STRUCTURED PRODUCTS CORP
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                 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                              FORM 10-K

        ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                   SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended:   December 31, 1998 Commission File number: 33-55860

                           STRUCTURED PRODUCTS CORP.,
                                on behalf of

     TIERS   Corporate  Bond-Backed  Certificates Trust IBM 1997
     TIERS   Corporate Bond-Backed  Certificates  Trust BLS  1997-6  
     TIERS   Corporate  Bond-Backed Certificates  Trust APA 1997-8 
     TIERS   Corporate  Bond-Backed  Certificates Trust JPM 1998-2
     TIERS   TENS   Certificates   Trust  LTR  1998-4 
     TIERS   Corporate Bond-Backed Certificates Trust MOT 1998-5
     TIERS   Corporate  Bond-Backed  Certificates  Trust C 1998-6 
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

      Delaware                                   13-3692801
     (State or other jurisdiction              (I.R.S. employer
      of incorporation)                         identification no.)
      Room 33-130, 33rd Floor, Seven World Trade Center, New York,
      New York                                       10048

      (Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip code)

     Registrant's telephone number, including area code : (212)783-6645

Securities  registered  pursuant to Section  12(b) of the Act: 
     TIERS  Corporate Bond-Backed   Certificates,   Series  IBM  1997-4 
     TIERS  Corporate  Bond-Backed Certificates, Series BLS 1997-6
     TIERS  Corporate Bond-Backed Certificates, Series APA 1997-8
     TIERS  Corporate Bond-Backed Certificates, Series JPM 1998-2
     TIERS  TENS Certificates, Series  LTR  1998-4 
     TIERS  Corporate Bond-Backed Certificates, Series MOT 1998-5
     TIERS  Corporate Bond-Backed Certificates, Series C 1998-6

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:   None

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has (1) filed all reports required
to be filed by section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  Registrant  was
required to have filed such  reports)  and (2) has been  subject  tosuch  filing
requirements  for the past 90 days.  Yes ___ No __ 

State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by  non-affiliates  of
the  registrant.  The  Registrant  has no voting  stock or class of common stock
outstanding as of the date of this report.


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                                INTRODUCTORY NOTE

Structured  Products Corp.  (the  "Depositor")  is the Depositor  under the Base
Trust Agreements as supplemented by the Series  Supplements  listed below by and
between the Depositor and U.S. Bank Trust National  Association,  formerly First
Trust of New York, National Association,  as Trustee (the "Trustee"),  providing
for the issuance of the TIERS Certificates listed below (the "Certificates") and
is the depositor for the Certificates (the "Registrant') The Certificates do not
represent obligations of or interests in the Depositor or the Trustee.  Pursuant
to staff administrative  positions established in various no-action letters, see
e.g.  CORPORATE ASSET BACKED CORPORATION  ("CABCO")  (available August 9, 1995);
LEHMAN STRUCTURED ASSETS,  INC.  (available  December 8, 1994), the Depositor is
not required to respond to various items of From 10-K. Such items are designated
herein as "Not applicable."

GOVERNING DOCUMENTS                      CERTIFICATES ISSUED THEREUNDER

Base Trust  Agreement and Series IBM     TIERS Corporate Bond-Backed
1997-4  Supplement  dated as of June     Certificates, Series IBM 1997-4
16, 1997

Base Trust  Agreement and Series BLS     TIERS Corporate Bond-Backed
1997-6  Supplement  dated as of July     Certificates, Series BLS 1997-6
7, 1997

Base Trust  Agreement and Series APA     TIERS Corporate Bond-Backed
1997-8   Supplement   dated   as  of     Certificates, Series APA 1997-8
September 15, 1997

Base Trust  Agreement and Series JPM     TIERS Corporate Bond-Backed
1998-2  Supplement dated as of April     Certificates, Series JPM 1998-2
1, 1998

Base Trust  Agreement and Series LTR     TIERS TENS Certificates, Series
1998-4  Supplement  dated  as of May     LTR 1998-4
18, 1998

Base Trust  Agreement and Series MOT     TIERS Corporate Bond-Backed
1998-5  Supplement  dated  as of May     Certificates, Series MOT 1998-5
19, 1998
Base  Trust  Agreement  and Series C     TIERS Corporate Bond-Backed
1998-6  Supplement  dated  as of May     Certificates , Series C 1998-6
21, 1998

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                                     PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

           Not Applicable

ITEM 2.  PROPERTIES

           Not Applicable

ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

           Not Applicable

ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

           Not Applicable

ITEM  5.  MARKET  FOR  REGISTRANT'S  COMMON  EQUITY  AND  RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

     The  Certificates  representing  investors'  interest  in  the  Trusts  are
represented  by one or more  physical  Certificates  registered  in the  name of
"Cede& Co., the nominee of The Depository  Trust Company.  To the best knowledge
of the  registrant,  there  is no  established  public  trading  market  for the
Certificates.

ITEM 6.  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

           Not Applicable

ITEM 7.     MANAGEMENT'S  DISCUSSION  AND  ANALYSIS  OF  FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

           Not Applicable

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

           Not Applicable

ITEM  9.  CHANGES  IN  AND  DISAGREEMENTS   WITH  ACCOUNTANTS  ON
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

           Not Applicable

ITEM 10.  DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

           Not Applicable

ITEM 11.   EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

           Not Applicable



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<PAGE>

                              PART II

ITEM 12.  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT

           (a)   Not Available
           (b)   Not Applicable
           (c)   Not Applicable

ITEM 13.  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

           None

                              PART IV

ITEM 14.  EXHIBITS,  FINANCIAL  SCHEDULES  AND  REPORTS  ON FORM 8-K  (a)(i) The
following documents are also filed as part of this Report:

i) Report of Aston Bell &  Associates  concerning  TIERS  Corporate  Bond-Backed
Certificates Trust IBM 1997-4

ii) Report of Aston Bell & Associates  concerning  TIERS  Corporate  Bond-Backed
Certificates Trust BLS 1997-6

iii) Report of Aston Bell & Associates  concerning  TIERS Corporate  Bond-Backed
Certificates Trust APA 1997-8

No Payments  were made or required  to be made with  respect to TIERS  Corporate
Bond-Backed  Certificates  Trust JPM 1998-2,  TIERS TENS Certificates  Trust LTR
1998-4,  TIERS Corporate  Bond-Backed  Certificates  Trust MOT 1998-5, and TIERS
Corporate  Bond-Backed  Certificates  Trust C 1998-6 during the period from June
30, 1997 through June 30, 1998. Thus no accountant's report is required.

(b) None 
(c) See item 14(a) (3) above



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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of Section 13 or 15(d) of the the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                               Structured Products Corp.,as depositor for the 
                               Trusts (the
"Registrant")

                               By:

                           
                               By:/S/ TIMOTHY P. BEAULAC
                               -------------------------
                               Name:  Timothy P. Beaulac
                               Title: President

Dated as of:  December 31, 1998



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                            EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT                                                        PAGE

1.  Auditor's Report concerning TIERS
    Corporate Bond-Backed Certificates Trust IBM 1997-4         1-6

2.  Auditor's Report concerning TIERS
    Corporate Bond-Backed Certificates Trust BLS 1997-6         1-6

3.  Auditor's Report concerning TIERS
    Corporate Bond-Backed Certificates Trust APA 1997-8         1-6





            TIERS CORPORATE BOND-BACKED CERTIFICATES TRUST IBM 1997-4

                               FINANCIAL STATEMENT
                        FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1998

                         TOGETHER WITH AUDITORS' REPORT






















            TIERS CORPORATE BOND-BACKED CERTIFICATES TRUST IBM 1997-4
<PAGE>

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

DESCRIPTION                                               PAGES

Independent Auditors' Report                               3

Schedule of Cash Receipts and Disbursements                4
 for the year ended June 30, 1998

Notes to Financial Statement                             5 - 6





<PAGE>



REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Trustee of TIERS Corporate Bond-Backed Certificates
Trust IBM 1997-4

We  have   audited  the   accompanying   Schedule  of  Receipts   and
Disbursements   (the  "Schedule")  of  TIERS  Corporate   Bond-Backed
Certificates  Trust IBM 1997-4 for the year ended June 30, 1998. This
Schedule  is  the  responsibility  of  TIERS  Corporate   Bond-Backed
Certificates  Trust IBM 1997-4  Trustees.  Our  responsibility  is to
express an opinion on this Schedule based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable  assurance about whether the Schedule is free of
material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence  supporting the amounts and disclosures in the Schedule.  An
audit also includes  assessing  the  accounting  principles  used and
significant estimates made by the Trustees, as well as evaluating the
overall Schedule  presentation.  We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

As described in Note 2, the financial statement presents receipts and
disbursements of the TIERS Corporate  Bond-Backed  Certificates Trust
IBM 1997-4 in accordance with the trust indenture and is not intended
to be a  presentation  of financial  statements  in  accordance  with
generally accepted accounting principles.

In our opinion,  the Schedule  referred to above presents fairly,  in
all material  respects,  the receipts and  disbursements of the TIERS
Corporate  Bond-Backed  Certificates  Trust IBM  1997-4  for the year
ended June 30, 1998 on the basis of  accounting  as described in Note
2.

 Aston Bell & Associates
 January 15, 1999


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<PAGE>


TIERS Corporate Bond-Backed Certificates
Trust IBM 1997-4
Schedule of Receipts and
Disbursements
For the Year Ended June 30,
1998

RECEIPTS

Interest on $100,000,000 p.a. International
Business Machines Corporation
7.125% Debentures due December 1, 2096                    $ 7,215,000
                                                         -------------

 Total Cash Receipts                                      $7,215,000
                                                           ==========



DISBURSEMENTS

Interest paid on $74,054,000 p.a. TIERS
Corporate Bond-Backed Certificates, Series IBM 1997-4,
Amortizing Class                                          $ 2,721,485

Interest paid on $73,212,984 p.a. TIERS
Corporate Bond-Backed Certificates,
Series IBM 1997-4, Amortizing Class                         2,690,577

 Principal paid on TIERS Corporate
Bond-Backed Certificates,
Series IBM 1997-4, Amortizing Class                       $ 1,712,938
                                                          -----------

Total Cash Disbursements                                  $ 7,125,000
                                                           ==========




The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statement

                                       4
<PAGE>

                             ASTON BELL & ASSOCIATES

     TIERS CORPORATE BOND-BACKED CERTIFICATES TRUST IBM 1997-4
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT

                 FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1998

NOTE 1

TIERS  Corporate  Bond-Backed  Certificates  Trust IBM 1997-4 (the  "Trust") was
formed  pursuant to the Trust  Agreement dated as of June 16, 1997 (the "Closing
Date"), between Structured Products Corp., as depositor,  and First Trust of New
York, National Association, as trustee, as supplemented by the Series IBM 1997-4
Supplement  dated as of June 16, 1997.  The Trust  Agreement was qualified as an
indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

Securities of the Trust are Certificates,  each of which represents a fractional
undivided  beneficial  interest  in the  Trust;  these  securities  were  issued
pursuant to the Trust  Agreement  and  consisted of two  classes:  the ZTF Class
Certificates and the Amortizing Class Certificates. In addition, the Term Assets
are the sole assets of the Trust from which  Certificateholders will receive any
distributions.

NOTE 2

The  financial  statement  presents  receipts  and  disbursements  of the  TIERS
Corporate Bond-Backed Certificates Trust IBM 1997-4 in accordance with the trust
indenture and is not intended to be a  presentation  of financial  statements in
accordance with generally  accepted  accounting  principles.  Certain  financial
statement items are defined in the trust indenture as follows:

Term Assets - The Term Assets consist of $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount
of 7 1/8%

International  Business  Machines  Corporation  Debentures due December 1, 2096,
having the characteristics  described in a prospectus dated December 3, 1996 and
a supplement  thereto  dated  December 3, 1996.  The Term Assets were issued and
sold  as part of an  underwritten  public  offering  of  $850,000,000  aggregate
principal amount of such  securities.



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<PAGE>

            TIERS CORPORATE BOND-BACKED CERTIFICATES TRUST IBM 1997-4
                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT

                        FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1998

NOTE 2 - CONTINUED

     ZTF Class Certificates - The ZTF Class Certificates consist of $100,000,000
aggregate Certificate Principal Balance. Subject to the occurrence of a Maturity
Shortening  Redemption or an Optional Redemption,  no cash distributions will be
made  on the  ZTF  Class  Certificates.  Instead,  the  ZTF  Class  Certificates
outstanding  on June  1,  2017  will  be  terminated  and  deemed  involuntarily
surrendered  by the holders  thereof in exchange  for a principal  amount of the
Term  Assets  underlying  such ZTF  Class  Certificates  equal to the  aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of such ZTF Class Certificates.

     Amortizing Class Certificates - The Amortizing Class  Certificates  consist
of $74,054,000 aggregate initial Certificate Principal Balance. Distributions on
the  Amortizing  Class  Certificates  will consist of semiannual  Fixed Payments
payable on each Distribution Date up to and including June 1, 2017.



                                       6




            TIERS CORPORATE BOND-BACKED CERTIFICATES TRUST BLS 1997-6

                               FINANCIAL STATEMENT
                        FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1998

                         TOGETHER WITH AUDITORS' REPORT

           
















            TIERS CORPORATE BOND-BACKED CERTIFICATES TRUST BLS 1997-6


<PAGE>





                         TABLE OF CONTENTS

DESCRIPTION                                           PAGES

Independent Auditors' Report                            3

Schedule of Cash Receipts and Disbursements             4
 for the year ended June 30, 1998

Notes to Financial Statement                          5 - 6





<PAGE>



REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Trustee of TIERS Corporate Bond-Backed Certificates
Trust BLS 1997-6

We  have   audited  the   accompanying   Schedule  of  Receipts   and
Disbursements   (the  "Schedule")  of  TIERS  Corporate   Bond-Backed
Certificates  Trust BLS 1997-6 for the year ended June 30, 1998. This
Schedule  is  the  responsibility  of  TIERS  Corporate   Bond-Backed
Certificates  Trust BLS 1997-6  Trustees.  Our  responsibility  is to
express an opinion on this Schedule based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable  assurance about whether the Schedule is free of
material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence  supporting the amounts and disclosures in the Schedule.  An
audit also includes  assessing  the  accounting  principles  used and
significant estimates made by the Trustees, as well as evaluating the
overall Schedule  presentation.  We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

As described in Note 2, the financial statement presents receipts and
disbursements of the TIERS Corporate  Bond-Backed  Certificates Trust
BLS 1997-6 in accordance with the trust indenture and is not intended
to be a  presentation  of financial  statements  in  accordance  with
generally accepted accounting principles.

In our opinion,  the Schedule  referred to above presents fairly,  in
all material  respects,  the receipts and  disbursements of the TIERS
Corporate  Bond-Backed  Certificates  Trust BLS  1997-6  for the year
ended June 30, 1998 on the basis of  accounting  as described in Note
2.

Aston Bell & Associates
January 15, 1999



                                       3
<PAGE>

TIERS Corporate Bond-Backed Certificates
Trust BLS 1997-6
Schedule of Receipts and
Disbursements

For the Year Ended June 30,
1998

RECEIPTS

 Interest on $25,000,000 p.a. Bell South
Communications Inc.7 1/2% Debentures due
June 15, 2033                                             $937,500

Interest on $6,603,000 p.a. Bell South
Communications Inc.  7 1/2% Debentures due
June 15, 2033                                              247,613
                                                        ----------

 Total Cash Receipts                                    $1,185,113
                                                        ==========


DISBURSEMENTS

Interest paid on $9,180,000 p.a. TIERS
Trust BLS 1997-6, Amortizing Class                      $  300,645

Interest paid on $2,424,621.60 p.a. TIERS
Trust BLS 1997-6, Amortizing Class                          73,898

Principal paid on TIERS Trust BLS
1997-6, Amortizing Class                                   810,570
                                                        ----------
 Total Cash  Disbursements                              $1,185,113
                                                     =============


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the
financial statement



                                       4
<PAGE>

                             ASTON BELL & ASSOCIATES

            TIERS CORPORATE BOND-BACKED CERTIFICATES TRUST BLS 1997-6
                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT

                        FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1998

NOTE 1

TIERS  Corporate  Bond-Backed  Certificates  Trust BLS 1997-6 (the  "Trust") was
formed  pursuant to the Trust  Agreement dated as of July 17, 1997 (the "Closing
Date"), between Structured Products Corp., as depositor,  and First Trust of New
York, National Association, as trustee, as supplemented by the Series BLS 1997-6
Supplement  dated as of July 17, 1997.  The Trust  Agreement was qualified as an
indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

Securities of the Trust are Certificates,  each of which represents a fractional
undivided  beneficial  interest  in the  Trust;  these  securities  were  issued
pursuant to the Trust  Agreement  and  consisted of two  classes:  the ZTF Class
Certificates and the Amortizing Class Certificates. In addition, the Term Assets
are the sole assets of the Trust from which  Certificateholders will receive any
distributions.

NOTE 2

The  financial  statement  presents  receipts  and  disbursements  of the  TIERS
Corporate Bond-Backed Certificates Trust BLS 1997-6 in accordance with the trust
indenture and is not intended to be a  presentation  of financial  statements in
accordance with generally  accepted  accounting  principles.  Certain  financial
statement items are defined in the trust indenture as follows:

Term Assets - The Term Assets consist of $25,000,000  aggregate principal amount
of BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. Forty Year 7 1/2% Debentures, due June 15,
2033,  having the  characteristics  described in a prospectus dated June 8, 1993
and a supplement  thereto  dated May 17,  1993.  The Term Assets were issued and
sold  as part of an  underwritten  public  offering  of  $300,000,000  aggregate
principal amount of such securities.


                                       5
<PAGE>



            TIERS CORPORATE BOND-BACKED CERTIFICATES TRUST BLS 1997-6
                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT

                        FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1998

NOTE 2 - CONTINUED

     ZTF Class Certificates - The ZTF Class Certificates  consist of $25,000,000
aggregate Certificate  Principal Balance.  Subject to the redemption of the Term
Assets by the Term Assets Issuer on June 15, 2003, as described  below,  no cash
distributions will be made on the ZTF Class Certificates. Instead, the ZTF Class
Certificates  outstanding  on June  15,  2003  will  be  terminated  and  deemed
involuntarily  surrendered  by the holders  thereof in exchange  for a principal
amount of the Term Assets  underlying such ZTF Class  Certificates  equal to the
aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of such ZTF Class Certificates.


     Amortizing Class Certificates - The Amortizing Class  Certificates  consist
of $9,180,000 aggregate initial Certificate Principal Balance.  Distributions on
the  Amortizing  Class  Certificates  will consist of semiannual  Fixed Payments
payable on each Distribution Date up to and including June 15, 2003.


                                       6




            TIERS CORPORATE BOND-BACKED CERTIFICATES TRUST APA 1997-8

                               FINANCIAL STATEMENT
                        FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1998

                         TOGETHER WITH AUDITORS' REPORT




















            TIERS CORPORATE BOND-BACKED CERTIFICATES TRUST APA 1997-8


<PAGE>





                         TABLE OF CONTENTS

DESCRIPTION                                           PAGES

Independent Auditors' Report                            3

Schedule of Cash Receipts and Disbursements             4
 for the year ended June 30, 1998

Notes to Financial Statement                          5 - 6






<PAGE>






REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Trustee of TIERS Corporate Bond-Backed Certificates
Trust APA 1997-8

We  have   audited  the   accompanying   Schedule  of  Receipts   and
Disbursements   (the  "Schedule")  of  TIERS  Corporate   Bond-Backed
Certificates  Trust APA 1997-8 for the year ended June 30, 1998. This
Schedule  is  the  responsibility  of  TIERS  Corporate   Bond-Backed
Certificates  Trust APA 1997-8  Trustees.  Our  responsibility  is to
express an opinion on this Schedule based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable  assurance about whether the Schedule is free of
material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence  supporting the amounts and disclosures in the Schedule.  An
audit also includes  assessing  the  accounting  principles  used and
significant estimates made by the Trustees, as well as evaluating the
overall Schedule  presentation.  We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

As described in Note 2, the financial statement presents receipts and
disbursements of the TIERS Corporate  Bond-Backed  Certificates Trust
APA 1997-8 in accordance with the trust indenture and is not intended
to be a  presentation  of financial  statements  in  accordance  with
generally accepted accounting principles.

In our opinion,  the Schedule  referred to above presents fairly,  in
all material  respects,  the receipts and  disbursements of the TIERS
Corporate  Bond-Backed  Certificates  Trust APA  1997-8  for the year
ended June 30, 1998 on the basis of  accounting  as described in Note
2.

Aston Bell & Associates
January 15, 1999

                                       3
<PAGE>

TIERS Corporate Bond-Backed Certificates
Trust APA 1997-8
Schedule of Receipts and
Disbursements
For the Year Ended June 30,
1998

RECEIPTS

 Interest on $75,000,000 p.a.
Apache Corporation

7.375% Debentures due August 15, 2047      $ 2,796,354
                                           ------------
Total Cash Receipts                        $ 2,796,354
                                            ===========



DISBURSEMENTS

Interest paid on $58,072,000 p.a. TIERS
Corporate Bond-Backed Certificates,
Series APA 1997-8, Amortizing Class        $ 2,119,692

Principal paid on TIERS Corporate
Bond-Backed Certificates,
Series APA 1997-8, Amortizing Class             676,662
                                            -----------
Total Cash Disbursements                   $  2,796,354
                                            ===========



The accompanying notes are an integral part of the
financial statement


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<PAGE>



                             ASTON BELL & ASSOCIATES

            TIERS CORPORATE BOND-BACKED CERTIFICATES TRUST APA 1997-8
                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT

                        FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1998

NOTE 1

TIERS  Corporate  Bond-Backed  Certificates  Trust APA 1997-8 (the  "Trust") was
formed  pursuant  to the Trust  Agreement  dated as of  September  15, 1997 (the
"Closing  Date"),  between  Structured  Products Corp., as depositor,  and First
Trust of New York,  National  Association,  as trustee,  as  supplemented by the
Series APA 1997-8 Supplement dated as of September 15, 1997. The Trust Agreement
was qualified as an indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

Securities of the Trust are Certificates,  each of which represents a fractional
undivided  beneficial  interest  in the  Trust;  these  securities  were  issued
pursuant to the Trust  Agreement  and  consisted of two  classes:  the ZTF Class
Certificates and the Amortizing Class Certificates. In addition, the Term Assets
are the sole assets of the Trust from which  Certificateholders will receive any
distributions.



                                       5
<PAGE>

NOTE 2

The  financial  statement  presents  receipts  and  disbursements  of the  TIERS
Corporate Bond-Backed Certificates Trust APA 1997-8 in accordance with the trust
indenture and is not intended to be a  presentation  of financial  statements in
accordance with generally  accepted  accounting  principles.  Certain  financial
statement items are defined in the trust indenture as follows:

     Term Assets - The Term Assets  consist of $75,000,000  aggregate  principal
amount of Apache Corporation Fifty Year 7.375% Debentures,  due August 15, 2047,
having the characteristics  described in a prospectus dated October 31, 1996 and
a supplement  thereto dated August 8, 1997. The Term Assets were issued and sold
as part of an underwritten  public offering of $150,000,000  aggregate principal
amount of such securities.

     ZTF Class Certificates -The ZTF Class  Certificates  consist of $75,000,000
aggregate  Certificate  Principal  Balance.  Except  in the  case of a  Maturity
Shortening  Redemption,  no cash  distributions  will  be made on the ZTF  Class
Certificates. Instead, the ZTF Class Certificates outstanding on August 15, 2017
will be terminated and deemed  involuntarily  surrendered by the holders thereof
in exchange for a principal amount of the Term Assets  underlying such ZTF Class
Certificates  equal to the aggregate  Certificate  Principal Balance of such ZTF
Class Certificates.

     Amortizing Class Certificates - The Amortizing Class  Certificates  consist
of $58,072,000 aggregate initial Certificate Principal Balance. Distributions on
the  Amortizing  Class  Certificates  will consist of semiannual  Fixed Payments
payable on each Distribution Date up to and including August 15, 2017.










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