FWP 1 a07-28123_61fwp.htm FWP

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Registration No. 333-134553

 

 

 

FX Basket-Linked Note

 

 

Preliminary Terms and Conditions

“Asian Appreciation Basket”

 

November 19, 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 [200%] (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 [TBD]

Issue Price

 

100%

Principal Protection

 

100% at the Maturity Date

Trade Date

 

[December 27, 2007]

Issue Date

 

[January 2, 2008]

Valuation Date

 

[December 29, 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

 

[January 4, 2010]

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

 

[200%]

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%

TBD

 

 

IDR

20%

TBD

 

 

INR

20%

TBD

 

 

SGD

20%

TBD

 

 

MYR

20%

TBD

 

 

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 Reference Currency Jurisdiction for that Reference Currency to accounts outside that Reference Currency Jurisdiction; or (y) for SGD only, the conversion of the Reference Currency 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:  US5252M0AX52

 

 

CUSIP: 5252M0AX5

Settlement System

 

DTC

Denominations

 

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

Issue Type

 

US MTN

 



 

 

Fees

 

 

 

 

 

Price to Public (1)(2)

 

Fees (3)

 

Proceeds to the Issuer

 

 

Per note

$1,000

 

$13.00

 

$987.00

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is offering the notes to certain fiduciary accounts at variable prices of between $990 and $1,000 per note pursuant to one or more negotiated transactions, and Lehman Brothers Inc., with respect to any sales made to such accounts, will forego all or a portion of its fees.  Lehman Brothers Inc. will offer the notes to all other purchasers at a purchase price of $1,000 per note.  Lehman Brothers Inc. will receive commissions equal to $13.00 per $1,000 principal amount, or 1.30%, and may pay selling concessions or fees to other dealers not in excess of $10.00 per note.

 

 

(2)

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

 

 

(3)

Lehman Brothers Inc. and/or an affiliate may earn additional income as a result of payments pursuant to the 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 November 14 2004 through the week ending November 18, 2007 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 November 14, 2004 through the week ending November 18, 2007, 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 18, 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 will be 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 hypothetical values for the Leverage of 200%, and for the Initial Reference Currency Rates (each of which will be determined on the Trade Date), as well as for the Settlement Rates (which will be determined on the Valuation Date) and the resulting Basket Return.

 

 

The Initial Reference Currency Rate and 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 16.40% and the Redemption Amount is equal to 116.40%, times the principal amount of the notes.

 

Because the Basket Return is 0.0820, the Redemption Amount payable at maturity is equal to $1,116.40 per $1,000 note (reflecting an Additional Amount of $116.40 per note), calculated as follows:

 

Redemption Amount = $1,000 + ($1,000 * 200% * 0.0820) = $1,116.40.

 

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

 

 

 

Initial Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reference

 

Currency Rate

 

 

 

Settlement Rate

 

Weighted Currency

 

Currency

 

(on Trade Date)

 

Weighting

 

(on Valuation Date)

 

Return

 

CNY

 

7.4260

 

20%

 

6.9062

 

0.0140

 

IDR

 

9330

 

20%

 

8584

 

0.0160

 

INR

 

39.33

 

20%

 

35.00

 

0.0220

 

MYR

 

3.3725

 

20%

 

3.1702

 

0.0120

 

SGD

 

1.4472

 

20%

 

1.3170

 

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:

 

 

 

Initial Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reference

 

Currency Rate

 

 

 

Settlement Rate

 

Weighted Currency

 

Currency

 

(on Trade Date)

 

Weighting

 

(on Valuation Date)

 

Return

 

CNY

 

7.4260

 

20%

 

7.7379

 

–0.0084

 

IDR

 

9330

 

20%

 

9526

 

–0.0042

 

INR

 

39.33

 

20%

 

41.53

 

–0.0112

 

MYR

 

3.3725

 

20%

 

3.6389

 

–0.0158

 

SGD

 

1.4472

 

20%

 

1.5673

 

–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 3.00%, and the Redemption Amount is equal to 103.00%, times the principal amount of the notes.

 

Because the Basket Return is 0.0150, the Redemption Amount payable at maturity is equal to $1,030.00 per $1,000 note (reflecting an Additional Amount of $30.00 per note), calculated as follows:

 

Redemption Amount = $1,000 + ($1,000 * 200% * 0.0150) = $1,030.00.

 

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

 

 

 

Initial Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reference

 

Currency Rate

 

 

 

Settlement Rate

 

Weighted Currency

 

Currency

 

(on Trade Date)

 

Weighting

 

(on Valuation Date)

 

Return

 

CNY

 

7.4260

 

20%

 

6.6685

 

0.0204

 

IDR

 

9330

 

20%

 

8546

 

0.0168

 

INR

 

39.33

 

20%

 

40.27

 

–0.0048

 

MYR

 

3.3725

 

20%

 

3.4973

 

–0.0074

 

SGD

 

1.4472

 

20%

 

1.5196

 

–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:

 

 

 

Initial Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reference

 

Currency Rate

 

 

 

Settlement Rate

 

Weighted Currency

 

Currency

 

(on Trade Date)

 

Weighting

 

(on Valuation Date)

 

Return

 

CNY

 

7.4260

 

20%

 

8.4879

 

–0.0286

 

IDR

 

9330

 

20%

 

9031

 

0.0064

 

INR

 

39.33

 

20%

 

45.35

 

–0.0306

 

MYR

 

3.3725

 

20%

 

2.8396

 

0.0316

 

SGD

 

1.4472

 

20%

 

1.4906

 

–0.0060

 

 

 

Basket Return = Sum of Weighted Currency Returns =

 

–0.0272