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Published on 8/29/2014 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: Morgan Stanley prices $532,000 trigger PLUS linked to basket of six commodities

By Toni Weeks

San Luis Obispo, Calif., Aug. 29 – Morgan Stanley priced $532,000 of 0% trigger Performance Leveraged Upside Securities due March 2, 2017 linked to a basket of commodities, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The basket commodities are RBOB gasoline with a 27.5% weight, West Texas Intermediate light sweet crude oil with a 27.5% weight, soybeans with a 16.9% weight, copper with a 12.5% weight, platinum with a 10% weight and cotton with a 5.6% weight.

The payout at maturity will be par plus 130% of any basket gain.

Investors will receive par if the basket falls by up to 10% and will be fully exposed to any losses if the basket finishes below the 90% trigger level.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is the agent. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is the dealer.

Issuer:Morgan Stanley
Issue:Trigger Performance Leveraged Upside Securities
Underlying commodities:RBOB gasoline (27.5% weight), West Texas Intermediate light sweet crude oil (27.5% weight), soybeans (16.9% weight), copper (12.5% weight), platinum (10% weight) and cotton (5.6% weight)
Amount:$532,000
Maturity date:March 2, 2017
Coupon:0%
Price:Par
Payout at maturity:If basket return is positive, par plus 130% of basket return; par if basket declines by up to 10%; full exposure to basket decline from initial level if it finishes at or below trigger level
Initial prices:$2.7459 for gasoline, $93.88 for crude oil, 1,085.75 cents for soybeans, $7,051 for copper, $1,420 for platinum and $3,216 for cocoa
Initial basket level:100
Trigger level:90% of initial level
Pricing date:Aug. 27
Settlement date:Sept. 2
Agent:Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Dealer:Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Fees:2.25%
Cusip:61762GBZ6

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