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Published on 10/8/2008 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: Morgan Stanley sells $20 million floaters tied to Dow Jones-AIG Commodity for Eksportfinans

By Jennifer Chiou

New York, Oct. 8 - Eksportfinans ASA priced $20 million of floating-rate notes due Aug. 14, 2009 linked to the Dow Jones - AIG Commodity Index - Total Return via underwriter Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc., according to a 424B3 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Interest is payable quarterly and equals Libor minus 25 basis points.

The payout at maturity will be par plus 300% of the sum of (a) the index return minus (b) the T-Bill return minus (c) a fee of 0.15% per year. The T-Bill return will be the sum of the 91-day weekly auction high rate for U.S. Treasury bills for each day during the life of the notes.

The notes are putable at any time, subject to a minimum of $1 million principal amount of notes, and will be called if the index declines by more than 10%. In both cases, the payout will be determined in the same way as the payout at maturity.

Issuer:Eksportfinans ASA
Issue:Notes
Underlying index:Dow Jones - AIG Commodity Index - Total Return
Amount:$20 million
Maturity:Aug. 14, 2009
Coupon:Libor minus 25 bps, payable quarterly
Price:Par
Payout at maturity:Par plus 300% of the sum of (a) the index return minus (b) the T-Bill return minus (c) a fee of 0.15% per year
Put option:At any time with a minimum of $1 million notes; payout determined in same way as at maturity
Call:Automatically if index declines by more than 10%; payout determined in same way as at maturity
Initial index level:304.442
Pricing date:Oct. 8
Settlement date:Oct. 15
Underwriter:Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.
Fees:None

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