New Issue: Morgan Stanley sells $2.16 million allocation notes on index basket

By Marisa Wong

Morgantown, W.Va., May 10 – Morgan Stanley Finance LLC priced $2.16 million of 0% allocation securities due April 30, 2024 linked to a basket consisting of the S&P 500 index, the MSCI EAFE index and the MSCI Emerging Markets index, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The notes are guaranteed by Morgan Stanley.

The best performing index will be assigned a 70% weight in the basket, and the index with the second-best return will be given a 30% weight. The index with the lowest return will have no weighting.

The payout at maturity will be par of $10 plus any basket gain.

Investors will be exposed to any losses.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is the agent with UBS Financial Services Inc. as dealer.

Issuer:	Morgan Stanley Finance LLC
Guarantor:	Morgan Stanley
Issue:	Allocation securities
Underlying basket:	S&P 500 index, MSCI EAFE index and MSCI Emerging Markets index; best performing index will be assigned a 70% weight, second best will be given a 30% weight, index with lowest return will have no weighting
Amount:	$2,164,100
Maturity:	April 30, 2024
Coupon:	0%
Price:	Par of $10
Payout at maturity:	Par plus any basket gain; full exposure to any losses
Initial index levels:	2,939.88 for S&P, 1,915.65 for EAFE, 1,078.06 for EM
Pricing date:	April 26
Settlement date:	April 30
Agent:	Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Dealer:	UBS Financial Services Inc.
Fees:	3.5%
Cusip:	61768X838

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