PRELIMINARY PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. AIG-FP-35
The information in this preliminary pricing supplement is not complete and may be changed. None of
this preliminary pricing supplement, the prospectus supplement or the prospectus is an offer to
sell nor does it seek an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale
is not permitted.
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SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED OCTOBER 4, 2007
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FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 424(b)(2) |
PRELIMINARY PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. AIG-FP-35
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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,
CALLABLE CMT INVERSE FLOATING RATE NOTES DUE OCTOBER , 2012
(THE NOTES)
US $1,000 PRINCIPAL AMOUNT PER UNIT
The Notes:
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The Notes are designed for investors who wish to receive quarterly
interest income and who accept the risk that (i) on and after April , 2008,
the Notes may yield a rate of return that is below the yield of our traditional debt
securities having comparable maturities and (ii) on and after October , 2009,
the Notes may be redeemed by us. |
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Interest on the Notes will be payable quarterly, beginning in January 2008.
For the first two interest periods, interest on the Notes will accrue at 9.00% per annum. |
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Thereafter, unless redeemed by us, interest on the Notes will be reset quarterly.
Interest will accrue at a rate per annum that will equal the amount by which the strike
rate exceeds the 2-Year Constant Maturity U.S. Treasury rate on the applicable interest
determination date, expressed as percentages, multiplied by 10. In no event will interest
payable on the Notes be less than 0.00% per annum or greater than 10.00% per annum. The
strike rate will be determined on the date of pricing and specified in the final
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100% principal protection on the maturity date or date of early redemption. |
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The Notes are callable (i.e., redeemable by us) on or after October , 2009. |
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Investors must be prepared to have their Notes redeemed on the first possible early redemption date. |
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The Notes will not be listed on any securities exchange. |
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The Notes will be senior unsecured debt securities of AIG, part of a series entitled
Medium-Term Notes, Series AIG-FP.
The Notes will have the CUSIP No. . |
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The settlement date for the Notes is expected to be on or about October , 2007. |
Payment on the maturity date:
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Unless earlier redeemed, for each $1,000 principal amount per unit
of your Notes, we will pay you on the maturity date an amount equal to the principal amount
per unit, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. |
Payment if the Notes are redeemed early:
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The Notes may be redeemed by us on any quarterly interest payment date on or after
October , 2009 upon five business days notice to the trustee. In the event we redeem
the Notes, you will receive a cash amount per unit equal to the $1,000 principal amount plus
any accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the date of redemption. |
Information included in this pricing supplement supersedes information in the accompanying
prospectus supplement and prospectus to the extent that it is different from that information.
Investing in the Notes involves risks that are described in the Risk Factors section
beginning on page PS-6 of this pricing supplement.
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Per Unit |
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Public offering price |
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1,000.00 |
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Underwriting discount |
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Proceeds, before expenses, to American International Group, Inc. |
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985.00 |
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Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has
approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this pricing supplement or the
accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to
the contrary is a criminal offense.
Merrill Lynch & Co.
The date of this pricing supplement is , 2007.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SUMMARY INFORMATION |
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RISK FACTORS |
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DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES |
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THE 2-YEAR CONSTANT MATURITY TREASURY RATE |
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UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION |
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ERISA CONSIDERATIONS |
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USE OF PROCEEDS |
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SUPPLEMENTAL PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION |
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GENERAL INFORMATION |
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INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS |
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Prospectus Supplement
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About this Prospectus Supplement and Pricing Supplements |
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Use of Proceeds |
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Description of Notes We May Offer |
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United States Taxation |
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Supplemental plan of distribution |
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Validity of the Notes |
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Prospectus
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Prospectus Summary |
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Consolidated Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges |
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Use of Proceeds |
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Description of Debt Securities We May Offer |
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Description of Warrants We May Offer |
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Description of Purchase Contracts We May Offer |
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Description of Units We May Offer |
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Description of Preferred Stock We May Offer |
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Description of Common Stock We May Offer |
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Market Price and Dividend Information |
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Risk Factors |
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Legal Ownership and Book-Entry Issuance |
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Considerations Relating to Securities Issued in Bearer Form |
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ERISA Considerations |
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Plan of Distribution |
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Validity of the Securities |
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Experts |
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Where You Can Find More Information |
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Cautionary Statement Regarding Projections and
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SUMMARY INFORMATION-Q&A
This summary includes questions and answers that highlight selected information from this pricing supplement and the accompanying
prospectus supplement and prospectus
to help you understand the Medium-Term Notes, Series AIG-FP, Callable CMT Inverse Floating Rate
Notes Due October , 2012 (the Notes). You should carefully read this pricing
supplement and the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus to fully understand the terms
of the Notes and the tax and other considerations that are important to you in making a decision
about whether to invest in the Notes. You should carefully review the Risk Factors sections in
this pricing supplement and the accompanying prospectus which highlight certain risks associated
with an investment in the Notes, to determine whether an investment in the Notes is appropriate for
you.
References in this pricing supplement to we, us, our and AIG are to American
International Group, Inc. References to AIG-FP are to our subsidiary, AIG Financial Products
Corp. References to MLPF&S are to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated. References
to $ are to the currency of the United States of America.
What are the Notes?
The Notes will be a series of senior debt securities issued by AIG entitled Medium-Term
Notes, Series AIG-FP and will not be secured by collateral. The Notes will rank equally with all
of our other unsecured and unsubordinated debt. The Notes will mature on October , 2012, unless
redeemed by us at an earlier date.
Each unit will represent a single Note with a $1,000 principal amount. You may transfer the
Notes only in whole units. You will not have the right to receive physical certificates evidencing
your ownership except under limited circumstances. Instead, we will issue the Notes in the form of
a global certificate, which will be held by The Depository Trust Company, also known as DTC, or its
nominee. Direct and indirect participants in DTC will record your ownership of the Notes. You
should refer to the section entitled Description of Debt SecuritiesDepositary in the
accompanying general prospectus supplement.
Are there any risks associated with my investment?
Yes, an investment in the Notes is subject to certain risks. Please refer to the section
entitled Risk Factors in this pricing supplement and the accompanying prospectus supplement.
What will I receive on the maturity date of the Notes?
Unless earlier redeemed, on the maturity date, for each unit of Notes that you own, you will
be entitled to receive a cash amount equal to $1,000 plus any accrued and unpaid interest.
Will I receive interest payments on the Notes?
Interest will accrue on the Notes from and including the original date of issuance of the
Notes or from the most recent Interest Payment Date for which interest, if any, has been paid or
provided for, to but excluding the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, the maturity date or the
Early Redemption Date (as defined herein).
Interest Payment Dates for the Notes will be the th calendar day in each of January,
April, July and October, commencing in January 2008 and ending on the maturity date (whether the
stated maturity date or an Early Redemption Date, as applicable).
From and including October , 2007 to but excluding April , 2008,
interest on the Notes
will accrue at 9.00% per annum.
For each subsequent quarterly interest period commencing on or after April , 2008,
interest will accrue at a rate per annum calculated as follows:
(Strike Rate - 2yrCMT) × 10
subject to a floor of 0.00% per annum and a cap of 10.00% per annum.
The Strike Rate will be a fixed rate determined on the date of pricing of the Notes and
specified in the final pricing supplement and is expected to be equal to (i) the 2yrCMT on such
date plus (ii) a fixed percentage between 0.60% and 1.30%.
2yrCMT is the 2-Year Constant Maturity U.S. Treasury
rate, as published by the
Federal Reserve Board in the Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 and available on Reuters
Screen
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FRBCMT
Page (daily CMT yield section for the appropriate date) or any successor page thereto at 11:00 a.m. New York time, on the applicable Interest
Determination Date.
The Interest Determination Date for any quarterly interest period commencing on or after
April , 2008, will be the second
Business Day prior to the beginning of each interest period.
Each quarterly interest period (other than the initial quarterly interest period) will
commence on, and will include, an Interest Payment Date, and will extend to, but will exclude, the
next succeeding Interest Payment Date, maturity date or Early Redemption Date, as the case may be.
The initial quarterly interest period will commence on and include the original date of issuance of
the Notes and will extend to but exclude January , 2008.
If any Interest Payment Date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, payment will be made
on the immediately succeeding Business Day and no additional interest will accrue as a result of
such delayed payment.
How has the 2yrCMT performed historically?
We have included a table and a graph showing the historical month-end levels of the 2yrCMT
from January 2002 through September 2007, in the section entitled The 2-Year Constant Maturity
U.S. Treasury rate. We have provided this historical information to help you evaluate the
behavior of the 2yrCMT in various time periods; however, past behavior of the 2yrCMT is not
necessarily indicative of how the 2yrCMT will perform in the future.
How does the early redemption feature work?
The Notes may be redeemed by us on any Interest Payment Date on or after October , 2009 up
to and including the Interest Payment Date scheduled to fall on July , 2012, upon five
Business Days notice to the trustee. You should expect to receive less than five Business Days
notice. In the event we redeem the Notes prior to the stated maturity date, you will be entitled to
receive a cash amount per unit of Notes equal to the $1,000 principal amount, plus any accrued and
unpaid interest to but excluding the Early Redemption Date.
For more specific information about the early redemption feature, please see the section
entitled Description of the NotesEarly Redemption at the Option of AIG. in this pricing
supplement.
Examples:
Set forth below are three examples of interest calculations of the Note, after the two initial
quarterly interest periods, including a Strike Rate of 4.75%* and assuming that the
Notes were not redeemed prior to the Interest Determination Date.
Example 1The Strike Rate exceeds the hypothetical 2yrCMT on an Interest Determination Date
by 0.75%:
Hypothetical 2yrCMT: 4.00%
(4.75% - 4.00%) × 10 = 7.50%
Interest = 7.50% per annum
Example 2The Strike Rate is less than the hypothetical 2yrCMT on an Interest Determination
Date by 0.25%:
Hypothetical 2yrCMT: 5.00%
(4.75% - 5.00%) × 10 = - 2.50%
Interest = 0% per annum (Interest cannot be less than 0.00% per annum)
Example 3The Strike Rate exceeds the hypothetical 2yrCMT on an Interest Determination Date
by 1.75%:
Hypothetical 2yrCMT: 3.00%
(4.75% - 3.00%) × 10 = 17.50%
Interest = 10% per annum (Interest cannot be greater than 10.00% per annum)
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of pricing of the Notes and specified in the final pricing supplement, and is
expected to equal (i) the 2yrCMT as of such date plus (ii) a fixed percentage
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What about taxes?
Each year, you will be required to pay taxes on ordinary income from the Notes over their term
based upon a comparable yield for the Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes. We have
determined this comparable yield, in accordance with regulations issued by the U.S. Treasury
Department, solely in order for you to calculate the amount of taxes that you will owe each year as
a result of owning a Note. This comparable yield is neither a prediction nor a guarantee of what
the actual yield on the Notes will be. We have determined that this comparable yield will equal %
per annum, compounded quarterly. For further information, see United States Federal Income
Taxation in this pricing supplement.
Will the Notes be listed on a stock exchange?
The Notes will not be listed on any securities exchange and we do not expect a trading market
for the Notes to develop, which may affect the price that you receive for your Notes upon any sale
prior to the maturity date or redemption. You should review the section entitled Risk FactorsA
trading market for the Notes is not expected to develop and, if trading does develop, the market
price you may receive or be quoted for your Notes on a date prior to the stated maturity date will
be affected by this and other important factors, including our costs of developing, hedging and
distributing the Notes in this pricing supplement.
What price can I expect to receive if I sell the Notes prior to the stated maturity date?
If you sell your Notes prior to the stated maturity date, you will receive a price determined
by market conditions for the Notes. This price may be influenced by many factors, such as interest
rates and the volatility of 2yrCMT, and the expectations of the amount, if any, by which the Strike
Rate will exceed 2yrCMT on the applicable Interest Determination Date. In addition, the price, if
any, at which you could sell your Notes in a secondary market transaction is expected to be
affected by the factors that we considered in setting the economic terms of the Notes, namely the
underwriting discount paid in respect of the Notes and other costs associated with the Notes, and
compensation for developing and hedging the product. Depending on the impact of these factors, you
may receive significantly less than the original public offering price per unit of your Notes if
sold before the stated maturity date.
In a situation where there had been no movement in the 2yrCMT and no changes in the market
conditions or any other relevant factors from those existing on the date of this pricing
supplement, the price, if any, at which you could sell your Notes in a secondary market transaction
is expected to be lower than the principal amount per unit. This is due to, among other things, our
costs of developing, hedging and distributing the Notes. Any potential purchasers for your Notes in
the secondary market are unlikely to consider these factors.
What is the Role of MLPF&S?
MLPF&S is the underwriter for the offering and sale of the Notes. After the initial offering,
MLPF&S currently intends to buy and sell the Notes to create a secondary market for holders of the
Notes, and may stabilize or maintain the market price of the Notes during their initial
distribution. However, MLPF&S will not be obligated to engage in any of these market activities or
continue them once it has started.
What is the Role of AIG-FP?
AIG-FP, our subsidiary, will be our agent (in such capacity, the Calculation Agent) for
purposes of calculating, among other things, the interest payable on the Notes. Under certain
circumstances, these duties could result in a conflict of interest between AIG-FP as our subsidiary
and in its capacity as Calculation Agent.
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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, the inverse manner in
which the interest rate of the notes will vary, fluctuations in the 2-Year Constant Maturity U.S.
Treasury rate (2yrCMT), 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.
You may not earn a return for the term of your investment after the first two quarters.
Except for the two initial quarterly periods during which we will pay interest on the Notes at
a rate of 9.00% per annum, the interest payable on the Notes during any quarterly interest period
will depend on the amount by which the Strike Rate exceeds the 2yrCMT on the applicable Interest
Determination Date, subject to a floor of 0.00% per annum and a cap of 10.00% per annum. As a
result, during the term of the Notes, the possibility exists that you will receive no interest on
one or more of the Interest Payment Dates (except for the two initial Interest Payment Dates) or
alternatively, no more than 10.00% interest per annum. More specifically, if the Strike Rate is
less than or equal to the 2yrCMT on the applicable Interest Determination Date, interest payable
for the quarterly interest period will be 0.00% per annum, and if the Strike Rate exceeds the
2yrCMT on the applicable Interest Determination Date by more than 1% per annum, interest payable
for the quarterly interest period will be 10.00% per annum.
We have no control over a number of matters, including economic, financial and political
events, that may affect the amount, if any, by which the Strike Rate exceeds the 2yrCMT. In recent
years, the level of the 2yrCMT has been variable and such variability may be expected in the
future. However, past experience is not necessarily indicative of what may occur in the future.
The interest rate of the notes varies inversely to their reference floating rate index, resulting
in greater market value volatility as compared to conventional floating rate notes.
The Notes are inverse floating rate notes which (after the initial two quarterly interest
periods) have an interest rate equal to a fixed rate minus a rate based upon the 2yrCMT, multiplied
by ten. Therefore, the interest rate on the notes will vary inversely with the 2yrCMT: the
interest rate on the notes generally increases (up to a maximum rate of 10.00% per annum) when the
2yrCMT decreases, and decreases (to as low as 0%) when the 2yrCMT increases. The market values of
the notes typically will be more volatile than market values of our conventional floating rate
notes based on the same 2yrCMT rate and with otherwise comparable terms. Inverse floating rate
notes such as the notes are more volatile because an increase in the applicable rate index (in this
case, the 2yrCMT) not only decreases the interest rate of the notes, but also reflects an increase
in prevailing interest rates, which further adversely affects the market value of these notes.
Historical performance of the 2yrCMT should not be taken as an indication of the future performance
of the 2yrCMT during the term of the notes.
It is impossible to predict whether the 2yrCMT will increase or decrease. The 2yrCMT will be
influenced by complex and interrelated political, economic, financial and other factors; therefore,
the historical performance of the 2yrCMT should not be taken as an indication of the future
performance of that rate during the term of the notes.
Factors that may affect the level of the 2yrCMT include monetary policy, interest rate
volatility, interest rate levels and the inflation rate.
The Notes are subject to early redemption.
We may redeem all, but not less than all, of the Notes on any quarterly Interest Payment Date
on or after October , 2009 upon five Business Days notice to the trustee. You should expect
to receive less than five Business Days notice, and you must be prepared to have your Notes
redeemed on the first possible Early Redemption Date. Your Notes are less likely to become subject
to early redemption during periods when interest is accruing on the Notes at a rate below that
which we would pay on our traditional interest bearing debt securities
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having a maturity equal to the remaining term of the Notes. Your Notes are more likely to
become subject to early redemption during periods when interest is accruing on the Notes at a rate
above that which we would pay on our traditional interest bearing debt securities having a maturity
equal to the remaining term of the Notes. Accordingly, you must be prepared to accept the risk
that, on and after October , 2009 the Notes may be redeemed by us.
In the event that we redeem the Notes prior to the stated maturity date, you will receive only
$1,000 for each $1,000 principal amount of your Notes plus any accrued and unpaid interest to but
excluding the Early Redemption Date, and you will not receive the benefit of any future interest
payments. In the case of an early redemption, you will not benefit from any decreases or expected
decreases in 2yrCMT after the Early Redemption Date and prior to the stated maturity date.
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 2yrCMT on any day and expectations relating to
the future level of the 2yrCMT will affect the market value of the Notes more than any other single
factor. The following factors 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
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economic, financial, political, regulatory or judicial events that affect financial
markets generally; |
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interest rates in the market generally; |
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the time remaining to maturity; |
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our creditworthiness and credit ratings; |
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the level of 2yrCMT (in general, the value of the Notes will increase when 2yrCMT
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changes in the volatility of 2yrCMT. Volatility is the term used to describe the
size and frequency of price and/or market fluctuations. If the volatility of 2yrCMT
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A trading market for the Notes is not expected to develop and, if trading does develop, the market
price you may receive or be quoted for your Notes on a date prior to the maturity date will be
affected by this and other important factors, including our costs of developing, hedging and
distributing the Notes.
The Notes will not be listed on any futures or securities exchange, and we do not expect a
trading market for the Notes to develop. Although MLPF&S has indicated that it currently expects to
bid for Notes offered for sale to it by holders of the Notes, it is not required to do so and may
cease making those bids at any time.
The development of a trading market for the Notes will depend on our financial performance and
other factors, including changes in the level of the 2yrCMT.
If the trading market for the Notes is limited, there may be a limited number of buyers for
your Notes if you do not wish to hold your investment until the maturity date. This may adversely
affect the price you receive. If you sell your Notes before the stated maturity date, you will
receive a price determined by market conditions for the Notes. This price may be influenced by many
factors, such as interest rates, volatility and the prevailing level of the 2yrCMT.
If a market-maker (which may be MLPF&S) makes a market in the Notes, the price it quotes would
reflect any changes in market conditions and other relevant factors. In particular, the price, if
any, at which you could sell your Notes in a secondary market transaction is expected to be
affected by the factors that we considered in setting
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the economic terms of the Notes and consequently the potential return on the Notes to you, namely
the underwriting discount paid in respect of the Notes and other costs associated with the Notes,
including compensation for developing, hedging and distributing the product. This quoted price
could be higher or lower than the original offering price. MLPF&S is not obligated to make a market
in the Notes.
Assuming there is no change in the level of the 2yrCMT and no change in market conditions or
any other relevant factors, the price, if any, at which MLPF&S or another purchaser might be
willing to purchase your Notes in a secondary market transaction is expected to be lower than the
original offering price. This is due to, among other things, the fact that the Original Offering
Price included, and secondary market prices are likely to exclude, the developing and hedging costs
associated with the Notes.
Trading by certain of our and MLPF&S affiliates in the U.S. dollar swap rate market may impair the
value of the Notes.
Certain of our affiliates (including AIG-FP) and MLPF&S and certain of its affiliates are
active participants in the U.S. dollar swap rate market as dealers, proprietary traders and agents
for their customers, and therefore at any given time may be a party to one or more transactions
related to the 2yrCMT. In addition, one or more of our affiliates, or of MLPF&S or its affiliates,
may hedge exposure under the Notes by entering into various transactions, and these hedges may be
adjusted at any time and from time to time. These trading and hedging activities or other
financial activity of our affiliates, or of MLPF&S or its affiliates, may have an effect on the
2yrCMT, which in turn may have a material adverse effect on the return on your investment in the
Notes. It is possible that we or our affiliates, or MLPF&S or its affiliates, could receive
significant returns from these trading and hedging activities while the value of or amounts payable
under the Notes may decline.
The inclusion of compensation and projected profits from hedging in the original issue price is
likely to adversely affect secondary market prices.
Assuming no change in market conditions or any other relevant factors, the price, if any, at
which we, any of our affiliates or any market-maker are willing to purchase the Notes in secondary
market transactions will likely be lower, and may be materially lower, than the price at which we
sold the Notes to the Agent. In addition, any such prices may differ from values determined by
pricing models used by us or any of our affiliates or any market-maker as a result of dealer
discounts, mark-ups or other transactions.
Tax consequences.
You should consider the tax consequences of investing in the Notes. See United States Federal
Income Taxation in this pricing supplement.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES
AIG will issue the Notes as part of a series of senior debt securities entitled Medium-Term
Notes, Series AIG-FP, which is more fully described in the Prospectus Supplement, under the
Indenture dated as of October 12, 2006 between AIG and The Bank of New York, as trustee, which is
more fully described in the accompanying prospectus. The Notes are expected to mature on October
, 2012. Information included in this pricing supplement supersedes information in the
accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus to the extent that it is different from that
information. The CUSIP number for the Notes is .
We may redeem the Notes prior to the maturity date at the times described below.
AIG will issue the Notes in denominations of whole units each with a $1,000 principal amount
per unit (the Original Offering Price). You may transfer the Notes only in whole units. You will
not have the right to receive physical certificates evidencing your ownership except under limited
circumstances. Instead, we will issue the Notes in the form of a global certificate, which will be
held by The Depository Trust Company, also known as DTC, or its nominee. Direct and indirect
participants in DTC will record your ownership of the Notes. You should refer to the sections
entitled Description of Notes We May Offer Book-Entry System in the accompanying prospectus
supplement and Legal Ownership and Book-Entry Issuance in the accompanying prospectus.
The Notes will not have the benefit of any sinking fund.
Payment on the Maturity Date
On the maturity date (unless earlier redeemed), for each unit of Notes that you own, you will
be entitled to receive a cash amount equal to $1,000, plus any accrued and unpaid interest (the
Redemption Amount).
Interest
We will pay interest in cash in arrears on each Interest Payment Date commencing with the
first Interest Payment Date falling immediately after the original date of issuance of the Notes,
to and including the maturity date or the Early Redemption Date, as applicable. Interest will
accrue from and including the original date of issuance of the Notes, for the initial quarterly
interest period, or the most recent Interest Payment Date, as the case may be, to but excluding the th day of January, April, July and October of each year,
commencing January ,
2008, and ending on the maturity date (or the Early Redemption Date) (each an Interest Payment
Date).
During the first two quarterly interest periods, interest on the Notes will accrue at 9.00% per
annum.
During the quarterly interest period beginning on April , 2008 and during each quarterly
interest period thereafter, interest will accrue on the Notes at a rate per annum equal to:
(Strike Rate - 2yrCMT) × 10
subject to a floor of 0.00% per annum and a cap of 10.00% per annum.
The Strike Rate will be a fixed rate determined on the date of pricing of the Notes and
specified in the final pricing supplement and is expected to be equal to (i) the 2yrCMT on such
date plus (ii) a fixed percentage between 0.60% and 1.30%.
2yrCMT is the 2-Year Constant Maturity U.S. Treasury
rate, as published by the
Federal Reserve Board in the Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 and available on Reuters
Screen FRBCMT Page (daily CMT yield section for the
appropriate date) or any successor page thereto at 11:00 a.m. New York time, on the applicable
Interest Determination Date.
The Interest Determination Date for any quarterly interest period commencing on or after
April , 2008, will be the second
Business Day prior to the beginning of each interest period.
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If the 2-Year Constant Maturity U.S. Treasury rate does not appear on Reuters Screen FRBCMT
Page, then the rate for the relevant Interest Determination Date will be a percentage equal to the
yield for United States Treasury securities at constant maturity for a period of 2 years and on
the applicable Interest Determination Date as set forth in H.15(519) under the caption Treasury
constant maturities. If such rate does not appear in H.15(519), then the rate for the relevant
Interest Determination Date will be the rate for a period of 2 years as may then be published by
either the Federal Reserve System Board of Governors or the United States Department of the
Treasury that the Calculation Agent determines to be comparable to the rate which would otherwise
have been published in H.15(519).
Each quarterly interest period (other than the initial quarterly interest period) will
commence on, and will include, an Interest Payment Date, and will extend to, but will exclude, the
next succeeding Interest Payment Date, maturity date or Early Redemption Date, as the case may be.
The initial quarterly interest period will commence on and include the original date of issuance of
the Notes and will extend to but exclude January , 2008.
We will pay this interest to the persons in whose names the Notes are registered on the
fifteenth calendar day (whether or not a Business Day) immediately preceding each Interest Payment
Date. Interest on the Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day
months. If any Interest Payment Date or the maturity date or the Early Redemption Date falls on a
day that is not a Business Day, the required payment of the Redemption Amount and/or interest will
be made on the next Business Day and no additional interest will accrue as a result of such delayed
payment.
Business Day means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday that is neither a legal holiday
nor a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or required by law,
regulation or executive order to close.
All determinations made by the Calculation Agent, absent a determination of manifest error,
will be conclusive for all purposes and binding on AIG and the holders and beneficial owners of the
Notes.
Early Redemption at the Option of AIG
AIG, in its sole discretion, may redeem the Notes, in whole only, upon written notice of a
minimum of five Business Days to the trustee, at 100% of the principal amount, on the Interest
Payment Date scheduled to fall on October , 2009 and on each Interest Payment Date
thereafter up to and including the Interest Payment Date scheduled for July, 2012 (such
date, the Early Redemption Date). The holder of the Notes should expect to receive less than
five Business Days notice. The notice to the trustee will specify the Early Redemption Date. The
trustee will provide notice of the early redemption election to the registered holders of the
Notes, specifying the Early Redemption Date. While the Notes are held at the depositary, the
registered holder will be the depositary, and the depositary will receive notice of the early
redemption. So long as the depositary is the registered holder of the Notes, notice of our early
redemption election will be forwarded in accordance with the existing procedures of the depositary.
In the event AIG redeems the Notes prior to the stated maturity date, the holder of the Notes
will be entitled to receive a cash amount per unit of Notes equal to the $1,000 principal amount,
plus any accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the Early Redemption Date.
Events of Default and Acceleration
In case an Event of Default with respect to any 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 maturity date, on an Early
Redemption Date, 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
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.
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THE 2-YEAR CONSTANT MATURITY TREASURY RATE
The 2yrCMT is the 2-Year Constant Maturity U.S. Treasury rate, as published by the Federal
Reserve Board in the Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 and available on Reuters Screen
FRBCMT Page or any successor page thereto at 11:00 a.m. New York time.
The following table sets forth the month-end levels of the 2yrCMT for the period from January
2002 through September 2007. The historical data on the 2yrCMTis not necessarily indicative of the
future performance of the 2yrCMT or what the value of the Notes may be. Any historical upward or
downward trend in the level of the 2yrCMTduring any period set forth below is not an indication
that the level of the 2yrCMT is more or less likely to increase or decrease at any time over the
term of the Notes.
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2002 |
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2003 |
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2004 |
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2005 |
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2006 |
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2007 |
January |
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3.16 |
% |
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3.16 |
% |
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1.84 |
% |
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3.29 |
% |
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4.54 |
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4.94 |
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February |
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3.06 |
% |
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3.06 |
% |
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1.66 |
% |
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3.59 |
% |
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4.69 |
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4.65 |
% |
March |
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3.72 |
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3.72 |
% |
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1.60 |
% |
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3.80 |
% |
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4.82 |
% |
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4.58 |
% |
April |
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3.24 |
% |
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3.24 |
% |
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2.31 |
% |
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3.66 |
% |
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4.87 |
% |
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4.60 |
% |
May |
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3.22 |
% |
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3.22 |
% |
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2.54 |
% |
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3.60 |
% |
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5.04 |
% |
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4.92 |
% |
June |
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2.90 |
% |
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2.90 |
% |
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2.70 |
% |
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3.66 |
% |
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5.16 |
% |
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4.87 |
% |
July |
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2.23 |
% |
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2.23 |
% |
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2.68 |
% |
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4.02 |
% |
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4.97 |
% |
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4.56 |
% |
August |
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2.14 |
% |
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2.14 |
% |
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2.41 |
% |
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3.84 |
% |
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4.79 |
% |
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4.15 |
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September |
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1.72 |
% |
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1.72 |
% |
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2.63 |
% |
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4.18 |
% |
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4.71 |
% |
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3.97 |
% |
October |
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1.68 |
% |
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1.68 |
% |
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2.56 |
% |
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4.40 |
% |
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4.71 |
% |
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November |
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2.08 |
% |
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2.08 |
% |
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3.02 |
% |
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4.42 |
% |
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4.62 |
% |
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December |
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1.61 |
% |
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1.61 |
% |
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3.08 |
% |
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4.41 |
% |
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4.82 |
% |
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The following graph sets forth the month-end 2-Year Constant Maturity Treasury rate for the period
indicated. You should not take the past performance of the rate as an indication of future
performance.
Source: Bloomberg L.P. (without independent verification)
PS-11
UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION
For the reasons described below, we believe that the Notes should be characterized as contingent
payment obligations and not as variable rate notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and we
intend to treat the Notes as contingent payment obligations. For a summary of the material U.S.
federal income tax consequences of owning contingent payment obligations, please see the
description under the heading United States Taxation Original Issue Discount Notes Subject
to Contingent Payment Obligation Rules in the Prospectus Supplement. As more completely described
in the prospectus supplement, if the Notes are treated as contingent payment obligations, 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.
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 a single
objective rate (that is, a rate determined using an interest-rate formula based on objective
financial or economic information). For purposes of determining whether a note has a single
objective rate, a note with an initial fixed rate of less than a year followed by an objective rate
could constitute a single objective rate if the initial fixed rate is a reasonable approximation of
the amount of interest that would have been payable on the Notes had that rate for the initial
period been determined using the objective rate (such approximation, a Reasonable Approximation).
We believe that the initial fixed rate is not a Reasonable Approximation of the interest rate in
effect for the Interest Accrual Period commencing on April , 2008. Therefore, we intend to
treat this note as a contingent payment obligation and not as a variable rate note.
You should be aware that our expectations regarding the Reasonable
Approximation 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.
The U.S. Treasury Regulations discussing the U.S. federal income tax treatment of contingent
payment obligations require the issuer of such notes to provide the purchaser with the comparable
yield of a hypothetical AIG debt instrument with terms similar to the notes, but without any
contingent payments, and a projected payment schedule for payments on the notes. Solely for
purposes of applying these regulations, we have determined that the comparable yield is %.
The projected payment schedule will be provided by the chief financial officer of AIG Financial
Products Corp. at AIG Financial Products Corp., 50 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT 06897-4444, Tel. (203)
222-4700.
As indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, the treatment of contingent payment obligations subject
to optional redemption rights is uncertain. If the Internal Revenue Service were to require that
we not take into account the probability of exercise of the call option for purposes of calculating
the comparable yield and projected payment schedule, which will be made available to you as set
forth above, then the amount of income to be accrued would likely be different.
The comparable yield and projected payment schedule available as set forth
above are being provided to you solely for the purpose of determining the
amount of interest that accrues in respect of your note for U.S. federal income
tax purposes, and none of AIG or its affiliates or agents is making any
representation or prediction regarding the actual amount of interest (if any)
that may be payable, or the likelihood of the Notes being redeemed prior to the
stated maturity date.
Alternatively, if the initial fixed rate is found to be a Reasonable Approximation of the interest
rate in effect for the Interest Accrual Period commencing on April , 2008, it is possible
that your Notes could be characterized as variable rate notes subject to rules described under
the heading United States Taxation United States Holders Original Issue Discount Variable
Rate Notes in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
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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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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 MLPF&S. MLPF&S 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 MLPF&S 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.
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 Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences and ERISA
Considerations 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.
PS-14
INDEX OF CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS
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Calculation Agent
Early Redemption Date
Interest Determination Date
Interest Payment Date
Notes
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