MS-A Morgan Stanley

July 2023

Preliminary Terms No. 9,548

Registration Statement Nos. 333-250103; 333-250103-01

Dated June 29, 2023

Filed pursuant to Rule 433

Morgan Stanley Finance LLC

Structured Investments

Opportunities in U.S. Equities

Contingent Income Buffered Auto-Callable Securities due January 10, 2025, with 6-Month Initial Non-Call Period

All Payments on the Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF, the Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund and the S&P 500® Index

Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by Morgan Stanley

Principal at Risk Securities

The securities offered are unsecured obligations of Morgan Stanley Finance LLC (“MSFL”) and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Morgan Stanley. The securities have the terms described in the accompanying product supplement, index supplement and prospectus, as supplemented or modified by this document. The securities do not provide for the regular payment of interest and provide a minimum payment at maturity of only 20% of the stated principal amount. Instead, the securities will pay a contingent monthly coupon (as well as any contingent monthly coupons for any prior monthly periods for which a contingent monthly coupon was not paid) but only if the closing level of each of the SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF, the Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund and the S&P 500® Index is greater than or equal to 80% of the respective initial level, which we refer to as the respective coupon threshold level, on the related observation date. However, if the closing level of any underlying is less than the respective coupon threshold level on any observation date, we will pay no interest for the related monthly period. In addition, the securities will be automatically redeemed if the closing level of each underlying is greater than or equal to the respective initial level on any monthly redemption determination date (beginning after six months) for the early redemption payment equal to the sum of the stated principal amount plus the related contingent monthly coupon and the contingent monthly coupons with respect to any prior observation date for which a contingent monthly coupon was not paid. No further payments will be made on the securities once they have been redeemed. At maturity, if the securities have not previously been redeemed and the final level of each underlying has increased, remained unchanged or decreased by an amount less than or equal to the buffer amount of 20% from the respective initial level, investors will receive the stated principal amount plus the related contingent monthly coupon and any previously unpaid contingent monthly coupons from any prior observation dates. If, however, the final level of any underlying has decreased by more than the buffer amount of 20% from the respective initial level, investors will lose 1% of principal for every 1% decline in the final level of the worst performing of the underlyings from the respective initial level beyond the buffer amount of 20%. Under these circumstances, the payment at maturity will be less than the stated principal amount of the securities. Accordingly, investors in the securities must be willing to accept the risk of losing up to 80% of their entire initial investment and also the risk of not receiving any contingent monthly coupons throughout the 1.5-year term of the securities. Because all payments on the securities are based on the worst performing of the underlyings, a decline of more than 20% by any underlying will result in few or no contingent coupon payments or a loss of your investment, even if one or both of the other underlyings have appreciated or have not declined as much. The securities are for investors who are willing to risk their principal based on the worst performing of three underlyings and who seek an opportunity to earn interest at a potentially above-market rate in exchange for the risk of receiving no monthly coupons over the entire 1.5-year term. Investors will not participate in any appreciation of any underlying. The securities 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 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.

(1)The securities will be sold only to investors purchasing the securities in fee-based advisory accounts.

(2)MS & Co. expects to sell all of the securities that it purchases from us to an unaffiliated dealer at a price of $ per security, for further sale to certain fee-based advisory accounts at the price to public of $1,000 per security. MS & Co. will not receive a sales commission with respect to the securities. 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 for auto-callable securities.

(3)See “Use of proceeds and hedging” on page 35.

The securities involve risks not associated with an investment in ordinary debt securities. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 14.

The Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities regulators have not approved or disapproved these securities, or determined if this document or the accompanying product supplement, index supplement and prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The securities 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, index supplement and prospectus, each of which can be accessed via the hyperlinks below. Please also see “Additional Terms of the Securities” and “Additional Information About the Securities” at the end of this document.

As used in this document, “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Morgan Stanley or MSFL, or Morgan Stanley and MSFL collectively, as the context requires.

Product Supplement for Auto-Callable Securities dated November 16, 2020        ​Index Supplement dated November 16, 2020 ​      ​Prospectus dated November 16, 2020

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Contingent Income Buffered Auto-Callable Securities due January 10, 2025, with 6-Month Initial Non-Call Period

All Payments on the Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF, the Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund and the S&P 500® Index

Principal at Risk Securities

Observation Dates, Redemption Determination Dates, Coupon Payment Dates and Early Redemption Dates

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Contingent Income Buffered Auto-Callable Securities due January 10, 2025, with 6-Month Initial Non-Call Period

All Payments on the Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF, the Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund and the S&P 500® Index

Principal at Risk Securities

Investment Summary

Contingent Income Auto-Callable Securities

Principal at Risk Securities

Contingent Income Buffered Auto-Callable Securities due January 10, 2025, with 6-Month Initial Non-Call Period All Payments on the Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF, the Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund and the S&P 500® Index (the “securities”) do not provide for the regular payment of interest. Instead, the securities will pay a contingent monthly coupon (as well as any contingent monthly coupons for any prior monthly periods for which a contingent monthly coupon was not paid) but only if the closing level of each underlying is greater than or equal to the respective coupon threshold level on the related observation date. However, if the closing level of any underlying is less than the respective coupon threshold level on any observation date, we will pay no interest for the related monthly period. If the closing level of each underlying is greater than or equal to the respective coupon threshold level on any subsequent observation date, investors will receive, in addition to the contingent monthly coupon for the related monthly period, any previously unpaid contingent monthly coupons from any prior observation dates. If the closing level of any underlying is less than the respective coupon threshold level on each observation date, you will not receive any contingent monthly coupon for the entire 1.5-year term of the securities. We refer to these coupons as contingent because there is no guarantee that you will receive a coupon payment on any coupon payment date. In addition, if the securities have not been automatically called prior to maturity and the final level of any underlying has declined by more than the buffer amount of 20% from the respective initial level, investors will lose 1% of principal for every 1% decline in the final level of the worst performing underlying from the respective initial level beyond the buffer amount of 20%. Under these circumstances, the payment at maturity will be less than the stated principal amount of the securities. Accordingly, investors in the securities must be willing to accept the risk of losing up to 80% of their entire initial investment and also the risk of not receiving any contingent monthly coupons throughout the entire 1.5-year term of the securities.

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Contingent Income Buffered Auto-Callable Securities due January 10, 2025, with 6-Month Initial Non-Call Period

All Payments on the Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF, the Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund and the S&P 500® Index

Principal at Risk Securities

The original issue price of each security is $1,000. This price includes costs associated with issuing, selling, structuring and hedging the securities, which are borne by you, and, consequently, the estimated value of the securities on the pricing date will be less than $1,000. We estimate that the value of each security on the pricing date will be approximately $979.80, or within $35.00 of that estimate. Our estimate of the value of the securities as determined on the pricing date will be set forth in the final pricing supplement.

What goes into the estimated value on the pricing date?

In valuing the securities on the pricing date, we take into account that the securities comprise both a debt component and a performance-based component linked to the underlyings. The estimated value of the securities is determined using our own pricing and valuation models, market inputs and assumptions relating to the underlyings, instruments based on the underlyings, 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 securities?

In determining the economic terms of the securities, including the contingent monthly coupon rate, the coupon threshold levels and the buffer amount, 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 securities 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 securities?

The price at which MS & Co. purchases the securities in the secondary market, absent changes in market conditions, including those related to the underlyings, 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 securities are not fully deducted upon issuance, for a period of up to 6 months following the issue date, to the extent that MS & Co. may buy or sell the securities in the secondary market, absent changes in market conditions, including those related to the underlyings, 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 securities, and, if it once chooses to make a market, may cease doing so at any time.

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Contingent Income Buffered Auto-Callable Securities due January 10, 2025, with 6-Month Initial Non-Call Period

All Payments on the Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF, the Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund and the S&P 500® Index

Principal at Risk Securities

Key Investment Rationale

The securities do not provide for the regular payment of interest. Instead, the securities will pay a contingent monthly coupon (as well as any previously unpaid contingent monthly coupons from any prior observation dates) but only if the closing level of each underlying is greater than or equal to the respective coupon threshold level on the related observation date. However, if the closing level of any underlying is less than the respective coupon threshold level on any observation date, we will pay no interest for the related monthly period. The securities have been designed for investors who are willing to forgo market floating interest rates and accept the risk of receiving no coupon payments for the entire 1.5-year term of the securities in exchange for an opportunity to earn interest at a potentially above-market rate if each underlying closes at or above the respective coupon threshold level on the monthly observation dates until the securities are redeemed early or reach maturity.

The following scenarios are for illustrative purposes only to demonstrate how the coupon and the payment at maturity (if the securities have not previously been redeemed) are calculated, and do not attempt to demonstrate every situation that may occur. Accordingly, the securities may or may not be redeemed, the contingent monthly coupon may be payable in none of, or some but not all of, the monthly periods during the 1.5-year term of the securities and the payment at maturity may be up to 80% less than the stated principal amount of the securities.

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Contingent Income Buffered Auto-Callable Securities due January 10, 2025, with 6-Month Initial Non-Call Period

All Payments on the Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF, the Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund and the S&P 500® Index

Principal at Risk Securities

How the Securities Work

The following diagrams illustrate the potential outcomes for the securities depending on (1) the closing levels on each monthly observation date, (2) the closing levels on each monthly redemption determination date (beginning after six months) and (3) the final levels. Please see “Hypothetical Examples” beginning on page 10 for illustration of hypothetical payouts on the securities.

Diagram #1: Contingent Monthly Coupons (Beginning on the First Coupon Payment Date until Early Redemption or Maturity)

Diagram #2: Automatic Early Redemption (Beginning After Six Months)

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Contingent Income Buffered Auto-Callable Securities due January 10, 2025, with 6-Month Initial Non-Call Period

All Payments on the Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF, the Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund and the S&P 500® Index

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Diagram #3: Payment at Maturity if No Automatic Early Redemption Occurs

For more information about the payout upon an early redemption or at maturity in different hypothetical scenarios, see “Hypothetical Examples” starting on page 10.

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Contingent Income Buffered Auto-Callable Securities due January 10, 2025, with 6-Month Initial Non-Call Period

All Payments on the Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF, the Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund and the S&P 500® Index

Principal at Risk Securities

Hypothetical Examples

The following hypothetical examples illustrate how to determine whether a contingent monthly coupon is paid with respect to an observation date and how to calculate the payment at maturity if the securities have not been automatically redeemed early. The following examples are for illustrative purposes only. Whether you receive a contingent monthly coupon will be determined by reference to the closing level of each underlying on each monthly observation date, and the amount you will receive at maturity will be determined by reference to the final level of each underlying on the final observation date. The actual initial level and coupon threshold level for each underlying will be determined on the pricing date. All payments on the securities are subject to our credit risk. The numbers in the hypothetical examples below may have been rounded for the ease of analysis. The below examples are based on the following terms:

* The actual contingent monthly coupon will be an amount determined by the calculation agent based on the actual contingent monthly coupon rate and the number of days in the applicable payment period, calculated on a 30/360 day-count basis. The hypothetical contingent monthly coupon of $9.375 is used in these examples for ease of analysis.

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How to determine whether a contingent monthly coupon is payable with respect to an observation date:

On hypothetical observation date 1, each underlying closes at or above the respective coupon threshold level. Therefore, a contingent monthly coupon of $9.375 is paid on the relevant coupon payment date.

On each of hypothetical observation dates 2 and 3, at least one underlying closes at or above the respective coupon threshold level, but one or both of the other underlyings close below the respective coupon threshold levels. Therefore, no contingent monthly coupon is paid on the relevant coupon payment date.

On hypothetical observation date 4, each underlying closes at or above the respective coupon threshold level. Therefore, investors receive the contingent monthly coupon with respect to the fourth observation date as well as the previously unpaid contingent monthly coupons with respect to the second and third observation dates.

On hypothetical observation date 5, each underlying closes below the respective coupon threshold level, and, accordingly, no contingent monthly coupon is paid on the relevant coupon payment date.

If the contingent monthly coupon is not paid on any coupon payment date (because the closing level of any underlying on the related observation date is less than the respective coupon threshold level), such unpaid contingent monthly coupon will be paid on a later coupon payment date but only if the closing level of each underlying on such later observation date is greater than or equal to the respective coupon threshold level. You will not receive such unpaid contingent monthly coupon if the closing level of any underlying on each subsequent observation date is less than the respective coupon threshold level. If the closing level of any underlying on each observation date is less than the respective coupon threshold level, you will not receive any contingent monthly coupons for the entire term of the securities.

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Contingent Income Buffered Auto-Callable Securities due January 10, 2025, with 6-Month Initial Non-Call Period

All Payments on the Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF, the Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund and the S&P 500® Index

Principal at Risk Securities

How to calculate the payment at maturity (if the securities have not been automatically redeemed):

Starting after six months, if the closing level of each underlying is greater than or equal to the respective initial level on any monthly redemption determination date, the securities will be automatically redeemed for an early redemption payment equal to the stated principal amount for each security you hold plus the contingent monthly coupon with respect to the related observation date and with respect to any prior observation date for which a contingent monthly coupon was not paid.

The examples below illustrate how to calculate the payment at maturity if the securities have not been automatically redeemed prior to maturity.

In examples 1 and 2, the final level(s) of one or two of the underlyings have increased, remained unchanged or decreased by an amount less than or equal to the buffer amount of 20% from the respective initial level(s), but the final level(s) of one or both of the other underlyings have decreased by an amount greater than the buffer amount of 20% from the respective initial level(s). Therefore, investors are exposed to the downside performance of the worst performing underlying at maturity and investors lose 1% of the principal amount for every 1% decline in the final level of the worst performing underlying from the respective initial level beyond the buffer amount of 20%. Moreover, investors do not receive any contingent monthly coupon for the final monthly period, and do not receive any previously unpaid contingent monthly coupons from any prior observation dates.

Similarly, in examples 3 and 4, the final level of each underlying has decreased by more than the buffer amount of 20% from the respective initial level, and investors are exposed to the downside performance of the worst performing underlying beyond the buffer amount of 20%. In example 3, the XBI Shares have declined 55% from the respective initial level to the respective final level, the XLU Shares have declined 60% from the respective initial level to the respective final level and the SPX Index has declined 70% from the respective initial level to the respective final level. Therefore, investors lose 1% of principal for every 1% decline in the final level of the SPX Index, which is the worst performing underlying in this example, from the respective initial level beyond the buffer amount of 20%. In example 4, the XBI Shares have declined 70% from the respective initial level to the respective final level, the XLU Shares have

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Contingent Income Buffered Auto-Callable Securities due January 10, 2025, with 6-Month Initial Non-Call Period

All Payments on the Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF, the Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund and the S&P 500® Index

Principal at Risk Securities

declined 60% from the respective initial level to the respective final level and the SPX Index has declined 55% from the respective initial level to the respective final level. Therefore, investors lose 1% of principal for every 1% decline in the final level of the XBI Shares, which represent the worst performing underlying in this example, from the respective initial level beyond the buffer amount of 20%. Moreover, investors do not receive the contingent monthly coupon for the final monthly period, and do not receive any previously unpaid contingent monthly coupons from any prior observation dates.

In example 5, the final level of each underlying is greater than or equal to the respective coupon threshold level, and each underlying has increased, remained unchanged or decreased by an amount less than or equal to the buffer amount of 20% from the respective initial level. Therefore, investors receive at maturity the stated principal amount of the securities plus the contingent monthly coupon with respect to the final observation date and any previously unpaid contingent monthly coupons from any prior observation dates. However, investors do not participate in any appreciation of the underlyings.

If the final level of ANY underlying has decreased by more than the buffer amount of 20% from the respective initial level, you will be exposed to the downside performance of the worst performing underlying beyond the buffer amount, and your payment at maturity will be less than the stated principal amount. Under these circumstances, you will lose some, and up to 80%, of your investment in the securities.

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Contingent Income Buffered Auto-Callable Securities due January 10, 2025, with 6-Month Initial Non-Call Period

All Payments on the Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF, the Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund and the S&P 500® Index

Principal at Risk Securities

Risk Factors

This section describes the material risks relating to the securities. For further discussion of these and other risks, you should read the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the accompanying product supplement, index 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 securities.

Risks Relating to an Investment in the Securities

￭The securities provide a minimum payment at maturity of only 20% of your principal. The terms of the securities differ from those of ordinary debt securities in that they provide a minimum payment at maturity of only 20% of the stated principal amount of the securities, subject to our credit risk. If the securities have not been automatically redeemed prior to maturity, and if the final level of any underlying has decreased by more than the buffer amount of 20% from the respective initial level, you will lose 1% of your principal for every 1% decline in the final level of the worst performing underlying from the respective initial level beyond the buffer amount of 20%. Under this scenario, the value of the payment at maturity will be less than the stated principal amount. You could lose up to 80% of your investment in the securities.

￭The securities do not provide for the regular payment of interest. The terms of the securities differ from those of ordinary debt securities in that they do not provide for the regular payment of interest. Instead, the securities will pay a contingent monthly coupon but only if the closing level of each underlying is greater than or equal to the respective coupon threshold level on the related observation date. If the closing level of any underlying is less than the respective coupon threshold level on the relevant observation date for any interest period, we will pay no coupon on the applicable coupon payment date. However, if the closing level of each underlying is greater than or equal to the respective coupon threshold level on any subsequent observation date, investors will receive, in addition to the contingent monthly coupon for the related monthly period, any previously unpaid contingent monthly coupons from prior observation dates. Nevertheless, it is possible that the closing level of any underlying will be less than the respective coupon threshold level for extended periods of time or even throughout the entire term of the securities so that you will receive few or no contingent monthly coupons. If you do not earn sufficient contingent monthly coupons over the term of the securities, the overall return on the securities may be less than the amount that would be paid on a conventional debt security of ours of comparable maturity.

￭The contingent monthly coupon, if any, is based on the value of each underlying on only the related monthly observation date at the end of the related interest period. Whether the contingent monthly coupon will be paid on any coupon payment date will be determined at the end of the relevant interest period based on the closing level of each underlying on the relevant monthly observation date. As a result, you will not know whether you will receive the contingent monthly coupon on any coupon payment date until near the end of the relevant interest period. Moreover, because the contingent monthly coupon is based solely on the value of each underlying on monthly observation dates, if the closing level of any underlying on any observation date is below the coupon threshold level for such underlying, you will not receive the contingent monthly coupon for the related interest period, even if the level of such underlying was at or above the respective coupon threshold level on other days during that interest period, or any previously unpaid contingent monthly coupons, and even if the closing level(s) of one or both of the other underlyings are at or above the respective coupon threshold level(s).

￭Investors will not participate in any appreciation in any underlying. Investors will not participate in any appreciation in any underlying from the initial level for such underlying, and the return on the securities will be limited to the contingent monthly coupons, if any, that are paid with respect to each observation date on which the closing level of each underlying is greater than or equal to the respective coupon threshold level, if any.

￭The market price will be influenced by many unpredictable factors. Several factors, many of which are beyond our control, will influence the value of the securities in the secondary market and the price at which MS & Co. may be willing to purchase or sell the securities in the secondary market. We expect that generally the level of interest rates available in the market and the value of each underlying on any day, including in relation to the respective coupon threshold level and initial level, will affect the value of the securities more than any other factors. Other factors that may influence the value of the securities include:

othe volatility (frequency and magnitude of changes in value) of each underlying and of the stocks composing the SPX Index and the share underlying indices,

owhether the closing level of any underlying has been below the respective coupon threshold level on any observation date,

ogeopolitical conditions and economic, financial, political, regulatory or judicial events that affect the component stocks of the SPX Index and the share underlying indices or securities markets generally and which may affect the value of each underlying,

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odividend rates on the securities underlying the SPX Index and the share underlying indices,

othe time remaining until the securities mature,

ointerest and yield rates in the market,

othe availability of comparable instruments,

othe composition of the underlyings and changes in the constituent stocks of the SPX Index and the share underlying indices,

othe occurrence of certain events affecting the XBI Shares and the XLU Shares that may or may not require an adjustment to an adjustment factor, and

oany actual or anticipated changes in our credit ratings or credit spreads.

Generally, the longer the time remaining to maturity, the more the market price of the securities will be affected by the other factors described above. Some or all of these factors will influence the price that you will receive if you sell your securities prior to maturity. In particular, if any underlying has closed near or below the respective coupon threshold level, the market value of the securities is expected to decrease substantially, and you may have to sell your securities at a substantial discount from the stated principal amount of $1,000 per security.

You cannot predict the future performance of any underlying based on historical performance. The value of any underlying may decrease and be below the respective coupon threshold level on each observation date so that you will receive no return on your investment, and any or all of the underlyings may decrease by more than the buffer amount of 20% from the respective initial level(s) on the final observation date so that you will lose some or a significant portion of your initial investment in the securities. There can be no assurance that the closing level of each underlying will be greater than or equal to the respective coupon threshold level on any observation date so that you will receive a coupon payment on the securities for the applicable interest period, or that it will not have declined by more than the buffer amount of 20% from the respective initial level on the final observation date so that you do not suffer a loss on your initial investment in the securities. See “SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF Overview,” “Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund Overview” and “S&P 500® Index Overview” below.

￭The securities 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 securities. You are dependent on our ability to pay all amounts due on the securities at maturity, upon early redemption or on any coupon payment date, and therefore you are subject to our credit risk. The securities are not guaranteed by any other entity. If we default on our obligations under the securities, your investment would be at risk and you could lose some or all of your investment. As a result, the market value of the securities 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 securities.

￭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.

￭Investing in the securities is not equivalent to investing in the underlyings or the stocks composing the SPX Index or the share underlying indices. Investing in the securities is not equivalent to investing in any of the underlyings or the component stocks of the SPX Index or the share underlying indices. Investors in the securities will not participate in any positive performance of any underlying, and will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to stocks that constitute the SPX Index or the share underlying indices.

￭Reinvestment risk. The term of your investment in the securities may be shortened due to the automatic early redemption feature of the securities. If the securities are redeemed prior to maturity, you will receive no more contingent monthly coupons and 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 securities be redeemed in the first six months of the term of the securities.

￭The securities will not be listed on any securities exchange and secondary trading may be limited. Accordingly, you should be willing to hold your securities for the entire 1.5-year term of the securities. The securities will not be listed on any

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securities exchange. Therefore, there may be little or no secondary market for the securities. MS & Co. may, but is not obligated to, make a market in the securities 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 securities, 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 securities. Even if there is a secondary market, it may not provide enough liquidity to allow you to trade or sell the securities easily. Since other broker-dealers may not participate significantly in the secondary market for the securities, the price at which you may be able to trade your securities 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 securities, it is likely that there would be no secondary market for the securities. Accordingly, you should be willing to hold your securities to maturity.

￭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 securities in the original issue price reduce the economic terms of the securities, cause the estimated value of the securities 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 securities 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 securities in the original issue price and the lower rate we are willing to pay as issuer make the economic terms of the securities less favorable to you than they otherwise would be.

However, because the costs associated with issuing, selling, structuring and hedging the securities are not fully deducted upon issuance, for a period of up to 6 months following the issue date, to the extent that MS & Co. may buy or sell the securities in the secondary market, absent changes in market conditions, including those related to the underlyings, 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 securities 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 securities than those generated by others, including other dealers in the market, if they attempted to value the securities. 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 securities in the secondary market (if any exists) at any time. The value of your securities 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 will be influenced by many unpredictable factors” above.

￭Hedging and trading activity by our affiliates could potentially affect the value of the securities. One or more of our affiliates and/or third-party dealers expect to carry out hedging activities related to the securities (and to other instruments linked to the underlyings and the share underlying indices), including trading in the XBI Shares and the XLU Shares, the stocks that constitute the SPX Index or the share underlying indices as well as in other instruments related to the underlyings. As a result, these entities may be unwinding or adjusting hedge positions during the term of the securities, and the hedging strategy may involve greater and more frequent dynamic adjustments to the hedge as the final observation date approaches. Some of our affiliates also trade the underlyings and other financial instruments related to the underlyings and the share underlying indices on a regular basis as part of their general broker-dealer and other businesses. Any of these hedging or trading activities on or prior to the pricing date could potentially increase the initial level of any underlying, and, therefore, could increase (i) the level at or above which such underlying must close on any redemption determination date so that the securities are redeemed prior to maturity for the early redemption payment (depending also on the performance of the other underlyings), (ii) the level at or above which such underlying must close on each observation date in order for you to earn a contingent monthly coupon or to receive any unpaid contingent monthly coupon from prior observation dates (depending also on the performance of the other underlyings) and (iii) the level at or above which such underlying must close on the final observation date so that you are not exposed to the negative performance of the worst performing underlying at maturity (depending also on the performance of the other underlyings). Additionally, such hedging or trading activities during the term of the securities could affect the value of an underlying on the redemption determination dates and the observation dates, and, accordingly, whether we redeem the securities prior to maturity,

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whether we pay a contingent monthly coupon on the securities and the amount of cash you receive at maturity (depending also on the performance of the other underlyings).

￭The calculation agent, which is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley and an affiliate of MSFL, will make determinations with respect to the securities. As calculation agent, MS & Co. will determine the initial level and coupon threshold level for each underlying, whether you receive a contingent monthly coupon on each coupon payment date and/or at maturity, whether you receive any previously unpaid contingent monthly coupons, whether the securities will be redeemed on any early redemption date and the payment at maturity. Moreover, certain determinations made by MS & Co., in its capacity as calculation agent, may require it to exercise discretion and make subjective judgments, such as with respect to the occurrence or non-occurrence of market disruption events, any adjustments to the adjustment factors and the selection of a successor index or calculation of the closing level of any underlying in the event of a market disruption event or discontinuance of the SPX Index or the share underlying indices. These potentially subjective determinations may adversely affect the payout to you at maturity. For further information regarding these types of determinations, see "Description of Auto-Callable Securities—Postponement of Determination Dates," "—Alternate Exchange Calculation in Case of an Event of Default,” "—Discontinuance of Any Underlying Index; Alteration of Method of Calculation,” “Discontinuance of the Underlying Shares of an Exchange-Traded Fund and/or Share Underlying Index; Alteration of Method of Calculation,” “—Antidilution Adjustments” and "—Calculation Agent and Calculations" in the accompanying product supplement. In addition, MS & Co. has determined the estimated value of the securities on the pricing date.

￭The U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the securities are uncertain. There is no direct legal authority as to the proper treatment of the securities for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and, therefore, significant aspects of the tax treatment of the securities are uncertain.

Please read the discussion under “Additional Information—Tax considerations” in this document concerning the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the securities. We intend to treat a security for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a single financial contract that provides for a coupon that will be treated as gross income to you at the time received or accrued, in accordance with your regular method of tax accounting. Under this treatment, the ordinary income treatment of the coupon payments, in conjunction with the capital loss treatment of any loss recognized upon the sale, exchange or settlement of the securities, could result in adverse tax consequences to holders of the securities because the deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations. We do not plan to request a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) regarding the tax treatment of the securities, and the IRS or a court may not agree with the tax treatment described herein. If the IRS were successful in asserting an alternative treatment for the securities, the timing and character of income or loss on the securities might differ significantly from the tax treatment described herein. For example, under one possible treatment, the IRS could seek to recharacterize the securities as debt instruments. In that event, U.S. Holders (as defined below) would be required to accrue into income original issue discount on the securities every year at a “comparable yield” determined at the time of issuance (as adjusted based on the difference, if any, between the actual and the projected amount of any contingent payments on the securities) and recognize all income and gain in respect of the securities as ordinary income. The risk that financial instruments providing for buffers, triggers or similar downside protection features, such as the securities, would be recharacterized as debt is greater than the risk of recharacterization for comparable financial instruments that do not have such features.

Non-U.S. Holders (as defined below) should note that we currently intend to withhold on any coupon paid to Non-U.S. Holders generally at a rate of 30%, or at a reduced rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty under an “other income” or similar provision, and will not be required to pay any additional amounts with respect to amounts withheld.

In 2007, the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS released a notice requesting comments on the U.S. federal income tax treatment of “prepaid forward contracts” and similar instruments. While it is not clear whether the securities would be viewed as similar to the prepaid forward contracts described in the notice, it is possible that any Treasury regulations or other guidance promulgated after consideration of these issues could materially and adversely affect the tax consequences of an investment in the securities, possibly with retroactive effect. The notice focuses on a number of issues, the most relevant of which for holders of the securities are the character and timing of income or loss and the degree, if any, to which income realized by non-U.S. investors should be subject to withholding tax. Both U.S. and Non-U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisers regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the securities, including possible alternative treatments, the issues presented by this notice and any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or non-U.S. taxing jurisdiction.

Risks Relating to the Underlyings

￭You are exposed to the price risk of each underlying, with respect to both the contingent monthly coupons, if any, and the payment at maturity. Your return on the securities is not linked to a basket consisting of the underlyings. Rather, it will be contingent upon the independent performance of each underlying. Unlike an instrument with a return linked to a basket of underlying assets, in which risk is mitigated and diversified among all the components of the basket, you will be exposed to the risks related to each underlying. Poor performance by any underlying over the term of the securities will negatively affect your

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return and will not be offset or mitigated by any positive performance by the other underlyings. To receive any contingent monthly coupons, each underlying must close at or above the respective coupon threshold level on the applicable observation date. In addition, if the securities have not been automatically redeemed early and if the final level of any underlying has decreased by more than the buffer amount of 20% from the respective initial level, investors will lose 1% of principal for every 1% decline in the final level of the worst performing underlying from the respective initial level beyond the buffer amount of 20%, even if one or both of the other underlyings have appreciated or have not declined as much. Under this scenario, the value of any such payment at maturity will be less than the stated principal amount. Accordingly, your investment is subject to the price risk of each underlying.

￭Because the securities are linked to the performance of the worst performing underlying, you are exposed to greater risks of receiving no contingent monthly coupons and sustaining a loss on your investment than if the securities were linked to just one underlying. The risk that you will not receive any contingent monthly coupons, or that you will suffer a loss on your investment, is greater if you invest in the securities as opposed to substantially similar securities that are linked to the performance of just one underlying. With three underlyings, it is more likely that any underlying will close below the respective coupon threshold level on any observation date and decline by more than the buffer amount at maturity than if the securities were linked to only one underlying. Therefore, it is more likely that you will not receive any contingent monthly coupons and that you will suffer a loss on your investment. In addition, because each underlying must close above the respective initial level on a monthly redemption determination date in order for the securities to be called prior to maturity, the securities are less likely to be called on any early redemption date than if the securities were linked to just one underlying.

￭Investing in the securities exposes investors to risks associated with investments in securities with a concentration in the biotechnology sector. The stocks included in the S&P® Biotechnology Select Industry™ Index and that are generally tracked by the XBI Shares are stocks of companies primarily engaged in research, development, manufacturing and/or marketing of products based on genetic analysis and genetic engineering. Because the value of the securities is linked to the performance of the XBI Shares, an investment in the securities exposes investors to risks associated with investments in securities with a concentration in the biotechnology sector. Industry-specific risks to which companies in the biotechnology sector are subject may include the following:

oAfter spending heavily on research and development, their products or services may not prove commercially successful or may become obsolete quickly;

oThe biotechnology industry may be subject to greater governmental regulation than other industries, and changes in governmental policies and the need for regulatory approvals may have a material adverse effect on the industry;

oCompanies in the biotechnology industry are subject to risks arising from new technologies and competitive pressures;

oCompanies in the biotechnology industry are heavily dependent on patents and intellectual property rights. The loss or impairment of these rights may adversely affect the profitability of these companies; and

oThe XBI Shares may be subject to increased price volatility as it is linked to a single industry, market or sector and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that industry, market or sector. The price of the XBI Shares may be, and has recently been, volatile, and we can give you no assurance that the volatility will lessen.

￭Investing in the securities exposes investors to risks associated with investments in securities with a concentration in the utilities sector. The stocks included in the Utilities Select Sector Index and that are generally tracked by the XLU Shares are stocks of companies whose primary business is directly associated with the utilities sector. Because the value of the securities is linked to the performance of the XLU Shares, an investment in the securities exposes investors to risks associated with investments in securities with a concentration in the utilities sector.

Utility companies are affected by supply and demand, operating costs, government regulation, environmental factors, liabilities for environmental damage and 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,

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however, may be forced to defend their 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 securities 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.

￭The antidilution adjustments the calculation agent is required to make do not cover every event that could affect the XBI Shares and the XLU Shares. MS & Co., as calculation agent, will adjust the adjustment factors for certain events affecting the XBI Shares and the XLU Shares. However, the calculation agent will not make an adjustment for every event that could affect the XBI Shares and the XLU Shares. If an event occurs that does not require the calculation agent to adjust an adjustment factor, the market price of the securities may be materially and adversely affected.

￭Adjustments to the XBI Shares and the XLU Shares or the share underlying indices could adversely affect the value of the securities. The investment adviser to each of the XBI Shares and the XLU Shares (the “underlying shares”), SSGA Funds Management, Inc., seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the relevant share underlying index. Pursuant to its investment strategy or otherwise, the investment adviser may add, delete or substitute the stocks composing the respective underlying shares. Any of these actions could adversely affect the price of the respective underlying shares and, consequently, the value of the securities. The publisher of each of the share underlying indices is responsible for calculating and maintaining the respective share underlying index. The publisher may add, delete or substitute the stocks constituting the respective share underlying index or make other methodological changes that could change the value of such share underlying index. The publisher of each of the share underlying indices may discontinue or suspend calculation or publication of a share underlying index at any time. In these circumstances, the calculation agent will have the sole discretion to substitute a successor index that is comparable to the discontinued share underlying index and is permitted to consider indices that are calculated and published by the calculation agent or any of its affiliates. Any of these actions could adversely affect the value of the share underlying index, and, consequently, the price of the underlying shares and the value of the securities.

￭The performance and market price of each of the XBI Shares and the XLU Shares, particularly during periods of market volatility, may not correlate with the performance of the respective share underlying index, the performance of the component securities of such share underlying index or the net asset value per share of such underlying shares. The underlying shares do not fully replicate the respective share underlying indices, and each may hold securities that are different than those included in the respective share underlying index. In addition, the performance of each of the underlying shares will reflect additional transaction costs and fees that are not included in the calculation of the share underlying indices. All of these factors may lead to a lack of correlation between the performance of each of the underlying shares and the respective share underlying index. In addition, corporate actions (such as mergers and spin-offs) with respect to the equity securities underlying each of the underlying shares may impact the variance between the performance of each of the underlying shares and the respective share underlying index. Finally, because the shares of each of the underlying shares are traded on an exchange and are subject to market supply and investor demand, the market price of one share of each of the underlying shares may differ from the net asset value per share of such underlying shares.

In particular, during periods of market volatility, or unusual trading activity, trading in the securities underlying each of the underlying shares may be disrupted or limited, or such securities may be unavailable in the secondary market. Under these circumstances, the liquidity of each of the underlying shares may be adversely affected, market participants may be unable to calculate accurately the net asset value per share of each of the underlying shares, and their ability to create and redeem shares of each of the underlying shares may be disrupted. Under these circumstances, the market price of shares of each of the underlying shares may vary substantially from the net asset value per share of each of the underlying shares or the value of the respective share underlying index.

For all of the foregoing reasons, the performance of each of the underlying shares may not correlate with the performance of the respective share underlying index, the performance of the component securities of such share underlying index or the net asset value per share of such underlying shares. Any of these events could materially and adversely affect the prices of each of the underlying shares and, therefore, the value of the securities. Additionally, if market volatility or these events were to occur on the final observation date, the calculation agent would maintain discretion to determine whether such market volatility or events have caused a market disruption event to occur, and such determination may affect the payment at maturity of the securities. If the

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calculation agent determines that no market disruption event has taken place, the payment at maturity would be based solely on the published closing price per share of each of the underlying shares on the final observation date, even if either of the underlying shares is underperforming the respective share underlying index or the component securities of such share underlying index and/or trading below the net asset value per share of such underlying shares.

￭Adjustments to the SPX Index could adversely affect the value of the securities. The publisher of the SPX Index may add, delete or substitute the component stocks of such underlying or make other methodological changes that could change the value of such underlying. Any of these actions could adversely affect the value of the securities. The publisher of the SPX Index may also discontinue or suspend calculation or publication of such underlying at any time. In these circumstances, MS & Co., as the calculation agent, will have the sole discretion to substitute a successor index that is comparable to the discontinued index. MS & Co. could have an economic interest that is different than that of investors in the securities insofar as, for example, MS & Co. is permitted to consider indices that are calculated and published by MS & Co. or any of its affiliates. If MS & Co. determines that there is no appropriate successor index on any observation date, the determination of whether a contingent monthly coupon will be payable on the securities on the applicable coupon payment date, whether the securities will be redeemed and/or the amount payable at maturity, will be based on the value of such underlying, based on the closing prices of the stocks constituting such underlying at the time of such discontinuance, without rebalancing or substitution, computed by MS & Co. as calculation agent in accordance with the formula for calculating such underlying last in effect prior to such discontinuance, as compared to the relevant initial level or coupon threshold level, as applicable (depending also on the performance of the other underlyings).

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SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF Overview

The SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF is an exchange-traded fund managed by SSGA Funds Management, Inc., which seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P® Biotechnology Select Industry™ Index. SPDR® Series Trust (the “Trust”) is a registered investment company that consists of numerous separate investment portfolios, including the SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF. Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) by the Trust pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 can be located by reference to Commission file numbers 333-57793 and 811-08839, respectively, through the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information may be obtained from other publicly available sources. Neither the issuer nor the agent makes any representation that any such publicly available information regarding the SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF is accurate or complete.

Information as of market close on June 28, 2023:

The following graph sets forth the daily closing prices of the XBI Shares for the period from January 1, 2018 through June 28, 2023. The related table sets forth the published high and low closing prices, as well as end-of-quarter closing prices, of the XBI Shares for each quarter for the period from January 1, 2018 through June 28, 2023. The closing price of the XBI Shares on June 28, 2023 was $83.98. We obtained the information in the graph and table below from Bloomberg Financial Markets, without independent verification. The XBI Shares have at times experienced periods of high volatility, and you should not take the historical values of the XBI Shares as an indication of future performance.

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This document relates only to the securities offered hereby and does not relate to the XBI Shares. We have derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding the Trust from the publicly available documents described above. In connection with the offering of the securities, neither we nor the agent has participated in the preparation of such documents or made any due diligence inquiry with respect to the Trust. Neither we nor the agent makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding the Trust 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 XBI Shares (and therefore the price of the XBI Shares at the time we price the securities) have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of or failure to disclose material future events concerning the Trust could affect the value received with respect to the securities and therefore the value of the securities.

Neither we nor any of our affiliates makes any representation to you as to the performance of the XBI Shares.

We and/or our affiliates may presently or from time to time engage in business with the Trust. In the course of such business, we and/or our affiliates may acquire non-public information with respect to the Trust, and neither we nor any of our affiliates undertakes to disclose any such information to you. In addition, one or more of our affiliates may publish research reports with respect to the XBI Shares. The statements in the preceding two sentences are not intended to affect the rights of investors in the securities under the securities laws. As a prospective purchaser of the securities, you should undertake an independent investigation of the Trust as in your judgment is appropriate to make an informed decision with respect to an investment linked to the XBI Shares.

“Standard & Poor’s®”, “S&P®”, “SPDR®” and “S&P® Biotechnology Select Industry™ Index” are trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”), an affiliate of S&P Global Inc. The securities are not sponsored, endorsed, sold, or promoted by S&P, S&P Global Inc. or the Trust. S&P, S&P Global Inc. and the Trust make no representations or warranties to

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the owners of the securities or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in the securities. S&P, S&P Global Inc. and the Trust have no obligation or liability in connection with the operation, marketing, trading or sale of the securities.

The S&P® Biotechnology Select Industry™ Index. The S&P® Biotechnology Select Industry™ Index (Bloomberg ticker SPSIBI) is managed by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and is a modified equally weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of stocks in the S&P Total Market Index that are classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS®”) biotechnology sub-industry.

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Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund Overview

The Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund is an exchange-traded fund managed by the Trust, a registered investment company. The Trust consists of numerous separate investment portfolios, including the Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund. The Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Utilities Select Sector Index. It is possible that this fund may not fully replicate the performance of the Utilities Select Sector 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 (the “Commission”) by the Trust pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 can be located by reference to Commission file numbers 333-57791 and 811-08837, respectively, through the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information may be obtained from other publicly available sources. Neither the issuer nor the agent makes any representation that any such publicly available information regarding the XLU Shares is accurate or complete.

Information as of market close on June 28, 2023:

The following graph sets forth the daily closing prices of the XLU Shares for the period from January 1, 2018 through June 28, 2023. The related table sets forth the published high and low closing prices, as well as end-of-quarter closing prices, of the XLU Shares for each quarter for the period from January 1, 2018 through June 28, 2023. The closing price of the XLU Shares on June 28, 2023 was $64.72. We obtained the information in the graph and table below from Bloomberg Financial Markets, without independent verification. The XLU Shares have at times experienced periods of high volatility, and you should not take the historical values of the XLU Shares as an indication of future performance.

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This document relates only to the securities offered hereby and does not relate to the XLU Shares. We have derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding the Trust from the publicly available documents described above. In connection with the offering of the securities, neither we nor the agent has participated in the preparation of such documents or made any due diligence inquiry with respect to the Trust. Neither we nor the agent makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding the Trust 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 XLU Shares (and therefore the price of the XLU Shares at the time we price the securities) have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of or failure to disclose material future events concerning the Trust could affect the value received with respect to the securities and therefore the value of the securities.

Neither we nor any of our affiliates makes any representation to you as to the performance of the XLU Shares.

We and/or our affiliates may presently or from time to time engage in business with the Trust. In the course of such business, we and/or our affiliates may acquire non-public information with respect to the Trust, and neither we nor any of our affiliates undertakes to disclose any such information to you. In addition, one or more of our affiliates may publish research reports with respect to the XLU Shares. The statements in the preceding two sentences are not intended to affect the rights of investors in the securities under the securities laws. As a prospective purchaser of the securities, you should undertake an independent investigation of the Trust as in your judgment is appropriate to make an informed decision with respect to an investment linked to the XLU Shares.

“Standard & Poor’s®”, “S&P®”, “S&P 500®”, “SPDR®”, “Select Sector SPDR” and “Select Sector SPDRs” are trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”), an affiliate of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“MGH”). The securities

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are not sponsored, endorsed, sold, or promoted by S&P, MGH or the Trust. S&P, MGH and the Trust make no representations or warranties to the owners of the securities or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in the securities. S&P, MGH and the Trust have no obligation or liability in connection with the operation, marketing, trading or sale of the securities.

The Utilities Select Sector Index. The Utilities Select Sector Index is calculated and disseminated by S&P and is designed to provide an effective representation of the utilities sector of the S&P 500® Index. The Utilities Select Sector Index includes companies in the following industries: (i) electric utilities, gas utilities, multi-utilities and water utilities and (ii) independent power and renewable electricity producers. See “The Utilities Select Sector Index” in the accompanying index supplement.

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S&P 500® Index Overview

The S&P 500® Index, which is calculated, maintained and published by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“S&P”), consists of 500 component stocks selected to provide a performance benchmark for the U.S. equity markets. The calculation of the S&P 500® Index is based on the relative value of the float adjusted aggregate market capitalization of the 500 component companies as of a particular time as compared to the aggregate average market capitalization of 500 similar companies during the base period of the years 1941 through 1943. For additional information about the S&P 500® Index, see the information set forth under “S&P 500® Index” in the accompanying index supplement.

Information as of market close on June 28, 2023:

The following graph sets forth the daily index closing values of the SPX Index for the period from January 1, 2018 through June 28, 2023. The related table sets forth the published high and low index closing values, as well as end-of-quarter index closing values, of the SPX Index for each quarter for the period from January 1, 2018 through June 28, 2023. The index closing value of the SPX Index on June 28, 2023 was 4,376.86. We obtained the information in the graph and table below from Bloomberg Financial Markets, without independent verification. The SPX Index has at times experienced periods of high volatility, and you should not take the historical values of the SPX Index as an indication of future performance.

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Contingent Income Buffered Auto-Callable Securities due January 10, 2025, with 6-Month Initial Non-Call Period

All Payments on the Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF, the Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund and the S&P 500® Index

Principal at Risk Securities

Additional Terms of the Securities

Please read this information in conjunction with the terms on the front cover of this document.

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Contingent Income Buffered Auto-Callable Securities due January 10, 2025, with 6-Month Initial Non-Call Period

All Payments on the Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF, the Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund and the S&P 500® Index

Principal at Risk Securities

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Additional Information About the Securities

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Contingent Income Buffered Auto-Callable Securities due January 10, 2025, with 6-Month Initial Non-Call Period

All Payments on the Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF, the Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund and the S&P 500® Index

Principal at Risk Securities

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Contingent Income Buffered Auto-Callable Securities due January 10, 2025, with 6-Month Initial Non-Call Period

All Payments on the Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF, the Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund and the S&P 500® Index

Principal at Risk Securities

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Contingent Income Buffered Auto-Callable Securities due January 10, 2025, with 6-Month Initial Non-Call Period

All Payments on the Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF, the Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund and the S&P 500® Index

Principal at Risk Securities

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Contingent Income Buffered Auto-Callable Securities due January 10, 2025, with 6-Month Initial Non-Call Period

All Payments on the Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF, the Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund and the S&P 500® Index

Principal at Risk Securities

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