Callable
Contingent Income Securities
due January 28, 2025
Payments on the Securities
Based on the Worst Performing of the MSCI
EAFE®
Index and the
SPDR®
S&P®
Regional Banking
ETF
Fully and Unconditionally
Guaranteed by Morgan Stanley
Principal at Risk
Securities
The securities 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 prospectus supplement,
index 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 quarterly
coupon
but only if
the closing level of
each of the
MSCI
EAFE®
Index and the
SPDR®
S&P®
Regional Banking
ETF on the related observation date
is
at or above
60% of its respective initial
level, which we refer to as the respective
coupon barrier level. If the closing level
of either
underlying is less than the coupon barrier level for
such underlying on any observation date, we will pay no coupon for
the related quarterly period. In addition, beginning on July 27,
2023,
we will redeem the securities
on any quarterly redemption date for a redemption payment equal to the sum
of the stated principal amount plus any contingent quarterly coupon
otherwise due with respect to the related observation date, if and
only if the output of a risk neutral valuation model on a business
day that is at least 2 but no more than 5 business days prior to
such redemption date, based on the inputs indicated under “Call
feature” below, indicates that redeeming on such date is
economically rational for us as compared to not redeeming on such
date. An early redemption of the securities will not automatically
occur based on the performance of the underlyings. At maturity, if
the securities have not previously been redeemed and the final
level of
each
underlying is greater than or equal to 60% of the respective
initial level, which we refer to as the respective downside
threshold level, the payment at maturity will be the stated
principal amount and the related contingent quarterly coupon. If,
however, the final level of
either
underlying is less than its downside
threshold level, investors will be exposed to the decline in the
worst performing underlying on a 1-to-1 basis and will receive a
payment at maturity that is less than 60% 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 based on the performance of either
underlying and also the risk of not receiving any quarterly coupons
during the entire 2-year term of the securities.
Because payments on the securities are
based on the worst performing of the underlyings, a decline beyond
the respective coupon barrier level and/or respective downside
threshold level, as applicable, of
either
underlying will result in few or no
contingent quarterly coupons and/or a significant loss of your
investment, as applicable, even if the other underlying has
appreciated or has not declined as much. Investors will not
participate in any appreciation in either underlying. 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
quarterly interest if
either
underlying closes below the coupon barrier level for
such underlying on the observation dates, and the risk of an early
redemption of the securities based on the output of a risk neutral
valuation model.
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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FINAL TERMS
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Issuer:
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Morgan Stanley Finance
LLC
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Guarantor:
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Morgan Stanley
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Underlyings:
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MSCI EAFE®
Index (the “MXEA Index”) and
SPDR®
S&P®
Regional Banking ETF (the “KRE Shares”).
We refer to the MXEA Index as the underlying
index.
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Aggregate principal
amount:
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$845,000
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Stated principal
amount:
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$1,000 per security
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Issue price:
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$1,000 per security (see “Commissions and
issue price” below)
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Pricing
date:
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January 23, 2023
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Original issue
date:
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January 26, 2023 (3 business days after
the pricing date)
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Maturity
date:
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January 28, 2025
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Call
feature:
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Beginning on July 27, 2023, an early
redemption, in whole but not in part, will occur on a redemption
date if and only if the output of a risk neutral valuation model on
a business day that is at least 2 but no more than 5 business days
prior to such redemption date, as selected by the calculation agent
(the “determination date”), taking as input: (i) prevailing
reference market levels, volatilities and correlations, as
applicable and in each case as of the determination date and (ii)
Morgan Stanley’s credit spreads as of the pricing date, indicates
that redeeming on such date is economically rational for us as
compared to not redeeming on such date. If we call the securities,
we will give you notice at least 2 business days before the call
date specified in the notice. No further payments will be made on
the securities once they have been redeemed.
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Contingent quarterly
coupon:
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If, on
any observation
date, the closing level of
each underlying
is
greater than or equal
to its respective coupon barrier level, we
will pay a contingent quarterly coupon at an annual rate of 8.10%
(corresponding to approximately $20.25 per quarter per security) on
the related contingent coupon payment date.
If, on any observation date, the closing
level
of either
underlying is
less than
the coupon barrier level for such
underlying, no contingent quarterly coupon will be paid with
respect to that observation date.
It is possible that one or
both underlyings will remain below the respective coupon barrier
level(s) for extended periods of time or even throughout the entire
term of the securities so that you will receive few or no
contingent quarterly coupons.
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Payment at
maturity:
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If the securities have not previously been
redeemed, investors will receive on the maturity date a payment at
maturity determined as follows:
If the final level of
each
underlying is
greater than or equal
to its respective downside threshold level:
the stated principal amount and the contingent quarterly coupon
with respect to the final observation date.
If the final level of
either
underlying is
less than
its respective downside threshold level:
(i) the stated principal amount
multiplied by
(ii) the performance factor of the worst
performing underlying. Under these circumstances, the payment at
maturity will be less than 60% of the stated principal amount of
the securities and could be zero.
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Terms continued on the
following page
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Agent:
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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.”
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Estimated value on the pricing
date:
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$971.60 per security. See “Investment
Overview” beginning on page 3.
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Commissions and issue
price:
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Price to
public
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Agent’s
commissions(1)
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Proceeds to
us(2)
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Per security
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$1,000
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$17.50
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$982.50
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Total
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$845,000
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$14,787.50
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$830,212.50
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(1)Selected
dealers and their financial advisors will collectively receive from
the agent, MS & Co., a fixed sales commission of $17.50 for
each security they sell. See “Supplemental information regarding
plan of distribution; conflicts of interest.” For additional
information, see “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” in
the accompanying prospectus supplement.
(2)See
“Use of proceeds and hedging” on page 35.
The securities involve risks
not associated with an investment in ordinary debt securities. See
“Risk Factors” beginning on page 12.
The Securities and Exchange
Commission and state securities regulators have not approved or
disapproved these securities, or determined if this document or the
accompanying prospectus supplement, index 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 prospectus supplement, index supplement
and prospectus, each of which can be accessed via the hyperlinks
below. Please also see “Additional Terms of the Securities” and
“Additional Information About the Securities” at the end of this
document.
References to “we,” “us” and
“our” refer to Morgan Stanley or MSFL, or Morgan Stanley and MSFL
collectively, as the context requires.
Prospectus Supplement dated
November 16, 2020 Index
Supplement dated November 16, 2020
Prospectus
dated November 16, 2020