value of the securities. | |
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| The basket components and the S&P 500 ® Index, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index ® or the MSCI EAFE Index ® are different | The performance of any of the basket components may not exactly replicate the performance of the corresponding share underlying index because each of the basket components will reflect transaction costs and fees that are not included in the calculation of the corresponding indices tracked by such basket components. It is also possible that one or more of the basket components may not fully replicate, or may in certain circumstances diverge significantly from, the performance of the corresponding share underlying index due to the temporary unavailability of certain securities in the secondary market, the performance of any derivative instruments contained in such basket components, differences in trading hours between such basket components and the corresponding share underlying index or due to other circumstances. Additionally, the investment adviser of any of the basket components may have authorization to invest up to a certain percentage of its assets in shares of other exchange-traded funds that seek to track the performance of equity securities of similar constituent countries or industries of the corresponding index tracked by such basket components. |
| There are risks associated with investments in securities, such as the securities, linked to the value of foreign (and especially emerging markets) equity securities | The EFA shares track the performance of the MSCI EAFE Index, which is linked to the value of foreign equity securities and the EEM shares track the performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, which is linked to the value of emerging markets equity securities. Investments in securities linked to the value of any foreign equity securities involve risks associated with the securities markets in those countries, including risks of volatility in those markets, governmental intervention in those markets and cross-shareholdings in companies in certain countries. Also, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies than about U.S. companies that are subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and foreign companies are subject to accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and requirements different from those applicable to U.S. reporting companies. The prices of securities issued in foreign markets may be affected by political, economic, financial and social factors in those countries, or global regions, including changes in government, economic and fiscal policies and currency exchange laws. In addition, the stocks included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index and that are generally tracked by the EEM shares have been issued by companies in various emerging markets countries, which pose further risks in addition to the risks associated with investing in foreign equity markets generally. Countries with emerging markets may have relatively unstable governments, may present the risks of nationalization of businesses, restrictions on foreign ownership and prohibitions on the repatriation of assets, and may have less protection of property rights than more developed countries. The economies of countries with emerging markets may be based on only a few industries, may be highly vulnerable to changes in local or global trade conditions, and may suffer from extreme and volatile debt burdens or inflation rates. Local securities markets may trade a small number of securities and may be unable to respond effectively to increases in trading volume, potentially making prompt liquidation of holdings difficult or impossible at times. Moreover, the economies in such countries may differ unfavorably from the economy in the United States in such respects as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resources, self-sufficiency and balance of payment positions. |
| The prices of the EEM shares and the EFA shares | Because the prices of the EEM shares and the EFA shares, two of the basket components, are related to the U.S. dollar value of stocks underlying the MSCI |
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are subject to currency exchange rate risk Emerging Markets Index and the MSCI EAFE Index, respectively, holders of the securities will be exposed to currency exchange rate risk with respect to each of the currencies in which the component securities of the EEM shares and the EFA shares trade. Exchange rate movements for a particular currency are volatile and are the result of numerous factors specific to that country including the supply of, and the demand for, those currencies, as well as government policy, intervention or actions, but are also influenced significantly from time to time by political or economic developments, and by macroeconomic factors and speculative actions related to each region. Further, currencies of emerging economies are often subject to more frequent and larger central bank interventions than the currencies of developed countries and are also more likely to be affected by drastic changes in monetary or exchange rate policies of the relevant country . The net exposure will depend on the extent to which the currencies of the component countries strengthen or weaken against the U.S. dollar and the relative weight of each currency. If, taking into account such weighting, the dollar strengthens against the currencies of the component securities represented in the EEM shares and the EFA shares, the prices of the EEM shares and the EFA shares will be adversely affected and the payment at maturity on the securities may be reduced. Of particular importance to potential currency exchange risk are:
| • | existing and expected rates of inflation; |
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| • | existing and expected interest rate levels; |
| • | the balance of payments; and |
| • | the extent of governmental surpluses or deficits in the component countries and the United States of America. |
| All of these factors are, in turn, sensitive to the monetary, fiscal and trade policies pursued by the governments of various component countries and the United States and other countries important to international trade and finance. | |
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| Investing in the securities is not equivalent to investing in the basket components | Investing in the securities is not equivalent to investing directly in the basket components or their component securities. For example, as an investor in the securities, you will not have voting rights or the right to receive dividends or other distributions with respect to the component securities. In addition, you do not have the right to exchange your securities for any basket components at any time, and you are subject to the credit risk of Morgan Stanley. |
| The securities will not be listed on any securities exchange and secondary trading may be limited | The securities will not be listed on any securities exchange. Therefore, there may be little or no secondary market for the securities. MS & Co. may, but is not obligated to, make a market in 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. Because we do not expect that other broker-dealers will 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. |
| The inclusion of commissions and projected profit from | Assuming no change in market conditions or any other relevant factors, the price, if any, at which MS & Co. is willing to purchase the securities in secondary market transactions will likely be lower than the original issue price, since secondary market |
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| hedging in the original issue price is likely to adversely affect secondary market prices | prices are likely to exclude commissions paid with respect to the securities and the cost of hedging our obligations under the securities that are included in the original issue price. The cost of hedging includes the projected profit that our subsidiaries may realize in consideration for assuming the risks inherent in managing the hedging transactions. These secondary market prices are also likely to be reduced by the costs of unwinding the related hedging transactions. Our subsidiaries may realize a profit from the expected hedging activity even if investors do not receive a favorable investment return under the terms of the securities or in any secondary market transaction. In addition, any secondary market prices may differ from values determined by pricing models used by MS & Co., as a result of dealer discounts, mark-ups or other transaction costs. |
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| Hedging and trading activity by our subsidiaries could potentially affect the value of the securities | One or more of our subsidiaries have carried out, and will continue to carry out, hedging activities related to the securities (and to other instruments linked to the basket components or component stocks of the S&P 500 Index, MSCI EAFE Index or MSCI Emerging Markets Index), including trading in the basket components or the stocks that constitute the S&P 500 Index, MSCI EAFE Index or MSCI Emerging Markets Index as well as in other instruments related to the basket components. Some of our subsidiaries also trade the basket components or the stocks that constitute the S&P 500 Index, MSCI EAFE Index or MSCI Emerging Markets Index and other financial instruments related to the basket components 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 prices of the basket components and, therefore, could have increased the prices at which the basket components must close on the determination date so that an investor will not suffer a loss on its investment in the securities. Additionally, such hedging or trading activities during the term of the securities, including on the determination date, could adversely affect the price of the basket components on the determination date and, accordingly, the amount of cash an investor will receive at maturity, if any. |
| The calculation agent, which is a subsidiary of the issuer, will make determinations with respect to the securities | As calculation agent, MS & Co. has determined the initial price and will determine the final price of each basket component, the weighting for each basket component and the basket performance, and will calculate the payment at maturity you will receive, if any. Determinations made by MS & Co. in its capacity as calculation agent, including with respect to the occurrence or non-occurrence of market disruption events or the price of any basket component in the event of a market disruption event, may adversely affect the payout to you at maturity. See the section of this pricing supplement called “Description of Securities—Market Disruption Event.” |
| The U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the securities are uncertain | Please note that the discussions in this pricing supplement concerning the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the securities supersede the discussions contained in the accompanying prospectus supplement. Subject to the discussion under “United States Federal Taxation” in this pricing supplement, each security should be treated as a single financial contract that is an “open transaction” for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) were successful in asserting an alternative treatment for the securities, the timing and character of income on the securities might differ significantly. For example, under one characterization, U.S. Holders could 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. In addition, there is a substantial risk that an investment in the securities could be treated as a “constructive ownership transaction,” in which case all or a portion of any long-term capital gain could be recharacterized as ordinary income (which ordinary income would also be subject to an interest charge). We do |
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not plan to request a ruling from the IRS regarding the tax treatment of the securities, and the IRS or a court may not agree with the tax treatment described in this pricing supplement. Please read carefully the discussion under “United States Federal Taxation” in this pricing supplement concerning the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the securities. 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, such as the securities. The notice focuses in particular 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 the 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 income (including any mandated accruals) realized by non-U.S. investors should be subject to withholding tax; and whether these instruments are or should be subject to the “constructive ownership” regime (as discussed above). 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. Both U.S. and Non-U.S. Holders should read carefully the discussion under “United States Federal Taxation” in this pricing supplement and consult their tax advisers regarding all aspects of the U.S. federal tax consequences of an investment in the securities as well as any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or foreign taxing jurisdiction.
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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Terms not defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the accompanying prospectus supplement. The term “Security” refers to each $10 principal amount of our Participation Securities Linked to Global Equities due October 27, 2014 Based on a Performance Allocation Basket Composed of the SPDR ® S&P 500 ® ETF Trust, the iShares ® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund and the iShares ® MSCI EAFE Index Fund. In this pricing supplement, the terms “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Morgan Stanley.
| Aggregate Principal Amount | $2,200,000 |
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| Original Issue Date (Settlement Date) | October 28, 2011 (3 Business Days after the Pricing Date) |
| Maturity Date | October 27, 2014, subject to extension as described below. |
| If, due to a Market Disruption Event or otherwise, the Determination Date for any Basket Component is postponed so that it falls less than two Business Days prior to the scheduled Maturity Date, the Maturity Date will be the second Business Day following such Determination Date as postponed. | |
| Pricing Date | October 25, 2011 |
| Interest Rate | None |
| Specified Currency | U.S. dollars |
| CUSIP Number | 61760P783 |
| ISIN Number | US61760P7832 |
| Minimum Purchase Amount | $1,000 |
| Issue Price | $10 (100%) |
| Stated Principal Amount | $10 |
| Basket | The following table sets forth the Basket Components along with the Initial Price and the relevant Bloomberg ticker symbol: |
| Basket Component | Initial Price | Bloomberg Ticker Symbol* |
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| SPDR ® S&P 500 ® ETF Trust (the “SPY Shares”) | $123.08 | SPY |
| iShares ® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (the “EEM Shares”) | $39.58 | EEM |
| iShares ® MSCI EAFE Index Fund (the “EFA Shares”) | $51.95 | EFA |
| * Bloomberg ticker symbols are being provided for reference purposes only. With respect to each basket component, the Initial Price and the Final Price will be determined as set forth under “—Initial Price” and “—Final Price” below. |
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| Share Underlying Index | For the SPY Shares, the S&P 500 Index; for the EEM Shares, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index; and for the EFA Shares, the MSCI EAFE Index. |
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| Share Underlying Index Publisher | For the SPY Shares, Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, and for the EEM Shares and EFA Shares, MSCI Inc. |
| Weightings | Based on the relative performance of the Basket Components against each other on the Determination Date, the Weightings of each Basket Component will be determined by the Calculation Agent as follows: The Basket Component with the best performance will be allocated a Weighting of 60%, the Basket Component with the second-best performance will be allocated a Weighting of 40% and the Basket Component with the worst performance will be allocated a Weighting of 0%. |
| Determination Date | October 22, 2014; subject to postponement as described in the following paragraph. |
| If the scheduled Determination Date is not a Trading Day with respect to any Basket Component or if a Market Disruption Event occurs on the Determination Date with respect to any Basket Component, the Closing Price with respect to each such affected Basket Component will be determined on the immediately succeeding Trading Day on which no Market Disruption Event occurs with respect to such affected Basket Component. The Basket Performance for the scheduled Determination Date will be determined on the date on which the Closing Price for each of the Basket Components for such Determination Date has been determined; provided that the Closing Price for any affected Basket Component will not be determined on a date later than the fifth scheduled Trading Day after the scheduled Determination Date, and if such date is not a Trading Day or if there is a Market Disruption Event with respect to the affected Basket Component on such date, the Calculation Agent will determine the Closing Price of one share of the Basket Component on such date as the mean of the bid prices for one share of the Basket Component for such date obtained from as many recognized dealers in such security, but not exceeding three, as will make such bid prices available to the Calculation Agent. Bids of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“MS & Co.”) or any of its affiliates may be included in the calculation of such mean, but only to the extent that any such bid is the highest of the bids obtained. If no bid prices are provided from any third party dealers, the Closing Price will be determined by the Calculation Agent in its sole and absolute discretion (acting in good faith) taking into account any information that it deems relevant. | |
| Payment at Maturity | At maturity, upon delivery of the Securities to the Trustee, we will pay with respect to the $10 principal amount of each Security an amount in cash, if any, equal to $10 plus the product of $10 times the Basket Performance, as determined by the Calculation Agent on the Determination Date. |
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| We shall, or shall cause the Calculation Agent to, (i) provide written notice to the Trustee and to The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) of the amount of cash to be delivered with respect to the $10 principal amount of each Security, on or prior to 10:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day preceding the Maturity Date, and (ii) deliver the aggregate cash amount due with respect to the Securities to the Trustee for delivery to DTC, as holder of the Securities, on the Maturity Date. We expect such amount of cash will be distributed to investors on the Maturity Date in accordance with the standard rules and procedures of DTC and its direct and indirect participants. See “—Book-Entry Security or Certificated Security” below, and see “Forms of Securities––The Depositary” in the accompanying prospectus. | |
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| Basket Performance | The Basket Performance is the sum of the Performance Values for each of the Basket Components. |
| Performance Value | With respect to each Basket Component, the product of (x) the Final Price for such Basket Component minus the Initial Price for such Basket Component divided by (y) the Initial Price for such Basket Component times (z) the Weighting for such Basket Component. Each such product may be expressed by the following formula: |
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| In certain circumstances, the Performance Value will be based on the alternate calculation of the Closing Prices for the Basket Components, as described under “—Discontinuance of a Basket Component and/or Share Underlying Index; Alteration of Method of Calculation.” | |
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| Initial Price | The Initial Price for each Basket Component will equal the Closing Price of such Basket Component on the Pricing Date, as set forth in “—Basket—Initial Price” above. |
| Closing Price | Subject to the provisions set out under “—Discontinuance of a Basket Component and/or Share Underlying Index; Alteration of Method of Calculation” below, the Closing Price for a Basket Component (or one unit of any other security for which a Closing Price must be determined) on any Trading Day means: |
(i) if the Basket Component (or any such other security) is listed on a national securities exchange (other than The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”)), the last reported sale price, regular way, of the principal trading session on such day on the principal national securities exchange registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on which the Basket Component (or any such other security) is listed,
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| (ii) | if the Basket Component (or any such other security) is a security of NASDAQ, the official closing price published by NASDAQ on such day, or |
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| (iii) | if the Basket Component (or any such other security) is not listed on any national securities exchange but is included in the OTC Bulletin Board Service (the “OTC Bulletin Board”) operated by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., the last reported sale price of the principal trading session on the OTC Bulletin Board on such day. |
| If the Basket Component (or any such other security) is listed on any national securities exchange but the last reported sale price or the official closing price published by NASDAQ, as applicable, is not available pursuant to the preceding sentence, then the Closing Price for one share of the Basket Component (or one unit of any such other security) on any Trading Day will mean the last reported sale price of the principal trading session on the over-the-counter market as reported on NASDAQ or the OTC Bulletin Board on such day. If a Market Disruption Event (as defined below) occurs with respect to the Basket Component (or any such other security) or the last reported sale price or the official closing price published by NASDAQ, as applicable, for the Basket Component (or any such other security) is not available pursuant to either of the two preceding sentences, then the Closing Price for any Trading Day will be the mean, as determined by the Calculation Agent, of the bid prices for the Basket Component (or any such other security) for such Trading Day obtained from as many recognized dealers in such security, but not exceeding three, as will make such bid prices available to the Calculation Agent. Bids of MS & Co. and its successors or any of its affiliates may be included in the calculation of such mean, but only to the extent that any such bid is the highest of the bids obtained. If no bid prices are provided from any third party dealers, the Closing Price will be determined by the Calculation Agent in its sole and absolute discretion (acting in good faith) taking into account any information that it deems relevant. The term “OTC Bulletin Board Service” will include any successor service thereto. See “—Discontinuance of a Basket Component and/or Share Underlying Index; Alteration of Method of Calculation” below. | |
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| Final Price | The Final Price for a Basket Component (or one unit of any other security for which a Final Price must be determined) is the Closing Price of one share of such Basket Component times the Adjustment Factor for such Basket Component, each as determined by the Calculation Agent on the Determination Date. |
| Adjustment Factor | The Adjustment Factor for a Basket Component is 1.0, subject to adjustment by the Calculation Agent in the event of certain events affecting such Basket Component. See “—Antidilution Adjustments” below. |
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| Trading Day | A day, as determined by the Calculation Agent, on which trading is generally conducted on the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Options Exchange and in the over-the-counter market for equity securities in the United States. |
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| Market Disruption Event | Market Disruption Event means, for a Basket Component: |
| (i) the occurrence or existence of a suspension, absence or material limitation of trading of the Basket Component on the primary market for the Basket Component for more than two hours of trading or during the one-half hour period preceding the close of the principal trading session in such market; or a breakdown or failure in the price and trade reporting systems of the primary market for the Basket Component as a result of which the reported trading prices for the Basket Component during the last one-half hour preceding the close of the principal trading session in such market are materially inaccurate; or the suspension, absence or material limitation of trading on the primary market for trading in futures or options contracts related to the Basket Component, if available, during the one-half hour period preceding the close of the principal trading session in such market, in each case as determined by the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion; or | |
| (ii) the occurrence or existence of a suspension, absence or material limitation of trading of stocks then constituting 20 percent or more of the value of the Share Underlying Index on the Relevant Exchange(s) for such securities for more than two hours of trading or during the one-half hour period preceding the close of the principal trading session on such Relevant Exchange(s), in each case as determined by the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion; or | |
| (iii) the suspension, material limitation or absence of trading on any major U.S. securities market for trading in futures or options contracts related to the Share Underlying Index or the Basket Component for more than two hours of trading or during the one-half hour period preceding the close of the principal trading session on such market, in each case as determined by the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion; and | |
| (iv) a determination by the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion that any event described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above materially interfered with our ability or the ability of any of our affiliates to unwind or adjust all or a material portion of the hedge position with respect to the Securities. | |
| For the purpose of determining whether a Market Disruption Event exists at any time, if trading in a security included in the Share Underlying Index is materially suspended or materially limited at that time, then the relevant percentage contribution of that security to the level of the Share Underlying Index shall be based on a comparison of (x) the portion of the level of the Share Underlying Index attributable to that security relative to (y) the |
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overall level of the Share Underlying Index, in each case immediately before that suspension or limitation.
| For the purpose of determining whether a Market Disruption Event has occurred: (1) a limitation on the hours or number of days of trading will not constitute a Market Disruption Event if it results from an announced change in the regular business hours of the Relevant Exchange or market, (2) a decision to permanently discontinue trading in the relevant futures or options contract or any exchange-traded fund, including the Basket Component, will not constitute a Market Disruption Event, (3) a suspension of trading in futures or options contracts on the Share Underlying Index or the Basket Component by the primary securities market trading in such contracts by reason of (a) a price change exceeding limits set by such securities exchange or market, (b) an imbalance of orders relating to such contracts or (c) a disparity in bid and ask quotes relating to such contracts will constitute a suspension, absence or material limitation of trading in futures or options contracts related to the Share Underlying Index or the Basket Component and (4) a “suspension, absence or material limitation of trading” on any Relevant Exchange or on the primary market on which futures or options contracts related to the Share Underlying Index or the Basket Component are traded will not include any time when such securities market is itself closed for trading under ordinary circumstances. | |
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| Relevant Exchange | Relevant Exchange means the primary exchange or market of trading for any security (or any combination thereof) then included in the Share Underlying Index or any Successor Index (as defined below). |
| Antidilution Adjustments | If a Basket Component is subject to a stock split or reverse stock split, then once such split has become effective, the Adjustment Factor for such Basket Component will be adjusted to equal the product of the prior Adjustment Factor and the number of shares issued in such stock split or reverse stock split with respect to one share of the Basket Component. |
| No adjustment to the Adjustment Factor pursuant to the paragraph above will be required unless such adjustment would require a change of at least 0.1% in the amount being adjusted as then in effect. Any number so adjusted will be rounded to the nearest one hundred-thousandth with five one-millionths being rounded upward. | |
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| Book Entry Security or Certificated Security | Book Entry. The Securities will be issued in the form of one or more fully registered global securities which will be deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC and will be registered in the name of a nominee of DTC. DTC’s nominee will be the only registered holder of the Securities. Your beneficial interest in the Securities will be evidenced solely by entries on the books of the securities intermediary acting on your behalf as a direct or indirect participant in DTC. In this pricing supplement, all references to payments or notices to you will mean payments or notices to |
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| DTC, as the registered holder of the Securities, for distribution to participants in accordance with DTC’s procedures. For more information regarding DTC and book entry securities, please read “The Depositary” in the accompanying prospectus supplement and “Form of Securities—Global Securities—Registered Global Securities” in the accompanying prospectus. | |
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| Senior Note or Subordinated Note | Senior |
| Trustee | The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking corporation (as successor Trustee to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.) |
| Agent | MS & Co. and its successors |
| Alternate Exchange Calculation | |
| in Case of an Event of Default | In case an Event of Default with respect to the Securities shall have occurred and be continuing, the amount declared due and payable for each Security upon any acceleration of the Securities (the “Acceleration Amount”) will equal an amount in cash equal to the Payment at Maturity, if any, determined as though the date of such acceleration were the Determination Date. |
| If the maturity of the Securities is accelerated because of an Event of Default as described above, we shall, or shall cause the Calculation Agent to, provide written notice to the Trustee at its New York office, on which notice the Trustee may conclusively rely, and to DTC of the Acceleration Amount and the aggregate cash amount due with respect to the Securities as promptly as possible and in no event later than two Business Days after the date of acceleration. | |
| Discontinuance of a Basket Component | |
| and/or Share Underlying Index; | |
| Alteration of Method of Calculation | If trading in a Basket Component on every applicable national securities exchange, on the OTC Bulletin Board and in the over-the-counter market is permanently discontinued or the exchange-traded fund relating to the Basket Component is liquidated or otherwise terminated (a “Discontinuance or Liquidation Event”), the Closing Price of the Basket Component on any Trading Day following the Discontinuance or Liquidation Event will be determined by the Calculation Agent and will be deemed to equal the product of (i) the closing value of the Share Underlying Index (or any Successor Index, as described below) on such Trading Day, taking into account any material changes in the method of calculating the Share Underlying Index following such Discontinuance or Liquidation Event, times (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Closing Price of the Basket Component and the denominator of which is the closing value of the Share Underlying Index (or any Successor Index, as described below), each determined as of the last day prior to the occurrence of the Discontinuance or Liquidation Event on which a Closing Price of the Basket Component was available. |
| If, subsequent to a Discontinuance or Liquidation Event, the Share Underlying Index Publisher discontinues publication of the Share Underlying Index and the Share Underlying Index Publisher or |
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| another entity (including MS & Co.) publishes a successor or substitute index that MS & Co., as the Calculation Agent, determines, in its sole discretion, to be comparable to the discontinued Share Underlying Index (such index being referred to herein as a “Successor Index”), then any subsequent Closing Price on any Trading Day following a Discontinuance or Liquidation Event will be determined by reference to the published value of such Successor Index at the regular weekday close of trading on such Trading Day. | |
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| Upon any selection by the Calculation Agent of a Successor Index, the Calculation Agent will cause written notice thereof to be furnished to the Trustee, to us and to DTC, as holder of the Securities, within three Business Days of such selection. We expect that such notice will be made available to you, as a beneficial owner of the Securities, in accordance with the standard rules and procedures of DTC and its direct and indirect participants. | |
| If, subsequent to a Discontinuance or Liquidation Event, the Share Underlying Index Publisher discontinues publication of the Share Underlying Index prior to, and such discontinuance is continuing on, the Determination Date, the date of acceleration or any day on which the Closing Price is to be determined and MS & Co., as the Calculation Agent, determines, in its sole discretion, that no Successor Index is available at such time, then the Calculation Agent will determine the Closing Price for the Basket Component for such date. The Closing Price will be computed by the Calculation Agent in accordance with the formula for calculating the Share Underlying Index last in effect prior to such discontinuance, using the Closing Price (or, if trading in the relevant securities has been materially suspended or materially limited, its good faith estimate of the Closing Price that would have prevailed but for such suspension or limitation) at the close of the principal trading session of the Relevant Exchange on such date of each security most recently composing the Share Underlying Index without any rebalancing or substitution of such securities following such discontinuance. Notwithstanding these alternative arrangements, discontinuance of the publication of the Share Underlying Index may adversely affect the value of the Securities. | |
| Calculation Agent | MS & Co. |
| All determinations made by the Calculation Agent will be at the sole discretion of the Calculation Agent and will, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive for all purposes and binding on you, the Trustee and us. |
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| All calculations with respect to the Payment at Maturity will be made by the Calculation Agent and will be rounded to the nearest one billionth, with five ten-billionths rounded upward (e.g., .9876543215 would be rounded to .987654322); all dollar amounts related to determination of the amount of cash payable |
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| per Security will be rounded to the nearest ten-thousandth, with five one hundred-thousandths rounded upward (e.g., .76545 would be rounded up to .7655); and all dollar amounts paid on the aggregate number of Securities will be rounded to the nearest cent, with one-half cent rounded upward. | |
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| Because the Calculation Agent is our affiliate, the economic interests of the Calculation Agent and its affiliates may be adverse to your interests as an investor in the Securities, including with respect to certain determinations and judgments that the Calculation Agent must make in determining the Initial Prices and Final Prices of each Basket Component, the Basket Performance, the Payment at Maturity, if any, or whether a Market Disruption Event has occurred. See “—Market Disruption Event” above. MS & Co. is obligated to carry out its duties and functions as Calculation Agent in good faith and using its reasonable judgment. | |
| Historical Information | The following tables set forth the published high, low and end of quarter Closing Prices for each of the Basket Components for each calendar quarter in the period from January 1, 2006 through October 25, 2011. The graphs following each Basket Component’s table set forth the historical performance of each respective Basket Component for the same period. On October 25, 2011, the Closing Price for the SPY Shares was $123.05, the Closing Price for the EEM Shares was $39.58 and the Closing Price for the EFA Shares was $51.95. We obtained the information in the tables and graphs from Bloomberg Financial Markets, without independent verification. The historical performance of the Basket Components should not be taken as an indication of future performance. We cannot give you any assurance that the Basket Performance on the Determination Date will be greater than zero so that you will not suffer a loss on your investment in the securities. The prices of the Basket Components may be, and have recently been, volatile, and we can give you no assurance that the volatility will lessen. If the Basket Performance on the Determination Date is negative, you will lose some, and could lose all, of your initial investment. |
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| The SPDR ® S&P 500 ® ETF Trust |
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| Historical High, Low and Period End Closing Prices |
| January 1, 2006 through October 25, 2011 |
| SPY Shares | High ($) | Low ($) | Period End ($) |
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| 2006 | |||
| First Quarter | 131.03 | 125.48 | 129.83 |
| Second Quarter | 132.62 | 122.55 | 127.23 |
| Third Quarter | 133.74 | 123.34 | 133.58 |
| Fourth Quarter | 143.12 | 133.08 | 141.62 |
| 2007 | |||
| First Quarter | 146.04 | 137.35 | 142.00 |
| Second Quarter | 154.10 | 142.16 | 150.43 |
| Third Quarter | 155.07 | 141.04 | 152.58 |
| Fourth Quarter | 156.48 | 140.95 | 146.21 |
| 2008 | |||
| First Quarter | 144.93 | 128.00 | 131.97 |
| Second Quarter | 143.05 | 127.53 | 127.98 |
| Third Quarter | 130.71 | 111.38 | 115.99 |
| Fourth Quarter | 116.06 | 75.45 | 90.24 |
| 2009 | |||
| First Quarter | 93.47 | 68.11 | 79.52 |
| Second Quarter | 95.08 | 81.06 | 91.95 |
| Third Quarter | 107.32 | 87.96 | 105.59 |
| Fourth Quarter | 112.72 | 102.49 | 111.44 |
| 2010 | |||
| First Quarter | 117.41 | 105.89 | 117.00 |
| Second Quarter | 121.81 | 103.22 | 103.22 |
| Third Quarter | 114.82 | 102.20 | 114.13 |
| Fourth Quarter | 125.92 | 113.75 | 125.75 |
| 2011 | |||
| First Quarter | 134.53 | 126.18 | 132.59 |
| Second Quarter | 136.43 | 126.81 | 131.97 |
| Third Quarter | 135.36 | 112.26 | 113.15 |
| Fourth Quarter (through October 25, 2011) | 125.49 | 109.93 | 123.05 |
| The SPDR ® S&P 500 ® ETF Trust |
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| Daily Closing Prices January 1, 2006 |
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| The iShares ® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund |
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| Historical High, Low and Period End Closing Prices |
| January 1, 2006 through October 25, 2011 |
| EEM Shares | High ($) | Low ($) | Period End ($) |
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| 2006 | |||
| First Quarter | 33.59 | 30.52 | 33.00 |
| Second Quarter | 37.03 | 27.32 | 31.30 |
| Third Quarter | 33.10 | 29.20 | 32.26 |
| Fourth Quarter | 38.20 | 31.77 | 38.06 |
| 2007 | |||
| First Quarter | 39.54 | 35.10 | 38.83 |
| Second Quarter | 44.40 | 39.15 | 43.88 |
| Third Quarter | 50.13 | 39.50 | 49.82 |
| Fourth Quarter | 55.73 | 47.18 | 50.10 |
| 2008 | |||
| First Quarter | 50.37 | 42.16 | 44.79 |
| Second Quarter | 51.71 | 44.47 | 45.24 |
| Third Quarter | 44.43 | 31.55 | 34.17 |
| Fourth Quarter | 34.58 | 18.26 | 24.97 |
| 2009 | |||
| First Quarter | 27.10 | 19.94 | 24.81 |
| Second Quarter | 34.64 | 25.63 | 32.23 |
| Third Quarter | 39.28 | 30.74 | 38.91 |
| Fourth Quarter | 42.07 | 37.57 | 41.50 |
| 2010 | |||
| First Quarter | 43.20 | 36.83 | 42.12 |
| Second Quarter | 43.98 | 36.17 | 37.32 |
| Third Quarter | 44.77 | 37.59 | 44.77 |
| Fourth Quarter | 48.58 | 44.78 | 47.64 |
| 2011 | |||
| First Quarter | 48.67 | 44.60 | 48.67 |
| Second Quarter | 50.20 | 45.50 | 47.60 |
| Third Quarter | 48.48 | 34.95 | 35.10 |
| Fourth Quarter (through October 25, 2011) | 40.38 | 34.36 | 39.58 |
| The iShares ® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund |
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| Daily Closing Prices January 1, 2006 |
| through October 25, 2011 |
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| The iShares ® MSCI EAFE Index Fund |
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| Historical High, Low and Period End Closing Prices |
| January 1, 2006 through October 25, 2011 |
| EFA Shares | High ($) | Low ($) | Period End ($) |
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| 2006 | |||
| First Quarter | 65.38 | 60.33 | 64.92 |
| Second Quarter | 70.58 | 59.46 | 65.39 |
| Third Quarter | 68.36 | 61.70 | 67.75 |
| Fourth Quarter | 74.33 | 67.94 | 73.22 |
| 2007 | |||
| First Quarter | 76.72 | 70.90 | 76.26 |
| Second Quarter | 81.78 | 76.50 | 80.77 |
| Third Quarter | 83.62 | 73.94 | 82.59 |
| Fourth Quarter | 86.10 | 78.24 | 78.50 |
| 2008 | |||
| First Quarter | 78.35 | 68.34 | 71.90 |
| Second Quarter | 78.52 | 68.08 | 68.67 |
| Third Quarter | 68.00 | 53.08 | 56.30 |
| Fourth Quarter | 55.88 | 35.73 | 44.86 |
| 2009 | |||
| First Quarter | 45.44 | 31.70 | 37.59 |
| Second Quarter | 49.04 | 38.57 | 45.81 |
| Third Quarter | 55.81 | 44.01 | 54.68 |
| Fourth Quarter | 57.28 | 52.66 | 55.28 |
| 2010 | |||
| First Quarter | 57.96 | 50.46 | 55.98 |
| Second Quarter | 58.04 | 46.29 | 46.51 |
| Third Quarter | 55.42 | 47.09 | 54.92 |
| Fourth Quarter | 59.46 | 54.26 | 58.22 |
| 2011 | |||
| First Quarter | 61.92 | 55.29 | 60.08 |
| Second Quarter | 63.87 | 57.10 | 60.14 |
| Third Quarter | 60.8 | 46.66 | 47.78 |
| Fourth Quarter (through October 25, 2011) | 52.86 | 46.52 | 51.95 |
| The iShares ® MSCI EAFE Index Fund |
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| Daily Closing Prices January 1, 2006 |
| through October 25, 2011 |
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| The SPDR S&P 500 ® ETF | The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (formerly SPDR Trust, Series 1), or SPY, formed by PDR Services LLC, is a unit investment trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that holds a portfolio of securities consisting of substantially all of the common stocks, in substantially the same weighting, as the S&P 500 ® Index. A SPDR represents an undivided ownership interest in SPY. SPY seeks investment results that generally correspond to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P 500 ® Index. Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) by SPY pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 can be located by reference to Commission file numbers 033-46080 and 811-06125, 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. |
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| The S&P 500 ® Index | The S&P 500 ® Index was developed by Standard & Poor’s, a Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., which we refer to as S&P, and is calculated, maintained and published by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC. |
| The S&P 500 ® Index is intended to provide a performance benchmark for the U.S. equity markets. The calculation of the value of the S&P 500 ® Index (discussed below in further detail) is based on the relative value of the aggregate Market Value (as defined below) of the common stocks of 500 companies (the “S&P 500 ® Component Stocks”) as of a particular time as compared to the aggregate average Market Value of the common stocks of 500 similar companies during the base period of the years 1941 through 1943. The “Market Value” of any S&P 500 ® Component Stock is the product of the market price per share and the number of the then outstanding shares of such S&P 500 ® Component Stock. The 500 companies are not the 500 largest companies listed on the NYSE and not all 500 companies are listed on such exchange. S&P chooses companies for inclusion in the S&P 500 ® Index with an aim of achieving a distribution by broad industry groupings that approximates the distribution of these groupings in the common stock population of the U.S. equity market. S&P may from time to time, in its sole discretion, add companies to, or delete companies from, the S&P 500 ® Index to achieve the objectives stated above. Relevant criteria employed by S&P include the viability of the particular company, the extent to which that company represents the industry group to which it is assigned, the extent to which the company’s common stock is widely-held and the Market Value and trading activity of the common stock of that company. |
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| The S&P 500 ® Index and S&P’s other U.S. indices moved to a float adjustment methodology in 2005 so that the indices reflect only those shares that are generally available to investors in the market rather than all of a company’s outstanding shares. Float adjustment excludes shares that are closely held by other publicly traded companies, venture capital firms, private equity firms, |
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| strategic partners or leveraged buyout groups; government entities; or other control groups, such as a company’s own current or former officers, board members, founders, employee stock ownership plans or other investment vehicles controlled by the company or such other persons. |
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| The S&P 500 ® Index is calculated using a base-weighted aggregate methodology: the level of the S&P 500 ® Index reflects the total Market Value of all 500 S&P 500 ® Component Stocks relative to the S&P 500 ® Index’s base period of 1941-43 (the “Base Period”). |
| An indexed number is used to represent the results of this calculation in order to make the value easier to work with and track over time. |
| The actual total Market Value of the S&P 500 ® Component Stocks during the Base Period has been set equal to an indexed value of 10. This is often indicated by the notation 1941-43=10. In practice, the daily calculation of the S&P 500 ® Index is computed by dividing the total Market Value of the S&P 500 Component Stocks by a number called the “S&P 500 Index Divisor.” By itself, the S&P 500 Index Divisor is an arbitrary number. However, in the context of the calculation of the S&P 500 ® Index, it is the only link to the original base period value of the S&P 500 ® Index. The S&P 500 ® Index Divisor keeps the S&P 500 ® Index comparable over time and is the manipulation point for all adjustments to the S&P 500 ® Index (“S&P 500 Index Maintenance”). |
| S&P 500 ® Index Maintenance includes monitoring and completing the adjustments for company additions and deletions, share changes, stock splits, stock dividends, and stock price adjustments due to company restructurings or spinoffs. |
| To prevent the value of the S&P 500 ® Index from changing due to corporate actions, all corporate actions which affect the total Market Value of the S&P 500 ® Index require a S&P 500 ® Index Divisor adjustment. By adjusting the S&P 500 ® Index Divisor for the change in total Market Value, the value of the S&P 500 ® Index remains constant. This helps maintain the value of the S&P 500 ® Index as an accurate barometer of stock market performance and ensures that the movement of the S&P 500 ® Index does not reflect the corporate actions of individual companies in the S&P 500 ® Index. All S&P 500 ® Index Divisor adjustments are made after the close of trading and after the calculation of the closing value of the S&P 500 ® Index. Some corporate actions, such as stock splits and stock dividends, require simple changes in the common shares outstanding and the stock prices of the companies in the S&P 500 ® Index and do not require S&P 500 ® Index Divisor adjustments. |
| The table below summarizes the types of S&P 500 ® Index maintenance adjustments and indicates whether or not a S&P 500 ® Index Divisor adjustment is required: |
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| Type of Corporate Action | Adjustment Factor | Divisor Adjustment Required |
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| Stock split (e.g., 2-for-1) | Shares Outstanding multiplied by 2; Stock Price divided by 2 | No |
| Share issuance (i.e., change ≥ 5%) | Shares Outstanding plus newly issued Shares | Yes |
| Share repurchase (i.e., change ≥ 5%) | Shares Outstanding minus Repurchased Shares | Yes |
| Special cash dividends | Share Price minus Special Dividend | Yes |
| Company Change | Add new company Market Value minus old company Market Value | Yes |
| Rights Offering | Price of parent company minus | Yes |
| Price of Rights Right Ratio | ||
| Spin-Off | Price of parent company minus | Yes |
| Price of Spinoff Co. Share Exchange Ratio |
| Stock splits and stock dividends do not affect the S&P 500 ® Index Divisor of the S&P 500 ® Index, because following a split or dividend both the stock price and number of shares outstanding are adjusted by S&P so that there is no change in the Market Value of the S&P 500 ® Component Stock. All stock split and dividend adjustments are made after the close of trading on the day before the ex-date. |
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| Each of the corporate events exemplified in the table requiring an adjustment to the S&P 500 ® Index Divisor has the effect of altering the Market Value of the S&P 500 ® Component Stock and consequently of altering the aggregate Market Value of the S&P 500 Component Stocks (the “Post-Event Aggregate Market Value”). In order that the level of the S&P 500 ® Index (the “Pre-Event Index Value”) not be affected by the altered Market Value (whether increase or decrease) of the affected S&P 500 ® Component Stock, a new S&P 500 ® Index Divisor (“New S&P 500 ® Divisor”) is derived as follows: |
| Post-Event Aggregate Market Value |
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| New S&P 500 ® Divisor |
| New S&P 500 ® Divisor |
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| Pre-Event Index Value |
A large part of the S&P 500 ® Index maintenance process involves tracking the changes in the number of shares outstanding of each of the S&P 500 ® Index companies. Four times a year, on a Friday close to the end of each calendar quarter, the share totals of companies in the S&P 500 ® Index are updated as required by any changes in the number of shares outstanding. After the totals are updated, the S&P 500 ® Index Divisor is adjusted to compensate for the net change in the total Market Value of the S&P 500 ® Index. In addition, any changes over 5% in the current common
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| shares outstanding for the S&P 500 ® Index companies are carefully reviewed on a weekly basis, and when appropriate, an immediate adjustment is made to the S&P 500 ® Index Divisor. | |
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| “Standard & Poor’s ® ,” “S&P ® ,” “S&P 500 ® ,” “Standard & Poor’s 500” and “500” are trademarks of S&P. | |
| The iShares ® MSCI Emerging | |
| Markets Index Fund | The iShares ® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund is an exchange-traded fund that seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund is managed by iShares, Inc. (“iShares”), a registered investment company that consists of numerous separate investment portfolios, including the iShares ® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund. Information provided to or filed with the Commission by iShares pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 can be located by reference to Commission file numbers 033-97598 and 811-09102, 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. |
| The MSCI Emerging Markets Index ® | The MSCI Emerging Markets Index SM is calculated, published and disseminated daily by MSCI Inc., through numerous data vendors, on the MSCI website and a majority of them in real time on Bloomberg Financial Markets and Reuters Limited. |
| The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of emerging markets. As of August 2011, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index consisted of the following 21 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index includes components from all countries designated by MSCI as Emerging Markets. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index was developed with a base value of 100 as of December 31, 1987. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets under ticker symbol “MXEF.” For more information, see “Methodology of the MSCI EEM Index and the MSCI Emerging Market Index” below. | |
| The iShares ® MSCI EAFE Index Fund | The iShares ® MSCI EAFE Index Fund is an exchange-traded fund that seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EAFE Index ® . The iShares ® MSCI EAFE Index Fund is managed by iShares Trust, a registered investment company that consists of numerous separate investment portfolios, including the iShares ® MSCI EAFE Index Fund. Information provided to or filed with the Commission by iShares Trust pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 can be located by |
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| reference to Commission file numbers 333-92935 and 811-09729, 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. | |
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| The MSCI EAFE Index ® | The MSCI EAFE Index ® is calculated, published and disseminated daily by MSCI Inc., through numerous data vendors, on the MSCI website and a majority of them in real time on Bloomberg Financial Markets and Reuters Limited. |
| The MSCI EAFE Index ® is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. As of August 2011, the MSCI EAFE Index consisted of the following 22 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The MSCI EAFE Index includes components from Australia and New Zealand and all countries in Europe and Asia that are designated by MSCI as Developed Markets. The MSCI EAFE Index was developed with a base value of 100 as of December 31, 1969. The MSCI EAFE Index is reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets under ticker symbol “MXEA.” For more information, see “Methodology of the MSCI EEM Index and the MSCI Emerging Market Index” below. | |
| Methodology of the MSCI Emerging Market | |
| Index ® and the MSCI EAFE Index ® | MSCI undertakes an index construction process, which involves: (i) defining the Equity Universe; (ii) determining the Market Investable Equity Universe for each market; (iii) determining market capitalization size segments for each market; (iv) applying Index Continuity Rules for the MSCI Standard Index; (v) creating style segments within each size segment within each market; and (vi) classifying securities under the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS ® ”). |
| Defining the Equity Universe |
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| (i) Identifying Eligible Equity Securities: The Equity Universe initially looks at securities listed in any of the countries in the MSCI Global Index Series, which will be classified as either Developed Markets (“DM”) or Emerging Markets (“EM”). All listed equity securities, or listed securities that exhibit characteristics of equity securities, except mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, equity derivatives, limited partnerships, and most investment trusts, are eligible for inclusion in the Equity Universe. Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”) in some countries and certain income trusts in Canada are also eligible for inclusion. |
| (ii) Country Classification of Eligible Securities: Each company and its securities (i.e., share classes) are classified in one and only |
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| one country, which allows for sorting of each company by its respective country. |
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| Determining the Market Investable Equity Universes |
| A Market Investable Equity Universe for a market is derived by applying investability screens to individual companies and securities in the Equity Universe that are classified in that market. A market is equivalent to a single country, except in DM Europe, where all DM countries in Europe are aggregated into a single market for index construction purposes. Subsequently, individual DM Europe country indices within the MSCI Europe Index are derived from the constituents of the MSCI Europe Index under the Global Investable Market Indices methodology. |
| The investability screens used to determine the Investable Equity Universe in each market are as follows: |
| (i) Equity Universe Minimum Size Requirement: This investability screen is applied at the company level. In order to be included in a Market Investable Equity Universe, a company must have the required minimum full market capitalization. A company will meet this requirement if its cumulative free float-adjusted market capitalization is within the top 99% of the sorted Equity Universe. |
| (ii) Equity Universe Minimum Float-Adjusted Market Capitalization Requirement: This investability screen is applied at the individual security level. To be eligible for inclusion in a Market Investable Equity Universe, a security must have a free float-adjusted market capitalization equal to or higher than 50% of the Equity Universe Minimum Size Requirement. |
| (iii) DM and EM Minimum Liquidity Requirement: This investability screen is applied at the individual security level. To be eligible for inclusion in a Market Investable Equity Universe, a security must have adequate liquidity. The Annualized Traded Value Ratio (“ATVR”), a measure that offers the advantage of screening out extreme daily trading volumes and taking into account the free float-adjusted market capitalization size of securities, is used to measure liquidity. In the calculation of the ATVR, the trading volumes in depository receipts associated with that security, such as ADRs or GDRs, are also considered. A minimum liquidity level of 20% ATVR is required for inclusion of a security in a Market Investable Equity Universe of a Developed Market, and a minimum liquidity level of 15% ATVR is required for inclusion of a security in a Market Investable Equity Universe of an Emerging Market. |
| (iv) Global Minimum Foreign Inclusion Factor Requirement: This investability screen is applied at the individual security level. To be eligible for inclusion in a Market Investable Equity Universe, a security’s Foreign Inclusion Factor (“FIF”) must reach a certain threshold. The FIF of a security is defined as the proportion of shares outstanding that is available for purchase in the public equity markets by international investors. This proportion |
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| accounts for the available free float of and/or the foreign ownership limits applicable to a specific security (or company). In general, a security must have an FIF equal to or larger than 0.15 to be eligible for inclusion in a Market Investable Equity Universe. Exceptions to this general rule are made only in the limited cases where the exclusion of securities of a very large company would compromise the MSCI EAFE Index’s ability to fully and fairly represent the characteristics of the underlying market. |
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| (v) Minimum Length of Trading Requirement: This investability screen is applied at the individual security level. For an initial public offering (“IPO”) to be eligible for inclusion in a Market Investable Equity Universe, the new issue must have started trading at least four months before the implementation of the initial construction of the index or at least three months before the implementation of a Semi-Annual Index Review. This requirement is applicable to small new issues in all markets. Large IPOs are not subject to the Minimum Length of Trading Requirement and may be included in a Market Investable Equity Universe and the Standard Index outside of a Quarterly or Semi-Annual Index Review. |
| Defining Market Capitalization Size Segments for Each Market |
| Once a Market Investable Equity Universe is defined, it is segmented into the following size-based indices: |
| • | Investable Market Index (Large + Mid + Small) |
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| • | Standard Index (Large + Mid) |
| • | Large Cap Index |
| • | Mid Cap Index |
| • | Small Cap Index |
| Creating the Size Segment Indices in each market involves the following steps: (i) defining the Market Coverage Target Range for each size segment; (ii) determining the Global Minimum Size Range for each size segment; (iii) determining the Market Size-Segment Cutoffs and associated Segment Number of Companies; (iv) assigning companies to the size segments; and (v) applying final size-segment investability requirements and index continuity rules. |
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| Index Continuity Rules for the Standard Indices |
| In order to achieve index continuity, as well as provide some basic level of diversification within a market index, notwithstanding the effect of other index construction rules, a minimum number of five constituents will be maintained for a DM Standard Index and a minimum number of three constituents will be maintained for an EM Standard Index. The application of this requirement involves the following steps: |
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| If after the application of the index construction methodology, a Standard Index contains fewer than five securities in a Developed Market or three securities in an Emerging Market, then the largest securities by free float-adjusted market capitalization are added to the Standard Index in order to reach five constituents in that Developed Market or three in that Emerging Market. At subsequent Index Reviews, if the free float-adjusted market capitalization of a non-index constituent is at least 1.50 times the free float-adjusted market capitalization of the smallest existing constituent after rebalancing, the larger free float-adjusted market capitalization security replaces the smaller one. |
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| Creating Style Indices within Each Size Segment |
| All securities in the investable equity universe are classified into Value or Growth segments using the MSCI Global Value and Growth methodology. |
| Classifying Securities under the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS ® ”) |
| All securities in the Global Investable Equity Universe are assigned to the industry that best describes their business activities. To this end, MSCI has designed, in conjunction with Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, the GICS ® . The GICS entails four levels of classification: (1) sector; (2) industry group; (3) industries; and (4) sub-industries. Under the GICS, each company is assigned to one sub-industry according to its principal business activity. Therefore, a company can belong to only one industry grouping at each of the four levels of the GICS. |
| Index Maintenance |
| The MSCI Global Investable Market Indices are maintained with the objective of reflecting the evolution of the underlying equity markets and segments on a timely basis, while seeking to achieve index continuity, continuous investability of constituents and replicability of the indices, and index stability and low index turnover. |
| In particular, index maintenance involves: |
| (i) Semi-Annual Index Reviews (“SAIRs”) in May and November of the Size Segment and Global Value and Growth Indices which include: |
| • | Updating the indices on the basis of a fully refreshed Equity Universe. |
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| • | Taking buffer rules into consideration for migration of securities across size and style segments. |
| • | Updating FIFs and Number of Shares (“NOS”). |
The objective of the SAIRs is to systematically reassess the various dimensions of the Equity Universe for all markets on a fixed semi-annual timetable. A SAIR involves a comprehensive
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| review of the Size Segment and Global Value and Growth Indices. |
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| (ii) Quarterly Index Reviews (“QIRs”) in February and August (in addition to the SAIRs in May and November) of the Size Segment Indices aimed at: |
| • | Including significant new eligible securities (such as IPOs that were not eligible for earlier inclusion) in the index. |
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| • | Allowing for significant moves of companies within the Size Segment Indices, using wider buffers than in the SAIR. |
| • | Reflecting the impact of significant market events on FIFs and updating NOS. |
| QIRs are designed to ensure that the indices continue to be an accurate reflection of the evolving equity marketplace. This is achieved by a timely reflection of significant market driven changes that were not captured in the index at the time of their actual occurrence but are significant enough to be reflected before the next SAIR. QIRs may result in additions or deletions due to migration to another Size Segment Index, and changes in FIFs and in NOS. Only additions of significant new investable companies are considered, and only for the Standard Index. The buffer zones used to manage the migration of companies from one segment to another are wider than those used in the SAIR. The style classification is reviewed only for companies that are reassigned to a different size segment. |
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| (iii) Ongoing event-related changes. Ongoing event-related changes to the indices are the result of mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, bankruptcies, reorganizations and other similar corporate events. They can also result from capital reorganizations in the form of rights issues, bonus issues, public placements and other similar corporate actions that take place on a continuing basis. These changes generally are reflected in the indices at the time of the event. Significantly large IPOs are included in the indices after the close of the company’s tenth day of trading. |
| Announcement Policy |
| The results of the SAIRs are announced at least two weeks in advance of their effective implementation dates as of the close of the last business day of May and November. |
| The results of the QIRs are announced at least two weeks in advance of their effective implementation dates as of the close of the last business day of February and August. |
| All changes resulting from corporate events are announced prior to their implementation in the MSCI indices. |
| The changes are typically announced at least ten business days prior to the changes becoming effective in the indices as an “expected” announcement, or as an “undetermined” announcement, when the effective dates are not known yet or |
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| when aspects of the event are uncertain. MSCI sends “confirmed” announcements at least two business days prior to events becoming effective in the indices, provided that all necessary public information concerning the event is available. The full list of all new and pending changes is delivered to clients on a daily basis, at 5:30 p.m., US Eastern Time. |
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| In exceptional cases, events are announced during market hours for same or next day implementation. Announcements made by MSCI during market hours are usually linked to late company disclosure of corporate events or unexpected changes to previously announced corporate events. |
| In the case of secondary offerings representing more than 5% of a security’s number of shares for existing constituents, these changes will be announced prior to the end of the subscription period when possible and a subsequent announcement confirming the details of the event (including the date of implementation) will be made as soon as the results are available. |
| Both primary equity offerings and secondary offerings for U.S. securities, representing at least 5% of the security’s number of shares, will be confirmed through an announcement during market hours for next day or shortly after implementation, as the completion of the events cannot be confirmed prior to the notification of the pricing. |
| Early deletions of constituents due to bankruptcy or other significant cases are announced as soon as practicable prior to their implementation in the MSCI indices. |
| For Standard Index constituents, a more descriptive text announcement is sent to clients for significant events that meet any of the following criteria: |
| • | Additions and deletions of constituents. |
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| • | Changes in free float-adjusted market capitalization equal to or larger than USD 5 billion, or with an impact of at least 1% of the constituent’s underlying country index. |
| If warranted, MSCI Inc. may make additional announcements for events that are complex in nature and for which additional clarification could be beneficial. |
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| IPOs and Other Early Inclusions . Early inclusions of large IPOs in the MSCI Standard Index Series are announced no earlier than the first day of trading and no later than before the opening of the third day of trading in the market where the company has its primary listing. Early inclusions of already listed securities following large secondary offerings of new and/or existing shares are announced no earlier than shortly after the end of the offer period. |
| GICS ® . Non-event related changes in industry classification at the sub-industry level are announced at least two weeks prior to their |
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| implementation as of the close of the last U.S. business day of each month. MSCI announces GICS changes twice a month, the first announcement being made on the first U.S. business day of the month and the second one being made at least ten U.S. business days prior to the last U.S. business day of the month. All GICS changes announced in a given month will be implemented as of the close of the last U.S. business day of the month. |
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| Index Calculation |
| Price Index Level |
| The MSCI indices are calculated using the Laspeyres’ concept of a weighted arithmetic average together with the concept of chain-linking. As a general principle, the level of the relevant MSCI index level is obtained by applying the change in the market performance to the previous period level for such MSCI index. |
| PriceIndexLevelUSD t = PriceIndexLevelUSD t -1 × |
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| IndexInitialMarketCapUSD t |
| PriceIndexLevelLocal t = PriceIndexLevelLocal t -1 × |
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| IndexInitialMarketCapUSD t |
Where:
| • | PriceIndexLevelUSD t -1 is the Price Index level in USD at time t-1 |
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| • | IndexAdjustedMarketCapUSD t is the Adjusted Market Capitalization of the index in USD at time t |
| • | IndexInitialMarketCapUSD t is the Initial Market Capitalization of the index in USD at time t |
| • | PriceIndexLevelLocal t -1 is the Price Index level in local currency at time t-1 |
| • | IndexAdjustedMarketCapForLocal t is the Adjusted Market Capitalization of the index in USD converted using FX rate as of t-1 and used for local currency index at time t |
| Note: IndexInitialMarketCapUSD was previously called IndexUnadjustedMarketCapPreviousUSD |
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| Security Index of Price in Local Currency |
| The Security Index of Price is distributed in MSCI daily and monthly security products. It represents the price return from period to period by utilizing the concept of an index of performance with an arbitrary base value. The index of price is fully adjusted for capital changes and is expressed in local currency. |
| SecurityPriceIndexLevel 1 = SecurityPriceIndexLevel t -1 × |
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| SecurityInitialMarketCapUSD t |
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SecurityAdjustedMarketCapForLocal t =
| IndexNumberOfShares t -1 × PricePerShare t × InclusionFactor t x PAF t | ICI t |
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| FXrate t -1 | ICI t -1 |
| SecurityInitialMarketCapUSD t = |
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| FXrate t -1 |
Where:
| • | SecurityPriceIndexLevel t -1 is Security Price Index level at time t-1. |
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| • | SecurityAdjustedMarketCapForLocal t is the Adjusted Market Capitalization of security s in USD converted using FX rate as of t-1. |
| • | SecurityInitialMarketCapUSD t is the Initial Market Capitalization of security s in USD at time t. |
| • | IndexNumberOfShares t -1 is the number of shares of security s at time t-1. |
| • | PricePerShare t is the price per share of security s at time t. |
| • | PricePerShare t -1 is the price per share of security s at time t-1. |
| • | InclusionFactor t is the inclusion factor of security s at time t. The inclusion factor can be one or the combination of the following factors: Foreign Inclusion Factor, Domestic Inclusion Factor Growth Inclusion Factor, Value Inclusion Factor, Index Inclusion Factor. |
| • | PAF t is the Price Adjustment Factor of security s at time t. |
| • | FXrate t -1 is the FX rate of the price currency of security s vs USD at time t-1. It is the value of 1 USD in foreign currency. |
| • | ICI t is the Internal Currency Index of price currency at time t. The ICI is different than 1 when a country changes the internal value of its currency ( e.g. from Turkish Lira to New Turkish Lira – ICI = 1,000,000). |
| • | ICI t -1 is the Internal Currency Index of price currency at time t-1. |
Index Market Capitalization
IndexAdjustedMarketCapUSD t =
| å s ε I,t |
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| FXrate t |
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IndexAdjustedMarketCapForLocal t =
| å s ε I,t | ICI t |
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| FXrate t-1 | ICI t-1 |
IndexInitialMarketCapUSD t =
| å s ε I,t |
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| FXratet-1 |
Where:
| • | IndexNumberOfShares t -1 is the number of shares of Security s at time t-1. |
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| • | PricePerShare t is the price per share of Security s at time t. |
| • | PricePerShare t -1 is the price per share of Security s at time t-1. |
| • | InclusionFactor t is the inclusion factor of Security s at time t. The inclusion factor can be one or the combination of the following factors: Foreign Inclusion Factor, Domestic Inclusion Factor Growth Inclusion Factor, Value Inclusion Factor, Index Inclusion Factor. |
| • | PAF t is the Price Adjustment Factor of Security s at time t. |
| • | FXrate t is the FX rate of the price currency of Security s vs USD at time t. It is the value of 1 USD in foreign currency. |
| • | FXrate t -1 is the FX rate of the price currency of Security s vs USD at time t-1. It is the value of 1 USD in foreign currency. |
| • | ICI t is the Internal Currency Index of price currency at time t. The ICI is different than 1 when a country changes the internal value of its currency ( e.g. from Turkish Lira to New Turkish Lira – ICI = 1,000,000). |
| • | ICI t-1 is the Internal Currency Index of price currency at time t-1. |
| Corporate Events |
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| Mergers and Acquisitions. As a general principle, MSCI implements M&As as of the close of the last trading day of the acquired entity or merging entities (last offer day for tender offers), regardless of the status of the securities (index constituents or non-index constituents) involved in the event. MSCI uses market prices for implementation. This principle applies if all necessary information is available prior to the completion of the event and if the liquidity of the relevant constituent(s) is not expected to be significantly diminished on the day of implementation. Otherwise, MSCI will determine the most appropriate implementation method and announce it prior to the changes becoming effective in the indices. |
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| Tender Offers. In tender offers, the acquired or merging Security is generally deleted from the MSCI indices at the end of the initial offer period, when the offer is likely to be successful and/or if the free float of the Security is likely to be substantially reduced (this rule is applicable even if the offer is extended), or once the results of the offer have been officially communicated and the offer has been successful and the Security’s free float has been substantially reduced, if all required information is not available in advance or if the offer’s outcome is uncertain. The main factors considered by MSCI when assessing the outcome of a tender offer (not in order of importance) are: the announcement of the offer as friendly or hostile, a comparison of the offer price to the acquired Security’s market price, the recommendation by the acquired company’s board of directors, the major shareholders’ stated intention whether to tender their shares, the required level of acceptance, the existence of pending regulatory approvals, market perception of the transaction, official preliminary results if any, and other additional conditions for the offer. |
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| If a security is deleted from an index, the security will not be reinstated immediately after its deletion even when the tender offer is subsequently declared unsuccessful and/or the free float of the security is not substantially reduced. It may be reconsidered for index inclusion in the context of a quarterly index review or annual full country index review. MSCI uses market prices for implementation. |
| Late Announcements of Completion of Mergers and Acquisitions. When the completion of an event is announced too late to be reflected as of the close of the last trading day of the acquired or merging entities, implementation occurs as of the close of the following day or as soon as practicable thereafter. In these cases, MSCI uses a calculated price for the acquired or merging entities. The calculated price is determined using the terms of the transaction and the price of the acquiring or merged entity, or, if not appropriate, using the last trading day’s market price of the acquired or merging entities. |
| Conversions of Share Classes. Conversions of a share class into another share class resulting in the deletion and/or addition of one or more classes of shares are implemented as of the close of the last trading day of the share class to be converted. |
| Spin-Offs. On the ex-date of a spin-off, a PAF is applied to the price of the security of the parent company. The PAF is calculated based on the terms of the transaction and the market price of the spun-off security. If the spun-off entity qualifies for inclusion, it is included as of the close of its first trading day. If appropriate, MSCI may link the price history of the spun-off security to a security of the parent company. |
| In cases of spin-offs of partially-owned companies, the post-event free float of the spun-off entity is calculated using a weighted average of the existing shares and the spun-off shares, each at their corresponding free float. Any resulting changes to FIFs and/or DIFs are implemented as of the close of the ex-date. |
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| When the spun-off security does not trade on the ex-date, a “detached” security is created to avoid a drop in the free float-adjusted market capitalization of the parent entity, regardless of whether the spun-off security is added or not. The detached security is included until the spun-off security begins trading, and is deleted thereafter. Generally, the value of the detached security is equal to the difference between the cum price and the ex price of the parent security. |
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| Corporate Actions. Corporate actions such as splits, bonus issues and rights issues, which affect the price of a security, require a price adjustment. In general, the PAF is applied on the ex-date of the event to ensure that security prices are comparable between the ex-date and the cum date. To do so, MSCI adjusts for the value of the right and/or the value of the special assets that are distributed. In general, corporate actions do not impact the free float of the securities because the distribution of new shares is carried out on a pro rata basis to all existing shareholders. Therefore, MSCI will generally not implement any pending number of shares and/or free float updates simultaneously with the event. |
| If a security does not trade for any reason on the ex-date of the corporate action, the event will be generally implemented on the day the security resumes trading. |
| Share Placements and Offerings. Changes in number of shares and FIF resulting from primary equity offerings representing more than 5% of the security’s number of shares are generally implemented as of the close of the first trading day of the new shares, if all necessary information is available at that time. Otherwise, the event is implemented as soon as practicable after the relevant information is made available. A primary equity offering involves the issuance of new shares by a company. Changes in number of shares and FIF resulting from primary equity offerings representing less than 5% of the security’s number of shares are deferred to the next regularly scheduled Quarterly Index Review following the completion of the event. For public secondary offerings of existing constituents representing more than 5% of the security’s number of shares, where possible, MSCI will announce these changes and reflect them shortly after the results of the subscription are known. Secondary public offerings that, given lack of sufficient notice, were not reflected immediately will be reflected at the next Quarterly Index Review. Secondary offerings involve the distribution of existing shares of current shareholders’ in a listed company and are usually pre-announced by a company or by a company’s shareholders and open for public subscription during a pre-determined period. For U.S. securities, increases in number of shares and changes in FIFs and/or DIFs resulting from primary equity offerings and from secondary offerings representing at least 5% of the security’s number of shares will be implemented as soon as practicable after the offering is priced. Generally, implementation takes place as of the close of the same day that the pricing of the shares is made public. If this is not possible, the |
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| implementation will take place as of the close of the following trading day. |
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| Debt-to-Equity Swaps. In general, large debt-to-equity swaps involve the conversion of debt into equity originally not convertible at the time of issue. In this case, changes in numbers of shares and subsequent FIF and/or DIF changes are implemented as of the close of the first trading day of the newly issued shares, or shortly thereafter if all necessary information is available at the time of the swap. In general, shares issued in debt-to-equity swaps are assumed to be issued to strategic investors. As such, the post event free float is calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all these shares are non-free float. Changes in numbers of shares and subsequent FIF and/or DIF changes due to conversions of convertible bonds or other convertible instruments, including periodical conversions of preferred stocks and small debt-to-equity swaps are implemented as part of the quarterly index review. |
| Optional Dividends . In the case of an optional dividend, the company offers shareholders the choice of receiving the dividend either in cash or in shares. However, shareholders electing the cash option may receive the dividend consideration in cash or shares, or some combination of cash and shares. These dividends are a common practice in the U.S. For dividend reinvestment purposes, MSCI assumes that investors elect the cash option, therefore the dividend is reinvested in the MSCI Daily Total Return (“DTR”) Indices and price adjustment is not necessary (if the dividend is less than 5% of the cum market price of the underlying security). In the event that shareholders electing the cash option receive the dividend distribution in shares, or a combination of cash and shares, MSCI will increase the number of shares accordingly after results have been officially communicated, with two full business days notice. |
| Suspensions and Bankruptcies. MSCI will remove from the MSCI Equity Index Series as soon as practicable companies that file for bankruptcy, companies that file for protection from their creditors and/or are suspended and for which a return to normal business activity and trading is unlikely in the near future. When the primary exchange price is not available, MSCI will delete securities at an over the counter or equivalent market price when such a price is available and deemed relevant. If no over the counter or equivalent price is available, the security will be deleted at the smallest price (unit or fraction of the currency) at which a security can trade on a given exchange. For securities that are suspended, MSCI will carry forward the market price prior to the suspension during the suspension period. |
| Certain MSCI Indices are Subject to Currency Exchange Risk. Because the closing prices of the component securities are converted into U.S. dollars for purposes of calculating the value of certain MSCI indices, investors in the Securities linked to such MSCI indices will be exposed to currency exchange rate risk. Exposure to currency changes will depend on the extent to which |
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the relevant currency strengthens or weakens against the U.S. dollar. The devaluation of the U.S. dollar against the applicable currency will result in an increase in the value of the relevant index. Conversely, if the U.S. dollar strengthens against such currency, the value of such index will be adversely affected and may reduce or eliminate any return on your investment. Fluctuations in currency exchange rates can have a continuing impact on the value of the indices, and any negative currency impact on the indices may significantly decrease the value of the Securities. The return on an index composed of the component securities where the closing price is not converted into U.S. dollars can be significantly different than the return on the indices which are converted into U.S. dollars.
| Additional Information with Respect to | |
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| the Basket Components | This pricing supplement relates only to the Securities offered hereby and does not relate to any of the Basket Components. We have derived all disclosures contained in this pricing supplement regarding the Basket Components from the publicly available documents described in the preceding paragraphs under the headings “The SPDR S&P 500 ® ETF,” “The iShares ® MSCI EAFE Index Fund” and “The iShares ® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund.” In connection with the offering of the Securities, neither we nor the agent has participated in the preparation of such documents or made any due diligence inquiry with respect to SPY, iShares Trust or iShares or any of the Basket Components. Neither we nor the agent makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding SPY, iShares Trust or iShares or any of the Basket Components 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 in the preceding paragraphs under the headings “The SPDR S&P 500 ® ETF,” “The iShares ® MSCI EAFE Index Fund” and “The iShares ® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund”) that would affect the trading price of any of the Basket Components (and therefore the price of any of the index funds at the time we price the Securities) have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of or failure to disclose material future events concerning SPY, iShares Trust or iShares or any of the Basket Components could affect the value received at maturity with respect to the Securities and therefore the trading prices of the Securities. |
| Neither we nor any of our affiliates makes any representation to you as to the performance of any of the Basket Components. |
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| We and/or our affiliates may presently or from time to time engage in business with SPY, iShares Trust or iShares. In the course of such business, we and/or our affiliates may acquire non-public information with respect to SPY, iShares Trust or |
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| iShares, 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 publish research reports with respect to any of the Basket Components. 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 prospective purchaser of the Securities, you should undertake an independent investigation of SPY, iShares Trust and iShares as in your judgment is appropriate to make an informed decision with respect to an investment in all of the Basket Components. |
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| “Standard & Poor’s ® ”, “S&P ® ”, “S&P 500 ® ” and “SPDR ® ” are trademarks of S&P. iShares ® is a registered trademark of BlackRock Institutional Trust Company (“BTC”). The Securities are not sponsored, endorsed, sold, or promoted by S&P, SPY or BTC. S&P, SPY and BTC 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, SPY and BTC have no obligation or liability in connection with the operation, marketing, trading or sale of the Securities. |
| Use of Proceeds and Hedging |
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| On or prior to the Pricing Date, we, through our subsidiaries or others, hedged our anticipated exposure in connection with the Securities by taking positions in securities underlying the Basket Components and in futures or options contracts on the Basket Components or their component securities listed on major securities markets. Such purchase activity on or prior to the Pricing Date could have increased the price of the Basket Components on the Pricing Date, and, therefore, could have increased the value at which the Basket Components must close on the Determination Date before you would receive at maturity a payment that exceeds the Stated Principal Amount of the Securities. In addition, through our subsidiaries, we are likely to modify our hedge position throughout the life of the Securities, including on the Determination Date, by purchasing and selling the securities underlying the Basket Components, futures or options contracts on the Basket Components or their component |
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| securities 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, including by selling any such securities, futures or options contracts, or instruments on the Determination Date. We cannot give any assurance that our hedging activities will not affect the value of the Basket Components and, therefore, adversely affect the value of the Basket Components on the Determination Date or the payment that you will receive at maturity, if any. | |
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| Supplemental Information Concerning | |
| Plan of Distribution; Conflicts of Interest | Under the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the U.S. distribution agreement referred to in the prospectus supplement under “Plan of Distribution,” the Agent, acting as principal for its own account, has agreed to purchase, and we have agreed to sell, the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth on the cover of this pricing supplement. The Agent proposes initially to offer the Securities directly to the public at the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this pricing supplement; provided the actual price to public and Agent’s commissions for a particular investor may be reduced for volume purchase discounts depending on the aggregate amount of Securities purchased by that investor as set forth below. |
| Issue price | Selling concession | Principal amount of securities for any single investor |
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| $10.0000 | $0.3000 | <$1MM |
| $9.9500 | $0.2500 | ≥$1MM and <$3MM |
| $9.9250 | $0.2250 | ≥$3MM and <$5MM |
| $9.9000 | $0.2000 | ≥$5MM |
| The Agent may reclaim selling concessions allowed to dealers in connection with the offering, if, within 30 days of the offering, the agent repurchases the Securities distributed by such dealers. |
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| The Agent may distribute the Securities through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“MSSB”), as selected dealer, or other dealers, which may include Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc (“MSIP”) and Bank Morgan Stanley AG. MSSB, MSIP and Bank Morgan Stanley AG are affiliates of Morgan Stanley. Selected dealers, including MSSB, and their financial advisors will collectively receive from the Agent, a fixed sales commission of $0.30 for each Security they sell. |
| MS & Co. is our wholly-owned subsidiary. 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. |
| In order to facilitate the offering of the Securities, the Agent may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of the Securities. Specifically, the Agent may sell more |
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| Securities than it is obligated to purchase in connection with the offering, creating a naked short position in the Securities, for its own account. The Agent must close out any naked short position by purchasing the Securities in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the Agent is concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of the Securities in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering. As an additional means of facilitating the offering, the Agent may bid for, and purchase, the Securities or the securities underlying the Basket Components in the open market to stabilize the price of the Securities. Any of these activities may raise or maintain the market price of the Securities above independent market levels or prevent or retard a decline in the market price of the Securities. The Agent is not required to engage in these activities, and may end any of these activities at any time. An affiliate of the Agent has entered into a hedging transaction with us in connection with this offering of Securities. See “—Use of Proceeds and Hedging” above. |
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| General |
| No action has been or will be taken by us, the Agent or any dealer that would permit a public offering of the Securities or possession or distribution of this pricing supplement or the accompanying prospectus supplement or prospectus in any jurisdiction, other than the United States, where action for that purpose is required. No offers, sales or deliveries of the Securities, or distribution of this pricing supplement or the accompanying prospectus supplement or prospectus or any other offering material relating to the Securities, may be made in or from any jurisdiction except in circumstances which will result in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations and will not impose any obligations on us, the Agent or any dealer. |
| The Agent has represented and agreed, and each dealer through which we may offer the Securities has represented and agreed, that it (i) will comply with all applicable laws and regulations in force in each non-U.S. jurisdiction in which it purchases, offers, sells or delivers the Securities or possesses or distributes this pricing supplement and the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus and (ii) will obtain any consent, approval or permission required by it for the purchase, offer or sale by it of the Securities under the laws and regulations in force in each non-U.S. jurisdiction to which it is subject or in which it makes purchases, offers or sales of the Securities. We shall not have responsibility for the Agent’s or any dealer’s compliance with the applicable laws and regulations or obtaining any required consent, approval or permission. |
| Brazil |
| The Securities have not been and will not be registered with the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (The Brazilian Securities Commission). The Securities may not be offered or sold in the Federative Republic of Brazil except in circumstances which do |
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| not constitute a public offering or distribution under Brazilian laws and regulations. |
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| Chile |
| The Securities have not been registered with the Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros in Chile and may not be offered or sold publicly in Chile. No offer, sales or deliveries of the Securities or distribution of this pricing supplement or the accompanying prospectus supplement or prospectus, may be made in or from Chile except in circumstances which will result in compliance with any applicable Chilean laws and regulations. |
| Hong Kong |
| No action has been taken to permit an offering of the Securities to the public in Hong Kong as the Securities have not been authorized by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong and, accordingly, no advertisement, invitation or document relating to the Securities, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere, shall be issued, circulated or distributed which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong other than (i) with respect to the Securities which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to professional investors within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) of Hong Kong (“SFO”) and any rules made thereunder or (ii) in circumstances that do not constitute an invitation to the public for the purposes of the SFO. |
| Mexico |
| The Securities have not been registered with the National Registry of Securities maintained by the Mexican National Banking and Securities Commission and may not be offered or sold publicly in Mexico. This pricing supplement and the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus may not be publicly distributed in Mexico. |
| Singapore |
| The Agent and each dealer represent and agree that they will not offer or sell the Securities nor make the Securities the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, nor will they circulate or distribute the pricing supplement or the accompanying prospectus supplement or prospectus or any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the Securities, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than: |
| (a) an institutional investor (as defined in section 4A of the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289 of Singapore (the “SFA”)); |
| (b) an accredited investor (as defined in section 4A of the SFA), and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA; |
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| (c) a person who acquires the Securities for an aggregate consideration of not less than Singapore dollars Two Hundred Thousand (S$200,000) (or its equivalent in a foreign currency) for each transaction, whether such amount is paid for in cash, by exchange of shares or other assets, unless otherwise permitted by law; or |
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| (d) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA. |
| Validity of the Securities | In the opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, as special counsel to Morgan Stanley, when the Securities offered by this pricing supplement have been executed and issued by Morgan Stanley and authenticated by the trustee pursuant to the Senior Debt Indenture, and delivered against payment as contemplated herein, such Securities will be valid and binding obligations 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 the effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable law on the conclusions expressed above. This opinion is given as of the date hereof and is limited to the federal laws of the United States of America, the laws of the State of New York and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. In addition, this opinion is subject to customary assumptions about the trustee’s authorization, execution and delivery of the Senior Debt Indenture and its authentication of the Securities and the validity, binding nature and enforceability of the Senior Debt Indenture with respect to the trustee, all as stated in the letter of such counsel dated March 24, 2011, which has been filed as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K by Morgan Stanley on March 24, 2011. |
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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”), which we refer to as 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 subsidiaries and affiliates, including MS & Co., may each be considered “parties in interest” within the meaning of ERISA, or “disqualified persons” 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 |
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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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
| Each purchaser and holder of the Securities has exclusive responsibility for ensuring that its purchase, holding and disposition of the Securities does 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 Citigroup Global Markets Inc., MSSB 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. |
Client accounts over which Citigroup Inc., Morgan Stanley, MSSB or any of their respective subsidiaries have investment discretion are not permitted to purchase the Securities, either directly or indirectly.
| United States Federal Taxation |
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| The following summary is a general discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences and certain estate tax consequences of ownership and disposition of the Securities. This discussion applies only to initial investors in the Securities who: |
· purchase the Securities at their “issue price” which will equal the first price at which a substantial amount of the Securities is sold to the public (not including bond houses, brokers, or similar persons or organizations acting in the capacity of underwriters, placement agents or wholesalers); and
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· will hold the Securities as capital assets within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).
This discussion does not describe all of the tax consequences that may be relevant to a holder in light of the holder’s particular circumstances or to holders subject to special rules, such as:
| · | certain financial institutions; |
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| · | insurance companies; |
| · | certain dealers and traders in securities, commodities or foreign currencies; |
| · | investors holding the Securities as part of a hedging transaction, “straddle,” conversion transaction, integrated transaction or constructive sale transaction; |
| · | U.S. Holders (as defined below) whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar; |
| · | partnerships or other entities classified as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes; |
| · | regulated investment companies; |
| · | real estate investment trusts; |
| · | tax-exempt entities, including “individual retirement accounts” or “Roth IRAs” as defined in Section 408 or 408A of the Code, respectively; or |
| · | persons subject to the alternative minimum tax. |
| In addition, we will not attempt to ascertain whether any issuer of any shares to which a Security relates (such shares hereafter referred to as “Underlying Shares”) is treated as a “U.S. real property holding corporation” (“USRPHC”) within the meaning of Section 897 of the Code. If any issuer of the Underlying Shares were so treated, certain adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences might apply to a Non-U.S. Holder (as defined below) upon the sale, exchange or settlement of a Security. You should refer to information filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or another governmental authority by the issuers of the Underlying Shares and consult your tax adviser regarding the possible consequences to you if any issuer is or becomes a USRPHC. |
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| As stated above, this discussion does not describe all of the tax consequences that may be relevant to a holder in light of the holder’s particular circumstances. As the law applicable to the U.S. federal income taxation of instruments such as the Securities is technical and complex, the discussion below necessarily represents only a general summary. Moreover, the effect of any applicable state, local or foreign tax laws is not discussed. |
| This discussion is based on the Code, administrative pronouncements, judicial decisions and final, temporary and proposed Treasury regulations, all as of the date hereof, changes |
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| to any of which subsequent to the date of this pricing supplement may affect the tax consequences described herein. Persons considering the purchase of the Securities should consult their tax advisers with regard to the application of the U.S. federal income tax laws to their particular situations as well as any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or foreign taxing jurisdiction. |
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| General |
| Under current law, each Security should be treated as a single financial contract that is an “open transaction” for U.S. federal income tax purposes. |
| Due to the absence of statutory, judicial or administrative authorities that directly address the treatment of the Securities or instruments that are similar to the Securities for U.S. federal income tax purposes, no assurance can be given that the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) or the courts will agree with the tax treatment described herein. Accordingly, you should consult your tax adviser regarding all aspects of the U.S. federal tax consequences of an investment in the Securities (including possible alternative treatments of the Securities) and with respect to any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or foreign taxing jurisdiction. Unless otherwise stated, the following discussion is based on the treatment of a Security as an open transaction. |
| Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders |
| This section applies to you only if you are a U.S. Holder. As used herein, the term “U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of a Security that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes: |
| · | a citizen or individual resident of the United States; |
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| · | a corporation, or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia; or |
| · | an estate or trust the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source. |
| The term “U.S. Holder” also includes certain former citizens and residents of the United States. |
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| Tax Treatment of the Securities |
| Assuming the characterization and treatment of the Securities as set forth above is respected, the following U.S. federal income tax consequences should result. |
| Tax Treatment Prior to Settlement. A U.S. Holder should not be required to recognize taxable income over the term of the Securities prior to settlement, other than pursuant to a sale or exchange as described below. |
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| Tax Basis . A U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the Securities should equal the amount paid by the U.S. Holder to acquire the Securities. |
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| Sale, Exchange or Settlement of the Securities . Upon a sale, exchange or settlement of the Securities, a U.S. Holder should recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized on the sale, exchange or settlement and the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the Securities sold, exchanged or settled. Subject to the discussion below concerning the potential application of the “constructive ownership” rule under Section 1260 of the Code, any gain or loss recognized upon the sale, exchange or settlement of a Security should be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder has held the Security for more than one year at such time, and short-term capital gain or loss otherwise. |
| Possible Application of Section 1260 of the Code |
| Because the Securities are linked to shares of exchange-traded funds, there is a substantial risk that an investment in the Securities will be treated as a “constructive ownership transaction” as defined in Section 1260 of the Code. A “constructive ownership transaction” includes a contract under which an investor will receive payment equal to or credit for the future value of any equity interest in a regulated investment company (such as shares of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund and the iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (the “Underlying ETF Shares”)). If an investment in the Securities is treated as a “constructive ownership transaction,” all or a portion of any long-term capital gain recognized by a U.S. Holder in respect of the Securities could be recharacterized as ordinary income (the “Recharacterized Gain”). In addition, an interest charge would be imposed on any deemed underpayment of tax for each year that the constructive ownership transaction was open. The amount of the interest charge is determined by treating any Recharacterized Gain as having accrued such that the gain in each successive year is equal to the gain in the prior year increased by the applicable federal rate (determined as of the date of sale, exchange or settlement of the Securities) during the term of the constructive ownership transaction. |
| If an investment in the Securities is treated as a “constructive ownership transaction,” the Recharacterized Gain will equal the excess of (i) any long-term capital gain recognized by the U.S. Holder in respect of the Securities over (ii) the “net underlying long-term capital gain” (as defined in Section 1260 of the Code). Because the Weightings of the Underlying ETF Shares are not certain until the final settlement, it is not entirely clear how the net underlying long-term capital gain would be determined. If it were the case that the net underlying long-term capital gain would be determined by reference to the Underlying ETF Shares that are assigned the highest Weighting, any positive return on the Securities would not exceed the return on those Underlying ETF Shares. Under Section 1260 of the Code, the amount of net underlying long-term capital gain will be treated as zero unless |
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| otherwise “established by clear and convincing evidence.” U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisers regarding the potential application of the “constructive ownership” rule to the Securities. |
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| Possible Alternative Tax Treatments of an Investment in the Securities |
| Due to the absence of authorities that directly address the proper tax treatment of the Securities, no assurance can be given that the IRS will accept, or that a court will uphold, the treatment described above. In particular, the IRS could seek to analyze the U.S. federal income tax consequences of owning the Securities under Treasury regulations governing contingent payment debt instruments (the “Contingent Debt Regulations”). |
| If the IRS were successful in asserting that the Contingent Debt Regulations apply to the Securities, the timing and character of income thereon would be significantly affected. Among other things, a U.S. Holder would be required to accrue into income original issue discount (“OID”) on the Securities every year at a “comparable yield” determined at the time of their issuance. Furthermore, any gain realized by a U.S. Holder at maturity or upon a sale, exchange or other disposition of the Securities would generally be treated as ordinary income, and any loss realized at maturity would be treated as ordinary loss to the extent of the U.S. Holder’s prior accruals of OID, and as capital loss thereafter. |
| Even if the Contingent Debt Regulations do not apply to the Securities, other alternative U.S. federal income tax characterizations of the Securities are possible, which, if applied, could significantly affect the timing and character of the income or loss with respect to the Securities. It is possible, for example, that a Security could be treated as a unit consisting of a loan and a forward contract, in which case a U.S. Holder would be required to accrue OID as income on a current basis. Accordingly, prospective investors should consult their tax advisers regarding all aspects of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Securities. |
| 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, such as the Securities. The notice focuses in particular 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 the exchange-traded status of the instruments and the nature of the underlying property to which the instruments are linked; and whether these instruments are or should be subject to the “constructive ownership” regime (as discussed above). While the notice requests comments on appropriate transition rules and effective dates, any Treasury regulations or other guidance promulgated |
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| after consideration of these issues could materially and adversely affect the tax consequences of an investment in the Securities, possibly with retroactive effect. Accordingly, prospective investors should consult their tax advisers regarding all aspects of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Securities, including possible implications of this notice. |
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| Backup Withholding and Information Reporting |
| Backup withholding may apply in respect of the amounts paid to a U.S. Holder, unless such U.S. Holder provides proof of an applicable exemption. The amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules are not an additional tax and may be refunded, or credited against the U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided that the required information is furnished to the IRS. In addition, information returns may be filed with the IRS in connection with payments on the Securities and the proceeds from a sale, exchange or other disposition of the Securities, unless the U.S. Holder provides proof of an applicable exemption from the information reporting rules. |
| Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders |
This section applies to you only if you are a Non-U.S. Holder. As used herein, the term “Non-U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of a Security that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:
| · | an individual who is classified as a nonresident alien; |
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| · | a foreign corporation; or |
| · | a foreign estate or trust. |
The term “Non-U.S. Holder” does not include any of the following holders:
| · | a holder who is an individual present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of disposition and who is not otherwise a resident of the United States for U.S. federal income tax purposes; |
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| · | certain former citizens or residents of the United States; or |
| · | a holder for whom income or gain in respect of the Securities is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States. |
| Such holders should consult their tax advisers regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Securities. |
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| Tax Treatment upon Sale, Exchange or Settlement of a Security |
| In general. Assuming the treatment of the Securities as set forth above is respected, a Non-U.S. Holder of the Securities will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax in respect of amounts paid to the Non-U.S. Holder. |
| If all or any portion of a Security were recharacterized as a debt instrument, any payment made to a Non-U.S. Holder with |
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respect to the Security would not be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax, provided that:
| · | the Non-U.S. Holder does not own, directly or by attribution, ten percent or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of our stock entitled to vote; |
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| · | the Non-U.S. Holder is not a controlled foreign corporation related, directly or indirectly, to us through stock ownership; |
| · | the Non-U.S. Holder is not a bank receiving interest under Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code; and |
| · | the certification requirement described below has been fulfilled with respect to the beneficial owner. |
| Certification Requirement. The certification requirement referred to in the preceding paragraph will be fulfilled if the beneficial owner of a Security (or a financial institution holding a Security on behalf of the beneficial owner) furnishes to the applicable withholding agent an IRS Form W-8BEN, on which the beneficial owner certifies under penalties of perjury that it is not a U.S. person. |
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| 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, such as the Securities. Among the issues addressed in the notice is the degree, if any, to which any income with respect to instruments such as the Securities should be subject to U.S. withholding tax. It is possible that any Treasury regulations or other guidance issued after consideration of this issue could materially and adversely affect the withholding tax consequences of ownership and disposition of the Securities, possibly on a retroactive basis. Non-U.S. Holders should note that we currently do not intend to withhold on any of the payments made with respect to the Securities to Non-U.S. Holders (subject to compliance by such holders with the certification requirement described above). However, in the event of a change of law or any formal or informal guidance by the IRS, the U.S. Treasury Department or Congress, we may decide to withhold on payments made with respect to the Securities to Non-U.S. Holders and we will not be required to pay any additional amounts with respect to amounts withheld. Accordingly, Non-U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisers regarding all aspects of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Securities, including the possible implications of the notice referred to above. |
| U.S. Federal Estate Tax |
| Individual Non-U.S. Holders and entities the property of which is potentially includible in such an individual’s gross estate for U.S. federal estate tax purposes (for example, a trust funded by such an individual and with respect to which the individual has retained certain interests or powers), should note that, absent an applicable treaty benefit, the Securities are likely to be treated as U.S. situs property subject to U.S. federal estate tax. Prospective |
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| investors that are non-U.S. individuals, or are entities of the type described above, should consult their tax advisers regarding the U.S. federal estate tax consequences of an investment in the Securities. |
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| Backup Withholding and Information Reporting |
| Information returns may be filed with the IRS in connection with the payment on the Securities at maturity as well as in connection with the proceeds from a sale, exchange or other disposition. A Non-U.S. Holder may be subject to backup withholding in respect of amounts paid to the Non-U.S. Holder, unless such Non-U.S. Holder complies with certification procedures to establish that it is not a U.S. person for U.S. federal income tax purposes or otherwise establishes an exemption. Compliance with the certification procedures described above under “ ― Tax Treatment upon Sale, Exchange or Settlement of a Security—Certification Requirement” will satisfy the certification requirements necessary to avoid backup withholding as well. The amount of any backup withholding from a payment to a Non-U.S. Holder will be allowed as a credit against the Non-U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability and may entitle the Non-U.S. Holder to a refund, provided that the required information is furnished to the IRS. |
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