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Published on 8/20/2013 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: Morgan Stanley prices $5 million trigger PLUS linked to indexes, fund

By Susanna Moon

Chicago, Aug. 20 - Morgan Stanley priced $5 million of 0% trigger Performance Leveraged Upside Securities due Aug. 21, 2015 linked to a basket of two indexes and an exchange-traded fund, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The basket consists of the Russell 2000 index with a 35% weight, the Euro Stoxx 50 index with a 35% weight and the shares of the Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF with a 30% weight.

The payout at maturity will be par plus 1.5 times any basket gain, up to a maximum return of 20%.

Investors will receive par if the basket falls by up to 29% and will be fully exposed to any losses if the basket finishes at or below the 71% trigger level.

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

Issuer:Morgan Stanley
Issue:Trigger Performance Leveraged Upside Securities
Underlying basket:Russell 2000 index (35% weight), Euro Stoxx 50 index (35% weight) and Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (30% weight)
Amount:$5 million
Maturity:Aug. 21, 2015
Coupon:0%
Price:Par
Payout at maturity:Par plus 150% of any basket gain, capped at 20%; par if basket falls by less than 29%; full exposure to losses if basket drops to or below trigger level
Initial levels:1,024.30 for Russell, 2,854.27 for Euro Stoxx and $39.27 for Vanguard FTSE EM
Trigger level:71% of initial basket level
Pricing date:Aug. 16
Settlement date:Aug. 21
Agent:Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management as dealer
Fees:1.125%
Cusip:61762P617

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