PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. AIG-FP-57
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PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. AIG-FP-57
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FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 424(b)(2) |
DATED FEBRUARY 4, 2008
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REGISTRATION NOS. 333-106040; 333-143992 |
TO PROSPECTUS DATED JULY 13, 2007 |
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AND PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED JULY 13, 2007 |
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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES AIG-FP,
CMS CURVE NOTES DUE FEBRUARY 28, 2028
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Principal Amount: U.S.$5,000,000
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Issue Date: February 28, 2008 |
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Agents Discount or Commission: None
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Stated Maturity Date: February 28, 2028 |
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Net Proceeds to Issuer: U.S.$5,000,000
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Interest Rate: For each Interest
Accrual Period from and including the
Issue Date to, but excluding, February
28, 2009, the interest rate per annum
shall be 9.00%. |
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For each Interest Accrual Period from
and including February 28, 2009 to,
but excluding, February 28, 2028, the
interest rate per annum shall be
determined as follows: |
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9.00% times (ii) N/M; |
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in each case, where N is the total
number of calendar days in the
applicable Interest Accrual Period
that the Reference Rate is greater
than or equal to 0.00%; and M is the
total number of calendar days in the
applicable Interest Accrual Period. |
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For the purpose of calculating the
value of N, for each calendar day in
an Interest Accrual Period that is not
a U.S. Government Securities Business
Day, the Reference Rate will be deemed
to be equal to the Reference Rate on
the next preceding U.S. Government
Securities Business Day, subject to
the provisions set out under
Reference Rate Cut-Off below. |
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Interest Payment Dates: Semiannually, on the
28th day of each February and August,
commencing August 28, 2008 and ending on the
Maturity Date (whether the Stated Maturity Date or
an earlier Redemption Date), subject to adjustment
using the Modified Following Business Day
Convention.
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Interest Accrual Periods: The
semi-annual period from and including
the Issue Date (in the case of the
first Interest Accrual Period) or the
previous Period End Date, as
applicable, to but excluding the next
Period End Date. |
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Period End Dates: Semiannually, on the
28th day of each February and August,
commencing August 28, 2008 and ending on the
Maturity Date, not subject to adjustment whether or
not such dates are Business Days or U.S. Government
Securities Business Days.
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Reference Rate: An amount equal to
30CMS minus 10CMS; where (i) 30CMS
is the 30-Year Constant Maturity Swap
rate, as published by the Federal
Reserve Board in the Federal Reserve
Statistical Release H.15 and reported
on Reuters ISDAFIX1 or any successor
page thereto at 11:00 a.m. New York
time, and (ii) 10CMS is the 10-Year
Constant Maturity Swap rate, as
published by the Federal Reserve Board
in the Federal Reserve Statistical
Release H.15 and reported on Reuters
ISDAFIX1 or any successor page thereto
at 11:00 a.m. New York time. If
either of 10CMS or 30CMS does not
appear on Reuters Screen ISDAFIX1 on
any date, such rate for such date
shall be determined as if the parties
had specified USD-CMS-Reference
Banks (as defined below) as the rate
(or rates) that does not appear on
Reuters Screen ISDAFIX1. |
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Reference Rate Cut-Off: Beginning with
the Interest Accrual Period commencing
on February 28, 2009, for each day in
an Interest Accrual Period starting
on, and including, the fifth U.S.
Government Securities Business Day
prior to the Period End Date for such
Interest Accrual Period and ending on
and excluding such Period End Date,
the applicable Reference Rate will be
equal to the Reference Rate as
determined on the fifth U.S.
Government Securities Business Day
prior to such Period End Date. |
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Form: þ Book Entry o Certificated
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CUSIP No.: 02687QDN5 |
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Specified Currency (If other than U.S. dollars): N/A
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Authorized Denominations: U.S.$1,000
and integral multiples of U.S.$1,000
in excess thereof |
The notes are being placed through or purchased by the Agents listed below:
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Agent
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Principal Amount |
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Nomura Securities International, Inc.
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U.S.$5,000,000
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Capacity:
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o Agent
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þ Principal |
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If as Agent:
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The notes are being offered at a fixed initial public offering price of % of principal amount. |
If as Principal:
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o The notes are being offered at varying prices related to prevailing market prices at the time of resale. |
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þ The notes are being offered at a fixed initial public offering price of 100% of principal amount. |
Concurrently with the pricing of the offering of the Notes, we intend to enter into a swap
transaction with an affiliate of the underwriter, Nomura Securities International, Inc. (Nomura),
to hedge completely our market risk under the Notes. Assuming there are no changes in market
conditions or any other relevant factors, the price, if any, at which Nomura or another purchaser
might be willing to purchase your Notes in a secondary market transaction is expected to be lower,
and could be substantially lower, than the original public offering price of the Notes. For more
information, see Risk Factors.
Redemption at Option of Issuer:
The notes will be redeemable, in whole only, at the option of the Issuer, upon written notice of a
minimum of five (5) Business Days, at 100% of the Principal Amount, on the Interest Payment Date
scheduled to fall on February 28, 2009 and on each Interest Payment Date thereafter (such date,
the Redemption Date).
Events of Default and Acceleration:
In case an Event of Default with respect to any of the notes has occurred and is continuing, the
amount payable to a holder of a note upon any acceleration permitted by the notes will be equal to
the amount payable on that note calculated as though the date of acceleration were the Maturity
Date of the notes.
In case of default in payment of the notes, whether at the Stated Maturity Date, upon redemption,
or upon acceleration, from and after that date the notes will bear interest, payable upon demand of
their holders, at the rate equal to the interest applicable to the Interest Accrual Period or
portion thereof as of the date on which the default occurs, to the extent that payment of interest
is legally enforceable on the unpaid amount due and payable on that date in accordance with the
terms of the Notes to the date payment of that amount has been made or duly provided for.
Other Provisions:
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Modified Following Business |
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Day Convention
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Means the convention for adjusting any relevant date if it would otherwise fall on a day that is
not a Business Day. When used in conjunction with a date, this convention shall mean that an
adjustment will be made such that if that date would otherwise fall on a day that is not a Business
Day, that date will be adjusted to the first following day that is a Business Day, unless the
proposed adjusted date would fall in the next calendar |
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month, in which case the adjusted date will
be the first preceding day that is a Business Day. |
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Business Day
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Means any day other than a day that (i) is a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) is a day on which banking
institutions generally in the cities of (a) New York, New York, (b) Sydney, Australia or (c)
London, England are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close. |
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U.S. Government Securities |
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Business Day
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Means any day except for Saturday, Sunday, or a day on which The Securities Industry and Financial
Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the
entire day for purposes of trading in U.S. government securities. |
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USD-CMS-Reference Banks
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An interest rate determined on the basis of the mid-market semi-annual swap rate quotations
provided by the principal New York City office of each of five leading swap dealers in the New York
interbank market (the Reference Banks) at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time on the
applicable date; and for this purpose, the semi-annual swap rate means the mean of the bid and
offered rates for the semi-annual fixed leg, calculated on a 30/360 day count basis, of a
fixed-for-floating U.S. dollar interest rate swap transaction with a term equal to, in the case of
30CMS, 30 years, and in the case of 10CMS, 10 years, commencing on the applicable date and in a
representative amount for USD 30-year and USD 10-year CMS swap transactions, as applicable, with an
acknowledged dealer of good credit in the swap market, where the floating leg, calculated on an
actual/360 day count basis, is equivalent to USD-LIBOR-BBA with a designated maturity of three
months. The Calculation Agent will request the Reference Banks to provide a quotation of its rate.
If at least three quotations are provided, the rate for the applicable date will be the arithmetic
mean of the quotations, eliminating the highest quotation (or, in the event of equality, one of the
highest) and the lowest quotation (or, in the event of equality, one of the lowest). If two
quotations are provided, the rate for the applicable date will be the arithmetic mean of the two
quotations. If one quotation is provided, the rate for the applicable date will be that single
quotation provided. If no quotations are provided, the rate for the applicable date will be
determined by the Calculation Agent in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. |
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Maturity Date
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The earlier of the Stated Maturity Date or the Redemption Date. |
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Day Count Convention:
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30/360 |
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Calculation Agent:
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AIG Financial Products Corp. (AIG-FP) |
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Examples of Calculation of Interest Rate:
The applicable Interest Rate for each semiannual Interest Accrual Period will be determined on a
per-annum basis but will apply only to that Interest Accrual Period.
Example 1: Assuming that during a 182 day Interest Accrual Period commencing on or after February
28, 2009 and ending prior to the Stated Maturity Date, the Reference Rate is greater than or equal
to 0.00% on every day in the applicable Interest Accrual Period, on the applicable Interest Payment
Date, the Interest Rate per annum for the applicable Interest Accrual Period would be 9.00%
calculated as follows: 9.00% x 182/182 = 9.00% per annum.
Example 2: Assuming that during a 182-day Interest Accrual Period commencing on or after February
28, 2009 and ending prior to the Stated Maturity Date, the Reference Rate is less than 0.00% on
every day in the applicable Interest Accrual Period, on the applicable Interest Payment Date, the
Interest Rate per annum for the applicable Interest Accrual Period would be 0.00% calculated as
follows: 9.00% x 0/182 = 0.00% per annum.
Example 3: Assuming that during a 182-day Interest Accrual Period commencing on or after February
28, 2009 and ending prior to the Stated Maturity Date, the Reference Rate is greater than or equal
to 0.00% on 91 days in the applicable Interest Accrual Period, on the applicable Interest Payment
Date, the Interest Rate per annum for the applicable Interest Accrual Period would be 4.50%
calculated as follows: 9.00% x 91/182 = 4.50% per annum.
RISK FACTORS
Investing in the Notes involves a number of significant risks not associated with similar
investments in a conventional debt security, including, but not limited to, fluctuations in the
30-year Constant Maturity Swap (CMS) Rate and 10-year CMS Rate, and other events that are difficult
to predict and beyond AIGs control. Accordingly, prospective investors should consult their
financial and legal advisors as to the risks entailed by an investment in the notes and the
suitability of the notes in light of their particular circumstances.
The inclusion in the original issue price of the Notes of distribution costs and projected profits
from hedging is likely to adversely affect secondary market prices for the Notes
Concurrently with the pricing of the offering of the Notes, we intend to enter into a swap
transaction with an affiliate of the underwriter, Nomura, to hedge completely our market risk under
the Notes. See Supplemental Plan of Distribution for more information regarding the terms of the
swap. Assuming there are no changes in market conditions or any other relevant factors, the price,
if any, at which Nomura or another purchaser might be willing to purchase your Notes in a secondary
market transaction is expected to be lower, and could be substantially lower, than the original
public offering price of the Notes. This is due to a number of factors, including that (i) the
potential profit to the secondary market purchaser of the Notes may be incorporated into any
offered price and (ii) the cost of funding used to value the Notes in the secondary market is
expected to be higher than our actual cost of funding incurred in connection with the issuance of
the Notes. In addition, the original public offering price of the Notes included, and secondary
market prices are likely to exclude, underwriting discounts paid with respect to the Notes, and the
projected profit that our swap counterparty may realize in connection with this swap. Further, as
a result of dealer discounts, mark-ups or other transaction costs, any of which may be significant
in the case of complex financial instruments such as the Notes, the original public offering price
may differ from values determined by pricing models used by our swap counterparty or other
potential purchasers of the Notes in secondary market transactions.
Nomura is not obligated to make a market in the Notes.
Limitations on Returns on the Notes.
The interest payable on the notes is uncertain, and movements in the 30-year CMS Rate and the
10-year CMS Rate will affect whether or not and the extent to which you will receive interest on
the notes in any Interest Accrual Period.
The maximum Interest Rate on the notes is, at all times, 9.00% per annum. However, for every
day during any Interest Accrual Period commencing on or after February 28, 2009, on which the
Reference Rate is negative, that is, for every day in the applicable period on which the USD
30-year Constant Maturity Swap (CMS) Rate is less than USD 10-year CMS Rate, the applicable
Interest Rate for that Interest Accrual Period will be reduced, and accordingly, your return for
any Interest Accrual Period over the life of the notes could be significantly less than 9.00% per
annum. If the Reference Rate is
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less than 0.00% (that is, if the 10-year rate is higher than the 30-year rate) on every day in any
Interest Accrual Period starting on or after February 28, 2009, the applicable Interest Rate for
that Interest Accrual Period will be zero.
Historical performance of the spread between the USD 30-year Swap Rate and the USD 10-year Swap
Rate should not be taken as an indication of the future performance of the 30-year CMS Rate and the
10-year CMS Rate during the term of the notes.
It is impossible to predict whether the Reference Rate will increase or decrease. The
Reference Rate will be influenced by complex and interrelated political, economic, financial and
other factors; therefore, the historical spread between the 30-year CMS Rate and the 10-year CMS
Rate should not be taken as an indication of the future performance of the spread between these two
rates during the term of the notes.
Factors that may affect the level of the 30-year CMS Rate and the 10-year CMS Rate and the
Reference Rate representing the difference between them include monetary policy, interest rate
volatility, interest rate levels and the inflation rate.
Please note that historical trends are not indicative of future behavior of the 30-year CMS
Rate, the 10-year CMS Rate and the spread between the two swap rates.
There may not be an active trading market in the Notes and sales prior to maturity may result in
losses.
There may be little or no secondary market for the Notes. We do not intend to list the Notes
on any stock exchange or automated quotation system, and it is not possible to predict whether a
secondary market will develop for the Notes. Even if a secondary market for the Notes develops, it
may not provide significant liquidity or result in trading of Notes at prices advantageous to you.
Sales in the secondary market may result in significant losses. Nomura currently intends to act as
market maker for the Notes, but it is not required to do so, and may stop doing so at any time. We
expect there will be little or no liquidity in the Notes.
Any decline in our credit ratings may affect the market value of your notes.
Our credit ratings are an assessment of our ability to pay our obligations, including our
obligations under the notes. Consequently, actual or anticipated declines in our credit ratings may
affect the market price of your notes.
The market value of the notes may be influenced by unpredictable factors.
The market value of your notes may fluctuate between the date you purchase them and the
Maturity Date. Several factors, many of which are beyond our control, will influence the market
value of the notes. We expect that generally the 30-Year CMS Rate and the 10-Year CMS Rate on any
day and expectations relating to the future level of the 30-Year CMS Rate and the 10-Year CMS Rate
will affect the market value of the notes more than any other single factor. Other factors that
may influence the market value of the notes include:
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supply and demand for the notes, including inventory positions held by any market maker; |
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economic, financial, political and regulatory or judicial events that affect financial
markets generally; |
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rates in the market generally; |
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the time remaining to maturity; |
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our right to redeem the notes; and |
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our creditworthiness. |
Market factors may influence whether we exercise our right to redeem the notes prior to their
scheduled maturity.
It is more likely that we will redeem the notes prior to their stated Maturity Date to the
extent that the Reference Rate increases and results in an amount of interest in respect of the
notes greater than that for instruments of a comparable
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maturity and credit rating trading in the market. If we redeem the notes prior to their
stated maturity date, you may be unable to invest in securities with similar risk and yield as the
notes and replacement investments may be more expensive than your investment in the notes. Your
ability to realize market value appreciation and any interest is limited by our right to redeem the
notes prior to their scheduled maturity.
Trading by certain of our affiliates in the U.S. Dollar swap rate market may impair the value of
the notes.
Certain of our affiliates, including our subsidiary AIG-FP, the Calculation Agent, are active
participants in the U.S. Dollar swap rate market as dealers, proprietary traders and agents for our
customers, and therefore at any given time may be a party to one or more transactions related to
the 30-year CMS Rate or the 10-year CMS Rate. In addition, we or one or more of our affiliates may
hedge our exposure under the notes by entering into various transactions. We may adjust these
hedges at any time and from time to time. Our trading and hedging activities or other financial
activity of ours or our affiliates may have a material adverse effect on the spread between the
30-year CMS Rate and the 10-year CMS Rate and make it less likely that you will receive a return on
your investment in the notes. It is possible that we or our affiliates could receive significant
returns from these hedging activities while the value of or amounts payable under the notes may
decline.
We may have conflicts of interests arising from our relationships with the Calculation Agent.
You should be aware that AIG-FP, our subsidiary, in its capacity as Calculation Agent for the
notes, is under no obligation to take your interests into consideration in determining the
Reference Rate or the number of days on which interest will accrue, and is only required to act in
good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. AIG-FP as Calculation Agent will, among other
things, also determine the applicable Interest Rate payment to be made on the notes. Because these
determinations by the Calculation Agent will affect the interest payments and the payment at
maturity on the notes, conflicts of interest may arise in connection with its performance of its
role as Calculation Agent.
ERISA CONSIDERATIONS
The notes may not be purchased or held by any employee benefit plan or other plan or account
that is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA) or
Section 4975 of the Code (each, a plan), or by any entity whose underlying assets include plan
assets by reason of any plans investment in the entity (a plan asset entity), unless in each
case the purchaser or holder is eligible for exemptive relief from the prohibited transaction rules
of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code under a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the
Department of Labor or another applicable statutory or administrative exemption. Each purchaser or
holder of the notes will be deemed to represent that either (1) it is not a plan or plan asset
entity and is not purchasing the notes on behalf of or with plan assets or (2) with respect to the
purchase and holding, it is eligible for relief under a prohibited transaction class exemption or
other applicable statutory or administrative exemption from the prohibited transaction rules of
ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code. The foregoing supplements the discussion under ERISA
Considerations in the base prospectus dated July 13, 2007.
USE OF PROCEEDS
We intend to lend the net proceeds from the sale of the notes to our subsidiary AIG-FP or
certain of its subsidiaries for use for general corporate purposes.
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HISTORICAL INFORMATION ON CONSTANT MATURITY SWAP RATES
The following graphs set forth the historical spread between the 30-Year CMS Rate and the
10-Year CMS Rate and the levels of each of the 30-Year CMS Rate and the 10-Year CMS Rate for the
years indicated. You should not take the past performance of the spreads between the 30-Year CMS
Rate and the 10-Year CMS Rate as an indication of future spreads.
Source: Bloomberg L.P. (without independent verification)
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Source: Bloomberg L.P. (without independent verification)
Source: Bloomberg L.P. (without independent verification)
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CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
For the reasons described below, we believe that the notes should be characterized as
variable rate notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes and we intend to treat the notes as
such. For a summary of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of owning variable rate
notes, please see the description under the heading United States Taxation United States
Holders Original Issue Discount Variable Rate Notes in the accompanying prospectus
supplement.
This conclusion is based on our judgment that (i) the initial rate of 9% is a reasonable
approximation of the amount of interest that would have been payable on the notes had the rate for
the initial period been determined using the interest rate formula in effect for the Interest
Accrual Period starting from and including February 28, 2009 (such approximation, a Reasonable
Approximation), and (ii) there is no significant front-loading or back-loading of interest, as
discussed below.
Under the applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations governing original issue discount on debt
instruments, a debt instrument is a variable rate note if it provides for interest at an
objective rate (that is, a rate determined using a single interest rate formula based on
objective financial or economic information), unless the notes are reasonably expected to provide
for significant front-loading or back-loading of interest. We believe that, although the
applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations are not entirely clear, the existence of our option to call
the notes should be taken into account in determining whether the notes are reasonably expected to
provide for significant front-loading or back-loading of interest. Taking into account that
option, we do not expect there to be significant front-loading or back-loading of interest
payments on the notes, and we therefore believe that the notes should qualify as variable rate
notes.
You should be aware that our expectations regarding front-loading and back-loading of
interest are only applicable for purposes of determining the tax treatment of your notes. We are
not making any representation or prediction regarding the actual amount of interest that may be
payable on your note, and we are under no obligation to call, and we are not making any promise or
representation that we will call, the notes prior to their Stated Maturity Date.
Alternatively, if the initial fixed interest rate of 9% is not a Reasonable Approximation
or if the notes were found to have significant front-loading or back-loading of interest, it is
possible that your notes could be characterized as contingent payment obligations subject to rules
described under the heading United States Taxation United States Holders Original Issue
Discount Notes Subject to the Contingent Payment Obligation Rules in the accompanying
prospectus supplement. In that case, among other differences, as more completely described in the
prospectus supplement, United States holders of the notes that otherwise use the cash receipts and
disbursements method of accounting would be required to use an accrual method of accounting in
determining their income from ownership of the notes, and gain from a sale, redemption or exchange
of the notes would be treated as ordinary income rather than capital gain.
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SUPPLEMENTAL PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
Under the terms, and subject to the conditions, contained in a terms agreement dated the date
hereof, we have agreed to sell the Notes to Nomura. Nomura has advised us that it proposes
initially to offer all or part of the Notes directly to the public on a fixed price basis at the
offering price set forth on the cover of this pricing supplement. After the initial public
offering, the public offering price may be changed. The terms agreement provides that Nomura is
committed to take and pay for all of the Notes if any are taken. See also Supplemental Plan of
Distribution in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
Concurrently with the pricing of the offering of the Notes, we intend to enter into a swap
transaction with an affiliate of the underwriter, Nomura, to hedge completely our market risk under
the Notes. Under this swap transaction we will be entitled to receive from the swap counterparty
payments equal to all amounts due under the Notes, on the due date for such amounts, in exchange
for periodic LIBOR-based payments by us to the swap counterparty.
We may deliver the Notes against payment therefor in New York, New York on a date that is in
excess of three business days following the Pricing Date. Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in three
business days, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, if the
initial settlement on the Notes occurs more than three business days from the Pricing Date,
purchasers who wish to trade Notes more than three business days prior to the original issue date
will be required to specify alternative settlement arrangements to prevent a failed settlement.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The information in this Pricing Supplement, other than the information regarding the initial
public offering price, the net proceeds to the issuer, the identities of the initial purchasers or
agents, the information under Examples of Calculation of Interest Rate, Risk Factors, ERISA
Considerations, Use of Proceeds, Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences and
Supplemental Plan of Distribution above, the historical information (including the graphs) under
Historical Information on Constant Maturity Swap Rates above and the following two paragraphs,
will be incorporated by reference into the Global Security representing all the Medium-Term Notes,
Series AIG-FP.
We are offering notes on a continuing basis through AIG Financial Securities Corp., ABN AMRO
Incorporated, ANZ Securities, Inc., Banca IMI S.p.A., Banc of America Securities LLC, Barclays
Capital Inc., Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp., BNP Paribas Securities Corp.,
BNY Capital Markets, Inc., Calyon Securities (USA) Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp., Citigroup Global
Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Daiwa Securities America Inc., Daiwa Securities
SMBC Europe Limited, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Greenwich Capital
Markets, Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Key Banc Capital Markets
Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Mitsubishi UFJ
Securities International plc, Mizuho International plc, Mizuho Securities USA Inc., Morgan Stanley
& Co. Incorporated, National Australia Capital Markets, LLC, RBC Capital Markets Corporation,
Santander Investment Securities Inc., Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., SG Americas Securities, LLC, TD
Securities (USA) LLC, UBS Securities LLC, and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, as agents, each of
which has agreed to use its best efforts to solicit offers to purchase notes. We may also accept
offers to purchase notes through other agents. See Plan of Distribution in the accompanying
prospectus supplement.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has
approved or disapproved of the notes or determined if the prospectus, the prospectus supplement or
this pricing supplement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
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