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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): December 4, 2000
LEHMAN ABS CORPORATION, (as depositor under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
to be dated as of December 1, 2000, which forms Sovereign Bank
Home Equity Loan Trust 2000-1).
LEHMAN ABS CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 333-76627 13-3447441
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(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 10022
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(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.
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Filing of Certain Materials
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Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933, concurrently
with, or subsequent to, the filing of this Current Report on Form 8-K (the
"Form 8-K"), Lehman ABS Corporation (the "Company") is filing a prospectus and
a prospectus supplement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") relating to its Sovereign Bank Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed
Certificates, Series 2000-1 (the "Certificates").
In connection with the offering of the Sovereign Bank Home Equity Loan
Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2000-1, Lehman Brothers Inc. and Salomon
Smith Barney Inc. (together, the "Underwriters"), as underwriters of the
Certificates, have prepared certain materials ("Computational Materials") for
distribution to its potential investors. Although the Company provided the
Underwriters with certain information regarding the characteristics of the
Mortgage Loans (the "Loans") in the related portfolio, the Company did not
participate in the preparation of the Computational Materials. Concurrently
with the filing hereof, pursuant to Rule 311(i) of Regulation S-T, the Company
is filing the Computational Materials by paper filing on Form SE.
For purposes of this Form 8-K, "Computational Materials" shall mean
computer generated tables and/or charts displaying with respect to the Notes,
any of the following: yield; average life; duration; expected maturity;
interest rate sensitivity; loss sensitivity; cash flow characteristics;
background information regarding the Loans; the proposed structure; decrement
tables; or similar information (tabular or otherwise) of a statistical,
mathematical, tabular or computational nature. The Computational Materials are
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
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* 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 Sovereign Bank Home Equity Loan
Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2000-1.
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Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial
Information and Exhibits.
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(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Exhibits:
99.1 Computational Materials
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
LEHMAN ABS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Samir A. Tabet
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Name: Samir A. Tabet
Title: Senior Vice President
Dated: December 4, 2000
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit Page
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99.1 Computational Materials
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Exhibit 99.1
Computational Materials
In accordance with Rule 311(i) of Regulation S-T, the Computational Materials
are being filed on paper pursuant to Form SE.