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MORGAN STANLEY Capital/Financing Update 2017

Mar 7, 2017

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Capital/Financing Update

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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of Each Class of Securities Offered Maximum Aggregate Offering Price (1) Amount of Registration Fee
Pounds Sterling Fixed Rate Senior Registered Notes Due 2027 $1,213,945,796.00 $140,696.32

(1) The U.S. dollar equivalent of the maximum aggregate offering price has been calculated using an exchange rate of $1.2236 per £ 1.00 as of March 6, 2017.

PROSPECTUS Dated February 16, 2016 PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT Dated January 11, 2017 Pricing Supplement No. 1,392 to Registration Statement No. 333-200365 Dated March 6, 2017 Rule 424(b)(2)

GLOBAL MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES J

Pounds Sterling Fixed Rate Senior Registered Notes Due 2027

We, Morgan Stanley, may not redeem the Global Medium-Term Notes, Series J, Pounds Sterling Fixed Rate Senior Registered Notes Due 2027 (the “notes”) prior to the maturity thereof other than under the circumstances described under “Description of Notes—Tax Redemption” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.

Application will be made to the Financial Conduct Authority (in its capacity as competent authority for the purposes of Part VI of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) for the notes described herein to be admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and application will be made to the London Stock Exchange plc for such notes to be admitted to trading on the Regulated Market of the London Stock Exchange plc after the original issue date. No assurance can be given that such applications will be granted.

We describe the basic features of the notes in the section of the accompanying prospectus supplement called “Description of Notes” and in the section of the accompanying prospectus called “Description of Debt Securities—Fixed Rate Debt Securities,” in each case subject to and as modified by the provisions described below.

Investing in the notes involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 7 of the accompanying prospectus.

Principal Amount: £1,000,000,000 Business Days: London, TARGET Settlement Day
Maturity Date: March 9, 2027 and New York
Settlement Date Business Day Convention: Following unadjusted
(Original Issue Date): March 9, 2017 (T+3) Tax Redemption and
Interest Accrual Date: March 9, 2017 Payment of Additional
Issue Price: 99.211% Amounts: Yes
Specified Currency: Pounds Sterling (“£”) Minimum Denominations: £100,000 and integral multiples
Redemption Percentage of £1,000 in excess thereof
at Maturity: 100% ISIN: XS 1577762823
Interest Rate: 2.625% per annum (calculated on Common Code: 157776282
an actual/actual (ICMA) day count Form of Notes: Global note registered in the
basis) name of a nominee of a common
Interest Payment Period: Annual depositary; issued under the
Interest Payment Dates: Each March 9, commencing Classic Safekeeping Structure
March 9, 2018 Other Provisions: None

We describe how interest on the notes is calculated, accrued and paid, including where a scheduled interest payment date is not a business day (the following unadjusted business day convention), under “Description of Debt Securities—Fixed Rate Debt Securities” in the accompanying prospectus.

Terms not defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus, as applicable.

The notes are not deposits or savings accounts and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency or instrumentality, nor are they obligations of, or guaranteed by, a bank.

The Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities regulators have not approved or disapproved these securities, or determined if this pricing supplement or the accompanying prospectus supplement or prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

MORGAN STANLEY

MUFG

United States Federal Taxation

In the opinion of our counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, the notes will be treated as debt instruments denominated in a currency other than the U.S. dollar for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and will therefore be subject to special rules under Section 988 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the Treasury regulations thereunder. Please see “United States Federal Taxation—Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders—Payments on the Notes—Foreign Currency Notes” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.

For a description of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences and certain estate tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of the notes, please refer to “United States Federal Taxation” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.

The notes will not be subject to Section 871(m) of the Code.

Both U.S. investors and non-U.S. investors should consult their 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.

The discussion in the preceding paragraphs under “United States Federal Taxation” and the discussion contained in the section entitled “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.

Supplemental Information Concerning Plan of Distribution; Conflicts of Interest

On March 6, 2017, we agreed to sell to the managers listed in this pricing supplement, and they severally agreed to purchase, the principal amounts of notes set forth opposite their respective names below at a net price of 98.761%, plus accrued interest, if any, which we refer to as the “purchase price” for the notes. The purchase price for the notes equals the stated issue price of 99.211%, plus accrued interest, if any, less a combined management and underwriting commission of 0.450% of the principal amount of the notes.

Name Principal Amount of Notes
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc £ 725,000,000
MUFG Securities EMEA plc 100,000,000
Barclays Bank PLC 25,000,000
Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A. 25,000,000
Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch 25,000,000
Lloyds Securities Inc. 25,000,000
Nykredit Bank A/S 25,000,000
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (trading as NatWest Markets) 25,000,000
UniCredit Bank AG 25,000,000
Total £ 1,000,000,000

Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc (“MSIP”) is our wholly-owned subsidiary. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., the ultimate parent of MUFG Securities EMEA plc (one of the managers), holds an approximately 22% interest in Morgan Stanley.

MSIP is not a U.S. registered broker-dealer and, therefore, to the extent that it intends to effect any sales of the notes in the United States, it will do so through Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“MS & Co.”). MS & Co. is our wholly-owned subsidiary. MS & Co. will conduct this offering in compliance with the requirements of Rule 5121 of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., which is commonly referred to as FINRA, regarding a FINRA member firm’s distribution of the securities of an

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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 without the prior written approval of the customer.

MUFG Securities EMEA plc is not a U.S. registered broker-dealer and, therefore, to the extent that it intends to effect any sales of the notes in the United States, it will do so through MUFG Securities Americas Inc. MUFG Securities Americas Inc. will conduct this offering in compliance with the requirements of Rule 5121 of FINRA, regarding a FINRA member firm’s distribution of the securities of an affiliate and related conflicts of interest. MUFG Securities Americas Inc. or any of the other affiliates of MUFG Securities EMEA plc may not make sales in this offering to any discretionary account without the prior written approval of the customer.

Barclays Bank PLC, Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, Nykredit Bank A/S, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (trading as NatWest Markets) and UniCredit Bank AG are not U.S. registered broker-dealers and, therefore, to the extent that they intend to effect any sales of the notes in the United States, they will do so through one or more U.S. registered broker-dealers as permitted by FINRA regulations.

Validity of the Notes

In the opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, as special counsel to Morgan Stanley, when the notes offered by this pricing supplement have been executed and issued by Morgan Stanley, authenticated by the trustee pursuant to the Senior Debt Indenture (as defined in the accompanying prospectus) and delivered against payment as contemplated herein, such notes will be valid and binding obligations of Morgan Stanley, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability (including, without limitation, concepts of good faith, fair dealing and the lack of bad faith), provided that such counsel expresses no opinion as to (i) the effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable law on the conclusions expressed above and (ii) the validity, legally binding effect or enforceability of any provision that permits holders to collect any portion of the stated principal amount upon acceleration of the notes to the extent determined to constitute unearned interest. This opinion is given as of the date hereof and is limited to the laws of the State of New York and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. In addition, this opinion is subject to customary assumptions about the trustee’s authorization, execution and delivery of the Senior Debt Indenture and its authentication of the notes, and the validity, binding nature and enforceability of the Senior Debt Indenture with respect to the trustee, all as stated in the letter of such counsel dated January 11, 2017, which is Exhibit 5.1 to the Form 8-K filed by Morgan Stanley on January 11, 2017. This opinion is also subject to the discussion, as stated in such letter, of the enforcement of notes denominated in a foreign currency.

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