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PROSPECTUS Dated April 12, 2024
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Pricing Supplement No. 4,960 to
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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT Dated November 16, 2023
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Registration Statement Nos. 333-275587; 333-275587-01
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Dated November 20, 2024
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Rule 424(b)(2)
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$10,000,000
Morgan Stanley Finance LLC
GLOBAL MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES A
Senior Notes
Cash-Settled Equity-Linked Securities due November 24, 2027
Based on the Performance of the Common Stock of NVIDIA Corporation
Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by Morgan Stanley
Partial Principal at Risk Securities
The Cash-Settled Equity-Linked Securities due November 24, 2027 Based on the Performance of the Common Stock of NVIDIA Corporation, which we refer to as the securities, are unsecured obligations of Morgan Stanley Finance LLC (“MSFL”) and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Morgan Stanley. The securities will pay no interest and provide for a minimum payment amount of only 90% of principal at maturity. At maturity, you will receive for each $1,000 stated principal amount of securities that you hold an amount in cash equal to the greater of (1) $1,000 times the performance factor, subject to the minimum payment amount of $900 and a maximum payment amount of $1,000 and (2) the cash amount, which will be based on the closing price of the common stock of NVIDIA Corporation (“NVDA Stock”) on the final valuation date compared with the exchange price of 146.20% of the share reference price. As the exchange price is significantly higher than the share reference price, unless the price of NVDA Stock has appreciated by more than 46.20% on the final valuation date, the payment at maturity will be equal to or less than $1,000 per security, subject to the minimum payment amount of $900, and you will not receive any positive return on the stated principal amount of the securities. The securities are for investors who are concerned about principal risk, but seek a return based on NVDA Stock and who are willing to risk up to 10% of their principal in exchange for the repayment of at least 90% of the principal at maturity plus the potential for a cash amount based on the closing price of NVDA Stock on the final valuation date as compared to the exchange price, which is significantly higher than the share reference price. The securities are securities issued as part of MSFL’s Series A Global Medium-Term Notes Program.
All payments are subject to our credit risk. If we default on our obligations, you could lose some or all of your investment. These securities are not secured obligations and you will not have any security interest in, or otherwise have any access to, any underlying reference asset or assets.
•The stated principal amount and issue price of each security is $1,000.
•We will not pay interest on the securities.
•At maturity, for each $1,000 stated principal amount of securities that you hold, you will receive the greater of (1) $1,000 times the performance factor, subject to the minimum payment amount of $900 and a maximum payment amount of $1,000 and (2) the cash amount, which will be based on the performance of NVDA Stock as described herein. In no event will the payment at maturity be less than the minimum payment amount of $900 per security.
•Unless the price of NVDA Stock has appreciated by more than 46.20% on the final valuation date, the payment at maturity will be equal to or less than $1,000 per security, subject to the minimum payment amount of $900, and you will not receive any positive return on the stated principal amount of the securities. Additionally, even if the payment at maturity is equal to the cash amount, the payment at maturity will reflect only the appreciation of NVDA Stock in excess of the exchange price, and that appreciation will be measured in terms of the exchange price, which is significantly greater than the share reference price. For a detailed description of the payment at maturity, including how the cash amount is determined, see “Summary of Pricing Supplement—Payment at maturity” and “Description of Securities—Payment at Maturity.”
•The share reference price is $146.857.
•The final share price will be equal to the closing price of NVDA Stock on the final valuation date, as multiplied by the adjustment factor on such date. The adjustment factor will be initially set at 1.0 and is subject to change upon certain corporate events affecting NVDA Stock.
•The performance factor will be equal to (i) the final share price divided by (ii) the share reference price.
•The pricing date is November 20, 2024.
•The exchange price per share of NVDA Stock is equal to the share reference price multiplied by the sum of (i) one and (ii) the exchange premium, subject to adjustments to the adjustment factor. The exchange premium is 46.20%. The initial exchange price is $214.705. The exchange ratio is, on any day, the result of the division of the stated principal amount by the exchange price in effect on such day.
•In connection with certain events that could affect or are related to NVDA Stock, the extraordinary event payment feature will be triggered, in which case the amount you receive at maturity will not reflect, and you will not participate in, any appreciation in the price of NVDA Stock. Extraordinary event means any of: (i) all traded option contracts in respect of shares of NVDA Stock are settled; (ii) a nationalization; (iii) a delisting; or (iv) a change in law. For a detailed description of the extraordinary event payment feature, including the amounts payable if it is triggered, see “Summary of Pricing Supplement—Extraordinary event payment feature in connection with certain events that could affect or are related to NVDA Stock” and “Description of Securities—Extraordinary Events.”
•Investing in the securities is not equivalent to investing in NVDA Stock.