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Published on 4/5/2019 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: Morgan Stanley prices $5.56 million capped trigger gears on index basket

By Sarah Lizee

Olympia, Wash., April 5 – Morgan Stanley Finance LLC priced $5.56 million of 0% capped trigger gears due April 7, 2022 linked to an unequally-weighted basket of indexes, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The notes are guaranteed by Morgan Stanley.

The basket consists of the S&P 500 index with a 40% weight, the MSCI EAFE index with a 30% weight, the S&P Midcap 400 index with a 20% weight and the MSCI Emerging Markets index with a 10% weight.

If the basket return is greater than zero, the payout at maturity will be par of $10 plus two times the basket return, capped at par plus 30%.

Investors will receive par if the basket declines by 25% or less and be fully exposed to the basket’s decline from its initial level if it declines by more than 25%.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and UBS Financial Services Inc. are the agents.

Issuer:Morgan Stanley Finance LLC
Guarantor:Morgan Stanley
Issue:Capped trigger gears
Underlying basket:S&P 500 (40% weight), MSCI EAFE (30% weight), S&P Midcap 400 (20% weight), MSCI Emerging Markets (10% weight)
Amount:$5.56 million
Maturity:April 7, 2022
Coupon:0%
Price:Par
Payout at maturity:Par plus 2 times any basket gain, capped at par plus 30%; par if basket declines by 25% or less; full exposure to basket’s decline from its initial level if it declines by more than 25%
Initial levels:2,873.40 for S&P 500, 1,916.71 for EAFE, 1,924.65 for Midcap, 1,079.80 for EM
Pricing date:April 3
Settlement date:April 8
Underwriter:Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, UBS Financial Services Inc.
Fees:2.5%
Cusip:61768X846

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