SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
LEHMAN ABS CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 13-3447441
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(State of incorporation or organization) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
3 World Financial Center, New York, New York 10285
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
If this Form relates to the If this Form relates to the
registration of a class of debt registration of a class of debt
securities and is effective upon securities and is to become effective
filing pursuant to General simultaneously with the effectiveness
Instruction A(c)(1) please of a concurrent registration
check the following box. [X] statement under the Securities
Act of 1933 pursuant to General
Instruction A(c)(2) please check
the following box. [_]
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered each class is to be registered
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S&P-Linked Investment Trust New York Stock Exchange
Certificates, Series 1997-SP-1
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
NONE
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(Title of class)
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
The description of the S&P-Linked Investment Trust
Certificates, Series 1997-SP-1 is contained in the Prospectus, dated November
15, 1995, included in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No.
33-73438) under the caption "Description of Certificates," which is incorporated
herein by reference, and in the Prospectus Supplement, dated August 26, 1997, to
be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act
of 1933, under the caption "Description of the Certificates," which Prospectus
Supplement, together with the Prospectus, shall be deemed to be incorporated
herein by reference.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
The securities described herein are to be registered
pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on an exchange
on which other securities of the Registrant are currently registered. In
accordance with Part II to the instructions regarding exhibits on Form 8-A, the
following exhibits shall be filed with each copy of the Registration Statement
filed with such exchange.
1. Standard Terms for Trust Agreements, dated as of February 28, 1996,
between the Registrant and The Bank of New York, as Trustee, as
supplemented by the Series Supplement, dated as of August 29, 1997,
between the Registrant and The Bank of New York, relating to the
S&P-Linked Investment Trust Certificates, Series 1997-SP-1.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
LEHMAN ABS CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Date: August 26, 1997 By: /s/ Martin P. Harding
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Name: Martin P. Harding
Title: Managing Director
