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Published on 9/25/2006 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: Goldman prices $10.437 million 0% notes linked to two exchange rates for Eksportfinans

By Jennifer Chiou

New York, Sept. 25 - Goldman, Sachs & Co. priced a $10.437 million issue of leveraged notes due Oct. 15, 2007 linked to the Russian ruble/dollar exchange rate and the dollar/euro exchange rate for Eksportfinans ASA, according to an FWP filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The payout a maturity will be par plus a 4.8% "bonus" amount plus:

• Twice par multiplied by the decrease in the Russian ruble/dollar exchange rate divided by the final value of the exchange rate; and

• Par multiplied by the percentage decrease in the dollar/euro exchange rate.

Investors will not receive less than par plus the bonus.

Issuer:Eksportfinans ASA
Issue:Leveraged notes
Underlying assets:Russian ruble/euro and dollar/euro exchange rates
Amount:$10.437 million
Maturity:Oct. 15, 2007
Coupon:0%
Price:Par
Payout at maturity:Par plus a 4.8% "bonus" amount plus two times par multiplied by the decrease in the Russian ruble/dollar exchange rate divided by the final value of the exchange rate and par multiplied by the percentage decrease in the dollar/euro exchange rate; minimum of par plus 4.8%
Initial exchange rates:Ruble/dollar is 26.74; dollar to euro is 1.2723
Pricing date:Sept. 21
Settlement date:Oct. 5
Agent:Goldman, Sachs & Co.

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