FWP 1 a07-28123_22fwp.htm FWP

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Registration No: 333-134553

 

FX Basket-Linked Note

 

 

 

 

Final Terms and Conditions

“Asian Appreciation Basket”

November 8, 2007

 

Contact: + 1 212 526 2237

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for this offering. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus dated May 30, 2006, the prospectus supplement dated May 30, 2006 for its Medium Term Notes, Series I, and other documents Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and this offering.  Buyers should rely upon the prospectus, prospectus supplement and any relevant free writing prospectus for complete details.  You may get these documents and other documents Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. has filed for free by searching the SEC online database (EDGAR®) at www.sec.gov with “Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.” as a search term. You may also access the prospectus and Series I MTN prospectus supplement on the SEC web site as follows:

Series I MTN prospectus supplement dated May 30, 2006:

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/806085/000104746906007785/a2170815z424b2.htm

Prospectus dated May 30, 2006:

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/806085/000104746906007771/a2165526zs-3asr.htm

Alternatively, Lehman Brothers Inc. will arrange to send you the prospectus, Series I MTN prospectus supplement and final pricing supplement (when completed) if you request it by calling your Lehman Brothers sales representative or 1-888-603-5847.

 

Summary Description

This note allows an investor to hold via a single basket a long position in the Chinese Renminbi (CNY), Indonesian Rupiah (IDR), Indian Rupee (INR), Singapore Dollar (SGD) and Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) (collectively, the Reference Currencies) relative to the U.S. dollar (USD) .  If, as of the Valuation Date, the Basket Return is greater than zero (that is, if the Reference Currencies have in aggregate appreciated relative to the USD on the Valuation Date), the investor will receive a single payment at maturity equal to the principal amount of the notes plus an additional return equal to the principal amount of the notes multiplied by the product of 215% (the Leverage) and the Basket Return.  If the Basket Return on the Valuation Date is less than or equal to zero (that is, if the Reference Currencies have in aggregate depreciated or not appreciated relative to the USD on the Valuation Date), then the investor will receive at maturity only the principal amount of the notes, with no additional return.  The notes do not bear interest and are 100% principal protected if held to maturity.

Issuer

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (A1, A+, AA–)

Issue Size

 

USD 20,933,000

Issue Price

 

100%

Principal Protection

 

100% at the Maturity Date

Trade Date

 

November 8, 2007

Issue Date

 

November 15, 2007

Valuation Date

 

November 9, 2009; provided that, upon the occurrence of a Disruption Event with respect to a Reference Currency, the Valuation Date for the affected Reference Currency may be postponed (as described in “Disruption Events” below).

Maturity Date

 

November 16, 2009

Reference Currencies

 

Chinese Renminbi (CNY), Indonesian Rupiah (IDR), Indian Rupee (INR), Singapore Dollar (SGD) and Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)

Reference Exchange
Rates

 

For each Reference Currency, the spot exchange rate for that Reference Currency quoted against the U.S. dollar expressed as number of units of the Reference Currency per USD 1.

 


 

 

Leverage

 

215%

Redemption Amount

 

A single U.S. dollar payment on the Maturity Date equal to the principal amount of each note plus the Additional Amount, if any

Additional Amount

 

A single U.S. dollar amount equal to the principal amount of each note multiplied by:

 

 

Leverage * Basket Return

 

 

provided that the minimum Additional Amount payable on the notes shall be zero.

Basket Return

 

The sum of the Weighted Currency Returns for the Reference Currencies

Weighted Currency
Returns

 

For each Reference Currency:

 

 

Weighting *

{

Initial Reference Currency Rate • Settlement Rate

}

 

 

 

Initial Reference Currency Rate

 

Weightings and Initial Reference Currency Rates

 

The Weighting and Initial Reference Currency Rate for each Reference Currency is as set forth below:

 

 

Reference Currency

 

Weighting

 

Initial Reference Currency Rate

 

 

CNY

 

20%

 

7.4251

 

 

IDR

 

20%

 

9107

 

 

INR

 

20%

 

39.34

 

 

SGD

 

20%

 

3.3328

 

 

MYR

 

20%

 

1.4446

 

 

The Initial Reference Currency Rate for each Reference Currency is the Reference Exchange Rate for that Reference Currency determined by the Calculation Agent on the Trade Date in accordance with the applicable Settlement Rate Option.

Settlement Rate

 

For each Reference Currency, the Reference Exchange Rate on the Valuation Date, determined in accordance with the applicable Settlement Rate Option (subject to the occurrence of a Disruption Event). 

Settlement Rate Option and Valuation Business Day:

 

For each Reference Currency as set forth below:

 

 

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency

 

Screen Reference

 

Valuation Business Day

 

 

CNY

 

SAEC

 

Beijing

 

 

IDR

 

ABSIRFIX01

 

Singapore

 

 

INR

 

RBIB

 

Mumbai

 

 

SGD

 

ABSIRFIX01

 

Singapore

 

 

MYR

 

ABSIRFIX01

 

Singapore

 

 

For further information concerning the Settlement Rate Option and Valuation Business Day, see “Description of the Notes—Currency-Indexed Notes” in, and Appendix A to, the Series I MTN prospectus supplement.

Business Day

 

New York

Business Day
Convention

 

Following

 


 

 

Disruption Events

 

If a Disruption Event relating to one or more Reference Currencies is in effect on the scheduled Valuation Date, the Calculation Agent will calculate the Basket Return using:

 

 

•

for each Reference Currency that did not suffer a Disruption Event on the scheduled Valuation Date, the Settlement Rate on the scheduled Valuation Date, and

 

 

•

for each Reference Currency that did suffer a Disruption Event on the scheduled Valuation Date, the Settlement Rate on the immediately succeeding scheduled Valuation Business Day for such Reference Currency on which no Disruption Event occurs or is continuing with respect to such Reference Currency;

 

 

provided however that if a Disruption Event has occurred or is continuing with respect to a Reference Currency on each of the three scheduled Valuation Business Days following the scheduled Valuation Date, then (a) such third scheduled Valuation Business Day shall be deemed the Valuation Date for the affected Reference Currency; and (b) the Calculation Agent will determine the Settlement Rate for the affected Reference Currency on such day in accordance with “Fallback Rate Observation Methodology” (as defined under “Description of the Notes—Currency-Indexed Notes” in the Series I MTN prospectus supplement).

 

 

A “Disruption Event” means any of the following events with respect to a Reference Currency, as determined in good faith by the Calculation Agent:

 

 

(A)

the occurrence and/or existence of an event on any day that has the effect of preventing or making impossible (x) the delivery of USD from accounts inside the country for which a Reference Currency is the lawful currency (such jurisdiction with respect to such Reference Currency, the “Reference Currency Jurisdiction”) to accounts outside that Reference Currency Jurisdiction, or (y) the conversion of SGD into USD through customary legal channels;

 

 

(B)

the occurrence of any event causing the Reference Exchange Rate for the Reference Currency to be split into dual or multiple currency exchange rates; or

 

 

(C)

the Settlement Rate being unavailable for the Reference Currency, or the occurrence of an event (i) in the Reference Currency Jurisdiction for that Reference Currency that materially disrupts the market for the Reference Currency or (ii) that generally makes it impossible to obtain the Settlement Rate for the Reference Currency, on the Valuation Date.

 

 

For purposes of the above, “scheduled Valuation Business Day” means a day that is or, in the judgment of the Calculation Agent, should have been, a Valuation Business Day for the affected Reference Currency.

Calculation Agent

 

Lehman Brothers Inc.

Underwriter

 

Lehman Brothers Inc.

Identifier

 

ISIN:  52517P7H8

 

 

CUSIP: US52517P7H86

Settlement System

 

DTC

Denominations

 

USD 1,000 and whole multiples of USD 1,000

Issue Type

 

US MTN

 


 

 

Fees

 

 

 

Price to Public (1)

 

Fees(2)

 

Proceeds to the Issuer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per note

 

$1,000

 

$9.00

 

$991.00

 

 

Total

 

$20,933,000

 

$188,397

 

$20,744,603

 

 

(1)

The price to public includes Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s cost of hedging its obligations under the notes through one or more of its affiliates, which includes such affiliates expected cost of providing such hedge as well as the profit such  affiliates expect to realize in consideration for assuming the risks inherent in providing such hedge.

 

 

(2)

Lehman Brothers Inc. will receive commissions of $9.00 per $1,000 principal amount, or 0.9%, and may use all or a portion of these commissions to pay selling concessions or fees to other dealers. Lehman Brothers Inc. and/or an affiliate may earn additional income as a result of payments pursuant to any hedges.

 

Risk Factors

An investment in the notes entails certain risks not associated with an investment in conventional floating rate or fixed rate medium-term notes.  See “Risk Factors” generally, and “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Currency-Indexed Notes” specifically, in the Series I MTN prospectus supplement.

United States Federal Income Tax Treatment

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. intends to treat the notes as contingent payment debt instruments, as described under “Supplemental United States Federal Income Tax Consequences—Contingent Payment Debt Instruments” in the Series I MTN prospectus supplement.

 


Historical Exchange Rates

The following charts show the spot exchange rates for each Reference Currency at the end of each week in the period from the week ending October 31, 2004 through the week ending November 4, 2007, and the date hereof, using historical data obtained from Reuters; neither Lehman Brothers Inc. nor Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. makes any representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of this data.  The spot exchange rates are expressed as the amount of U.S. dollars per Reference Currency to show the appreciation or depreciation, as the case may be, of the Reference Currency against the U.S. dollar.  The spot exchange rates used to calculate the Basket Return are expressed as the amount of Reference Currency per U.S. dollar, which are the inverse of the spot exchange rates presented in the following charts.  The historical data on each Reference Currency is not necessarily indicative of the future performance of the Reference Currencies, the Basket Return or what the value of the notes may be. Fluctuations in exchange rates make it difficult to predict whether the Additional Amount will be payable at maturity, or what that Additional Amount, if any, may be.  Historical exchange rate fluctuations may be greater or lesser than those experienced by the holders of the notes.

 

 


 

 


 


Hypothetical Historical Basket Return

The following charts show the hypothetical Basket Return at the end of each week in the period from the week ending October 31, 2004 through the week ending November 4, 2007, and the date hereof, based on the hypothetical composite performance of the Reference Currencies using data obtained from Reuters; neither Lehman Brothers Inc. nor Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. makes any representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of this data.  The Basket Return was indexed to a level of 0.0 on November 8, 2007 based upon the Reference Exchange Rates determined on that day.  The composite value of the Reference Currencies on any prior day was obtained by using the calculation of the Basket Return described above. Spot exchange rates used in this determination are expressed as the number of units of Reference Currency per U.S. dollar.  For purposes of the notes and the determination of the Additional Amount, the Basket Return was indexed to 0.0 on the Trade Date.

 

 

 


 

 

Hypothetical Redemption Amount Payment Examples

 

The following payment examples for this note shows scenarios for the Redemption Amount payable at maturity of the notes, including scenarios under which an Additional Amount will or will not be payable, based on the values for the Leverage of 215%, and for the Initial Reference Currency Rates for the Reference Currencies (each of which was determined on the Trade Date).  The following payment examples are also based on the hypothetical  Settlement Rate values (which will be determined on the Valuation Date) and the resulting Basket Return.

 

 

The Settlement Rate values for the Reference Currencies have been chosen arbitrarily for the purpose of these examples, are not associated with Lehman Brothers Research forecasts for any Reference Currency/USD exchange rates and should not be taken as indicative of the future performance of any Reference Currency/USD exchange rate.

 

Example 1: CNY, IDR, INR, MYR and SGD each appreciate relative to its Initial Reference Currency Rate, resulting in a Basket Return of 0.0820.  The Additional Amount is therefore equal to 17.63% and the Redemption Amount is equal to 117.63%, times the principal amount of the notes.

 

Because the Basket Return is 0.0820, the Redemption Amount payable at maturity is equal to $1,176.30 per $1,000 note (reflecting an Additional Amount of $176.30 per note), calculated as follows:

 

Redemption Amount = $1,000 + ($1,000 * 215% * 0.0820) = $1,176.30.

 

The table below illustrates how the Basket Return in the above example was calculated:

 

Reference

Currency

 

Initial Reference
Currency Rate
(on Trade Date)

 

Weighting

 

Settlement Rate
(on Valuation Date)

 

Weighted Currency

Return

 

CNY

 

7.4251

 

20%

 

6.9053

 

0.0140

 

IDR

 

9107

 

20%

 

8378

 

0.0160

 

INR

 

39.34

 

20%

 

35.01

 

0.0220

 

MYR

 

3.3328

 

20%

 

3.1328

 

0.0120

 

SGD

 

1.4446

 

20%

 

1.3146

 

0.0180

 

Basket Return = Sum of Weighted Currency Returns =

 

0.0820

 

 


 

 

Example 2: CNY, IDR, INR, MYR and SGD each depreciate relative to its Initial Reference Currency Rate, resulting in a Basket Return of –0.0562, which is less than zero.  The Additional Amount is therefore 0%, and the Redemption Amount is equal to the product of 100% times the principal amount of the notes.

 

Because the Basket Return is –0.0562, which is less than zero, the Redemption Amount payable at maturity is equal to $1,000 per $1,000 note (reflecting an Additional Amount of $0 per note).

 

The table below illustrates how the Basket Return in the above example was calculated:

 

Reference

Currency

 

Initial Reference Currency Rate

(on Trade Date)

 

Weighting

 

Settlement Rate

(on Valuation Date)

 

Weighted Currency

Return

 

CNY

 

7.4251

 

20%

 

7.7370

 

–0.0084

 

IDR

 

9107

 

20%

 

9298

 

–0.0042

 

INR

 

39.34

 

20%

 

41.54

 

–0.0112

 

MYR

 

3.3328

 

20%

 

3.5961

 

–0.0158

 

SGD

 

1.4446

 

20%

 

1.5645

 

–0.0166

 

Basket Return = Sum of Weighted Currency Returns =

 

–0.0562

 

 

 

Example 3: CNY and IDR each appreciate relative to its Initial Reference Currency Rate while INR, MYR and SGD each depreciate relative to its Initial Reference Currency Rate, resulting in a Basket Return of 0.0150.  The Additional Amount is therefore equal to 3.225%, and the Redemption Amount is equal to 103.225%, times the principal amount of the notes.

 

Because the Basket Return is 0.0150, the Redemption Amount payable at maturity is equal to $1,032.25 per $1,000 note (reflecting an Additional Amount of $32.25 per note), calculated as follows:

 

Redemption Amount = $1,000 + ($1,000 * 215% * 0.0150) = $1,032.25.

 

The table below illustrates how the Basket Return in the above example was calculated:

 

Reference

Currency

 

Initial Reference
Currency Rate

(on Trade Date)

 

Weighting

 

Settlement Rate

(on Valuation Date)

 

Weighted Currency

Return

 

CNY

 

7.4251

 

20%

 

6.6677

 

0.0204

 

IDR

 

9107

 

20%

 

8342

 

0.0168

 

INR

 

39.34

 

20%

 

40.28

 

–0.0048

 

MYR

 

3.3328

 

20%

 

3.4561

 

–0.0074

 

SGD

 

1.4446

 

20%

 

1.5168

 

–0.0100

 

Basket Return = Sum of Weighted Currency Returns =

 

0.0150

 

 

 

 


 

 

Example 4: CNY, INR and SGD each depreciate relative to its Initial Reference Currency Rate while IDR and MYR each appreciate relative to its Initial Reference Currency Rate, resulting in a Basket Return of –0.0272.  The Additional Amount is therefore equal to 0%, and the Redemption Amount is equal to 100%, times the principal amount of the notes.

 

Because the Basket Return is –0.0272, which is less than zero, the Redemption Amount payable at maturity is equal to $1,000 per $1,000 note (reflecting an Additional Amount of $0 per note).

 

The table below illustrates how the Basket Return in the above example was calculated:

 

Reference

Currency

 

Initial Reference
Currency Rate

(on Trade Date)

 

Weighting

 

Settlement Rate

(on Valuation Date)

 

Weighted Currency

Return

 

CNY

 

7.4251

 

20%

 

8.4869

 

–0.0286

 

IDR

 

9107

 

20%

 

8816

 

0.0064

 

INR

 

39.34

 

20%

 

45.36

 

–0.0306

 

MYR

 

3.3328

 

20%

 

2.8062

 

0.0316

 

SGD

 

1.4446

 

20%

 

1.4879

 

–0.0060

 

Basket Return = Sum of Weighted Currency Returns =

 

–0.0272