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Published on 10/9/2007 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: Goldman Sachs upsizes ruble basket-linked notes to $63.35 million for Eksportfinans

By Laura Lutz

Des Moines, Oct. 9 - Goldman, Sachs & Co. priced another $15.53 million of leveraged notes due Oct. 16, 2008 linked to a ruble basket for issuer Eksportfinans ASA, according to a 424B3 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

This issue increases the deal size to $63.35 million.

The first tranche of the notes, for $47.82 million, priced on Oct. 1.

The basket consists of the exchange rate of the ruble against the dollar with a two-thirds weight and the exchange rate of the euro against the dollar with a one-third weight.

The payout at maturity will be 107.9% of par plus 250% of any gain on the basket. Investors will receive at least par.

Issuer:Eksportfinans ASA
Issue:Leveraged notes
Underlying basket:Exchange rate of ruble against the dollar (two-thirds weight) and exchange rate of euro against dollar (one-third weight)
Amount:$63,345,000, upsized from $47.82 million
Maturity:Oct. 16, 2008
Coupon:0%
Price:Par
Payout at maturity:107.9% of par plus 250% of any gain on the basket; floor of 107.9% of par
Initial exchange rates:24.87 for ruble; 1.423 for euro
Pricing date:Oct. 1 (for $47.82 million); Oct. 5 (for $15,525,000)
Settlement date:Oct. 15
Underwriter:Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Fees:0.25%

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