Free-Writing Prospectus
Filed pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No. 333-134553
Multi-Underlying YEELDS (Yield-Enhanced Equity-Linked Debt Securities) | ||||||
Indicative Terms and Conditions as of February 28, 2008 | ||||||
Exchangeable Convertibles Securities | 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, the YEELDS prospectus supplement (including any applicable pricing supplement) in connection with this offering when such YEELDS prospectus supplement is completed and other documents Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and this offering. We urge you to consult your investment, legal, tax, accounting and other advisers before you invest in this offering. 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. Alternatively, Lehman Brothers Inc. or any other dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus, prospectus supplements and final pricing supplement (when completed) if you request it by calling your Lehman Brothers sales representative, such other dealer or 1-888-603-5847. | |||||
General Terms | ||||||
Issuer: | Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (A+/A1/AA-)* | |||||
Issue Type: | Registered medium-term notes (equity-linked) | |||||
Securities Offered: | YEELDS (Yield-Enhanced Equity-Linked Debt Securities) with payment at maturity linked to the performance of the Underlying Stock | |||||
Currency: | USD | |||||
Maturity: | September 6, 2008 (6 months after the Issue Date) | |||||
Number of Securities: | 620,000 YEELDS | |||||
Principal Amount: | $25 per YEELDS, and in the aggregate, $15,500,000 | |||||
Denominations: | $25 and integral multiples thereof | |||||
Issue Price: | 100% | |||||
Dates | ||||||
Trade Date: | February 28, 2008 | |||||
Issue Date: | March 6, 2008 (the 5thbusiness day following the Trade Date) | |||||
Stated Maturity Date: | September 6, 2008 (6 months after the Issue Date), subject to postponement as described under “Valuation Date”. | |||||
Valuation Date: | August 29, 2008 (the 5thbusiness day prior to the Stated Maturity Date). The Valuation Date is subject to postponement as described under “Postponement of the Valuation Date because of a market disruption event”. In the event of any such postponement, the Stated Maturity Date will be postponed by a number of days equal to the number of days that the Valuation Date is postponed. | |||||
Coupons | ||||||
Monthly Coupon Rate: | 23.15% per annum, calculated on a 30/360 day count basis payable on each Monthly Coupon Payment Date.
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*Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is rated A+ by Standard & Poor’s, A1 by Moody’s and AA- by Fitch. A credit rating reflects the creditworthiness of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities, and it may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organization. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating. The creditworthiness of the issuer does not affect or enhance the likely performance of the investment other than the ability of the issuer to meet its obligations
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Monthly Coupon Payment Dates: | Monthly, on the 6th calendar day of each month, beginning April 6, 2008 | ||||||||
Exchangeable Convertibles Securities | Monthly Coupon Record Date: | 15 calendar days prior to each Monthly Coupon Payment Date | |||||||
Calculation of Principal Payment | |||||||||
Underlying Stocks: |
Please refer to Table A | ||||||||
Initial Value: | With respect to each Underlying Stock, equal to the average execution price per share for such Underlying Stock that an affiliate of the Issuer will pay to hedge the Issuer’s obligations under the YEELDS. Please refer to Table A. | ||||||||
Conversion Ratio: | With respect to each Underlying Stock, the quotient of $25 (the Specified Denomination) and it’s Initial Value. Please refer to Table A. | ||||||||
Table A: | |||||||||
Underlying Stock | Symbol | Initial Value | Conversion Ratio | ||||||
DR Horton Inc | DHI | $ | 16.51 | 1.514234 | |||||
Toll Brothers Inc | TOL | $ | 23.05 | 1.084599 | |||||
MDC Holdings Inc | MDC | $ | 44.89 | 0.556917 | |||||
Maturity Payment Options: | On the Stated Maturity Date, the Issuer will pay either in cash the “Cash Settlement Amount” or, if the note holder has so elected, in shares of the Underlying Stock the “Stock Settlement Amount”, plus in either case, any accrued but unpaid interest payments. If the note holder elects to settle in shares, the Trustee must be notified by the note holder by written notice no later than the Valuation Date. | ||||||||
Cash Settlement Amount: | For each YEELDS, the Issuer will pay you the Conversion Value of the Underlying Stock with the lowest Conversion Value. | ||||||||
Stock Settlement Amount: | For each YEELDS, a number of shares of the Underlying Stock with the lowest Conversion Value having a value as of the close of trading on the Valuation Date equal to the Cash Settlement Amount. | ||||||||
If the calculations above result in fraction shares, the Issuer will pay cash in an amount equal to the value of the fractional shares based upon the closing price of the shares on the Valuation Date. | |||||||||
Conversion Value: | With respect to each Underlying Stock, the Adjusted Final Price of such Underlying Stock multiplied by its Conversion Ratio | ||||||||
Adjusted Final Price: | The Adjusted Final Price of an Underlying Stock is the sum of: | ||||||||
(i) its official closing price on its Quotation Exchange on the Valuation Date and | |||||||||
(ii) its Dividend Adjustment Amount as of the Valuation Date |
Dividend Adjustment Details | ||||||||
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Expected Dividend Schedule: | ||||||||
For DHI, | ||||||||
Exchangeable Convertibles Securities | Expected Ex-Dividend Date | Expected Dividend Amount (per share) | ||||||
05-May-08 | $0.15 | |||||||
04-Aug-08 | $0.15 | |||||||
For TOL, there is no expected dividend payable from but excluding the Trade Date to and including the Maturity Date | ||||||||
For MDC, | ||||||||
Expected | Expected Dividend Amount (per share) | |||||||
05-May-08 | $0.25 | |||||||
05-Aug-08 | $0.25 | |||||||
Dividend Adjustment Amount: | The Dividend Adjustment Amount as of any scheduled trading day will be calculated as the difference between the Actual Aggregate Dividend and the Expected Aggregate Dividend, in each case as of such scheduled trading day, which difference may be positive, zero or negative. | |||||||
Expected Aggregate Dividend: | With respect to any scheduled trading day, the Expected Aggregate Dividend shall be calculated as the sum of Expected Dividend Amounts corresponding to all Expected Ex-Dividend Dates within the period from but excluding the Trade Date to and including such scheduled trading day. | |||||||
Actual Aggregate Dividend: | With respect to any scheduled trading day, the Actual Aggregate Dividend shall be calculated as follows: | |||||||
• If ex-dividend dates occur within the period from but excluding the Trade Date to and including such scheduled trading day, the Actual Aggregate Dividend shall be the sum of regular cash dividends declared per share of the Underlying Stock on all such ex-dividend dates; | ||||||||
• If no ex-dividend dates occur within the period from but excluding the Trade Date to and including such scheduled trading day, the Actual Aggregate Dividend shall be zero. | ||||||||
Postponement of the Valuation Date because of a market disruption event: | If a market disruption event occurs on the scheduled Valuation Date, as set forth in this document, the Valuation Date will be postponed until the next scheduled trading day on which no market disruption event occurs; provided, however, if a market disruption event occurs on each of the eight scheduled trading days following the originally scheduled Valuation Date, then (a) that eighth scheduled trading day shall be deemed to be the Valuation Date and (b) the Calculation |
Agent shall determine the closing prices of the Underlying Stocks for that eighth scheduled trading day, based upon its good faith estimate of the closing prices on such day. | ||||
Other Information | ||||
Exchangeable Convertibles Securities |
Listing:
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None
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ACT Eligibility:
| Yes
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Business Days:
| New York
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Calculation Agent:
| Lehman Brothers Inc.
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Trustee:
| Citibank N.A.
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Adjustments: | Detailed provisions specifying the adjustments to be made to the terms and conditions of the YEELDS upon the occurrence of a market disruption event or an adjustment event in relation to the Underlying Stocks shall be contained in the prospectus supplement (including any applicable pricing supplement) relating to the YEELDS when such prospectus supplement is completed. All purchases of YEELDS will be deemed to be subject to the terms thereof.
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CUSIP Number: | 52522L855 | |||
ISIN Number: | US52522L8550 | |||
Clearing: | DTC | |||