-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: keymaster@town.hall.org Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFkwCgYEVQgBAQICAgADSwAwSAJBALeWW4xDV4i7+b6+UyPn5RtObb1cJ7VkACDq pKb9/DClgTKIm08lCfoilvi9Wl4SODbR1+1waHhiGmeZO8OdgLUCAwEAAQ== MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, IvSeIpuLgix+Z7Cz+pMhxEU7gfAq1u5Q/zqT9nM9lwANHx6G+NYiO/ElGW6KgHNo stMYIg5ZzKRy7zcbHjvkBw== 0000915373-94-000003.txt : 19940330 0000915373-94-000003.hdr.sgml : 19940330 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000915373-94-000003 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 424B2 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19940329 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000806085 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: 6211 IRS NUMBER: 133216325 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 424B2 SEC ACT: 33 SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-65674 FILM NUMBER: 94518803 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: AMERICAN EXPRESS TWR STREET 2: 3 WORLD FINANCIAL CNTR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10048 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122982000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: AMERICAN EXPRESS TOWER STREET 2: WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER ATTN GEN COUNSEL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10283 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SHEARSON LEHMAN HUTTON HOLDINGS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19901017 424B2 1 PRICING SUPPLEMENT REGISTRATION NO. 33-65674 NASD File No. 920707011 Rule 424(b)(2) PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 37 DATED MARCH 25, 1994 (To Prospectus dated October 4, 1993 as supplemented by a Prospectus Supplement dated March 4, 1994) LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC. Medium-Term Notes, Series E Due 9 Months or More from Date of Issue (Indexed Note) ___________________________ Principal Amount: $25,000,000. See "Description of Indexed Note-Maturity Amount" below. Stated Maturity: August 7, 1995 Issue Date: April 7, 1994 Issue Price: 100% Agent's Commission: .15% Interest Payment Dates: The 5th Business Day (as defined herein) of each month, commencing on May 6, 1994 and ending on the Stated Maturity Initial Interest Rate: To be determined as set forth below under "Description of Indexed Note - Interest". Interest Rate Basis: The interest payable on any Interest Payment Date (except the Maturity Date) will be equal to the greater of: (i) the sum of (a) the amount determined by multiplying the principal amount of the Indexed Note by the Total Return for the preceding Interest Payment Period plus (b) any relevant Coupon Value for such Interest Payment Period; or (ii) zero. See "Description of Indexed Note-Interest" below. Spread: None Spread Multiplier: None Interest Determination Dates: Last calendar day of each month, commencing April 30, 1994 Calculation Agent: Lehman Brothers Special Financing Inc. Interest Payment Period: Monthly Interest Reset Period: Monthly Index: An Index comprising up to four Bonds selected by the Holder of the Indexed Note and/or LIBOR. See "Description of Indexed Note - Notification of Bond Selection: Calculations." Maturity Amount: See "Description of Indexed Note - Maturity Amount." Form of Note: Book-Entry Note Minimum Denomination $25,000,000 The aggregate principal amount of this offering is $25,000,000 and relates only to Pricing Supplement No. 37. Medium-Term Notes, Series E may be issued by the Company in an aggregate principal amount of up to $2,500,000,000 and, to date, including this offering, an aggregate of $1,275,150,000 Medium-Term Notes, Series E have been issued and are outstanding. THE INDEXED NOTE OFFERED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD TO, OR PURCHASED BY OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF, ANY PERSON OTHER THAN A SOPHISTICATED INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR THAT REGULARLY ENGAGES IN THE PURCHASE OF SECURITIES THE PRINCIPAL AND/OR INTEREST OF WHICH IS BASED UPON AN INDEX OF SECURITIES. I. General The following description of the particular terms of the Indexed Note (as defined below) supplements, and to the extent inconsistent therewith replaces, the description of the general terms and provisions of the Notes set forth in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement and the description of Debt Securities set forth in the accompanying Prospectus, to which descriptions reference is hereby made. All terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein and which are defined in the accompanying Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement shall have the meanings therein assigned to them. Interest Interest on the Indexed Note in respect of an Interest Payment Period (as defined below) will be payable in arrears on the fifth Business Day of the month following the last day of such Interest Payment Period (each such day, an "Interest Payment Date"), beginning May 6, 1994. Interest on the Indexed Note will accrue from and including the first calendar day of each month to but excluding the first calendar day of the immediately following month (each such period, an "Interest Payment Period"); provided, however, that the first Interest Payment Period shall commence on (and include) April 7, 1994 and shall end on (and include) April 30, 1994. The amount of interest to be paid on the Indexed Note on any Interest Payment Date (except the Maturity Date) will be equal to the greater of (i) the sum of (a) the amount determined by multiplying the principal amount of the Indexed Note by the Total Return for the preceding Interest Payment Period plus (b) any relevant Coupon Value for such Interest Payment Period and (ii) zero. Maturity Amount The amount payable at Maturity in respect of the final Interest Payment Period and the principal amount of the Indexed Note (the "Maturity Amount") will be the greater of (i) the amount determined by multiplying (a) the principal amount of the Indexed Note by (b) the amount determined by deducting .31% from the Final Total Return and (ii) zero. The "Final Total Return" will be the sum of the Final Index Return for each of the components in the Bond Selection in effect for the final Interest Payment Period. The "Final Index Return" for each such Bond Selection (other than for a LIBOR Index Selection) will be determined based on the following formula: SW x [(BP2/ABP1) x (FX1/FX2)] Where SW = the Selection Weight BP2 = The Bond Price as of the last Business Day of the final Interest Payment Period ABP1 = the Adjusted Bond Price as of the last Business Day of the prior Interest Payment Period FX1 = the Bond Currency/U.S. dollar exchange rate (in units of currency per one U.S. dollar) for value the Maturity Date as of 4:00 p.m. London time on the last Business Day of the Interest Payment Period preceding the final Interest Payment Period FX2 = the Bond Currency/U.S. dollar exchange rate (in units of currency per one U.S. dollar) for value the Maturity Date as of 4:00 p.m. London time on the last day of the final Interest Payment Period The "Final Index Return" in respect of the LIBOR Index shall be the "Index Return" for a LIBOR Index Selection as set forth below. The Maturity Amount will be payable on August 7, 1995, or, if such date is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS "Adjusted Bond Price" as of any day and in respect of any Bond will be as follows: In respect of the first Interest Payment Period, the Adjusted Bond Price of any Bond will equal the Bond Price of that Bond as of March 31, 1994. Thereafter, the Adjusted Bond Price will be determined as follows: (a) If the Aggregate Bond Selection for that Interest Payment Period is the same as the Aggregate Bond Selection for the immediately preceding Interest Payment Period, the Adjusted Bond Price of any Bond will be the Bond Price of that Bond as calculated on the last Business Day of the immediately preceding Interest Payment Period for which an interest payment was required to be made on the Indexed Note, and, if an interest payment has not been required, the Bond Price as of March 31, 1994; (b) If the Aggregate Bond Selection for that Interest Payment Period is different (by virtue of the addition of, deletion from or other change in a Bond Selection or by a change in the Selection Weights of a Bond Selection) from the Aggregate Bond Selection for the immediately preceding Interest Payment Period and an interest payment was required to be made on the Index Note in respect of the immediately preceding Interest Payment Period, the Adjusted Bond Price of any Bond in the new Aggregate Bond Selection will be the Bond Price of that Bond determined as of the last Business Day of the immediately preceding Interest Payment Period; or (c) If the Aggregate Bond Selection for that Interest Payment Period is different (either by virtue of the addition of, deletion from or other change in a Bond Selection or by a change in the Section Weights of a Bond Selection) from the Aggregate Bond Selection for the immediately preceding Interest Payment Period and an interest payment was not required to be made on the Indexed Note in respect of the immediately preceding Interest Payment Period, the Adjusted Bond Price of any Bond in the new Aggregate Bond Selection will be calculated based on the following formula: Total Return for the Bond Price of that [1/(1 + immediately preceding )] x Bond determined as of Interest Payment Period the last Business Day of the immediately preceding Interest Payment Period "Aggregate Bond Selection" is the composition of the total allocation of the principal amount of the Indexed Note, inclusive of each Bond Selection and its Selection Weight. "Bond" or "Bonds" means up to four of the following (which in each case shall be limited to the most recently issued Bonds (known as "on the run") in the category selected) as determined in accordance with a Bond Selection: Treasury bonds with an initial maturity of ten years issued by the Commonwealth of Australia ("Australian Bonds"). Bonds with an initial maturity of ten years issued by the Canadian Federal Government ("Canadian Bonds"). Obligations Assimilable du Tresor or other bonds with an initial maturity of ten years issued by the Treasury of France ("French Bonds"). Bundesanleihen or other bonds with an initial maturity of ten years issued by the Federal Republic of Germany ("German Bonds"). Bonds with an initial maturity of ten years issued by the Government of Japan ("Japanese Bonds"). Gilts or other bonds with an initial maturity of fifteen years issued by the Treasury Department of the United Kingdom ("U.K. Bonds"). Bonds with an initial maturity of thirty years issued by the United States Treasury Department ("U.S. Bonds"). "Bond Currency" means, in respect of a Bond, the lawful currency of the country that issued the Bond. "Bond Price" as of any date and in respect of any Bond, means the sum of the price of that Bond plus accrued interest to, but excluding, the fifth Business Day following that date. "Bond Selection" means, in respect of any Interest Payment Period, each of (i) the Bonds (up to four) and, if applicable (ii) the LIBOR Index, as designated by the Noteholder, and in such proportion, as designated by the Noteholder in a Bond Notice. "Business Day" means any day which is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a public holiday or a day on which banks in the city of New York and London are authorized or directed to be closed. "Coupon Value", in respect of a Bond in the Bond Selection that has paid interest during an Interest Payment Period (or, in the case of the first Interest Payment Period, during the period from and including March 31, 1994 to and including April 30, 1994) means, the amount calculated in accordance with the following formula: [(CR x SW x NRA) x ((Currency x Day Count) + 1)] / FXR LIBOR Ratio where CR = the coupon rate of interest paid on that Bond (which in the case of a Bond which pays interest on a semi-annual or quarterly basis will be divided by two or four, as applicable) SW = the Selection Weight of that Bond in respect of such Bond Selection NRA = the principal amount of the Indexed Note multiplied by a hypothetical Final Total Return determined as if the last Business Day of the prior Interest Payment Period had been the Maturity Date. (In determining such amount, the deduction of .31% in determining the Maturity Amount will not be taken into account). Currency LIBOR = the London Interbank Offered Rate for deposits in the Bond Currency for a period equal to the actual number of days from (and including) the date of payment of the amount in question to (and excluding) the next Interest Payment Date, determined on the second London Banking Day prior to such Bond's payment date, which appears on Telerate Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on such date. Day Count Ratio = the actual number of days from (and including) the date of payment of the amount in question to (and excluding) the next Interest Payment Date divided by 360. FXR = the Bond Currency/U.S. dollar exchange rate (in units of currency per one U.S. dollar) as of 4:00 p.m., London time as of the last Business Day in the Interest Period for value the fifth Business Day following such determination. "Index Return" for an Interest Payment Period (except for the final Interest Payment Period) will be determined for each Bond Selection (other than for a LIBOR Index Selection) based on the following formula: SW x [(BP2/ABP1 x FX1/FX2) - 1] where SW = the Selection Weight of that Bond BP2 = the Bond Price of that Bond as of the last Business Day of the Interest Payment Period for which such determination is being made ABP1 = the Adjusted Bond Price as of the last Business Day of the prior Interest Payment Period FX1 = the Bond Currency/U.S. dollar exchange rate (in units of currency per one U.S. dollar) for value five Business Days following the day of such determination as of 4:00 p.m. London time on the last Business Day of the prior Interest Payment Period FX2 = the Bond Currency/U.S. dollar exchange rate (in units of currency per one U.S. dollar) for value five Business Days following the day of such determination as of 4:00 p.m. London time on the last day of the Interest Payment Period for which the determination is being made "Index Return" for an Interest Payment Period (except for the final Interest Payment Period) for a LIBOR Index Selection will be determined as the product of (i) its Selection Weight and (ii) LIBOR for the Interest Payment Period, and (iii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the actual number of days in the Interest Payment Period, and the denominator of which is 360. "LIBOR" in respect of the LIBOR Index for an Interest Payment Period means, the rate determined on the basis of the offered rates for deposits in U.S. Dollars for a period of one month which appear on Telerate Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on the last Business Day in the preceding Interest Payment Period, and will be determined for value the fifth Business Day following its determination. "LIBOR Index" means a return based on LIBOR. "Selection Weight" means, in respect of a Bond or the LIBOR Index a proportion of the principal amount of the Indexed Note expressed as a percentage in whole numbers (and between 0% and 100%), and in respect of such a Bond or LIBOR Index selected by the Noteholder by means of the notification procedure set forth below under "Notification of Bond Selection; Calculations". "Total Return" in respect of any Interest Payment Period (except for the final Interest Payment Period) will equal the sum of the Index Returns for each Bond and, if applicable, for the LIBOR Index reflected in the Bond Selection for such Interest Payment Period. NOTIFICATION OF BOND SELECTION; CALCULATIONS A Bond Selection will be designated in a notice (the "Bond Notice") (which may be given orally (including by telephone) or in writing (including by telecopier)) given by the Noteholder to Lehman Brothers Special Financing Inc. (the "Calculation Agent") at 200 Vesey Street, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10285, attention of: Structured Bond Group (Telecopier (212) 528-6139; telephone (212) 640-9605) not later than 12 noon, New York time, on the day that is three Business Days preceding the commencement of the relevant Interest Payment Period. In the Bond Notice the Noteholder must specify (i) the Bond or Bonds that will be included in the Aggregate Bond Selection for the related Interest Payment Period, (ii) the LIBOR Index if the Noteholder wishes to include the LIBOR Index in the Aggregate Bond Selection and (iii) the Selection Weight of each Bond Selection. All oral Bond Notices must be confirmed to the Calculation Agent in writing not later than the close of business on the date such oral Bond Notice is first given. If the holder of the Indexed Note fails to provide a timely Bond Notice, the Bond Selection with respect to an Interest Payment Period shall be the Bond Selection most recently selected by the Noteholder for the prior Interest Payment Period. The Calculation Agent will determine the Bond Prices based on the prices obtained by it from Lehman Brothers International (Europe); the Calculation Agent will also determine the exchange rates necessary to certain calculations, and will make each calculation and determination contemplated by the Indexed Note; such calculations and determinations will be binding in the absence of manifest error. The Noteholder is not permitted to select any Australian Bond, Japanese Bond or U.K. Bond with respect to an Interest Payment Period if, during such Interest Payment Period, the issuer thereof is scheduled to make any payment in respect of interest on the principal of such bond or other amount on such Bond. If the Selection Weight results in a fractional number of Bonds, the number of Bonds used for purposes of any calculation contained herein shall be reduced to the nearest whole number of Bonds, and the difference shall be deemed to be a Bond Selection using the LIBOR Index. The Indexed Note will be issued in a single denomination of $25,000,000. II. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS Risks Associated with Payments of Interest on the Indexed Notes and the Maturity Amount Pursuant to the formula employed in determining the amount of interest payable in respect of an Interest Payment Period, an investor in the Indexed Notes may receive no payment in respect of interest for one or more Interest Payment Periods. Pursuant to the formula employed in determining the Maturity Amount, an investor in the Indexed Notes may receive a payment in respect of the Maturity Amount that is less than par. Such formula does not ensure any minimum payment in respect of the Maturity Amount. INFORMATION REGARDING THE BONDS Investors are advised to conduct their own research and review of publicly available information regarding the Bonds and the performance of the Bonds. SUPPLEMENTAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX DISCLOSURE The following summary describes certain United States federal income tax consequences of the ownership of Indexed Notes as of the date hereof and is a supplement to the discussion of United States Taxation found in the Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement to which this Pricing Supplement is attached. Except where noted, it deals only with Indexed Notes held as capital assets and does not deal with special situations, such as those of dealers in securities, financial institutions, life insurance companies or purchasers holding Indexed Notes as a part of a hedging transaction or a position in a "straddle" for tax purposes. Furthermore, the discussion below is based upon the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and regulations, rulings and judicial decisions thereunder as of the date hereof, and such authorities may be repealed, revoked or modified so as to result in federal income tax consequences different from those discussed below. Persons considering the purchase, ownership or disposition of Indexed Notes should consult their own tax advisors concerning the federal income tax consequences in light of their particular situations as well as any consequences arising under the laws of any other taxing jurisdiction. As used herein, a "United States Holder" of an Indexed Note means a holder that is a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any political subdivision thereof, or an estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source. A "Non-United States Holder" is a holder that is not a United States Holder. General There are no regulations, cases or rulings directly addressing the treatment of securities similar to the Indexed Notes other than the Proposed Regulations discussed below. Although not entirely free from doubt, the Company believes on the basis of current law and the treatment given the Indexed Notes under the Proposed Regulations, that the Indexed Notes should be treated as debt of the Company for federal income tax purposes. The Company intends to treat the Indexed Notes as debt for federal income tax purposes. Section 1936(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, as codified in Internal Revenue Code Section 385(c), effective for instruments issued after October 24, 1992, provides that the characterization as of the time of issuance of an instrument as either debt or equity by the issuer of the instrument shall be binding on all holders of the instrument but is not necessarily binding on the Secretary of the Treasury. Except as provided in regulations to be issued, a holder of the Indexed Note will not be bound by the characterization of the Indexed Notes as debt by the company, if the holder discloses on its tax return that it is treating the Indexed Notes in a manner inconsistent with the characterization of the Indexed Notes as debt. Proposed original issue discount regulations were originally issued by the Treasury Department on April 8, 1986 and were amended on February 28, 1991 (the "Proposed Regulations"). These regulations, if adopted in their current form, would require that payments under the Indexed Note, all of which are contingent, be treated, in certain instances, as a partial payment of interest and a partial repayment of principal. On January 19, 1993, the IRS released proposed regulations for publication in the Federal Register (the "Release") which would have withdrawn the Proposed Regulations to the extent relating to contingent payment debt instruments, but prior to publication in the Federal Register, the proposed regulations contained in the Release were withheld from publication pending review by the Clinton Administration. The regulations contained in the Release would require interest accruals to reflect either a market yield for the debt instrument as of the issue date or a reasonable estimate of the performance of contingencies in the tax year. The amount of interest deemed to accrue in a taxable year pursuant to such methods, however, must be recognized regardless of whether the contingent payment becomes fixed in such year. It is uncertain whether or when, or in what form, the Release will be published in the Federal Register and what effect, if any, it will have on the Indexed Notes. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that the final Treasury Regulations relating to contingent payment debt instruments similar to the Indexed Notes will not differ materially from the Proposed Regulations. Accordingly, the ultimate federal income tax treatment of the Indexed Notes may differ substantially from that described below. United States Holders The following is a summary of the principal United States federal income tax consequences of the ownership of Indexed Notes by United States Holders. Under the Proposed Regulations, the Indexed Note will be treated as a debt instrument that provides for contingent payments, and that fails to provide for total noncontingent payments at least equal to the issue price of the debt instrument. The issue price of the Indexed Note will be its stated principal amount. All payments due under the Indexed Note will be treated as contingent payments. In the taxable year in which the amount of each monthly contingent payment (the "Coupon Payment") becomes fixed (excluding the final payment at maturity), the holder of the Indexed Note must include in its gross income that portion of the payment treated as interest deemed accrued under the Proposed Regulations. The excess of the amount of a Coupon Payment, if any (excluding the final payment at maturity), over the interest deemed accrued for the current and all prior accrual periods must be treated as a repayment of principal, and will reduce the holder's basis in the Indexed Note. Interest deemed accrued is calculated for each monthly accrual period. For the first accrual period, the interest deemed accrued will be equal to the product of the issue price of the Indexed Note and the Applicable Federal Rate, determined on issue date to be 3.94 percent, compounded monthly. For each subsequent accrual period (excluding the final accrual period ending on the maturity date) the issue price will be the sum of the issue price at the beginning of the immediately preceding accrual period and the interest deemed accrued during that period, less the total amount of all payments due during the immediately preceding accrual period. The interest deemed accrued for each subsequent accrual period will equal the product of this adjusted issue price and the Applicable Federal Rate determined on issue date. At maturity, the holder will compare the total amount paid at maturity under the terms of the Indexed Note (including the amount of the Coupon Payment component of the final payment, if any) with the outstanding principal balance of the Indexed Note at maturity (reduced by the amount, if any, of the excess of Coupon Payment over interest deemed accrued for any prior monthly accrual period). To the extent that the amount paid at maturity exceeds the outstanding principal balance of the Indexed Note, the holder will treat the excess as interest income includable in gross income by the holder. To the extent that the outstanding principal balance of the Indexed Note exceeds the final payment at maturity, the holder will recognize capital loss, deductible currently in the case of a corporate holder to the extent of capital gains, and in the case of a holder other than a corporation, to the extent of capital gains plus the lower of $3,000 or the excess of capital losses over capital gains. Because the holder may select a new Index prior to the start of any Calculation Period throughout the term of the Indexed Note, which selection will affect the holder's yield under the Indexed Note as well as the Maturity Amount, the Internal Revenue Service could argue that each selection of a new Index will constitute a material modification of the terms of the Indexed Note and a deemed taxable exchange. In this instance the holder would recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between its basis in the "old note" and the issue price of the "new note." It is unlikely, however, that the Internal Revenue Service would, first, take such a position, and second, prevail in such position, if taken. While there is no law directly addressing the issue of whether a unilateral change in selection of an index such as that provided for under the terms of the Indexed Note by a holder of such a note would constitute a material modification of the note, an analysis of existing law and Proposed Regulations issued by the Internal Revenue Service relating to modifications of debt instruments (effective for modifications made on or after the date that is 30 days after publication of the final regulations in the Federal Register) strongly support the conclusion that a unilateral alteration in the payment terms of a debt instrument by a holder of the instrument that occurs by operation of the original terms of the instrument will not be considered a modification of the instrument. Non-United States Holder For the U.S. taxation treatment of the Indexed Notes for non-United States holders, see the description under "United States Taxation" in the Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement to which the Pricing Supplement is attached. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----