Morgan Stanley plans enhanced trigger jump securities on metals basket

By Jennifer Chiou

New York, April 19 - Morgan Stanley plans to price 0% enhanced trigger jump securities due October 2016 linked to a equal weights of gold, silver and palladium, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

If the final basket level is greater than the downside threshold value, the payout at maturity will be par plus the greater of the fixed percentage, which is expected to be 10%, and the basket return. The downside threshold value will be 85% of the initial basket level.

Any return is to be capped at 40%.

If the final basket level is less than or equal to the downside threshold value, investors will be fully exposed to the basket's decline from the initial level.

The notes (Cusip: 6174824J0) will price and settle in April.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is the agent.

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