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 securities and is to become
upon filing pursuant to General effective simultaneously with the
Instruction A(c)(1) please check effetiveness of a concurrent
the following box. [X] registration 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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Corporate Bond-Backed Certificates, New York Stock Exchange
Series 1997-CHR-1, Class A-1 and
Series 1997-CHR-1, Class A-2
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 Corporate Bond-Backed Certificates, Series
1997-CHR-1, Class A-1 and Class A-2 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 July
9, 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 July 10, 1997, between the Registrant and The
Bank of New York, relating to the Corporate Bond-Backed Certificates, Series
1997-CHR-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: July 10, 1997 By: /s/ Mark Zusy
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Name: Mark Zusy
Title: Senior Vice President
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