SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event
Reported): September 11, 1998
LEHMAN ABS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 333-39649 13-3447441
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
Three World Financial Center
200 Vesey Street
New York, New York 10285
(Address of Principal (Zip Code)
Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 526-7000
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Item 5. Other Events.
Filing of Derived Information.*
In connection with the offering of the Centex Home Equity Loan
Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 1998-3 (the "Certificates") Lehman Brothers
Inc. and Prudential Securities Incorporated, as underwriters of the Certificates
(the "Underwriters"), has prepared certain materials (the "Derived Information")
for distribution to its potential investors. Although the Registrant provided
the Underwriters with certain information regarding the characteristics of the
assets in the related portfolio, it did not participate in the preparation of
the Derived Information. Concurrently with the filing hereof, pursuant to Rule
202 of Regulation S-T, the Registrant is filing certain computational materials
by paper filing on Form SE in reliance on a continuing hardship exemption.
For purposes of this Form 8-K, Derived Information shall mean computer
generated tables and/or charts displaying, with respect to the Certificates, any
of the following: yield; average life, duration; expected maturity; loss
sensitivity; cash flow characteristics; background information regarding the
assets; the proposed structure; decrement tables; or similar information
(tabular or otherwise) of a statistical, mathematical, tabular or computational
nature, as well as certain matters relating to the collateral for such
transaction.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial
Information and Exhibits.
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Exhibits:
99.1 Derived Information
* Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings assigned to them in the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement of
Lehman ABS Corporation, relating to its Centrex Home Equity Loan Trust 1998-3.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
LEHMAN ABS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Samir A. Tabet
Name: Samir A. Tabet
Title: Senior Vice President
Dated: September 11, 1998
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit Page
99.1 Derived Information 5
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Exhibit 99.1
In accordance with Rule 202 of Regulation S-T, the Derived Information
is being filed on paper pursuant to Form SE pursuant to a continuing hardship
exemption.
