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Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)

Registration Numbers 333-134553

333-134553-04

Prospectus Supplement dated May 8, 2007

LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS, INC./LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS CAPITAL TRUST VIII

FINAL MCAPS TERMS

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

$500,000,000

Floating Rate Mandatory Capital Advantaged Preferred Securities (“MCAPS”SM)

Lehman Brothers Holdings Capital Trust VIII

For purposes of the offering of the securities offered by this prospectus supplement only, this prospectus supplement is a supplement to the preliminary prospectus dated May 8, 2007 (the “Prospectus”) of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (“LBHI”) and Lehman Brothers Holdings Capital Trust VII included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to LBHI’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Reg. No. 333-134553), and the terms described herein supersede any terms in the Prospectus that are inconsistent with the following terms. This prospectus supplement does not supplement the Prospectus for purposes of the concurrent offering described below.

Issuers:

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (“LBHI”) and Lehman Brothers Holdings Capital Trust VIII (the “Trust”). Each reference to Lehman Brothers Holdings Capital Trust VII in the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to Lehman Brothers Holdings Capital Trust VIII. This supplement supplements the Prospectus only for purposes of the offering of the securities offered by this supplement, and does not supplement the Prospectus for purposes of the concurrent offering described below.

 

 

 

MCAPS:

 

Each MCAPS is a unit with a stated amount of $1,000 and initially will consist of:

 

 

 

 

 

·      a stock purchase contract obligating holders of Floating Rate MCAPS to purchase on the stock purchase date one depositary share representing 1/100th of a share of LBHI’s Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series I, $100,000 liquidation preference per share on the stock purchase date, and

 

 

 

 

 

·      a trust preferred security of the Trust with a liquidation amount of $1,000

 

 

 

Size:

 

$500,000,000 in the aggregate.

 

 

 

MCAPS Distribution Rate:

 

Until the stock purchase date, payable quarterly in arrears on each February 28, May 31, August 31 and November 30, commencing on August 31, 2007 at a floating annual rate of 3-month LIBOR (as defined in the Prospectus) plus 0.83% comprised of the stock purchase contract payment rate and the distribution rate on the trust preferred securities. Payments (including contract payments, distributions on the trust preferred securities and interest on the junior

 




 

 

subordinated debentures) for any period during which a LIBOR rate is applicable will be calculated based on the actual number of days in the relevant period using a 360-day year. If any day that would otherwise be a payment date for any such period is not a New York and London business day, then the first New York and London business day following that day will be the applicable payment date, unless such day falls in the next calendar month, in which case the payment date will be the immediately preceding New York and London business day.

 

 

 

Stock Purchase Contract

 

 

Payment Rate:

 

Payable quarterly in arrears on each February 28, May 31, August 31 and November 30, commencing August 31, 2007, accruing from May 17, 2007 at a rate per year of 0.15% of the stated amount of $1,000 through the stock purchase date.

 

 

 

Distribution Rate on Trust

 

 

Preferred Securities:

 

Payable quarterly in arrears on each February 28, May 31, August 31 and November 30, commencing August 31, 2007, accumulating from May 17, 2007 at a floating annual rate of 3-month LIBOR plus 0.68% of the stated amount of $1,000 through the stock purchase date. The underlying junior subordinated debentures have the same interest rate and payment dates.

 

 

 

Distribution Rate on Trust

 

 

Preferred Securities in

 

 

Failed Remarketing:

 

Quarterly floating rate of 3-month LIBOR plus 0.84% per annum, accruing from stock purchase date. The underlying junior subordinated debentures have the same interest rate and payment dates.

 

 

 

Reset Caps on Remarketing

 

 

of Junior Subordinated

 

 

Debentures:

 

The fixed rate reset cap will be the prevailing market yield, as determined by the remarketing agent, of the benchmark U.S. treasury security having a remaining maturity that most closely corresponds to the period from such date until the earliest date on which the junior subordinated debentures may be redeemed at LBHI’s option in the event of a successful remarketing, plus 350 basis points, or 3.50% per annum

 

 

 

 

 

The floating rate reset cap will be 300 basis points, or 3.00% per annum

 

 

 

Distribution Rate on

 

 

Treasury MCAPS:

 

Payable quarterly in arrears on each February 28, May 31, August 31 and November 30, commencing August 31, 2007, accumulating from May 17, 2007 at a rate per year of 0.15% of the stated amount of $1,000 per Treasury MCAPS plus “excess proceeds distribution” as described in the Prospectus

Dividend Rate on

 

 

Preferred Stock:

 

For any dividend period from and after the stock purchase date, a rate per annum equal to the greater of (x) three-month LIBOR for the related dividend period plus 0.83% and (y) 4.00%, provided that if the Preferred Stock is issued prior to May 31, 2012, dividends will be payable quarterly in arrears on each February 28, May 31, August 31 and November 30 at a rate per annum equal to 3-month LIBOR and 0.83% until May 31, 2012

 

 

 

Redemption Price in Tax

 

 

Event, Rating Agency Event and Capital

 

 

 

 

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Treatment Event:

 

100% of principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest

 

 

 

Offering Price,

 

 

Underwriting Discount and

 

 

Proceeds to Lehman:

 

Initial Public Offering Price: $1,000 per MCAPS, $500,000,000 in the aggregate

 

 

Underwriting Discount: $15 per MCAPS, $7,500,000 in the aggregate

 

 

Proceeds to LBHI: $985 per MCAPS, $492,500,000 in the aggregate

 

 

 

Dealer Concession:

 

Not in excess of 1% of the stated amount of MCAPS

 

 

 

Reallowance:

 

Not in excess of 0.25% of the stated amount of the MCAPS on sales to certain other dealers

 

 

 

Trade Date:

 

May 8, 2007

 

 

 

Settlement Date:

 

May 17, 2007 (T+7)

 

 

 

Underwriters:

 

Lehman Brothers Inc.

 

 

BBVA Securities, Inc.

 

 

BNY Capital Markets, Inc.

 

 

Banc of America Securities LLC

 

 

Calyon Securities (USA) Inc.

 

 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

 

 

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.

 

 

ING Financial Markets LLC

 

 

Loop Capital Markets, LLC

 

 

Mizuho Securities USA Inc.

 

 

Samuel A. Ramirez & Co., Inc.

 

 

SG Americas Securities, LLC

 

 

SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc.

 

 

Utendahl Capital Partners LP.

 

 

Wachovia Securities

 

 

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

 

 

 

CUSIP for Normal MCAPS:

 

52517PZ95

 

 

 

CUSIP for Treasury MCAPS:

 

52517P2B6

 

 

 

CUSIP for Trust Preferred

 

 

Securities:

 

52517P2D2

 

 

 

Listing:

 

We intend to list the Normal MCAPS on the New York Stock Exchange. In the event that sufficient numbers of Normal MCAPS are converted to Treasury MCAPS, the liquidity of Normal MCAPS could decrease and, if the number of Normal MCAPS falls below the applicable requirements for listing on the New York Stock Exchange, the Normal MCAPS could be delisted or trading in the Normal MCAPS could be suspended.

 

 

 

Certain Tax Matters:

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. intends to treat the junior subordinated debentures as “variable rate” debt instruments. However, there are no regulations, rulings, or other authorities that address the United States federal income tax treatment of debt instruments that are substantially similar to the junior subordinated debentures, and their treatment under these rules is unclear. If the IRS were to successfully challenge this position, the timing, amount and character of your income could be adversely affected.

 

 

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Concurrent Offering:

 

Concurrently with the offering of the MCAPS, LBHI and Lehman Brothers Holdings Capital Trust VII are issuing $1,000,000,000 5.857% Mandatory Capital Advantaged Preferred Securities (“MCAPS”SM) pursuant to the Prospectus.

 

Repayment of the MCAPS is not protected by any Federal agency or by the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.

Terms are used in this term sheet with the meanings assigned to them in the Prospectus included in the registration statement referred to above.

 

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