Contingent Income Auto-Callable Securities due July 6, 2026, with 6-Month Initial Non-Call Period
Based on the Performance of the Common Stock of Tesla, Inc.
Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by Morgan Stanley
Principal at Risk Securities
The securities offered are unsecured obligations of Morgan Stanley Finance LLC (“MSFL”) and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Morgan Stanley. The securities have the terms described in the accompanying product supplement and prospectus, as supplemented or modified by this document. The securities do not guarantee the repayment of principal and do not provide for the regular payment of interest. Instead, the securities will pay a contingent monthly coupon but only if the determination closing price of the underlying stock is at or above the coupon threshold level of 60% of the initial share price on the related observation date. If, however, the determination closing price is less than the coupon threshold level on any observation date, we will pay no interest for the related monthly period. In addition, the securities will be automatically redeemed if the determination closing price is greater than or equal to the initial share price on any monthly redemption determination date (beginning six months after the original issue date) for the early redemption payment equal to the sum of the stated principal amount plus the related contingent monthly coupon. At maturity, if the securities have not previously been redeemed and the final share price is greater than or equal to 50% of the initial share price, which we refer to as the downside threshold level, the payment at maturity will be the stated principal amount and, if the final share price is also greater than or equal to the coupon threshold level, the related contingent monthly coupon. If, however, the final share price is less than the downside threshold level, investors will be fully exposed to the decline in the underlying stock on a 1-to-1 basis and will receive a payment at maturity that is less than 50% of the stated principal amount of the securities and could be zero. Accordingly, investors in the securities must be willing to accept the risk of losing their entire initial investment and also the risk of not receiving any contingent monthly coupons throughout the 1.5-year term of the securities. The securities are for investors who are willing to risk their principal and seek an opportunity to earn interest at a potentially above-market rate in exchange for the risk of receiving no monthly coupons over the entire 1.5-year term, with no possibility of being called out of the securities until after the 6-month initial non-call period. Investors will not participate in any appreciation of the underlying stock. The securities are notes issued as part of MSFL’s Series A Global Medium-Term Notes program.
All payments are subject to our credit risk. If we default on our obligations, you could lose some or all of your investment. These securities are not secured obligations and you will not have any security interest in, or otherwise have any access to, any underlying reference asset or assets.
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SUMMARY TERMS |
Issuer: | Morgan Stanley Finance LLC |
Guarantor: | Morgan Stanley |
Underlying stock: | Tesla, Inc. common stock |
Aggregate principal amount: | $ |
Stated principal amount: | $1,000 per security |
Issue price: | $1,000 per security (see “Commissions and issue price” below) |
Pricing date: | December 31, 2024 |
Original issue date: | January 6, 2025 (3 business days after the pricing date) |
Maturity date: | July 6, 2026 |
Early redemption: | The securities are not subject to automatic early redemption until six months after the original issue date. Following this 6-month initial non-call period, if, on any redemption determination date, beginning on June 30, 2025, the determination closing price of the underlying stock is greater than or equal to the initial share price, the securities will be automatically redeemed for an early redemption payment on the related early redemption date. No further payments will be made on the securities once they have been redeemed. The securities will not be redeemed early on any early redemption date if the determination closing price is below the initial share price on the related redemption determination date. |
Early redemption payment: | The early redemption payment will be an amount equal to (i) the stated principal amount for each security you hold plus (ii) the contingent monthly coupon with respect to the related observation date. |
Determination closing price: | The closing price of the underlying stock on any redemption determination date or observation date, as applicable, other than the final observation date, times the adjustment factor on such redemption determination date or observation date, as applicable |
Redemption determination dates: | Beginning after six months, monthly, beginning on June 30, 2025, as set forth under “Observation Dates, Redemption Determination Dates, Coupon Payment Dates and Early Redemption Dates” below, subject to postponement for non-trading days and certain market disruption events |
Early redemption dates: | Beginning after six months, monthly, beginning on July 3, 2025, as set forth under “Observation Dates, Redemption Determination Dates, Coupon Payment Dates and Early Redemption Dates” below. If any such day is not a business day, that early redemption payment will be made on the next succeeding business day and no adjustment will be made to any early redemption payment made on that succeeding business day |
Contingent monthly coupon: | A contingent monthly coupon at an annual rate of at least 21.40% (corresponding to approximately $17.833 per security per month, to be determined on the pricing date) will be paid on the securities on each coupon payment date but only if the determination closing price of the underlying stock is at or above the coupon threshold level on the related observation date. If, on any observation date, the determination closing price is less than the coupon threshold level, we will pay no coupon for the applicable monthly period. It is possible that the underlying stock will remain below the coupon threshold level for extended periods of time or even throughout the entire 1.5-year term of the securities so that you will receive few or no contingent monthly coupons. |
Coupon threshold level: | $ , which is equal to 60% of the initial share price |
Downside threshold level: | $ , which is equal to 50% of the initial share price |
Payment at maturity: | ●If the final share price is greater than or equal to the downside threshold level: the stated principal amount and, if the final share price is also greater than or equal to the coupon threshold level, the contingent monthly coupon with respect to the final observation date; or ●If the final share price is less than the downside threshold level: (i) the stated principal amount multiplied by (ii) the share performance factor. Under these circumstances, the payment at maturity will be less than 50% of the stated principal amount and could be zero. |
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Agent: | Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“MS & Co.”), an affiliate of MSFL and a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. See “Supplemental information regarding plan of distribution; conflicts of interest.” |
Estimated value on the pricing date: | Approximately $979.20 per security, or within $35.00 of that estimate. See “Investment Summary” beginning on page 3. |
Commissions and issue price: | Price to public(1) | Agent’s commissions and fees(2) | Proceeds to us(3) |
Per security | $1,000 | $ | $ |
Total | $ | $ | $ |
(1)The securities will be sold only to investors purchasing the securities in fee-based advisory accounts.
(2)MS & Co. expects to sell all of the securities that it purchases from us to an unaffiliated dealer at a price of $ per security, for further sale to certain fee-based advisory accounts at the price to public of $1,000 per security. In addition, selected dealers and their financial advisors may receive a structuring fee of up to $6.25 for each security from the agent or its affiliates. MS & Co. will not receive a sales commission with respect to the securities. See “Supplemental information regarding plan of distribution; conflicts of interest.” For additional information, see “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” in the accompanying product supplement for auto-callable securities.
(3)See “Use of proceeds and hedging” on page 23.
The securities involve risks not associated with an investment in ordinary debt securities. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 10.
The Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities regulators have not approved or disapproved these securities, or determined if this document or the accompanying product supplement and prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The securities are not deposits or savings accounts and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency or instrumentality, nor are they obligations of, or guaranteed by, a bank.
You should read this document together with the related product supplement and prospectus, each of which can be accessed via the hyperlinks below. When you read the accompanying product supplement, please note that all references in such supplement to the prospectus dated November 16, 2023, or to any sections therein, should refer instead to the accompanying prospectus dated April 12, 2024 or to the corresponding sections of such prospectus, as applicable. Please also see “Additional Terms of the Securities” and “Additional Information About the Securities” at the end of this document.
As used in this document, references to “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Morgan Stanley or MSFL, or Morgan Stanley and MSFL collectively, as the context requires.
Product Supplement for Auto-Callable Securities dated November 16, 2023 Prospectus dated April 12, 2024