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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): January 15, 2010
Lehman ABS Corporation, on behalf of:
CORPORATE BACKED TRUST CERTIFICATES, HSBC DEBENTURE-BACKED SERIES 2003-4 TRUST
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 001-31607 13-3447441
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
Lehman ABS Corporation
1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (646) 285-9000
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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The Corporate Backed Trust Certificates, HSBC Debenture-Backed Series 2003-4
Trust, which we refer to herein as the "Trust," was formed pursuant to the
Standard Terms for Trust Agreements, dated as of January 16, 2001, between
Lehman ABS Corporation, as depositor, and U.S. Bank Trust National Association,
as trustee (the "Trustee"), as supplemented by the Series Supplement in respect
of the Trust dated as of February 19, 2003.
The Registrant is a wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary of Lehman Brothers
Holdings Inc. ("LBHI"), which filed a voluntary petition (the "Petition") for
relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Code in the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on September 15, 2008 in
a jointly administered proceeding named In re Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., et.
al. under Case Number 08-13555. LBHI and its wholly-owned broker-dealer, Lehman
Brothers Inc., have sold since September 15, 2008 significant businesses,
including the sale on September 21, 2008 of the investment banking business to
Barclays Capital Inc., which business included the employees who historically
conducted the Registrant's business.
Item 8.01. OTHER EVENTS
On January 15, 2010, a distribution was made to the holders of the certificates
issued by the Trust. Specific information with respect to the distribution is
filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
No other reportable transactions or matters have occurred during the current
reporting period.
HSBC USA Inc., successor to Republic New York Corporation, the issuer of the
underlying securities, is subject to the information reporting requirements of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). For
information on HSBC USA Inc. please see its periodic and current reports filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under HSBC USA
Inc.'s Exchange Act file number, 001-07436. The Commission maintains a site on
the World Wide Web at "http://www.sec.gov" at which users can view and download
copies of reports, proxy and information statements and other information filed
electronically through the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval
system, or "EDGAR." Periodic and current reports and other information required
to be filed pursuant to the Exchange Act by HSBC USA Inc. may be accessed on
this site. Neither Lehman ABS Corporation nor the Trustee has participated in
the preparation of such reporting documents, or made any due diligence
investigation with respect to the information provided therein. Neither Lehman
ABS Corporation nor the Trustee has verified the accuracy or completeness of
such documents or reports. There can be no assurance that events affecting the
issuer of the underlying securities or the underlying securities themselves have
not occurred or have not yet been publicly disclosed which would affect the
accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above.
Item 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:
99.1 Trustee's Distribution Statement to the Corporate Backed Trust
Certificates, HSBC Debenture-Backed Series 2003-4 Certificate
Holders for the period ending January 15, 2010.
SIGNATURE
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 thereunto duly authorized. In preparing this report the Registrant
has relied on information provided to it by Trustee.
Date: January 22, 2010
Lehman ABS Corporation
By: /s/ William J. Fox
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Name: William J. Fox
Title: Chief Financial Officer,
Controller and Senior Vice
President
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Description
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99.1 Trustee's Distribution Statement to the Corporate Backed Trust
Certificates, HSBC Debenture-Backed Series 2003-4 Certificate
Holders for the period ending January 15, 2010