Auto‑callable Jump Notes from Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) linked to XLE, XLU, MSFT
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Morgan Stanley Finance LLC is offering structured, auto-callable Jump Notes due June 8, 2029, fully guaranteed by Morgan Stanley. Each note has a $1,000 stated principal amount and an estimated value on the pricing date of $969.60. The notes pay no interest, are linked to the worst performing of three underliers (XLE, XLU and MSFT), and feature an automatic early redemption on the first determination date (May 5, 2027) if each underlier is at or above its 90% call threshold. If not auto‑redeemed, maturity payoffs either return $1,000 or the stated principal plus a 125% participation in the appreciation of the worst performing underlier. All payments are subject to issuer credit risk and the notes will not be listed on any exchange.
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Insights
Auto‑callable risk/reward centers on worst‑performing underlier and early redemption.
The notes combine downside protection to principal at maturity with upside limited by a fixed early redemption payment of $1,120 on the first determination date. The payoff uses the worst performing of XLE, XLU and MSFT, magnifying single‑underlier risk rather than diversifying it.
Key dependencies include closing levels on May 5, 2027 and June 5, 2029, issuer creditworthiness, and secondary‑market liquidity; timing is fixed by the stated determination and maturity dates in the supplement.
Securities treated as contingent payment debt instruments for U.S. federal tax purposes.
The issuer expects to treat the notes as CPDIs, requiring annual accrual of interest using a comparable yield determined by the issuer. Tax characterization affects timing and ordinary income treatment of gains on disposition.
Investors should review the accompanying tax supplement and consult advisers regarding CPDI treatment and potential Section 871(m) withholding implications for Non‑U.S. holders.
Key Figures
Key Terms
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Preliminary Pricing Supplement No. 15,784
Registration Statement Nos. 333-293641; 333-293641-01
Dated May 1, 2026
Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Morgan Stanley Finance LLC
Structured Investments
Jump Notes with Auto-Callable Feature due June 8, 2029
Based on the Worst Performing of the Energy Select Sector SPDR® Fund, the Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund and the Common Stock of Microsoft Corporation
Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by Morgan Stanley
￭The notes are unsecured obligations of Morgan Stanley Finance LLC (“MSFL”) and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Morgan Stanley. The notes will pay no interest and have the terms described in the accompanying product supplement, tax supplement and prospectus, as supplemented or modified by this document.
￭Automatic early redemption. The notes will be automatically redeemed if the closing level of each underlier is greater than or equal to its call threshold level on the first determination date for the early redemption payment. No further payments will be made on the notes once they have been automatically redeemed.
￭Payment at maturity. If the notes have not been automatically redeemed prior to maturity and the final level of each underlier is greater than its initial level, investors will receive the stated principal amount plus the upside payment. If, however, the final level of any underlier is equal to or less than its initial level, investors will receive only the stated principal amount at maturity.
￭The value of the notes is based on the worst performing underlier. The fact that the notes are linked to more than one underlier does not provide any asset diversification benefits and instead means that poor performance by any underlier will adversely affect your return on the notes, regardless of the performance of the other underliers.
￭The notes are for investors who are concerned about principal risk and who are willing to forgo current income in exchange for the repayment of principal at maturity and the possibility of receiving an early redemption payment or payment at maturity that exceeds the stated principal amount. The notes are notes 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 notes 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.
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Issuer: |
Morgan Stanley Finance LLC |
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Guarantor: |
Morgan Stanley |
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Stated principal amount: |
$1,000 per note |
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Issue price: |
$1,000 per note (see “Commissions and issue price” below) |
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Aggregate principal amount: |
$ |
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Underliers: |
Energy Select Sector SPDR® Fund (the “XLE Fund”), Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund (the “XLU Fund”) and Microsoft Corporation common stock (the “MSFT Stock”). We refer to each of the XLE Fund and the XLU Fund as an underlying fund. We refer to the MSFT Stock as an underlying stock. |
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Strike date: |
May 5, 2026 |
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Pricing date: |
May 5, 2026 |
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Original issue date: |
May 8, 2026 |
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Final determination date: |
June 5, 2029, subject to postponement for non-trading days and certain market disruption events |
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Maturity date: |
June 8, 2029 |
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Terms continued on the following page |
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Agent: |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“MS & Co.”), an affiliate of MSFL and a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. See “Supplemental information regarding plan of distribution; conflicts of interest.” |
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Estimated value on the pricing date: |
$969.60 per note, or within $30.00 of that estimate. See “Estimated Value of the Notes” on page 3. |
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Commissions and issue price: |
Price to public |
Agent’s commissions and fees(1)(2) |
Proceeds to us(3) |
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Per note |
$1,000 |
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$ |
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Total |
$ |
$ |
$ |
(1)The notes will be sold only to investors purchasing the notes in fee-based advisory accounts.
(2)MS & Co. expects to sell all of the notes that it purchases from us to an unaffiliated dealer at a price of $ per note, for further sale to certain fee-based advisory accounts at the price to public of $1,000 per note. In addition, selected dealers and their financial advisors may receive a structuring fee of up to $6.25 for each note from the agent or its affiliates. MS & Co. will not receive a sales commission with respect to the notes. See “Supplemental information regarding plan of distribution; conflicts of interest.” For additional information, see “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” in the accompanying product supplement.
(3)See “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” in the accompanying product supplement.
The notes involve risks not associated with an investment in ordinary debt securities. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 6.
The Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities regulators have not approved or disapproved these notes, or determined if this document or the accompanying product supplement, tax supplement and prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The notes are not deposits or savings accounts and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency or instrumentality, nor are they obligations of, or guaranteed by, a bank.
You should read this document together with the related product supplement, tax supplement and prospectus, each of which can be accessed via the hyperlinks below. Please also see “Additional Terms of the Notes” and “Additional Information About the Notes” at the end of this document.
References to “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Morgan Stanley or MSFL, or Morgan Stanley and MSFL collectively, as the context requires.
Product Supplement for Notes dated April 8, 2026 Tax Supplement dated April 8, 2026
Prospectus dated April 8, 2026
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Automatic early redemption: |
If, on the first determination date, the closing level of each underlier is greater than or equal to its call threshold level, the notes will be automatically redeemed for the early redemption payment on the early redemption date. No further payments will be made on the notes once they have been automatically redeemed. |
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First determination date: |
May 5, 2027, subject to postponement for non-trading days and certain market disruption events |
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Call threshold level: |
With respect to the XLE Fund, $ , which is 90% of its initial level With respect to the XLU Fund, $ , which is 90% of its initial level With respect to the MSFT Stock, $ , which is 90% of its initial level |
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Early redemption payment: |
$1,120 per note |
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Early redemption date: |
May 10, 2027 |
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Payment at maturity per note: |
If the notes have not been automatically redeemed prior to maturity, investors will receive a payment at maturity determined as follows: •If the final level of each underlier is greater than its initial level: stated principal amount + upside payment •If the final level of any underlier is equal to or less than its initial level: stated principal amount Under no circumstances will the payment at maturity be less than the stated principal amount. |
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Final level: |
With respect to each underlier, the closing level on the final determination date |
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Initial level: |
With respect to the XLE Fund, $ , which is its closing level on the strike date With respect to the XLU Fund, $ , which is its closing level on the strike date With respect to the MSFT Stock, $ , which is its closing level on the strike date |
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Upside payment: |
stated principal amount × participation rate × underlier percent change of the worst performing underlier |
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Participation rate: |
125% |
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Underlier percent change: |
With respect to each underlier, (final level – initial level) / initial level |
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Worst performing underlier: |
The underlier with the lowest percentage return from its initial level to its final level |
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Closing level: |
“Closing level” and “adjustment factor” have the meanings set forth under “General Terms of the Notes—Some Definitions” in the accompanying product supplement. |
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CUSIP: |
61781FQV8 |
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ISIN: |
US61781FQV84 |
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Listing: |
The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange. |
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Estimated Value of the Notes
The original issue price of each note is $1,000. This price includes costs associated with issuing, selling, structuring and hedging the notes, which are borne by you, and, consequently, the estimated value of the notes on the pricing date will be less than $1,000. Our estimate of the value of the notes as determined on the pricing date will be within the range specified on the cover hereof and will be set forth on the cover of the final pricing supplement.
What goes into the estimated value on the pricing date?
In valuing the notes on the pricing date, we take into account that the notes comprise both a debt component and a performance-based component linked to the underliers. The estimated value of the notes is determined using our own pricing and valuation models, market inputs and assumptions relating to the underliers, instruments based on the underliers, volatility and other factors including current and expected interest rates, as well as an interest rate related to our secondary market credit spread, which is the implied interest rate at which our conventional fixed rate debt trades in the secondary market.
What determines the economic terms of the notes?
In determining the economic terms of the notes, we use an internal funding rate, which is likely to be lower than our secondary market credit spreads and therefore advantageous to us. If the issuing, selling, structuring and hedging costs borne by you were lower or if the internal funding rate were higher, one or more of the economic terms of the notes would be more favorable to you.
What is the relationship between the estimated value on the pricing date and the secondary market price of the notes?
The price at which MS & Co. purchases the notes in the secondary market, absent changes in market conditions, including those related to the underliers, may vary from, and be lower than, the estimated value on the pricing date, because the secondary market price takes into account our secondary market credit spread as well as the bid-offer spread that MS & Co. would charge in a secondary market transaction of this type and other factors. However, because the costs associated with issuing, selling, structuring and hedging the notes are not fully deducted upon issuance, to the extent that MS & Co. may buy or sell the notes in the secondary market during the amortization period specified herein, absent changes in market conditions, including those related to the underliers, and to our secondary market credit spreads, it would do so based on values higher than the estimated value. We expect that those higher values will also be reflected in your brokerage account statements.
MS & Co. may, but is not obligated to, make a market in the notes, and, if it once chooses to make a market, may cease doing so at any time.
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Hypothetical Examples
The following hypothetical examples illustrate how to determine whether the notes will be automatically redeemed with respect to the first determination date and how to calculate the payment at maturity if the notes have not been automatically redeemed prior to maturity. The following examples are for illustrative purposes only. Whether the notes are automatically redeemed prior to maturity will be determined by reference to the closing level of each underlier on the first determination date. The payment at maturity will be determined by reference to the closing level of each underlier on the final determination date. The actual initial level and call threshold level for each underlier will be determined on the strike date. All payments on the notes are subject to our credit risk. The numbers in the hypothetical examples below may have been rounded for ease of analysis. The below examples are based on the following terms:
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Stated principal amount: |
$1,000 per note |
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Hypothetical initial level: |
With respect to the XLE Fund, $100.00* With respect to the XLU Fund, $100.00* With respect to the MSFT Stock, $100.00* |
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Hypothetical call threshold level: |
With respect to the XLE Fund, $90.00, which is 90% of its hypothetical initial level With respect to the XLU Fund, $90.00, which is 90% of its hypothetical initial level With respect to the MSFT Stock, $90.00, which is 90% of its hypothetical initial level |
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Early redemption payment: |
$1,120 per note |
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Participation rate: |
125% |
*The hypothetical initial level of $100.00 for each underlier has been chosen for illustrative purposes only and does not represent the actual initial level of any underlier. Please see “Historical Information” below for historical data regarding the actual closing levels of the underliers.
How to determine whether the notes will be automatically redeemed with respect to the first determination date:
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Closing Level on the First Determination Date |
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XLE Fund |
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MSFT Stock |
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Example #1 |
$65.00 (less than its call threshold level) |
$105.00 (greater than or equal to its call threshold level) |
$40.00 (less than its call threshold level) |
N/A |
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Example #2 |
$200.00 (greater than or equal to its call threshold level) |
$250.00 (greater than or equal to its call threshold level) |
$300.00 (greater than or equal to its call threshold level) |
$1,120 |
In example #1, because the closing level of at least one underlier is less than its call threshold level on the first determination date, the notes are not automatically redeemed on the early redemption date.
In example #2, because the closing level of each underlier is greater than or equal to its call threshold level on the first determination date, the notes are automatically redeemed on the early redemption date for the early redemption payment. Investors do not participate in any appreciation of any underlier. No further payments are made on the notes once they have been automatically redeemed.
If the closing level of any underlier is less than its call threshold level on the first determination date, the notes will not be automatically redeemed prior to maturity.
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How to calculate the payment at maturity (if the notes have not been automatically redeemed):
The hypothetical examples below illustrate how to calculate the payment at maturity if the notes have not been automatically redeemed prior to maturity.
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Final Level |
Payment at Maturity per Note |
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XLE Fund |
XLU Fund |
MSFT Stock |
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Example #1 |
$120.00 (greater than its initial level) |
$110.00 (greater than its initial level) |
$105.00 (greater than its initial level) |
stated principal amount + upside payment = stated principal amount + (stated principal amount × participation rate × underlier percent change of the worst performing underlier) = $1,000 + ($1,000 × 125% × 5%) = $1,062.50 |
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Example #2 |
$110.00 (greater than its initial level) |
$130.00 (greater than its initial level) |
$95.00 (equal to or less than its initial level) |
$1,000 |
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Example #3 |
$30.00 (equal to or less than its initial level) |
$35.00 (equal to or less than its initial level) |
$40.00 (equal to or less than its initial level) |
$1,000 |
In example #1, the final level of each underlier is greater than its initial level. Therefore, investors receive at maturity the stated principal amount plus 125% of the appreciation of the worst performing underlier over the term of the notes.
In examples #2 and #3, the final level of at least one underlier is equal to or less than its initial level. Therefore, investors receive at maturity the stated principal amount.
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Risk Factors
This section describes the material risks relating to the notes. For further discussion of these and other risks, you should read the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the accompanying product supplement, tax supplement and prospectus. We also urge you to consult with your investment, legal, tax, accounting and other advisers in connection with your investment in the notes.
Risks Relating to an Investment in the Notes
￭The notes may not pay more than the stated principal amount at maturity. If the notes have not been automatically redeemed prior to maturity and the final level of any underlier is equal to or less than its initial level, you will receive only the stated principal amount at maturity, and you will not receive a positive return on your investment.
￭The notes do not pay interest. Because the notes do not pay interest, if the notes have not been automatically redeemed prior to maturity and the final level of any underlier is equal to or less than its initial level, you will not receive a positive return on your investment, and therefore the overall return on the notes (the effective yield to maturity) will be less than the amount that would be paid on an ordinary debt security. Accordingly, the return of only the stated principal amount at maturity will not compensate you for the effects of inflation and other factors relating to the value of money over time.
￭If the notes are automatically redeemed prior to maturity, the appreciation potential of the notes is limited by the fixed early redemption payment specified for the first determination date. If the closing level of each underlier is greater than or equal to its call threshold level on the first determination date, the appreciation potential of the notes is limited by the fixed early redemption payment, and no further payments will be made on the notes once they have been redeemed. If the notes are automatically redeemed prior to maturity, you will not participate in any appreciation of any underlier, which could be significant. The fixed early redemption payment may be less than the payment at maturity you would receive for the same level of appreciation of the worst performing underlier had the notes not been automatically redeemed and instead remained outstanding until maturity.
￭The notes are subject to early redemption risk. The term of your investment in the notes may be shortened due to the automatic early redemption feature of the notes. If the notes are automatically redeemed prior to maturity, you will receive no further payments on the notes, may be forced to invest in a lower interest rate environment and may not be able to reinvest at comparable terms or returns. However, under no circumstances will the notes be redeemed prior to the first determination date.
￭The market price of the notes may be influenced by many unpredictable factors. Several factors, many of which are beyond our control, will influence the value of the notes in the secondary market and the price at which MS & Co. may be willing to purchase or sell the notes in the secondary market. We expect that generally the value of each underlier at any time will affect the value of the notes more than any other single factor. Other factors that may influence the value of the notes include:
othe volatility (frequency and magnitude of changes in value) of the underliers;
ointerest and yield rates in the market;
odividend rates on the underliers, as applicable;
othe level of correlation between the underliers;
ogeopolitical conditions and economic, financial, political, regulatory or judicial events that affect the underliers or markets generally;
othe availability of comparable instruments;
othe occurrence of certain events affecting an underlier that may or may not require an adjustment to an adjustment factor;
othe composition of any underlier and changes in such composition, as applicable
othe time remaining until the notes mature; and
oany actual or anticipated changes in our credit ratings or credit spreads.
Some or all of these factors will influence the price that you will receive if you sell your notes prior to maturity. Generally, the longer the time remaining to maturity, the more the market price of the notes will be affected by the other factors described above. For example, you may have to sell your notes at a substantial discount from the stated principal amount if, at the time of sale, the closing level of any underlier is at, below or not sufficiently above its initial level, or if market interest rates rise.
You can review the historical closing levels of the underliers in the section of this document called “Historical Information.” You cannot predict the future performance of an underlier based on its historical performance. The values of the underliers may be, and have recently been, volatile, and we can give you no assurance that the volatility will lessen. There can be no assurance that the closing level of each underlier will be greater than or equal to its call threshold level on the first determination date, or that the final level of each underlier will be greater than its initial level, so that you will receive a payment on the notes that exceeds the stated principal amount of the notes.
￭The notes are subject to our credit risk, and any actual or anticipated changes to our credit ratings or credit spreads may adversely affect the market value of the notes. You are dependent on our ability to pay all amounts due on the notes, and, therefore, you are subject to our credit risk. The notes are not guaranteed by any other entity. If we default on our obligations under
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the notes, your investment would be at risk and you could lose some or all of your investment. As a result, the market value of the notes prior to maturity will be affected by changes in the market’s view of our creditworthiness. Any actual or anticipated decline in our credit ratings or increase in the credit spreads charged by the market for taking our credit risk is likely to adversely affect the market value of the notes.
￭As a finance subsidiary, MSFL has no independent operations and will have no independent assets. As a finance subsidiary, MSFL has no independent operations beyond the issuance and administration of its securities and will have no independent assets available for distributions to holders of MSFL securities if they make claims in respect of such securities in a bankruptcy, resolution or similar proceeding. Accordingly, any recoveries by such holders will be limited to those available under the related guarantee by Morgan Stanley and that guarantee will rank pari passu with all other unsecured, unsubordinated obligations of Morgan Stanley. Holders will have recourse only to a single claim against Morgan Stanley and its assets under the guarantee. Holders of securities issued by MSFL should accordingly assume that in any such proceedings they would not have any priority over and should be treated pari passu with the claims of other unsecured, unsubordinated creditors of Morgan Stanley, including holders of Morgan Stanley-issued securities.
￭The rate we are willing to pay for securities of this type, maturity and issuance size is likely to be lower than the rate implied by our secondary market credit spreads and advantageous to us. Both the lower rate and the inclusion of costs associated with issuing, selling, structuring and hedging the notes in the original issue price reduce the economic terms of the notes, cause the estimated value of the notes to be less than the original issue price and will adversely affect secondary market prices. Assuming no change in market conditions or any other relevant factors, the prices, if any, at which dealers, including MS & Co., may be willing to purchase the notes in secondary market transactions will likely be significantly lower than the original issue price, because secondary market prices will exclude the issuing, selling, structuring and hedging-related costs that are included in the original issue price and borne by you and because the secondary market prices will reflect our secondary market credit spreads and the bid-offer spread that any dealer would charge in a secondary market transaction of this type as well as other factors.
The inclusion of the costs of issuing, selling, structuring and hedging the notes in the original issue price and the lower rate we are willing to pay as issuer make the economic terms of the notes less favorable to you than they otherwise would be.
However, because the costs associated with issuing, selling, structuring and hedging the notes are not fully deducted upon issuance, to the extent that MS & Co. may buy or sell the notes in the secondary market during the amortization period specified herein, absent changes in market conditions, including those related to the underliers, and to our secondary market credit spreads, it would do so based on values higher than the estimated value, and we expect that those higher values will also be reflected in your brokerage account statements.
￭The estimated value of the notes is determined by reference to our pricing and valuation models, which may differ from those of other dealers and is not a maximum or minimum secondary market price. These pricing and valuation models are proprietary and rely in part on subjective views of certain market inputs and certain assumptions about future events, which may prove to be incorrect. As a result, because there is no market-standard way to value these types of securities, our models may yield a higher estimated value of the notes than those generated by others, including other dealers in the market, if they attempted to value the notes. In addition, the estimated value on the pricing date does not represent a minimum or maximum price at which dealers, including MS & Co., would be willing to purchase your notes in the secondary market (if any exists) at any time. The value of your notes at any time after the date of this document will vary based on many factors that cannot be predicted with accuracy, including our creditworthiness and changes in market conditions. See also “The market price of the notes may be influenced by many unpredictable factors” above.
￭The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange and secondary trading may be limited. The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange. Therefore, there may be little or no secondary market for the notes. MS & Co. may, but is not obligated to, make a market in the notes and, if it once chooses to make a market, may cease doing so at any time. When it does make a market, it will generally do so for transactions of routine secondary market size at prices based on its estimate of the current value of the notes, taking into account its bid/offer spread, our credit spreads, market volatility, the notional size of the proposed sale, the cost of unwinding any related hedging positions, the time remaining to maturity and the likelihood that it will be able to resell the notes. Even if there is a secondary market, it may not provide enough liquidity to allow you to trade or sell the notes easily. Since other broker-dealers may not participate significantly in the secondary market for the notes, the price at which you may be able to trade your notes is likely to depend on the price, if any, at which MS & Co. is willing to transact. If, at any time, MS & Co. were to cease making a market in the notes, it is likely that there would be no secondary market for the notes. Accordingly, you should be willing to hold your notes to maturity.
￭As discussed in more detail in the accompanying product supplement, investing in the notes is not equivalent to investing in the underlier(s).
￭You may be required to recognize taxable income on the securities offered by this pricing supplement prior to maturity. If you are a U.S. investor in a security, under the treatment of a security as a contingent payment debt instrument, you will generally be required to recognize taxable interest income in each year that you hold the security. In addition, any gain you recognize under the rules applicable to contingent payment debt instruments will generally be treated as ordinary interest income rather than capital
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gain. You should review carefully the section entitled “United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” herein, in combination with the section entitled “United States Federal Taxation” in the accompanying tax supplement, and consult your tax adviser regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the securities.
Risks Relating to the Underlier(s)
￭Because your return on the notes will depend upon the performance of the underlier(s), the notes are subject to the following risk(s), as discussed in more detail in the accompanying product supplement.
oYou are exposed to the price risk of each underlier.
oBecause the notes are linked to the performance of the worst performing underlier, you are exposed to a greater risk of not receiving a positive return on the notes than if the notes were linked to just one underlier.
oAdjustments to an underlying fund or the index tracked by such underlying fund could adversely affect the value of the notes.
oThe performance and market price of an underlying fund, particularly during periods of market volatility, may not correlate with the performance of its share underlying index, the performance of the component securities of its share underlying index or the net asset value per share of such underlying fund.
oThe anti-dilution adjustments the calculation agent is required to make do not cover every event that could affect an underlying fund.
oWe have no affiliation with any underlying stock issuer.
oWe may engage in business with or involving any underlying stock issuer without regard to your interests.
oThe anti-dilution adjustments the calculation agent is required to make do not cover every corporate event that could affect an underlying stock.
￭The notes are subject to risks associated with investments in securities with a concentration in the energy sector. The securities included in the Energy Select Sector Index and that are generally tracked by the Energy Select Sector SPDR® Fund are securities of companies whose primary business is directly associated with the energy sector, including the following sub-sectors: (i) oil, gas and consumable fuels and (ii) energy equipment and services.
Energy companies develop and produce crude oil and natural gas and/or provide drilling and other energy resources production and distribution related services. Stock prices for these types of companies are mainly affected by the business, financial and operating condition of the particular company, as well as changes in prices for oil, gas and other types of fuels, which in turn largely depend on supply and demand for various energy products and services. Some of the factors that may influence supply and demand for energy products and services include: general economic conditions and growth rates, weather conditions, the cost of exploring for, producing and delivering oil and gas, technological advances affecting energy efficiency and energy consumption, the ability of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to set and maintain production levels of oil, currency fluctuations, inflation, natural disasters, civil unrest, acts of sabotage or terrorism and other regional or global events. The profitability of energy companies may also be adversely affected by existing and future laws, regulations, government actions and other legal requirements relating to protection of the environment, health and safety matters and others that may increase the costs of conducting their business or may reduce or delay available business opportunities. Increased supply or weak demand for energy products and services, as well as various developments leading to higher costs of doing business or missed business opportunities, would adversely impact the performance of companies in the energy sector. The value of the notes may be subject to greater volatility and be more adversely affected by a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting the energy sector or one of the sub-sectors of the energy sector than a different investment linked to securities of a more broadly diversified group of issuers.
￭The notes are subject to risks associated with investments in securities with a concentration in the utilities sector. The securities included in the Utilities Select Sector Index and that are generally tracked by the Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund are securities of companies whose primary business is directly associated with the utilities sector.
Utility companies are affected by supply and demand, operating costs, government regulation, environmental factors, liabilities for environmental damage, general civil liabilities and rate caps or rate changes. Although rate changes of a regulated utility usually fluctuate in approximate correlation with financing costs, due to political and regulatory factors, rate changes ordinarily occur only following a delay after the changes in financing costs. This factor will tend to favorably affect a regulated utility company’s earnings and dividends in times of decreasing costs, but, conversely, will tend to adversely affect earnings and dividends when costs are rising. The value of regulated utility equity securities may tend to have an inverse relationship to the movement of interest rates. Certain utility companies have experienced full or partial deregulation in recent years. These utility companies are frequently more similar to industrial companies in that they are subject to greater competition and have been permitted by regulators to diversify outside of their original geographic regions and their traditional lines of business. These opportunities may permit certain utility companies to earn more than their traditional regulated rates of return. Some companies, however, may be forced to defend their
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core business and may be less profitable. In addition, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, government intervention or other factors may render a utility company’s equipment unusable or obsolete and negatively impact profitability. Among the risks that may affect utility companies are the following: risks of increases in fuel and other operating costs; the high cost of borrowing to finance capital construction during inflationary periods; restrictions on operations and increased costs and delays associated with compliance with environmental and nuclear safety regulations; and the difficulties involved in obtaining natural gas for resale or fuel for generating electricity at reasonable prices. Other risks include those related to the construction and operation of nuclear power plants, the effects of energy conservation and the effects of regulatory changes. The value of the notes may be subject to greater volatility and be more adversely affected by a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting the utilities sector than a different investment linked to securities of a more broadly diversified group of issuers.
Risks Relating to Conflicts of Interest
In engaging in certain activities described below and as discussed in more detail in the accompanying product supplement, our affiliates may take actions that may adversely affect the value of and your return on the notes, and in so doing they will have no obligation to consider your interests as an investor in the notes.
￭The calculation agent, which is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley and an affiliate of MSFL, will make determinations with respect to the notes. As calculation agent, MS & Co. will make any determinations necessary to calculate any payment(s) on the notes. Moreover, certain determinations made by MS & Co., in its capacity as calculation agent, may require it to exercise discretion and make subjective judgments, which may adversely affect your return on the notes. In addition, MS & Co. has determined the estimated value of the notes on the pricing date.
￭Hedging and trading activity by our affiliates could potentially adversely affect the value of the notes.
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Historical Information
Energy Select Sector SPDR® Fund Overview
Bloomberg Ticker Symbol: XLE UP
The Energy Select Sector SPDR® Fund is an exchange-traded fund that seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of its share underlying index, which is the Energy Select Sector Index. The underlying fund manager with respect to the Energy Select Sector SPDR® Fund is the Select Sector SPDR® Trust, which is a registered investment company. It is possible that the underlier may not fully replicate the performance of its share underlying index due to the temporary unavailability of certain securities in the secondary market or due to other extraordinary circumstances. Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the underlying fund manager pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 can be located by reference to Securities and Exchange Commission file numbers 333-57791 and 811-08837, respectively, through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding the underlier may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. Neither we nor the agent makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding the underlier is accurate or complete.
The closing level of the XLE Fund on April 30, 2026 was $59.65. The following graph sets forth the daily closing levels of the underlier for the period noted below. We obtained the historical information presented in this document from Bloomberg Financial Markets, without independent verification. The underlier has at times experienced periods of high volatility. You should not take the historical closing levels of the underlier as an indication of its future performance, and no assurance can be given as to the closing level of the underlier at any time.
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This document relates only to the notes referenced hereby and does not relate to the underlier. We have derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding the underlier from the publicly available documents described above. In connection with this offering of notes, neither we nor the agent has participated in the preparation of such documents or made any due diligence inquiry with respect to the underlier. Neither we nor the agent makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding the underlier is accurate or complete. Furthermore, we cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date hereof (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of the underlier (and therefore the closing level of the underlier on the strike date) have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of or failure to disclose material future events concerning the underlier could affect the value received with respect to the notes and therefore the value of the notes.
Neither we nor any of our affiliates makes any representation to you as to the performance of the underlier.
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Energy Select Sector Index. The Energy Select Sector Index, which is one of the Select Sector sub-indices of the S&P 500® Index, is intended to give investors an efficient, modified market capitalization-based way to track the movements of certain public companies that represent the energy sector of the S&P 500® Index. The share underlying index publisher with respect to the Energy Select Sector Index is S&P® Dow Jones Indices LLC, or any successor thereof. The Energy Select Sector Index includes component stocks in industries such as energy equipment and services; and oil, gas & consumable fuels. For more information, see “S&P® Select Sector Indices—Energy Select Sector Index” in the accompanying index supplement.
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Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund Overview
Bloomberg Ticker Symbol: XLU UP
The Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund is an exchange-traded fund that seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of its share underlying index, which is the Utilities Select Sector Index. The underlying fund manager with respect to the Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund is the Select Sector SPDR® Trust, which is a registered investment company. It is possible that the underlier may not fully replicate the performance of its share underlying index due to the temporary unavailability of certain securities in the secondary market or due to other extraordinary circumstances. Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the underlying fund manager pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 can be located by reference to Securities and Exchange Commission file numbers 333-57791 and 811-08837, respectively, through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding the underlier may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. Neither we nor the agent makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding the underlier is accurate or complete.
The closing level of the XLU Fund on April 30, 2026 was $46.85. The following graph sets forth the daily closing levels of the underlier for the period noted below. We obtained the historical information presented in this document from Bloomberg Financial Markets, without independent verification. The underlier has at times experienced periods of high volatility. You should not take the historical closing levels of the underlier as an indication of its future performance, and no assurance can be given as to the closing level of the underlier at any time.
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This document relates only to the notes referenced hereby and does not relate to the underlier. We have derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding the underlier from the publicly available documents described above. In connection with this offering of notes, neither we nor the agent has participated in the preparation of such documents or made any due diligence inquiry with respect to the underlier. Neither we nor the agent makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding the underlier is accurate or complete. Furthermore, we cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date hereof (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of the underlier (and therefore the closing level of the underlier on the strike date) have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of or failure to disclose material future events concerning the underlier could affect the value received with respect to the notes and therefore the value of the notes.
Neither we nor any of our affiliates makes any representation to you as to the performance of the underlier.
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Utilities Select Sector Index. The Utilities Select Sector Index, which is one of the Select Sector sub-indices of the S&P 500® Index, is intended to give investors an efficient, modified market capitalization-based way to track the movements of certain public companies that represent the utilities sector of the S&P 500® Index. The share underlying index publisher with respect to the Utilities Select Sector Index is S&P® Dow Jones Indices LLC, or any successor thereof. The Utilities Select Sector Index includes component stocks in industries such as electric utilities; multi-utilities; independent power and renewable energy producers; water utilities; and gas utilities. For more information, see “S&P® Select Sector Indices—Utilities Select Sector Index” in the accompanying index supplement.
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Microsoft Corporation Overview
Bloomberg Ticker Symbol: MSFT
Microsoft Corporation is a technology company. The underlier is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the underlying stock issuer pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, can be located by reference to Securities and Exchange Commission file number 001-37845 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding the underlying stock issuer may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. Neither we nor the agent makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding the underlying stock issuer is accurate or complete.
The closing level of the MSFT Stock on April 30, 2026 was $407.78. The following graph sets forth the daily closing levels of the underlier for the period noted below. We obtained the historical information presented in this document from Bloomberg Financial Markets, without independent verification. The underlier has at times experienced periods of high volatility. You should not take the historical closing levels of the underlier as an indication of its future performance, and no assurance can be given as to the closing level of the underlier at any time.
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This document relates only to the notes referenced hereby and does not relate to the underlier or other securities of the underlying stock issuer. We have derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding the underlier from the publicly available documents described above. In connection with this offering of notes, neither we nor the agent has participated in the preparation of such documents or made any due diligence inquiry with respect to the underlying stock issuer. Neither we nor the agent makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding the underlying stock issuer is accurate or complete. Furthermore, we cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date hereof (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of the underlier (and therefore the closing level of the underlier on the strike date) have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of or failure to disclose material future events concerning the underlying stock issuer could affect the value received with respect to the notes and therefore the value of the notes.
Neither we nor any of our affiliates makes any representation to you as to the performance of the underlier.
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Additional Terms of the Notes
Please read this information in conjunction with the terms on the cover of this document.
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If the terms described herein are inconsistent with those described in the accompanying product supplement, tax supplement or prospectus, the terms described herein shall control. |
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$1,000 per note and integral multiples thereof |
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With respect to the MSFT Stock, Microsoft Corporation |
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The Bank of New York Mellon |
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Additional Information About the Notes
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United States federal income tax considerations: |
You should review carefully the section in the accompanying tax supplement entitled “United States Federal Taxation.” The following discussion, when read in combination with that section, constitutes the full opinion of our counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, regarding the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of owning and disposing of the securities offered by this pricing supplement. Generally, this discussion assumes that you purchased a security for cash in the original issuance at the stated issue price and does not address other circumstances specific to you, including consequences that may arise due to any other investments relating to an underlier. Moreover, as discussed in the section entitled “United States Federal Taxation” in the accompanying tax supplement, we have not attempted to ascertain whether any issuer of any underlier to which the securities relate is a U.S. real property holding corporation or a passive foreign investment company. You should consult your tax adviser regarding these issues, including the effect any circumstances specific to you may have on the U.S. federal income tax consequences of your ownership of a security. The securities should be treated as debt instruments for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Based on current market conditions, we intend to treat the securities for U.S. federal income tax purposes as contingent payment debt instruments, or “CPDIs,” as described in “United States Federal Taxation—Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders—Program Securities Treated as Debt Instruments—Program Securities Treated as Contingent Payment Debt Instruments” in the accompanying tax supplement. Under this treatment, regardless of your method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes, you generally will be required to accrue interest income in each year on a constant yield to maturity basis at the “comparable yield,” as determined by us, adjusted upward or downward to reflect the difference, if any, between the actual and projected payments on the securities during the year. Upon a taxable disposition of a security, you generally will recognize taxable income or loss equal to the difference between the amount received and your tax basis in the security. You generally must treat any income realized on the taxable disposition as interest income and any loss as ordinary loss to the extent of previous interest inclusions, and the balance as capital loss, the deductibility of which is subject to limitations. We will determine the comparable yield for the securities and will provide that comparable yield, and the projected payment schedule, or information about how to obtain them, in the final pricing supplement for the securities. Neither the comparable yield nor the projected payment schedule constitutes a representation by us regarding the actual amount(s) that we will pay on the securities. Non-U.S. Holders. If you are a Non-U.S. Holder (as defined in the accompanying tax supplement), please also read the section entitled “United States Federal Taxation—Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders—Program Securities Treated as Debt Instruments” in the accompanying tax supplement. As discussed under “United States Federal Taxation—Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders—Dividend Equivalents under Section 871(m) of the Code” in the accompanying tax supplement, Section 871(m) of the Internal Revenue Code and Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder (“Section 871(m)”) generally impose a 30% withholding tax on dividend equivalents paid or deemed paid to Non-U.S. Holders with respect to certain financial instruments linked to U.S. equities or indices that include U.S. equities. The Treasury regulations, as modified by an Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) notice, exempt financial instruments issued prior to January 1, 2027 that do not have a “delta” of one. Based on certain determinations made by us, we expect that Section 871(m) will not apply to the securities with respect to Non-U.S. Holders. Our determination is not binding on the IRS, and the IRS may disagree with this determination. If necessary, further information regarding the potential application of Section 871(m) will be provided in the final pricing supplement for the securities. We will not be required to pay any additional amounts with respect to U.S. federal withholding taxes. You should consult your tax adviser regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the securities, as well as tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or non-U.S. taxing jurisdiction. |
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Client accounts over which Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management or any of their respective subsidiaries have investment discretion are not permitted to purchase the notes, either directly or indirectly. |
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MS & Co. expects to sell all of the notes that it purchases from us to an unaffiliated dealer at a price of $ per note, for further sale to certain fee-based advisory accounts at the price to public of $1,000 per note. In addition, selected dealers and their financial advisors may receive a structuring fee of up |
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to $6.25 for each note from the agent or its affiliates. MS & Co. will not receive a sales commission with respect to the notes. MS & Co. is an affiliate of MSFL and a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, and it and other affiliates of ours expect to make a profit by selling, structuring and, when applicable, hedging the notes. MS & Co. will conduct this offering in compliance with the requirements of FINRA Rule 5121 of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., which is commonly referred to as FINRA, regarding a FINRA member firm’s distribution of the securities of an affiliate and related conflicts of interest. MS & Co. or any of our other affiliates may not make sales in this offering to any discretionary account. See “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” and “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” in the accompanying product supplement. |
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Morgan Stanley and MSFL have filed a registration statement (including a prospectus, as supplemented by the product supplement and the tax supplement) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the offering to which this communication relates. You should read the prospectus in that registration statement, the product supplement, the tax supplement and any other documents relating to this offering that MSFL and Morgan Stanley have filed with the SEC for more complete information about Morgan Stanley and this offering. You may get these documents without cost by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, MSFL, Morgan Stanley, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus, the product supplement and the tax supplement if you so request by calling toll-free 1-(800)-584-6837. Terms used but not defined in this document are defined in the product supplement, in the tax supplement or in the prospectus. Each of the product supplement, the tax supplement and the prospectus can be accessed via the hyperlinks set forth on the cover of this document. |
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