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Published on 7/2/2012 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: Morgan Stanley prices $7.9 million dual directional trigger PLUS linked to Apple

By Angela McDaniels

Tacoma, Wash., July 2 - Morgan Stanley priced $7.9 million of 0% dual directional trigger Performance Leveraged Upside Securities due June 27, 2014 linked to the common stock of Apple Inc., according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

If Apple's final share price is greater than the initial share price, the payout at maturity will be par of $10.00 plus 150% of the increase, subject to a maximum payment of $15.80 per note.

If the final share price is less than or equal to the initial share price but is greater than or equal to the trigger level, the payout will be par plus the absolute value of the stock return. The trigger level is 75% of the initial share price.

If the final share price is less than the trigger level, investors will be fully exposed to the decline from the initial share price.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is the agent.

Issuer:Morgan Stanley
Issue:Dual directional trigger Performance Leveraged Upside Securities
Underlying stock:Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL)
Amount:$7.9 million
Maturity:June 27, 2014
Coupon:0%
Price:Par of $10.00
Payout at maturity:Par plus 1.5 times any stock gain, up to maximum return of 58%; if stock finishes below initial level but at or above trigger level, par plus absolute value of stock return; full exposure to decline if shares fall beyond trigger level
Initial share price:$569.05
Trigger price:$426.7875, 75% of initial share price
Pricing date:June 28
Settlement date:July 3
Agent:Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Fees:2.25%
Cusip:61755S339

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