New Issue: Morgan Stanley sells $7.01 million market-linked notes on index basket

By Marisa Wong

Morgantown, W.Va., April 13 – Morgan Stanley Finance LLC priced $7.01 million of 0% market-linked notes due Sept. 29, 2023 linked to a basket of indexes, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The notes are guaranteed by Morgan Stanley.

The basket contains the Euro Stoxx 50 index with a 40% weight, the FTSE 100 index with a 20% weight, the Nikkei 225 index with a 20% weight, the Swiss Market index with a 7.5% weight, the S&P/ASX 200 index with a 7.5% weight and the Hang Seng index with a 5% weight.

The payout at maturity will be par plus 161% of any basket gain. If the basket falls, the payout will be par.

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

Issuer:	Morgan Stanley Finance LLC
Guarantor:	Morgan Stanley
Issue:	Market-linked notes
Underlying basket:	Euro Stoxx 50 (40% weight), FTSE 100 (20% weight), Nikkei 225 (20% weight), Swiss Market (7.5% weight), S&P/ASX 200 (7.5% weight) and Hang Seng (5% weight)
Amount:	$7,014,000
Maturity:	Sept. 29, 2023
Coupon:	0%
Price:	Par
Payout at maturity:	If basket return is positive, par plus 1.61 times the gain; otherwise, par
Initial index levels:	3,316.95 for Stoxx, 7,000.14 for FTSE, 21,317.32 for Nikkei, 8,638.42 for Swiss Market, 5,832.300 for S&P/ASX, 30,790.83 for Hang Seng
Pricing date:	March 27
Settlement date:	March 29
Agent:	Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Dealer:	UBS Financial Services Inc.
Fees:	3.5%
Cusip:	61768CK55

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