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Published on 9/29/2010 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: Morgan Stanley sells $3.66 million buffered PLUS on fund, index basket

By Susanna Moon

Chicago, Sept. 29 - Morgan Stanley priced $3.66 million of 0% buffered Performance Leveraged Upside Securities due Nov. 30, 2011 based on a basket of two indexes and an exchange-traded fund, according to an FWP filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The basket consists of the Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index with a 50% weight, the Russell 2000 index with a 25% weight and the iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 index fund with a 25% weight.

The payout at maturity will be par of $10.00 plus 1.5 times any basket gain, up to a maximum return of $11.20 per note.

Investors will receive par if the basket falls by up to 7.5% and will be exposed to losses beyond 7.5%.

Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. is the agent.

Issuer:Morgan Stanley
Issue:Buffered Performance Leveraged Upside Securities
Underlying basket:Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index (50% weight), Russell 2000 index (25% weight) and iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 index fund (25% weight)
Amount:$3,658,000
Maturity:Nov. 30, 2011
Coupon:0%
Price:Par of $10
Payout at maturity:Par plus 150% of any basket gain, capped at 12%; share in losses beyond 7.5%
Initial levels:192.20 for Philadelphia oil, 668.30 for Russell and $42.63 for FTSE/Xinhua China
Pricing date:Sept. 27
Settlement date:Sept. 30
Agent:Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.
Fees:2%
Cusip:61759G364

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