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MORGAN STANLEY — Capital/Financing Update 2012
Jun 19, 2012
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Capital/Financing Update
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The information in this pricing supplement is not complete and may be changed. We may not deliver these securities until a final pricing supplement is delivered. This pricing supplement and the accompanying prospectus and prospectus supplement do not constitute an offer to sell these securities and we are not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Subject to Completion, Preliminary Pricing Supplement dated June 18, 2012
PROSPECTUS Dated November 21, 2011 PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT Dated November 21, 2011 Pricing Supplement No. 232 to Registration Statement No. 333-178081 Dated June , 2012
Rule 424(b)(2)
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GLOBAL MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES F
Senior Notes
Market Linked Notes due July 6, 2015
Based on the Performance of a Basket of Twenty Stocks
Unlike ordinary debt securities, the Market Linked Notes due July 6, 2015 Based on the Performance of a Basket of Twenty Stocks, which we refer to as the notes, do not pay interest. Instead, at maturity, you will receive for each $1,000 stated principal amount of notes that you hold an amount in cash equal to the stated principal amount of $1,000 plus a supplemental redemption amount based upon the performance, as determined on the determination date, of an equally-weighted basket composed of the 20 basket stocks, subject to the minimum payment at maturity and the maximum payment at maturity. The basket is composed of the common stock of the following issuers: Abbott Laboratories, Altria Group, Inc., Amgen Inc., AT&T Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, The Coca-Cola Company, Colgate-Palmolive Company, ConocoPhillips, General Electric Company, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft Foods Inc., McDonald’s Corporation, Merck & Co., Inc., Pepco Holdings, Inc., Pfizer Inc., Philip Morris International Inc., The Procter & Gamble Company, The Southern Company, Verizon Communications Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (collectively, the “basket”). We refer to the common stock of the issuers each individually as a “basket stock” and collectively as the “basket stocks.” The notes are senior unsecured obligations of Morgan Stanley and all payments on the notes, including the repayment of principal at maturity, are subject to the credit risk of Morgan Stanley.
• The stated principal amount of each note is $1,000.
• We will not pay interest on the notes.
• At maturity, for each $1,000 stated principal amount of notes that you hold, you will receive $1,000 plus a supplemental redemption amount, subject to the minimum payment at maturity and the maximum payment at maturity.
• The supplemental redemption amount will equal (i) $1,000 times (ii) the basket percent change times (iii) the participation rate, provided the supplemental redemption amount will not be less than $60 per note.
• The participation rate will equal 100%.
• The minimum payment at maturity will equal $1,060 per note (106% of the stated principal amount).
• The maximum payment at maturity will equal $1,175 per note (117.5% of the stated principal amount).
• The basket percent change will equal (final basket value – initial basket value) / initial basket value.
• The initial basket value will equal 100, which is equal to the sum of the products of (i) the closing price of one share of each basket stock on the day we price the notes for initial sale to the public (which we refer to as the pricing date), which we refer to as the initial share price, and (ii) the multiplier for such basket stock on the pricing date, subject to postponement due to non-trading days and market disruption events.
• The final basket value will equal the sum of the products of (i) the closing price of one share of each basket stock on the determination date times the adjustment factor for such basket stock on such date, which we refer to as the final share price, and (ii) the multiplier for such basket stock on the determination date. The adjustment factor for each basket stock will initially be set at 1.0 and may be adjusted for certain corporate events relating to that basket stock.
• The multiplier for each basket stock will be set on the pricing date based on each basket stock’s closing price on such date so that each basket component will represent its applicable basket stock weighting in the predetermined initial basket value. Each multiplier will remain constant for the terms of the notes.
• The determination date will be June 30, 2015, subject to postponement due to non-trading days and market disruption events.
• The issuers of the basket stocks are not involved in this offering of notes in any way and will have no obligation of any kind with respect to the notes.
• The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange.
• The CUSIP number for the notes is 617482T53 and the ISIN for the notes is US617482T531.
You should read the more detailed description of the notes in this pricing supplement. In particular, you should review and understand the descriptions in “Summary of Pricing Supplement” and “Description of Notes.”
The notes are riskier than ordinary debt securities. See “Risk Factors” beginning on PS-10.
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 $1,000 PER NOTE
| Price to Public | Agent’s Commissions (1) | |
|---|---|---|
| Per Note | $1,000 | $ $ |
| Total | $ | $ $ |
(1) Selected dealers and their financial advisors will collectively receive from the Agent, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, a fixed sales commission of $ for each note they sell. See “Description of Notes––Supplemental Information Concerning Plan of Distribution; Conflicts of Interest” in this pricing supplement. For additional information, see “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
The agent for this offering, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, is our wholly-owned subsidiary. See “Description of Notes—Supplemental Information Concerning Plan of Distribution; Conflicts of Interest” in this pricing supplement.
The notes 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 notes and on the distribution of this pricing supplement and the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus relating to the notes, see the section of this pricing supplement called “Description of Notes—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 notes 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 notes have not been and will not be registered with the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (The Brazilian Securities Commission). The notes 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 notes 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 notes 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.
WARNING: The contents of this pricing supplement, the accompanying prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. You are advised to exercise caution in relation to the offer. If you are in any doubt about any of the contents of this pricing supplement, the accompanying prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus, you should obtain independent professional advice.
None of this pricing supplement, the accompanying prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and their contents have been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. Accordingly, no person may issue or have in its possession for the purposes of issue, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere, any advertisement, invitation or document relating to the notes, which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public of Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the applicable securities law of Hong Kong) other than with respect to the notes which 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 (Chapter 571 of Hong Kong) and any rules made under that Ordinance.
The notes 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.
None of this pricing supplement, the accompanying prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus have been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, none of this pricing supplement, the accompanying prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the notes may be circulated or distributed, nor may the notes be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (the “SFA”), (ii) to a relevant person pursuant Section 275(1), or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA. Where notes are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 by a relevant person which is:
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(a) a corporation (which is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or
(b) a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary of the trust is an individual who is an accredited investor, shares, debentures and units of shares and debentures of that corporation or the beneficiaries’ rights and interests (howsoever described) in that trust shall not be transferred within six months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the notes pursuant to an offer made under Section 275 except:
(1) to an institutional investor (for corporations under Section 274 of the SFA) or to a relevant person defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA, or to any person pursuant to an offer that is made on terms that such shares, debentures and units of shares and debentures of that corporation or such rights and interest in that trust are acquired at a consideration of not less than S$200,000 (or its equivalent in a foreign currency) for each transaction, whether such amount is to be paid for in cash or by exchange of securities or other assets, and further for corporations, in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA;
(2) where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer; or
(3) where the transfer is by operation of law.
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SUMMARY OF PRICING SUPPLEMENT
The following summary describes the notes we are offering to you 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 notes offered are medium-term debt securities of Morgan Stanley. At maturity, for each $1,000 stated principal amount of notes that you hold, you will receive an amount in cash equal to the stated principal amount of $1,000 plus a supplemental redemption amount, subject to the minimum payment at maturity and the maximum payment at maturity. The supplemental redemption amount, is dependent upon the performance, as determined on the determination date, of the basket stocks, calculated as described below. In no event will the payment at maturity be less than the minimum payment at maturity of $1,060 per note or greater than the maximum payment at maturity of $1,175. All payments on the notes, including the repayment of principal at maturity, are subject to the credit risk of Morgan Stanley.
| Each note costs $1,000 | We, Morgan Stanley, are offering the Market Linked Notes due July 6, 2015 Based on the Performance of a Basket of Twenty Stocks (the “notes”). The stated principal amount and original issue price of each note is $1,000. |
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| We refer to the common stock of the following twenty companies collectively as the “basket stocks” and each separately as a “basket stock”: Abbott Laboratories, Altria Group, Inc., Amgen Inc., AT&T Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, The Coca-Cola Company, Colgate-Palmolive Company, ConocoPhillips, General Electric Company, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft Foods Inc., McDonald's Corporation, Merck & Co., Inc., Pepco Holdings, Inc., Pfizer Inc., Philip Morris International Inc., The Procter & Gamble Company, The Southern Company, Verizon Communications Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | |
| The original issue price of the notes includes the agent’s commissions paid with respect to the notes and the cost of hedging our obligations under the notes. 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 notes includes these commissions and hedging costs is expected to adversely affect the secondary market prices of the notes. 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 Notes—Use of Proceeds and Hedging.” | |
| The notes do not pay interest and your return on the notes is limited by the maximum payment at maturity | Unlike ordinary debt securities, the notes do not provide for the regular payment of interest. Instead, at maturity, you will receive for each $1,000 stated principal amount of notes that you hold an amount in cash based upon the performance, as determined on the determination date, of an equally-weighted basket composed of the 20 basket stocks, subject to the minimum payment at maturity and the maximum payment at maturity. In no event will the payment at maturity be less than the minimum payment at maturity of $1,060 per note (106% of the stated principal amount) or greater than the maximum payment at maturity of $1,175 per note (117.5% of the stated principal amount). See “Hypothetical Payouts on the Notes” on PS-9. |
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Payment at maturity based on the performance of the basket At maturity, for each $1,000 stated principal amount of notes that you hold, you will receive an in cash amount equal to:
| $1,000 + supplemental redemption amount, |
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| subject to the minimum payment at maturity of $1,060 per note (106% of the stated principal amount) and the maximum payment at maturity of $1,175 per note (117.5% of the stated principal amount). |
| where , |
| supplemental redemption amount = $1,000 × basket percent change × participation rate |
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| basket percent change |
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| initial basket value |
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| initial basket value = 100, which is equal to the sum of the products of the initial share price of each basket stock and the multiplier for such basket stock on the pricing date, subject to postponement due to non-trading days or market disruption events. |
| and |
| final basket value = the sum of the products of the final share price of each basket stock and the multiplier for such basket stock on the determination date. |
| and |
| multiplier = the fractional value assigned to each basket stock so that each basket stock will represent its applicable weighting in the predetermined initial basket value. Each multiplier will remain constant for the term of the notes. |
| and |
| initial share price = for each basket stock, the closing price of one share of such basket stock on the pricing date. |
| and |
| final share price = for each basket stock, the closing price of one share of such basket stock on the determination date times the adjustment factor for such basket stock on such date. The determination date will be June 30, 2015. |
| The adjustment factor for each basket stock will initially be set at 1.0 on the |
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| pricing date and may be adjusted for certain corporate events relating to that basket stock as described in the section entitled “Description of Notes—Antidilution Adjustments.” | |
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| and | |
| participation rate = 100% | |
| If, however, the scheduled pricing date or the scheduled determination date is not a trading day, the pricing date or determination date, as applicable, will be postponed to the next trading day. In addition, if a market disruption event occurs on the pricing date or the determination date with respect to any basket stock, the closing price for that basket stock only will be determined on the next trading day on which no market disruption event occurs with respect to that basket stock. The determination of the closing price for the unaffected basket stocks will not be postponed. See the sections of this pricing supplement entitled “Description of Notes—Maturity Date,” “—Final Share Price,” “—Initial Basket Value,” “—Initial Share Price” and “—Determination Date.” | |
| 100% of the principal amount due at maturity | The payment due at maturity will be subject to issuer credit risk. |
| Basket stocks | The basket is composed of the common stock of twenty companies, as listed in the table below. The table sets forth the Bloomberg ticker symbol for each basket stock, the exchange on which each basket stock is listed, the weighting of each basket stock, the initial share price of each basket stock and the multiplier of each basket stock. |
| Issuer of Basket Stock | Bloomberg Ticker Symbol* | Exchange | Basket Stock Weighting |
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| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | NYSE | 5% |
| Altria Group, Inc. | MO | NYSE | 5% |
| Amgen Inc. | AMGN | Nasdaq | 5% |
| AT&T Inc. | T | NYSE | 5% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | BMY | NYSE | 5% |
| The Coca-Cola Company | KO | NYSE | 5% |
| Colgate-Palmolive Company | CL | NYSE | 5% |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | NYSE | 5% |
| General Electric Company | GE | NYSE | 5% |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | NYSE | 5% |
| Kraft Foods Inc. | KFT | NYSE | 5% |
| McDonald's Corporation | MCD | NYSE | 5% |
| Merck & Co., Inc. | MRK | NYSE | 5% |
| Pepco Holdings, Inc. | PEP | NYSE | 5% |
| Pfizer Inc. | PFE | NYSE | 5% |
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| Philip Morris International Inc. | PM | NYSE | 5% |
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| The Procter & Gamble Company | PG | NYSE | 5% |
| The Southern Company | SO | NYSE | 5% |
| Verizon Communications Inc. | VZ | NYSE | 5% |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | WMT | NYSE | 5% |
- Bloomberg ticker symbols are being provided for reference purposes only. With respect to each basket stock, the initial share price and the final share price for each basket stock will be determined as set forth under “Description of Notes—Initial Share Price” and “—Final Share Price” in this pricing supplement.
| For further information on each of the basket stocks, please see the section of this pricing supplement entitled “Description of Notes—Basket Stocks, Public Information and Historical Information” as well as Annex A to this pricing supplement. You can review the historical closing prices for each of the basket stocks for each calendar quarter in the period from January 1, 2009 through June 14, 2012 in Annex A. The historical performance of the twenty basket stocks cannot be taken as an indication of future performance of the basket stocks. You cannot predict the future performance of any basket stock, or whether increases in the value of any of the basket stocks will be offset by decreases in the value of other basket stocks, based on the historical information included in this pricing supplement. | |
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| Investing in the notes is not equivalent to investing in the basket or in any of the basket stocks. | |
| The final share prices of the basket stocks may come to be based on the value of the common stock of companies other than the issuers of the basket stocks | Following certain corporate events relating to a basket stock, such as a stock-for-stock merger where the basket stock is not the surviving entity, the final share price that had been based on the original basket stock will instead be based on the closing price of the common stock of a successor corporation to the issuer of the basket stock. Following certain other corporate events relating to a basket stock, such as a merger event where holders of the basket stock would receive all or a substantial portion of their consideration in cash or a significant cash dividend or distribution of property with respect to such basket stock, the value of such cash consideration will be reallocated to a replacement stock of a company in the same industry as such basket stock in lieu of, or in addition to such basket stock, in either case to calculate the final share price for such basket stock. We describe the specific corporate events that can lead to these adjustments and the procedures for selecting substitute basket stocks in the section of this pricing supplement called “Description of Notes—Antidilution Adjustments.” You should read this section in order to understand these and other adjustments that may be made to your notes. |
| 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, a New York banking corporation, the trustee for our senior notes. As calculation agent, MS & Co. will determine initial share price, final share price and multiplier for each basket stock, the initial basket value, final basket value, basket percent change, the adjustments to be made to, if any, to the adjustment factor to reflect certain corporate and other events affecting the basket stocks, and whether a market disruption event has occurred, and will calculate the payment to you at maturity. |
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| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC will be the agent; conflicts of interest | The agent for the offering of the notes, 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 notes 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 Notes—Supplemental Information Concerning Plan of Distribution; Conflicts of Interest” on PS-28. |
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| The notes will be treated as contingent payment debt instruments for U.S. federal income tax purposes | In the opinion of our counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, the notes will be treated as “contingent payment debt instruments” for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as described in the section of this pricing supplement called “Description of Notes—United States Federal Income Taxation.” Under this treatment, if you are a U.S. taxable investor, you generally will be subject to annual income tax based on the comparable yield (as set forth in this pricing supplement) of the notes, adjusted upward or downward to reflect the difference, if any, between the actual and projected amount of the contingent payment on the notes. In addition, any gain recognized by U.S. taxable investors on the sale or exchange, or at maturity, of the notes generally will be treated as ordinary income. Please read the section of this pricing supplement called “Description of Notes—United States Federal Income Taxation” and the sections called “United States Federal Taxation—Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders—Notes—Optionally Exchangeable Notes,” “United States Federal Taxation—Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders—Backup Withholding and Information Reporting” and “United States Federal Taxation—Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders—Disclosure Requirements” in the accompanying prospectus supplement. Non-U.S. investors should note that the U.S. Treasury Department recently released proposed regulations under Section 871(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which requires withholding (up to 30%, depending on whether an income tax treaty applies) on payments or deemed payments made to non-U.S. persons on certain financial instruments to the extent that such payments are contingent upon or determined by reference to U.S.-source dividends. Please read the section of this pricing supplement called “Description of Notes—United States Federal Income Taxation—Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders.” You should consult your tax advisers regarding all aspects of the U.S. federal tax consequences of an investment in the notes as well as any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or foreign taxing jurisdiction . |
| You may revoke your offer to purchase the notes prior to our acceptance | We are using this pricing supplement to solicit from you an offer to purchase the notes. You may revoke your offer to purchase the notes at any time prior to the time at which we accept such offer by notifying the relevant agent. We reserve the right to change the terms of, or reject any offer to purchase, the notes prior to their issuance. In the event of any material changes to the terms of the notes, we will notify you. |
| Where you can find more information on the notes | The notes are senior unsecured notes 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 November 21, 2011 and prospectus dated November 21, 2011. We describe the basic features of this type of note in the section of the prospectus supplement called “Description of Notes—Notes Linked to Commodity Prices, Single Securities, Basket of Securities |
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| or Indices” and in the section of the prospectus called “Description of Debt Securities.” | |
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| For a detailed description of the terms of the notes, you should read the section of this pricing supplement called “Description of Notes.” You should also read about some of the risks involved in investing in notes in the section of this pricing supplement called “Risk Factors.” The tax and accounting treatment of investments in equity-linked securities such as the notes may differ from that of investments in ordinary debt securities or common stock. See the section of this pricing supplement called “Description of Notes—United States Federal Taxation.” We urge you to consult with your investment, legal, tax, accounting and other advisers with regard to any proposed or actual investment in the notes. | |
| How to reach us | Investors may contact us at our principal executive offices at 1585 Broadway, New York, New York 10036 (telephone number (212) 761-4000). Third-party distributors may contact Morgan Stanley Structured Investment Sales at (800) 233-1087. |
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EFPlaceholder HYPOTHETICAL PAYOUTS ON THE NOTES
At maturity, for each $1,000 stated principal amount of notes that you hold, you will receive the stated principal amount of $1,000 plus a supplemental redemption amount, subject to the minimum payment at maturity and the maximum payment at maturity. The supplemental redemption amount will be calculated on the determination date as follows:
(i) $1,000 times (ii) the basket percent change times (iii) the participation rate of 100%.
In no event will the payment at maturity be less than the minimum payment at maturity of $1,060 per note or greater than the maximum payment at maturity of $1,175 per note.
The table below illustrates the payment at maturity for each note for a hypothetical range of basket percent changes and does not cover the complete range of possible payouts at maturity. The table reflects the minimum payment at maturity of $1,060 per note, the maximum payment at maturity of $1,175 per note and the initial basket value of 100. If the basket percent change is less than or equal to 6%, you will receive the minimum payment at maturity of $1,060 per note, or 106% of the stated principal amount. If the basket percent change is greater than or equal to 17.5%, you will receive only the maximum payment at maturity of $1,175 per note, or 117.5% of the stated principal amount.
All payments on the notes, including the repayment of principal at maturity, are subject to the credit risk of Morgan Stanley.
| Basket Percent Change | Final Basket Value | Stated Principal Amount | Supplemental Redemption Amount | Payment at Maturity | Return on $1,000 Note |
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| 100.0% | 200.0 | $1,000 | $175 | $1,175 | 17.5% |
| 90.0% | 190.0 | $1,000 | $175 | $1,175 | 17.5% |
| 80.0% | 180.0 | $1,000 | $175 | $1,175 | 17.5% |
| 70.0% | 170.0 | $1,000 | $175 | $1,175 | 17.5% |
| 60.0% | 160.0 | $1,000 | $175 | $1,175 | 17.5% |
| 50.0% | 150.0 | $1,000 | $175 | $1,175 | 17.5% |
| 40.0% | 140.0 | $1,000 | $175 | $1,175 | 17.5% |
| 30.0% | 130.0 | $1,000 | $175 | $1,175 | 17.5% |
| 20.0% | 120.0 | $1,000 | $175 | $1,175 | 17.5% |
| 17.5% | 117.5 | $1,000 | $175 | $1,175 | 17.5% |
| 17.0% | 117.0 | $1,000 | $170 | $1,170 | 17.0% |
| 15.0% | 115.0 | $1,000 | $150 | $1,150 | 15.0% |
| 10.0% | 110.0 | $1,000 | $100 | $1,100 | 10.0% |
| 6.5% | 106.5 | $1,000 | $65 | $1,065 | 6.5% |
| 6.0% | 106.0 | $1,000 | $60 | $1,060 | 6.0% |
| 0% | 100.0 | $1,000 | $60 | $1,060 | 6.0% |
| –10.0% | 90.0 | $1,000 | $60 | $1,060 | 6.0% |
| –20.0% | 80.0 | $1,000 | $60 | $1,060 | 6.0% |
| –30.0% | 70.0 | $1,000 | $60 | $1,060 | 6.0% |
| –40.0% | 60.0 | $1,000 | $60 | $1,060 | 6.0% |
| –50.0% | 50.0 | $1,000 | $60 | $1,060 | 6.0% |
| –60.0% | 40.0 | $1,000 | $60 | $1,060 | 6.0% |
| –70.0% | 30.0 | $1,000 | $60 | $1,060 | 6.0% |
| –80.0% | 20.0 | $1,000 | $60 | $1,060 | 6.0% |
| –90.0% | 10.0 | $1,000 | $60 | $1,060 | 6.0% |
| –100.0% | 0 | $1,000 | $60 | $1,060 | 6.0% |
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RISK FACTORS
The notes are not secured debt, are riskier than ordinary debt securities, and, unlike ordinary debt securities, the notes do not provide for the regular payment of interest. Instead, at maturity, the notes will pay an amount equal to the stated principal amount of $1,000 plus a supplemental redemption amount based upon the performance, as determined on the determination date, of an equally-weighted basket composed of the 20 basket stocks, subject to the minimum payment at maturity and the maximum payment at maturity. This section describes the most significant risks relating to the notes.
| The notes do not pay interest and may not pay more than the minimum payment at maturity | The terms of the notes differ from those of ordinary debt securities in that we will not pay you interest on the notes. If the basket percent change is less than or equal to 6%, you will receive only the minimum payment at maturity of $1,060 for each note you hold at maturity. As the notes do not pay any interest, if the basket does not appreciate sufficiently over the term of the notes, the overall return on the notes (the effective yield to maturity) may be less than the amount that would be paid on a conventional debt security of the issuer of comparable maturity. The notes have been designed for investors who are willing to forgo market floating interest rates in exchange for a supplemental redemption amount based upon the performance of the equally-weighted basket composed of the 20 basket stocks. |
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| The appreciation potential of the notes is limited by the maximum payment at maturity | The appreciation potential of the notes is limited by the maximum payment at maturity of $1,175 per note. On the determination date, even if the basket percent change is positive and greater than the 17.5%, the payment at maturity will not exceed the maximum payment at maturity. Consequently, your return on the maturity date will be capped at the maximum payment at maturity of $1,175 per note, regardless of the actual appreciation of the closing prices of the basket stocks from the pricing date to the determination date, which may be significant. |
| The amount payable on the notes is not linked to the price of the basket stocks at any time other than the determination date | The final basket value will be based on the closing price of each basket stock on the determination date, which we refer to as the final share price. Even if the price of each basket stock appreciates prior to the determination date but then drops on the determination date, the payment at maturity will be less, and may be significantly less, than it would have been had the payment at maturity been linked to the price of the basket prior to such drop. Although the actual price of each basket stock on the stated maturity date or at other times during the term of the notes may be higher than the final share price of each basket stock, the payment at maturity will be based solely on the final share price on the determination date. |
| The notes will not be listed and secondary trading may be limited | The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange. Therefore, there may be little or no secondary market for the notes. MS & Co. may, but is not obligated to, make a market in the notes. Even if there is a secondary market, it may not provide enough liquidity to allow you to trade or sell the notes easily. Because we do not expect that other broker-dealers will participate significantly in the secondary market for the notes, the price at which you may be able to trade your notes 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 notes, it is likely that there would be no secondary market for the notes. Accordingly, you should be willing to hold your notes to maturity. |
| Market price of the notes may be influenced by many unpredictable factors | Several factors, many of which are beyond our control, will influence the value of the notes in the secondary market and the price at which MS & Co. may be willing to purchase or sell the notes in the secondary market, including: |
· the market price and performance of each basket stock relative to its initial share price at any time and, in particular, on the determination
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| · | the volatility (frequency and magnitude of changes in price) and dividend yield, if any, of each of the basket stocks; |
| · | interest and yield rates in the market; |
| · | geopolitical conditions and economic, financial, political, regulatory or judicial events that affect the basket stocks or stock markets generally and which may affect the final share price of the basket stocks; |
| · | the time remaining until the notes mature; |
| · | the occurrence of certain events affecting a particular basket stock that may or may not require an adjustment to its adjustment factor; 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 notes prior to maturity. For example, you may have to sell your notes at a substantial discount from the stated principal amount of $1,000 per note if the closing prices of the basket stocks at the time of sale are at or below their closing prices on the pricing date, or if market interest rates rise. You cannot predict the future performance of any of the basket stocks based on their historical performance. | |
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| The notes 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 notes | You are dependent on Morgan Stanley’s ability to pay all amounts due on the notes at maturity, and therefore, you are subject to the credit risk of Morgan Stanley. If Morgan Stanley defaults on its obligations under the notes, your investment would be at risk and you could lose some or all of your investment. As a result, the market value of the notes 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 notes. |
| The inclusion of commissions and projected profit from hedging in the original issue price is likely to adversely affect secondary market prices | Assuming no change in market conditions or any other relevant factors, the price, if any, at which MS & Co. is willing to purchase the notes at any time in secondary market transactions will likely be significantly lower than the original issue price, since secondary market prices are likely to exclude commissions paid with respect to the notes and the cost of hedging our obligations under the notes 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 notes 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. |
| Changes in the value of one or more of the basket stocks may offset each other | Price movements in the basket stocks may not correlate with each other. At a time when the price of one or more basket stocks increase, the price of other basket stocks may decline in value. Therefore, in calculating the payment at maturity, increases in the prices of one or more basket stocks may be moderated, or wholly offset, by declines in the prices of one or more of the other basket stocks. For further information on each of the basket stocks, please see the section of this pricing supplement entitled “Description of Notes—Historical Information” as well as Annex A to this pricing supplement. You can review the historical closing prices for |
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| each of the basket stocks for each calendar quarter in the period from January 1, 2009 through June 14, 2012 in Annex A. The historical performance of the 20 basket stocks cannot be taken as an indication of future performance of those basket stocks. You cannot predict the future performance of any basket stock or the basket as a whole, or whether increases in the value of any of the basket stocks will be offset by decreases in the value of other basket stocks, based on the historical information included in this pricing supplement. | |
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| Basket stock prices are volatile | The trading prices of common stocks can be volatile. Fluctuations in the trading prices of the basket stocks may result in a significant disparity between the prices of the basket stocks on any determination date and the overall performance of the basket stocks over the term of the notes. |
| Morgan Stanley is not affiliated with the issuers of the basket stocks | We are not affiliated with any of the issuers of the basket stocks and the issuers of the basket stocks are not involved with this offering in any way. Consequently, we have no ability to control the actions of the issuers of the basket stocks, including any corporate actions of the type that would require the calculation agent to adjust the adjustment factor of the basket stocks. The issuers of the basket stocks have no obligation to consider your interests as an investor in the notes in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of your notes. None of the money you pay for the notes will go to the issuers of the basket stocks. |
| Morgan Stanley may engage in business with or involving one or more of the issuers of the basket stocks without regard to your interests | We or our affiliates may presently or from time to time engage in business with one or more of the issuers of the basket stocks without regard to your interests, including extending loans to, or making equity investments in, one or more of the issuers of the basket stocks or their affiliates or subsidiaries, or providing advisory services to one or more of the issuers of the basket stocks, such as merger and acquisition advisory services. In the course of our business, we or our affiliates may acquire non-public information about one or more of the issuers of the basket stocks. Neither we nor any of our affiliates undertakes to disclose any such information to you. In addition, we or our affiliates from time to time have published and in the future may publish research reports with respect to the basket stocks. These research reports may or may not recommend that investors buy or hold the basket stocks. The basket was compiled independently of any research recommendations and may not be consistent with such recommendations. Furthermore, the composition of the basket will not be affected by any change that we or our affiliates may make in our recommendations or decisions to begin or discontinue coverage of any of the issuers of the basket stocks in our research reports. |
| You have no shareholder rights | Investing in the notes is not equivalent to investing in the basket stocks. As an investor in the notes, you will not have voting rights or the right to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to any basket stock. |
| The final share prices of the basket stocks may come to be based on the value of the common stock of companies other than the issuers of the basket stocks | Following certain corporate events relating to a basket stock, such as a stock-for-stock merger where the basket stock is not the surviving entity, the final share price that had been based on the original basket stock will instead be based on the closing price of the common stock of a successor corporation to the issuer of the basket stock. Following certain other corporate events relating to a basket stock, such as a merger event where holders of the basket stock would receive all or a substantial portion of their consideration in cash or a significant cash dividend or distribution of property with respect to such basket stock, the value of such cash consideration will be reallocated to a replacement stock of a company in the same industry as such basket stock in lieu of, or in addition to such basket stock, in either case to calculate the final share price for such basket stock. We describe the specific corporate events that can lead to these adjustments and the procedures for selecting substitute basket stocks in the section of this pricing supplement called “Description of Notes— |
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| Antidilution Adjustments.” You should read this section in order to understand these and other adjustments that may be made to your notes. | |
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| The adjustments to the adjustment factor the calculation agent is required to make do not cover every corporate event that can affect the basket stocks | MS & Co., as calculation agent, will adjust the adjustment factor for a basket stock for certain events affecting the basket stock, such as stock splits and stock dividends, and certain other corporate actions involving the issuer of the basket stock, such as mergers. However, the calculation agent will not make an adjustment for every corporate event or every distribution that could affect the basket stocks. For example, the calculation agent is not required to make any adjustments if the issuer of a basket stock or anyone else makes a partial tender or partial exchange offer for that basket stock. If an event occurs that does not require the calculation agent to adjust the adjustment factor, the market price of the notes may be materially and adversely affected. The determination by the calculation agent to adjust, or not to adjust, the adjustment factor may materially and adversely affect the market price of the notes. |
| The calculation agent, which is a subsidiary of the issuer, will make determinations with respect to the notes | As calculation agent, MS & Co. will determine initial share price, final share price and multiplier for each basket stock, the initial basket value, final basket value, basket percent change, the adjustments to be made to, if any, to the adjustment factor to reflect certain corporate and other events affecting the basket stocks, and whether a market disruption event has occurred, and will calculate the payment to you at maturity. Determinations made by MS & Co., in its capacity as calculation agent, including with respect to the occurrence or non-occurrence of market disruption events and adjustments to the adjustment factor, may affect the payment you will receive at maturity. See the sections of this pricing supplement entitled “Description of Notes—Market Disruption Event” and “—Antidlution Adjustments.” |
| Hedging and trading activity by our subsidiaries could potentially adversely affect the value of the notes | One or more of our subsidiaries expect to carry out, hedging activities related to the notes, including trading in the basket stocks and in options contracts on the basket stocks, as well as in other instruments related to the basket stocks. Some of our other subsidiaries also trade the basket stocks and other financial instruments related to the basket stocks 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 affect the prices of the basket stocks and, therefore, could increase the prices at which the basket stocks must close on any determination date before an investor would receive a payment at maturity that exceeds the minimum payment at maturity. Additionally, such hedging or trading activities during the term of the notes, including on the determination date, could adversely affect the value of the basket stocks and, accordingly, the amount of cash an investor will receive at maturity. |
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DESCRIPTION OF NOTES
Terms not defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the accompanying prospectus supplement. The term “Notes” refers to each $1,000 stated principal amount of our Market Linked Notes due July 6, 2015 Based on the Performance of a Basket of Twenty Stocks. In this pricing supplement, the terms “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Morgan Stanley and we refer to each stock composing the basket of twenty stocks each individually as a “Basket Stock” and collectively as the “Basket Stocks.”
| Aggregate Principal Amount | $ |
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| Original Issue Date (Settlement Date) | July 5, 2012 |
| Pricing Date | June 29, 2012 |
| Maturity Date | July 6, 2015, subject to extension in accordance with the following paragraph in the event of non-Trading Days or a Market Disruption Event with respect to any Basket Stock(s) on the Determination Date. |
| If, due to non-Trading Days, a Market Disruption Event or otherwise, the Determination Date for any Basket Stock is postponed so that it falls less than two Business Days prior to the scheduled Maturity Date, the Maturity Date will be postponed to the second Business Day following that Determination Date as postponed. See “––Determination Dates” below. | |
| Stated Principal Amount | $1,000 per Note |
| Issue Price | $1,000 per Note |
| Denominations | $1,000 and integral multiples thereof |
| CUSIP Number | 617482T53 |
| ISIN | US617482T531 |
| Minimum Purchase | $1,000 / 1 Note |
| Specified Currency | U.S. dollars |
| Payment at Maturity | The payment due per Note at maturity will be the Stated Principal Amount of the Notes that you hold and the Supplemental Redemption Amount, subject to the Minimum Payment at Maturity and the Maximum Payment at Maturity. |
| We shall, or shall cause the Calculation Agent to, (i) provide written notice to the Trustee and to The Depositary Trust Company, which we refer to as DTC, of the amount of cash to be delivered with respect to the $1,000 principal amount of each Note, 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 Notes to the Trustee for delivery to DTC, as holder of the Notes, 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 Note or Certificated Note” below, and see “The Depositary” in the accompanying prospectus supplement. |
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| Basket | The Basket is composed of the common stock of twenty companies, as listed under “—Basket Stocks” below. |
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| Basket Stocks | The table below sets forth the Bloomberg ticker symbol for each Basket Stock, the exchange on which each Basket Stock is listed, the weighting of each Basket Stock, the Initial Share Price of each Basket Stock and the Multiplier of each Basket Stock. |
| Issuer of Basket Stock | Bloomberg Ticker Symbol* | Exchange | Basket Stock Weighting |
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| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | NYSE | 5% |
| Altria Group, Inc. | MO | NYSE | 5% |
| Amgen Inc. | AMGN | Nasdaq | 5% |
| AT&T Inc. | T | NYSE | 5% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | BMY | NYSE | 5% |
| The Coca-Cola Company | KO | NYSE | 5% |
| Colgate-Palmolive Company | CL | NYSE | 5% |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | NYSE | 5% |
| General Electric Company | GE | NYSE | 5% |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | NYSE | 5% |
| Kraft Foods Inc. | KFT | NYSE | 5% |
| McDonald's Corporation | MCD | NYSE | 5% |
| Merck & Co., Inc. | MRK | NYSE | 5% |
| Pepco Holdings, Inc. | PEP | NYSE | 5% |
| Pfizer Inc. | PFE | NYSE | 5% |
| Philip Morris International Inc. | PM | NYSE | 5% |
| The Procter & Gamble Company | PG | NYSE | 5% |
| The Southern Company | SO | NYSE | 5% |
| Verizon Communications Inc. | VZ | NYSE | 5% |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | WMT | NYSE | 5% |
| *Bloomberg Ticker Symbols are being provided for reference purposes only. With respect to each Basket Stock, the Closing Price for each Basket Stock on the Pricing Date and on each Determination Date will be determined as set forth under “Description of Notes—Closing Price,” “—Initial Share Price” and “—Final Share Price” in this pricing supplement. |
| Supplemental Redemption Amount | (i) $1,000 times (ii) the Basket Percent Change times (iii) the Participation Rate, provided the Supplemental Redemption Amount will not be less than $60. |
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| Basket Percent Change | A fraction, the numerator of which is the Final Basket Value minus the Initial Basket Value and the denominator of which is the Initial Basket Value. |
| Final Basket Value | The sum of the products of (i) the Final Share Price of each Basket Stock on the Determination Date and (ii) the Multiplier for |
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| such Basket Stock on the Determination Date, as determined by the Calculation Agent. | |
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| Final Share Price | For each Basket Stock, the Closing Price for such Basket Stock on the Determination Date times the Adjustment Factor for such Basket Stock on such date; provided that if the scheduled Determination Date is not a Trading Day, the Determination Date will be postponed to the next Trading Day. In addition, if a Market Disruption Event occurs on the scheduled Determination Date with respect to any Basket Stock, the Final Stock Price for that Basket Stock only will be determined on the next Trading Day on which no Market Disruption Event occurs with respect to that Basket Stock. The determination of the Final Stock Price for the unaffected Basket Stocks will not be postponed. |
| If the Final Stock Price for any Basket Stock has not been determined by the fifth Trading Day following the Determination Date, the Calculation Agent will determine the Final Stock Price for such Basket Stock on such date in accordance with the second paragraph of “—Closing Price” below. | |
| Initial Basket Value | 100, which is equal to the sum of the products of (i) the Initial Share Price of each Basket Stock and (ii) the Multiplier for such Basket Stock on the Pricing Date, as determined by the Calculation Agent. |
| Initial Share Price | For each Basket Stock, the Closing Price for such Basket Stock on the Pricing Date; provided that if the scheduled Pricing Date is not a Trading Day, the Pricing Date will be postponed to the next Trading Day. In addition, if a Market Disruption Event occurs on the scheduled Pricing Date with respect to any Basket Stock, the Initial Share Price for that Basket Stock only will be determined on the next Trading Day on which no Market Disruption Event occurs with respect to that Basket Stock. The determination of the Initial Share Price for the unaffected Basket Stocks will not be postponed. |
| If the Initial Share Price for any Basket Stock has not been determined by the fifth Trading Day following the Pricing Date, the Calculation Agent will determine the Initial Share Price for such Basket Stock on such date in accordance with the second paragraph of “—Closing Price” below. | |
| Multiplier | The fractional value assigned to each Basket Stock so that each Basket Stock will represent its applicable Basket Weighting in the predetermined Initial Basket Value. Each Multiplier will remain constant for the term of the Notes. |
| Determination Date | The Determination Date is scheduled to occur on June 30, 2015. If, however, the scheduled Determination Date is not a Trading Day, the Determination Date will be postponed to the next Trading Day. In addition, if a Market Disruption Event occurs on the scheduled Determination Date with respect to any Basket Stock, the Final Share Price for that Basket Stock only will be determined on the next Trading Day on which no Market Disruption event occurs with respect to that Basket Stock. The determination of the Final Share Price for the unaffected Basket Stocks will not be postponed. |
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| If the Closing Price for any Basket Stock has not been determined by the fifth Trading Day following the scheduled Determination Date, the Calculation Agent will determine the Closing Price for such Basket Stock as (i) the Closing Price for such Basket Stock determined on such fifth Trading Day in accordance with the second paragraph of “—Closing Price” below times (ii) the related Adjustment Factor. | |
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| Closing Price | The Closing Price for one share of a Basket Stock (or one unit of any other security for which a Closing Price must be determined) on any Trading Day will be determined by the Calculation Agent and means: |
| (i) | if such Basket Stock (or any such other security) is listed on a national securities exchange (other than The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (the “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 (the “Exchange Act”), on which such Basket Stock (or any such other security) is listed, |
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| (ii) | if such Basket Stock (or any such other security) is a security of the NASDAQ, the official closing price published by the NASDAQ on such day, or |
| (iii) | if such Basket Stock (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 such Basket Stock (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 the NASDAQ, as applicable, is not available pursuant to the preceding sentence, then the Closing Price for one share of such Basket Stock (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 the NASDAQ or the OTC Bulletin Board on such day. If a Market Disruption Event (as defined below) occurs with respect to a Basket Stock (or any such other security) or the last reported sale price or the official closing price published by the NASDAQ, as applicable, for such Basket Stock (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 such Basket Stock (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 Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“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 |
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| dealers, the Closing Price for such Basket Stock 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 “—Antidilution Adjustments” below. | |
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| Adjustment Factor | The Adjustment Factor for each Basket Stock will initially be set at 1.0 on the Pricing Date and will be adjusted for certain corporation events relating to that Basket Stock. See “—Antidilution Adjustments” below. |
| Trading Day | A day, as determined by the Calculation Agent, on which trading is generally conducted on the New York Stock Exchange, the 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. |
| Book Entry Note or Certificated Note | Book Entry. The Notes 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 Notes. Your beneficial interest in the Notes 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 actions taken by “you” or to be taken by “you” refer to actions taken or to be taken by DTC and its participants acting on your behalf, and all references to payments or notices to you will mean payments or notices to DTC, as the registered holder of the Notes, for distribution to participants in accordance with DTC’s procedures. For more information regarding DTC and book entry Notes, please read “The Depositary” in the accompanying prospectus supplement and “Form of Securities—Global Securities—Registered Global Securities” in the accompanying prospectus. |
| Senior Note or Subordinated Note | Senior |
| Trustee | The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking corporation |
| Agent | MS & Co. and its successors |
| Calculation Agent | MS & Co. and its successors |
| 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. |
All calculations with respect to the Payment at Maturity 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 per Note 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
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| dollar amounts paid on the aggregate number of Notes 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 Notes, including with respect to certain determinations and judgments that the Calculation Agent must make in determining each Initial Share Price, each Final Share Price, each Multiplier, the Initial Basket Value, the Final Basket Value, the Basket Percent Change, what adjustments should be made, if any, to the Adjustment Factor with respect to a Basket Stock or whether a Market Disruption Event has occurred. See “—Market Disruption Event” and “—Antidilution Adjustments” below. MS & Co. is obligated to carry out its duties and functions as Calculation Agent in good faith and using its reasonable judgment. | |
| Market Disruption Event | “Market Disruption Event” means, with respect to any Basket Stock: |
| (i) the occurrence or existence of a suspension, absence or material limitation of trading of such Basket Stock on the primary market for such Basket Stock 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 such Basket Stock as a result of which the reported trading prices for such Basket Stock 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 options contracts related to such Basket Stock, if available, during the one-half hour period preceding the close of the principal trading session in the applicable market, in each case as determined by the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion; and (ii) a determination by the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion that any event described in clause (i) 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 in such Basket Stock with respect to the Notes. | |
| 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 contract or options contract or exchange traded fund will not constitute a Market Disruption Event, (3) a suspension of trading in options contracts on any Basket Stock by the primary securities market trading in such options, if available, by reason of (a) a price change |
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| 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 options contracts related to such Basket Stock and (4) a suspension, absence or material limitation of trading on the primary securities market on which options contracts related to any Basket Stock 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 combination thereof) then included in the Basket. |
| Alternate Exchange Calculation | |
| in Case of an Event of Default | In case an event of default with respect to the Notes shall have occurred and be continuing, the amount declared due and payable per Note upon any acceleration of the Notes (the “Acceleration Amount”) will be determined by the Calculation Agent and will be an amount in cash equal to the Payment at Maturity, if any, calculated as though the date of acceleration were the Determination Date. |
| If the maturity of the Notes 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 Notes as promptly as possible and in no event later than two Business Days after the date of acceleration. | |
| Antidilution Adjustments | The Adjustment Factor with respect to a Basket Stock will be adjusted as follows: |
| 1. If a Basket Stock is subject to a stock split or reverse stock split, then once such split has become effective, the Adjustment Factor for such Basket Stock will be adjusted to equal the product of the prior Adjustment Factor for such Basket Stock and the number of shares issued in such stock split or reverse stock split with respect to one share of such Basket Stock. | |
| 2. If a Basket Stock is subject (i) to a stock dividend (issuance of additional shares of such Basket Stock) that is given ratably to all holders of shares of such Basket Stock or (ii) to a distribution of such Basket Stock as a result of the triggering of any provision of the corporate charter of the issuer of such Basket Stock, then once the dividend has become effective and such Basket Stock is trading ex-dividend, the Adjustment Factor for such Basket Stock will be adjusted so that the new Adjustment Factor for such Basket Stock will equal the prior Adjustment Factor for such Basket Stock plus the product of (i) the number of shares issued with respect to one share of such Basket Stock and (ii) the prior Adjustment Factor for such Basket Stock. |
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| 3. If the issuer of a Basket Stock issues rights or warrants to all holders of a Basket Stock to subscribe for or purchase such Basket Stock at an exercise price per share less than the Closing Price of such Basket Stock on both (i) the date the exercise price of such rights or warrants is determined and (ii) the expiration date of such rights or warrants, and if the expiration date of such rights or warrants precedes the maturity of the Notes, then the Adjustment Factor for such Basket Stock will be adjusted to equal the product of the prior Adjustment Factor for such Basket Stock and a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of such Basket Stock outstanding immediately prior to the issuance of such rights or warrants plus the number of additional shares of such Basket Stock offered for subscription or purchase pursuant to such rights or warrants and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of such Basket Stock outstanding immediately prior to the issuance of such rights or warrants plus the number of additional shares of such Basket Stock which the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares of such Basket Stock so offered for subscription or purchase pursuant to such rights or warrants would purchase at the Closing Price on the expiration date of such rights or warrants, which shall be determined by multiplying such total number of shares offered by the exercise price of such rights or warrants and dividing the product so obtained by such Closing Price. |
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| 4. There will be no adjustments to the Adjustment Factor to reflect cash dividends or other distributions paid with respect to the Basket Stock other than distributions described in paragraph 2, paragraph 3 and clauses (i), (iv) and (v) of the first sentence of paragraph 5 and Extraordinary Dividends as described below. A cash dividend or other distribution with respect to any Basket Stock will be deemed to be an “Extraordinary Dividend” if such cash dividend or distribution exceeds the immediately preceding non-Extraordinary Dividend for such Basket Stock by an amount equal to at least 10% of the Closing Price of such Basket Stock (as adjusted for any subsequent corporate event requiring an adjustment hereunder, such as a stock split or reverse stock split) on the Trading Day preceding the ex-dividend date (that is, the day on and after which transactions in such Basket Stock on the primary U.S. organized securities exchange or trading system on which such Basket Stock is traded or trading system no longer carry the right to receive that cash dividend or that cash distribution) for the payment of such Extraordinary Dividend (such closing price, the “Base Closing Price”). Subject to the following sentence, if an Extraordinary Dividend occurs with respect to any Basket Stock, the Adjustment Factor with respect to such Basket Stock will be adjusted on the ex-dividend date with respect to such Extraordinary Dividend so that the new Adjustment Factor will equal the product of (i) the then current Adjustment Factor and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Base Closing Price, and the denominator of which is the amount by which the Base Closing Price exceeds the Extraordinary Dividend Amount. If any Extraordinary Dividend Amount is at least 35% of the Base Closing Price, then, instead of adjusting the Adjustment Factor, the amount payable at maturity |
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| will be determined as described in paragraph 5 below, and the Extraordinary Dividend will be allocated to the Replacement Stock in accordance with the procedures for a Replacement Basket Event as described in clause (c)(ii) of paragraph 5 below. The “Extraordinary Dividend Amount” with respect to an Extraordinary Dividend for any Basket Stock will equal (i) in the case of cash dividends or other distributions that constitute regular dividends, the amount per share of such Extraordinary Dividend minus the amount per share of the immediately preceding non-Extraordinary Dividend for such Basket Stock or (ii) in the case of cash dividends or other distributions that do not constitute regular dividends, the amount per share of such Extraordinary Dividend. The value of the non-cash component of an Extraordinary Dividend will be determined on the ex-dividend date for such distribution by the Calculation Agent, whose determination will be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. A distribution on any Basket Stock described in clause (i), (iv) or (v) of the first sentence of paragraph 5 below will cause an adjustment to the Adjustment Factor pursuant only to clause (i), (iv) or (v) of the first sentence of paragraph 5, as applicable. |
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| 5. Any of the following shall constitute a Reorganization Event: (i) a Basket Stock is reclassified or changed, including, without limitation, as a result of the issuance of any tracking stock by the issuer of such Basket Stock, (ii) the issuer of a Basket Stock or any surviving entity or subsequent surviving entity of the issuer of such Basket Stock (an “Issuer Successor”) has been subject to any merger, combination or consolidation and is not the surviving entity, (iii) the issuer of a Basket Stock or any Issuer Successor completes a statutory exchange of securities with another corporation (other than pursuant to clause (ii) above), (iv) the issuer of a Basket Stock is liquidated, (v) the issuer of a Basket Stock issues to all of its shareholders equity securities of an issuer other than the issuer of such Basket Stock (other than in a transaction described in clause (ii), (iii) or (iv) above) (a “Spinoff Stock”) or (vi) the issuer of a Basket Stock or any Issuer Successor is the subject of a tender or exchange offer or going-private transaction on all of the outstanding shares of such Basket Stock. If any Reorganization Event occurs, in each case as a result of which the holders of a Basket Stock receive any equity security listed on a national securities exchange or traded on NASDAQ (a “Marketable Security”), other securities or other property, assets or cash (collectively, “Exchange Property”), the Adjustment Factor for such Basket Stock and/or any for any New Stock (as defined below) or Replacement Stock (as defined below) on any Determination Date (or, if applicable, in the case of Spinoff Stock, the ex-dividend date for the distribution of such Spinoff Stock) will be determined in accordance with the following: |
(a) if such Basket Stock continues to be outstanding (if applicable, as reclassified upon the issuance of any tracking stock), the Adjustment Factor in effect on such Determination Date (taking into account any adjustments
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| (b) for each Marketable Security received in such Reorganization Event (each a “New Stock”), including the issuance of any tracking stock or Spinoff Stock or the receipt of any stock received in exchange for such Basket Stock, the number of shares of the New Stock received with respect to one share of the Basket Stock multiplied by the Adjustment Factor in effect for such Basket Stock on the Trading Day immediately prior to the effective date of the Reorganization Event (the “New Stock Adjustment Factor”), as adjusted to such Determination Date (taking into account any adjustments for distributions described under clause (c)(i) below); and |
| (c) for any cash and any other property or securities other than Marketable Securities received in such Reorganization Event (the “Non-Stock Exchange Property”), |
| (i) if the combined value of the amount of Non-Stock Exchange Property received per share of such Basket Stock, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion on the effective date of such Reorganization Event (the “Non-Stock Exchange Property Value”), by holders of the Basket Stock is less than 25% of the Closing Price of the Basket Stock on the Trading Day immediately prior to the effective date of the Reorganization Event, a number of shares of the Basket Stock, if applicable, and of any New Stock received in connection with such Reorganization Event, if applicable, in proportion to the relative Closing Prices of the Basket Stock and any such New Stock, and with an aggregate value equal to the Non-Stock Exchange Property Value multiplied by the Adjustment Factor in effect for such Basket Stock on the Trading Day immediately prior to the effective date of the Reorganization Event, based on such Closing Prices, in each case as determined by the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion, on the effective date of such Reorganization Event; and the number of such shares of the Basket Stock or any New Stock determined in accordance with this clause (c)(i) will be added at the time of such adjustment to the Adjustment Factor in subparagraph (a) above and/or the New Stock Adjustment Factor in subparagraph (b) above, as applicable, or |
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| (ii) if the Non-Stock Exchange Property Value is equal to or exceeds 25% of the Closing Price of such Basket Stock on the Trading Day immediately prior to the effective date of the Reorganization Event or, if the Basket Stock is surrendered exclusively for Non-Stock Exchange Property (in each case, a “Replacement Stock Event”), a Replacement Stock (as defined below) |
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| with an aggregate value on the effective date of such Reorganization Event equal to the Non-Stock Exchange Property Value multiplied by the Adjustment Factor in effect for the Basket Stock on the Trading Day immediately prior to the effective date of such Reorganization Event. The “Replacement Stock” will be a stock with the largest market capitalization among the stocks that then constitute the S&P 500 Index (or, if publication of such index is discontinued, any successor or substitute index selected by the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion) with the same primary Standard Industrial Classification Code (“SIC Code”) as the Basket Stock; provided , however, that a Replacement Stock will not include any stock that is subject to a trading restriction under the trading restriction policies of Morgan Stanley or any of its affiliates that would materially limit the ability of Morgan Stanley or any of its affiliates to hedge the Notes with respect to such stock (a “Hedging Restriction”); provided further that if a Replacement Stock cannot be identified from the S&P 500 Index by primary SIC Code for which a Hedging Restriction does not exist, the Replacement Stock will be selected by the Calculation Agent from the largest market capitalization stock(s) within the same Division and Major Group classification (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget) as the primary SIC Code for the affected Basket Stock. The Replacement Stock will be assigned an Adjustment Factor equal to the number of shares of such Replacement Stock with a Closing Price on the effective date of such Reorganization Event equal to the product of (a) the Non-Stock Exchange Property Value and (b) the Adjustment Factor in effect for the Basket Stock on the Trading Day immediately prior to the effective date of such Reorganization Event (the “Replacement Stock Adjustment Factor”). |
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| Following the allocation of any Extraordinary Dividend to the Replacement Stock pursuant to paragraph 4 above or any Reorganization Event described in this paragraph 5, the Closing Price for such Basket Stock on such Determination Date determined by the Calculation Agent will be the sum of an amount equal to: |
| (x) if applicable, the Closing Price of the Basket Stock times the Adjustment Factor then in effect for such Basket Stock; |
| (y) if applicable, for a New Stock, the Closing Price of such New Stock times the New Stock Adjustment Factor then in effect for such New Stock; and |
| (z) if applicable, for a Replacement Stock, the Closing Price of such Replacement Stock times the |
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| Replacement Stock Adjustment Factor then in effect for such Replacement Stock. |
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| For purposes of paragraph 5 above, in the case of a consummated tender or exchange offer or going-private transaction involving Exchange Property of a particular type, Exchange Property shall be deemed to include the amount of cash or other property paid by the offeror in the tender or exchange offer with respect to such Exchange Property (in an amount determined on the basis of the rate of exchange in such tender or exchange offer or going-private transaction). In the event of a tender or exchange offer or a going-private transaction with respect to Exchange Property in which an offeree may elect to receive cash or other property, Exchange Property shall be deemed to include the kind and amount of cash and other property received by offerees who elect to receive cash. |
| Following the occurrence of any Reorganization Event referred to in paragraphs 4 or 5 above, (i) references to “Basket Stock” under “—Closing Price” and “—Market Disruption Event” shall be deemed to also refer to any New Stock or Replacement Stock, and (ii) all other references in this pricing supplement to “Basket Stock” shall be deemed to refer to any New Stock or Replacement Stock and references to a “share” or “shares” of a Basket Stock shall be deemed to refer to the applicable unit or units of such Exchange Property, including any New Stock or Replacement Stock, unless the context otherwise requires. The New Stock Adjustment Factor(s) or Replacement Stock Adjustment Factor resulting from any Reorganization Event described in paragraph 5 above or similar adjustment under paragraph 4 above shall be subject to the adjustments set forth in paragraphs 1 through 5 hereof. |
| If a Closing Price for a Basket Stock is no longer available for a Basket Stock for whatever reason, including the liquidation of the issuer of such Basket Stock or the subjection of the issuer to a proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law and a Closing Price is not determined pursuant to adjustments made under paragraph 5 above, then the value of such Basket Stock will equal zero for so long as no Closing Price is available. There will be no substitution for any such Basket Stock. |
| No adjustment to the Adjustment Factor for any Basket Stock (including for this purpose, any New Stock Adjustment Factor or Replacement Stock Adjustment Factor) will be required unless such adjustment would require a change of at least .1% in the Adjustment Factor of such Basket Stock then in effect. The Adjustment Factor resulting from any of the adjustments specified above will be rounded to the nearest one billionth, with five ten-billionths rounded upward. Antidilution Adjustments will be made up to and including such Determination Date. |
| No adjustments to the Adjustment Factor for any Basket Stock or method of calculating the Adjustment Factor will be required other than those specified above. The adjustments specified |
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| above do not cover all of the events that could affect the Closing Price of a Basket Stock, including, without limitation, a partial tender or exchange offer for a Basket Stock. |
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| The Calculation Agent shall be solely responsible for the determination and calculation of any adjustments to the Adjustment Factor for a Basket Stock, any New Stock Adjustment Factor, Replacement Stock Adjustment Factor or method of calculating the Non-Stock Exchange Property Value and of any related determinations and calculations with respect to any distributions of stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash) in connection with any corporate event described in paragraphs 1 through 5 above, and its determinations and calculations with respect thereto shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. |
| The Calculation Agent will provide information as to any adjustments to the Adjustment Factor, or to the method of calculating the Closing Price of any Basket Stock on the Determination Dates made pursuant to paragraph 5 above, upon written request by any investor in the Notes. |
| Basket Stocks; Public Information |
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| This pricing supplement relates only to the Notes offered hereby and does not relate to the Basket Stocks or other securities of the issuers of the Basket Stocks. We have derived all disclosures contained in this pricing supplement regarding the issuers of the Basket Stocks from the publicly available documents described in the preceding paragraphs. In connection with the offering of the Notes, neither we nor the Agent has participated in the preparation of such documents or made any due diligence inquiry with respect to the issuers |
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| of the Basket Stocks in connection with the offering of the Notes. Neither we nor the Agent makes any representation that such publicly available documents are or any other publicly available information regarding the issuers of the Basket Stocks 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) that would affect the Closing Prices of the Basket Stocks have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of or failure to disclose material future events concerning the issuers of the Basket Stocks could affect the value received at maturity with respect to the Notes and therefore the trading prices of the Notes. | |
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| Neither we nor any of our affiliates makes any representation to you as to the performance of any of the Basket Stocks or the Basket as a whole. | |
| We and/or our affiliates may presently or from time to time engage in business with the issuers of the Basket Stocks, including extending loans to, or making equity investments in, the issuers of the Basket Stocks or providing advisory services to the issuers of the Basket Stocks, including merger and acquisition advisory services. In the course of such business, we and/or our affiliates may acquire non-public information with respect to the issuers of the Basket Stocks, 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 the issuers of the Basket Stocks, and these reports may or may not recommend that investors buy or hold the Basket Stocks. The statements in the preceding two sentences are not intended to affect the rights of investors in the Notes under the securities laws. As a prospective purchaser of the Notes, you should undertake an independent investigation of the issuers of the Basket Stocks as in your judgment is appropriate to make an informed decision with respect to an investment in the Basket Stocks. | |
| Historical Information | For further information on each of the Basket Stocks, please see Annex A to this Pricing Supplement, which shows historical Closing Prices for each of the Basket Stocks for each calendar quarter in the period from January 1, 2009 through June 14, 2012. We obtained the information in the tables included in Annex A from Bloomberg Financial Markets without independent verification. |
| Use of Proceeds and Hedging | The net proceeds we receive from the sale of the Notes will be used for general corporate purposes and, in part, in connection with hedging our obligations under the Notes through one or more of our subsidiaries. The original issue price of the Notes includes the Agent’s commissions (as shown on the cover page of this pricing supplement) paid with respect to the Notes and the cost of hedging our obligations under the Notes. The cost of hedging |
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| On or prior to the day we price the Notes for initial sale to the public, we, through our subsidiaries or others, expect to hedge our anticipated exposure in connection with the Notes by taking positions in the Basket Stocks or in options contracts on the Basket Stocks that are 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. Such purchase activity could potentially increase the Closing Prices of the Basket Stocks on the Pricing Date, and, therefore, increase the prices at which the Basket Stocks must close on any Determination Date before you would receive a Payment at Maturity that exceeds the Minimum Payment at Maturity. In addition, through our subsidiaries, we are likely to modify our hedge position throughout the life of the Notes by purchasing and selling Basket Stocks, futures or options contracts on the Basket Stocks that are 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 or instruments on any Determination Date. We cannot give any assurance that our hedging activities will not affect the value of the Basket Stocks and, therefore, adversely affect the value of the Notes or the Payment at Maturity. |
| 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 (Conflicts of Interest),” the Agent, acting as principal for its own account, has agreed to purchase, and we have agreed to sell, the Aggregate Principal Amount of Notes set forth on the cover of this pricing supplement. The Agent proposes initially to offer the Notes directly to the public at the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this pricing supplement. Selected dealers, which may include our affiliates, and their financial advisors will collectively receive from the Agent a fixed sales commission of $ for each Note they sell. After the initial offering of the Note, the Agent may vary the offering price and other selling terms from time to time. |
| 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 Notes 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. |
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| We expect to deliver the Notes against payment therefor in New York, New York on July 5, 2012, which will be the third scheduled Business Day following the Pricing Date. |
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| In order to facilitate the offering of the Notes, the Agent may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of the Notes. Specifically, the Agent may sell more Notes than it is obligated to purchase in connection with the offering, creating a naked short position in the Notes for its own account. The Agent must close out any naked short position by purchasing the Notes in the open market after the offering. A naked short position in the Notes is more likely to be created if the Agent is concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of the Notes 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, Notes in the open market to stabilize the price of the Notes. Any of these activities may raise or maintain the market price of the Notes above independent market prices or prevent or retard a decline in the market price of the Notes. 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 the Notes. See “—Use of Proceeds and Hedging” above. |
| General |
| No action has been or will be taken by us, the Agent or any dealer that would permit a public offering of the Notes 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 Notes, or distribution of this pricing supplement or the accompanying prospectus supplement or prospectus or any other offering material relating to the Notes, 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 Notes 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 Notes 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 Notes 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 Notes. 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. |
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| Brazil |
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| The Notes have not been and will not be registered with the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (The Brazilian Securities Commission). The Notes 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. |
| Chile |
| The Notes 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 Notes 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 |
| WARNING: The contents of this pricing supplement, the accompanying prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. You are advised to exercise caution in relation to the offer. If you are in any doubt about any of the contents of this pricing supplement, the accompanying prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus, you should obtain independent professional advice. |
| None of this pricing supplement, the accompanying prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and their contents have been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. Accordingly, no person may issue or have in its possession for the purposes of issue, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere, any advertisement, invitation or document relating to the Notes, which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public of Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the applicable securities law of Hong Kong) other than with respect to the Notes which 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 (Chapter 571 of Hong Kong) and any rules made under that Ordinance. |
| Mexico |
| The Notes 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, the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus may not be publicly distributed in Mexico. |
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| None of this pricing supplement, the accompanying prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus have been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, none of this pricing supplement, the accompanying prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the Notes may be circulated or distributed, nor may the Notes be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (the “SFA”), (ii) to a relevant person pursuant Section 275(1), or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA. Where Notes are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 by a relevant person which is: | |
| (a) a corporation (which is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or | |
| (b) a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary of the trust is an individual who is an accredited investor, | |
| shares, debentures and units of shares and debentures of that corporation or the beneficiaries’ rights and interests (howsoever described) in that trust shall not be transferred within six months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the Notes pursuant to an offer made under Section 275 except: | |
| (1) to an institutional investor (for corporations under Section 274 of the SFA) or to a relevant person defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA, or to any person pursuant to an offer that is made on terms that such shares, debentures and units of shares and debentures of that corporation or such rights and interest in that trust are acquired at a consideration of not less than S$200,000 (or its equivalent in a foreign currency) for each transaction, whether such amount is to be paid for in cash or by exchange of securities or other assets, and further for corporations, in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA; | |
| (2) where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer; or | |
| (3) where the transfer is by operation of law. | |
| 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 |
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| context of the plan’s particular circumstances before authorizing an investment in the Notes. 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. |
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| In addition, we and certain of our subsidiaries and affiliates, including MS & Co., may be considered a “party in interest” within the meaning of ERISA, or a “disqualified person” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), with respect to many plans, as well as many individual retirement accounts and Keogh plans (also “plans”). ERISA Section 406 and Code Section 4975 generally prohibit transactions between plans and parties in interest or disqualified persons. Prohibited transactions within the meaning of ERISA or the Code would likely arise, for example, if the Notes 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 Notes 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 those 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 Notes. 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 Notes. |
| Because we may be considered a party in interest with respect to many plans, the Notes 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, |
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| 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 Notes will be deemed to have represented, in its corporate and its fiduciary capacity, by its purchase and holding of the Notes that either (a) it is not a plan or a plan asset entity, 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 or disposition are eligible for exemptive relief or such purchase, holding and disposition are not prohibited by ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or any Similar Law. | |
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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 Notes 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 Notes has exclusive responsibility for ensuring that its purchase, holding and disposition of the Notes do not violate the prohibited transaction rules of ERISA or the Code or any Similar Law. The sale of any Notes 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 Notes if the account, plan or annuity is for the benefit of an employee of Morgan Stanley or a family member and the employee receives any compensation (such as, for example, an addition to bonus) based on the purchase of the Notes by the account, plan or annuity. | |
| Client accounts over which Morgan Stanley or any of its subsidiaries have investment discretion are not permitted to purchase the Notes, either directly or indirectly. | |
| United States Federal Taxation | In the opinion of our counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, the Notes will be treated as “contingent payment debt instruments” for U.S. federal income tax purposes. |
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| Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders |
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| Please read the discussions in the sections called “United States Federal Taxation—Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders—Notes—Optionally Exchangeable Notes,” “United States Federal Taxation—Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders—Backup Withholding and Information Reporting” and “United States Federal Taxation—Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders—Disclosure Requirements” of the accompanying prospectus supplement. |
| In summary, U.S. Holders generally will, regardless of their regular method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes, be subject to annual income tax based on the “comparable yield” (as defined in the accompanying prospectus supplement) of the Notes, adjusted upward or downward to reflect the difference, if any, between the actual and projected amount of the contingent payment on the Notes. In addition, any gain recognized by U.S. Holders on the sale or exchange, or at maturity, of the Notes generally will be treated as ordinary income. |
| If the Notes were priced on June 15, 2012, the “comparable yield” for the Notes would be a rate of 4.3025% per annum, compounded semi-annually; however, the comparable yield will be determined on the pricing date and may be significantly higher or lower than the comparable yield set forth above. Based on the comparable yield set forth above, the “projected payment schedule” for a Note (assuming an issue price of $1,000) consists of a single projected amount equal to $1,136.3687 due at maturity. The comparable yield and the projected payment schedule for the Notes will be updated in the final pricing supplement. You should read the discussion under “United States Federal Taxation” in the accompanying prospectus supplement concerning the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Notes. |
| The following table states the amount of original issue discount (“OID”) (without taking into account any adjustment to reflect the difference, if any, between the actual and the projected amount of the contingent payment on a Note) that will be deemed to have accrued with respect to a Note for each accrual period (assuming a day count convention of 30 days per month and 360 days per year), based upon the comparable yield set forth above. |
| ACCRUAL PERIOD | OID DEEMED TO ACCRUE DURING ACCRUAL PERIOD (PER NOTE) | TOTAL OID DEEMED TO HAVE ACCRUED FROM ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE (PER NOTE) AS OF END OF ACCRUAL PERIOD |
|---|---|---|
| Original Issue Date through December 31, 2012 | $20.9149 | $20.9149 |
| January 1, 2013 through June 30, 2013 | $21.9624 | $42.8773 |
| July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013 | $22.4349 | $65.3122 |
| January 1, 2014 through June 30, 2014 | $22.9175 | $88.2297 |
| July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014 | $23.4105 | $111.6402 |
| January 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015 | $23.9142 | $135.5544 |
| July 1, 2015 through the Maturity Date | $0.8143 | $136.3687 |
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| The comparable yield and the projected payment schedule will not be provided for any purpose other than the determination of U.S. Holders’ accruals of OID and adjustments thereto in respect of the Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and we make no representation regarding the actual amount of the payment that will be made on a Note. |
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| Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders |
| If you are a non-U.S. investor, please read the discussion under “United States Federal Taxation — Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders” in the accompanying prospectus supplement concerning the U.S. federal income and withholding tax consequences of an investment in the Notes. |
| Section 871(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) requires withholding (up to 30%, depending on whether an income tax treaty applies) on payments or deemed payments made to non-U.S. persons on certain financial instruments to the extent that such payments or deemed payments are contingent upon or determined by reference to U.S.-source dividends. The Notes are linked to an equity basket that contains U.S. stocks and, therefore, the amount paid on the Notes may be determined by reference to U.S.-source dividends. The U.S. Treasury Department recently released proposed regulations under Section 871(m) of the Code. While significant aspects of the application of these regulations to the Notes are uncertain, if the proposed regulations were finalized in their current form, non-U.S. investors should be aware that payments or deemed payments made after December 31, 2012 on the Notes, to the extent that they are attributable to U.S.-source dividends, are likely to be subject to withholding tax under Section 871(m) of the Code, notwithstanding the discussion regarding withholding on the Notes under “United States Federal Taxation—Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders” in the accompanying prospectus supplement. If withholding is so required, we will not be required to pay any additional amounts with respect to amounts so withheld. |
| You should consult your tax adviser regarding all aspects of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Notes as well as any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or foreign taxing jurisdiction. |
| The discussion in the preceding paragraphs and the discussion under “United States Federal Taxation” in the accompanying prospectus supplement, insofar as they purport to describe provisions of U.S. federal income tax laws or legal conclusions with respect thereto, constitute the full opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP regarding the material U.S. federal tax consequences of an investment in the Notes. |
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Annex A
Price and Historical Information Available for Basket Stocks
The following tables set forth the published high and low Closing Prices for each Basket Stock during 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 (through June 14, 2012). We obtained the information in the tables below from Bloomberg Financial Markets without independent verification.
The historical prices of the Basket Stocks should not be taken as an indication of future performance, and no assurance can be given as to the Closing Price of the Basket Stocks on the Determination Date. The Basket Percent Change may be less than or equal 6% so that you will receive only the Minimum Payment at Maturity. We cannot give you any assurance that the Basket Percent Change will be greater than 6% so that at maturity you receive a payment in excess of the Minimum Payment at Maturity.
We make no representation as to the amount of dividends, if any, that the issuers of the Basket Stocks will pay in the future. In any event, as an investor in the Notes, you will not be entitled to receive dividends, if any, that may be payable on the Basket Stocks.
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| Abbott Laboratories’ principal business is the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of a broad and diversified line of health care products. Its Commission file number is 001-02189. — Abbott Laboratories | High | Low | Altria Group, Inc. is a holding company whose wholly-owned subsidiaries are engaged in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products. Its Commission file number is 001 -08940 . — Altria Group, Inc. | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (CUSIP 002824100) | (CUSIP 02209S103) | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | ||||
| First Quarter | 57.25 | 44.47 | First Quarter | 17.27 | 14.62 |
| Second Quarter | 48.02 | 41.52 | Second Quarter | 17.39 | 16.11 |
| Third Quarter | 49.47 | 43.63 | Third Quarter | 18.59 | 16.30 |
| Fourth Quarter | 54.54 | 48.68 | Fourth Quarter | 20.37 | 17.47 |
| 2010 | 2010 | ||||
| First Quarter | 56.24 | 52.51 | First Quarter | 20.82 | 19.37 |
| Second Quarter | 53.06 | 45.86 | Second Quarter | 21.70 | 19.57 |
| Third Quarter | 52.49 | 46.46 | Third Quarter | 24.25 | 20.24 |
| Fourth Quarter | 53.67 | 46.49 | Fourth Quarter | 26.15 | 23.78 |
| 2011 | 2011 | ||||
| First Quarter | 49.07 | 45.16 | First Quarter | 26.11 | 23.51 |
| Second Quarter | 54.00 | 49.37 | Second Quarter | 28.06 | 25.94 |
| Third Quarter | 53.54 | 46.89 | Third Quarter | 27.19 | 24.36 |
| Fourth Quarter | 56.33 | 50.15 | Fourth Quarter | 30.31 | 26.50 |
| 2012 | 2012 | ||||
| First Quarter | 61.33 | 54.15 | First Quarter | 30.87 | 28.14 |
| Second Quarter (through June 14, 2012) | 63.05 | 59.51 | Second Quarter (through June 14, 2012) | 33.68 | 30.95 |
| Amgen Inc. is a biotechnology medicines company that discovers, develops, manufactures and markets medicines for illnesses. Its Commission file number is 000-12477. | AT&T Inc. is a holding company whose subsidiaries provide telecommunications services. Its Commission file number is 001-08610. | ||||
| Amgen Inc. | High | Low | AT&T Inc. | High | Low |
| (CUSIP 031162100) | (CUSIP 00206R102) | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | ||||
| First Quarter | 59.65 | 46.27 | First Quarter | 29.42 | 21.72 |
| Second Quarter | 53.11 | 45.11 | Second Quarter | 26.83 | 23.67 |
| Third Quarter | 64.41 | 51.47 | Third Quarter | 27.43 | 23.38 |
| Fourth Quarter | 61.83 | 52.12 | Fourth Quarter | 28.34 | 25.31 |
| 2010 | 2010 | ||||
| First Quarter | 60.09 | 55.71 | First Quarter | 28.58 | 24.77 |
| Second Quarter | 61.14 | 50.36 | Second Quarter | 26.66 | 24.13 |
| Third Quarter | 56.32 | 50.93 | Third Quarter | 28.92 | 24.29 |
| Fourth Quarter | 57.96 | 52.69 | Fourth Quarter | 29.44 | 27.70 |
| 2011 | 2011 | ||||
| First Quarter | 57.31 | 50.95 | First Quarter | 30.71 | 27.33 |
| Second Quarter | 61.17 | 53.08 | Second Quarter | 31.86 | 30.13 |
| Third Quarter | 58.28 | 48.27 | Third Quarter | 31.68 | 27.54 |
| Fourth Quarter | 64.74 | 53.90 | Fourth Quarter | 30.24 | 27.41 |
| 2012 | 2012 | ||||
| First Quarter | 69.84 | 63.76 | First Quarter | 31.84 | 29.16 |
| Second Quarter (through June 14, 2012) | 71.64 | 65.59 | Second Quarter (through June 14, 2012) | 35.69 | 30.13 |
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| Bristol-Myers Squibb Company is engaged in the discovery, development, licensing, manufacturing, marketing, distribution and sale of biopharmaceutical products. Its Commission file number is 001 -01136 . — Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | High | Low | The Coca-Cola Company is a beverage company. Its Commission file number is 001-02217. — The Coca-Cola Company | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (CUSIP 110122108) | (CUSIP 191216100) | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | ||||
| First Quarter | 23.88 | 17.51 | First Quarter | 45.90 | 37.85 |
| Second Quarter | 21.97 | 19.15 | Second Quarter | 49.76 | 42.24 |
| Third Quarter | 22.95 | 19.37 | Third Quarter | 53.76 | 48.12 |
| Fourth Quarter | 25.96 | 21.77 | Fourth Quarter | 59.11 | 53.12 |
| 2010 | 2010 | ||||
| First Quarter | 27.00 | 23.89 | First Quarter | 57.13 | 52.65 |
| Second Quarter | 26.95 | 22.44 | Second Quarter | 55.32 | 50.08 |
| Third Quarter | 27.93 | 24.65 | Third Quarter | 59.10 | 50.03 |
| Fourth Quarter | 27.51 | 25.24 | Fourth Quarter | 65.77 | 58.88 |
| 2011 | 2011 | ||||
| First Quarter | 27.29 | 24.97 | First Quarter | 66.34 | 61.60 |
| Second Quarter | 29.33 | 26.46 | Second Quarter | 68.46 | 64.93 |
| Third Quarter | 31.49 | 26.38 | Third Quarter | 71.23 | 63.96 |
| Fourth Quarter | 35.29 | 30.15 | Fourth Quarter | 70.16 | 64.74 |
| 2012 | 2012 | ||||
| First Quarter | 35.01 | 31.85 | First Quarter | 74.01 | 66.99 |
| Second Quarter (through June 14, 2012) | 34.55 | 32.47 | Second Quarter (through June 14, 2012) | 77.47 | 71.94 |
| Colgate-Palmolive Company is a consumer products company. Its Commission file number is 001 -00644 . | ConocoPhillips is an international, integrated energy company. Its Commission file number is 001-32395. | ||||
| Colgate-Palmolive Company | High | Low | ConocoPhillips | High | Low |
| (CUSIP 194162103) | (CUSIP 20825C104) | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | ||||
| First Quarter | 69.32 | 55.05 | First Quarter | 42.45 | 26.78 |
| Second Quarter | 71.76 | 57.29 | Second Quarter | 36.54 | 28.92 |
| Third Quarter | 76.55 | 71.02 | Third Quarter | 35.68 | 30.07 |
| Fourth Quarter | 86.32 | 75.82 | Fourth Quarter | 41.04 | 34.69 |
| 2010 | 2010 | ||||
| First Quarter | 85.46 | 79.07 | First Quarter | 40.94 | 36.11 |
| Second Quarter | 85.81 | 76.93 | Second Quarter | 45.51 | 37.42 |
| Third Quarter | 84.59 | 73.84 | Third Quarter | 43.99 | 37.22 |
| Fourth Quarter | 81.18 | 73.75 | Fourth Quarter | 51.91 | 43.65 |
| 2011 | 2011 | ||||
| First Quarter | 81.21 | 75.93 | First Quarter | 61.51 | 50.98 |
| Second Quarter | 89.11 | 79.90 | Second Quarter | 61.91 | 53.80 |
| Third Quarter | 93.96 | 80.18 | Third Quarter | 58.51 | 47.20 |
| Fourth Quarter | 93.92 | 86.48 | Fourth Quarter | 55.60 | 46.49 |
| 2012 | 2012 | ||||
| First Quarter | 97.78 | 88.25 | First Quarter | 59.63 | 52.00 |
| Second Quarter (through June 14, 2012) | 101.32 | 96.17 | Second Quarter (through June 14, 2012) | 58.60 | 50.82 |
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| General Electric Company is a technology and financial services corporation. Its Commission file number is 001-00035. — General Electric Company | High | Low | Johnson & Johnson is a holding company that, together with its subsidiaries, is engaged in the research and development, manufacture and sale of a range of products in the health care field . Its Commission file number is 001 -03215 . — Johnson & Johnson | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (CUSIP 369604103) | (CUSIP 478160104) | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | ||||
| First Quarter | 17.07 | 6.66 | First Quarter | 60.65 | 46.60 |
| Second Quarter | 14.53 | 10.17 | Second Quarter | 56.96 | 50.65 |
| Third Quarter | 17.01 | 10.71 | Third Quarter | 61.79 | 55.98 |
| Fourth Quarter | 16.84 | 14.19 | Fourth Quarter | 64.96 | 58.93 |
| 2010 | 2010 | ||||
| First Quarter | 18.45 | 15.45 | First Quarter | 65.36 | 62.37 |
| Second Quarter | 19.50 | 14.42 | Second Quarter | 66.03 | 58.00 |
| Third Quarter | 16.66 | 13.88 | Third Quarter | 62.43 | 57.02 |
| Fourth Quarter | 18.32 | 15.76 | Fourth Quarter | 64.76 | 61.55 |
| 2011 | 2011 | ||||
| First Quarter | 21.52 | 18.28 | First Quarter | 63.35 | 57.66 |
| Second Quarter | 20.65 | 17.97 | Second Quarter | 67.29 | 59.46 |
| Third Quarter | 19.30 | 15.01 | Third Quarter | 67.92 | 60.20 |
| Fourth Quarter | 18.23 | 14.69 | Fourth Quarter | 66.02 | 61.27 |
| 2012 | 2012 | ||||
| First Quarter | 20.21 | 18.36 | First Quarter | 65.96 | 64.30 |
| Second Quarter (through June 14, 2012) | 20.02 | 18.15 | Second Quarter (through June 14, 2012) | 66.21 | 61.78 |
| Kraft Foods Inc. is a holding company whose subsidiaries manufacture and market packaged food products. Its Commission file number is 001-16483. | McDonald’s Corporation franchises and operates McDonald’s restaurants. Its Commission file number is 001-05231. | ||||
| Kraft Foods Inc. | High | Low | McDonald’s Corporation | High | Low |
| (CUSIP 50075N104) | (CUSIP 580135101) | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | ||||
| First Quarter | 29.57 | 21.00 | First Quarter | 63.75 | 50.86 |
| Second Quarter | 27.04 | 22.05 | Second Quarter | 60.99 | 52.40 |
| Third Quarter | 28.81 | 25.70 | Third Quarter | 58.82 | 54.23 |
| Fourth Quarter | 27.64 | 25.95 | Fourth Quarter | 64.53 | 56.61 |
| 2010 | 2010 | ||||
| First Quarter | 30.80 | 27.43 | First Quarter | 67.35 | 61.45 |
| Second Quarter | 31.07 | 28.00 | Second Quarter | 71.52 | 65.87 |
| Third Quarter | 31.95 | 27.82 | Third Quarter | 76.08 | 66.11 |
| Fourth Quarter | 32.47 | 30.19 | Fourth Quarter | 80.34 | 74.92 |
| 2011 | 2011 | ||||
| First Quarter | 31.84 | 30.49 | First Quarter | 76.73 | 72.67 |
| Second Quarter | 35.23 | 31.49 | Second Quarter | 84.57 | 75.99 |
| Third Quarter | 35.93 | 32.80 | Third Quarter | 90.79 | 82.11 |
| Fourth Quarter | 37.74 | 32.86 | Fourth Quarter | 100.81 | 85.83 |
| 2012 | 2012 | ||||
| First Quarter | 38.88 | 37.27 | First Quarter | 101.74 | 95.55 |
| Second Quarter (through June 14, 2012) | 39.87 | 36.87 | Second Quarter (through June 14, 2012) | 99.40 | 86.32 |
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| Merck & Co., Inc. is a research-driven pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures and markets products to improve human and animal health. Its Commission file number is 001-06571. — Merck & Co., Inc. | High | Low | Pepco Holdings, Inc. is a holding company that, through its subsidiaries, is engaged primarily in the transmission, distribution and default supply of electricity and, to a lesser extent, the distribution and supply of natural gas. Its Commission file number is 001-31403. — Pepco Holdings, Inc. | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (CUSIP 58933Y105) | (CUSIP 713291102) | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | ||||
| First Quarter | 31.00 | 20.99 | First Quarter | 55.97 | 45.81 |
| Second Quarter | 27.96 | 22.97 | Second Quarter | 55.37 | 47.89 |
| Third Quarter | 32.95 | 26.45 | Third Quarter | 59.86 | 54.68 |
| Fourth Quarter | 38.00 | 30.67 | Fourth Quarter | 64.23 | 58.46 |
| 2010 | 2010 | ||||
| First Quarter | 41.03 | 36.20 | First Quarter | 66.86 | 58.96 |
| Second Quarter | 37.71 | 31.82 | Second Quarter | 66.94 | 60.77 |
| Third Quarter | 37.34 | 34.22 | Third Quarter | 66.89 | 61.52 |
| Fourth Quarter | 37.42 | 34.10 | Fourth Quarter | 68.11 | 63.89 |
| 2011 | 2011 | ||||
| First Quarter | 37.35 | 31.08 | First Quarter | 66.91 | 62.31 |
| Second Quarter | 37.58 | 33.07 | Second Quarter | 71.78 | 65.09 |
| Third Quarter | 36.31 | 29.81 | Third Quarter | 70.52 | 59.99 |
| Fourth Quarter | 37.90 | 31.35 | Fourth Quarter | 66.57 | 60.29 |
| 2012 | 2012 | ||||
| First Quarter | 39.26 | 37.31 | First Quarter | 66.76 | 62.28 |
| Second Quarter (through June 14, 2012) | 39.37 | 37.18 | Second Quarter (through June 14, 2012) | 69.33 | 64.85 |
| Pfizer Inc. is a research-based, biopharmaceutical company. Its Commission file number is 001-03619. | Philip Morris International Inc. is a holding company whose subsidiaries and affiliates and their licensees are engaged in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products in markets outside of the United States of America. Its Commission file number is 001-33708. | ||||
| Pfizer Inc. | High | Low | Philip Morris International Inc. | High | Low |
| (CUSIP 189464100) | (CUSIP 718172109) | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | ||||
| First Quarter | 18.27 | 11.66 | First Quarter | 44.47 | 32.34 |
| Second Quarter | 15.34 | 13.04 | Second Quarter | 44.60 | 36.09 |
| Third Quarter | 16.86 | 14.20 | Third Quarter | 49.40 | 42.34 |
| Fourth Quarter | 18.85 | 16.15 | Fourth Quarter | 51.55 | 47.36 |
| 2010 | 2010 | ||||
| First Quarter | 20.00 | 16.91 | First Quarter | 52.89 | 45.51 |
| Second Quarter | 17.29 | 14.26 | Second Quarter | 52.95 | 43.17 |
| Third Quarter | 17.43 | 14.14 | Third Quarter | 56.32 | 46.45 |
| Fourth Quarter | 17.80 | 16.30 | Fourth Quarter | 60.82 | 55.29 |
| 2011 | 2011 | ||||
| First Quarter | 20.38 | 17.68 | First Quarter | 65.70 | 56.02 |
| Second Quarter | 21.45 | 19.79 | Second Quarter | 71.75 | 64.92 |
| Third Quarter | 20.78 | 16.66 | Third Quarter | 72.35 | 62.38 |
| Fourth Quarter | 21.83 | 17.33 | Fourth Quarter | 79.10 | 61.76 |
| 2012 | 2012 | ||||
| First Quarter | 22.65 | 20.95 | First Quarter | 88.61 | 73.26 |
| Second Quarter (through June 14, 2012) | 23.08 | 21.60 | Second Quarter (through June 14, 2012) | 90.31 | 81.91 |
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| The Procter & Gamble Company is focused on providing branded consumer packaged goods. Its Commission file number is 001-00434. — The Procter & Gamble Company | High | Low | The Southern Company owns all of the outstanding common stock of Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Gulf Power, Mississippi Power, and Southern Power, each of which is an operating public utility company. Its Commission file number is 001-03526. — The Southern Company | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (CUSIP 742718109) | (CUSIP 842587107) | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | ||||
| First Quarter | 62.80 | 44.18 | First Quarter | 37.47 | 26.81 |
| Second Quarter | 54.02 | 47.25 | Second Quarter | 31.90 | 27.36 |
| Third Quarter | 58.16 | 51.11 | Third Quarter | 32.63 | 30.70 |
| Fourth Quarter | 63.19 | 56.62 | Fourth Quarter | 34.22 | 30.99 |
| 2010 | 2010 | ||||
| First Quarter | 64.53 | 59.84 | First Quarter | 33.65 | 31.13 |
| Second Quarter | 63.94 | 59.79 | Second Quarter | 35.26 | 32.13 |
| Third Quarter | 63.08 | 59.34 | Third Quarter | 37.52 | 33.37 |
| Fourth Quarter | 65.24 | 59.96 | Fourth Quarter | 38.47 | 37.14 |
| 2011 | 2011 | ||||
| First Quarter | 66.70 | 59.73 | First Quarter | 38.51 | 36.80 |
| Second Quarter | 67.46 | 61.67 | Second Quarter | 40.82 | 37.48 |
| Third Quarter | 64.95 | 58.51 | Third Quarter | 42.87 | 38.03 |
| Fourth Quarter | 66.97 | 61.00 | Fourth Quarter | 46.59 | 41.33 |
| 2012 | 2012 | ||||
| First Quarter | 67.90 | 62.77 | First Quarter | 45.56 | 43.96 |
| Second Quarter (through June 14, 2012) | 67.56 | 61.17 | Second Quarter (through June 14, 2012) | 47.62 | 44.36 |
| Verizon Communications Inc. is a holding company that, acting through its subsidiaries, provides communications, information and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses and governmental agencies. Its Commission file number is 001-08606. | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. operates retail stores in various formats around the world. Its Commission file number is 001-06691. | ||||
| Verizon Communications Inc. | High | Low | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | High | Low |
| (CUS IP 92343V104) | (CUSIP 931142103) | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | ||||
| First Quarter | 32.37 | 24.46 | First Quarter | 57.18 | 46.42 |
| Second Quarter | 30.86 | 26.92 | Second Quarter | 53.80 | 47.87 |
| Third Quarter | 30.19 | 26.74 | Third Quarter | 51.88 | 47.57 |
| Fourth Quarter | 31.52 | 26.76 | Fourth Quarter | 54.96 | 49.00 |
| 2010 | 2010 | ||||
| First Quarter | 31.15 | 26.51 | First Quarter | 55.99 | 52.61 |
| Second Quarter | 29.40 | 25.16 | Second Quarter | 55.53 | 48.07 |
| Third Quarter | 32.86 | 26.28 | Third Quarter | 54.08 | 48.00 |
| Fourth Quarter | 35.78 | 31.90 | Fourth Quarter | 55.36 | 53.25 |
| 2011 | 2011 | ||||
| First Quarter | 38.54 | 34.30 | First Quarter | 57.57 | 51.37 |
| Second Quarter | 38.61 | 35.12 | Second Quarter | 56.06 | 52.13 |
| Third Quarter | 37.82 | 33.12 | Third Quarter | 54.52 | 48.41 |
| Fourth Quarter | 40.12 | 35.35 | Fourth Quarter | 59.99 | 51.96 |
| 2012 | 2012 | ||||
| First Quarter | 39.78 | 37.21 | First Quarter | 62.48 | 58.46 |
| Second Quarter (through June 14, 2012) | 43.75 | 36.80 | Second Quarter (through June 14, 2012) | 68.22 | 57.36 |
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