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 filing securities and is to become effective
pursuant to General Instruction simultaneously with the effectiveness
A(c)(1) please check the of a concurrent registration
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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Callable Zero Coupon Trust Certificates, New York Stock Exchange
Series 1997-TVA-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 Callable Zero Coupon Trust Certificates,
Series 1997-TVA-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 September 18, 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 September 23, 1997,
between the Registrant and The Bank of New York, relating to the Callable
Zero Coupon Trust Certificates, Series 1997-TVA-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: September 18, 1997 By: /s/ Mark L. Zusy
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Name: Mark L. Zusy
Title: Senior Vice President
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