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Published on 3/27/2008 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: Lehman Brothers prices $10.87 million performance securities linked to index basket

By Laura Lutz

Des Moines, March 27 - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. priced a $10.87 million issue of 0% performance securities with partial protection due March 28, 2013 linked to an index basket, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The basket will consist of the S&P 500 index with a 20% weight, the Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 index with a 20% weight, the FTSE index with a 20% weight, the Nikkei 225 index with a 10% weight, the MSCI Emerging Markets index with a 10% weight, the Hang Seng China Enterprises index with a 5% weight, the Kospi 200 index with a 5% weight, the MSCI Taiwan index with a 5% weight and the MSCI Singapore Free index with a 5% weight.

If the final index level is greater than or equal to the initial level, the payout at maturity will be par plus 124.2% of the return on the index.

If the index declines by up to 25%, the payout will be par. Investors will lose 1% for each 1% that the index declines beyond 25%.

UBS Financial Services Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc. are the underwriters.

Issuer:Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
Issue:Performance securities with partial protection
Amount:$10,865,000
Underlying indexes:S&P 500 with 20% weight, Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 with 20% weight, FTSE with 20% weight, Nikkei 225 with 10% weight, MSCI Emerging Markets with 10% weight, Hang Seng China Enterprises with 5% weight, Kospi 200 with 5% weight, MSCI Taiwan with 5% weight and MSCI Singapore Free with 5% weight
Maturity:March 28, 2013
Coupon:0%
Price:Par
Payout at maturity:If final index level is at least initial level, par plus 124.2 % of return on index; par if index loses up to 25%; share in losses beyond 25%
Pricing date:March 25
Settlement date:March 27
Underwriters:UBS Financial Services Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc.
Fees:3.5%

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